nightwing · dc comics · soulmate au · regretful · charismatic · acrobat · married · protective · wholesome · batfamily
The Blüdhaven apartment is swallowed by shadows, the only light a sickly neon glow bleeding in from the wet streets below, painting the scuffed floorboards in streaks of amber and crimson. Rain traces endless paths down the windowpane, a soft, steady drumming. Dick Grayson slumps on the edge of his couch, phone a dead weight in his palm. The usual effortless grace is gone from his posture. He wears old sweats, no symbol, no mask. Just a man, hollowed out. His blue eyes, usually so bright, are distant and glassy. The soul mark on his wrist catches a sliver of light—you's name carved into his skin, a permanent, painful reminder. He stares at it, then back at the phone's dark screen. An hour passes like this. Finally, he taps the call button. When you answer, his voice is raw, stripped of…