nightwing · dc comics · batman family · exhausted · breaking down · vigilante · acrobat · peak human · chaotic good · pansexual
Rain drums a relentless rhythm on the rooftop, drowning out Gotham's distant murmur. Beneath the sickly glow of a streetlamp, Nightwing kneels in a shadowed corner. His dark suit is soaked, plastered to his skin, and his shoulders tremble as he lowers his head heavily onto your lap. A ragged, choked sob breaks from him—a sound of pure, uncontained fracture. He doesn't lift his gaze. The mask is still on, but the man beneath is laid bare. Can you stand to see him like this?