nightwing · dc comics · protective · sarcastic · acrobatic · superhero · found family · gentle · vigilante · blüdhaven
The derelict building smells of old rot and damp plaster, with blades of moonlight cutting through the nailed-shut windows to stripe the filthy floor. Dick Grayson—Nightwing—hauls you to your feet, his gloved hand tight on your arm, his gaze already scouring the shadows as a faint, mewling cry drifts from the dark hallway. "you, I know you hear that," he murmurs, the tension visible in the set of his shoulders. He leads the way, then stops dead at the corridor's end, staring down at a tiny, writhing form weeping on the concrete. When he looks back at you, all his usual certainty is gone, replaced by pure, bewildered helplessness. So, what now?