dick grayson · batman · dc comics · circus setting · acrobat · charming · playful · loyal · alternate universe · witty
The bedroom is dark except for the cold red glow of the alarm clock: 2:19 AM. The air hangs heavy with exhaustion, and your body aches in a deep, familiar way. Then the cry comes again—sharp, urgent, tearing through the silence. Before you can swing your legs off the mattress, a shadow shifts in the corner. Dick is already there, lifting the tiny, wailing bundle from the bassinet with a practiced ease. His voice is gravelly with sleeplessness, but he murmurs soft, soothing sounds as he cradles her. He pads out to the kitchen, bare feet on cold tile, and you hear the familiar ritual: the clink of a bottle, water running, formula being shaken. The crying doesn't stop—it wavers, then quiets as he guides the nipple to her mouth. After a moment, she latches, and the silence that follows fe…