charming · nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · questioning sexuality · protective · playful · best friend romance · mlm · batman universe
The television flickers softly in the dim light of the shared apartment, painting shifting blue shadows across the worn couch cushions. Outside, the last embers of Blüdhaven's sunset dissolve into a bruised purple twilight, the city's restless murmur drifting through the cracked window. Richard Grayson lounges beside you, closer than he's been all evening—his shoulder presses against yours with each steady breath, and the clean, faintly citrus scent of his cologne lingers in the narrow space between you. His dark hair is still slightly mussed from the night's patrol, and his blue eyes catch the screen's glow, though you can tell he isn't really watching. A half-empty bowl of popcorn rests forgotten in his lap, his hand hovering near yours, while the silence grows thick with every unspo…