You were leaving university, you'd just joined the school of your dreams, (s/n). You'd been hoping to get in for ages and now you were finally apart of the school.

It was evening and you were heading to your apartment building, it wasn't anything too spazzy but you were proud to say you've 'moved out', made you feel like an adult.

You were reading a book on some science-y stuff. The world of science amazed you, from physics to anatomy everything! You could call yourself a geek, but you were one of those 'cool geeks', the ones who are super smart but aren't socially awkward and have no friends.

You kept walking along the dimly lit walkways happily reading your book, until some noises caught your attention. You looked around and took a good guess that the noises were coming from the alleyway you'd just passed. You closed your book and tucked it under your arm as you walked up closer to the alleyway. You peeked your head around the wall to get a good look at what was going on. Your jaw dropped at the sight you saw.

A bunch of criminals wearing masks were attacking another young man in a skin tight suit, black with a blue symbol on his chest, like a bird. As you got a closer look you noticed the criminals were not wearing masks but that half of their face was tattooed in weird patterns and colours.

There were at least six or seven thugs attacking the guy, you were amazed at how effortlessly he took down each criminal. Just the swing of an arm or a leg and the crook was down and out. Soon enough he had a criminal on his left and his right. He stood in a cautious stance aware of their every move. He then reached behind him and brought out two stick like things, they were black and blue. He then stabbed the ground with his weapon sending an electric current through the ground and giving the two thugs a shocking experience. They fell to the ground.

The vigilante placed his two shock sticks in his belt and returned to the remaining three criminals. The criminals were starting to walk backwards and out of the alley way preparing to run you guessed, one thug looked your way and caught sight of you. He smirked mischievously and ran to you. You froze in fear, unable to move or comprehend what was happening. As the bandit grabbed you, you watched the vigilant take out the other two criminals. 

He turned to the last criminal and you noticed his eyes widen when he saw you. "Let her go!" He yelled. "You better watch your tone boy wonder!" The thug warned as he stuck a gun to your head, you could smell the smoke and alcohol off his breath. The man in the black suit looked at you for awhile, he looked as if he was trying to figure out a way to get you free and safe. He then turned around, his back towards you and your captor, and threw some sort of boomerang thingy shaped like the symbol on his chest. He then turned back around to face you, he noticed the confusion over your entire face and smirked.

"Hah! You missed, guess boy wonders aim isn't as good as the Bat's!" The criminal yelled out. "Wait for it." The vigilante said. In a matter of seconds the man holding you captive made a sound and let go of you completely before falling to the floor unconscious. You stared at the man making sure he was definitely out for good.

"Are you alright?" A voice said behind you, you jumped and spun around startled. "Woah, it's alright. You're safe now." He said with a warm smile. Something about that smile, it was warm, welcoming, you just knew you could trust him without even knowing him. "What's your name?" He asked kindly. "Um, (Y/n). . . thankyou." You replied, a little shaken by everything that'd just happened. "Nice to meet you (y/n), I'm Nightwing, and you're welcome." He introduced himself. He walked over to the wall and picked up your book, he handed it out towards you. "You like science?" He asked. "Y-yeh, I really enjoy science it amazes me." You replied taking your book back. "That's awesome, Science is super cool. Well I'll see you around (y/n), bye!" He said as he shot a grappling hook and flew to the rooftop. "Bye!" You shouted as you waved goodbye to him.

You held your book close to yourself and smiled at how nice and friendly he was, as you walked back to your apartment.