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[bluejaysandblackbats]

In The Soup

Fandom: DC Comics, Batfam, Superfam

Summary: Jason Lives AU where he and Superboy become friends, despite Bruce's disapproval of Superboy. (ft. Jason's service dog, Gromit)

Chapters: 6/?

Characters: Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Barbara Gordon, Conner Kent, Roxy Leech, Rex Leech

Relationships: TBA

Additional Tag: Jason Todd Lives, Jason Todd Has Chronic Pain, Jason Todd Has PTSD, Conner Kent is Superboy, Good Friend Jason Todd, Protective Jason Todd, Overprotective Bruce Wayne, Barbara Gordon is Oracle, Disabled Characters, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne Get Along, Good Parent Bruce Wayne, Developing Friendships, Sneaking Around, Disguise, Fluff and Humor, Secret Messages, Hiding in Plain Sight

Chapter Six: Market Stepmommy

Conner waited for Barbara to let him past the security system, and he followed her directions to the kitchen, where Jason scrambled to make their sandwiches. “Hey, Jason?” Conner asked. Jason froze in place, staring up at Conner. “How hard did you fall?”

“Oh, not hard. I have nerve damage. Like today isn’t a bad pain day, but it’s a numbness day,” Jason explained, “It’s funny how a few hits to the head can do a lot to your body in the long run.”

“Sports?” Conner asked.

“Not exactly,” Jason replied as he finished making breakfast. “Gromit, here, buddy. Thanks for the pick me up this morning.” He fed Gromit two slices of bacon and washed his hands. Gromit brushed his face against Jason’s ankle. “I love you too, Gromit.”

“Food smells great,” Conner replied as Jason gave him his plate.

“Thanks… Barbara! Food’s done!” Jason hollered.

“Why are you yelling? Just use the intercom,” Barbara complained as she entered the room. “Hi, Baby Boy, watch out,” Barbara whispered as Gromit walked past her, proudly chewing his treat.

“Oh, Barbara. Conner thought you were my stepmom,” Jason chuckled.

“I would never date Bruce, though… That’d be gross, but I might start telling women at the grocery store that you’re my son. Do you think that works the same way it does for cute babies in sitcoms? How about it, Jason? Do you wanna help me find you a new stepmommy?” Barbara joked.

"I thought you were talking to that computer guy?" Jason asked.

"I can't have a backup plan? Besides, what if you don't like your future stepdad—?"

"Eww, okay. This joke is getting gross. Conner, she isn't my stepmom, she's a friend of the family. We wouldn't know what to do without her. Hey, Barbara, could you get Conner into school with me?" Jason asked as he took three pill bottles from Gromit's backpack. Conner watched as Jason washed his pills down with half a bottle of water.

"Mhm, I'll have him enrolled by Sunday night," Barbara answered.

Conner looked up from his sandwich. "Whoa, you guys were serious? That's—. Wow. Thank you," Conner smiled.

"It was easy. Don't worry about it. Do me a favor and make sure these two get outdoors,” Barbara requested, “And we’ll call it even.” Conner chuckled and nodded.

“Jason, where do you like to hang out?” Conner asked.

“I haven’t been to the museum in a while,” Jason replied, “Oh, and there’s this place called The Sewer, and they play live music sometimes. But it’s only cool at nighttime…” Jason looked at Barbara with wide eyes.

“I’ll watch Gromit while you hit the teen club tonight, but only because he’s great at keeping me company. How about it, Gromit? Do you want to work with Auntie Barbara tonight?” Barbara asked as she scratched under Gromit’s chin.

“Nothing too dangerous,” Jason warned her. Barbara nodded. “Does anybody want another sandwich? I’ve got a bunch of leftover bacon.”

“Please,” Barbara replied. Conner nodded along with her.

After breakfast, Jason let Conner go to his room with him while he got ready to go out. “Thanks for coming over. Are you gonna spend the night after The Sewer or—? Sorry, I haven’t been out and about a whole lot, so I’m excited to have somebody to hang out with—.”

“It’s okay. I don’t mind. I don’t have anyone normal like you to hang out with, so it’s nice to be able to chill with you,” Conner smiled. Jason threw on one of Bruce’s old beat-up flannels and pulled on his pants. Conner laid back and stretched out on Jason’s bed. “What’s it like living with Bruce Wayne? Is he like your dad or something?”

“Yeah, he is my dad. I love him a lot, but he’s got this weird vendetta against you because he thinks you’re gonna hurt Superman or something,” Jason confessed, “Which is why he can never know you’re Superboy. He’d flip his lid if he knew we were friends.”

Conner turned on his side and grinned at Jason. “So, we’re friends?” Conner asked.

Jason’s cheeks went rosy. “Shut up,” Jason giggled without meaning to. “We can do whatever you want between the museum and The Sewer tonight.”

“What is The Sewer exactly?” Conner questioned.

“It’s a nightclub for teens. After eight, it’s sixteen and up,” Jason replied, “I snuck in once when I was eleven… But I haven’t been able to get in since.”

Conner chuckled. “I’m sorry. I’m not—. Well, I kind of—. I imagined a tinier you in a nightclub moshing with teenagers,” Conner laughed. Jason snickered, and it built into a full-body laugh that left him doubled over.

“Oh, it was terrible,” Jason laughed, “I got tossed around like a ragdoll.” Conner and Jason laughed until tears rolled down their cheeks.

“I would’ve given anything to be a real kid,” Conner mumbled. Jason stopped laughing.

“You are a real kid,” Jason replied. Conner smiled and shook his head.

“I’m a science project being passed off as a kid,” Conner replied, “You don’t have to be nice about it. I know what I am—.”

“Clone or no clone, you’re a regular sixteen-year-old kid to me—. No, you’re better than most sixteen-year-old kids. You’re empathetic. You’re not judgmental. You’re funny. You’re friendly—. I mean—. I’m glad you were made in a lab because that’s what it took for me to get a friend like you,” Jason stated. Conner smiled.

“Thanks, Jason,” Conner whispered, “Hey, do you like fast cars?”

“Do ducks fly south for the winter?” Jason replied. Conner laughed.

“How ‘bout I take you flying on the way home tonight?” Conner suggested.

"Yeah, I'd love it, but my chair—."

"I can carry the chair too. Just fold it up. What do you say?" Conner asked. Jason nodded, his mouth open at the thought of flying. "It'll be fun. I promise."

Barbara knocked on the door. "No curfew tonight. It’s Saturday, and I think the chances of you two getting arrested are slim to none,” Barbara whispered.

Jason’s phone rang. “Oh! Hold on, it’s my dad. Mind if I take this?” Jason asked. Conner shook his head. “Hi, Bruce. Everything okay from abroad?”

“Mhm… I miss you,” Bruce whispered, “I don’t think I’ll be home this week, though… Jason, are you alright with Barbara until I get home?”

