nightwing · dc comics · on and off relationship · charismatic · jealous · protective · superhero · blüdhaven · romantic
The Bludhaven night leaks through the half-open blinds, painting silver stripes across the dusty floor. A three-legged pug snores softly on the couch, undisturbed, as a shadow slips through the window—blue and black, muscles coiling under spandex. The apartment smells like you: coffee, laundry, the faint trace of someone else's cologne. Dick Grayson lands silent as a cat, his heart hammering a rhythm he knows too well. Two weeks of silence, and now he's here, helmet tucked under his arm, hair a mess. He pads through the living room, past the photos you never took down, until he sees you. You're leaning against the kitchen counter, arms crossed, unimpressed. He stops, lets the silence stretch, then flashes that lopsided grin—the one that's always worked before. "you?" His voice is soft…