Meaning: Authoritary, understanding
Since Alfred started making him take a summer job, his visits to the cave had grown far less abundant. He wondered how some of the others had taken to his absence, especially since Wally and Conner had also found work over the break. It was probably far quieter around there nowadays.
A bit too quiet.
When he dropped by to visit after being let off early, M'gann seemed worried about her. She apparently hadn't moved from bed all day. He made his way to her room, hacking the door lock to force it open as she muffled a groan with her pillow.
Maybe someone had said something, or maybe today was just one of those days. Didn't really matter.
"Nice to see you, too," he said. Zatanna groaned again.
"Go away."
"Why?"
"I'm tired." A playful grin spread across his face.
"It's half past 3 and you've been in bed all day. How can you be tired?"
"Piss off."
He cocked his head to the side, wondering if it would be worth the nail marks before finally deciding to just go for it. Her blankets came off with a firm tug and his arms secured themselves behind her neck and the crook of her legs before she could make any further move.
"Come on, let's go."
She made a noise, somewhere between a whine and a growl, and Dick rolled his eyes before picking her up from the bed and walking her towards the door. Zatanna tried to protest, but his grip was surprisingly firm and there was a good chance that if she tried to push any harder, he'd drop her and she'd fall to the cold, hard floor below.
Eventually, she stopped resisting and let him carry her out. And when she asked where they were going, all he said was to shut up and let him drive.
Sorry I'm late. It's kind of my thing.