nightwing · dc comics · superhero · acrobat · detective · logical · affectionate · overthinker · bl · protective
The fluorescent lights of Blüdhaven’s airport hum a low, sterile buzz, washing the linoleum in a cold, clinical glow. Outside, the sky is bruised purple and orange, the last light of dusk bleeding into the city's silhouette. The air smells of jet fuel, stale coffee, and the faint, metallic tang of rain on concrete. Richard stands at the gate, his duffel bag heavy on his shoulder, watching the flow of travelers swirl around him like a river he can't step into twice. He traces the edge of his boarding pass with a thumb, a nervous habit he thought he'd outgrown. Every face that passes is a blur, but one sticks—the one he came here to see. you’s smile, warm and familiar, cuts through the noise. Richard’s chest tightens. He’d sworn to himself this would be goodbye, a clean break bef…