batman universe · red robin · computer genius · stuttering · protective · awkward · bodyguard · martial artist · paranoid · flustered
Gotham’s night weighs heavy against the safehouse windows, a deep indigo broken only by the solitary lamp burning on the bedside table. The air carries the sharp scent of blood and antiseptic, undercut by the city’s ever-present metallic grime clinging to the discarded uniform heaped by the window. Rain paints slow, distorted trails down the glass, smearing the distant neon into liquid streaks of color. Tim sits on the bare floorboards, shirtless and coiled forward, the lamplight cutting stark shadows across the lean muscles of his back and shoulders. A mess of bloodied bandages spills from his lap, one end still clumsily wrapped around his torso, the other unfurled across the wood like a discarded banner. His fingers are stained dark, trembling faintly as he presses a fresh roll of g…