“Mhm… Are you gonna—? When are you and Alfred coming home? Do you have any idea?” Jason asked. A loud wind blew on Bruce’s end.

“It’ll be at least a week… Hopefully no more than a month, Jason—.”

“Is it dangerous?” Jason asked. Conner heard Jason’s pulse pick up speed.

“No more than the usual… I love you, Jason,” Bruce whispered.

“I love you too… Bruce? Um… If you’re in trouble—. Can you have Alfred write me or call me if something happens?” Jason asked.

“Uh-huh… Jason, are you alright?” Bruce questioned.

“Yeah… I just—. I’m hanging out with my friend tonight, so I might not answer my phone,” Jason replied.

“Okay… Be good, and feel free to call me if you need something,” Bruce whispered, “I gotta go.”

“Bye, D—. Bye, Bruce,” Jason whispered. He hung up and dropped his phone in his lap. “Okay. Ready to go?” Jason smiled, but there was no hiding his discomfort.

[hijinxinprogress]

Bart’s really awful with 21st century slang and he doesn’t care

Bart uses homie platonically and romantically he won’t let anyone tell him he can’t and yj is suffering immensely bc Bart will introduce them to someone “Oh, hey guys! Meet my homie, [Name]!” then yj finds out two months later that they met Bart’s s/o and Kon refuses to accidentally be nice to Bart’s s/o again which leads to him being mean to everyone Bart brings to meets them. Tim and Anita are interrogating them to figure out if they’re dating or just friends, Greta’s really nice to everyone Bart brings over but she will threaten the shit out of them beforehand, Cassie’s like crushing bricks with their bare hands and being polite but clearly not friendly, and Cissie somehow always manages to be doing maintenance on her bow and arrows when Bart brings someone over.  And when whoever Bart brought over voices their concerns about his friends not liking them it goes one of two ways:

Bart’s completely oblivious bc yj are passive aggressive losers that don’t understand or care for boundaries and Bart doesn’t make it any better bc sometimes he doesn’t notice when they’re being overprotective bc he thinks they’re just being weird as usual

Or Bart complaining that they’re overprotective and none of his friends want to come back and Kon’s giving him a dirty look bc “I brought a guy over and you stuCK YOUR HAND IN HIS CHEST THEN THREATENED HIM VERBALLY!!” and Bart just pats him on the shoulder and goes “that’s different, he wasn’t good for you” and Kons fuming

[mamawasatesttube]

core four for the hc ask game! (or if that’s too many, just cassie please) 💜

i will simply do core four as a collective!! ♥

Headcanon A:  realistic

kon is the dog they put in with the cheetahs to keep them from going fucking insane. tim cassie and bart are the cheetahs.

Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious

they all imprinted on nightwing like ducklings and tim cant decide whether to be smug or mad about it. on the one hand, hell yeah nightwing is the coolest!!! do you wanna join his nightwing fanclub he's president and everyone can have matching t-shirts. on the other hand. guys stop it he's not actually cool i've seen him eat cold pizza off the floor. guys this is cringe. guys that's MY big brother stop stealing him. dick those are MY besties stop stealing them. GUYS...

Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends

tim and cassie have to work through their shiny brand-new extreme anxiety complexes around kon and bart being on the field again after their resurrections. bart actually gets a little upset with them both for being overprotective, at one point. (this is canon to an extent in that it is a factor in the koncassie breakup, but i think we can do more with it!)

Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own.

they are all in their 20s at this point. the first year she actually got a job, cassie realized she had no idea what she was doing and freaked out and phoned up tim like "HOW DO I FILE TAXES????" and he got so excited to do them for her that it broke through her mild panic because hey. tim? what's wrong with you. he says its just satisfying to see the numbers all line up.

[fishfingersandjellybabies]

Kondami as a crackship but in the sense that both genuinely did it as a joke and because what it would be like to in a relationship with a robin/super since their s/o is with other people and they think their ship is sailed. BONUS points if they're not even doing anything intimate (kon would never do that) they are literally just going on dates. Thats it.

EVERYONE in the batfam has krypotonite pitchforks for kon and jon is joining them (except for cass and jason because both now its just a joke and kon would never actually do anything)

Tim is experiencing the biggest overprotective big brother energy hes ever had his entire life and is fighting for his life in trying to subtly tell bernard that his best friend is dating his little brother and how much he wants to murder him. Which one? Who knows babe. Maybe both.

Jon is... upset? Disappointed? Heartbroken? (what-why?) And betrayed beyond imagine. How dare his brother. How dare kon. Not only was he already guilty when he started dating jay but he dare. He DARE date DAMIAN?? Damian is HIS robi-. Wha. What do you mean thats romantic no it isn't-. Oh. Oh.

Jon 100% would realize he loves damian and finally confronts both about it, Tim not only won't realize kon's crush on him but won't requite it either (sorry kon) kon is super happy for the young robin and super tho, glad at least a younger version of them are together

Kon and Damian would absolutely be platonically dating. Kon would take Damian out to show him things, like he wished someone showed him when he was younger. They might hold hands. Kon would put his arm around Damian, especially is he senses any undesirables staring at them. But mostly they just have fun, if only to ignore their heartbroken realities.

Bruce absolutely convinces half his kids that Kon is manipulating Damian and while Dick and Steph quietly brood and steam this is when Tim gets RADICALIZED and knows he has to decide between brother and best friend (he picks brother, obvi.)

When Jon realizes he is, in fact, in love with his best friend he just PANICS for a few days. Even when he tells Damian, he accidentally blurts it out. It was not a purposeful confession, at least not until him and Damian absolutely make out on a rooftop right after.

Meanwhile Kon's just happy his brother is happy and, surprisingly, Damian's happy. That little shit grew on him. Their happiness is his happiness, truly.

[occasionally-good-ideas]

I need more Kon centric fics (recs please)

I want a fic that’s kons journey of figuring out life outside of Cadmus, gimme ALL THE CONFUSION

I want the young justice animated series overprotective anger issues characterization to slowly shift into that 90s comics confidence as he grows and gets more comfortable in himself and his friends abilities

I have the Core Four(mainly Tim) in mind for this one but I have no idea what 90s Conner was like fresh outa the tube

I want him to get super happy when he gets a name, to go from Superboy to Conner/Kon-El.

LIKE THIS^^^

I just love this dude an want to read about his story more

[kerakeriza]

Oh my oh my! Protective older brother Tim! Tim is but one of Dami's overprotective siblings but he's Kon's best friend so he has dibs!

Loving the story so far!

yeah, he's protective in his own way xD he mostly just thinks it's disgusting, but deep, deep down, he's worried about the age gap becoming a problem if they ever got serious with each other.

dick would be fine with the age gap, as they're both adults, but he'd be worried that kon was only settling for damian. he saw firsthand how deeply kon and tim care about each other, so he always thought those two would make it happen someday. that day just never happened, for some reason.

the others all have better things to do with their time than worry about who damian is boinking. except for bruce. but he's damian's biological father, so of course he cares.

