#scripted: jonathan

[oldgotham]

continued from here / @ofnyctophilia​

it was nice to be this close, jonathan idly thought. rarely was he ever with anyone like this — even if it was a simple hug out of necessity. he’d a few nurses that fawned over him, trying to win him over, but he brushed them off without a thought. they were just as twisted as he was, bringing no intrigue to jonathan. but, then there was brooklyn. she was a small, untouched gem in the middle of a festering pool. she was a gem jonathan dared to touch, but not taint. he nodded, relieved that she was mostly okay — he hadn’t wanted to go through all of that just to have her hurt in the end. “good. we can’t lose our best and brightest employee,” he said softly, trying to play off the situation. however, there was little he could do to resist her guidance, following her to the first aid station. “there’s really no need for you to go through the trouble. i’m sure it’s nothing too pressing,” he said, unable to focus on anything but the pain. he shrugged off his jacket as he sat, the action difficult and causing him to wince. he didn’t want to appear weak in front of brooklyn, forcing him to grit his teeth as he continued to unbutton his shirt and allowed that to fall away as well. “how is it? i’m sure you could just clean it and put a bandaid — nothing too fussy.”

[strongxsurvivors]

“ maybe i don’t want to remember. ” / closed meme starter for @diiatribes​ / steve to jonathan

jonathan’s mouth fell open slightly as he was struck by steve’s words, heart breaking slightly. was it all so bad that the other wouldn’t want to remember — wouldn’t want to remember him? he quickly closed his mouth and swallowed thickly. “wh-what do you mean?” he stuttered slightly, trying to find his voice. maybe he didn’t want to know the answer, but he had to ask. “what is it you don’t like? you had a lot of good things going for you, steve. you have a lot of people who need you, who love you.” i need you. perhaps this was for the better — jonathan would only pull the other down if he chose to push his feeling onto the other.

[strongxsurvivors]

continued from here // @diiatribes​

jonathan felt completely out of the loop. apparently all of hawkins was dealing with the silent threat of russians while he was more focused on school and it works. it only made him wonder if his little brother was somehow involved too. he would surely find out soon enough. “and you don’t hate russians?” he asked, trying to lighten the mood slightly by giving a small smile. however, it slipped slightly ar the mention of nancy, causing jonathan to shake his head. “don’t worry about her — we broke everything off a small while ago. things weren’t exactly clicking between us like we thought they were and were heading into two different directions,” he shared softly. honestly, he knew what was causing things between him and her from fully connecting — and it was right in front of him. there was just something about steve that constantly lingered in the back of his mind. he couldn’t stop thinking about him. at first, he thought it was because he and nancy had dated before jonathan and nancy got together. but, then he realized that wasn’t it. it was something more, a curiosity growing more and more. “stay with me as long as you need — i mean it. i definitely don’t want you leaving tonight,” he said firmly, carefully touching the split lip steve was given. “does this hurt less or worse than everything else?”