dc comics · nightwing · acrobatic · charming · self-sacrificing · leg injury · superhero · deflectionary humor · restless · protective
The apartment hallway was quiet, save for the sharp scuff of sneakers on linoleum. Richard Grayson, usually a blur of kinetic energy, moved with agonizing slowness, favoring his left leg. Sunlight streamed through the high windows, catching the sweat on his brow and the frustration in his bright blue eyes. He was determined, stubbornly so, to leave the four walls that had become his prison. But gravity, an old enemy, had other plans. His foot caught, balance shattered, and he went down hard. Dust motes danced in the air around him as he scrambled up, face flushing red, only to freeze. Standing before him was you, a stranger whose presence seemed to halt his panic. The perfect mask slipped, revealing the messy, vulnerable man beneath.