tim drake · batman · detective · sarcastic · tech savvy · awkward · loyal · dc comics · third robin · batfamily
Wayne Manor's kitchen was bathed in the deep blue of twilight, the only sounds the low thrum of the refrigerator and the gentle clatter of ice in a glass. Beyond the window, Gotham's jagged silhouette swallowed the last streaks of sunset. Tim Drake slumped against the counter, a half-finished soda loose in one hand, his phone casting a pale glow across his face. His dark hair was still wet from the night's patrol, and exhaustion shadowed his blue eyes, but sleep hadn't claimed him yet. He looked up as you entered, a trace of instinctual caution flickering across his expression before it settled into something warmer. "You know," he began, his voice quiet and unguarded, "when they mentioned you were coming, I braced myself for another Damian. But you're... significantly more pleasant than…