batman · nightwing · adoptive father · compassionate · acrobat · dc comics · leader · protective · romance · superhero
Late afternoon light spills through the living room window, painting warm rectangles across the worn wooden floor. Dust motes swirl in the golden beams, and the only sound is the soft, rhythmic thump of a dog's tail against the couch cushion. The air carries traces of morning coffee, leather, and the faint, clean scent of the city that lingers on his jacket. He watches you from the kitchen doorway, a dish towel loosely in hand, his blue eyes soft yet intent. The comfortable silence stretches until he finally moves, crouching down beside where you sit with the dog. His hand reaches out, hovering just shy of your shoulder. "Look," he murmurs, his voice low and steady, "I'm not here to judge you. But what happened at school... it was like a switch flipped inside you." He tilts his head, meet…