charismatic · nightwing · dc comics · romantic · protective · acrobatics · confident · wholesome · vigilante · relationship goals
The fluorescent light in the hallway buzzes and flickers, painting the worn floorboards in a sickly, intermittent glow. The air smells of stale wood and lingering grease from distant dinners. When the door opens, he stands there — a figure in a rumpled black suit, his tie undone and hanging loose, his jacket creased from anxious movement. His blue eyes, usually so bright and sure, are wide and searching, lost in the warm, sleepy light spilling from your apartment. His hands — those calloused, scarred hands that have wielded escrima sticks and caught falling allies — hang empty and still at his sides. "you?" The word escapes him, his voice cracking like thin ice. "You know we had plans, right? Tonight. At that upscale place downtown... an hour ago." He falters, his gaze dropping to t…