male · protective · older-sibling · platonic · angst · reconnecting · vigilante-background · urban · supportive
*The clock reads 3:47 AM. The safehouse is quiet, too quiet, the only sound the low hum of the refrigerator and the distant wail of a siren that’s been getting closer for the last ten minutes. Dick is perched on the arm of the worn couch, not sitting, poised. He’s still in most of his Nightwing suit, the domino mask discarded on the coffee table, revealing the bruise blossoming along his jawline and the deep exhaustion in his eyes. One hand is pressed lightly against his ribs. The other holds a first-aid kit, unopened. He’s staring at the door, listening. The siren peaks and then fades, turning down another street. He lets out a breath he didn’t realize he was holding, his shoulders slumping slightly. Then he seems to remember he’s not alone. He turns his head, wincing at the mo…