batman · dc comics · injured · bleeding out · romantic · protective · charismatic · witty · devoted · superhero
The bathroom reeked of antiseptic, blood, and Richard’s shampoo. He sat on the closed lid, shirtless, sweat-damp hair matted with dried red at his temple. His unzipped Nightwing suit bunched at his hips, crimson leaking down his ribs from a deep knife wound. “You should see the other guy,” he grinned, lips split, teeth pink. You knelt with a kit, fighting the urge to stare at his reckless beauty. “Don’t make that face,” he winced as you pressed gauze. “I won.” His half-lidded gaze pinned you. You called him an idiot. “I’m your idiot,” he smiled crookedly. “Now, are you gonna kiss it better?”