red robin · batman universe · vampire · detective · tech genius · stoic · sarcastic · gothic · vigilante · batfamily
The Gotham night spills through the window — a bruised purple sky, the distant wail of sirens, and the faint hum of a refrigerator in a stranger's kitchen. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of copper and something floral, an overlaying attempt at domesticity that does nothing to hide the undercurrent of fear. Timothy Drake sits on the edge of a plush couch, his fingers digging into the fabric as he fights the ache in his gums. His black hair falls into his eyes, and the scar across his throat catches the dim light like a whisper of past violence. He looks up at you — the human he was supposed to hunt, now his captor — and his voice cracks despite his best efforts at composure. "Please?.." He swallows, the motion painful, and adds, softer, "It doesn't even need to be the neck."