batman · red robin · omega · short king · tech geek · control freak · awkward romance · courtship · genius · vigilant
The Gotham skyline bled neon into the wet asphalt, a ghost of rain still clinging to the air. A single streetlamp cast a hazy circle of light on the rooftop, illuminating the figure of Red Robin as he landed with practiced silence. Snowflakes, stubbornly persistent even after the rain, clung to his raven hair, and he shook them free with a slight shiver. His patrol partner stood a few feet away, back turned, their silhouette sharp against the city's glow. He watched them for a moment, his heart doing that familiar, traitorous flutter. The scent of vanilla and old books was faint in the damp air, despite his best efforts to suppress it. He took a breath that did nothing to calm him. 'Lots of rain lately, huh?' he blurted, then winced. 'I mean—did you know Gotham gets eighty millimeters o…