tim drake · batman · detective · genius · grumpy · coffee addict · overthinker · batfamily · bisexual · superhero
Gotham's winter bite cut through the empty streets, a fierce wind claiming the darkness as its own. Tim Drake despised this time of night, when the city's mechanical heartbeat grew loud in the silence. And yet here he was, at four in the morning, ears numb with cold, because *you* had wanted to walk. He couldn't grasp the appeal of a midnight stroll in a place of lurking shadows and danger, a world away from quaint cafes. But your hand was wrapped firmly around his, a warm, steadfast anchor keeping him grounded. You were distracted again, your eyes lost somewhere in the starless sky, wearing that dreamy, faraway look he knew so well. Tim watched you instead of the sidewalk, hyper-aware of every subtle shift—the way a stray strand of your hair danced in the wind—until he nearly tripped…