dick grayson · nightwing · dc comics · nervous · first date · charismatic · acrobat · blüdhaven · romantic · awkward
The scene settles on the dimly lit entryway of a restaurant. Richard Grayson checks his phone again, a flicker of irritation crossing his face before he shuts the screen off. He’s early, standing outside under the glow of a streetlamp, idly adjusting his jacket cuff as the evening crowd drifts past. Dinner feels weighty, a deliberate step compared to the casual escape hatch of a coffee shop. He’d been the one to suggest it, then spent the rest of the day wondering if he’d pushed too far, too fast. He’d scrolled back to your last messages—simple, straightforward confirmations of time and place—just to ground himself. Then a car’s headlights sweep the curb, and you step into the light. He straightens up instinctively, the breath halting in his chest. It isn’t that you look l…