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“I’m not going to lie. This isn’t what I expected when you asked me to work on a case with you.”
Jason rubbed the back of his neck. “Yeah, it’s definitely not a typical undercover case.”
Dick’s mouth quirked up in a small smile. “Definitely not.”
Jason had been asking Dick for help on cases for a little over a year, and Dick was always willing to help. The more cases they worked together, the more he felt comfortable calling up Jason to ask him about something on a case that had him stumped. Jason usually found the gaps that Dick missed and vice versa. Dick enjoyed working with Jason more than anyone else in the family because with Jason, he didn’t need to be a mentor, with Jason he was working with an equal.
Dick had to admit, even though this case was a bit unconventional, he was intrigued. Not to mention he’d been fostering some interesting feelings for Jason since they started working together in a closer capacity. He didn’t want to call it a crush, because that made it feel so juvenile . Dick knew the chance of Jason reciprocating his feelings was unlikely, so this case would give him a rare chance to pretend. Pretend he was normal, pretend he was with someone he genuinely loved, and pretend he was worthy of someone loving him back.
“I’m in,” Dick said.
“Just like that?” Jason asked.
“Yeah,” Dick nodded. “Just like that. I trust you. If you think this is the best way to take this lady down, then I’m in. Anyways, I could use a tropical vacation.”
Jason laughed at that, something loose and unguarded that made Dick smile. This was going to be so easy, but it was also going to be so fucking hard.
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“One last chance,” Jason said from the back of the town car. “You can back out and I won’t ask questions, and I won’t be mad.”
Dick shook his head. He and Jason had spent the past week preparing for this case, doing research on Tanya Pilos. She looked like a xanax’d out, addicted to plastic surgery, fashion blind ditz of a woman, but she was the mastermind behind a drug empire. She wore a cadre of gay couples around her like they were jewelry and that was where Dick and Jason came in.
Dick took Jason’s hand in his own and looked at the wedding ring on his left hand. tIt was a simple gold band and it matched the one Jason was wearing on his own hand. “I’m not going to back out,” Dick said. “Not when you got the honeymoon suite for us.”
Jason rolled his eyes and opened the car door. He went around the car and opened the door for Dick. From here on out they would be newlyweds on their honeymoon. Dick took Jason’s hand and they grabbed their luggage.
They checked in for their flight and went through airport security together. On the plane, Dick leaned his head on Jason’s shoulder and Jason reached up and carded a hand through Dick’s hair while he watched the in-flight movie. Dick closed his eyes and pressed into the touch. He tried to think of the last time he’d been so casually intimate with someone but couldn’t come up with anything.
They arrived at the airport and then took a van then an hour long boat ride to the island. When they finally arrived at the dock, staff waiting with trays of drinks and rolled towels, Dick was grateful. Travelling for cases was always exhausting. He and Jason disembarked, and Dick took a grateful sip of the cocktail, which was something with mango and coconut. Jason rubbed the back of Dick’s neck with the warm towel.
“Thank you,” Dick said as he and Jason walked up the path lined with palm trees to the main entrance of the resort.
“Of course,” Jason said as he pressed a kiss into Dick’s hair.
“You gotta try this babe, it’s delicious,” Dick handed Jason the glass and Jason took it with an amused smile, taking a sip.
“I can see why you like it, it’s sweet, just like you.”
“I’m a sucker for sweet things,” Dick replied as they made their way up to the front desk and started checking in.
“Welcome to the Hidden Palms, I’m Roscoe, here to help you get all settled. Name?”
“Todd and Eric Peters,” Jason said. “I think we have the honeymoon suite.”
Roscoe did some typing and then nodded. “Here you are, congratulations, by the way. We’re glad you’ve chosen the Hidden Palms as your place to celebrate such a momentous occasion.”
“Of course,” Jason said. “We wanted the best.”
“And you’ll find it at the Hidden Palms,” Roscoe said with a smile.
Dick looked over the lobby with its high ceilings and large windows. The space reminded him of a cathedral with benches on one side of the room and a few small shops on the other side. He made note of the exits.
“And here are your bracelets,” Roscoe said. “You’ll scan them to get in and out of your room and if you make any purchases at the shop. We’re an all inclusive resort so you won’t need to worry about paying for food and drinks. Though we do have bottles for purchase at the bar and in most of our restaurants if you want something a little nicer.
