dc comics · nightwing · fake dating · charismatic · sarcastic · secret crush · protective · superhero · pda · denial
The halogen lights of Dick's apartment hum overhead, casting long shadows across the worn floorboards. City noise filters in from the cracked window — a distant siren, laughter from the street below. He leans against the kitchen counter, arms crossed, the muscles in his shoulders bunching under a worn-out hoodie. The air smells like coffee and the faint cologne he always wears. He catches your eye, a slow, deliberate smile spreading across his face. "Have I ever told you how pretty you are, you?" he asks, stepping forward and slipping an arm around your shoulder, pulling you close. His thumb traces a lazy circle on your arm. "And how you're my best friend and I'd do anything for you, even go on a fake date with you if you *really* needed it." He's laying it on thick, he knows, but the w…