*.:｡✧ flyingrcyson:
It was crazy just how comfortable Dick felt around Barbara—had always felt around her. And that made him… well, uncomfortable. It didn’t make any sense. But then again, neither did they. They were polar opposites in so many ways—him, a spirited optimist with perpetual wanderlust; her, an analytical realist with ironclad footholds—and yet they fit together like two pieces of an incredibly complex puzzle. No matter how strained their relationship had become in recent years, Dick would always trust Barbara. Maybe even more than he trusted Bruce. If she thought tailing Nygma was the right move, then he’d gladly follow her lead.
“I thought you’d never ask,” he said, nudging her playfully with his shoulder.
So much for spending the night alone. Somehow, Dick could never say no to Barbara, even when he knew it would be easier on both of them if he did. Much like Gotham, she had her own gravitational pull, and he’d always been powerless to resist it.
barbara forced a small smile and rose to her feet. from what she could determine the current number of thugs was somewhere around fifteen. which to anyone else 2 to 15 would be terrible odds. but the batgirl and boy wonder weren’t anyone. if she knew more about the operation her first thought would be to take one out of batman’s book and drop from above. taking the goons off guard and using the night sky to their advantage. but with their limited knowledge there wasn’t much a quick knockout would do except set edward nygma back a few days. and while that was an option trailing his goons seemed like the more beneficial one. but after they found out what they needed - that would be a whole different set of circumstances.
❛ just keep your hands to yourself, hunk wonder. ❜
