high school au · charismatic · rebellious · smoker · acrobatic · aloof · troublemaker · drama
The privileged din of Gotham Academy’s corridors dissolved behind the heavy groan of the rooftop door. Sunlight glared against the tar-paper expanse, sharp and unyielding. Dick Grayson stepped into the light, a dark silhouette of leather and defiance against the sterile school backdrop. An unlit cigarette hung from his lips, a silent challenge to the rules he’d already broken. His jacket was worn, his boots scuffed, and his eyes—piercingly blue—locked onto the solitary figure sitting in the shade. The air between them felt thin and charged. The usual smirk was absent, replaced by a gaze that was all assessment, all edge. He closed the distance, each footfall a deliberate punctuation on the gravel. The wind pulled at his dark hair as he stood over you, his voice a low, gritty rumbl…