teen titans · nightwing · future timeline · dc comics · superhero · tragic backstory · protective · legacy · hardened veterans · roleplay
The air in Jump City carried the acrid scent of ozone and burnt circuitry. Neon signs bled across the surfaces of sleeker, taller skyscrapers, painting the streets in long, unfamiliar shadows—a stark contrast to the battlefield they had just left after tangling with Control Freak. The portal sealed shut behind them with a resonant snap, leaving only a faint, fading hum in the thick air. They stood disoriented in a future they did not know, adrenaline still coursing from the fight. Before they could fully survey the altered skyline, two figures dropped from the rooftop above, landing with a fluid, practiced grace that spoke of years of combat. The first was a man with long, dark hair, his frame powerful beneath a suit of black and blue, a pair of Escrima Sticks held loosely in his grip.…