[ The look is received in the spirit that it’s meant. I know you and I know what you’re doing.
Rook feels about three inches tall in the harsh glare of understanding and respect.
(Because it is respectful. Jay knows he’s squirreling knowledge away, and he’s letting Tim get off scot free. It should feel good.)
(Feels like shit.)
He stops in the middle of a series of texts to the younger Jason Todd. Looks over but not up. ]
I-
[ Tim huffs out a breath. He's committed now that a syllable has come out. (Or should be, maybe, for thinking himself into this situation.)
That entire nightmarescape of Jokers still lives rent free in Tim's head. The Joker, in general, has lived rent free in Tim's head for over a year. He keeps coming back to this. ]
If you had to chose between honesty and potentially hurting you and Dick, what would you choose? Hypothetically.
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Rook feels about three inches tall in the harsh glare of understanding and respect.
(Because it is respectful. Jay knows he’s squirreling knowledge away, and he’s letting Tim get off scot free. It should feel good.)
(Feels like shit.)
He stops in the middle of a series of texts to the younger Jason Todd. Looks over but not up. ]
I-
[ Tim huffs out a breath. He's committed now that a syllable has come out. (Or should be, maybe, for thinking himself into this situation.)
That entire nightmarescape of Jokers still lives rent free in Tim's head. The Joker, in general, has lived rent free in Tim's head for over a year. He keeps coming back to this. ]
If you had to chose between honesty and potentially hurting you and Dick, what would you choose? Hypothetically.
[ Maybe Jay won't hate him over this. ]