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[nomorefear]

...Okay.

[he's relaxed. he tells himself he's relaxed too, so he's extra relaxed. this is fine. when she flops back down next to him the towel shifts a bit off his ass and he quickly reaches back to fix it, then glances at her.]

I told you what happened.

[dawn_is_breaking]

All you told me was that it was 'a minor incident involving some guys, some guns and some stolen goods'. I'd like a few more details if you don't mind.

[She says, trying not to glance in the direction of the towel that shifts off him a bit and failing. She sees a flash of skin and feels her cheeks trying to go pink again.]

[nomorefear]

Why? I didn't do anything wrong. I was trying to help.

[he can feel himself start to get a little defensive because it's like she's questioning him, though he should know that's not what it's about. he's always quick to be defensive though. sometimes just just can't help himself.]

[dawn_is_breaking]

I know you didn't do anything wrong. I'm just...

[She says and then stops herself, laughing softly as she runs a hand through her hair.]

I'm just asking to be debriefed. Wanting to know what they were stealing, how many, what type of guns. God. Old habits and all that.

[nomorefear]

[ there's a look of hesitation on his face as she laughs and explains, and his shoulders relax once again. he looks away, frustrated with himself for getting worked up so quickly. but that's what he does, isn't it. ]

Oh. Sorry.

[dawn_is_breaking]

No, I'm sorry. It's stupid and isn't something I should concern myself with.

[She says, reaching down off the bed to get her glass of water.]

The most important thing is that you're okay.

[nomorefear]

It's not stupid. I just thought that maybe you were thinking I was trying to pull some shit again. There were these guys running out of a store with what they stole and the store clerk started running after them. One of the guys pulled a gun and before he could shoot I tackled him... into the middle of the street. The truck tried to swerve to avoid us but it wasn't fast enough, so I threw him out of the way and got hit. I had to get outta there real quick after that cause I didn't want my face showing up anywhere and I could hear the cop cars in the distance already.

[he reaches back and yanks his underwear back over his ass so he can push the towel off and sit up, pulling his pants up the rest of the way.]

It was a fucking bad move. I had my hood up and I don't think anyone saw my face but there's always a chance it got recorded.

[dawn_is_breaking]

[Her brows crease together and she sits up when he does.]

I doubt it was recorded.

[She says and then touches his shoulder lightly.]

I wasn't worried about you starting some shit again but I'm sorry if my tone implied that, I was worried that you were badly hurt. I still am. Automobile accidents are a bit of a sensitive spot with me since it's how my mother died.

[nomorefear]

These days? You never know. Everyone's got their phones out.

[ he knows even then there's a small chance it'll matter, but that small chance is enough to make Jason nervous. if Crane is still up and around he could find him. if Dick sees that he's here he could come after him. or hell, figure out he's here with Dawn. ]

I remember. I'm okay, though. A little more ice, some rest and some advil and I'll be fine.

[dawn_is_breaking]

Okay, I'll try to stop worrying.

[She says and offers him a small smile.]

So long as you try to do the same, I doubt anyone got you on their camera phone. You've always been quite fast.

[nomorefear]

[it's a sneaky way to get him to stop worrying, but it work. especially with a compliment thrown there as well. only time will tell if she's right, but he doesn't have to worry about it till then.]

Okay, okay. I'll stop worrying too.

[dawn_is_breaking]

Okay good.

[She lays back down on the bed but instead of laying on her stomach she lays on her side, her pale hair spilling down around her in waves.]

Can I ask you a possibly weird question?

[nomorefear]

[ Jason's unsure how to sit right now and even on the soft mattress his ass kinda hurts, so he shifts to the unbruised side, drawing a leg up as he watches her, following the waves of her hair with his gaze before he looks at her face.

he looks a little unsure at her question, but... he trusts her.]

...Sure.

[dawn_is_breaking]

[She can see a little bit of unease in his eyes and she looks up at him with her calm dark eyes.]

When's your birthday?

[nomorefear]

[ he blinks at her for a moment, then laughs softly, shaking his head. ]

Okay, I was gearing myself up for a way weirder question than that. Don't fucking do that to me.

