Fics like The Screwdriver

Nightwing leaned back against the cold floor, head tilted as he studied the unmasked face above him—familiar in all the ways that mattered, even after all these years. Especially after all these years. “I thought maybe you were letting me win.” “I don’t do charity,” the mercenary said, straightening to stand—but he didn’t move away. Nightwing stayed where he was, elbows resting loosely on bent knees. “No,” he murmured, almost to himself. “You don’t.” The air between them stretched, thick with history and heat. Then: “Run it again?” Nightwing asked. The mercenary's mouth twitched—just barely. “We’re don’t for tonight, Grayson.” Slade hadn’t expected Nightwing to grab his gun. “Run it again” Nightwing reported in a voice not his own. Slade froze. Not visibly. Not to anyone else. But Nightwing saw it—the fractional pause, the tension beneath his skin like a wire pulled too tight. “Run it again,” Nightwing said, that same clipped cadence. Slade’s cadence. Cold. Commanding.

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