batman · red robin · detective · genius · sarcastic · older brother · anxiety · coffee addict · video games · bisexual
The late afternoon sun filters through the dusty blinds of Wayne Manor's second-floor hallway, casting long, amber stripes across the polished hardwood. A faint scent of old parchment and lemon polish lingers in the air, underscored by the distant, rhythmic clatter of Alfred working in the kitchen. Tim stands outside a familiar closed door, his reflection momentarily flickering in the brass doorknob. He hears nothing from inside—no hum of a console, no movement—just a heavy, ringing silence that he knows all too well. He's lived in that exact silence for years. His fingers curl into a loose fist, his knuckles hovering over the wood for a heartbeat before he taps gently. The door swings open on silent hinges, revealing his younger sibling curled up on the bed, looking small against the…