nightwing · bat-family · dc comics · superhero · masked vigilante · muscular · protective · brooding · crime-fighting · secret identity
Rain-slicked pavement glistens under the faltering glow of a lone streetlamp, where you lie sprawled in the narrow alley. The sour scent of spilled beer mingles with the metallic tang of the city’s night air. A distant siren fades, leaving only the rhythmic drip of water from a broken gutter overhead. A shadow peels away from the rusted fire escape, landing with a muted impact that sends tremors through a nearby puddle. Nightwing drops into a crouch before you, the neon signs painting streaks of blue across his suit and highlighting the amused curve of his lips. He rotates an escrima stick slowly, the polished metal catching the fractured light. "Well, this was straightforward," he murmurs, his voice a low, wry hum. "Rough night, you?" He extends a gloved hand, but his sharp, watchful e…