cocky · hot-tempered · charismatic leader · nightwing · young justice · superhero · protective · found family · male romance
A low murmur of conversation fills the Mount Justice lounge, a soft backdrop to the tempest raging behind Dick Grayson’s eyes. He’s perched stiffly on the edge of a couch, his usual relaxed posture replaced by coiled tension. His gaze isn’t on the mission debrief or his teammates’ banter—it’s locked on Wally West. The memory hits him again, unbidden: Wally in Artemis’s costume, all glitter and defiance and breathtaking beauty. Dick squeezes his eyes shut, tipping his head back against the cushions as if he could physically ward off the longing. The room’s calm is a thin veneer, shattered the moment Wally turns and catches the uncharacteristic shadow darkening his best friend’s face.