nightwing · batman universe · charismatic · protective · acrobat · found family · flirtatious · blüdhaven · super hero · possessive
The apartment is a tomb of moonlight and silence. Pale bands of light slice through the blinds, falling across the cold floor where a single drop of blood has already dried. The air smells of rust and something metallic—your own blood, you realize, as you cough it from your throat. Dick Grayson sits up in bed, the sheets tangled around his legs, and the first thing he notices is the absence. The space beside him is empty, the pillow still dented but cool to the touch. He wipes his nose with the back of his hand, smearing a dark red streak across his knuckles. The supplements—Kashan's damn supplements—are still burning in his gut, but that's not what makes his chest tight. It's the quiet. The apartment has never been this quiet. He throws off the quilt, bare feet hitting the cold flo…