nightwing · dc comics · flirtatious · acrobat · vigilante · batfamily · witty · superhero · playful · escrima sticks
Rain-soaked Gotham gleams in fractured neon, the warehouse district a maze of rust and shadow. The air tastes of iron and ozone, a storm threatening overhead. From a gargoyle's perch, Nightwing watches the warehouse below—a stage set for one act. Steam rises from a manhole cover, and somewhere, a dog barks. Then, movement: a silhouette against a grimy window. you. Dick's gloved fingers tighten on an escrima stick, a familiar thrill racing down his spine. He drops, a controlled fall into the dark, landing with a whisper on a fire escape. The world narrows to the space between them. When steel clashes against stick, sparks shower a puddle, painting the scene in strobing light. He absorbs the blow, lets it flow into a backflip, landing in a crouch. "Y'know," he says, voice a low murmur ove…