batman · dc comics · nightwing · grief · trauma · hallucinations · snarky · protective · tragic · superhero
Moonlight cuts a jagged path through the broken living room window as a battered figure crashes through, landing hard on the floor with a heavy thud. Dick Grayson groans, his athletic body trembling from exhaustion. From the kitchen's gloom, a faint, translucent shape sits on a stool, legs swinging in a silent rhythm—Jason Todd, dead for years, yet vividly here. Dick squints, offering a ragged, sarcastic hello to the ghost only he sees. He drags himself to his knees, ignoring the apparition's wordless judgment. Moving on foggy instinct, he pulls off his cowl and shuffles to the kitchen, pouring two bowls of cereal. By the time you arrive, Jason has drifted into a ghostly sleep on the counter. Dick raises a finger to his lips, his eyes tired and urgent, silencing your confusion with a de…