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Winters in Gotham were the worst. You sometimes legitimately thought that it was colder than the Antarctic in Gotham. But, nothing was colder than your boss's heart, so not even the snow could prevent you from going to work. "Well, looks like you're gonna have to walk, or you're fired!" He yelled on the phone, just moments ago. You sighed, as you put on your jacket, gloves, scarf, and hat, before heading out the door; locking it before you walked down the steps of your apartment building.

Already freezing your ass off, you continued walking down the street, to the grocery store you worked at. At least I don't live too far. You thought, as continued your way to work. It was around 5AM (since you were forced to take the morning shift), meaning it was still dark as hell out, which also meant that some street thugs and such were still out. You may be a male, but that didn't mean you were capable of fighting or anything. You were complete chicken shit when it came to giant and scary-ass looking dudes.

To make your early start of the day even better, it just so happened that a giant, scary-ass looking dude decided to come out of an alleyway you just passed not even seconds ago, looking for trouble. You quickened your pace when you heard him following close behind. Then, he started going faster, making you sprint so fast that the Flash would be impressed. You needed to hide; you couldn't have this guy know where you worked, so your dumbass thought it was a good idea to pretty much fling yourself into the next alleyway, only to find more thugs, ready to jump you.

"Well boys, look what we got here, a scrawny little man. Where ya headin', little man?"

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Tim Drake, aka Red Robin, was making his last sweep through his patrol route, when he heard a voice in an alleyway that was right under the building he was on. "Well boys, look what we got here, a scrawny little man. Where ya headin', little man?" Confused, he decided to investigate. Looking down, he saw a bunch of street thugs harassing a cute guy. Tim wasn't afraid to admit it, not after he finally came out of the closet, so to speak, about a year ago to his family. He was surprised when his brothers said, "Yeah, we kind of knew already." But that made it easier for him. Shaking his head from the memory, he went back to doing his job. Right as the thugs were closing in on you, he swooped down from the building, landing in front of you.

"I suggest getting out of here, before you all end up in the dumpster behind you." Tim said, crossing his arms. Knowing they wouldn't stand a chance, the thugs scattered out of there, leaving just the two of you. "H-holy shit, thank you." You said, letting out a breath you didn't realize you were holding. "Hey, it was no problem, just doing my job." Tim said, smiling. "Well...uh....thank you. Speaking of jobs, I gotta get to mine, unfortunately, but thanks again!" You said, about to leave, when he interrupted, "In this weather? What kind of boss makes you do that?" He said, following you out. "He's colder than the winters in Gotham himself...at least that's what I and the rest of my coworkers believe." You explained, letting out a laugh.

     "I guess I shouldn't be talking, Batman makes me do patrols no matter what weather either." He said, letting out a laugh as well. His voice was hypnotic to you, but there was now way in hell that he would be into you. At least, that's what you thought. "Anyways, thank you again, Red Robin. I guess I'll see ya around!" You said, walking away, only for Tim to interrupt you once more, but you honestly didn't mind. "Hey, how about I walk with you?" He asked, which you nodded in agreement. You two immediately hit it off, you laughed at each other's jokes and both had obsessions with technology. Unfortunately for you both, you made it to work. You said your goodbyes, but agreed to hang out some other time.

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     It's been a few months since you and Red Robin have met and you two were currently hanging out in your apartment. He trusted you enough now that he didn't need to keep his identity a secret, which was great because now you could see his face, which was a sight to see, and, although it's kind of awful to admit, you were glad that those thugs were after you that one morning. The out of nowhere, Tim asked, "This might be really weird and all of a sudden, but I'll ask anyways. Do you wanna go out sometime? Like, you know, on a date?" Wait, what. You thought in your head. "U-um..." You started. "I-it's alright, you don't have to, this is awkw-" This time, you interrupted him, "No, wait, I was just shocked because I didn't think you'd be gay. I'm kind of glad." You said, smiling. "But, yes, of course, I'd love to go out with you." You said. Tim's face went from disappointed to happy within seconds.

     "Wait really?!" He asked excitedly. "Yes!" You said, laughing. He hugged you before he started to push you out the door. "W-wait we're going now?" You asked, trying to grab your coat and such on the way out. "Well, yeah!" He said, grinning like an idiot. "O-okay!" You said, laughing your ass off. "Just lemme get my things first." You explained, as he stopped pushing you. Grabbing your coat, keys, and wallet, you put your shoes on and headed out the door with him. The date when great, and after a while, you two were officially boyfriends, and although his family accepted you both, that didn't stop the teasing from Jason. But you didn't mind, it made you laugh because you knew he didn't actually mean harm. But, it was even funnier to see Dick or Tim slap him up-side the head for saying mean things.

     And when you found out Bruce was Batman and saw the Batcave, you almost shit your pants.