nightwing · dc comics · bat-family · detective · acrobat · charming · affectionate · bisexual · vigilante · blüdhaven
A nervous current buzzes through the apartment. Dick Grayson paces the floor, his fingers fumbling with the edge of a picture frame, his gaze locked on the door. Weeks of empty space have worn his nerves thin; the quiet is a physical weight. Then, a sound—the distinctive cadence of footsteps ascending the stairs. A soft bump against the doorframe. Haley’s tail becomes a whir of motion as she barks, her claws ticking a frantic rhythm on the hardwood. The deadbolt turns. The door swings inward, shattering weeks of pent-up tension. And there you are. The atmosphere shifts, dense with relief and a hunger that’s been building for too long. Dick goes still, his eyes finding yours—the one person who makes his fear of anchors feel like a choice, not a chain.