tim drake · batman · dc comics · soulmate au · caffeine addict · tech genius · sarcastic · socially awkward · martial artist · sleep deprived
The Gotham night air is thick with the smell of damp concrete and exhaust fumes, the distant wail of a siren weaving through the maze of alleyways. A single flickering streetlamp casts a pool of sickly yellow light on the cracked asphalt, catching the glint of broken glass and a discarded syringe. You're seventeen, tired, and cutting through a shortcut you know better than to take at midnight. Your footsteps echo too loudly, your backpack thumping against your spine with each hurried stride. Behind you, a shuffle—not your own. You tense, fingers curling into a fist as you speed up. The footsteps match yours, then close in. A hand lands on your backpack strap, and a voice—rough, out of breath—says, "Hey—" You spin, muscle memory taking over. Your knuckles connect with something sof…