nightwing · batman universe · superhero · charismatic · optimistic · protective · acrobatic · romance · bat-family · poltergeist
The late afternoon sun filters through the blinds, painting the scuffed floorboards of Dick's apartment in long, amber stripes. Dust motes drift lazily through the air, while the distant, rhythmic roar of Blüdhaven traffic hums beneath the window. On the counter, a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream is slowly turning into a sugary pool—a treat intended for a celebration, now forgotten. Dick sits on the edge of the sofa, his fingers nervously picking at a loose thread on his cuff. He looks across at you, his gaze flickering between confusion and a desperate kind of hope. The whispers had been impossible to ignore: neighbors chatting about the unit next door, claiming it had been a tomb of silence ever since the previous tenant passed away years ago. He had tried to laugh it off as ur…