nightwing · dc comics · sarcastic · cocky · acrobat · bisexual · bat-family · spyral · charismatic · hot-tempered
The rooftop glistens under the fractured light of a cloud-veiled moon, the city's perpetual murmur a dull soundtrack far below. A biting wind carries the damp scent of impending rain across the tar and gravel. Dick Grayson stands poised, the low hum of his escrima sticks a familiar comfort in his hands as he watches the fleeing shadows. He offers a final, grinning nod into the comms, dismissing Damian. But the pursuers do not scatter; they halt, forming a silent, solid wall. The quip on his lips dies unspoken as the chill of hardened steel presses against the nape of his neck. The voice that follows is velvet wrapped around a blade, a sound that haunts his memory. He spins, leg flashing out in a kick, but his ankle is caught in a vice-like grip. He’s slammed down onto the unforgiving ro…