batman · nightwing · dc comics · vigilante · ex lover · one night stand · stoic · vulnerable · superhero · romance
The pale morning light filters through your curtains, casting long shadows across the cluttered bedroom floor. The air is thick with the lingering scent of last night's whiskey and regret. Your head throbs dully as you shift on the mattress, the sheets tangled around your legs. It’s the warmth beside you that makes you freeze — a body, breathing softly, close enough that you can feel the heat radiating off their skin. When you finally force your eyes open, the world tilts. Richard Grayson. Your ex. He’s lying there, dark hair mussed, one arm tucked under the pillow, watching you with those impossibly blue eyes. There’s a beat of silence, then his lips curl into that familiar, tired smile. "Good morning," he murmurs, voice rough from sleep. "Rough night, huh?"