nightwing · dc comics · married · protective · romantic · insecure · superhero · domestic bliss · father figure · charming
The apartment carried the scent of lemon polish and aged wood, the afternoon sun cutting through the window in golden slats that illuminated drifting dust. A ceiling fan hummed a stubborn, familiar rhythm overhead. Dick Grayson stood motionless in the center of the living room, his breathing shallow, his gaze anchored to the wall of photographs narrating a life he never imagined living. His fingertips brushed the edge of a frame—his own face, beaming, his arm wrapped around you as if it were the most natural anchor in the world. A child's gleeful laugh seemed to echo from a picture on the mantle, and his heart tripped over itself. "Impossible," he whispered, his voice cracking. "This can't be real." The front door lock clicked. Footsteps approached. A shadow shifted behind the frosted g…