Ian Shaw

Ian was a relatively normal kid - introverted and definitely a loner, but normal. His parents never really seemed to get him, but they also never really tried. It wasn't malicious per se, but they were definitely convinced that he should fit their mold rather than trying to mold around him. And when Ian came out as gay at 16, they didn't take it well. He left then and moved in with his boyfriend Andy and Andy's older brother Matt. He hasn't talked to his parents since.

Things went really well for him for a while. Matt was a more loving and attentive guardian than his parents ever were, and Ian and Andy were able to figure each other and themselves out at their own pace. They continued going to school and living normal teenager lives. But they lived in a less-than-ideal part of uptown Gotham, and it caught up to them when a bully from school caught them walking home together. He pulled a gun on them and shot Andy in the chest. He made to shoot Ian as well, but was stopped by the sudden appearance of Robin.

Andy died before he reached the hospital, despite attempts to revive him by Robin, the police, and EMTs. His killer was arrested and put on trial, but the case dragged out until he was 18, and by then Gotham corruption had done its worst and he was not convicted. Enraged by the injustice of it all, Ian tracked him down to handle it himself. He found out where he lived, where he worked, what his daily routine was, until he could finally corner him alone and without witnesses. Ian murdered him with a knife, because he didn't deserve to be killed the same way Andy was. It was personal, and he wanted to make sure he knew it was personal.

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