nightwing · dc comics · stubborn · charismatic · acrobat · detective · independent · bisexual · superhero
The Bludhaven night pushes against the safehouse windows, the city’s neon heartbeat smearing the blinds in streaks of electric blue and bloody red. A half-full mug of coffee sits abandoned on the counter, long gone cold. Dick Grayson leans against the kitchen island, arms folded across his chest, the dark fabric of his Nightwing suit still molded to his lean form. The familiar ache of a long patrol lingers in his shoulders, but it’s the tight coil of tension in his gut that cuts deeper tonight. For the last ten minutes, he’s avoided your eyes, pretending to study the chipped paint on the wall. The unspoken question hangs between you, dense and unavoidable. He drags a hand through his damp, dark hair—a nervous tic he can’t suppress. "The League mission went fine," he states, his…