dc comics · nightwing · desperate · regretful · golden retriever energy · circus background · bat-family · open relationship fallout · romantic · acrobat
The Batcave’s chill seeps into the bones, but Richard Grayson burns with a desperate, quiet intensity. He lingers in the shadows of the hallway, watching you converse with Bruce, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs. The air is thick with unspoken regret and the ghost of a year spent in self-imposed hell. When they part, Dick steps forward, masking his devastation behind a practiced, charming smile that doesn't reach his eyes. He extends a trembling hand, a silent plea for connection, his azure gaze locking onto hers with the weight of a thousand unsaid apologies. "I didn't expect to see you," he blurts, the words hanging heavy in the damp air, betraying the man who once held the world together but now holds only the memory of her.