#starbabs

She gave Starfire a nod before hiking the shopping bags on her arms up a little more to secure them. She watched her alien friend lift into the air before slipping her wrists into Starfire’s unbreakable hold. 

Flying was a fairly new experience to Batgirl and whilst part of her was excited to be swooping above the clouds and along the ocean’s surface, the majority that she felt was fear. She was terrified as Starfire dove and spun and was generally carefree as she wove her way through the clouds. 

“How does he do this all the time!?” Batgirl squealed, clenching her eyes shut,

“Who?” Starfire asked, her voice raised so she could be heard above the rushing wind,

“Dick! Does he not freak out even a little bit!?” 

Starfire’s tinkling laughter rang out, “Not in the slightest. He is quite the… thrill seeker, as you say. He enjoys the speed and acrobatic traits of flight. He says it is quite freeing. Indeed, I receive many of the ‘whoops’ from him when we fly together.” 

Batgirl peeked open one eye briefly before resolutely keeping both eyes shut, “He is insane!” 

Shaking her head and laughing, Starfire had the tower in her sights and sped up to get her friend onto the ground quicker. 

“We shall be landing soon; do not worry!”

Batgirl replied with a muffled, “Okay!”

Starfire slowed down as she neared the roof of the tower and floated down until both their feet touched the hard concrete. Batgirl shuddered as Starfire released her grip on her wrists. 

“That is super scary. I thought it was exhilarating swinging between skyscrapers back in Gotham.” 

“Apologies, Batgirl. Next time, I shall keep in mind that you are not quite as much of a ‘speed demon’ as Richard.” She commented, barely containing a smirk,

She narrowed her eyes at Starfire playfully before gently nudging her shoulder with her own, “Hey, I told you. Once out of earshot of civillians, call me Babs, would ya?”

Starfire nodded, “I forgot.”

Suddenly, the door opened and a voice soon followed, “I thought I could hear you two.”

The Princess’ whole face lit up as her fiance wandered out to them, a soft smile on his lips. His arm snaked around her waist and he offered her a small kiss to the temple, 

“Did you have fun shopping?” Dick asked,

Starfire nodded and glanced at Babs, who copied her actions.

“This was fun- Let’s do it again sometime!” Babs suggested,

Dick raised an eyebrow, “I don’t know… should I really be allowing you two to get so friendly?” 

Babs rolled her eyes and grinned, “Why? Afraid I’ll tell Star all your secrets?”

He blinked before narrowing his eyes, “You-”

She waved him off, “I already told her the best ones. Sorry.” 

Dick blushed and he meekly turned to look at Starfire who held an expression of mock sympathy, 

“Really, Richard… having to be saved by the Batman by your cape?” Starfire taunted before cracking up in giggles.

The colour of his cheeks became more intense before he glared at Babs, “I hate you.”

She blew him a kiss, “Nah. You don’t.”

“You’re supposed to be here for training; not revealing every failing and embarrassing thing to my soon to be wife.”

Babs snorted and brushed passed him, gently tapping his cheek, “That’s what you get when you grow up with someone, Grayson.”

Starfire laughed and gave him a side cuddle, “Do not fret, my love. Your image is not tarnished in my eyes, I can assure you.”

“Thanks.” He mumbled, pouting.

Barbra opened the door leading downstairs and called over her shoulder, “C’mon Star, I’ll tell you about this other time with a coat hanger Dick confused with a bad guy-”

Starfire exhaled in excitement, floating over to the teasing batfamily member.

Dick shook his head in disbelief before running after the two girls, 

“Babs! Don’t you dare!”

“Too late, loser!”

The great Nightwing groaned as he hurried down the stairs behind them, hating to be thwarted by childhood memories.

“Car sex looks so much more easier in the movies.”

“Maybe if you…”

“Yeah, try that.”

“Ow! I do not quite bend that way!”

“Sorry! I thought my foot had more room.”

“What if we…”

“That could work- Oh! Ow! No! Stop!”

“Richard! Are you okay!?”

Kory leaned away and gently touched her boyfriend’s cheek; the place she had just accidentally hit with her knee. 

Dick rubbed his face and kissed her fingers, “I’m fine.” He huffed, “Why is this so difficult?”

Blushing, Kory shrugged, “I don’t know why you didn’t just wait until we were home and in bed. At least there we know we will not kick each other in unspeakable areas.”

The former boy wonder rolled his eyes, “Where’s the fun in a bed, Kor?”

Kory narrowed her eyes at him, “Fun? I do not know if you can truly call this fun, Dick. We are sat at the edge of a cliff, naked and with more bruises than we anticipated.”

Dick reddened, “Well… I thought it would be easier than this. Car sex looks so much more easier in the movies.”

His girlfriend shook her head and considered the position they were in. What was initially aiming to be romantic was now something awkward.

