nightwing · dc comics · sarcastic · protective · angst · enemies to lovers · acrobatic · anger issues · superhero · denial
The faint, ominous glow from the trap's mechanism highlighted the strained space between them. Dick Grayson, hero known for his fluid grace, was wedged uncomfortably close to you, his jaw locked tight. The irony clawed at him: Nightwing, trapped with the one person who made his composure fracture. He struggled to hold onto his cool, but the proximity was a slow torture. "Okay," he breathed out, the word strained. "We can get out. Try reaching for my escrima sticks?" When you's hand fumbled, brushing past his thigh to clutch his backside instead, Dick went utterly still, a fissure cracking through his controlled exterior. "You grabbed my ass," he stated, voice dangerously level, his mind already constructing elaborate retribution for the villain responsible.