[thatthirdtriplet]

Relationships:

Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner KentTim Drake & Damian WayneTim Drake & Kon-El | Conner KentBart Allen & Kon-El | Conner Kent

Characters:

Kon-El | Conner Kent Tim Drake Damian Wayne Jason Todd Bart Allen

Additional Tags:

Good Friend Kon-El | Conner Kent secret Crush Tim Drake Needs a Hug Damian Wayne Needs a Hug everyone Needs A Hug fanfiction of Fanfiction dimension Travel angst with a Happy Ending

Summary:

Getting stuck in an alternate dimension with your crush is bad enough.

Being stuck in an alternate dimension with your crush and said crush's overprotective little brother is even worse.

Conner's POV of Calamityjim's Compression.

[arobinwithoutbatman]

@1mpulsee continued from [x]

It had been an emergency hail mary and Tim was all too aware of that. He was still busy with Gotham, still trying to grieve and get his home city back into balance; there was no guarantee he was available for Young Justice missions and catastrophes. Yet here he was. Clark had given him a ride and upon seeing his friends in trouble and a laser headed towards Bart, Tim had promptly flown into an overprotective rage. He'd blipped out of Superman's arms and continued to teleport down to the fight, right into the path of an attack Bart could... admittedly easily outpace.

It hurt, he was thrown into... was that a wall? It felt like a wall.

And still, he'd been ready to get to his feet to continue wailing on this particular enemy. A... robot? Oh God damnit, was Luthor throwing a fit about Kon again? He'd gotten up, wailing away with his bo staff with almost none of his usual control or strategy, just blipping all over the place, landing ferocious hits until he could get at the circuitry where he just blindly pulled at it all. Going absolutely ham on the thing with his friends was one hell of a reunion and now... well Bart was fussing. Understandably so.

He leaned into the hand on his cheek, letting the hood of his new uniform fall, as one gloved finger booped his boyfriend.

"Careful with the real names, babe, we're still masked." His smile only grew softer. "I'm okay. I'm gonna be a walking bruise tomorrow but I'm okay."

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Superman's Daughter

by Kervia Kori’andr, the princess of Tamaran, was the only surviving member of her planet. Her parents, knowing of an ancient prophecy concerning their second child, placed their daughter in a pod for her own safety, as Trigon destroyed their planet. Discovered by a newly married Clark Kent, he and his wife, Lois, decide to raise the alien princess as their own. They have never regretted their decision, especially since they could have no children of their own. Meanwhile, Dick Grayson is adopted and raised by Bruce Wayne to be a vigilante, a superhero, and a manwh@re. Much like Bruce, Dick is angry, broody, and withdrawn. He pushes away anyone and everyone, only keeping certain people close, but never letting them get too close. That is, until he meets Kory Kent at the Justice League Daycare & Academy. The two orphans grow up to be best friends which their parents encourage, until the day everything changes. When Clark tries to intervene in the burgeoning relationship between Kory and Dick, he sets off a chain of events which will lead to new relationships, new families, world-changing events, dangerous situations, unexpected consequences, and a love story for the ages… fated before either Dick or Kory were even born. Words: 7456, Chapters: 3/34, Language: English Series: Part 1 of The Bird and The Starfire Fandoms: Titans (TV 2018), Batman (Caped Crusader), Young Justice (Cartoon), Justice League & Justice League Unlimited (Cartoons), The Flash (TV 2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Supergirl (TV 2015), Harley Quinn (Cartoon 2019) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M Characters: Dick Grayson, Koriand'r (DCU), Raven, Garfield Logan, Selina Kyle, Barbara Gordon (Caped Crusader), Bruce Wayne, Sara Lance, Lois Lane, Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley, Tim Drake, Original Children of Barbara Gordon & Bruce Wayne, Donna Troy, Dawn Granger, Hank Hall, Nate Heywood, Amaya Jiwe, Iris West, Barry Allen, Cisco Ramon, Garth (DCU), Conner Kent (Young Justice), Justice League members Relationships: Dick Grayson/Koriand'r, Barbara Gordon/Bruce Wayne, Dawn Granger/Hank Hall, Garth/Donna Troy, Clark Kent/Lois Lane, Barry Allen/Iris West, Dick Grayson & Koriand'r & Garfield Logan & Raven, Dick Grayson & Koriand'r, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent & Koriand'r, Clark Kent & Bruce Wayne, Batfamily Members & Justice League, Kara Danvers/James "Jimmy" Olsen, Kon-El | Conner Kent/M'gann M'orzz, Alex Danvers/Kelly Olsen, Dick Grayson & Raven, Koriand'r & Raven (DCU), Raven & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Garfield Logan, Koriand'r & Garfield Logan & Raven, Koriand'r & Garfield Logan, Nate Heywood/Amaya Jiwe, Sara Lance/Ava Sharpe Additional Tags: Dick Grayson is a Fool in Love, Dick Grayson Loves Koriand'r, Koriand'r is Starfire (DCU), Koriand'r loves Dick Grayson, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe, Selina Kyle is Catwoman, Dick Grayson is Nightwing, Dick Grayson is Robin, Bruce Wayne is Batman, Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent, I played around with the ages of some characters to make it all work, Overprotective Dad Clark Kent, Clark Kent is Superman, OTT J/P Dick Grayson, Unplanned Pregnancy, Don't yell at me about Bruce and Barbara, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon-typical language, I have no idea who is going to show up in this story thats really going to be like a book via https://ift.tt/ABdUm3j

[ao3feed-timkon]

The Unstable Reaction Between Tim Drake and Alcohol

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/GsZCi2F

by TheJBomb

The last thing Kon expected to be doing that night was smuggling a very drunk Tim out of the Wayne Charity Gala. A close second was receiving an intense shovel talk from Jason Todd.

 ———

In which Tim gets drunk and wakes up feeling very confused. Why does he feel like shit, why is he still wearing a suit and why is Kon asleep beside him?

Words: 2339, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English

Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Tim Drake, Kon-El | Conner Kent, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth

Relationships: Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent, Tim Drake & Jason Todd

Additional Tags: Underage Drinking, imagine living in America, Wayne Gala (DCU), Protective Jason Todd, Good Sibling Jason Todd, Good Sibling Dick Grayson, Fluff, Good Sibling Damian Wayne, Drunk Tim Drake, bros out of it, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Social Anxiety, Jason being overprotective is my new favourite thing, Tim Drake Needs a Hug, Kon is a Good Friend, Hangover, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Mutual Pining, because my homies are stupid, But I Love Them

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/GsZCi2F

[ao3feed-birdflash]

Rising from Green Ashes

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/DgTviPV

by a_katastrophy

Max Raatko can't see. That doesn't stop them from being able to run away from their home, fight crime alongside allies with questionable morals, and complain about the color of their hair. It doesn't stop them from living their life, but it does make it more... complicated.

