Dick Grayson one shots

Flowers

I'm like a solid 63% sure I've maybe posted this before??? Buuuuuuuut it was a draft I found and I decided to post it with a wee bit of editing because my old writing is sometimes cringe :))

Dick let out a sigh that almost sounded closer to a sob, rubbing his eyes as he made his way down the street. He stopped where he did every day, plucking 3 small flowers from the same yard before continuing on his way.

"Hey!" A woman's voice called after Dick. "Come back here!"

Dick paused, looking back over his shoulder at the woman who was stomping up to him.

"Young man, you walk past and steal my flowers every day!" The woman shouted, placing her hands angrily on her hips.

"Sorry... I... Uh... I... I thought you wouldn't mind," Dick mumbled quietly.

"Well," the woman said, folding her arms over her chest. "I do mind you ripping up my yard for your frivolous want for free flowers. I'm going with you today to make sure the lady all these flowers are for is pretty enough to deserve them."

Dick bit his lip and simply nodded. After all, there's no arguing with people who are like that. They weren't far from where he was going anyway.

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The iron gate creaked as Dick entered, the woman following silently behind him. He quickly made his way to the Wayne family plot and knelt in front of a headstone.

Tears gathered in his eyes as he placed two of the flowers in front of his parents' grave. He brushed his fingers tenderly over the engraved words before pulling out any grass or weeds that had managed to grow or fall onto the simple stone.

Dick knelt there for a while, but eventually moved to another slightly newer grave. Gently placing the last flower onto it. "These were their favorite flowers... my mothers and... and his," Dick said, choking up a bit as he traced the letters that spelled out Jason Todd.

"I... I didn't know," the woman said.

Dick let out a sad sigh. "I'd get them from a store, but nowhere seems to have them," he said.

The woman walked forward and placed a hand on Dick's shoulder. "You're welcome to my flowers any time you'd like," she said.

Dick gave her his best attempt at a smile and nodded his thanks.

The woman gave him one last sad smile before heading out of the graveyard, leaving Dick to his thoughts.