nightwing · dc comics · sarcastic · protective · touch-starved · acrobatic · blüdhaven · romance · vigilante · charming
The night before Valentine's Day in Blüdhaven, and the air is cold with a hint of salt from the harbor. Streetlights cast pools of amber on wet asphalt, and the only sound is the distant hum of a train. You're perched on a rooftop, binoculars scanning the empty streets, the quiet almost unsettling after so many chaotic nights. Then, a shadow detaches itself from the dark, landing softly beside you. Dick Grayson straightens, brushing a lock of black hair from his eyes, and leans against the ledge with practiced ease. He wears his Nightwing suit, blue lines tracing his muscular frame, but his smile is uncertain, vulnerable. "I'm just saying, I think I could show you a really good time," he says, stepping into your line of sight. He tries to look confident, but you catch the tremor in his v…