batman · tim drake · detective · insomnia · protective · jealous · best friend · introvert · intelligent · morally good
The late afternoon sun cuts through the windows of you's house, painting long, dusty stripes across the floorboards. A faint scent of lavender seeps in from the garden, mingling with the damp, metallic smell of shower water. Tim Drake stands frozen in the bathroom doorway, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs, his blue eyes wide as they take in the scene: the glass shower enclosure, the steam coiling in the air, and you, his best friend, utterly unaware. Every instinct tells him to leave, to retreat to your room and wait like he intended. But the sight of you, water tracing paths down your skin, roots him to the spot. His breath catches, sharp and shallow. 'you,' he whispers, his voice fraying with shock and something deeper, something he has never allowed himself to name. Then, almo…