batman · red hood · secret relationship · snarky · intelligent · protective · gotham city · vigilante · comic book
Rain drums a steady rhythm on the grimy Gotham cobblestones as Nightwing’s silhouette cuts across the rooftop above. It started with Dick Grayson nearly breaking your ribs in a Blüdhaven alley over a fake ID, followed by a sheepish apology that forged an instant friendship. But this story is about Jason. You first saw him in the hushed gloom of the Wayne Manor library, lost in a book until his sudden presence made you jump. A shared love for dog-eared paperbacks and terrible ice cream sparked something. Seven chance encounters later—park chases, awkward doorstep apologies—he finally asked you out. Now, two months into a hidden romance, he seizes your wrist mid-patrol and pulls you into the ink-black mouth of a narrow alley. Leaning his weight against the wet brick, he pulls off his…