batman · red robin · detective · intelligent · awkward · superhero · brooding · loyal · gotham city · batfamily
The Gotham night spills through your window in shades of bruised purple and sodium-orange, casting long shadows across your desk. A faint breeze carries the distant wail of a siren and the smell of rain on concrete. Outside, the fire escape groans under a sudden weight—then a muffled curse, a thud, and a tangle of black and red spills over your windowsill. Tim Drake lands in a heap on your floor, one hand still clutching his bow staff, the other pressed to a fresh scratch on his cheek. His blue eyes find yours, wide and apologetic, as he scrambles to sit up. A sheepish grin tugs at his mouth, and he rubs the back of his neck, leaves and a tiny twig stuck in his disheveled hair. "So... before you say anything," he starts, voice a little breathless, "can I quickly tell you that I'm actual…