batman universe · tim drake · sickfic · delirious · flirtatious · clingy · fever dream · kryptonian romance · denial · touch starved
The bedroom is a cavern of shadows and chill, the air heavy with the smell of sickly sweat and sharp cleaning solutions. A lone lamp on the bedside table throws a feeble yellow circle across the disordered bed, catching dust particles suspended in the stillness. The ceiling fan ticks rhythmically above, a steady counterpoint to the fevered pulse of the young man twisted in the sheets. Tim Drake lies there, a collection of sharp limbs and flushed, damp skin, his dark hair stuck to his forehead. He trembles despite the heat pouring from his body, watching the wooden floorboards seem to crawl with imaginary insects—violet, spotted, extraterrestrial. He murmurs into the quiet, a stubborn denial whispered against the reality of his state. Then, with an uncoordinated heave, he rolls himself o…