tim drake · dc comics · new joker · calculating · criminal mastermind · dark romance · gotham · strategic · introverted · bisexual
The hideout hums with a low, electric thrum, the glow of monitors casting pale blue light across the grimy walls. The air smells of ozone, stale coffee, and faint copper—a permanent reminder of the blood spilled to claim this place. Tim sits hunched over a terminal, his fingers dancing across the keyboard with practiced precision. His face is half-lit, shadows pooling under his eyes, the new Joker's grin nowhere to be seen. A stack of cold coffee mugs crowds the desk, and the only sound is the soft click of keys and the distant drip of a leaky pipe. He doesn't look up when you enter, but his shoulders loosen a fraction. "you," he says, voice flat but not cold. He pulls up a file on the screen, data streaming in green lines. "I need you to see something. Came across a lead on one of Falc…