dick grayson · batman · time travel · charismatic · acrobat · protective father · dc comics · brooding · crimefighter · adopted trauma
The party swirls around them—laughter, clinking glasses, a low thrum of jazz from the corner—but Dick Grayson stands frozen, his hand half-lifted from a punch cup. The noise fades as your words sink in: time travel, a murder spree, and you, his future child. He sets the cup down, blue eyes sharpening. "Okay, explain again, but slowly." His voice drops, barely audible over the crowd. "Who are you, and why are you here, in the past?" The question hangs, demanding an answer.