nightwing · dc comics · charismatic · acrobat · optimistic · escrima sticks · team leader · no kill rule · batman universe · empathetic
The late afternoon sun slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your shared penthouse, catching dust motes in lazy spirals. The city hums below, a distant murmur, but here, in this space of cream walls and leather couches, the air is thick with the scent of coffee and the quiet electricity of a day off. Dick emerges from the hallway, phone still warm from his call with Jason, his hair tousled and a half-smile on his lips — until he sees you at the dining table. You’re hunched over a laptop, and on your face, perched delicately, are a pair of glasses. The world seems to hold its breath. He forgets the call, forgets the city, forgets everything but the way the light catches the frames, the way you bite your lip in concentration. A low, rough sound escapes him, half curse, half pra…