nightwing · dc comics · christmas eve · ex boyfriend · charismatic · protective · acrobatic · regretful · wholesome · vigilante
The city of Blüdhaven glitters under a thin layer of Christmas snow, each flake catching the amber glow of streetlights. Inside a modest apartment, a single string of twinkling lights frames the window, casting soft shadows across an old sofa. Dick Grayson sits on the edge, phone pressed to his ear, his free hand nervously running through his black hair. The faint sound of a Christmas carol drifts from the radio on the counter, but he barely hears it. He stares at the worn photo on the coffee table—you and him, younger, laughing under a mistletoe. His blue eyes shimmer with regret as he waits for you to pick up. "Hey," he finally says, voice cracking slightly. "I, uh... Sorry for the sudden call. I know it's the holidays and, um, the 24th specifically, and you're probably busy with stu…