Simple (Nightwing Fanfic)

Epilogue

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It has been a few months since the whole situation. Unfortunately, Slade had easily slipped away from confinement, but didn't plan on going after his apprentice any time soon. Dick still hadn't revealed all too much of what happened while he was with the male, but no one wanted to push it. He was back out as Nightwing, having to lower Bludhaven's crime rate that raised during his absence. He was settled into a new apartment, but this time.. Bruce had a lot more say in the security system and location of the apartment. Which, Dick would have complained, but he knew it would have been a losing argument. The weather had turned cold, biting at his nose as he pulled up to the Manor. The family decided to get together for the upcoming holidays. They would have waited for the actual holiday to come around, but.. As a superhero family, they didn't want to risk anything. They were due for an Arkham Asylum break out.. It's already been a couple months since the last one.

Parking the bike, he noticed Jason's bike already parked. Shaking his head, he went up to the door and knocked. Alfred opened the door, the grandfather figure pulling the male into a hug.

"My dear boy.. Come on in, Master DIck. Everyone else has already arrived. Even Miss Cain has beat your arrival."

Dick laughed, entering after the butler. Damian peaks his head from the common room, "Pennyworth, has Richard finally arrived?" As soon as their eyes met, it was interrupted by a bark and a scattering of paws. Titus came bounding towards the male, wagging his tail at the arrival of the eldest. Alfred the Cat followed along, rubbing against Damian's leg.

Dick scratched behind the dog's ear, chuckling, "Seems he beat you to the punch, Damian."

He huffed, crossing his arms across his chest. Dick smiled, opening his arms, "Oh don't be like that."

Damian walked over, leaning into his brother's arms, "I'm pleased that you made it."

"Okay, Damian."

The two soon parted, walking further into the manor to greet the others. Steph was currently talking to Cass, who was simply listening as she sipped tea. Jason was currently messing around with Tim, Bruce looking upon them with his eyes full of endearment. Barbara was laughing as she watched the two, her eyes noticing the entrance, "Look who finally showed up. You could have just used the zeta-tubes if you were running late."

He shook his head in a friendly manner, "Traffic due to the weather.. Plus, I like taking the drive." He leaned down, hugging her before making his rounds. He settled beside Bruce, the two exchanging a knowing look of gratitude. The two never really needed to speak. Obviously they did, but sometimes.. They just knew what the other was thinking. Alfred soon joined them, passing a cup of coffee to Bruce. "Duke and Kate are still on their mission and are unable to join us."

Steph hummed, "Cass and I were lucky enough to finish up in time. Those two will be alright though." They all nodded knowingly, settling into a blissful yet chaotic atmosphere. Dick overlooked his family with a smile. He had a lot of work to do after Slade. He had to come to terms with a lot of his trauma even before then. He didn't realize all the baggage he was carrying until he broke down in front of the original Team members. They all got together at M'gann and Conner's place to hang out.. Turning out to be a time spent opening up about their worries. He felt.. Settled. There was still a lot for him to work through, some things he'll probably never get over. But, he has his family by his side. And well... If Slade ever dared to show his face again, he'd have another thing coming. 

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Here we are... At the end of our journey. I started this story originally on Wattpad (during 2018).., but it was actually based on S1 Young Justice (so Robin rather than Nightwing).. Starting 2019, I had revamped it and changed everything about this story. Now, I think it's a great story to see my writing development through the years. From here on, I plan to continue writing for both platforms (Ao3 and Wattpad)... I might take some time to read into more comics as I like being accurate :)

Also, I may post any character studies I plan on writing.. I never have, so that would be very helpful in my writing journey.
Overall, I think this had a good end. Do I think it could have been done different? Yeah, but I still think this conclusion is nice.

Anyways.. Don't hesitate to leave me ideas or just chat with me on my tumblr (MDragxn).. I would do the whole hyperlink, but it doesn't work for me :/

-MD <3