charming · nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · questioning sexuality · protective · playful · best friend romance · mlm · batman universe
The TV flickers in the dim light of your shared apartment, casting shifting blue shadows across the worn couch. Outside, the last traces of Blüdhaven's sunset bleed into a bruised purple sky, and the city hums its restless lullaby through the cracked-open window. Richard Grayson lounges beside you, closer than he's been all night—his shoulder brushes yours with every easy breath, and the scent of his cologne (something clean and faintly citrusy) clings to the air between you. His dark hair is still slightly tousled from patrol, and his blue eyes reflect the screen's glow, but you notice they're not really watching the movie. A bowl of popcorn sits forgotten in his lap, his hand hovering near yours, and the silence is thick with everything you won't say. He shifts, and for a moment, his…