“Perfect,” Dick said as he perched his chin on Jason’s shoulder. “We won’t have to worry about a thing.”
“No we won’t,” Jason said. “Thank you Roscoe, we’re going to go settle in.”
“Absolutely,” Roscoe said. “Your bags should be waiting for you. Enjoy your stay!”
Both of them had studied maps of the hotel and Jason brought them on a meandering path to their room. They wandered outside past fountains and gardens then back inside down tiled hallways. They finally got to their room, opening a door to a small hallway and then the locked door to their room. The door shut behind them and Dick leaned against it with a sigh.
“We made it,” he said as he looked around the room. The bathroom had a large shower and jacuzzi tub. The main part of the room had a giant bed covered in rose petals and a step down into a small living area with a couch, table and chairs, and a TV. He opened the double doors out to a balcony that had another jacuzzi style tub, a hammock, a giant chair that would easily seat them both, and a view overlooking the beach.
Jason followed Dick out to the balcony, “We sure did.” He said. “Let’s unpack.”
Dick followed Jason inside and then opened his bag. He pulled out his clothes and handed them to Jason, who put them in the dresser for him. Dick opened the lining of his bag and pulled out the container that held bugs and thumb drives. Next to him, Jason had pulled out a laptop and had set it down on the table next to the WayneTech phone that would give them a private internet connection that they’d be able to keep hidden.
Dick slipped the bugs into the dresser between layers of their clothing and he grabbed a bathing suit.
“I’m going to go change, then do you want to see if we can find you-know-who?”
“Sounds great,” Jason said from where he was typing on his laptop. He closed it as Dick entered the bathroom. Dick got changed quickly and then grabbed some sunscreen from his toiletry bag, putting it on his face. He stepped out and Jason had also changed and was putting on sunscreen. “Get my back?” Jason asked.
“Only if you get mine,” Dick replied.
“Deal,” Jason said. He handed Dick the sunscreen and Dick took his time rubbing the sunscreen into Jason’s well muscled back, making sure to get the back of Jason’s neck, Jason’s shoulders, and his sides.
“Done,” Dick said, handing Jason the bottle.
“My turn,” Jason said as he squirt the sunscreen into his hand, warming it up between his palms before rubbing it into Dick’s back with gentle and attentive hands. Jason was as thorough as Dick was, getting Dick’s shoulders, upper arms, and under his arms and around his ribs.
“I should have you apply sunscreen for me more often,” Dick said.
“Oh yeah?”
“Yeah, this feels nice.”
“Well here,” Jason said as he put more sunscreen in his palm. “I’ll put it all over for you.”
“Okay.” Part of Dick thought about how they really didn’t need to be doing this in the privacy of their room, but he didn’t mind at all. Jason rubbed the sunscreen into Dick’s arm, fingers trailing over his bicep, down his elbow and lacing with Dick’s own, massaging Dick’s hands before he moved to Dick’s other arm, repeating the process there. He moved to Dick’s chest next, making eye contact with Dick as he rubbed the lotion into Dick’s pectorals and down his stomach.
Dick held his breath and did everything he could to stop himself from getting hard as Jason made his way down Dick’s abdomen, which had always been sensitive. Jason traced the line of a scar and Dick exhaled, biting back a soft moan.
“Legs next,” Jason said as he kneeled down and started making his way up Dick’s leg with lotiony hands. He started with Dick’s ankle and then made his way up Dick’s shin, to his knee and then his thigh, pushing Dick’s swim trucks up to access more skin. If Jason went any higher, Dick would get hard. He knew it. It was then that Jason stopped and Dick had to mentally check to see that he didn’t get aroused under Jason’s touch. Jason moved to Dick’s other leg and the painstaking process continued.
All Dick could do was watch as Jason worked, wishing more than anything he would say “screw the case” and drag Jason into bed. He wondered if Jason could tell how hot and bothered Dick was getting from this.
“All done,” Jason said as he stood and set the sunscreen aside. “You ready?”
It took Dick a second, but he nodded. “I’m ready,” he said as he took Jason’s outstretched hand. He grabbed his sunglasses and the two of them headed outside.
The air was warm and humid and Dick tipped his head back to feel the warmth of the sun on his face. Gotham was dreary this time of year, but the Bahamas felt nice. He could hear the sound of waves in the distance and there was a slight breeze going through the trees.
“This really is paradise,” Dick said.
