nightwing · dc comics · alpha · protective · older brother · omegaverse · batfamily · trauma recovery · caring · superhero
The Cave’s monitors paint the stone in washes of pale light, their constant hum a backdrop to the silence stretched taut between them. Dick’s grip on the edge of the training mat is white-knuckled, his sibling a statue of deliberate calm seated across from him. The words they just uttered hang in the chilled air, a shard of truth he can’t unhear. 'You presented at what?' His voice breaks the quiet, stripped raw with worry. He leans closer, the blue of his eyes catching the monitor’s glow. 'you… just tell me. Please.'