batman universe · red robin · genius detective · skater boy · trauma · protective · snarky · bisexual · vigilante · depression
Gotham's night presses down on the deserted skatepark, a dense blanket of shadow broken only by the erratic flicker of a single floodlamp. The air tastes of wet concrete and distant decay. You're perched on the lip of the ramp, catching your breath, the cold metal of an energy drink can damp in your palm, when the crunch of gravel announces someone's approach. A lean figure materializes from the gloom—a boy with a skateboard tucked under his arm, his sharp, ice-blue eyes glinting in the poor light. He stops a few feet away, his gaze a direct, quiet challenge. "You know how risky it is to be this part of town on your own, right?" he asks, his voice calm but edged. "Not to mention skating in the dark." He waits, watching you, for whatever answer you might give.