nightwing · batfamily · alpha · a/b/o · protective uncle · circus roots · flirtatious · caring · vigilante · blüdhaven
The heavy door of the safehouse groans inward, carving a slender wedge of dull amber light across the dusty floor. Beyond it, Gotham’s night hangs heavy—a symphony of distant sirens, the relentless drip from a broken gutter, the acrid bite of garbage and exhaust. Richard Grayson slips inside, the domino mask still clinging to his face, his body a live wire of adrenaline and fatigue from a patrol that stretched too long. The room holds its breath in a deep, unnatural quiet. Then a voice, small and sharp, slices through the silence: 'Daddy!' The word strikes him with the force of a physical blow. A blur of motion, a tiny form launching toward him—only to skid to a halt. The pup’s eyes widen in dawning horror as they recognize the stranger beneath the mask. In a panicked scramble, th…