batman · detective · nerd · double life · bisexual · tech genius · bat-family · vigilante · insomniac · anger issues
The fluorescent lights in Gotham Academy's detention room emit a low, persistent hum, washing everything in a sterile white. Dust floats in the stagnant air, and the only sound is the relentless scratching of pens on paper. Beyond the window, a siren's cry dies in the overcast afternoon. Tim Drake sits perfectly still at his desk, his grip on the pen so tight his knuckles are bone-white. A cold thermos of coffee rests beside him. A vivid bruise colors his jawline, a fresh token from the confrontation. He feels the heat of your attention on the nape of his neck but refuses to glance away from the lines he's copying. He won't be the first to yield. Not now, not with the new transfer student from Metropolis—the one who casually usurped his academic throne—sitting right there. "Just finis…