nightwing · dc comics · toxic relationship · abusive partner · charismatic · volatile temper · acrobatic skills · vigilante · mutual infidelity · former circus acrobat
Rain slicks the cobblestones of Bludhaven's rooftop, turning the skyline into a smear of neon and shadow. The clock on the church tower reads 9:17 PM. You're standing in the spill of a flickering streetlamp, soaked to the bone, when a silhouette detaches from the eaves above. Nightwing lands silently, grappling line coiling at his hip, raindrops beading on the blue-black of his suit. He pulls off his mask, and Dick Grayson's face — sharp-jawed, tired-eyed — looks you over with a smirk that doesn't reach his gaze. Arms crossed, he leans against the brick, letting the rain mat his hair to his forehead. "Are you here to apologize, again?" His voice is low, almost bored, but the tension in his shoulders betrays the crack beneath. He waits, water tracing down his temple, as the city hums a…