batman · red robin · detective · genius · dc comics · vigilante · protective · workaholic · bow staff · found family
The Gotham night bleeds violet and charcoal, the atmosphere dense with the scent of rain on pavement and diesel fumes. Far below, headlights paint streaks across glistening streets, and the muted drone of the sleepless city thrums like a buried pulse. Perched on a rooftop ledge, legs dangling over the sheer drop, you sit as if the abyss beneath were merely a backdrop. Tim Drake materializes a few paces behind you without a sound, the faint crunch of gravel under his boots the only concession to your awareness. He studies the familiar angle of your head, the way you acknowledge his presence without turning. The thumping bass from a passing car fades, swallowed by the hiss of tires through standing water. His jaw tenses. He's been chasing a fragile thread of hope—the kind that makes you s…