But with a dysfunctional family to wrangle, an overprotective friend (and maybe new brother) to bug, and the looming threat of something coming to drag their past to the forefront of the stage, Max thinks they can handle complicated.

Words: 1113, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of The Lazarus Wraith AU

Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/F, M/M, Other

Characters: Max Raatko (Original Character), Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Dick Grayson, Kon-El | Conner Kent, Damian Wayne, Talia al Ghul, Nyssa al Ghul, Bruce Wayne, Original Male Character(s), Cassie Sandsmark, Cissie King-Jones, Bart Allen, Roy Harper, Wally West, Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, Barbara Gordon, Kara Zor-El, Bernard Dowd

Relationships: Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Kon-El | Conner Kent & Lex Luthor, Bart Allen & Tim Drake & Cissie King-Jones & Kon-El | Conner Kent & Cassie Sandsmark, Roy Harper/Jason Todd, Dick Grayson/Wally West, Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne, Kon-El | Conner Kent/Original Character(s), Jason Todd & Original Character(s), Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain, Barbara Gordon/Kara Zor-El, Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake

Additional Tags: Bruce Wayne is Batman, Dick Grayson is Nightwing, Jason Todd is Red Hood, Tim Drake is Red Robin, Damian Wayne is Robin, Stephanie Brown is Spoiler, Cassandra Cain is Black Bat, Barbara Gordon is Oracle, Max Raatko is Wraith, Blood and Injury, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Gotham City is Terrible, Protective Jason Todd, Jason Todd Needs A Hug, Jason Todd Deserves Better, Dick Grayson Needs a Hug, Dick Grayson is a Ray of Sunshine, Tim Drake is So Done, Damian Wayne is Bad at Feelings, Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings, Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent, Barbara Gordon in a Wheelchair, Barbara Gordon Appreciation, Max Raatko is Not Having a Good Time, Original Character(s), Major Original Character(s), Minor Original Character(s), Other Additional Tags to Be Added

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/DgTviPV

[ao3feed-harleyquinn]

Superman's Daughter

by Kervia Kori’andr, the princess of Tamaran, was the only surviving member of her planet. Her parents, knowing of an ancient prophecy concerning their second child, placed their daughter in a pod for her own safety, as Trigon destroyed their planet. Discovered by a newly married Clark Kent, he and his wife, Lois, decide to raise the alien princess as their own. They have never regretted their decision, especially since they could have no children of their own. Meanwhile, Dick Grayson is adopted and raised by Bruce Wayne to be a vigilante, a superhero, and a manwh@re. Much like Bruce, Dick is angry, broody, and withdrawn. He pushes away anyone and everyone, only keeping certain people close, but never letting them get too close. That is, until he meets Kory Kent at the Justice League Daycare & Academy. The two orphans grow up to be best friends which their parents encourage, until the day everything changes. When Clark tries to intervene in the burgeoning relationship between Kory and Dick, he sets off a chain of events which will lead to new relationships, new families, world-changing events, dangerous situations, unexpected consequences, and a love story for the ages… fated before either Dick or Kory were even born. Words: 7456, Chapters: 3/34, Language: English Series: Part 1 of The Bird and The Starfire Fandoms: Titans (TV 2018), Batman (Caped Crusader), Young Justice (Cartoon), Justice League & Justice League Unlimited (Cartoons), The Flash (TV 2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Supergirl (TV 2015), Harley Quinn (Cartoon 2019) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M Characters: Dick Grayson, Koriand'r (DCU), Raven, Garfield Logan, Selina Kyle, Barbara Gordon (Caped Crusader), Bruce Wayne, Sara Lance, Lois Lane, Harley Quinn, Pamela Isley, Tim Drake, Original Children of Barbara Gordon & Bruce Wayne, Donna Troy, Dawn Granger, Hank Hall, Nate Heywood, Amaya Jiwe, Iris West, Barry Allen, Cisco Ramon, Garth (DCU), Conner Kent (Young Justice), Justice League members Relationships: Dick Grayson/Koriand'r, Barbara Gordon/Bruce Wayne, Dawn Granger/Hank Hall, Garth/Donna Troy, Clark Kent/Lois Lane, Barry Allen/Iris West, Dick Grayson & Koriand'r & Garfield Logan & Raven, Dick Grayson & Koriand'r, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent & Koriand'r, Clark Kent & Bruce Wayne, Batfamily Members & Justice League, Kara Danvers/James "Jimmy" Olsen, Kon-El | Conner Kent/M'gann M'orzz, Alex Danvers/Kelly Olsen, Dick Grayson & Raven, Koriand'r & Raven (DCU), Raven & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Garfield Logan, Koriand'r & Garfield Logan & Raven, Koriand'r & Garfield Logan, Nate Heywood/Amaya Jiwe, Sara Lance/Ava Sharpe Additional Tags: Dick Grayson is a Fool in Love, Dick Grayson Loves Koriand'r, Koriand'r is Starfire (DCU), Koriand'r loves Dick Grayson, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe, Selina Kyle is Catwoman, Dick Grayson is Nightwing, Dick Grayson is Robin, Bruce Wayne is Batman, Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent, I played around with the ages of some characters to make it all work, Overprotective Dad Clark Kent, Clark Kent is Superman, OTT J/P Dick Grayson, Unplanned Pregnancy, Don't yell at me about Bruce and Barbara, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon-typical language, I have no idea who is going to show up in this story thats really going to be like a book via https://ift.tt/Txar3EQ

[sperboytm]

@arobinwithoutbatman:

He's not sure what summoned Kon all the way here and normally he'd love a surprise visit from his best friend but he didn't really want Kon to see him right this second. Because a Talon had managed to crack his armor and the toxin on their claws had run its course about... ten seconds ago. So he was still pretty sore from the muscle spasms. He couldn't help the wince as Kon grabbed him. "Hey." He said softly. "Kon, I'm okay." An utter lie but better that than a raging protective Superboy. "Pretty sure I didn't call for you by name." Now he's smiling, he's teasing. "So what got you so worked up you just had to fly all the way here?"

It was too late for Tim to worry about a raging and overprotective Superboy. That ship had sailed the moment that he’d heard Tim’s heartbeat spike and then slow to a concerning rate. Kon hated that there was little to nothing that he could do for the other. He didn’t have healing powers or anything of the sort. But seeing Tim in this state did little to calm the storm that raged in his chest.

“You’re a pretty bad liar, Rob.” There was nothing about this that screamed that Tim was okay. In fact he was pretty sure it was the exact opposite of okay. “I told you I wasn’t going anywhere. I was over at the manor picking through the rubble. Alfred told me what to look for.” He’s going to leave out that he was hyper focused on all of their heart beats. Kon didn’t need to be told by all of the bats that they didn’t need that.

