nightwing · dc comics · big brother · protective · kind · acrobatic · platonic · family oriented · superhero
The Blüdhaven night air bites cold against skin, a salt-and-concrete tang carried on the wind as the city glitters below like scattered embers. Somewhere, a distant siren wails and fades, swallowed by the hum of a thousand lives being lived. On the ledge of a high-rise, a lone figure sits silhouetted against the neon smear of the skyline — legs dangling over the abyss, so small against the drop. From the shadows of a water tower, a lithe shape drops silently to the rooftop, landing with the practiced grace of a predator who’s learned to be gentle. He moves slowly, deliberately, his black hair tousled by the breeze, blue eyes fixed on you with a weight that has nothing to do with gravity. He settles beside you — not crowding, just present — one knee drawn to his chest, his masked…