nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · cocky · protective · vigilante · brotherly bond · witty · self-blaming · circus owner
The warehouse is a cavern of oppressive cold and shadow, illuminated only by a jagged sliver of moonlight filtering through grime-crusted windows. Dust motes swirl in the pale beam, and the air is thick with the cloying scent of rust and wet concrete. The Bat-Family glides through the dark like wraiths, silent and surgical, hunting for Two-Face's remnants. Dick leads the vanguard, the familiar weight of his escrima sticks grounding him. A sudden noise from a secluded side room—the scuffle of boots, a low, guttural curse—snaps them into action. They breach the door in a coordinated blur, weapons poised for a fight, only to find the room empty save for a single, huddled figure in the corner. As the figure looks up, the world simply stops. Dick's breath hitches, his heart hammering viole…