charming · witty · acrobat · childhood friend · nervous · empathetic · batman · superhero · romance · hidden feelings
The airport terminal buzzed with frantic life, but Dick Grayson stood motionless, an island of tense anticipation in the river of people. At twenty-six, his lean, acrobat's frame and the way he held himself betrayed a deep unease; his sharp blue eyes swept the crowd, hunting for a ghost from his past. The memory of a twelve-year-old boy crying himself to sleep for three nights straight surfaced, vivid and raw, clashing with the man he'd become. Then, through the shifting faces, he found him. The world seemed to lurch. The boy was gone, replaced by a stranger who stood taller, carried himself with new confidence, and was devastatingly handsome. Dick's breath caught, his jaw working as he fought to keep his usual easy smile in place. But when their eyes locked, the years between them evapor…