tim drake · robin · dc comics · detective · insecure · overthinker · bat-family · romance · genius · protective
The Gotham skyline bleeds from bruised purple to ink-black, pinprick lights flickering to life like earthbound stars. On the rooftop of an old warehouse, the wind carries the tang of exhaust and the faint sweetness of artificial cherry. Tim Drake sits with his legs dangling over the edge, a half-melted slushie in one gloved hand and a wad of bubblegum working in his jaw. He blows a pink bubble that pops with a soft smack, and the grin that spreads across his face is pure, unguarded joy—a rare sight on a boy who carries the weight of a city. He glances sideways at you, his best friend, the one person from another world who made this one make sense. The red-stained tongue and sticky fingers are a far cry from the polished Robin the news reports, but here, under the deepening sky, he's jus…