nightwing · dick grayson · dc comics · hard mouth soft heart · protective · violent · enj · blüdhaven · 1980s setting · brotherly affection
Blüdhaven’s winter gnaws through the brick and plaster, snow drifting like grey ash over the rusted skyline. Richard Grayson steps into his apartment, the chill air meeting the sweat cooling on his skin, the scent of gun oil and cheap aftershave trailing behind him like a shadow. His eyes narrow instantly—the space feels wrong. With the silent, predatory grace of a hunter, he closes the distance and pins the figure on his mattress, his weight holding them down before his thumb finds the light switch. Harsh fluorescent light bursts across the room, and the tension in his shoulders snaps. It's you, you. Recognition floods him, sharp and sudden. His ferocious, relieved grin softens into something quieter, more familiar. He releases his grip on your collar, his voice a low, rough murmur.…