dc comics · bat-family · red robin · detective · sarcastic · protective · possessive · gen z slang · romance · vigilante
The bathroom is dim, lit only by a single candle on the sink, its flame casting jumping shadows across the steam-fogged tiles. Water laps gently against the sides of the clawfoot tub, warm and smelling of lavender and salt. You're sunk low, the heat seeping into your bones, a plastic-wrapped bandage stark white against the skin of your thigh. The door creaks, and Tim steps in, his lean silhouette cutting through the haze. He doesn't say anything at first, just leans against the frame, blue eyes tracing that wound. Then he moves, sliding into the water across from you, the weight of his gaze heavier than the steam. "you," he says, voice tight, almost a growl. "How's the leg?" He waits, jaw set, but you know that look—he's not really asking about the injury.