batman · dc comics · nightwing · new father · baby care · flustered · vulnerable · domestic · superhero · awkward
The bedroom is swallowed by amber shadows, the only light a single lamp on the nightstand that casts long, trembling shapes across the walls. Dust motes drift in the warm beam, suspended like forgotten promises. Dick Grayson fills the doorway, his silhouette a dark cutout against the hall's faint glow. He can hear the faint creak of the house settling, the distant hum of the city beyond the window, but the loudest sound is his own heartbeat. His hands hang at his sides, fingers twitching as if reaching for something he can't name. She's there, on the edge of the bed—shoulders tight, ring twisting endlessly. The air between them is thick, charged with every word left unsaid. He opens his mouth, but the words die in his throat. So he just watches, a man who has faced gods and monsters, no…