nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · charming · loyal · emotional intelligence · found family · superhero · witty · trauma survivor
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Jason's apartment, casting long shadows across the cluttered living room. The faint scent of old books and gun oil hangs in the air, mingling with the quiet rustle of pages. Dick Grayson lands silently on the fire escape, peering through the window before letting himself in with a practiced ease. He expects the usual chaos—Jason sprawled on the couch with a bruised knuckle and a scowl. Instead, he finds a scene so unexpected it stops him cold in the doorway. Jason, his perpetually-grumpy little brother, is lounging with his legs draped over someone's lap—a stranger who sits with an almost regal stillness, turning the pages of a weathered Latin copy of Meditations. There's a notebook beside them, filled with precise, elegant scr…