How To Guess a Robin's Identity

Happy Birthday (We'll Laugh About This Someday)

Hello everyone.

This is for Dick Grayson's birthday in the comics (21st March).

In my mind Robin is turning 14 as this is set around the first year after season 1.

Barbra is in training to be Batgirl so she knows about the team.

Warning: implied/referenced child abuse.

No offense to any rich people intended.

Anyway hope you enjoy.

Robyn

It started with Richard 'Dick' Grayson. The weird kid in her school that was two years younger than her but seemed to continually find new ways to annoy her. He was a mathlete and genius (not that she would ever tell him that), they weren't friends but they knew of each others existence. Acquaintances she guessed would be the best term to describe their relationship, but he was also friends with her friends (not that she had many). Despite their lack of regular interactions she had always felt a weird urge to protect the little brat, like a big sister to a little brother.

According to Bette, her only true friend at Gotham Academy it was Grayson's birthday tonight and to celebrate his foster father - the famous Bruce Wayne - was having a party for the upper class and other selected guests. Unfortunately she was one of those selected guests as she was only in Gotham Academy because of the Wayne Foundation, plus apparently the kid himself had invited her (not that she had any clue why).

The only upside to these dreadful parties was Bette's presence but this time she wasn't able to attend as she had been dragged away for a family emergency, Being on her own was probably why she was in this situation in the first place. Not that she blamed Bette (much), it wasn't like she could control a family emergency.

Artemis could only spend so much time with the snobbish brats that inhabited her school before wanting to scream, so as soon as the lunch bell had rung she disappeared outside, around the back of the school to get some fresh air and peace in a private spot she had found months ago. It was times like this that she really hated being a scholarship kid in a fancy prep school full of rich brats.

When she arrived she found that she wasn't the only one with the idea (or the only one able to find the quiet spot). Grayson and his closest friend at Gotham Academy (and one of his only actual friends, and also one of her own friends), Barbara Gordon, were perched on the small wooden bench hidden around the back of the school. She had no idea what the original colour of the bench was, over time it had been covered in graffiti by rebellious, but still stupidly rich, teenagers.

They seemed to be having a very animated whispered conversation. Hands were waving and pointed looks were being exchanged. Need for fresh air forgotten, Artemis sneaked forward and hid behind a nearby bin. Her curiosity had taken over and she was leaning forward straining to hear what they were saying. She only felt a little guilty but her curiosity had mostly overpowered that (she was eavesdropping, so sue her).

"... I know Bruce cares, I understand that he has a reputation to uphold but does he really need to use my birthday as an excuse to maintain it? Especially as the guests are all rich snobs who only care about money. It doesn't help that you're leaving me alone." Dick whined frustrated. Artemis had to hold back a wince, so maybe the kid wasn't as much as a snob as the rest of the school, she even felt slightly bad for the kid (and mildly victorious - at least she wasn't the only one who would be suffering alone at the party).

"You know I'm sorry, but I can't make it. My dad needs me. At least Artemis will be going as well." Barbra tried to reason with the upset birthday boy. Artemis leaned even closer curious about what Grayson would say about her. She really hadn't expected her name to come up and it just made her even more curious.