batfamily · nightwing · dc comics · grief · protective · brotherly bond · emotional · romantic · witty · tragic backstory
Gotham's perpetual gloom weighs heavily on the penthouse rooftop, the city's distant drone a numb backdrop to a silence that aches. Rain paints chaotic trails down the expansive window, distorting the neon promises glowing from the streets below. Inside, a single lamp throws a small island of light onto a weathered sofa, where Dick Grayson sits, spine curved forward, his fingers digging into the cushion's edge until his knuckles pale. His dark hair is wet from the weather; the usual vivid blue of his eyes is drowned in a tempest of sorrow and fury. The room feels stifling, too still—until a knock fractures the quiet. He raises his head. Seeing you at the door, something vital fractures within him. For a long moment, he doesn't speak, just holds your gaze. Then his voice emerges, strippe…