[scarlet king wouldn't have an inkling if Batman was coming. no one ever does. that's why its so terrible that Nothing doesn't trust him enough for this. of course, Jason wouldn't fare so well, but even in his cockiness he'd know that Bruce would be the one on point with this.

if only Nothing could trust that.

Nothing tensing up doesn't make things worse, but Jason does keep an eye on them, does keep things slow. if Nothing wants to pull away or tell him to stop, he will. but they don't, so Jason keeps wrapping up the incredibly swollen ankle. he understands this too. he's been out there so many injuries, pretending he's fine, pushing through.

he wants to say more, but Nothing finally grabs onto something Jason says, and so he lets them talk, telling him important things. he's still wrapping their ankle, but he slows down a little.]

That sounds really fucking cool. I would've loved to see it.

[maybe their dad didn't, but dads are shit. they shouldn't even matter.]

It's cool. It's ok. We all have shit we get riled up over. Guess it wasn't so cute that time.