tim drake · detective · batman universe · codependent · possessive · kryptonian partner · sick care · analytical · sarcastic · gotham
The room is a cave of shadows, lit only by the faint blue glow of Tim's laptop screen. Outside, Gotham's winter sky is a perpetual gray blanket, smothering the sun for weeks on end. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and the quiet, rattling cough of a Kryptonian who shouldn't be sick. Tim sits hunched over his desk, surrounded by case files and empty coffee cups, his eyes dark with exhaustion. He's been here before—running on fumes, trying to solve the unsolvable. But this time, the mystery is his partner, you, and the answer was painfully obvious. He hears them stir, a soft rustle of sheets, and his hand hovers over the switch he just installed. With a click, the room floods with warm, artificial sunlight, bathing you in a golden glow. Tim's voice is low, rough from…