They’d already lost Bruce. He wasn’t sure how any of them would handle losing someone else so soon. So he was going to do his best to keep that from happening. And if that meant that he was going to have to divide his time between Gotham and everything else. He was going to do that. Whether they liked it or not.

“Come on, I’ll get you back to the Belfry. Where you’re going to take a day off.”

[mamawasatesttube]

that last post reminds me of how, similarly, it drives me up the wall whenever fandom (esp with regards to timkon) portrays kon as completely and utterly spineless and intimidated when it comes to bruce. (i mean, i'm not surprised, bc this comes from the same place as the content where tim is a fainting victorian maiden who needs to be protected by her strong stoic owner i mean father, which is definitely not a homophobic trope rooted in misogyny at all, but. that's a complaint for a different post.)

like, bruce's relationship with kon has admittedly been done differently by different writers and all, but at no point has kon ever backed down to him. during hypertime arc, bruce is cordial and even warm, in his way, as they send kon off:

later, towards the end of superboy '94, when kon and cass get into trouble and nearly get themselves killed, kon sees bruce being harsh on cass about it and inserts himself to demand he get half the blame and half the punishment, because it wasn't all on her. (i personally think the way bruce talks here is extremely cringefail and shitty, like... let's not make batman parrot racist rhetoric thanks, but. i blame that on writers moreso than the character.)

like, sure, he's a little hesitant (the "s-sir..." gets me.) but not enough to hold back an ounce in telling batman he's being unfair and an ass. he's not a shrinking violet just bc batman is ooo scary.

also coming to mind are:

a) the panels from batgirl (2000) where bruce is being an extremely overprotective and controlling figure over the idea of cass and kon being friends and clark tells him off for this (it's not directly kon interacting with bruce, but feels... relevant, lol, to the topic of bruce threatening kon and trying to scare him off in that possessive, steeped-in-misogyny way), as well as

b) the ones from tt03 where kon goes to gotham looking for tim, runs into bruce and steph-as-robin, and flips out like WHERE is tim, and bruce is just like. use your superhearing and figure it out. (note that he doesn't try to kick him out of gotham just for being there, either.)

i didn't include those last two bc i don't have them saved and frankly this post is long enough as is, but. you get the idea. kon isn't scared of batman. batman even likes him sometimes. and batman trying to intimidate him on purpose is something clark gets mad about.

[fishfingersandjellybabies]

I need your hc on how the batfam reacts to finding out that jondami are dating.

I love supportive and sweet but I am absolutely down for overprotective siblings that just CAN'T believe their little baby is all grown up.

(canon? Idk her)

Duke and Barbara? Chill as hell. Happy for you, man.

Cass? Also happy for Damian. SO happy for him. But will also murder Jon if she has to, and makes sure Damian and Jon both understand that. (Jon is lowkey petrified of her)

Steph is happy that Damian is happy. But she does sit him down and talks to him about some things to look out for and things he does NOT have to accept if he is uncomfortable, etc. Also mentions she will kill Jon if he asks.

Tim is...beside himself. How dare Damian date HIS best friend's little brother? Is this another dig at him? Is this some weird evil plot long game to kill him? Why is Jon going along with it? Does Jon also hate him? Is he going to die? Tim stop not everything is about you. Eventually Tim gives KON a long lecture and says if Jon ever hurts Damian, even a little, Tim will destroy every last Kryptonian left in the universe, even him.

Jason keeps showing up on Jon's patrol routes to give him the shovel talk (aka threaten Jon) but with a bigger and more deadly gun/weapon every time. At one point he just shows up in some alien laser sniper ship and Jon's just like 'JESUS JASON, I KNOW, I GET IT.'

Dick and Alfred are similar in that they're both very emotional about it, because they knew Damian at his worst. They watched him grow, and they are just SO happy that someone out there finally sees Damian for the beauty that he is and loves their boy as much as they do, if not more. Also Dick threatens Clark about it.

Bruce just short circuits for like three days and disappears. Damian thinks he's going to be disowned, to which the whole family say they'll disown Bruce first and strength in numbers. But then he comes back and just smiles at Damian a lot, and talks about how proud he is of him, that Jon is a good person, that Damian deserves this happiness, and to remember the code to their stash of Kryptonite. He ALSO rants to Clark about it, who finds it somewhat endearing how worried for Damian they all are, but they end up as just two old men sitting on a front porch reminiscing on how much they adore their boys, and how happy they are that they found each other.

(bonus: Kon texts Damian 'u hurt him, ill end you.' to which Damian texts back a thumbs up emoji.)

(bonus bonus: all the siblings and kon have stalked Jon and Damian's dates. They aren't even conspicuous about it. Damian and Jon just whole-heartedly ignore them.)

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sweet escape

fandom: dc comics warning: none? just young adults heavily making out at some point. also it’s 5k summary: it's not that Cassie needs to get away from her friends per se, but if the opportunity presents itself for her to sneak out and meet the guy she's heavily falling for... well, she's going to take it. After all, it's not every day they casually coincide under the same roof at the exact same time - better make the best of it while she can. notes: everyone is of age (they’re in their twenties.) jay and cassie are not a couple, but rather kinda testing the waters and seeing what happens. yes we do love rarepairs in this house. and as always, massive thank you to @achinghcarts for being the best beta <3 ao3 link

Cassie fidgets with the phone in her hands, glancing at the time and, most importantly, at the notification bar atop the screen. It has been flicking alive repeatedly in the last hour or so, her messaging app the sole responsible of it. Not that this is something particularly unpleasant; oh no, on the contrary. Though linked to her rather restless state, the back-and-forth of texts in which she's been participating has done nothing but send occasional tickles to her stomach and put a dumb smile on her face that she's been doing her best to bite down. Which, yes it is kind of unbecoming because she's not fifteen anymore, but at the same time, how could something that makes her so giddy be something bad?

So no, it's not that she wanted that to stop. If anything, she just wanted things to escalate in some way, which in this particular case meant actually seeing the person she kept trying to flirt with via text. (Though whether such flirting was in any way successful is something Cassie cannot tell for sure yet - as much as she'd like to.) And one would think that, considering right now they are both under the same (enormous) roof, that wouldn't exactly be a problem - yet as she glances up at the three loud boys yelling at each other over who was very clearly cheating at Mario Kart, she can't be all that sure.

Though, of course, she can always try.

"Hey, Tim?" There's a sound quite similar to a hum or a grunt, and the girl figures that's an acknowledgement of sorts. "I'm gonna go get some water, I'll be right back."

"Bathroom's not that bad," Bart interjects quickly yet casually, eyes still trained to the screen in front of him.

"Y-yeah, but," she stands up from the bed, trying to act as nonchalant as possible. "I could use some ice cubes."

