Little angst with Jason <3
I kinda HC that Jason when heās more calm doesnāt have as much glowing green in his heās as when heās aggravated. More of a dark muddy green
So I want him to have these dark green eyes and downturned eyelashes. (I myself have these lashes so it almost looks like I donāt have eyelashes)
So! when he begins to integrate back into the family, and after a while the other kids wants to introduce him to their teams, he doesnāt understand why they still flinch away from him.
He was doing better right? He wasnāt doing the whole evil crime lord stuff, he was just helping the alley and its people out more.
It begins with Timās friends, a little dinner out in town to keep a calm atmosphere outside of the masks.
But Jason doesnāt understand why they donāt like making eye contact with himā¦ theyāre all sort of trying to look at him, but donāt meet his eyes.
Theyāre fine doing it when he has the domino mask on, with objectively more intimidating white lenses, so why not when itās just his eyes?
He concludes that it most likely because theyāre younger and donāt have as much experience with intimidating and havenāt entirely forgotten his crime lord days.
But when it also happens with Dickās friends.
Kori doesnāt seem to have a problem with him, but Wally flinches every time eyes glance over to him. Why
Theyāre older and have seen far worse, so why
He gets angry and makes an excuse to leave, trying his hardest not to comment on the fact that he heard an audible sigh of relief when he turned his back.
Again, he tries to brush it off, but he goes over the edge when even Hal freaking Jorden scrunches his nose at him, and looks away.
He slams his hands on the table, stands up so abruptly that the chair behinds him clatters to the floor.
Bruce stands up and follows him out as Jason throws every curse word out into the room as he goes to leave.
Once in the zeta tube on the way back to the cave he finally lets his complains rain.
Jason: āWhat the hell is so wrong with my face that people seem to not even be able to meet my eyes??ā
Jason: ātheyāre the strongest fucking heroes we have and they canāt even meet my fucking eyes?!ā
Bruce sighs as he lets Jason get everything off his chest before turning himself towards him.
Bruce: āLad, do you remember when you first came to the mansion?ā Jason squints his eyes at him but nods nonetheless.
Bruce: āBecause I also remember a conversation you had with Alfred about a week or two after you came there.ā Even more confused Jason just continues his silent stares.
Bruce again sighs and relaxes his shoulders before continuing.
āYou had asked Alfred why it always seemed like I was mad at you, always angry. You said it was a certain look in my eyes that had just a slight anger to it so you were always afraid that I was angry at youā
Jason only squinted harder, but also let his mind wander on how to connect everything.
āI was a lot taller than you, so I thought it was because I was always aiming my eyes down, so I changed that, but it was the same.ā
Bruce caught Jasonās attention by nudging him slightly. They really did stand shoulder to shoulder now.
āBut it ended up just being that I was used to never being able to show weakness, the feeling having created a certain need to always look prepared, always look quizzical of everything. But when I turned that same look toward my comrades, they thought it was because I perceived them as a threat.ā
Jason remembered all of his time alone, every instance where he couldnāt show of scared he was, how out of his depth he was. Because that was showing weakness.
āIt takes time to stop our instincts from looking at everything as a potential threat, especially after so many years of being on edge. But Iām sure they will get used to it. They did get used to me after allā
When Bruce finished, they both seemed to realize that it had already been some time since the zeta had returned them home.
Bruce patted him on the shoulder, making the first move towards the stairs up into the manor.
āIām sure you find it unusual, but thatās also because the people you normally relax around donāt even notice it anymore, they know themselves that they can trust that you only want the best for them.ā
Later, when Jason returned to the crime alley with a full belly of Alfredās food and drained from the friendly sparring matches that always seemed to follow after.
Jason walked into the office ready to hit the hay, before getting swarmed by his goons.
āHey boss! We heard you met the justice league, are they really as strong as they say??ā
āI heard wonder woman is always there, was she even prettier in real life??ā
āIs their base really located in space as the theories are saying??ā
Bombarded with questions Jason felt bewildered as he both tried to listen and think of answers, stopping just short when he noticed.
Theyāre all looking into his eyes.
Theyāre not afraid of him.
āthey know themselves that they can trust that you only want the best for themā
Hope you like this little head cannon, I myself have dark brown eyes, and a resting bitch face, so whenever I meet someone my friends introduce, my friend will then circle back to me and tell me that the new person thought I was really angry or thought they were annoying, or just in general that I was scary. Even if Iām actively trying my best to get along with them.
Used to bring me a lot of anxiety, but I know that the people around me who I donāt want to be afraid of me, know me enough to see through it.
It makes sense to me that the other kidsā teams would be uneasy around him, and along with eyes that are naturally inquisitive, combined with a very piercing gaze. That it could be interpreted like he was angry when he was just looking and listening.
