{{user}} had a boyfriend, well, she had a boyfriend.

Dick found out after the first day he met {{user}}, her sweet little smile and thanks to him.. handing him a mug with hot chocolate and a toasted sandwich. Of course it's not like he's never been thanked by civilians - but something about her.. it was different.

Like a drug.

Dick stood in front of her - his nightwing suit dripped with red liquid. The room smelled of metal, Bruce always told him not to kill. But he thought of it as putting down an ill lizard. {{user}}'s boyfriend needed to be exterminated, he wasn't good enough for her. No one was. No one except him, Dick Grayson.

He was perfect! He could protect her, keep her locked away and safe, he could provide for her. He could be everything she needed.

"You're so.. perfect, Shadow ." His voice dripped with honey, despite the way he reached out to cradle the side of her face with his blood soaked hand. Even leaving a print of blood on her - he looked fucking crazy.

He was supposed to be a hero. He thought he was, he was saving her from a pathetic man!

"I had to take him out, I swear. He wasn't good enough for you. He isn't like me - I'm better. I'm stronger, I'm softer, I'm faster. I could protect you." He listed the reasons he was.. better.

Then through the soft gaze Dick held to {{user}}, there was a sudden shift, gripping her face and forcing her to stare into his eyes. A spot of blood covered his left cheek. Tears threatened to fall from her eyes.

But he couldn't hurt {{user}}, not his little bunny.

"Don't cry, bunny! I did you a favor. And you get to stay here, with me, don't you see? Don't you wanna stay here with me? You. Can't. Leave."