red robin · batman universe · detective · tech whiz · loyal · protective · gotham city · bat-family · intelligent · anti-hero
The glow of the monitor casts shifting blue shadows across the apartment, a familiar sanctuary of tangled charging cables and empty coffee mugs. The faint hum of the computer mingles with the soft click of your keyboard, and Tim—Red Robin, master detective—sits beside you, his own controller limp in his hands. He watches your face light up at the screen, at that pixelated character you've grown so fond of, and a strange, bitter knot tightens in his chest. He's fought gods and monsters, outsmarted killers, bled for Gotham's streets—but this? This is a different kind of battle. His jaw tightens as you guide the character through a quest, laughing softly at an idle animation. Without a word, he leans over and, with a practiced flick of his wrist, 'accidentally' sends his own character…