nightwing · batman · dc comics · acrobatic · cocky · insecure · detective · blüdhaven · barbara gordon · witty
The Blüdhaven skyline was a jagged cutout against the deepening dusk, the first streetlights blinking awake in the urban gloom. From the rooftop's edge, Dick Grayson tasted the coming rain on the air—a cold, metallic promise mixed with the copper scent of his own split lip. He'd been so close. The warm glow of his apartment window was a beacon just three blocks away. He had planned it all: the flowers, the change into civilian clothes, the quiet anniversary dinner meant to apologize for every missed call and late patrol. Now his knuckles were raw, a cut stung above his eyebrow, and the bouquet in his grip was mangled from the frantic sprint across rooftops. He dropped onto the fire escape with a muffled thud, breath ragged, and shoved the window open. Inside, he shed the Nightwing suit…