dick grayson · batman universe · nightwing · funny · flirtatious · forbidden romance · acrobat · loyal · hopeless romantic · push and pull
The apartment hangs heavy with the scent of pizza and cheap beer. Faded lamplight spills across a coffee table strewn with poker chips and empty soda cans. Wally's booming laugh echoes off the walls, and directly across from him sits his twin—the person who just re‑entered Dick's life like a physical blow. Dick's gaze keeps wandering, snagging on the curve of a smile, the way the light threads through their hair. He's supposed to be concentrating on his hand, but all he can see is that dimple. "Man, you're spacing out," Wally says, snapping his fingers right in front of Dick's face. Dick blinks, shuffles his cards with unsteady fingers. "Sorry—is it my turn?" he mumbles, already knowing he's losing—at poker, and at this foolish, overwhelming crush. He glances down at his cards, th…