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mind_blown) wrote2021-09-19 05:48 pm
mind_blown) wrote2021-09-19 05:48 pm
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Or don't. I don't care."
Or don't. I don't care."
[Still quiet, but with a resoluteness that was stubbornly in place,]
Well I'm not going without you. Without... knowing you'd follow me home eventually.
[A hand wanders over to the ring, dangling on a chain from his neck.]
I promised you a future.
Well I'm not going without you. Without... knowing you'd follow me home eventually.
[A hand wanders over to the ring, dangling on a chain from his neck.]
I promised you a future.
I can't.
[he says, immediately, lifting his head.]
[he says, immediately, lifting his head.]
You can.
[his voice drops to just over a whisper]
You deserve better than Hell, or Gotham. Those two might as well be the same.
[his voice drops to just over a whisper]
You deserve better than Hell, or Gotham. Those two might as well be the same.
They might as well be.
[he agrees, but there's a distinct discomfort in his face.]
But it's not about deserving one or the other. [a pause, then earnestly] I still got work to do back home.
[he agrees, but there's a distinct discomfort in his face.]
But it's not about deserving one or the other. [a pause, then earnestly] I still got work to do back home.
[Nero makes a small whimper in his throat, and buries his face into Jason's chest - hands balled up into fists.]
I don't want you t'go back to a place that's just gonna hurt you. Where you'll just-- die fighting a war that can't be won.
I don't want you t'go back to a place that's just gonna hurt you. Where you'll just-- die fighting a war that can't be won.
[he slowly wraps his arms around him, and rubs his back lightly]
I know.
[and then he isn't sure what to say past that]
I know.
[and then he isn't sure what to say past that]
[There's a barely audible sniffle, a sharp hitch of breath]
A few weeks was bad enough. I don't want t'live out the rest of my life without you.
A few weeks was bad enough. I don't want t'live out the rest of my life without you.
[he starts to say "it's better that way", but thinks twice on that. and the words die in his throat.]
You're gonna have more than you had when you came here. One and a half dads. A-- whatever the hell Maki's calling herself to you guys now. Friends all over the universe, in hell, a wife that I'd be surprised if she sticks with this "isolation forever" bit once she's done.
You're not gonna be living your life alone, or even unfulfilled.
You're gonna have more than you had when you came here. One and a half dads. A-- whatever the hell Maki's calling herself to you guys now. Friends all over the universe, in hell, a wife that I'd be surprised if she sticks with this "isolation forever" bit once she's done.
You're not gonna be living your life alone, or even unfulfilled.
[He tightens his grip on Jason]
None of them are you. Not a single one.
I can't replace you, Jason. You're my fire.
None of them are you. Not a single one.
I can't replace you, Jason. You're my fire.
... Why are you torturing yourself thinking about this? I'm back now, so it doesn't even matter.
[A low murmur,]
Because... you're not some side piece I hooked up with to pass the time.
I wanna dream of a future with you.
Because... you're not some side piece I hooked up with to pass the time.
I wanna dream of a future with you.
[he pauses, and then snorts a little]
That's come a long way from the first hookup...
That's come a long way from the first hookup...
[Huffs,]
When mistletoe rolls around again... that's basically like an anniversary.
[It is getting cold and wintery. But the stiffness in his voice signals that Nero was very much not looking forward to another game about kissing.]
When mistletoe rolls around again... that's basically like an anniversary.
[It is getting cold and wintery. But the stiffness in his voice signals that Nero was very much not looking forward to another game about kissing.]
Not what people typically think of as an anniversary.
[he still seems amused.]
And I'm not planning on playing. Done enough kissing of people I don't wanna for the past several months.
[he still seems amused.]
And I'm not planning on playing. Done enough kissing of people I don't wanna for the past several months.
Mmn.
[It goes unspoken that yes. Nero also has had his fill of kissing.]
...You wanna spend it together?
[It goes unspoken that yes. Nero also has had his fill of kissing.]
...You wanna spend it together?
Just the two of us?
[he raises an eyebrow]
[he raises an eyebrow]
Yeah.
[Gives Jason a small, hopeful smile]
[Gives Jason a small, hopeful smile]
[His smile broadens, and - since Jason's mouth was still an icky gross ashtray, Nero kisses him on the cheek.]
[he'll take the cheek kisses for now]
One day won't kill the wife.
One day won't kill the wife.
The wife has plenty other people to kiss.
But you're mine.
[He cups his opposite cheek and presses his forehead to Jason's]
Rival and partners. Fire and lightning.
But you're mine.
[He cups his opposite cheek and presses his forehead to Jason's]
Rival and partners. Fire and lightning.
[he finally relaxes a little, something a little genuine in his smile that wasn't there before, as the conversation goes in this direction]
Trying to sway me with romantic words?
Trying to sway me with romantic words?
sad bird in snow: Well it's important that everyone gets a handcrafted, tailored-to-them experience, is it not?
[Beams, lighting up with just a touch of Jason's warmth]
Is it working? You are the bookworm here.
Is it working? You are the bookworm here.
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