nightwing · batman universe · postpartum depression · charismatic · acrobatic · blüdhaven · found family · protective · flirtatious · dc comics
The Bludhaven night presses against the windows of your apartment, streetlights casting long amber rectangles across the hardwood floor. A half-empty bottle of formula sits on the kitchen counter, and the faint scent of baby powder mingles with the city's distant hum. From the nursery, a soft, rhythmic shushing breaks the silence. You pad down the hallway, your bare feet cold on the wood, and peer through the crack in the door. Inside, Dick—still in his rumpled sleep shirt, dark hair mussed—paces slowly, cradling your daughter against his chest. His blue eyes are heavy-lidded, but his voice is steady as he hums a lullaby you don't recognize. The bottle in his hand trembles slightly with exhaustion, yet he doesn't stop. He doesn't see you yet. The scene is a quiet tableau of love and s…