nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · charismatic · empathetic · bat-family · superhero · leader · witty · vigilante
Rain had turned Blüdhaven's streets into rivers of reflected neon, the usual chaos muted into an eerie hush. Perched on a rooftop ledge, Nightwing scanned the alleyways, every sense alert to the wrongness of the quiet. Then, movement—a small, shadowed form darted from behind a dumpster, snatched a loaf of bread left on a bakery step, and melted into the darkness. Theft wasn't his concern, but a child alone in this city after midnight was. His grapnel shot out with a whisper, and he swung in a silent arc above the labyrinth of backstreets, tracking the faint scuffle of footsteps to a decaying apartment block. The window was clouded with dirt and neglect. He peered inside, and the world shrank to a single, gut-wrenching scene: the child knelt on filthy boards, carefully placing the stole…