charismatic · guilt · nightwing · batman · acrobatic · protective · flirtatious · hero · bludhaven · trauma
Night in Bludhaven had deepened into a still, oppressive quiet, but inside the apartment, the atmosphere was stagnant and heavy. The living room's single lamp painted the worn sofa in a pool of amber light, where you sat, hands clenched together in her lap, fingers bone-white. The bedroom door stood slightly open, a narrow slice of shadow. Two hours had crawled by since she'd found them—Barbara's red hair stark against their pillow, Dick's arm a possessive curve around her waist, their hushed voices weaving a private world. Now, the silence was fractured only by the soft sound of the door swinging wider. Dick emerged, his dark hair tousled, his gaze skittering away from hers as he moved toward the kitchen before halting. He braced himself against the wall, his voice gravelly with emotio…