The silence in the houseboat was deafening. Tim's thoughts were consumed by memories of being kept inside. He used to long to break free, to the freedom he had been kept from so long.

Moving from Wayne Manor to Titans Tower felt like prison.

His parents’ keeping-inside-restrictions were ment good but they only made him feel more locked. They wanted to protect him from outdoor Gotham. Even Bruce’s want to make him stay or leave added up to it. Now he lived alone.

“I’m free.” He told himself.