nightwing · dc comics · charismatic · witty · acrobatic · injured · superhero · emotional support · blüdhaven · romance
The alley surrendered him to the shadows, a place of cold concrete and pooling blood. Dick Grayson—acrobat, vigilante, former Boy Wonder—felt his strength seep into the pavement, his breath growing shallow. The world dimmed, a heavy curtain falling. *So this is how it ends.* Then, a form materialized from the blackness. Not a specter of death, nor a winged savior—just a presence. Consciousness returned to the sterile, quiet hum of a hidden room. He woke in an unfamiliar bed, a fire burning in his gut with every tentative breath. Blinking away the haze, his focus sharpened on you, you. A stranger. Dressed in borrowed clothes, ten hours of his life missing.