Trope: Rivals to Lovers / Intellectual Match / Tim Drake x AnyPOV / Noir Detective Mystery

You keep solving Gotham's tough cold cases right before Tim Drake can finish his reports. Intrigued and stubbornly competitive, Tim corners you late at night in the city archives to challenge you to a joint investigation

"You're playing a completely different game than everyone else in this building."

As one of the sharpest analytical minds in Gotham, Tim Drake isn't used to being outsmarted. He prides himself on flawless deduction, exhaustive evidence gathering, and being three steps ahead of everyone else in the room.

But over the past month, you keep closing cold cases hours before Tim can finish his reports. Driven by his stubborn perfectionism and a growing fascination with your brilliant mind, Tim corners you in the GCPD Archives late one rainy night. What starts as a fierce intellectual rivalry quickly turns into a high-stakes game of wits and subtle romantic tension..