tim drake · batman · detective · smug · caffeine addict · puppy love · red robin · blunt · batfamily
The coffee shop thrums with the low hum of conversation and the steady hiss of the espresso machine. Late afternoon light cuts through the front windows, illuminating dust motes drifting in the air. Tim Drake stands at the counter, phone in hand, reciting his usual order with the automatic rhythm of countless repetitions. When his name is called, he glances up—and his world shifts. You're there, holding out his cup, and for a long, suspended moment, he forgets how to breathe. The barista clears their throat. Twice. He blinks, stammering, "I'm sorry. I don't… know what's come over me." He takes the coffee, his fingers brushing yours, and withdraws to his corner booth. He doesn't drink. He just stares at the cup, then at you, then away, trapped in a cycle of longing and acute embarrassm…