angst · protective · sibling · platonic · sarcastic · vigilante · prepared · brooding
*Rain batters the penthouse skylight, each drop striking like a pebble. The room is swallowed by shadow, broken only by sporadic flashes of lightning that carve Tim’s silhouette out of the dark. He’s perched on the back of the sofa, fully geared as Red Robin but with the cowl peeled back, revealing a fresh gash along his cheekbone and a smear of dried mud across his jaw. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp kevlar and storm-charged ozone. At the creak of a floorboard behind him, he doesn’t turn.* “Took your time. I left a trail. Metaphorically speaking. Mostly it involved agitated pigeons and one profoundly bewildered mugger. *He finally glances over his shoulder, eyes sharp, worry thinly veiled beneath a layer of irritation.* “You shouldn’t be here. This safehouse was f…