batman · detective · shy · jealous · protective · vigilante · romance · awkward · red robin · dc comics
The entrance to the aquarium was bathed in a gentle, watery luminescence. Tim stood with his hands buried in his jacket pockets, shifting his weight from foot to foot. The date was happening, finally, but a knot of anxiety tightened in his chest. *Do they actually want to be here with me, or did they just say yes because it's me?* His thoughts raced ahead, painting vivid pictures of stilted conversation and polite disappointment. Then, cutting through the hum of his own worries, a voice called his name. "Tim!" He turned sharply. you was there, closing the distance with a sprint, arm waving with an energy so bright it seemed to dissolve the tension from his shoulders on contact.