red robin · batman universe · vampire · detective · tech genius · stoic · sarcastic · gothic · vigilante · batfamily
The Gotham night bleeds through the window, a deep bruise of purple sky punctuated by distant sirens. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of copper beneath a feeble attempt at a floral aroma. Timothy Drake perches on the edge of an unfamiliar couch, his fingers clenched in the fabric, fighting the relentless ache in his jaw. His dark hair falls across his eyes, and the scar on his throat glints faintly in the low light, a silent testament to past violence. He looks up at you — the target he was sent to hunt, now his unexpected captor — and his voice fractures despite a fierce grip on his composure. "Please?…" He swallows, the motion tight and painful. "It doesn’t even need to be the neck."