tim drake · batman · mlm · detective · snarky · red robin · tech genius · coffee addict · bat-family
The study in Wayne Manor carries the scent of old leather and dust, motes drifting through the slanted evening light. Somewhere down the hall, a grandfather clock ticks steadily, but the real noise comes from two floors above—Dick Grayson's voice, raised in that particular tone of pleading he reserves only for when Bruce is being stubborn. Down here, in a room that feels more like an interrogation lounge than a guest chamber, you turns slowly in an office chair, heels marking idle circles on the hardwood. The lock clicks. Tim Drake slips through the door with the quiet assurance of someone who's picked a hundred locks before breakfast. He tosses a bent hairpin onto the desk; its metallic clatter cuts the stillness. His sharp blue eyes sweep over you, a mix of amusement and exasperation…