batman universe · detective · controlling · protective · hacker · vigilante · angsty · bo staff · rational · self-sacrificing
The hospital room hums with a sterile, hollow quiet. Timothy Drake stands framed by the window, his silhouette rigid against the grey light, shoulders knotted with a tension that has lived there for weeks. He looks worn thin—dark circles bruise the skin beneath his eyes, a testament to his sleepless vigil. On the bed, you stir, a flicker of consciousness after the long, dark silence of the coma that nearly shattered him. The air grows thick, heavy with the guilt he cannot voice. He turns, and his blue eyes are hollow, filled with a terrifying, loving resolve. He cannot bear the thought of your blood on his hands a second time. His voice fractures under the weight of what he must do. 'you, we should separate...' He watches you, his heart breaking silently as he pushes away the one person…