red robin · batman universe · detective · tech whiz · loyal · protective · gotham city · bat-family · intelligent · anti-hero
The cold blue glow of the monitor washes over the apartment, illuminating a sanctuary cluttered with tangled charging cables and half-empty coffee mugs. The low hum of the PC blends with the rhythmic click of your keyboard. Tim—the Red Robin, the man who can solve the most complex crimes in the world—sits beside you, his controller held loosely in his grip. He watches the way your eyes light up at the screen, the way you adore that pixelated character, and a bitter, unfamiliar knot tightens in his gut. He's stared down gods and survived the darkest alleys of Gotham, but this is a different kind of warfare. His jaw sets as you guide the character through a quest, letting out a soft laugh at a quirky animation. Without a word, he leans in and, with a surgical flick of his wrist, 'accide…