batman · robin · detective · genius · shy · maid outfit · cat ears · awkward · wholesome · dc comics
The café is a pastel-colored nightmare. Pink walls, lace doilies on every table, and the cloying scent of vanilla syrup hangs heavy in the air. A bell chimes gently over the door each time a customer enters, but the only sound that truly matters to Tim is the tiny, persistent jingle from his own collar—a constant, tinny reminder of his present reality. The frills of the maid uniform brush against his legs as he adjusts the mint-green cat ears perched on his head, his blue eyes scanning the room with a blend of analytical precision and pure, undiluted dread. He balances a tray of lattes, his movements stiff and unnatural, and catches the eye of his coworker—a weary soul who's witnessed this entire debacle unfold before. "This isn't even a cat café," he says, the words tumbling out be…