Kory lay on her back in the backseat of one of Bruce’s cars which Dick had cheekily ‘borrowed’ for their date night. Her foot was pushing against one of the windows whilst her other foot was caught behind her other thigh, effectively trapped because of Dick’s positioning.

He was on top of her but rather than sensually, it was as if he was squishing her. His chest weighed against hers and he was holding himself up with one arm whilst the other had got caught as he moved and was now stuck behind the passenger seat. His feet were also embarrassingly misplaced. One was tucked between the driver’s seat and the head rest and the other was lodged inside the cup holder. 

Dick sighed and dropped his head, “Sorry, Kor. I thought this would be something… exciting and fun but… I guess I kinda messed it up.”

Kory’s brows furrowed and she shifted her eyes, shuffling enough to get comfy. She pulled on his shoulders, releasing his feet and arm from where they were stuck. He fell forward, his arms coming around her and their legs tangling together.

“Hey, there we go! This is what I was going for the first time.” Dick grinned, kissing Kory’s nose. 

She dropped her eyes, peering up through her lashes, “Mm… now that we are in a more comfortable position…” Starfire trailed off suggestively,

Babs burst out laughing, resting a hand against her stomach so that she wouldn’t pass out from the banter between the couple.

Dick narrowed his eyes at the chow mein as he scooped it out, “Get the girls together. It’ll be fun. Bullshi-”

“Richard Grayson. You know I do not like the swear words.” Starfire admonished,

Dick frowned and felt like a scolded child, “Yes, dear.”

Barbra grinned as she shifted in her seat, “You guys should have your own sitcom.”

Chuckling, Dick turned to them, two plates in hand, “Here, Princess and geek.”

Babs narrowed her eyes before lightly punching his shoulder.

“I’m not a geek.” She told him,

Dick smirked and gave her a wink, “‘Course you’re not.”

Starfire calmly took her plate from her fiancé, the light splashing across the diamond of her engagement ring.

“Thank you, my love.” Starfire murmured,

Dick pointed at her and glared at Babs, “See? Manners. Learn them.”

“Bite me, Grayson.” Babs mumbled as she consumed a mouthful of fried rice.

He gave her an obscene finger gesture which Starfire gave him a certain look that made him stop immediately and he sulked off to get his own plate.

Alone for the moment, Barbra shifted her eyes to look at Starfire,

“Richard?” She asked,

Starfire furrowed her eyebrows, “Hm?”

“I didn’t think he let anyone call him that.”

“Oh... I... do not know. When he told me of his true identity, he asked me to call him that rather than ‘Dick’.”

Babs nodded before softly smiling.

“Oh... is it the blunder? Should I have been calling him ‘Dick’?” Starfire fretted, touching her lips with her fingertips.

Barbra shook her head a little, the softness of her smile intensifying, “No. It just means that you’re very special to him.”

Starfire blushed and picking up a dumpling, she stated quietly, “He is very special to me also...”

Watching the Princess a moment longer, Babs found herself in awe of their relationship. It was sweet and playful but there was the obvious undertone of trust and absolute adoration for one another.

It was clear in everything they did. The tone of their voices when they spoke to one another, the warmth in the looks they gave each other. It was even clear how in love they were through their touches as Dick stroked his fingers against Starfire’s shoulder as he came back with his own plate.

As he sat down to join them in eating, he raised his eyebrows, “So, am I still the favourite conversational topic at the moment?”

Babs scoffed and rolled her eyes, “As if you’re that interesting.”

Starfire giggled and allowed him to intertwine their fingers.

“Star, I can’t believe you’re letting her be so mean to me. Make her stop.” Dick whined, throwing in a childish pout,

“Oh, Richard... the great Nightwing is being deduced to a moping child at mere teasing.” Starfire smirked,

“I’m not moping...” He hushed, prodding at some sweet and sour pork.

The girls grinned at each other before Barbra breathed a laugh,

“I still can’t believe you said she wasn’t your girlfriend. Like, how stupid are you?” She mocked,

“I was like 15 years old, okay!? I was nervous and it was really awkward-”

“You were awkward, you mean.” Starfire interjected,

“Hey, I made up for it in Tokyo, didn’t I?” He asked, giving her a smirk,

Starfire blinked at him before shrugging, “Mhm. It only took you another year and two failed kissing attempts to do so, of course.”

Babs’ lips split into an amused grin, “Ooh, buuurn, Dick. Nice one, Star.”

The Princess flashed her an appreciative smile whilst Dick moaned and rested his chin in the palm of his hand.

“You know, I think I should make sure you two don’t spend more time together. I don’t exactly love this teaming up of yours.”

Babs smirked as she threw an arm around Starfire’s shoulders, “Uh-uh. You’re looking at the new dynamic duo. Accept it. Embrace it.”