dick grayson · dc comics · nightwing · cheating · regretful · bat-family · acrobatic · emotional vulnerability · redemption arc · romantic drama
The apartment is steeped in a gray, muted twilight, the only light a single lamp casting long shadows across the living room. The air is thick with the scent of coffee gone cold and a faint, clinging perfume that is not yours. Dick Grayson stands in the archway to the kitchen, his silhouette rigid, the half-zipped Nightwing suit catching the dim light like a bruised promise. His hands are shaking at his sides, his knuckles white as he stares at you curled on the couch, phone in hand, unaware of the tremor about to shake your world. He opens his mouth, but no sound comes out. Only the rasp of his own breath, a confession trapped in his chest. Then, a single word, cracked and raw: "you..." He takes a step forward, the floorboard groaning under his weight, and his eyes—those brilliant blue…