Disgruntled and exhausted from a night of sleeplessness, Jason had pulled himself into the shabby booth with the large hood of his grey sweatshirt raised over his head, his eyes, visible only beneath shadows cast by the garment, brandishing dark circles. A cup of black coffee sat before him and he held the handle with two fingers, staring near-lifelessly into the vicinity and observing.
And all had been dull, mundane until the most recent occupant of the diner had taken a seat. Jason watched him carefully, pale lips pulling into a smirk of sorts as his gaze traced each feature, each mannerism of the young man two tables from him… Timothy Drake. Tim Fucking Drake… What a coincidence.
Assuming his eyes weren’t playing tricks on him.
"Need a top-off, sweetie?" The voice of the waitress might have started him if he were more focused, but Jason turned to look at her, nodding quietly and pushing the coffee mug towards the end of the table.
"You know that guy over there?" He asked, glancing towards Tim, taking his cup again as she refilled it’s contents with the coffee pot in her hand.
"He’s a regular. Why? Do you?" She smiled.
"…think so." The young man muttered, looking down at his coffee, "Mind if I hop over to that table?"
A quiet laugh was emitted, and she shook her head, “I’ll let him know—”
"No need." Jason began to stand, bringing his coffee with him, "I… want to surprise him."
The waitress nodded, before going off to tend to the other sparse tables and leaving Jason to pull both his glass and his backpack along to the booth at which Drake was seated, back turned to him. The smirk was in full play now, and silently, he slipped into the seat across from his younger brother, setting down the coffee and crossing his arms…
"Wow." was all that he uttered, raising a brow.