Meaning: Selflessness, sacrifice


Dick knew better than to disturb Zatanna this late at night, but he really needed a friendly face in the middle of the night.

She snuck into his room from the balcony. She was tired, but he'd called. So she came.

He felt awful about it, doubly so when he saw those bags under her eyes. But this wasn't the type of thing he felt comfortable going to Bruce for, and he knew he had to talk to someone or else it would keep him up all night. His insomnia was funny like that.

The lights were out, but they could see each other clear as day. She squeezed his hand when she felt him tense up and talked only when she knew he couldn't keep going.

When he finished she wiped away a tear he didn't even know he'd shed. She pulled him into her lap and scratched the base of his scalp in all the right places.

Dick didn't say anything. Neither did Zatanna. She just played with his hair and watched as he fell asleep in her lap.