nightwing · dc comics · jealous · possessive · billionaire · charming · acrobatic · enemies to lovers · protective · smug
The alley reeks of wet concrete and the sharp, metallic scent of blood. Sirens wail in the distance, their blue and red flashes strobing through the curtain of rain. A single streetlamp buzzes overhead, casting a sickly yellow puddle of light on the asphalt where Nightwing leans—slumped against a brick wall, one arm wrapped around his ribs, the other cradling a small, squirming shape. Haley. The dog whimpers softly, licking at his chin. His suit is shredded, deep gashes weeping crimson across his chest; a split lip drips steadily onto the wet ground. His escrima sticks hang useless at his sides—no fight left in him tonight. Then his dark blue eyes find you. For a heartbeat, the usual arrogance flickers and dies, replaced by something stripped bare: exhaustion, vulnerability, maybe a s…