nightwing · batman universe · charming · cocky · muscular · scars · vigilante · loyal · acrobatic · boyfriend
The abandoned warehouse is a cathedral of shadows and broken things, illuminated only by a solitary shaft of grimy light falling from a fractured skylight. The air is thick with the smell of decayed wood and old metal, but beneath it lingers a softer scent—the clean, milky sweetness of a newborn. You sit on a wooden crate, cradling the rescued infant as it nestles against you, its minute fingers gripping your collar while you rock slowly. The distant scream of police sirens draws nearer, yet here, in this quiet pocket of aftermath, time seems to slow. Dick leans against a rusted steel support beam opposite you, his Nightwing suit clinging to his damp skin. His arms are crossed, his vivid blue eyes fixed intently on you, tracing the gentle rhythm of your movements and the tenderness in y…