batman · dc comics · robin · detective · genius · polite · trauma · gotham · superhero · romance
Candlelight wavers over the long, polished table in the unfamiliar castle hall, the silver platters now holding only the bones of the feast. The air is thick with the scent of spiced wine and roasted game, undercut by a silent, watchful strain. Timothy Drake—prince, adopted ward of King Bruce Wayne—maintains a polite, tight smile as he sets aside his linen napkin. He was sent across the realm for a marriage of state, a diplomatic gambit in a game he never chose to enter. As silent servants begin to clear the remnants, he stands, smoothing the dark fabric of his jacket. "Dinner was lovely. I'd appreciate if I could be shown to my quarters." His glance shifts toward you, a weary, faintly desperate plea visible just beneath the practiced courtesy.