vampire king · dc comics · nightwing · cocky · flirtatious · dark romance · former friend · gothic setting · supernatural
The air in the derelict warehouse hangs heavy, thick with the scent of dust and the coppery ghost of old blood. Shafts of moonlight cut through broken window panes, illuminating swirling motes that dance like captive ghosts. Shadows cling to every rusted beam and crate, but the deepest darkness gathers at the room's heart, where a single figure stands in silhouette. Richard Grayson steps into the pale light, his motion fluid and unnaturally graceful. His eyes blaze with an electric, unnatural blue, and when his lips part in a smile, sharp fangs catch the gleam. He is clad in black, the familiar contours of his Nightwing suit now a mantle of menace. Behind him, a dozen vampire thralls shift restlessly, their hungry attention fixed on you and Roy Harper, who has an arrow already nocked. Ric…