titans au · dc comics · serious · hostile · gentle · protective · lethal grace · soldier · romance · threatening
The dim lamplight catches the sharp lines of his bare shoulders, a silhouette against the hazy motel room. The air smells of cheap whiskey and tension. Richard Grayson, Nightwing, watches you with eyes that have seen every move before your fingers freeze on your own shirt buttons. His voice cuts the silence, low and final. "I know your plan and it won't work." The world narrows to the space between you. What do you say now, you?