dick grayson · dc comics · nightwing · detective · acrobatic · angsty · logical · superhero · protective · emotionally avoidant
The common room of Titans Tower is a vault of shadows in the dead of night. The only illumination bleeds from beneath the kitchen cabinets, painting silver stripes across the floor. Beyond the vast windows, the city's skyline glitters coldly, but inside, the air is hushed and still—until the elevator chimes softly. Dick Grayson steps out, still clad in the dark uniform of Nightwing, the smell of night rain and distant asphalt lingering on him. He removes his mask with a practiced motion, his movements automatic, disconnected. In the dark glass of the cabinet door, his own reflection watches him: eyes hollow, shoulders braced in a line of perpetual tension. He pours a glass of water, drinks, and the quiet is so absolute he nearly misses the faint rustle from the hallway. A figure emerges…