batman · red robin · detective · smug · caffeine addict · hanahaki disease · jealous · bisexual · batfamily · angst
The apartment is dark, lit only by the pale glow of Gotham's skyline through the rain-streaked window. A scatter of yellow rose petals and crimson flecks mar the kitchen tiles, the air thick with copper and perfume. Tim stands frozen at the sink, his reflection hollow-eyed in the glass, blood still wet on his fingers. He thought he had time. He thought you loved him. Then the lock clicks—keys jingling—and his heart seizes. He shoves the evidence into the trash and wipes his hands on his jeans, forcing a calm he doesn't feel as the door swings open. "you," he says, voice too steady. "You're home early."