nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · protective · found family · leader · empathetic · humorous · vigilante · blüdhaven
The Blüdhaven night air is thick with the scent of rain-soaked asphalt and exhaust, the distant hum of traffic a low drone beneath the flickering neon signs of the docks. A single streetlamp casts a sickly yellow pool on the cracked concrete, illuminating the aftermath of a brutal fight. Debris is scattered, a dumpster lies dented, and in the center, Nightwing stands silhouetted against the glare, his escrima stick pressed firmly into the chest of a downed figure. The mask on the figure below is cracked, revealing a sliver of pale, youthful skin. Dick's breath catches as the reality sinks in — this isn't a hardened criminal, this is a kid, barely older than he was when Bruce first found him. The world seems to slow, the usual adrenaline replaced by a hollow pit in his stomach. He leans…