dawn_is_breaking | RP with Jason Todd

RP with Jason Todd

Oh my god, Jason! Oh, that's so tight!

[Dick nearly walks into the nearest wall when he hears that exclamation coming from Dawn's room and he has to backtrack, pausing at her door, his eyebrows furrowed in concern and confusion. He lifts a hand and then knocks on the door.]

Dawn? Everything okay?

[Dawn looks over her shoulder and grins at Jason, who is helping her get into her undercover fetish dress.]

Yes! Just trying to get into this outfit, Jason's lending me a hand.

[In more ways than one....]

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She told you.

[Dick repeats and his jaw tightens a little.]

And why would she tell you about a private conversation we had? Come to think of it, since when are you two so chummy?

[Chummy enough for her to have asked for Jason's help getting into that dress.]

[ Jason scoffs at Dick's clear jealousy, and it takes everything inside of him not to tell Dick the real reason. everything inside of him, because that wouldn't be fair, and he knows it would fuck things up so bad.

but still. ]

Is it so hard for you to believe that someone actually respects me? That she'd rather talk to me over you, because you fucking judge her all the goddamn time? I know, that's so hard for you on both accounts.

[Dick makes an angry huffing sound and continues to glare at Jason.]

I don't judge her.

[Okay maybe he does a little, but he does it to everyone. He can't help it, it's the training and Bruce's influence.]

[ oh good, he loves this whole glaring and holier than though part of Dick's shit. ]

Literally what the fuck have you been doing all night, Dick?

[so full of himself that that's what he's focusing on rather than how chummy the two of them are. it's surprising, but also not.]

You think you're in control of everyone, man. You're really not.

[Dick is usually good at hiding his emotions but there's just something about Jason that makes his anger seep out more and he makes that huffing noise again.]

I'm not trying to control anyone, and least of all Dawn. I know perfectly well that no one can do that.

But what I can do is remind her to focus on what's important, which is the job. Ever since Hank left she's been acting....different.

Doesn't seem like you do.

[ Jason shifts his angle, sharpening his lenses towards the entrance of the club, focusing on that for a moment as Dick goes on about how different Dawn has been. ]

Maybe that's not all that's important to her. Maybe she's happier now.

[There's a stretch of silence between the two and after a moment Dick sighs and pushes back his hair.]

If she's happy then that's good I just....fuck. I'm sorry Jason, this whole thing, me and Dawn. It's always complicated because of what we used to be.

[There's another stretch and finally, even though it almost seems like it hurts him to ask he does.]

Does she ever talk about us?

[ Jason's quiet then too.... unusually so, because this is.... it's fucked. it's totally fucked, and he really is at a loss for words for a good long while, trying to keep his gaze on the entrance of the club.

the fuck is he even supposed to say to this?

it makes him feel so... small. so fucked up.

Dick and Dawn used to be such a thing. before Hank and Dawn used to be such a thing. it's hard for him to even imagine himself between all of that. maybe like some kind of placeholder, but really, how can he compare to Dick, if Dick still has feelings for Dawn? ]

Nope.

[he says aggressively, annoyed, combatively. but then he lets out a sigh of his own.]

Yeah. She does.

[Dick's face doesn't really change but he nods and then after another moment he speaks again.]

Did she tell you why we broke up?

[ Dick doesn't react the way Jason thinks he will, and this suddenly feels like a trap.

he's quiet for another moment, but then he figures why not. they're doing this. he doesn't understand why Dick would wanna talk to him about this, especially cause he thinks they're being chummy, but... whatever. ]

Why don't you tell me why you think you broke up?

[If asked, Dick wouldn't be able to say why he's suddenly telling Jason all this either, and yet he can't stop himself. Maybe it's not just anger that Jason prompts in him, maybe it's sometimes honesty.]

Because I lied to her and shut her out.

[ Jason's pretty damn sure he doesn't inspire honestly in Dick, but he's been wrong plenty of times when it comes to what he can and can't do. not in terms of skills, but everything else.

still, Dick has never talked to him about personal stuff before. of course the first time he really does, it has to be about Dawn. ]

Shit move, man. What are you telling me this for?

[Dick sighs, taking Jason's casual dig at him as normal and he shrugs.]

Nevermind, it's nothing. I guess I just...if you two are becoming friends then don't do what I did.

[He looks down at the club entrance.]

Don't shut her out, because you'll regret it like I do.

[ it's weird to have Dick talking to him like this, especially when it comes to Dawn. he feels like there's a trap here somewhere. ]

Didn't realize you were so invested in our friendship.

[Dick always acts so annoyed when the two of them interact.]

What did you mean when you said Dawn's been acting different?

I'm not invested, I'm just trying to be supportive. It's good for you to make some friends here.

[This is what he keeps telling himself, because Jason is having a hard time getting along with Rachel and Gar so if Dawn can be a friend to him then he wans to try and support it. It's hard though because sometimes it feels like their friendship is....more? He's not sure. But the way they look at one another makes him feel jealous sometimes.]

She's been acting...I dunno. Different than I thought she would be. I assumed she wouldn't be doing so good after her and Hank broke it off and then with her getting hurt, but she's been acting happy. I caught her singing to herself in the kitchen the other day while she was baking.

[Dick explains slowly.]

And yet you're also telling me to stop, cause she needs to focus on what's important.

[he knows some of that has to be jealousy. maybe all of it, and it's hard for Jason not to feel defensive about that.

on the other hand, it's nice to hear about how happy Dawn is, even when he's not particularly around. it makes him feel good and warm, and takes a little bit of the edge off.

but still...]

When you mentioned it earlier you made it sound like a bad thing. How's that bad?

[Dick looks down at his hands for a moment, feeling bad but also still stubbornly convinced that he's at least partially right. Dawn does need to focus more, especially if she's going to start doing patrols again.]

It's not bad. I want her to be happy it's just that she's acting like...

[Dick trails off, trying to find a way to phrase it that doesn't make him sound like a jealous ex boyfriend. 'She's acting like she's in love' is what he wants to say, which isn't bad, but it makes him suspicious. Because if Dawn isn't in love with him or Hank then who is it? Did she meet someone new?

Luckily for Dick there's a click on the com link signaling that Dawn is back on.]

Found our guy, he's sitting with some other guys and two girls.

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