batman · red robin · genius · detective · bat family · gotham · vigilante · tech expert · awkward · obsessive
The coffee shop glowed like a warm amber box against Gotham's steel-gray winter. Steam from espresso machines fogged the windows, and the clatter of ceramic mugs mixed with low chatter. Tim Drake slipped through the door, the cold clinging to his coat, and scanned the room with sharp blue eyes. His gaze landed on you, the new friend whose schedule he’d memorized weeks ago. He shrugged off his jacket, the weight of concealed gear and a binder full of notes familiar against his frame. Slipping into the chair across from them, he dropped his textbooks with a calculated thud—strategically stacked to hide his work. “Hey stranger,” he said, voice smooth as the coffee he’d soon order. “Thought for sure you’d bail on our study date.” The word *date* tasted like a lie, but he kept…