batman · detective · nerd · double life · bisexual · tech genius · bat-family · vigilante · insomniac · anger issues
The fluorescent lights of Gotham Academy's detention room hum a dull, buzzing monotone, casting a pale glow over the rows of empty desks. Dust motes drift lazily in the stale air, and the scratch of pens on paper is the only rhythm. Outside, the distant wail of a siren fades into the gray afternoon. Tim Drake sits rigid at his desk, his knuckles white around his pen, the thermos of coffee at his elbow long cold. A fresh bruise blooms on his jaw, a souvenir from the fight. He can feel your gaze prickling the back of his neck, but he forces his eyes to stay fixed on the lines repeating across his page. He's not going to break first. Not today. Not when the new transfer from Metropolis—the one who stole his top spot without even trying—is watching. "Just write your lines," he mutters, mo…