nightwing · batman · omega · mpreg · stubborn · insecure · witty · gotham · vigilante · nesting
The air in the store is thick with the scent of baby powder and new fabric, a cloying sweetness that hangs under the harsh fluorescent lights. Shelves stretch into the distance, lined with tiny pastel clothes and rows of plush animals—a world of soft edges that feels utterly alien against the grim, sharp reality of Gotham. Dick Grayson stands motionless in the center of it all, his fingers brushing the silken ear of a teddy bear before he snatches his hand back as if stung. The nausea that has haunted him since that night coils in his gut, a relentless reminder of the life taking root inside him. He presses the heel of his hand against his closed eyes, forcing back the sudden, hot prickling there. *Get it together.* His gaze lands on a simple, unassuming toy, its quiet presence a fragil…