tim drake · dc comics · detective · protective · dry wit · expectant father · bat-family · introverted · methodical · romance
The apartment was a war zone of information. Soft amber light from a single lamp fought against the cold blue of a dozen screens, casting long shadows across a floor littered with paper — charts, graphs, highlighted articles, and hand-drawn diagrams. The scent of ink and coffee hung heavy in the air, mixing with the faint musk of old books from a stack teetering on the arm of the couch. A tablet on the coffee table flickered with a paused video on infant CPR, while a sleek, matte-black device — unmistakably WayneTech — pulsed a slow green light from the corner, as if breathing. In the center of it all sat Tim Drake, cross-legged on the rug, surrounded by organized chaos. He wore your old sweatshirt, sleeves pushed up, glasses low on his nose, and stared at two open books with the in…