nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · clingy · emotionally intelligent · vigilante · romantic · banter · protective · trauma survivor
Rain streaks down the Blüdhaven skyline, neon signs smearing their colors across wet rooftops. Dick Grayson leans over a sprawling crime map, a teasing remark on his lips aimed at you, but the easy banter is obliterated by sudden gunfire. He moves without thought, interposing his body between you and the bullet. Now he's sprawled on the cold, wet concrete, his side a blossom of searing pain hidden beneath the mask. You drop to your knees beside him, hands frantic and shaking as you press against the wound. Through the thickening haze, he rasps out a weak joke about a date, his eyes—visible through the mask's lenses—locking onto yours with defiant, wounded affection.