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(Hey guys! Iâm currently trying to redraw a lot of my old drawings involving the Batboys to help me get back into drawing for this blog. Here is the first one. The original drawing is on my other blog but I wanted to share this one with you all. If you canât tell, I got the idea for this one because Jensen Ackles voiced Jason in the Batman: Under the Red Hood movie and why not have Jason quote Dean. Am I right? You all have been the best followers ever. Thank so much. Hopefully more drawing will come. -Adaminaart)
iroh: once, i told zuko that he needs to work on his inter turmoil. he screamed at me that he had no such inner turmoil, and then proceeded to go to a cliff during a thunderstorm to scream at God to strike him with lightning
alfred: master bruce and i have that interaction at least three times per week.
hey bruce spent a lot of his bat-study abroad in the far east and has kind of a weeb weapon collection so proposal, what if Bruce appreciates Irohâs tea
while Zuko is enthusiastic about cream and sugar
further fueling their dad-figuresâ passive-aggressive rivalry?
It was strange, Jason decided, being twice the size of his older brother. Â He was exactly as Jason remembered himâexcept, of course, the glowing yellow eyes and blue veins that criss-crossed tan skin unnaturally paled. Â But it was him, impossibly, miraculously. Â And he was, perhaps more impossibly, still himself. Â He still flitted around any given space like an acrobatâAlfred had caught him up on the chandelier three times already. Â He still laughed riotously at the dumbest jokes, still rambled on and on about whatever he was currently passionate about. Â
It was only little changes now. Â Now, Dick couldnât stand to be cold, wrapping himself up in every blanket he could find to prepare for every night. Â Now, his speech was stilted, and there were still moments heâd forget himself, and call himself âTalon.â Â And before, Jason really didnât remember Dick doing what he was told quite so often.
That, and he hadnât so much as touched a single person other than Jason. Â He kept painful distance between himself and everyone, stiffening the slightest bit when someoneâeven Alfred or Bruceâgot too close. Â He remembered them, that much was clear, but his memory was spotty, and theyâd been beginning to suspect it mightâve been tampered with. Â But with Jason, it was different. Â With Jason, Dick was his usual tactile self. Â He leaped off the banister into Jasonâs arms, he climbed around onto his shoulders, he even held Jasonâs hand sometimes. Â It had weirded Jason out at first, but heâd gotten used to it quickly. Â Truth be told, Jason himself was a tactile person, it had just been so long since heâd allowed himself such easy contact with another person.
Speak of the devil, Jason felt a light weight slam into his back and wrap tiny, undersized eleven year old arms around his neck. Â
âJaybird!â Dick exclaimed, clinging to his back like a spider-monkey.
âWatcha doinâ there, buddy?â Jason asked, pausing from the sandwich he was making. Â Another strange thing: apparently now he talked to Dick as if he were a child. Â Dick was a child, but he was still technically Jasonâs older brother, and that was still a trip.
Dick hooked his chin over Jasonâs shoulder. Â âI dunno. Â Do you wanna play a game?â
âSure, kiddo,â Jason said. Â He didnât call Damian âbuddyâ or âkiddo,â despite Dick and Damian being the same age. Â Technically. Â âJust give me a second to eat this.â
âOne Mississippi! Â Your secondâs over, letâs go!â Â Dick tugged on Jasonâs neck, trying to get him to start moving.
âAsshole,â Jason laughed. Â Dick didnât stop tugging as Jason shoved his sandwich in his mouth. Â âIâm coming, Iâm coming,â he said, mouth full. Â He carried Dick into the living room, where Dick jumped off of his back and went running to the cabinet under the tv that they kept all their boardgames in. Â In finding what he wanted, Dick pulled every single other game out of the cabinet as he went, tossing them beside him carelessly.
âTt. Â I hope youâre planning on putting that back.â Â Jason almost (almost) jumped. Â He hadnât noticed Damian, buried in an armchair with a sketchbook in his hand. Â
Dick didnât even look up, and Jason suspected heâd clocked Damian immediately. Â âDo you want to play, Dami?â he asked, now with a deck of ratty old Batman cards in hand.