“It is,” Jason agreed. They made their way to the beach and grabbed chairs. Dick settled down while Jason headed to the water. “I’m going to go take a quick swim,” Jason said as he gave Dick’s hand one last squeeze. He jogged towards the water and Dick watched as he waded in and then dipped under. He surfaced and flipped his hair back, water doing a graceful arc above his head.
Dick wondered if Jason knew how he looked, muscled chest glistening in the sun, soft smile on his face, and biceps flexing as he pushed his hair out of his face. Dick felt heat pool low in his stomach. He bit his bottom lip and cursed to himself as Jason got out of the water and made his way over to Dick. It may have been acting, but being pinned under the sultry gaze Jason was sending his way made Dick admit he had a little more than just a crush.
Jason sat down in the chair next to Dick. “Spotted her,” he said. “In a cabana a little ways down. I also found her dinner reservations and conveniently made reservations for us at the same time just a table over.” Dick wanted to take a photo of the proud little smile Jason wore on his face and he smiled right back.
“My smart husband,” he said. “Want to walk past so we can get a better idea of who she’s with?”
“I was just about to suggest the same thing,” Jason said.
They walked past where Tanya was sitting, hands clasped together, moving at a casual pace. Dick peeked out of the corner of his eye at the cabana and saw a woman perched in the shade with a couple on either side of her. One couple looked to be in their late 40s and the other just a little bit older, in their mid 50’s if Dick had to guess. Tanya herself was holding a parasol and was wearing a giant pair of sunglasses, blonde hair tied back with a colourful scarf.
“We’re a little younger than her current friends,” Dick whispered in Jason’s ear.
Jason smiled like Dick had just said something dirty and took Dick by the hips, swaying the two of them together in a secret dance that only the two of them knew.
Jason pressed their foreheads together. “Looks like there’s a spot open for us then.” He said before pressing a kiss to Dick’s lips. Dick sighed and kissed Jason back, happy to put on a show for Tanya. Jason was a good kisser, moving his mouth in perfect sync with Dick’s, sucking Dick’s bottom lip into his mouth and giving it a gentle nip.
Jason pulled away a second later and grinned, dopey and boyish, before taking Dick by the hand. “Come on, baby, let’s check out the pool.”
As they walked away, Dick turned around and found that, behind her sunglasses, Tanya was watching them.
-
Dinner that night was in one of the restaurants on the property and their table was right next to where Tanya was seated with her group of men. She was wearing a dress that had lemons printed on it and her full lips were in a pout as she sipped on a glass of wine.
Jason and Dick sat down and the two of them commenced dinner, making lazy small talk about the flight and the beach, what they could do over the next few days. Jason’s hand was palm up on the table and Dick occupied himself tracing small patterns on his palm as they talked.
“I think maybe we can rent one of those little sailboats and then-”
“Excuse me, sirs,” a waiter said. “I have this bottle of wine sent by the lovely lady at the table next to you.” He showed them the bottle with a flourish and Dick made a show of ooh-ing and ahh-ing over it as the waiter poured them each a taster and then a full glass.
Dick and Jason clinked glasses together and then raised a glass to Tanya, who raised her own glass to them with a smile on her face.
The two of them sipped at their wine and then as Tanya was leaving the restaurant with her group she approached their table.
“Evening gentlemen,” she greeted. “You two looked so adorable I just had to send you a bottle of wine.”
“Thank you,” Dick said. “It’s a wonderful red. Beautiful body to it.”
“Well the wine isn’t the only beautiful thing in this restaurant tonight. My name is Tanya.”
“I’m Todd Peters,” Jason said, shaking Tanya’s hand. “And this is my husband, Eric.”
“It’s a pleasure,” Dick said as he held out his own hand.
“It really is,” Tanya said. “What brings you two here?”
“It’s our Honeymoon,” Jason said with a grin as he took Dick’s hand and twined their fingers together.
Tanya grinned. “Well that is just lovely. I was wondering if you two wanted to join me for breakfast tomorrow. If you aren’t busy sleeping in, of course.”
Jason and Dick looked at each other for a moment as if they were conferring and then looked back to Tanya. “We’d love to,” Dick said.
“Wonderful. I’ll meet you two at the Terrace at 9:30. You two have a good night, and enjoy that wine.
“We will,” Jason said with a wink.
Tanya breezed out of the restaurant and Dick took a sip of his wine. It really was a nice red. He didn’t mind drinking it. “I think that went well,” Dick said.
