cass and jason bond at patrol together and end up having a tickle battle while parkouring through gotham
Despite popular belief, Jason is not a man of few words. Jason is a man of many, many words, it just takes a while to find out. When Jason was too tired to put up his tough guy act, and if he trusted you enough, you could get a small glimpse into the way his brain works.
Roy and Dick were the only ones who had really ever seen into Jason’s mind post-Lazarus pit. Jason never really got to grow up, one minute he was a dead teenage and in what felt to him like an instant, he was alive and in his 20s, he can’t remember any of the in-betweens. As a result, his mind hadn’t matured as much as he could disguise it to seem. On the inside, Jason was still just golden-retriever like and excitable, and he did everything to keep it concealed. Even years of Aderall self-medication and trauma couldn’t shake Jason’s giddiness, much his dismay, but to the pleasure of his oldest brother and boyfriend.
When Bruce adopted Cassandra, admittedly, Jason was curious. She had been raised to be a weapon, a deadly warrior who was never supposed to form a bond with anybody, and yet she was one of the most empathetic and compassionate people Jason had ever met. She didn’t speak because of her training, but she communicated through other means.
Cassandra quickly became a close member of the family, and she bonded like her siblings like she had known them their entire lives. She just always knew how to read them, partly due to her training but also partially due to the fact that she wanted to get to know them more. After all, they’re her family now.
Jason really likes Cass. He swears. He just doesn’t like the idea of anybody being able to read him. The second that Jason feels like he’s being read, he leaves the situation. He’s even climbed out 3rd story windows completely costume-less in order to avoid people trying to dissect him.
Jason knew that Cass could do just that, and Bruce does too, which Jason figures must be the reason why he was to patrol with Cass tonight.
They sat on the roof silently, looking out around Gotham. An hour in, Jason started to pace anxiously around the roof. Cass perked up when she heard the noise, turning around to look at home for a few minutes.
Cass let him wander for a while before beckoning him towards her, motioning for him to sit next to her. Jason’s anxiety was visible on his face as he acknowledged her, sitting down on the ledge.
They sat in silence for a moment, before Cass looked up and met with Jason’s eyes. She started to motion with her hands, and Jason paid close attention. She pointed at herself, mimed a book, an x, and placed her index finger on Jason’s temple.
He caught on quickly. I don’t have to read you.
He heaved a sigh of relief, Cass noticing that his body no longer showed signs of tension.
He looked down, twiddling his fingers. “Thank you.”
Cass smiled wide. She couldn’t tell what Jason’s words meant, but she could read the gratefulness in his body language.
She reached out and wiggles her fingers over his ribs, something she had seen Dick do to Jason and her other siblings many times.
The touch took Jason off guard, and he snorted loudly, batting at Cass’ hand.
The smile on Cass’ face was something that he could only describe as smug, and soon he was chasing Cass over building roofs and past high rises in order to catch her.
He managed to get in front of her by jumping from a balcony onto the building she had just jumped onto, and he started to tickle her softly.
Her laughter was soft, as she fought with all her might not to hurt her brother. Jason laughed, glad that he could finally bond with Cass.
Dick smiled to himself, a few buildings away, lurking just out of sight, and very glad that he asked Bruce to pair Jason and Cass together for the night.
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