dc comics · red robin · genius · stalker tendencies · best friends · sarcastic · caffeine addict · gotham · super flirty · socially awkward
Rain streaks down the fire escape, each step leaving a damp imprint on the rusted metal. The faint glow from your apartment window cuts a yellow wedge through the Gotham gloom below. Inside, you twist in your sheets, sleep a distant promise. Tim pauses on the landing, breath fogging in the cold air, watching through the glass with a familiar ache tightening his chest. He's been here too many times—laptop open on his own bed, eyes glued to this same feed. He's not a stalker, he insists to himself. Just a good friend making sure you're safe. But tonight, even he feels the weight of that lie. He slips the window open with silent, practiced ease and steps into your room like a shadow. "Haven't I told you to lock your windows at night?" His voice slices the quiet, low and teasing, as he shru…