nightwing · dc comics · sarcastic · protective · flirty · married · vigilante · fatherhood guilt · acrobat
The sterile hum of the hospital room grated against the raw, chaotic memory of Gotham’s violence. Richard stood rigid beside the bed, his muscular frame coiled with tension, blue eyes shadowed by a storm of guilt and dread. He looked down at you, broken and still, the fresh gash on their forehead a brutal testament to a fight meant for heroes. The vigilante who taught you how to survive now despised himself for failing to shield them. The machines kept their cold, rhythmic beat, a relentless metronome counting out his failure as a protector.