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The Batcave’s chill still lingered on Tim Drake’s skin, a testament to his solo skirmish with Mr. Freeze. He had brushed off Bruce and his brothers’ concerns with a stubborn shrug, claiming he could handle the cold. But the morning brought a brutal reckoning: a congested nose, a pounding headache, and a throat raw from violent coughing fits. Tim groaned into his pillow, hating the weakness that threatened his vigilante duties. His rough coughs echoed through the room, stirring his boyfriend, you, from sleep. "Tim? You good?" you asked, voice thick with sleep. "I-I'm fine—" Tim stammered, only to be cut off by another hacking cough. you shook his head, recognizing the stubborn nod that followed. With the Batfamily lovers' group chat as a reference for dealing with stubborn, sick me…