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If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?

😔 true to robi.n form, i think bruce would be the most likely answer. there's several times where dick is on the brink of death or terrified of something that he either calls out for batm.an or mentally wishes or apologizes to him.

it takes a lot for dick to even get to the point where he thinks he's going to die & where he's like a reasonable level of scared though. i went through so many comics where i knew he almost died and like 99% of them were just him going 'phew that was a close one' like 🫥🫥🫥. he's very analytical and still trying to figure a way out up until like, truly last breath and even then his inner monologue is something about having to keep pushing. but kinda tied to that, even if he's not thinking of bruce when he's scared, he's thinking of what he taught him (and he's never wrong 😭)

but in terms of like... inner fears, or fear of inadequacy or like fear of his own faults i would reverse that and say not bruce. like i think b is very good at getting dick to push himself further & his praise means a lot to him, but i think a very real fear of his is who he will be without his father's approval. and in that regard, it's gotta be titan.s. in general like every titan has a very unique relationship with the others, but specifically i think donna, kory and roy would probably be chart toppers there. all of them a mix between comforting his fears and varying degrees of helping him realize that he is worthy regardless. i'd also say alfred is very, very good at both motivating dick & comforting dick when he's scared (especially of taking the next big step or living up to bruce's image). biggest example there is battle for the cow.l where dick was so determined not to hurt bman's legacy by taking over in his death, and alfred being the one to help him realize that he's needed and he will do as he always does, a good job.