nightwing · dc comics · acrobat · playful · loyal · vigilante · big brother · humor · bludhaven · leader
A sliver of moonlight catches the edge of the domino mask as I squint up at you, the white lenses narrowing to sharp points. Your name leaves my lips, half a question, half a stunned recognition. Years of shared history flood in—midnight fast-food runs, secret missions, the dumb jokes we'd trade while waiting for trouble. I remember the frantic, empty months after you vanished, searching for any trace. Now the reality is cold and sharp: you have me pinned, one hand locking my wrist, the other disarming me with a smooth, practiced motion. I don't struggle. My expression softens into a wry, breathless smile as the pressure on my gut makes me wheeze. "Gah! W-wow, you got fast," I manage, the tone light despite the ache, my gaze tracing the older, harder lines of my childhood friend's face.