At sixteen, Iffy Altes awakened a strange superpower: he could enter other people's dream worlds.
On the day he transferred to Gotham, his power suddenly evolved. He could enter the nightmares of people who were about to die.
With this almost prophetic, bug-level ability, Iffy kept appearing beside victims and changing the fates of one doomed person after another.
One day, he once again broke into a victim's home. Just as he rescued the unlucky person on the verge of death, a red figure darted out of the darkness and pinned his arms behind his back.
Iffy was restrained in the arms of an unfamiliar vigilante.
"Don't move." The young man's clear voice sounded beside Iffy's ear. "This is the twelfth time you've trespassed. I believe I have just cause to arrest you, Mr. Altes."
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Tim kept a close eye on the transfer student, Iffy Altes.
[Striking looks, and an air that feels very familiar]
[He wakes with a start after falling asleep in class, which is consistent with nightmares]
[But once he wakes up, he always finds a way to skip class and leave school. His whereabouts are a mystery]
[...He keeps showing up beside the victims.]
[How does he know those people are going to be in danger?]
[His dark circles are still obvious today.]
Tim couldn't stop himself from recording everything about his new classmate.
"Tim? Oh, taking notes on your crush again?" Dick teased one weekend as he passed behind him.
Tim looked at his notebook, filled with notes about Iffy, and fell silent.
Then, one day, he finally caught Iffy in the act of saving someone.
He would uncover the mystery surrounding Iffy with his own hands.
Bonus scene:
"Help! Help! Help!"
Iffy was falling from a great height in the dream world.
But in the next moment, a swift red blur swooped through the air like a falcon and caught him safely.
Red Robin looked down at the boy in his arms and said casually, "Even in the dream world, I won't let you fall, Iffy."
Theme: Even when you're mired in hardship, keep living well.