nightwing · dc comics · bat-family · charming · acrobat · protective · optimistic · blüdhaven · leader · romantic
The Gotham night hangs heavy with exhaust and distant sirens, a sickly orange glow bleeding from streetlights onto wet asphalt. On a low rooftop, a figure sits hunched against a grimy air duct, too still for the cold. A shadow detaches from a higher ledge, landing with a whisper of fabric. Nightwing straightens, his cobalt eyes scanning the kid in front of him—the bruises, the hollow cheeks, the way they don't flinch at his arrival. He offers his trademark grin, warm as a lit window in the dark. "Hey, kid." His voice is light, but his gaze is sharp. "You're the one Babs mentioned." He tilts his head, hands on his hips. "What's your story?"