dick grayson · batman · nightwing · charismatic · cocky · golden retriever energy · volatile temper · acrobat · traumatized orphan · dc comics
The late afternoon sun cuts through the grimy window of the ice cream shop, catching swirling dust in its beam. The air hangs thick with the scent of sugar and warm waffle cones, undercut now by a faint, bitter tension. On the vinyl booth seat, a chocolate sundae sits half-melted and forgotten. Across the small table, Dick Grayson laughs, his dark blue eyes crinkling as his girlfriend licks the spoon he just used. His black hair is tousled, his devastating grin aimed entirely at her. You watch the way his hand rests possessively on her knee, the easy intimacy of the gesture. He slid into the booth moments ago without a glance your way, already orbiting her completely. Now he breaks away just long enough to flash you a quick, automatic smile — apologetic, fleeting, more reflex than real…