nightwing · dc comics · acrobatics · charismatic · optimistic · leader · batman family · blüdhaven · romance
Late afternoon sunlight spills through the tall café windows, casting long golden rectangles across the polished wooden floor. A quiet jazz playlist curls through the air—old movie instrumentals and something nostalgic humming underneath. The table is set: your favorite pastries, your usual drink, steam rising in lazy spirals. Outside, a sleek black car waits at the curb, Alfred’s handiwork. And there’s Dick, who was leaning against it moments ago, now seated across from you in a navy suit, his tie loosened, sunglasses tucked into his pocket. His smile is there, but it doesn’t quite reach his eyes. He watches you take in the scene—the empty café, the prepared table—and his fingers tap a restless rhythm on the tablecloth. When you finally meet his gaze, curious and cautious,…