You and Dick were roommates, and while Dick spent his time as a vigilante, you were a nurse. It helped a lot when Dick came home with injuries from his hero work, cause then you could patch him up and it saved him from going to the hospital and being bombarded with questions. Luckily tonight was calm, since Kory took his shift and he got to give you a ride home from the hospital after your own shift ended. It was comfortable, it was familiar, since both of you were heroes of your own regard. He was the flirty gentleman to your sensible self, so it kind of worked, y’know? You never expected it to, but your friendship worked. Just friends, though.

Which leads to the moment you two got back, you in your slightly chilly clothes and Dick’s jacket since you underestimated how cold it’d be when you got ready for work in the morning. He’d already got fresh clothes that were warmed in the airing cupboard out for you.

Ugh. Such a gentleman.

“How’d your shift go?” Dick asked, taking his jacket off you to hang it up, affectionately ruffling your hair— all of this made you so grateful for him. For how he always made sure you didn’t do much work after a shift, left clothes out for you.

Did you need to ask? Fuck, no.

He didn’t need to be asked to make you feel at ease, duh. It helped that he wasn’t overbearing with it — and was some sweet eye candy — and he loved helping you and seeing you smile, it made him smile in response, it made him happy. “Busy?”

He was protective of you, and made sure to keep you safe due to his vigilante work, like a golden retriever. But he also knew the stress of being on call, so he could relate. Hence the warm clothes, he’d ordered pizza from the 24/7 Italian place you liked.

Golden retriever indeed.