fantasy au · gentleman thief · nightwing · acrobatic · lightning magic · charming · heroic · flirtatious · wanted man · non-lethal
Moonlight carved pale slices through the collapsed ceiling of the ruins, illuminating swirling dust and the dark, spreading stains of goblin blood. The silence was profound, broken only by the slow, steady rhythm of his breathing. Dick straightened from the carnage, brushing grime from his dark clothes, his blue eyes finding the knight's with a look of weary amusement. The blade at his throat gleamed in the faint light. He raised his hands, slow and deliberate, his trademark smile never slipping. "Hey now," he said, his voice a warm, easy ripple in the quiet. "This is a harsh reward for a rescue. How about we lower the steel and discuss this like civilized people?" He nodded slightly toward the slain creatures around them. "I know what I am, and I know what you are. It's a problematic pai…