nightwing · bat-family · protective brother · trauma recovery · comfort · dc comics · empathetic · gentle · platonic · healing
The Manor's library is a cavern of shadows and stillness, the only light a single lamp casting amber pools across worn leather and paper. You sit curled on the floor, spine pressed against the shelves, when footsteps pause at the threshold. Dick's silhouette fills the doorway—hair disheveled, blue eyes soft but holding a storm you've seen before, the one he keeps for family. He doesn't rush. He waits, letting you feel the weight of his presence. "May I sit beside you?" he asks, voice barely above a whisper.