"If you're not back in forty minutes we'll send a search party." She resists the urge to smack the robin's head in passing, deciding instead to stealthy leave the room, conjuring up the most casual air to her step.

It all changes when she's in the hallway.

It's hard to say if nervous is the right word to describe her feelings. Her breath has picked up a small notch, and the steps she takes along the corridor are a bit unsure, but they do remain consistent; she is moving forward with this. The thing is, though, that Cassandra Sandsmark has never been exactly smooth, so it honestly beats her what is the best possible way to tell your boyfriend-that-is-not-boyfriend that you have ditched your friends to see him for a bit without exactly sounding desperate. Cause that she knows she isn't. Even if she actually chose her clothes carefully and tried to put a bit of make up on and definitely attempted to tame her curls before showing up at Wayne Manor today - that doesn't have to mean she's desperate.

Right?

No, of course not. Which is why she also can't just ask the guy to show up and meet her. It has to be a bit more casual than that, more natural - like yes she wants to see him but also no, she wouldn't just impose herself on him. Plus, Cissie always said you had to let boys believe they were the ones constantly scheming, that they were the ones in control. So he should believe he wanted her. She turns down another random corridor, her head too occupied in its thoughts to properly identify it. Maybe casually show up somewhere he could be? Pass by, expect him to notice her? Then maybe he'd think he is luring her away and--

Oh, who's she kidding - this is ridiculous.

Jason is not some boy, and they're not playing any kind of games with each other; they promised that much, for crying out loud! She is being not just desperate but also a freaking idiot for having left her friends when at no point there was any indication that the guy who isn't even her boyfriend, by the way, wanted to be with her now besides the flirty remarks that, frankly, she couldn't even guarantee were all that because she is the most incompetent flirt who's ever been on this Earth. And that's definitely counting Bart. And Tim. Hera, her aunt Aphrodite is probably ashamed.

And if that weren't enough, now she's Hermes knows where in freaking Wayne Manor, with no idea where Tim's room is, feeling too mortified and embarrassed to let her friends know. Which of course just means she's gonna have to keep wandering along the hallways, hoping that--

"Hey, Goldie." She barely manages to stop herself before awkwardly bumping into something that is very much not a wall. "Come here often?"

Hera, if you can hear her, please don't let Kon be monitoring her heartbeat right now. Because right there, in all his handsome glory, stands Jason Todd and, honestly, his smirk is doing things to her. Things as in almost sending her into cardiac arrest because she was very much caught off guard, or completely knocking the breath out of her. Oh, and let's not forget the already getting old leaving her totally speechless kind of thing. So yes, Cassie is not alright and therefore does not need her friends to be aware of such thing at any point soon. What she does need, however, is to say something, because as attractive as the man's smile is, there's only so much he'll make it last before surely look at her gaping self weird. So she takes a breath and-

"Hey," is the only thing she manages to croak out. Literally, the only one before her mind goes completely blank once again. Talk about appealing and attractive, huh? And here she'd thought her texts had been a failure.

Surprisingly though, either due to an altered state of mind, or because he got some kind of kick of seeing her struggle with the most basic functions, Jason does not leave or even look displeased. Instead, he reduces even further the distance between them, one of his hands coming to rest against the wall next to her head with an air of casualness that Cassie wouldn't have been able to emulate even in her best days. Heat creeps up her ears.

"Hey," he repeats, as if she hadn't made a fool of herself. "Looking for something?"

You. All my life, maybe, somehow.

"Uhm. Maybe?" Okay. Alright, that wasn't that bad, right? Could've been much worse, really.

He seems to think something similar, if the smirk turning wider on his lips is anything to go by. Lips that she could've sworn she was not staring at, honestly, but by Hera, now that she's looking into his eyes again, is he... Is he closer?

"Did you find it?" No, yeah, she's definitely trapped against the wall now, suffocating warmth spreading all over her face and heart hammering against her ribcage so bad it almost hurts. And yet she can't find it in her to move an inch; on the contrary, there's definitely a part of her that wants the distance between them to be even smaller. Or not to exist at all, that works too.

"M-maybe..." Her voice is barely over a whisper, and it's a pathetic display of self control, but honestly right now Cassie's only thoughts are about how she's sure she can feel Jason's fingertips almost brushing at her waist and Holy Hera why won't he just grab her already?

"Cool." His voice is low, the vibrations of it crashing against the skin on her neck, mixing with his breath and sending a pleasurable shiver down her spine. Her eyes flutter, and she almost unconsciously tilts her head to the side, inviting him to go ahead and kiss her, nibble, mark her.

... Okay, maybe that was a bit too much. Maybe she actually is a bit desperate. Especially considering they're in the middle of a hallway in freaking Batman's house and anyone could walk past any minute and this could be so embarrassing and why can't she find it in her to care about any of that right now?

Fingers brush gently against her knuckles, and it's only then that she notices not only how tight they were closed, but also how they were somehow gripping almost viciously at Jason's shirt. Oh Hera.

Her fist unclenches immediately, as if she had been holding something hot, yet as she brings her hand to cradle it at her chest she's well aware that she is the one burning in embarrassment. Even without any way to see herself, Cassie just knows that her whole face is crimson red, and her heart is again beating furiously, drumming deafeningly in her ears (or had it never actually stopped?) Her breath also feels a bit ragged, but shamefully enough she can't exactly tell from what that comes.

"S-sorry, I..." She closes her eyes for a second, swallowing and taking a deep breath to kind of put herself together because, honestly, she doubts she's helping her case and making a good impression right now.

But surprising her yet again, Jason does not make fun of her obvious eagerness, nor does he push her away. Instead, he gently looks for her restrained hand and just takes it, holding it for barely a second before softly lace their fingers together. It does not help her sudden inability to think clearly, let alone talk. Things don't necessarily improve when he presses that hand against the wall - some of her thoughts do seem to return, but not exactly the ones she could voice in some random hallway.

"So, what's your alibi? How much time you have?"

"Uh... Ice cubes," she replies after a second, closing her eyes to try and clear her head a bit - those of the Red Hood were not to be underestimated. Thugs really don't know how lucky they are not to have to see them each night. Or maybe she is the lucky one, despite her obvious helplessness? "Tim said half an hour. Before they send the search party." He snorts.

"That little shit." Cassie blinks a couple of times, brow furrowed ever so slightly in confusion - how was that a problem? Isn't half an hour plenty of time? What are they doing anyways?

Jason looks back at her, a slightly mischievous smile on his face and it's only then that she realizes she said that last bit out loud and Hera when will she be able to stop blushing and embarrassing herself?

"Well, it's a lot less fun if I tell you," he says, leaning over to, in her humble opinion, very seductively brush the tip of his nose along her neck. For a second, she's actually worried her knees will buckle. "Come with me?" And of course, what's she gonna do but nod, compliant and utterly freaking weak.

