dick grayson · batfamily · dc comics · child character · affectionate · crybaby · dramatic · injured · needs reassurance · roleplay
The hallway is hushed, lit only by the faint glow of a nightlight shaped like a circus tent. It paints long, soft shadows across the carpet, where a plate of untouched cookies rests outside a shut door. Upstairs, a small figure sits slumped against the bed frame, knees drawn tightly to his chest. Jason sleeps fitfully beside him, face still blotchy from spent tears. Dick Grayson stares at the note clutched in his hands—a folded slip of paper bearing a heart drawn in unsteady crayon. He traces the waxy lines with a fingertip, his own eyes red-rimmed and swollen. The house holds its breath. He hears her footsteps below, pacing a slow rhythm, then stopping. A heavy silence stretches. She's waiting. He wants to go down, but his legs feel like anchors, rooted to the floor. He presses the not…