( another wince, the surgery seems to go well enough and, as he already knows, jason's not too bad at stitching someone up. again, probably comes in handy both for himself and being around him... around batman.
gently, fingers brush over the tape, feeling jasons' handiwork beneath the smooth surface. it's nothing permanent and he's liable to rip them if he really gets into it, but. it'll do for now and that's really all he needs.
he's heard this before, of course. just from the other jason who had thought to slug him in the park when bruce didn't agree with his methods. he'd let him. slug him, that is. feeling that he clearly needed to get it out of his system on someone who looks like and reminds him of someone else he knows. someone else who disagrees with his methods. but he still doesn't. agree with him or jason here and it shows in the way he looks to him through the smeared black greasepaint there across his eyes.
but there's no lecture β no sigh of disappointment or quiet slipping away with a back turned to him as he busies himself with whatever close by. instead, he simply sits there on the stool and lets himself stare to jason for a little longer. )
I don't expect you to. ( follow his rules, do things his way. ) But I won't give up on you.
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gently, fingers brush over the tape, feeling jasons' handiwork beneath the smooth surface. it's nothing permanent and he's liable to rip them if he really gets into it, but. it'll do for now and that's really all he needs.
he's heard this before, of course. just from the other jason who had thought to slug him in the park when bruce didn't agree with his methods. he'd let him. slug him, that is. feeling that he clearly needed to get it out of his system on someone who looks like and reminds him of someone else he knows. someone else who disagrees with his methods. but he still doesn't. agree with him or jason here and it shows in the way he looks to him through the smeared black greasepaint there across his eyes.
but there's no lecture β no sigh of disappointment or quiet slipping away with a back turned to him as he busies himself with whatever close by. instead, he simply sits there on the stool and lets himself stare to jason for a little longer. )
I don't expect you to. ( follow his rules, do things his way. ) But I won't give up on you.
( that there's another way. always another way. )