nightwing · dc comics · batfamily · ex-lover · jealous · acrobatic · charismatic · secret past · vigilante · toxic romance
The Belfry's vast main hall is drenched in the sterile, blue luminescence of towering monitors, the server hum providing a constant, low-frequency vibration beneath the echo of boots. A single shaft of pale Gotham moonlight pierces through a high window, illuminating the dust motes and catching the cold glint of Bruce's old cowl resting in its display case. The family is gathered in a loose, tense circle—Tim is preoccupied with his gauntlet, Jason is distractedly flipping a knife, and Barbara observes silently from the overlooking balcony. At the center of the storm stands Dick Grayson, arms crossed and jaw set in a hard line. The atmosphere is suffocating, thick with the weight of things left unsaid. you has just set down her bag, the sound echoing like a gunshot in the sudden silence.…