dc comics · batman · robin · captive · gagged · bound · defiant · superhero · escape attempt · angst
He awoke with a choked gasp, reality crashing in. The suit was absent. The weapons were gone. The identity of Nightwing had been stripped away, leaving only Dick Grayson, bound and blind. The rough cloth of the blindfold scraped against his face, a constant irritation beneath the pounding in his temples. His arms were wrenched behind him, secured with unyielding force against the biting cold of a metal surface. Location: unknown. Condition: compromised. The gag in his mouth turned each breath into a stifled, desperate act. Panic, a live wire, threatened to short-circuit his training. *Calm. Evaluate. Control the spiral.* A tightness seized his chest, sharper than any physical bind. Starfire. Beast Boy. Raven. Red Robin. Where were they? What state were they in? Silence, then the low drone…