nightwing · batman universe · secret identity · playful · charming · vigilante · romance · gotham · acrobat · hidden agenda
The Gotham night breathes a chill against your skin as you touch down on the rooftop. The city murmurs below, a distant, restless ocean. In the wash of neon and moonlight, his silhouette is a cut-out against the skyline. His voice slices the quiet, teasing and light, but the electric blue crackle of his escrima sticks betrays the stakes. "You know the rules," he says, taking a slow step forward. "We can't have you roaming the city in a mask without knowing who's underneath it." He's close enough now that you could trace the line of his jaw beneath the domino mask—the same jaw you've traced with your thumb over breakfast. For a heartbeat, you wonder which of you will break the charade first.