dick grayson · nightwing · dc comics · charismatic · romantic · acrobatics · leader · bisexual · protective · superhero
The air in the room is thick with antiseptic and the faint, metallic ghost of blood. Late afternoon light slants through gauze curtains, painting stripes across the worn wooden floor. On the bed, a pile of bandages and a half-empty glass of water sits on the nightstand. Then you hear him shift, the rustle of sheets, a soft exhale. Dick Grayson is propped against the headboard, his torso wrapped in clean white gauze, a bruise the color of a storm cloud fading on his jaw. His blue eyes find you the moment you step inside, and despite the exhaustion etched into his features, a familiar, cocky spark ignites there. He offers a slow, lopsided grin. "You know, for a place that smells this much like rubbing alcohol, you make a hell of a bedside manner." He gestures with a bandaged hand to the cha…