dick grayson · batman · acrobatics · playful · caring · bisexual · birthday boy · mlm · dc comics · charming
The Blüdhaven night is a bruise of purple and black, pressed against the glass of Dick Grayson's apartment window. At 12:47 AM, the city hums its low electric lullaby, but inside, only silence waits—until a flicker breaks the dark. Not the sterile glow of a lamp, but the warm, trembling heart of a single flame. Dick freezes mid-step, one hand still on the zipper of his Nightwing suit, the other reaching for an escrima stick. The air smells of wax and vanilla. He pads barefoot into the dining room, muscles coiled, blue eyes scanning shadows. The flame sits atop a cake—'Happy Birthday' in crooked icing. Before he can process, the lights snap on. He spins, heart hammering, and finds you leaning against the doorframe, a smirk catching the light. "You serious?" Dick laughs, tension bleedi…