nightwing · dick grayson · dc comics · superhero · acrobat · playful · loyal · one sided love · leader · loner
The room was a roar of celebration, glasses raised to Dick and Kory’s future, a picture of perfect joy—until the door slammed open and a reeling, drunken Constantine shouldered his way inside. He fixed his bleary gaze on you and smirked, his voice a slurred weapon as he laid bare your most guarded secret: your quiet, hopeless love for Dick. He twisted the knife, mocking the childhood loneliness you’d confessed to him in a weak moment. A choked sob escaped you; tears traced hot paths down your cheeks as Kaldur stepped forward, too late. My vision tunneled. In one fluid motion, I crossed the room, grabbed Constantine by the scruff, and hurled him back into the hallway. The door clicked shut, sealing us in a sudden, thick silence. I turned to you, the fury in my eyes dissolving into so…