I AM MADE OF DEAD, DECAYING THINGS.

𝗜𝗧  𝗪𝗔𝗦  𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗬  𝗙𝗢𝗥  𝗧𝗜𝗠  𝗧𝗢  𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗘  𝗛𝗜𝗠𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙  𝗜𝗡  𝗛𝗜𝗦  𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞  ,  especially  since  they  have  officially  launched  the  robin  program.  it  was  easily  an  all  hands  on  deck  kind  of  situation  now  that  they  were  actively  being  sent  out  to  handle  the  batman  problem  ,  and  slade  has  been  a  lot  more  on  top  of  them  all  for  making  sure  they  were  getting  their  work  done  ,  so  it  was  easy  for  tim  to  fully  absorb  himself  into  his  work.  maybe  too  much  so  considering  he  didn't  hear  @doctordread  approaching  him  from  behind  and  place  a  hand  on  his  back.

“  shit   -  !!  ”  the  curse  slipped  from  tim  naturally  as  he  spun  around  ,  ready  to  fight  whoever  snuck  up  behind  him  only  to  deflate  upon  seeing  dr.  crane.  slowly  the  young  boy  forced  his  breathing  to  calm  down  ,  quickly  regaining  his  posture  and  thanking  every  star  in  the  universe  he  wasn't  in  his  suit  or  else  he'd  have  sent  his  pseudo-aunt  flying  across  the  workshop.  “  you  scared  me  ”  a  brief  pause  as  a  thought  crosssed  his  mind.  “  and  .  .  .  that  was  the  point.  wasn't  it  ?  ”

while she wasn't involved in the same manner as good ol' general slade, the robins held a certain trust with their auntie adelaide. constructed? sure, as was everything. there was truth to it - they were indeed the only children she could stand to be around. she'd even grown to find them each quite charming, in their own right.

she peers into the opened wiring of his suit, genuinely curious what he'd been working on. unlike others within the programme, tim had vested interested in the workings of his mecha. ❝ can't g'it scared wearin' that thing, kid, else y'er gonna' splatter a civvie. ❞ stitched smile widens at the thought. of course, adelaide found the concept entertaining. anyone else? no, well below protocol.

nicotine stick is taken 'tween her teeth once more, a guiding hand placed upon diana's bicep. she does so with all the confidence in the world, as if she truly knew the other. she slid into the skin of another with relative ease, given the chance. the goddess of fear? why, that was an outright compliment. ❝ oh, my dear. been a while, ain't it? walk with me. ❞

@doctordread; ❛ you’ve been feeling it, haven’t you? something is off. your clothes never wear as well the next day, your hair never falls in quite the same way, even your coffee tastes… wrong. ❜

her   words   ring   *true   ⸺   which   is   exactly   what   pocket   didn't   want   to   admit.   they   pick   at   a   scab   on   the   back   of   divinely-touched   hand   of   green,   frowning   to   themselves   as   adelaide   continues   on.   it's   not   like   they   *hadn't   felt   this   way   since   the   night   of   their   eighteenth   birthday,   but   pocket   had   felt   strikingly   similar   to   how   they'd   felt   in   the   days   *directly   after.   they   shiver,   only   slightly,   before   finally   picking   the   scab   off   and   frowning   as   they   try   to   think   of   something   *clever   to   reply   with.

❝ aha. oh, yes. gotham is curious, ain't it? a beast of it's own. ❞ she smiles, stitches splitting skin. ❝ i've heard she's got a way'a showin' y'a things y'ain't wanna' see. ❞ or, perhaps, were strictly seeking out.

sender to receiver:

[ HOOK ] sender hooking a finger beneath receiver's jaw

[ PINCH ] sender holding receiver's chin between their thumb and forefinger

[ LOOK ] sender holding receiver's jaw and turning their head to look at them

[ PICK ] sender telling receiver to "hold still" while they remove something from their hair

[ GRAZE ] sender brushes their fingertip back and forth along receiver's jaw while they listen to receiver talk

[ DIRECT ] sender seeing that receiver is going the wrong way, takes hold of their shoulders from behind and turns them the right direction

[ BACK ] sender grabs receiver's wrist and tugs them closer when receiver tries to walk away.