“Agreed,” Jason held up his glass. “Cheers to that.”
Dick grinned. “Cheers.”
The two of them finished their dinner and brought the rest of the wine with them to their room, Jason setting it down on the table.
“We’ll slip a bug on her tomorrow and find out where her room is, at one point one of us can sneak off to her room and see what we can find,” Jason said.
“Sounds like a plan,” Dick agreed. He flopped back on the bed. “Do you care which side of the bed you’re on?”
“I’ll take the left,” Jason said from where he was typing at his laptop.
“Perfect,” Dick said. “I’ll take the right.” The two of them got ready for bed and Dick noticed Jason had a book with him. “Ooh, what book is that?” He asked.
“This?” Jason looked at the title. “It’s called A Pirate’s Treasure . It’s about a pirate lord and a merman that he falls in love with.”
“Interesting,” Dick said. “How far into it are you?”
“Just started it, why?” Jason asked.
“Would you be willing to read aloud?” Dick asked as he got settled on his side of the bed.
Jason grinned. “Of course Dickiebird, I’d be glad to.”
Jason started reading and Dick drifted off to the gentle sound of Jason’s voice.
Dick woke up feeling warm and content. He buried his face in the pillow and froze when he noticed why he felt so nice. Jason’s arm was draped over his waist and his back was tucked against Jason’s chest. Jason’s face was buried in his shoulder and his soft breath puffed against Dick’s skin. Dick’s hands were resting over Jason’s arms. Jason was also hard. And so was Dick.
“Fuck,” Dick whispered. In his panic his erection went down, but that didn’t change Jason’s situation. Dick tried to extricate himself from Jason’s arms but Jason tightened them around him. A few moments later Jason took a deep breath then tensed against Dick’s back.
“Whoops, sorry about that,” Jason said as he pulled himself away from Dick. Jason got out of bed and headed towards the bathroom in a rush. “I’m going to take a quick shower. Be right out.”
Dick turned and faced the ceiling. He wondered if Jason was jerking himself off in the bathroom. Dick pulled the pillow over his face and groaned into it. Stupid body. Stupid feelings.
They made it to breakfast without incident and Dick was able to slip the bug onto Tanya’s clothing with ease when she greeted him with a hug, expensive perfume filling his nostrils.
They sat at a table overlooking the ocean and they made small talk while waiters brought out tiered trays of food and poured them mimosas.
“Be right back,” Jason said as he got up from the table, pressing a kiss to Dick’s crown as he left.
“So how long have you two been together?” Tanya asked Dick.
“Three years,” Dick said. “We met at a mutual friend’s birthday party and hit it off. He may look a little brusque but he’s a sweetheart.”
“Oh I can tell.” Tanya said as she sipped at her mimosa. “My second husband was like that. He was built like a tank but would cry if he found a dead baby bird.” She sighed. “I miss him sometimes. He was a good one.”
“Todd is the best,” Dick gushed. “He’s always taking such good care of me. Cooking me dinner after a long day, reading books to me before bed, even just listening to me talk about work while he runs me a bath.”
Tanya went on then about baths and the best kinds of oils to bathe in and Dick squinted a little bit in the sun, it had gotten bright quickly. It was then that Jason returned to the table. He pressed a kiss to Dick’s cheek and then sat down, handing Dick his sunglasses.
“You forgot these baby, I know how you say you don’t want to get wrinkles from squinting so I thought I’d go and grab them for you.”
Dick took the sunglasses, not bothering to hide his surprise. “Thank you, babe.” He slipped the sunglasses on his face, one hand twining with Jason’s as he sipped his mimosa.
They made more small talk over breakfast, Dick and Tanya bonding over fashion while Jason and Tanya bonded over old films. All the while, Jason’s hands rested on parts of Dick. Holding hands, resting a hand on Dick’s arm, rubbing his ankles against Dick’s legs. Dick hadn’t been touched so freely or casually in years. He didn’t realize how much he’d missed casual affection.
“Alright,” Tanya stood up. “It’s time for me to freshen up. I’ll be at the same cabana I was at yesterday if you two want to join me.”
“We’d love to,” Dick said.
“Wonderful, I’ll see you two there later.” Tanya wandered off and Dick and Jason stared after her.
“I’m not going to waste all this food,” Jason said as he picked at some of the food at the table.
