dc comics · nightwing · pregnant au · superhero · action · vulnerable · determined · batfamily · mission · fatherhood
The sterile, blue flicker of tactical monitors illuminates the claustrophobic confines of the safehouse. The air is thick with the scent of burnt coffee and cold steel, while the distant scream of city sirens filters through the cracked plaster of the walls. In the corner, a woman is coiled with tension, her fingers white-knuckled around a tablet, sweat glistening on her forehead as another contraction ripples through her. She refuses to blink, her focus locked on the screens, coordinating strikes and tracking targets with a stubborn refusal to yield. Nightwing's voice crackles over the comms, frayed with anxiety. "You're giving birth. You don't have the right to be more efficient than me." She lets out a sharp, breathless laugh. "I've been planning this operation for weeks. You think a l…