New kid, same cape
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Pt. 2
Maybe you're not so bad after all
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A/N: sooo, this took longer to finish then i expectedd ;-; sorry chat, i've been obsessed with eltingville club and writing this fantasy story with some friends, BUT WE'RE BACK YAY ! i don't know how to write action so i'm rlly sorry, but uhh enjoy !
“...wanna join me for a patrol?”
You perked up, taking a step closer to him, “Wait, really??”
Dick nodded with a smile, holding back a laugh at your optimism—god, he missed that— “Well, I've never actually seen you in action. Plus if old man Bruce recruited you, then I’d hope that you’re something worthwhile.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” You asked, your tone playful while raising a brow.
“Just saying,” Dick began with a sly tone, “...you haven’t been Robin long enough to make the headlines everyday”
“Specifically everyday?” I asked, watching as Dick tensed up for a moment. “Still keeping tabs? Am I gonna end up like you when you move on from the Robin mantle?”
Dick scoffed, “You say that like it’s a bad thing!”
“I mean…” I muttered, giving a small shrug as you glanced away.
“Wow, okay, attitude much… but” Dick started, catching your attention, “You’re pretty entertaining… Now answer the question, patrol or no?”
“I’d be a pretty crappy Robin if I said no.”
“Maybe you’re not too much of a snot-nosed brat.” Dick said with a smirk before leaping off the building without another word.
You quickly followed, using your grappling hook to follow Dick across the city. You looked over Blüdhaven, the city reminding you of Las Vegas, but with a rank odor, and a poor population, and a crime rate just about worse than Gotham… why did people live here again?
The two of you eventually landed on another rooftop, Dick perched on the ledge, intently scanning over the surroundings. “There.” He spoke up abruptly.
Your gaze followed his to see 4 men ganging up on one young looking woman and an elderly lady, attempting to rob them, maybe even worse. Neither of you had to say anything out loud before launching off.
Dick took the lead, standing just a bit behind the men. “Step away from them”
The red-head with the lazy eye spoke up first, “We’ll do what we want” The other men nodded along, all of them sporting dark clothing.
Dick sighed, “Alright, well this is on you.”
He pulled out his electrified escrima sticks as he ran at them, the men swarming him. Punches flew, bullets were shot and dodged, swift kicks to the gut. It was no wonder Dick had managed to make such a name for himself here.
You looked over at the two terrified women, quickly running over to them. “Are you ladies alright?”
“He… he t-took my ring…” The young blonde woman muttered out, teary eyed, pointing at the lanky black haired scum. The older woman clung onto her arm, clutching nothing. It didn’t take much to see the other red-head holding the old woman’s handbag.
Your brows furrowed, leaping into the tornado of punches and elbows to the jaw without a second thought. You went after the lanky one first, it was easy. All you had to do was jab him in the back of the neck with a rock on the ground, and snatch the ring he was holding onto. It was the red-head with a big build that was the problem. While Dick was held up with the green eyed criminal you jumped onto the guy, poking him in the eyes, a satisfying yell escaping his cracked lips.
As he fell to the ground, rubbing his sore eyes, you grabbed the old woman’s slightly worn out beige handbag and landed a swift kick to his head. You wasted no time running over to the women, handing them their belongings.
“Here, now let's get you outta here.” You hurriedly ushered them away, giving the lanky criminal who was holding his aching stomach in pain a kick in the back while walking past. You looked around for any other possible criminals or threats around while walking them to their apartment. It didn’t take long until they arrived at their destination, you were about to run back over to Dick to check if he was okay but the old woman gently held your wrist. You turned around, barely having time to breath before she pulled you into a hug. Not a tight hug that squeezed the air out of your lungs, but it was still enough to make your heart ache a bit. The young woman uttered out a shaky, “...thh-thank you”
You gave her a nod and a smile, before the two walked into their apartment building. The remnants of a floral perfume lingered on your bright yellow cape.
Dick landed behind you with a quiet ‘thump’.
“Sooo,” He began, “Taking all the credit I see”
You turned around, light-heartedly rolling your eyes, “Hey, I helped you out back there, admit it, I make a pretty good Robin!”
Dick let out a small chuckle, “C’mon lets head up to a rooftop.”
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“...and you were surrounded by them and just BAM! And then I snuck in and POW!”
Dick let out a laugh, clutching his stomach, “Alright, alright, you’re gonna wake up the entire city!”
“I’m glad I snuck out here! This was a lot more fun than I thought it would be!”
“That so? What’d you expect?”
“I dunno, I just didn’t think it would be like… this.”
“Mm, yeah fair enough. I didn’t expect this either…”
There was a silence—a comfortable silence. When you first came out here, you didn’t expect to be laughing it up with the Nightwing after stopping a couple losers from robbing two nice ladies. You thought it’d be a more… melodramatic argument to prove that you were worthy of taking up the Robin mantle. But, you weren’t complaining. Neither of you were.
You were about to speak up to thank Dick for this when—
“Robin.”
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i was planning on making this longer but, i need content for chapter 3 i'm sorry chat </3 ALSO HOPE THIS WASN'T TOTAL DOGSHIT, I'M TERRIFIED OF MISCHARACTERISING ANY OF THE CHARACTERS THANKS FOR READING THO !!!