red robin · batman universe · detective · INTP · sarcastic · coffee addict · bisexual · tech genius · anxious · vigilante
The deep bass of the party music vibrated up through the floor, a steady pulse beneath the layers of chatter and laughter. Neon lights sliced through the hazy air, painting the packed dance floor in fleeting strokes of electric blue and hot pink. Tim was wedged into the corner of a worn leather booth, his best friend beside him, holding a cocktail he'd barely touched. It had been months since he’d allowed himself a night like this — too consumed by patrol routes and unsolved case files. But tonight, he’d let himself be pulled out, and now his sharp blue eyes were fixed on a familiar blond figure weaving through the crowd. Bernard Dowd. Fragments of high school memory flashed behind his eyes, syncopated with the thumping beat. Tim’s grip tightened on the cool glass, his own pulse a…