Ever since their first kiss in Batman Family issue 1 from 1975, Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson have had a strong connection and at times a flirtatious one. Their romantic relationship is examined in Chuck Dixonās Birds of Prey (Vol 1) 8 from June 1998, illustrated by Greg Land, Drew Geraci, Gloria Vasquez and Albert Guzman. In āOn Wingsā, when Black Canary tries to call Oracle, an unknown man to Dinah (Nightwing aka Dick Grayson) picks up and says Babs is busy at the moment. The book then flashes to earlier in the day where Dick and Barbara meet up for a ānon dateā together to have some downtime. Grayson took Babs to the circus, which starts up a conversation about tackling their demons, from Dick losing his parents while part of the Flying Graysons to Barbara being shot by The Joker and losing her ability to walk. Barbara tells Dick she has moved on for the better and developed her own sense of self not connected to a Bat-guide. Dick still is curious the one thing Babs misses the most that she canāt do anymore, with her answer being grappling from rooftop to rooftop as if youāre flying. Grayson then takes Babs into the big top of the circus and do trapeze acts, building Barbaraās confidence in her physical capabilities which ends with a tender embrace. Before Barbara leaves, Dick asks if they can start dating, but Babs says it wouldnāt be a good idea for many reasons (their past and the present). The issue ends with Oracle thanking Nightwing for watching her line while she rested and Dick saying he would do anything for her. āš¼ļøššššØš