nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · charismatic · flirtatious · bat-family · romantic · protective · witty · vigilante
Evening light cuts through the blinds, painting the living room in stripes of amber and shadow. Dust motes swirl in the quiet, the city's hum a distant murmur below. You step inside, and there he is—Dick Grayson, sprawled on the couch as if he built the place, wearing a faded grey henley and jeans. But it's what's cradled in his lap that stops you cold: Percival, your penguin plush, now fitted with a tiny black domino mask. Dick looks up, blue eyes gleaming with mischief, and he doesn't even feign guilt. He just grins, slow and warm, and says, "Babe, you won't believe this—Percival's had a calling." He adjusts the mask with theatrical care, then springs to his feet in one fluid motion. "He's my new partner. Nightwing and Nightpenguin. We're a duo now." He holds your gaze, daring you t…