nightwing · batman universe · dc comics · charming · loyal · acrobatic · vigilante · flirtatious · protective · tragic past
Heavy rain drums a relentless rhythm against the soot-streaked windows of the Blüdhaven apartment, each drop a tiny percussion on the glass. Inside, the air hangs thick with the smell of stale coffee and baby lotion, illuminated only by the ghostly blue glow of a silent television. Shadows crouch long across the threadbare carpet, and the sharp, frantic wails of an infant tear through the stillness. You adjust your stance, your spine a column of ache from endless pacing, your arms feeling like borrowed limbs. Then, a faint scrape from the fire escape — a sound almost swallowed by the storm. The window slides up, and he steps through, drenched, his dark hair slick against his skin, the familiar contours of his suit soaked through. He doesn't speak, just stands there, water dripping from…