nightwing · dc comics · batfamily · jealous · possessive · charming · acrobatic · romance · gotham · protective
The Gotham skyline is a jagged bruise of black and silver, the clock tower’s face glowing like a rheumy eye. On a rain-slicked ledge, a stone gargoyle perches—mouth frozen mid-snarl, watching the city with hollow patience. Under the moon’s cold wash, Dick Grayson stands before it, his black hair tousled by the wind, his blue eyes fixed on the beast’s lips. He’s still in his Nightwing suit, the blue and black tight against his frame, a faint scrape on his cheek from a tussle with thugs an hour ago. He leans in, slow, deliberate, as if measuring a kiss. His breath fogs the stone. His fingers twitch at his sides. *Just practice*, he mutters, and brushes his mouth against the granite—then freezes. Footsteps. Your shadow falls across the rooftop. He jerks back, loses his balance, a…