Dick, who had eaten lightly while making conversation with Tanya, agreed.
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“Okay,” Jason said from his laptop, Dick joined him and Jason handed him an earbud. “We’ve got ears on her room, and a location.”
Dick leaned in close as they patched into Tanya’s room. She was on the phone and speaking Spanish, something she had pretended not to understand at the table. Dick raised his eyebrow at Jason and Jason grinned back at him as Tanya arranged a pickup and dropoff of drugs in the nearby Playa.
“Bingo,” Jason said. “This should be enough to bust her. I’m going to send this to Babs.” Jason typed on his computer. “We’ll go to the cabana and still try to get into her room and see what we can find. Do you want to do that or should I?”
“I’ll do it,” Dick handed Jason the earbud back as Tanya went on, incriminating herself even more.
“Perfect,” Jason said. “I reprogrammed our bracelets to let us into her room, it’s 400. Let me show you where it is on the map.”
The opportunity came a few hours later when Jason and Dick were lounging with Tanya in her cabana, enjoying the shade and ocean breeze. Dick had dozed off, but it was a squeeze on his hand from Jason that let him know it was time. Tanya was talking about her current husband to whoever would listen.
“I’m going to go back to our room real quick to freshen up before lunch,” Dick said.
He didn’t have to look to see Jason rolling his eyes. “This one loves to primp, I swear,” Jason said. “If he wasn’t so gorgeous, I’d say it was for nothing.”
“You’ll be thanking me for all the primping in ten years,” Dick said. “And in twenty years. And so on.”
“Yeah, yeah,” Jason said. “You go primp.” He gave Dick’s ass a gentle swat and Dick stuck his tongue out at him.
Dick went to their room to grab a small bag of tech and then made his way to Tanya’s suite and opened the door with his bracelet. He took a look around and didn’t see anyone, so he pushed forward and started poking around. He found a cell phone and grabbed a piece of Wayne Tech from the bag that would transfer the information over to a secured Bat Server. He got that going and then looked around, there were scattered scarves and outfits. He didn’t see a laptop but the cell phone would give them everything they needed.
He went to the bathroom and saw a variety of pill bottles scattered around the counter. He whistled low and backed out of the room. Going back to see if he could find a laptop while he waited for the information to transfer over.
Dick heard the door open and swore. He threw a scarf over the cell phone and piece of Wayne Tech and slid under the bed. It was tight and a little dusty, but he was able to fit. He heard a pair of heels walking on the floor and they made their way to the bathroom. He heard the sound of the pill bottles and then the sink, then more pills and some muttering from Tanya.
The high heels made their way to the bedroom and he heard some rummaging around and some more muttering and then the heels moved away. Dick held his breath and then he heard the door open and close. He waited a few moments and then pushed out from under the bed. He grabbed the scarf and the piece of Wayne Tech, confirming he’d gotten what he needed, set a few more bugs among Tanya’s things, and then left.
He went back to their room and set up a secure chat with Babs making sure she got the information she needed and had set them up with the right authorities.
Dick left the room and made his way back to the cabana. “Ready for lunch, babe?”
Jason nodded and got up. “I’m going to join my husband for lunch, but we’ll probably see you after,” he said with a smile.
The two of them joined hands and then made their way back to the room where Jason went to the laptop and started poking through the data they’d gotten from Tanya’s phone.
“This is great,” he said with a smile. “You did a great job on this.”
Dick went over to peek at the screen and shrugged. “I hardly did anything.”
“Yeah, but I never would have been able to do this by myself. Babs says authorities will be here tomorrow to arrest Tanya. You want to stay for that?”
“Obviously.”
That night, they went to dinner with Tanya and when they got back to their room there were candles and rose petals everywhere. A concierge was waiting for them with two glasses of champagne. “A gift courtesy of Ms. Pilos,” he said, showing them out to the back deck where he had run them both a bath and had the jacuzzi running. There were chocolate covered strawberries on a plate next to it. The concierge bowed and left. When the door closed Jason busted out laughing.
“This is fucking great,” he said as he went over and grabbed a chocolate covered strawberry.
Dick shrugged and took off his clothes. “I don’t know about you, but I’m going to enjoy it.” He went out to the back deck, fully nude, and slid into the warm water.
