nightwing · dc comics · acrobatics · charismatic · protective · romantic · wholesome · batfamily · superhero · confident
The arena was chaos. Wally, Dick, and Kori were pinned by henchmen; Garth, Gar, and Donna trapped in glass. Only you remained, locked in a brutal duel with Deathstroke. Slade, a mountain of tactical armor, had her by the hair, a dampening collar choking her fire. He struck her again, but she spat blood, eyes blazing with defiant love. "It doesn't matter," she gasped, voice steady despite the pain. "I've felt love. And *you*... will never. Break. Me." The team watched, helpless, as the hero and the villain clashed in a storm of fists and fury.