[DC] Wild Taming

The English title is "Behave"

--

When a girl from the bottom of society falls for a golden boy.

--

Wild weeds grow untamed.

--

Nightwing, the first Robin, the golden boy, with a smile like the sun, lips like coral, and teeth like pearls. The man of her dreams, the god who made her heart soften, the forbidden fruit she swallowed that stuck in her throat. She is the stain on his life, the mud on his shoes, the crazy woman who keeps following him, his obsessive pursuer. She deserves to be despised and scorned, yet he is still kind to her.

--

"If I could have one night with Nightwing," a voice sighs from her lips, "then I could finally get over him..."

She lies in bed, as if asleep, or perhaps dead.

Time stands still. It feels like ages have passed, or perhaps only a second, when she hears a click at the window. Cold air pours in. She opens her eyes, feeling as if she must be dreaming.

Nightwing appears.

--

Promises can be broken, and mistakes can be made right.

--

"Do you allow me a chance to make up for my mistakes?"

"I do."

--

Lia never had Nightwing.

But he never had her, either.

She always remembers him, and he hasn't forgotten her. She can't let him go, and his feelings about her are complicated, too.

This isn't love, but it is a bond. Though she is in love alone, the effect goes both ways.

No one knows their past but the two of them: that night in the warehouse, that one-year promise. No one can talk about it or help them through it but each other. They are not lovers, enemies, friends, or strangers.

--

"Good girl, behave."

--

--

Main story: Dick is the female lead's only boyfriend by the end. She has many casual encounters with Jason, Roy (Arsenal/Speedy), and Kori (Starfire). She and Kori have a GL relationship.

Parallel-world extra: Bruce and the female lead are 1v1 from beginning to end. See my other story, "Batman, I Want to Be Robin," in my column.

--

Happy ending, easy to self-insert.

This story contains many potential triggers and is best suited to readers who don't need them flagged.

The DC characters and events are based on P52, with some elements from before and after P52, plus my own modifications. The story includes canon events: Dick and Kori's long-running relationship, his relationship with Barbara, his casual encounter with Helena (Huntress), and other casual partners and exes from canon. After breaking up with Dick, Kori dates Roy.

Theme: Follow this bitter road until you reach the stars