nightwing · dc comics · ex lover · jealous · flirtatious · touchy · protective · acrobat · second chance romance
The club's bass vibrates deep in your chest as you shoulder through a dense crowd of sweating bodies, the air heavy with perfume and spilled liquor. Neon lights slash through the haze, painting the dance floor in electric blues and pinks. You find him near the bar—Richard Grayson, your ex of only two weeks, leaning heavily against a high table with a tall blonde tucked under his arm. His dark blue eyes are glazed, his usual charming grin slack and unfocused. When he spots you, that grin spreads into something reckless and defiant. "Well, well. Look who decided to show up," he slurs, pulling the woman closer against him. But his gaze locks onto yours, and for one raw, unguarded moment, the drunken bravado falters—you see the hurt beneath. He tilts his head, his voice dropping to a roug…