Damian glanced imperiously down at where Dick was kneeling on the floor. Â âPlay what?â
âGo Fish!â
âGoâŠwhat?â
Dick was scandalized. Â âYou donât know what Go Fish is?â Â At Damianâs continued confusion, he turned to Jason. Â âHe doesnât know what Go Fish is?â
âDonât look at me,â Jason said, shoving aside some games to make room for him to sit, perfectly aware Dick would not be putting them away anytime soon. Â âHe came like that.â
Dick pursed his lips and looked at Damian. Â Since Dick had come home (after nearly killing Damian, Jason should probably add), Jason honestly couldnât tell if he and Damian were best friends, or if they hated each other.
Damian glared at Jason. Â âWhatever the game is, Iâm sure I can beat you, Todd.â
âItâs a luck game, Damian.â
âNo itâs not!â Dick exclaimed. Â âItâs skill!â
âSure it is, buddy,â Jason said. Â He and Dick, back when they were both kids, would play an inordinate amount of card games. Â They definitely played Go Fish the most (funnily enough, Dick did win most often, which Jason supposed would lend credence to his idea that it was about âskillâ), but theyâd generally played a lot of different card games. Â Jason had come to find Dick couldnât remember how to play anything but Go Fish. Â âDamian, are you playing or not?â
Damian slunk down from the chair, closing his notebook as he went. Â âIâll play, only so I can beat you.â
Jason rolled his eyes, and decided to pick his battles carefully.
âYay! Â Iâll explain how.â Â Explaining Go Fish was more of a joint-effort. Â As Dick fumbled with the cards he was attempted to shuffle (which was so unlike his usual grace), he attempted to explain, only he frequently lost track of what he was saying, and Jason had to jump in. Â It was...a little concerning, to Jason, and it confirmed his suspicion that most of Dickâs ability to do things like play Go Fish relied on muscle memory. Â Once he was required to think it though and explain it to someone else, he faltered.
âGo Fish!â Damian declared smugly, towards the end of their second round. Â He had one card in his hand, and was taking far too much pleasure in repeatedly saying âGo Fish!â when anybody asked for a card.
Jason sighed and grabbed a card from the pile. Â âOh,â he said. Â âIâm out.â Â He laid down his new pair of eights along with his other pairs. Â Damian leaned over and Jason had to hold back a laugh to see him counting under his breath. Â âAnd I win,â he said with a smirk, knowing Damian had just come to the same conclusion.
Damian scowled. Â âYou probably cheated.â
Dick giggled, dropping his ten remaining cards, none of which were matches. Â âJay always cheats.â
âI played this one fair and square. Â Like I play every game of Go Fish.â
âWhatever,â Damian said. Â
Jason had absolutely no reason to antagonize Damian. Â So, naturally, that was exactly what he did. Â âDonât be upset you lost to âthe superior Robin.ââ
âTt. Â You are not the superior Robin. Â Only Robins that manage to stay alive can be superior.â
Jason happened to glance back at Dick to see the playful smile drop off his face. Â Jasonâs retort died on his tongue.
âWhat?â Â He looked between Damian and Jason, eyes wide.
âNothing,â Jason said, kicking Damian lightly to try and give him the message.
Damian kicked him back, much harder. Â âDid Todd not tell you? Â He managed to get himself killed.â
Dick was staring at Jason now like heâd never seen him before. Â âWhat do you mean?â he asked, with a kind of dawning horror.
âTodd got tricked by the Joker and ended up exploding,â Damian said blithely. Â
âDamian, shut the hell up,â Jason said. Â Could the kid really not pick up on the mood, or was he, as always, being purposefully belligerent?
âHe came back, eventually, but heâs the only one of us dumb enough to die for real.â
Dick stood suddenly. Â Damian seemed surprised by the motion.
