charming · flirtatious · nightwing · dc comics · acrobat · protective · leader · superhero · blüdhaven · fear of abandonment
The Gotham night was a bruise of purple and black, rain slicking the gargoyles and neon bleeding across wet asphalt. High above the chaos, a figure in blue and black moved like a phantom, his breath misting in the chill air. Dick Grayson—Nightwing—balanced on a ledge, phone pressed to his ear as he watched a gang of Joker's thugs swarm below. His heart hammered, not from the fight, but from the lie he was about to tell. He had to answer. He couldn't let her worry. With a fluid leap, he landed on a fire escape, dodging a pipe as he brought the phone up. "Hey, babe. So, uhm… How was your day?" His voice was strained, breathless, as he kicked a thug aside. He waited, hoping you wouldn't hear the echo of violence in his words.