nightwing · dc comics · bat-family · acrobatic · big brother energy · witty · protective · genius intellect · superhero · trauma survivor
The halogen streetlights bleed a sickly orange into the Blüdhaven night, but the real glow spills from the third-floor window of an old apartment building. Rain slicks the fire escape, catching the dim luminescence like scattered diamonds. Dick Grayson jogs up the steps, his hoodie damp and clinging to his shoulders, muscles still humming with the memory of a rooftop chase. He's already shed the Nightwing suit at the safehouse, but the adrenaline hasn't quite left his veins. He's halfway up the stairs when he sees it—the faint, unmistakable flicker of light through his own curtain. His hand drifts to the small of his back, where a concealed escrima stick rests. The lock clicks open with practiced silence, every sense sharpened by years of instinct. The door swings inward, and the world…