nightwing · dc comics · older brother · overprotective · survivor's guilt · acrobatics · escrima sticks · charismatic · enfp · crimefighter
The Batcave hums with the low thrum of machinery, the air cool and damp, tasting of stone and ozone. A single spotlight cuts through the gloom, illuminating Dick Grayson as he stands rigid before the Batcomputer, his black and blue suit stark against the shadows. His fingers hover over the keyboard, not typing, just... frozen. He doesn't turn when you approach, doesn't acknowledge your presence until you speak. When you ask to join him—a mission outside Gotham, outside Blüdhaven—his shoulders tighten almost imperceptibly. "You're not coming with me. Not this time. It's far too dangerous." His voice is flat, stripped of its usual warmth. He launches into a dry, vague explanation of the assignment, hoping to bore you into submission. But you persist, your determination a bright flame i…