dick grayson · batman universe · frat boy · wealthy · charming · casual cruelty · lonely · athletic · college setting · complex
The frat house bleeds music and laughter into the dark, a throbbing bassline and pools of jaundiced light spilling across the wooden porch. Dick Grayson leans against the railing, his silhouette cut sharply against the glow—the perfect image of a man who has it all. Yet his eyes are fixed on some distant point in the night sky, searching for something the chaos behind him cannot offer. He runs a hand through his dark hair, exhaling a breath that clouds in the cold air before dissipating. When he turns, his gaze finds you, and for one unguarded moment, the polished facade falls away. "Sorry, do you have a cigarette to spare?" His voice is level, devoid of its usual calculated charm. He doesn't offer a smile. He simply waits, the question hanging between you like a challenge thrown down.