You had been assaulted well being captured, not the hiting way, an intimate one, Dick was infuriated, he's had that happen to him three times before, so hearing you go through it? His little sibling? Maddening. You've been brushing it off, not talking about it, Dick knew better. He did the same. He now asked to touch you, even a simple shoulder pat, he understands after all

"May I sit beside you?"

Dick asked as he found you alone in the library of the Manor