Jason was staring after him and after a few moments, Jason joined him. Dick’s eyes lingered on Jason’s crotch and over how well endowed Jason was. “I won’t leave you alone out here,” Jason said. He grabbed a chocolate covered strawberry and held it out. Dick leaned forward and bit the strawberry, lips brushing Jason’s fingers, making eye contact with Jason the whole time.
Jason sipped at his champagne and set the head of the strawberry down. “Mind if I have a taste?” He leaned forward. As far as Dick knew, they weren’t Eric and Todd here, they were Dick and Jason, but Dick didn’t mind.
“Not at all,” Dick said.
Jason leaned in and pressed their lips together. They moved their mouths together for a few moments before Jason’s tongue slipped into Dick’s mouth. Jason’s hand came up to cradle the back of Dick’s neck and Dick rested a hand on Jason’s chest, brushing his tongue against Jason’s and enjoying the way Jason’s body felt under his palms.
Jason pulled away and kissed along Dick’s jawline and down his throat, sucking and nipping at the sensitive skin and making Dick moan.
“Such a pretty moan,” Jason whispered, nipping at Dick’s earlobe, moving back to Dick’s lips. Jason trailed a hand down Dick’s chest, down his stomach and to where Dick was hard between them. “What are we going to do about this?” Jason asked. “Should we take care of it?”
“Yes,” Dick nodded. “I definitely think we should.”
“Glad we’re in agreement,” Jason said as he started pumping Dick slowly. Jason rocked against Dick’s thigh, his erection moving against Dick’s leg.
“Wait,” Dick said. He reached between them and took both of them in his hand. He looked into Jason’s eyes and fell into them for a second. They reminded him of the ocean, their color that of a churning wave.
“I like how you think,” Jason said as he started jerking them both off, his eyes not leaving Dick’s. They stayed like that, staring into each other’s eyes until they came, at the same time, Jason moving them through their shared orgasm. Dick collapsed into Jason afterwards, and they stayed like that, pressed against each other, until the jets turned off.
They went back into their room, blowing out candles along the way and settled on their respective sides of the bed. Dick stared up at the ceiling. He and Jason had just crossed a line, and they could either pretend they hadn’t or address it. He bit at his lip and chewed on it, debating whether he should rip the bandaid off or leave this thing between them untouched.
“Do you want to talk about it?” Dick asked as he turned to face Jason in bed.
Jason sighed, but turned to face Dick. “We probably should. But can we wait until we’re back in Gotham.”
“What do you want to do in the meantime?” Dick asked.
“Can we pretend?” Jason asked. “Pretend we’re normal and that all of this is going to turn out okay?”
It would be easy to fall back into the story of Todd and Eric for the rest of their time here, to pretend they were newlyweds and that they loved each other more than anything, but Dick knew the first night he was back in Gotham, alone in his own bed, that it would hurt. “I’d rather not,” Dick admitted.
“Yeah,” Jason said, turning to look at the ceiling. “That’s fair. I’m not faking this,” he said. “The whole liking you thing.”
“Neither am I,” Dick said. “I’ve liked you for awhile. It’s easy with you, like breathing. Even when we disagree, it’s not as bad as it is with Bruce.”
Jason scoffed. “Comparing me with Bruce? Really?”
Dick shoved at his shoulder. “You know what I mean.”
Jason was quiet for a minute. “I’ve had a crush on you since I met you.” He said. “You were perfect, even when you were yelling at Bruce and acting like I was some brat you hated for taking Robin from you. After I came back, I realized the crush never went away. It had gotten worse. God, it hurt sometimes, Dickie, how much I liked you.”
“Jay,” Dick whispered. He found Jason’s hand under the blankets and Jason let him take it.
“I know this could burn up around us, but I want to try,” Jason said. “I want to try with you.”
“I want to try with you too.” Dick knew he had a whole laundry list of failed relationships. Boyfriends, girlfriends, hell, even just friends that hadn’t worked out. He had such a reputation it felt so hard to live up to it all sometimes. It felt like Jason saw the man beyond it all though. Jason saw Dick when Dick was in his sweatpants and hadn’t slept for days and barely knew his own name anymore. Jason saw Dick when Dick had been beaten down and was frustrated with all the kids that Bruce had taken in and how Dick had to step in sometimes. Jason had been there for him, with cheap takeout and help on cases, and he had always told Dick how it was. Jason had died and come back and fought to become Dick’s equal and Dick had let him.
Jason pulled Dick close and Dick settled against him. “So we’ll try then.” Jason said.