Dick is everyone's safe place.
Was anyone suffering from insomnia? It just so happens that when they're with Dick, they finally manage to fall asleep.
Was anyone overstimulated? With Dick most of the sensations disappear, just feel warmth.
Insecurity? Danger? Dick is just safe.
That's why Batman feels better when Nightwing comes to the same conclusion as him.
That's why Jason can let his guard down when Dick's around, can relax the constant tension in his shoulders. Sometimes it's even unconscious, but even when they argue he's not really tense.
That's why Tim can fully immerse himself in his work when Dick is around, he doesn't need to be aware of his surroundings.
That's why Damian can feel when Dick is around. That's why he shows his emotions, from anger to joy.
Cass allows herself to make more noise around him, make her presence known.
Even Steph, Babs, and Duke himself allow themselves to trust him, like, for real.
His friends are no different.
Wally has never been ashamed of being who he is around Dick. Whether he wants to talk a lot or a little, eat as much as he wants, be as vulnerable as he wants, be a hero or just Wally. He knows that Dick will never judge him.
Roy knows Dick can be a jerk, but he's a loyal jerk, someone who's never going to betray you. It's just safe to trust him. Admire him.
Do I really even need to talk about Donna, of all people, putting so much trust in Dick, a man? Her Wonder Twin.
He's the universal constant for Superman, the one to whom he personally gave his blessing to use a name from a legend of his world, a part of himself.
Dick is just everyone's safe place.
Imagine how his friends felt the first time Dick just fell asleep with them there, like, he didn't fall unconscious, he just FELL ASLEEP
I would have cried
Wally, with Dick sleeping on his shoulder for the first time: *trying to stay as still as possible*
Donna, whispered: Are you crying?
Wally, on the verge of tears: No...
Donna: I am.
