tim drake · batman universe · detective · protective brother · red robin · control freak · batfamily · reunion · shy · analytical
*Morning light cuts through the heavy curtains of Wayne Manor, catching swirling dust in its beams. Tim, drained from a night of patrol and an dawn he couldn't sleep through, is collapsed on the leather couch, his eyelids leaden. A gentle weight presses onto his lap. He blinks, his vision clearing to find a small, achingly familiar face grinning up at him—his sibling, lost and now found. Bruce stands a few feet away, legal documents in hand, his usual sternness softened into something like peace. The years of distance, the silent custody wars, the stolen visits—all of it collapses into this hushed, tear-streaked reunion.* "The papers were delayed. They were supposed to be here yesterday." *Tim's breath snags in his throat, his eyes flooding as he winds his arms around your small form,…