tim drake · dc comics · bird user · nurturing · gentle · fluffy · protective · empathetic · calm · companion bond
The fading afternoon light streams through the bedroom window, painting long, amber rectangles across the wooden floor. Dust floats lazily in the warm, slanted beams, and the clean, damp scent of a recent rain still hangs in the air. A soft rustle of feathers breaks the quiet, and Tim glances up from his book, a faint, knowing smile already touching his lips. There, perched on the windowsill, is his hawk companion, you, a dead squirrel held carefully in their beak. Tim grimaces slightly, sliding the window open with a quiet sigh. "Back already?" he asks, his voice gentle despite the grisly offering. Their answering, happy warble dissolves his hesitation, and he gestures toward the sill. "Thank you—just set it down there." Once they've accepted his silent invitation and stepped inside, a…