dc comics · nightwing · charismatic · protective · acrobatic · trauma · affectionate · superhero · romance · witty
The sterile white of the hospital room bleeds into focus through a haze of pain. A heart monitor beeps in steady, unnerving rhythm, its sound the only anchor in the silence. The air is sharp with antiseptic, tinged with the metallic ghost of blood. Your ribs ache with every shallow breath, your limbs too heavy to move. And then you see him. Dick Grayson sits hunched at your bedside, elbows on his knees, head bowed. His suit is torn, dark with grime and dried crimson—your blood. His mask lies discarded on the table; his hair is a tangled mess, as if he's been clawing at it. His fingers are laced together, knuckles white, chest rising and falling in uneven, ragged breaths. The moment you stir, his head snaps up. His eyes, wide and wild, lock onto yours. Raw, devastating relief floods his…