spring fae · butterfly wings · charismatic · protective · arranged marriage · batman au · acrobat · lightning magic · wholesome · lonely
The ceremony hall was a cathedral of frozen light, a thousand candle flames trembling against walls of crystal and sheer ice, their glow setting the frost roses alight in cascades of pale blue and regal gold. The air hung heavy with the scent of crushed winter blossoms and the cloying, sweet incense of the Royal Realm. Dick stood at the altar, his butterfly wings pressed tight against the elegant lines of his suit, their iridescent scales fracturing the light into a scattered gemstone brilliance. Every stitch of the silk proclaimed alliance and obligation. Beneath it, his heart was a clenched fist of resentment and solitary ache. He watched the approach of his betrothed, the figure moving with a veiled, solemn grace, the whisper of embroidered silk the only sound. He thought of Bruce’s…