[ TOY ] sender fidgets with something receiver is wearing while receiver talks to them

[ STROKE ] sender absentmindedly plays with receiver's hair while they're focused on another task

[ DEPART ] sender is saying goodbye and kisses receiver's forehead

[ DRESS ] sender without prompting helps receiver put on a jacket

[ UNDRESS ] sender helps receiver remove an article of clothing or jewelry

[ REFILL ] sender refills receiver's drink before they can ask or do it themselves

[ FIX ] sender cleans something off of receiver's face

[ RUB ] sender places their hand around the back of receiver's neck, rubbing their thumb just under their ear

[ PULL ] sender sits next to receiver and places their arm around their shoulders, gently pulling them into their side

[ BECKON ] sender sees receiver and lifts their arm up so they can come hug/cuddle them

[ GLIDE ] sender is gently rubbing/scratching receivers back and rubs their knuckle down their spine to the small of their back

[ CHEER ] seeing that receiver is scowling, sender rubs their thumb over the furrow between receiver's brows

[ TUCK ] sender finds receiver asleep somewhere and puts a blanket or their own coat over them

[ TRACE ] sender brushes their fingers along receiver's forehead, temple and cheekbone

[ BRUSH ] sender brushes their hand up and down receiver's arm as they walk past them

[ KEEP ] sender holds receiver's arm just above the elbow while they're talking or to get their attention

[ LEAN ] sender looks over receiver's shoulder who is sitting, placing a hand on their desk while receiver shows them something

[ NUDGE ] sender grabs the chair receiver is sitting in and pulls it closer

[ LISTEN ] sender is listening to receiver talk and picks up an object that belongs to receiver to fidget with

[ SEARCH ] sender searches out receiver's gaze in a crowded room either for approval or to check if they're okay

[ SMOOTH ] sender smooths their thumb over receiver's eyebrow

[ SLIP ] sender places their hand in receiver's back pocket while they walk together

receiver to sender:

[ HOOKING ] receiver hooking a finger beneath sender's jaw

[ PINCHING ] receiver holding sender's chin between their thumb and forefinger

[ LOOKING ] receiver holding sender's jaw and turning their head to look at them

[ PICKING ] receiver telling sender to "hold still" while they remove something from their hair

[ GRAZING ] receiver brushes their fingertip back and forth along sender's jaw while they listen to sender talk

[ DIRECTING ] receiver seeing that sender is going the wrong way, takes hold of their shoulders from behind and turns them the right direction

[ BACKING ] receiver grabs sender's wrist and tugs them closer when sender tries to walk away.

[ TOYING ] receiver fidgets with something sender is wearing while sender talks to them

[ STROKING ] receiver absentmindedly plays with sender's hair while they're focused on another task

[ DEPARTING ] receiver is saying goodbye and kisses sender's forehead

[ DRESSING ] receiver without prompting helps sender put on a jacket

[ UNDRESSING ] receiver helps sender remove an article of clothing or jewelry

[ REFILLING ] receiver refills sender's drink before they can ask or do it themselves

[ FIXING ] receiver cleans something off of senders face

[ RUBBING ] receiver places their hand around the back of receiver's neck, rubbing their thumb just under their ear

[ PULLING ] receiver sits next to sender and places their arm around their shoulders, gently pulling them into their side

[ BECKONING ] receiver sees sender and lifts their arm up so they can come hug/cuddle them

[ GLIDING ] receiver is gently rubbing/scratching sender's back and rubs their knuckle down their spine to the small of their back

[ CHEERING ] seeing that sender is scowling, receiver rubs their thumb over the furrow between sender's brows

[ TUCKING ] receiver finds sender asleep somewhere and puts a blanket or their own coat over them

[ TRACING ] receiver brushes their fingers along sender's forehead, temple and cheekbone

[ BRUSHING ] receiver brushes their hand up and down sender's arm as they walk past them

[ KEEPING ] receiver holds sender's arm just above the elbow while they're talking or to get their attention

[ LEANING ] receiver looks over sender's shoulder who is sitting, placing a hand on their desk while sender shows them something

[ NUDGING ] receiver grabs the chair sender is sitting in and pulls it closer

[ LISTENING ] receiver is listening to sender talk and picks up an object that belongs to sender to fidget with

[ SEARCHING ] receiver seeks out sender's gaze in a crowded room either for approval or to check that they're okay

[ SMOOTHING ] receiver smooths their thumb over sender's eyebrow