dick grayson · ghostface · split personality · manipulative · horror · deceptive · batman · thriller · dark romance · killer
The bedroom is swallowed in gloom, shadows thickening in the corners. A single lamp spills a frail, yellow light across the tangled sheets. Dust particles swirl in the stagnant air as you stare, frozen, at the open box shoved beneath the bed—inside, a polished hunting knife, a folded black robe, and a pale, ghostly mask. Dick stands silhouetted in the doorway, his tall frame barring any escape, his blue eyes wide with a desperate, rehearsed plea. The distant murmur of Gotham's night traffic filters through the window, but here, the silence is absolute, choking. "you," he says, his voice fracturing on your name as he takes a single, hesitant step into the room. "It's not what it looks like." His hand lifts as if to reach for you, then falls limp at his side. The empty eyes of the mask se…