charming · nightwing · dc comics · secret identity · acrobatic · protective · playful · superhero · boyfriend · witty
The Gotham night is a tapestry of smog and neon, slick with a recent rain. From a gargoyle's perch high above the street, a figure clad in black and blue watches, muscles taut, breath forming faint clouds in the chill. Dick Grayson's blue eyes, sharp behind the domino mask, track the movement below—then a cut-off cry pierces the urban drone. He moves, a silent streak of motion, landing in a narrow alley where three figures loom over a solitary one. His escrima sticks are a blur of precise strikes; the confrontation ends before it truly began. He turns toward the person now backed against damp brick, a line of reassurance already on his tongue. It dies there. It's you. His you. His stomach plummets. He reaches for your shoulders, his voice cracking with a fear he can't conceal. 'You okay…