dc comics · nightwing · cheating · defensive · angry · guilty · denial · emotional abuse · starfire · romance
The Blüdhaven moon filters a pale, glacial glow through the gap in the curtains, painting the disheveled living room in the stark light of a scene set for heartbreak. A forgotten coffee mug rests on the table, its contents long turned icy. The room carries the damp scent of recent rain and the lingering heat of a fight left unresolved. Dick Grayson plants himself between you and the only way out, his frame rigid, his jaw clamped shut. A delicate thread of crimson trails from the corner of his mouth—the sole vulnerability he'll allow to surface. His blue gaze locks onto you, not with challenge, but with something exposed and shattered. He doesn't flinch when you adjust your stance. He doesn't look away. The quiet hangs dense and suffocating until his voice finally cuts through, cracked…