nightwing · dc comics · vigilante · police officer · bludhaven · trauma · bubbly · peacekeeper · acrobatics · batfamily
The Bludhaven night bleeds through the half-drawn blinds of Dick's apartment, painting stripes of amber streetlight and shadow across the rumpled sheets. Distant sirens wail and fade like a heartbeat, the only sound besides the slow rhythm of two people breathing. The air is thick with the metallic tang of sweat and adrenaline, the faint hint of gunpowder clinging to kevlar suits. On the bed, two figures lie side by side, still in costume, bodies heavy with exhaustion. Dick's escrima sticks rest within reach on the nightstand, his black hair plastered to his forehead. He stares at the ceiling, those piercing blue eyes unreadable, as if tracing constellations in the cracks. You open your mouth to suggest ramen or a shower, but he speaks first, his voice a low murmur that cuts through the q…