Shameful.

To say that she knows or registers where he's taking her or the halls and rooms they pass would be a big fat lie because, to be fair, there's very little that she can think of when Jason holds her hand, or when he pulls her close against him in a turn. Which, yes, it's silly and there's no way in hell she's ever confessing to anyone how much of a teen she felt like doing this. But she does. And she chuckles, because at least to herself she can admit how much she likes this guy. And that's a lot.

"Nice to see you're in a good mood," he mentions, coming to a slow stop in front of a set of wide wooden doors. The demigoddess manages to get a good hold of herself to offer a small shrug, her hand gently tugging at his (despite her being the one to step closer.)

"How could I not? Good things are happening." His smile, though it looks much like his usual cocky smirk, has a certain softness to it this time, she thinks, and it makes warmth bloom on her chest. Hera, she really wants to kiss him.

But before she can even try to do anything, he turns to open one of the doors and silently guide her into probably one of the most magnificent rooms she's ever seen - the library.

"And this is just getting started, Goldie."

Jason had definitely told her about this particular room at the Manor, even with a bit more detail than Tim ever had - it was just plain easy to tell who spent the most time here. Neither of them had been shy in commenting the dimensions of the place or the overall poshness of it, yet whatever mental image she'd previously held of it did not do it justice.

The place was just massive - several tall wooden bookshelves were meticulously placed in the space, all of them filled to the brim with books of every size and dimension, with different spines showing a wide array of colors and materials. There was a reading section, properly equipped with tables, lamps, notebooks and what looked like very sturdy, very comfortable chairs, as well as a... Cozier section, furnished with a couple of armchairs, a love seat, some fluffy-looking pillows and an enormous beanbag with a mess of blankets on it. Cassie knew immediately whose spot that was.

"Make yourself comfortable," Jason says behind her, hand ghosting over her lower back. "I'll go pick up what I wanna show you." And with that she's left standing in front of the furniture, willpower focused on not turning around to see where the guy was going.

Her feet move cautiously towards the love seat, floor barely creaking below her steps. The cushions are just as silent and about the softest, mushiest she's ever sat on. In fact, right away Cassie all but sinks into it, finding it softer and far more comfortable than any mattress she's ever slept on. Out of habit more than anything else, she grabs one of the smaller pillows and puts it on her lap, fingers gently playing with the nice, velvet fabric; it takes her a double take to notice she's drawing hearts. Weak.

"I see you've wisely avoided Timmy's favourite seat." She turns around after a little jump, chuckle easily escaping her lips.

"Well, I've heard it's no good to disrupt a bird's nest." They both lean against the back of the couch - Jason resting his forearms on it, a small smile showing; he gives her chin a quick yet gentle touch.

"Smart girl."

Cassie almost expected him to jump over the back of the love seat to sit on it - it was the kind of thing she was used to, after all, with Kon and Bart. However, he calmly walks around it and takes his place next to her like a civilized person. It's not something she should find herself swooning over, really, but alas, here she is. At least she does manage to not snuggle up against him despite her first instinct which, hey, see? Not desperate.

She gives him a smile, wide and warm, yet slightly timid. He returns it, and though there is no shyness in his, there's again that hint of softness in it, a tiny purse of lips as if he were about to say something, as if he wanted to let some words out. But instead, she finds that they come from his eyes, that it's his gaze that speaks volumes, except she's not versed well enough to understand it. Her head tilts, just barely.

"What?" It's a whisper, gentle so as not to disturb the atmosphere, not to break the spell that's set in the room between them. Yet, it seems that's loud enough to snap him out of his daydream, and he shakes his head making that lovely white streak of hair dangle for a second; she glances at it.

"Nothing. - got something for you," he adds quickly, straightening up a little. She mirrors him, intrigued, yet finding it hard to look anywhere away from his eyes, which is why it isn't until he looks down that she follows his gaze and sees what he's handing her; she gasps, quietly.

In his hands, there is a breathtaking book. Its cover is a rich, dark blue embellished with small, beautiful stars of what seems like actual gold blooming from the spine all across to the other side. In the middle, the bottom half of what she can only imagine is a gorgeous woman wrapped in a chiton interrupts the starry scene. There are silver letters spelling the title over it, and she doesn't even notice her fingers are tracing them until she spots them. A bit embarrassed, she retracts, but Jason presses the book swiftly in her direction.

"I know you're really into history," he starts, and maybe if she weren't so enraptured by the volume now in her hands, she'd notice he isn't exactly looking at her. Not like before. "And myths. And that Greek makes up for... A big part of you." They both chuckle, and Cassie lets her index move along the lines of the garment in the cover. "So - women of ancient Greece, their forgotten stories, their relevance..." He trails off and she looks up, a wide grin on her lips.

"This sounds... Amazing. I had never heard of this book. I'm- wow. Wow, this..." Eloquent as always, huh?

"You should have it. Read it." The guy gives the cover a small tap, and she giggles. Ridiculous. "I think you're gonna like it."

"Like it? Jay, I already adore it, I--" she shakes her head, hands carefully caressing the spine of the volume. "It sounds so good, like... They just literally found everything I like and compiled it all together!" A laugh escapes her mouth, and she misses the way his lips twitch, his head tilt. "I'm gonna start it right away and... Hera, I mean, this goes without saying but I'm gonna take extremely good care of it, okay, nothing will happen to it," she says, solemnly, hugging the copy tight. "And I'm sorry, I'll just right off apologize in advance because I'm sure I'm going to ramble about this to you so much and I genuinely can't wait to--" but the words, the idea dies on lips that aren't even her own. They're thinner and a bit more chapped and hot.

It's kind of a paradox, how Jason kisses. It's urgent yet slow, deliberate but careless, in a way. It's rough and exciting, but at the same time gentle and comfortable. It's unique, just like the man himself is, and soon enough Cassie is perfectly lost in feelings and sensations, her previous speech forgotten in favor of basking in touches, grips and caresses. She can feel his fingers tangling on the mess of curls at her nape, just as her hand takes a fistful of his shirt to pull him closer again and... Wasn't she holding a book just now?

But the thought is wiped away when Jason's fingertips dig into the flesh of her waist, and his lips suck a delightful trail along her jaw. If she didn't know any better, she'd find something almost territorial in the gesture. But she's too busy focusing on keeping herself quiet to dwell on the idea too much, and her head still cocks to the side either way, baring her neck even if his mouth chooses to go a bit further up. A shiver travels down her spine as his breath tickles her earlobe.

"You look really pretty when you're excited, you knew that?" In normal circumstances, she probably would've blushed. Now, however, a hum is the only form of acknowledgement she provides, hands tugging him closer with just a bit of super strength. Not that he resists too much, really.

