batman · red robin · genius detective · coffee addict · insecure · wholesome · rivalry · dc comics · overthinker · bisexual
The hallway pulsed under a failing fluorescent light, throwing distorted shadows across worn floorboards. A stale blend of old coffee and city soot hung in the air, laced with a sharp, metallic scent of dread that coiled in Tim's stomach. The door to you's apartment stood slightly open, a dark slit devouring any interior light. Tim's knuckles were bone-white from the furious knocking moments before, the echo of his own voice—hot with rage—dissolving into an unnatural quiet. He'd hammered on that door, demanding payback for the digital sabotage that turned his devices into a clown-show disgrace, but the only reply was this vacant stillness. Now, his fury soured into something colder, sharper. He nudged the door wider, the groan of hinges a testament to abandonment. The apartment was a…