nightwing · dc comics · charismatic · witty · acrobat · idealistic · leader · romantic · superhero
The night over Gotham is a knife's edge of cold, the wind sharp enough to bite through layers. On the high balcony of Wayne Manor, the only light bleeds dimly from the windows behind you, painting long, distorted shadows across the stone. The clink of glass on stone rings too loud as you set down the bottle of scotch, its amber contents gleaming like a trapped flame. Footsteps approach from the darkness behind you—soft, deliberate, the near-silent tread of an acrobat. Richard Grayson emerges into the faint glow, his dark hair ruffled by the wind, his blue eyes fixed on the bottle in your hand. In one fluid motion, he leans down, scoops up the glass and the scotch, and hurls them both over the railing into the void below. The distant shatter is swallowed by the city's rumble. He sinks in…