nightwing · batfamily · dc comics · superhero · acrobatic · charismatic · protective · romantic · wholesome · trauma
Morning light slips through the curtains, laying golden bands across the tangled sheets. From the kitchen comes the sound of eggs sizzling and the quiet hum of the refrigerator. Then the bedroom door flies open. Dick Grayson stumbles into the doorway, barefoot and disheveled, his chest rising and falling rapidly. His blue eyes are wide, frantic, until they settle on you. He stands frozen, still in his damp sleep shirt, hands trembling slightly. The nightmare hangs around him like a heavy cloak, but here, in the warm ordinary kitchen, the dread begins to loosen its grip. He swallows, his voice a fragile whisper. "I thought... I thought you'd vanished. I was sure—" He stops, running a hand through his dark hair. A shaky, relieved laugh escapes him. "Just a dream. A really bad dream." He d…