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I know.

[Dick has flaws, of course he does. But 'not caring' and hurting people on purpose will never be one of them. He lashes out when he's angry, of course, but this cold-blooded kind of hurting wouldn't be a Grayson to do in the slightest.]

Why don't you tell me what does it mean to you, then?

( god does he not want to talk about this. arkham knight he'd mentioned on the subjects to talk about, but he certainly didn't mean like this -- on something he's been trying not to think about himself, for fear of what he might discover. not that he thinks he has feelings for jason but, jesus, you don't just have sex with someone and have it not mean anything, right. right? it meant something. he just doesn't want to think about it. )

I don't really see how it concerns you. ( he frowns, toying with a fry around his fingers. ) No pulling the brother card on me, this time.

[His mouth closes with a snap when he adds the last part. Fuck you, he was totally going to use it.]

Fine. [And he gulps down another fry, just because he can.] Look, I know he's not me. Logically, I know that. But it's still similar enough that I... care. A lot. And I want him to be safe and protected while he's here.

Are you going to be with me or against me on that?

With you.

( it's immediate.

but there's an exasperated, almost frustrated noise a second later, dick leaning back on his palms and looking up to the sky. )

I -- may have fibbed, earlier. May have. I don't hate him, I don't think so. ( another noise, more strangled. ) I should, though, for what he did to Barbara and Tim and the Commissioner and Gotham. But I don't think I do, so. I'll protect him, for as long as we're here. ( blue eyes single in on jason quickly, sharp and sure and maybe a little concerned. he probably shouldn't have said that. ) Keep that between us. We'll call it your first test of brotherhood.

[As pleased as he is with the answer, the last part actually makes Jason squint.]

I will. But you gotta at least tell me why.

I guess you'd probably know better than me, but how do you think he'd respond to having someone... I don't know care about him? He'd lash out.

( he doesn't actually know that, but he has an inkling towards it -- he and the arkham knight are not friends, and any feelings dick might have towards him, romantic or otherwise, would surely be laughed back in his face. right?)

I think the safest way to protect him is at a distance.

[Jason thinks about it. Considers it from all the possible angles. Finally, he nods with agreement. He can't be sure that Twin would react badly, but he's pretty sure he wouldn't react positively to something like that. This isn't the Dick Jason tried to reach to in Bludhaven, wearing his suit. This is the Dick right after he'd nearly killed Tim and Damian, when he didn't want to know anything about him.

And yet he's willing to help. He can respect that for Twin's sake.]

Deal.

But eventually you have to reach out to him.

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