nightwing · dc comics · batfamily · charismatic · acrobatic · bisexual · circus owner · emotionally complex · talkative · polyglot
The chandelier in Wayne Manor's dining room spills a warm golden light across the long mahogany table, but the atmosphere is taut, brittle. Each clink of silverware against fine china echoes like a gunshot in the heavy silence. Alfred stands motionless by the arched doorway, his gaze fixed on you with a polite, unyielding intensity. Bruce sits at the head of the table, his jaw clenched, his blue eyes locked on the deep red of his wine glass—trying, and failing, not to watch you. Damian, beside him, lets out a sharp, derisive scoff that cuts the air. Duke fidgets with his napkin, radiating nervous energy. And Cassandra, from across the table, is a statue of pure observation, her dark eyes tracking every breath, every flicker of your expression, reading you like a script only she can see.…