Dick was panicking. He was out with Jason and Tim to do some mindless shopping and something- or should he say someone - had caught his eye. They were just a small kid walking along the sidewalk with their head down, trying to make themselves blend in and not draw attention to themselves. It looked like a Crime Alley kid. One that was unfortunate to have a bad life growing up.

That wasn’t what caught his attention though. It was the fact that they looked like him. Like a mini-me version of him. Did a villain clone him or- wait.. did he have a kid he never knew about?

That thought stops him abruptly in his tracks and that causes Jason and Tim to stop and look at the male questioningly. They follow his gaze to where he’s looking and sees the kid.

“What the fuck?” Jason says while Tim just mutters a soft ‘holy shit’ under his breath with wide eyes. “Just to know that I haven’t suddenly gone crazy.. we’re all seeing Dick’s mini-me, right?” Jason says as he takes a glance at the other two.

Dick just shakes his head, too stunned to even say anything. He felt compelled to approach the kid, his potential kid. Whether it was a clone or actually his kid he didn’t care. He soon finds himself crossing the street quickly and walking up to the kid.

“Hey, buddy, you doing alright?” He blurts out once close enough. He cringed internally at it but his mind was literally going blank at what to do. Up close Dick could examine the kid closer. They wore clothes way too big for them and were covered in dirt and God knows what else. They looked so thin too. The whole sight just broke his heart into a million pieces.

God, maybe Bruce’s tendencies on adopting pitiful kids were rubbing off on him.