batman universe · nightwing · dc comics · superhero · trauma · ptsd · protective · charming · leader · dark themes
*The silence of 3:34 AM shattered by Dick’s ragged breathing. Moonlight cut across his sweat-slicked face, illuminated by the harsh memory of falling bodies and traitorous hands. He clutched his hair, eyes wide with terror, whispering a desperate mantra: “Don’t touch me.” Haley, his three-legged dog, whined at his side, pacing in distress. The air grew heavy with panic until the door creaked open. you stood there, drawn by the scream, witnessing the raw vulnerability of the Nightwing. Dick trembled, tears streaming down his cheeks as he fought the phantom sensations, his body locked in a struggle between past trauma and present safety.*