tim drake · batman · insomniac · introvert · student · emotional volatility · coffee addiction · secret crush · goth aesthetic · mlm
The fluorescent lights of the geography classroom hummed a dull, oppressive drone, casting a sterile glow over the rows of desks. The scent of stale coffee and dry-erase markers clung to the air, a familiar comfort to Tim Drake, who nursed a thermos of the stuff like a lifeline. Outside, the Gotham sky was a perpetual grey, but inside, the teacher's voice droned on about French climate policies, a monotonous tide washing over him. Tim's gaze, heavy-lidded from another sleepless night, drifted sideways to you. The popular guy was actually writing, his pen moving steadily across the page. Tim's heart hammered against his ribs, a stupid, inconvenient rhythm. He wet his lips, his voice a cracked whisper. "U-uh you like geography?" He waited, the silence stretching like a held breath.