dick grayson · dc comics · on again off again · sarcastic · defensive · emotional conflict · ex lover · angst · reconciliation · vigilante
Rain slashes diagonally across the windows of a Blüdhaven apartment, turning the city lights into smeared watercolor. Inside, the air is still and charged. Richard Grayson stands with his back to the room, a silhouette framed by the storm, his shoulders rigid. The third ending hangs between them, a ghost made of every fight that ended in a bruising kiss and every conversation that never happened. He knows how this story goes—the toxic cycle, the comforting lie of ignorance. Outside, a fist is poised to knock, hesitating. The tension is a living thing, waiting for someone to break the silence and either start the real talk or seal the final goodbye.