But the never ending rooftop only finally came to an end when a large and familiar manor came into view instead. Grand doors opening from within and a friendly face standing in the centre, ready to greet them both.
Damian stumbled up the staircase, startled by the sudden change from rooftop to the manor's entrance. Jason standing at the top of the small staircase, broken hearted eyes staring down at him as he already knew the boy won't be able to back anymore.
"Master Damian. Master Jason. Welcome home, I had expected you're arrival a little earlier but one can overlook one's tardiness due to the current situation" Alfred politely greeted them both, arms tucked behind his back as he glanced between both grandsons.
"He wants to return.." Jason slowly admits, grimacing as he glances towards the younger boy who was furiously wiping away his tears.
"As we all did. Some still do" Alfred confesses kindly, his eyes sad but understanding.
"Pennyworth.." Damian started to ask, stopping as his voice breaks and showing just how distressed he was.
"Yes, my dear boy?" Alfred asks kindly, closing the manor doors as his two grandsons found themselves inside the manor now. Hovering within the entrance, one looking confused while the other had already grown use to the place long ago.
"Richard has yet to adopt me. He told me over the papers in his desk. He was going to speak with father over co-parenting. We have yet to sign the papers. He'll have no legal link to me now. I don't want that. I want to be connected to him" Damian sniffled, voice broken and weaken as he mentions something that brings him a great deal of sadness and pain.
"I am dearly sorry for the lost and many more losses you'll realize as time passes" Alfred apologizes as he pulled the bought into a tight and comforting hug. Unable to do anymore than mere affection over the pain.
"Why was Todd sent for me?" Damian asks as he breaks from the hug, feeling the difference from before and now.
"I'm the second oldest. Without Dickie here, I'm left as the oldest. Dickiebird would want me to gather up his broken wing robins and keep them safe until they're healed enough to fly again. He'd never forgive me If I flew from the nest. I would never forgive myself if I left a broken nest for him to find" Jason answers as honest as he dares, his own voice cracking as he admits his truths on the matter. Knowing he'd never allow another Robin to lay broken and abounded in this place.
Damian merely lowered his head, blinking away his tears once more before raising his head again. Frowning as he found Alfred gone and just Jason standing in waiting for him by the main staircase. Jason gives a small nod to follow before they both start heading up the staircase.
"I don't want Richard to arrive here" Damian announces, frightened over Richard ever arriving in this place.
"He'll have too, one day. Hopefully far in the future. But everyone ends up here" Jason replies sadly, knowing that no one could escape death forever.
The two fallen silent as they think over such a fact before finally themselves within the corridor that held all their siblings bedrooms and Bruce's at the end. Walking along towards the youngest room before stopping as Damian chose to stare at the original boy wonder's bedroom, as if his door would open any second now and he'd be there smiling down at the boy.
"Stay out of his room, it'd keep showing our own preferred memories over his room whenever you open the door. It won't settle until Dickface arrives and his own happiest memory of the room settles the room for him" Jason advised the boy as he glanced towards him, knowing that watching the room keep changing depending who stood in the doorway peeking inside would hurt the boy more than when it'd finally settle.
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Night-Shots (Oneshots)
FanfictionThis is a oneshot book that'd cover some of the male ships involving Nightwing/Dick Grayson. I won't cover them all and I'll make sure to add the ship name within the title for everyone to click on the ones they prefer.
Leaving - No Ship - Jason and Damian.
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