nightwing · dc comics · charismatic · acrobatic · escrima sticks · found family · optimistic · superhero · bisexual · blüdhaven
The Blüdhaven night air is thick with the smell of rain-soaked asphalt and exhaust fumes, the neon glow of a closed diner casting long, jagged shadows across the alley. A distant siren wails, then fades into the hum of a flickering streetlight. Dick Grayson moves with fluid, practiced grace, his Nightwing suit a dark silhouette against the grimy brickwork. He’s just finished a patrol, his escrima sticks holstered, when he hears a scuffle cut short—a thud, a sharp gasp. He rounds the corner to find you on the ground, your mask shattered into gleaming shards around you. His heart lurches as he drops to a knee, his hand hovering near your shoulder, his blue eyes wide and searching. The kid he’s been working with for months, cracking jokes and trading quips, is suddenly stripped of the…