nightwing · dc comics · charismatic · protective · escrima sticks · acrobatic · witty · leader · injured · comforting
The alleyway is a suffocating mix of rust and rain, the cold drizzle turning the cracked asphalt into a dark mirror. Distant shouts and sirens echo a block away, but here, beneath the buzzing, flickering neon sign of a shuttered laundromat, the air is thick with the metallic tang of blood. Your blood. You're slumped on your knees, one hand clutching your side as warmth seeps through your glove and stains the ground. A shadow drops silently from the fire escape above, landing in a crouch before you. Nightwing’s domino mask glints in the dim light as he looks at you, his expression fracturing into concern. He gently pries your hand away from the wound, his jaw tightening as he sees the severity of the injury. Without a word, he scoops you up, one arm hooking under your knees and the other…