[he drags his fingers through his hair. birthdays aren't great. not at all. they come with a lot of trauma too, but at least it's a question he can handle.]

August 16th. Why?

[dawn_is_breaking]

[She smiles and gives him a little shrug.]

I just realized that I don't know it. We lived in the Tower together and while we know some things about each other we don't know a lot of the specifics.
August 16th though hrm? That makes you....a Leo doesn't it?

[nomorefear]

Right... yeah. I guess you're right.

[they lived in the Tower together and that feels like ages ago. a whole lifetime, now that Jason's back from the dead. he wonder, does his rebirth change anything? is that his new birthday now?]

Yeah, I'm a Leo. Not really sure what that means, but... yeah. What about you?

[dawn_is_breaking]

Well you certainly have an impressive Leo like mane of hair...

[She says with a smile.]

Traditionally Leo's are supposed to be dramatic, creative, confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist.

I was born on September 29th which makes me a Libra.

[nomorefear]

Okay, you got me there. My hair's a mess.

[but he stopped caring a long time ago. it's a mess, but it's his and he's good with that. he does snort at her description of a Leo. maybe some of those are true, but mostly he thinks definitely not.]

Difficult to resist, huh? Yeah, right.

[he says sarcastically.]

What are Libra's supposed to be like?

[dawn_is_breaking]

[She grins and lifts herself up enough to ruffle his hair.]

Yeah a big old mess of cute curls! See? That was difficult for me to resist so it must all be true.

Libra's are supposed to be intelligent, charming, talkative, and are often concerned with attaining balance, harmony, and peace.

[nomorefear]

[ oh, she does not. Jason scrunches his face a little when she ruffles his hair, laughing softly as he looks upward, as if he can see the mess she made. kinda sorta, cause some of his curls hang in his face. ]

Don't call them cute. That's the biggest load of bullshit I've ever heard.

[he snorts, trying to shove them all back into place, failing entirely.]

Okay, well that's you, at least. All of the above.

[dawn_is_breaking]

[His laugh is as soft as his curls and she has to resist the urge to dig her hand back in when he unsuccessfully shoves his hair back. Part of her knows that she probably shouldn't do things like that, touch him so easily but she can't help it. Laying here together, being silly and talking, it feels nice and easy.]

Why not? Is cute such a bad compliment to get?

[She smiles at him.]

When I was a teenager my mother had these books on astrology and I remember one of them, which I was not supposed to find, was about sexual astrology. It was pretty wild stuff because it was written in the 70's but what I remember most was there was a part on each sign about certain....uh...tendencies they had in the bedroom. I think the most bizarre was the claim that Capricorn males were fond of using armpits and knee folds for sex.

[nomorefear]

[ it feels nice and easy. very much so, and he knows he shouldn't be feeling things like that, but it's easy to forget, too. it used to feel strange the first few times she touched him, but now he's getting used to it. craves it, like a starving cat, hesitantly leaning forward for more and more touches, yet still waiting to be burned. ]

It's not bad. It's just. Untrue.

[he'll never think of himself as cute. he'll never think of himself as much of anything anymore, he's pretty damn sure of that. ]

Knee folds?? What the fuck's a knee fold? Like when you bend your leg...? Holy shit. What did it say about Libras?

[dawn_is_breaking]

[His insistence about not being cute is unlike the Jason she first met who back then would be delighted at being called cute, would maybe even push for more compliments, but the way he is now is so much more wary and hard on himself and she opens her mouth to argue with him but he interrupts her with his sudden need for clarification on knee folds.]

Yeah, that's it exactly.

[She bursts out laughing and then looks at him in mock surprise.]

Jason! I thought you'd want to know about Leos, not Libras!

[nomorefear]

[ wary and hard on himself is an understatement. he's struggling to even see himself as a person worthy of anything right now, let alone compliments and being called cute. ]

Wow, okay... knee folds. I'm not here to judge.

[but then her mock surprise and calling him out has him flustering just a bit, and he leans forward, pushing on her shoulder lightly.]

Shut up, what's the difference!? I was gonna ask about Leo's next, I just didn't think you'd memorize anything other than your own!