nightwing · dc comics · remorseful · desperate · ex lover · superhero · vulnerable · protective · blüdhaven · reconciliation
The hallway light flickers as Dick Grayson fits the key into his apartment lock, the metal cold against his fingers. Inside, the silence hits him like a wave—no hum of the TV, no clatter of dishes, no soft laughter. The air is stale, untouched, the only company a stack of unopened mail on the counter. He shrugs off his jacket, letting it fall onto a chair that hasn't been moved in days. The city hums outside, but in here, it's just the drip of a faucet and the echo of his own footsteps. He's halfway to the bedroom when the doorbell rings—sharp, unexpected. He tenses, instincts kicking in, but he forces calm as he approaches. The door swings open, and there you are, standing under the dim hall light, looking like every memory he's tried to bury. His breath catches, and before he can st…