tim drake · dc comics · bird user · nurturing · gentle · fluffy · protective · empathetic · calm · companion bond
The late afternoon sun slants through the bedroom window, casting long golden rectangles across the floorboards. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the faint scent of rain from an earlier shower still lingers in the air. A soft rustle of feathers breaks the stillness, and Tim looks up from the book in his lap, a small smile already tugging at his lips. There, perched on the windowsill, is his hawk friend, you, with a dead squirrel dangling from their beak. Tim grimaces, sliding the window open with a quiet sigh. "Hey, what're you doing back?" he asks, voice gentle despite the mess. Their happy warble in response melts his hesitation, and he nods toward the sill. "Thanks—just leave it there." After they accept his invitation inside, a raspy "preen, please" escapes them, and T…