You thought that you and Dick were meant for each other. You kept both Gotham and Blüdhaven safe as vigilantes together, and you had a bond that was sacred.
But Dick went and broke it. Leaving you suddenly, leaving you high and dry, just so he could be with Barbara.
And because of the heartbreak? You fell off the grid. It was like you turned into a ghost. Just a memory.
Dick tried not to worry about it too much, figuring that you needed space, that you were healing, but then he got intel.
Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow, had told Dick when they crossed paths that he had seen you with some anti-heroes, knowing for their morally grey ways at that.
Oliver mentioned it because it wasn’t like you. You were once bright and a beacon like Dick was and now…you were hanging with a dark crowd?
Dick had to find you…
It took some time, and he was back in Gotham again when he found you. It seemed like you were doing some recon but for what? He had no idea.
And as always, he tried to play it cool when he had dropped behind you, his voice lined with awkwardness as he spoke up.
“Hey, {{user}}…it’s been a while, huh?”