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Arnika by airyoubreathe
Fandoms: Nightwing (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
04 Mar 2026
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As an eight year old Robin, Dick had traversed the tightrope of good and evil effortlessly, understanding how to navigate the world's morality in the way that only a child could. He knew right, he knew wrong and he knew how to differentiate between the two. As an adult, Dick didn’t have that certainty, and he no longer ran, skipped and cartwheeled over that tightrope. Instead, he crawled in a way that felt humiliating, even when no one else knew how much he was struggling to stand.
It's been six months since Nightwing dragged himself from the burning warehouse he'd been held captive in; bloodied, broken and with the fury of an avenging phoenix. And Dick Grayson has spent that time painstakingly putting his persona back together in a way that belies the total destruction wreaked over his mind and body.
Sure, the lie isn't as perfect as he wishes it was. But none of that matters. Not really, anyway. Because as the curtains open on the performance of Dick Grayson's lifetime, he knows one bitter truth; this is his path, and he has to walk it alone.
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A study in pain, grief and the relentless sting of finding a way to heal.
Fully written and updated twice per week
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- Part 7 of Terrible Sting, Terrible Storm
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24 Feb 2026
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Dick Grayson has always known how to smile on command, how to play the part people expect — even when it tears him apart. After a public breakdown and a mission that pushes him past his limits, Bruce’s disappointment feels like another verdict he can’t escape. But Jason refuses to let him spiral alone.
In the quiet of a safe house, between coffee that tastes like ash, late-night movies, and the weight of a case too close to home, Dick has to confront the question he’s never dared to ask: who is he when he isn’t what Bruce made him?
One step at a time, he’ll have to find out.
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20 Feb 2026
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Five times Dick Grayson stepped up in a situation that did not feel safe for his brothers, and the one time they noticed.
OR: All Dick's siblings know he is a mother-hen, but these protective tendencies tend to escalate at galas or balls. They assume it's because they cannot fight without their costumes, but they are wrong.
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07 Sep 2025