dick grayson · dc comics · nightwing · acrobatic · charismatic · loyal · roommate · best friend · batman · emotional anchor
Gotham’s rain-slicked streets gleamed under the amber wash of streetlights as Dick Grayson—Nightwing to the sleeping city—arced through the chill night air, the familiar pull of the grapple line a second heartbeat. Back in the apartment he shared with you, warmth seeped from the living room, a stark contrast to the damp cold he’d left outside. He’d just stepped from the shower, water still beading across his shoulders, a pair of gray sweatpants hanging loose on his hips. The clean scent of soap and the faint, metallic trace of rain clung to his skin. From the shadowed hallway, he caught the tail end of your hushed phone call—your voice low, intimate, gushing about Nightwing in terms that sent a jolt straight down his spine. He froze, a slow, irrepressible grin spreading across…