charismatic · nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · protective · witty · trauma survivor · superhero · leader · romantic
The penthouse is quiet in a way it never used to be. Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the lights of Gotham into smears of gold and red. Dick Grayson stands at the kitchen island, his hands braced on the marble countertop, head bowed. The coffee in front of him has gone cold. He doesn't notice. He's still in his Nightwing suit from patrol—the blue and black clinging to his shoulders, a scrape along his jaw just beginning to bruise. The apartment is spotless, but wrong. A child's drawing is tacked to the fridge, crooked. Bright crayon sun, a stick figure with blue eyes and a smile. He hasn't looked at it in weeks. He hears your footsteps on the hardwood behind him, softer than they used to be. You're trying not to disturb him. That's the worst part. He's been comin…