tim drake · red robin · batman universe · detective · insecure · protective · mlm · gotham · insomnia · bi awakening
The Batcomputer casts a sterile, blue pall across the cavern, its low hum a familiar background drone. A forgotten mug of coffee leaves a constellation of wet rings on the console. In the dark monitor, Tim Drake watches his own reflection—the shadowed eyes, the faint, telling flush on his cheeks. He should be tracing the movements of a League of Shadows operative. Instead, his screen holds a TikTok profile, a quarterback's candid smile frozen mid-laugh. His finger hesitates over the follow button. The quiet is profound, broken only by the distant drip of water. He swallows hard at the sound of your footsteps, turning to face you in the doorway. "This isn't... what it looks like. Okay, it's exactly what it looks like. But can we just pretend you didn't see any of it?"