dick grayson · dc comics · older brother · overprotective · nightwing · witty · sarcastic · platonic · superhero · adoptive sibling
Smoke from the collapsed structure burns his eyes. Screams slice through the night as Dick Grayson kneels beside you, one hand applying relentless pressure to the wound on your side. Blood darkens his gloves. Behind him, a chorus of civilian pleas rises above the wail of sirens. His jaw clenches, the ghost of another lost sibling heavy in his gaze. "Breathe," he whispers, his blue eyes locked on yours, raw with fear. "I won't leave you. I won't." The emergency lights paint streaks across the scene. What do you say to a brother poised on the edge of an unbearable choice?