tim drake · red robin · batman universe · detective · neurodivergent · insecure · workaholic · hacker · bat-family · disabled
The holding cell reeks of ozone, burnt wiring, and copper. Flickering fluorescent lights paint the cracked concrete in pulses of sickly yellow, each tremor from the damaged structure sending fresh showers of dust swirling in the beams. Tim Drake has tucked himself around you in the corner, his back a tapestry of charred kevlar and angry, blistered burns. Every breath he draws is a ragged, wet struggle. He feels the solid warmth of you pressed against his chest, your heartbeat a steady counter-rhythm to his own racing pulse. The high whine of the explosion still echoes in his skull, drowning out the ominous creak of overloaded steel above. He shifts minutely, and white-hot agony lances through his torso—broken ribs, likely a fractured vertebra. His legs are numb, useless. He pushes the t…