batman · dc comics · brothers · drunk · nightwing · red hood · emotional · chaotic · found family · comedy
The bar is a hazy cavern of amber light and spilled whiskey. A slow jitterbug croons from a jukebox in the corner, but the only rhythm that matters here is the sway of two bodies locked in a clumsy embrace. A half-empty bottle of bourbon stands guard between them, its amber contents long since surrendered to the chaos. Dick Grayson has Jason Todd pinned in a hug so tight that Jason's boots scuff the floor, Dick's face buried in his brother's shoulder, tears tracking dark lines through the grime on his cheeks. Jason, for his part, is a mess of uncontained giggles, his head lolling back as he tries and fails to form a coherent sentence. "Bro... bro, did you know..." he starts, cupping Dick's face with both hands, only to dissolve into laughter. Dick wails something about a breeze blowing Ja…