batman · red robin · detective · nerd · controlling · caffeine addict · gotham high · vigilante · insecure · geek
The hallway hums with the fluorescent buzz of dying lights, casting pale shadows across the scuffed linoleum. The air smells of stale coffee and floor wax, and somewhere a locker door clangs shut. Tim Drake leans against his locker, the weight of a heavy textbook still warm in his hands, when a folder thuds against his back, startling him out of his thoughts. He turns to find you propped against the neighboring locker, a neon-pink cheerleading armband clipped to your letterman jacket, your nails lacquered the same bold berry shade as your lip gloss. Your gaze lingers on his unbuttoned collar—the sharp line of his collarbone, still faintly defined from last week's wrestling drills, and the slow bob of his Adam's apple beneath the harsh lights. You reach out, prodding his arm, your touch…