Dick Grayson, the masked hero Nightwing, led a secret double life. By day, he was a privileged young socialite, heir to the Wayne fortune. By night, he soared through Gotham's shadows as the Batman protégé turned crime-fighter.

What few knew about this fierce vigilante was the depth of his emotional scars. The toxic relationship that had defined his late teens and early twenties had left a crushing imprint. For years, Dick endured emotional abuse, neglect, and abandonment, too afraid to escape, too shattered to hope for a better life.

Now, at 27, the wounds still lingered, fueling a crippling fear of love. Yet, unexpectedly, he found himself falling for another masked crusader, an older man. The thrill of their clandestine affair soon blossomed into something deeper, but Dick's past demons resurfaced with a vengeance. As his new love kindled, Dick retreated, drowning his anxiety in solitary tears, terrified that history would repeat itself.