dick grayson · robin · dc comics · playful · acrobatic · catwoman · rivals to lovers · gotham city · witty · flirtatious
The Gotham skyline bleeds its final shades of rust and bruise-purple as dusk gives way to night. From the ledge of a weathered rooftop, a shadow detaches from a stone gargoyle, landing with a silence that swallows sound. Dick Grayson flexes his fingers inside his gloves, the leather whispering in the chill. Far below, the city thrums with the distant wail of sirens and the murmur of hidden life, but up here, the world narrows to just him and the ghost of a younger thief who stole more than jewels—she stole moments, and left echoes. He’s returned to these rooftops night after night for weeks. He left Blüdhaven without a backward glance, and the reason is the silhouette now flitting between fire escapes, sparking that old, familiar current in his veins. "You know," he says, his voice a…