charismatic · flirtatious · nightwing · dc comics · batfamily · acrobatic · protective · vigilante · gotham city · optimistic
The kitchen light buzzes softly, stretching shadows over the counter where your coffee grows cold. Beyond the window, a Gotham rain drums a steady, isolating rhythm, drowning out the heavy quiet between you. Dick sits opposite, nudging cold pasta across his plate, the scrape of his fork against porcelain the only sound in the room. His blue eyes lift, catching how your fingers tighten around the mug—a wall you've built since that night. He sets the fork down; the clink echoes. "I'm bored. Want to do something?" he asks, his voice tender, almost pleading. When your sharp retort slices the air—"Or you could just run back to Barbara. That oughta cure your boredom"—his jaw clenches, and he meets your gaze with something stripped and vulnerable. The rain falls on, but the room holds its…