To Grow (DC)
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the punchline would be devastating by Samuel_Walker
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
09 Apr 2024
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“Golden Boy can’t do something perfectly. Must be gut-wrenching,” Jason mocked. Dick hadn’t said anything wrong, really, but Jason was in the mood to bicker. His brother didn’t bite back with the usual venom, though.
He turned toward Jason, setting the sealed vial in his left hand and Sharpie in his right down on the table. “Look, I don’t -” Dick sighed, running his now empty left hand through his hair, flexing and relaxing his fingers at the crown of his head before shaking it out.
His hair was boarding on shaggy compared to his usual mop, like he missed his last haircut appointment by three or four months. His shoulders, previously a bit tense with the concentration needed to perform a difficult task, were now taut with what Jason could - with questionable accuracy - identify as stress and discomfort. “I can’t figure out why you think that.”
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- Part 1 of The Truth Companion Pieces (DC)
- Part 6 of DC One-Shots
- Part 1 of To Grow (DC)
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a sight to behold and a horror to be shunned by Samuel_Walker
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
17 Aug 2024
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He wanted to believe it. It would be so easy. A simple hum of assent and they could be on their way. Jason would be free. He wanted to believe it. He didn’t.
He thought about leaving. Walking away from the conversation. Escaping into the night. Jason would be free. He thought about leaving. He didn’t.
“Really?” He knew the answer.
“No,” Dick confirmed.
Because if the conversation ended, if Jason walked away, he would be free. But Dick would remain. In a cage that wasn’t a cage. In a trap that didn’t need a trigger. In a space he’d grown to fit, not a space fit to grow.
Sequel to "the punchline would be devastating"
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- Part 10 of DC One-Shots
- Part 2 of To Grow (DC)
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the least he could do by Samuel_Walker
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
18 Sep 2024
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Dick stood up, once again placing himself between Jason and Tim. “This is–”
Jason got off the couch, moving to look Dick in the eye, “I know you haven’t come to terms with it yet, and that’s okay, but he’s not helping and, as much as it pains me to admit, he deserves to know why.”
“It’s not his fault, Jay.”
He took a deep breath, trying to contain the flood of emotion that statement caused, shoving his hands in his pockets because he had to do something with them. “I know, Dickie. I know. Let me tell him that.”
Dick looked hesitant and Jason put on his best reassuring smile. “I promise not to kill him.”
“Or ‘beat the shit out of him’?”
Jason sighed, “Do I have to promise?”
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- Part 3 of To Grow (DC)
- Part 12 of DC One-Shots
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It was nice, acceptance. Jason wasn’t looking for forgiveness because he knew Dick never blamed him to begin with. He wasn’t looking to be absolved, he was searching for acknowledgement. He wanted Dick to know that he recognized the fault in his actions, that he wanted to do better, that he knew Dick deserved better.
And that was that. The matter was settled. But Dick’s mind was somewhere else the whole night. Jason could tell. Earlier he almost put the leftovers in the trash and the to-go box in the fridge. And before that he tried to turn the TV on with a hairbrush.
So, with his worries abated, and his regrets voiced, Jason turned the conversation around. “Where’s your mind been at, Dickie?”
“Off picking wildflowers.”
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- Part 4 of To Grow (DC)