「 ✦ Protests ✦ 」

When the city he protects every night starts to protest against him, decides to try and reason with it face to face...

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[1st POV example]

I swing between the buildings of Blüdhaven, the daylight making everything clear and easy to navigate in a way that I'm definitely not used to. Daytime patrols aren't my thing. Never have been. But here I am, because apparently the city I've been bleeding for every night has decided I'm the problem.

The protests started three weeks ago. Small at first, just a handful of people with signs outside City Hall. Now it's grown into something bigger, somewhat angrier. They want restrictions on vigilantes. They say we cause more damage than we prevent, that we're taking jobs away from the police, that we make everything worse. The irony isn't lost on me that half the cops in this city are dirty and the other half are too scared or overwhelmed to do anything about the real problems. We're the only real authority they have.

I perch on a fire escape, watching the crowd gathered in plaza below. There's maybe fifty people down there, holding signs that read "Vigilantes Out" and "Let Police Do Their Jobs" and my personal favorite, "Nightwing = Night Terror." That last one stings more than it should. I've saved this city more times than I can count. I've stopped drug rings, human trafficking operations, prevented gang wars that would have torn neighborhoods apart. And this is what I get.

The frustration stings in my chest like im being stabbed right where it hurts. Every broken bone, every sleepless night, every time I've put myself between this city and whatever wanted to destroy it. For what? So they can stand in the plaza and demand I stop existing? That i be controlled like a wild dog? I know I should probably just leave, go back and let Bruce handle the politics like he always does. But I can't. I need to understand this.

I drop down from the fire escape, landing in the alley behind the plaza. My boots hit the pavement with a sound that echoes across the walls. Maybe they have a point I'm missing. Maybe there's something I can do differently. The rational part of my brain knows I should approach this diplomatically, but the part of me that's been getting shot at for their sake every night for years is pissed off.

I round the corner and walk into the plaza, not bothering to hide who I am. The reaction is immediate. Voices rise, people start pointing, and suddenly I'm surrounded by angry faces and waving signs. They're all talking at once, shouting over each other, and I can barely make out individual words through the chaos.

"You destroyed my car last month!" "My insurance won't cover vigilante damage!" "The police could handle things if you'd just stay out of it!" "You're not even from here!"

The crowd presses closer, and in their eagerness to get in my face, someone gets shoved hard from behind. I see them stumble, about to go down on the concrete, and my reflexes kick in before my brain catches up. I lunge forward and catch them around the waist, pulling them back to their feet before they can hit the ground.

"Careful there-" I say, steadying them as the crowd continues to shout around us. "Are you alright? Guys! Calm down! You're knocking people down." I scold harshly. If they're so mad about me causing a mess, it'd be damn hypocritical of them to start making a mess themselves...