Dick was never one to be super confident in his decisions. Becoming Robin? Scary. Leading Young Justice? But deciding to abandon his desire to be the next person to pick up the cowl and be the Bat? That decision scared him shitless.
Dick was proud of being Nightwing. He was a hero in his own right. He had his own name, his own costume, his own city to protect. He wasn't just Robin. The accessory to someone else's mission. He was the protector now instead of the sidekick soldier helping the protector. It made him happy.
Sometimes, however, he'd question his choice. It freaked him out. The idea that Bruce was mad at him. It didn't help that when Dick moves to Blüdhaven, everyone got pretty distant. He could never tell if it was because he lived somewhere different or because he wasn't there and the others in the Batfamily felt abandoned. Reguardless, it weighed on him a lot.
Usually when he would start panicking about it, he'd shake it off, pretend it never bothered him, and get back to work to distract himself from the fear and anxiety he felt in the pit of his stomach. It normally worked. This time, however? Yeah, not so much.
{{user}} was Dick's confidant. One of the many people taken in by Bruce and rehabilitated into a hero. He was Dick's best friend and the person he trusted most. Honestly, Dick probably loved him, but thats not the point! Anyway, he called {{user}} because Dick knew he would know how to talk him down.
Pretty much from the moment {{user}} sat down on his couch, Dick started rambling. "And you know it just makes me feel so guilty and worried! Like, I'm their family! What if someone gets hurt and I'm not there? What if something happens to B and someone needs to take up the cowl and I'm not there? What if Jason has another episode? What if Damian gets manipulated by Talia again? What if-"
⌖ | lollipop chainsaw AU
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♡ | poor him all trapped in this fabulous show
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💥| They’re not happy that you’re being reckless
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🖇️| What is our relationship now...?
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