âDick-â Jason began, but Dick took off running. Â Jason glared at Damian. Â âWhat the fuck did you say that for?â
Damian blinked quickly, trying to wipe the bewildered expression off his face. Â âI didnât do anything.â
âYou know what you did,â he said, although in reality, he wasnât sure that Damian did. Â He stood up now too, and cast Damian one last angry look before leaving the room. Â He jogged up the stairs, and stopped on the second floor instead of the third. Â The third floor was where Dickâs current room was. Â It was situated between Alfredâs and Bruceâs, with everyone else across the hall or not much further. Â That wasnât where Dick went. Â Dick would have gone to the second floor, to his old room. Â His old room was a mausoleum, completely untouched and exactly the same as Dick had left it. Â After Dickâs âdeath,â no one could stand to look at it, but no one could bear to change it. Â So everyone simply relocated to the third floor, leaving a messy eleven year oldâs room like some kind of memorial no one had the heart to visit.
Jason stepped into the darkened room to the sound of sobbing. Â Something tight in Jasonâs chest tugged him over to the bed, and when he sat on the edge of it, Dickâs breathing hitched and his sobbing stopped suddenly. Â He hadnât moved, his face was still buried in the pillow he was gripping.
âHey buddy,â Jason said. Â Dick didnât respond. Â Jason couldnât remember if Dick liked to be comforted when he cried, or if he would want to be left alone. Â There were so many things he didnât realized heâd forgotten about his brother, so many details the years had washed from his mind. Â âAre you okay?â he asked, and hoped his voice didnât betray just how lost he felt.
Dick shook his head, not looking up from the pillow. Â For lack of anything to say, Jason slowly reached out a hand to place on Dickâs shoulder. Â When he first made contact, Dick stiffened, just for a moment, before he relaxed and suddenly he was crying again. Â
âHey, hey, itâs okay,â Jason said desperately. Â That wasnât the affect heâd wanted. Â âIs this about what Damian said? Â Because Iâm fine. Â Weâre all fine now.â
Dick clutched the pillow tighter and if anything, sobbed harder.
âDick, please, Iâm okay-â
âNo!â Dick exclaimed, shoving himself upright violently. Â His golden yellow eyes gleamed unnaturally in the low light, glistening with shedding tears. Â âNo, itâs not okay, youâre not okay!â
âDickâŠâ
âI was meant to protect you. Â I was meant to keep you safe. Â I was meant to! Â And youâyou died, for real.â
âIâm better now,â Jason tried.
âYou died. Â Andâand I know you died in my colors. Â You died in my colors with my name and I couldnât keep you safe.â
Jason tried to swallow down the pit in his stomach. Â He did die as Robin, but it wasnât Dickâs fault. Â It was Bruceâs fault, it was the Jokerâs fault, it was Jasonâs fault, not Dickâs. Â âIt wasnât-â
âNow I get it.â Â Tears started streaming down his face again, but this time, they were silent. Â âWhy youâre so different. Â Why youâre not the same anymore, why youâre angry all the time. Â Youâre not my little brother.â
Jason stared, dumbly, mouth open, unable to formulate a response. Â He wanted to say yes, yes I am, Iâm still Jason, Iâm still your little brother, but that wasnât true? Â Was it? Â He wasnât the same person anymore, and he certainly wasnât Dickâs little brother. Â They couldnât be who they were before. Â Time and circumstance irrevocably changed that, for both of them.
Dickâs breath hitched again, and he barely choked out his next words. Â âMy little brother died, and I didnât save him.â
There was nothing left to say. Â Jason didnât know which of them moved first, but the next moment Dick was sobbing into his shoulder and Jason had his arms wrapped around him. Â He felt his shoulder getting wet from Dickâs tears and felt his own eyes start to water. Â It felt like finally admitted the truth he hadnât wanted to face: their roles were reversed. Â Jasonâs older brother may have miraculously come home, but Jason had grown up. Â It was time to face the truth, and stop running from his responsibilities. Â He was the oldest now, with the specter of Dick lifted (more or less) from the house. Â His younger siblings, Dick included, were his to take care of now, and it was time to do a better job of it.