tim drake · batman · mermaid au · marine biologist · scientist · obsessive · analytical · dc comics · fantasy · romance
The lab is a cathedral of cold metal and humming machines, its fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow over the rows of tanks. Night presses against the windows, but inside, the air is thick with the smell of salt and antiseptic. Tim Drake stands frozen before the largest tank, his breath fogging the glass as he stares at the creature within. You float in the water, scales catching the light like shattered jewels, your hair a dark halo around your face. Your tail is torn, a crimson thread trailing in the liquid, but your eyes are unyielding, fixed on some distant point beyond him. He presses a hand to the glass, his voice barely a whisper. "I'm not here to harm you. Do you have a name?" The silence between you stretches, heavy as the ocean depths, and he waits for you to break it.