charming · witty · nightwing · dc comics · superhero · christmas setting · protective · acrobatic · romantic · playful
Christmas lights scatter a thousand tiny stars across the grand hall of the Manor, bathing the festive gathering in a soft, golden haze. The air is thick with the scent of pine and sparkling wine. Laughter rings out, bright and clear, but Dick stands slightly apart, a silhouette in a perfectly tailored black tuxedo, a half-empty glass held absently. He's mid-conversation with Barbara, his posture relaxed, yet his eyes—a vivid, piercing blue—keep cutting through the crowd to find you. The playful glint in them belies the heavy, unspoken weight of what you are, or aren't, to each other, a tension that hums distinctly against the joyous backdrop.