Their lips clash together once again and it feels good, and she really tries hard not to vocalize that in any way because that would sound a bit desperate, right? And yeah, like - okay, she is kinda wishing he'll kiss her deeper, especially when both his hands press against the low of her back. But it's not like she can just go ahead and say it. She gently parts her lips instead, reaching out to cup his cheek, his neck, kinda wishing he'd get her hint. And Hera, he does.

His grip tightens a bit, just enough for her back to naturally arch towards him and elicit the faintest sigh from her lips when she feels his broad chest against herself. She doesn't consider this to be too bad of a thing, if the speeding up of their kiss is anything to go by.

She does however feel his hands splaying out further up her back but... More towards its sides? And there's now a sudden loss where the warmth of his body used to be just now, and a part of Cassie wants to protest at this new development, but then there's more pressure against his mouth and it's nice, but... How is that even happening? And her brow goes ahead and furrows a little in confusion, until there's a brush of velvet against her arm and oh, she's leaning back. She's leaning back and he's right on her and Hera she should not, they should not be doing this in the Wayne's library. 

Which is actually a valid thought, and something the young heroine could try and voice out, but the rational side of her brain is barely operative at best by the time her back lands against the cushions, and it just shuts down completely when Jason's lips start moving towards her throat. Guy's too good of a kisser, to the point of unfairness, really, and she wants to kind of tease him about it, playfully try and banter about him having too much power, but totally unexpectedly (though in retrospective maybe she should have expected it) he manages to find that sweet spot below her ear where jaw and neck converge and the only sound she manages is a breathless gasp.

There's a fraction of a second in which everything is quiet, as if paused, and Cassie can hear her accelerated heart hitting her rib cage arrhythmically as she fruitlessly tries and processes what just happened, tries to keep still and clear the sudden fog in her head. But then there's a gentle, tentative suck on that very same spot and there's just heat and her fingers dig against Jason's neck all but imploring him to repeat the action and suddenly it's like time has been resumed to its normal speed.

Her head tilts to the side to give his mouth free reign while one of her hands tangles in his dark locks as a means to provide just the smallest directions that, fairly speaking, he doesn't even need because he's easily turning her into goo by himself just fine. So her other hand moves to grab his shoulder, to caress his back and keep him grounded against her while her leg unconsciously moves to try wrap around one of his and they really shouldn't be doing this in the Wayne's library.

And maybe some deity from above seems to agree with that annoying part of Cassie's consciousness, for before she miserably fails to bite back a whimper, there's a loud buzzing sound. By her ear, she could've sworn Jason lets out something akin a growl and it should've not set her stomach on fire.

"Yours or mine?" He asks a bit husky and that really isn't much better. She stares at him half a second, trying to remember how does one even talk.

"Neither," is what she ends up managing to breath out, immediately cupping his face and bringing him in for a kiss. He doesn't actually protest.

She ends up finding out that sucking onto Jason's upper lip makes his grip on her tighten in that deliciously nice way that, she muses, could only feel better were his fingers directly against her skin instead of over annoying fabric, but she forces herself not to dwell too much on the thought, for it is definitely not the best moment to do so. Though being fair, it's not like she can focus on something even remotely rational - right now, the only thing she can feel is Jason Todd and you know what? She actually does not mind one bit. Not when she can feel the whole of him envelop her, when he can so easily raise goosebumps and warmth in her like it's no big deal, when he somehow knows exactly which patch of skin to graze his teeth against, when he doesn't manage to fully hold in the groans that she--

Buzz.

Buzz.

Buzz.

She knows it's hers by the way it annoyingly drills at her side, and she doubts there has been any other time in which she's been so tempted to just throw her phone across the city. In fact, she kinda even considers it right before the weight previously pinning her down lifts. It feels disappointing.

"Go ahead," Jason mumbles, and she should actually give him credit for even mustering a smile, no matter how little.

"I'm sorry, I..." She shakes her head as she sits up, picking up the device in the process. Though she can't quite bring herself to look at him in the eye just yet, she does find some comfort in him not moving away and staying sat right beside her still.

Tim's name is the one flashing on her screen, for the first time tonight, and she can't repress her annoyed huff. Better be something important.

» if you're done sucking my brother's face, kon's asking about u

» ABORT » ABORT » HE'S MENTIONED JAY TOO CAREFULLY

Oh, come on.

She's about to hit the reply button when another text buzzes through.

» get back here unless you want to deal with him there

She really wants to shove the stupid thing away. And maybe punch Conner. Actually scratch that maybe, she does - how come she doesn't have to worry about her mother throwing a fit but she has to deal with him? How's that fair, after everything!?

Gentle fingers bring her back to reality, her shoulders slumping as she leans into the touch almost automatically.

"Want me to walk you back?" She sighs, scrunching her nose a little.

"I don't wanna further... Ruin your night with a stupid argument." His snort actually makes her smile, even if weakly.

"As if Superkid had that power." But his expression softens, and he brushes a rebel curl behind her ear. "Come on, I know a shortcut to get to Timbo's room."

And, just as expected, Jason does not lie and she makes it to the family wing basically in record time. Which, in her opinion, is already reason enough to spend a few extra minutes with the guy; most importantly to voice out the thoughts that were nagging on the back of her mind as they walked through the halls.

"Hope this wasn't... Too bad of an interruption of your night." Her tone is shy but sincere, and the amusement on Jason's expression is far too gentle to bother her.

"Goldie, no offense, but if I hadn't wanted you to find me, you wouldn't have." And that... Makes a lot of sense for a bat, now that she thinks about it. But it also means that... "I'm glad you swung by to say hi." Her cheeks redden.

"Well. It was my pleasure." Way too literally, at that. Something that he seems to pick up on, for he smirks.

"Oh, mine as well." And though the kiss that punctuates the statement is nothing less than amazing, Cassie can't help but feel is a bit too short and just a further reason why making the last couple of turns up to Tim's bedroom seem harder.

But she manages, and when she opens the door she can immediately see Robin's posture drop in relief. Ridiculous.

"We were about to send a search party for you." Conner is the first to speak, his blue eyes dancing between her and the screen in front, where they're still playing Mario Kart. She pretends to believe his joking tone.

"It's a big house. I took a wrong turn once."

"Oh, bad choices, who'd have thought?" That part is muttered, but even without superhearing Cassie manages to catch it. She frowns, but his friend is conveniently not looking at her. Coward. "Where's your glass?"

"Why would I want to litter Tim's room, more than it already is?" The aforementioned boy protests, though it could've also been at Bart sabotaging his race. "Just drank my water, had my ice cubes, left the glass there and came back."

Her tone is sharper, an attempt to just cut the stupid conversation there because, honestly, she's not in the mood for this. She even starts walking towards the bed with every intention of just lying there until morning when she sees, in the corner of her eye, the kryptionian's gaze falling to the book she's carefully carrying on one hand. Shit, right!

"Oh, by the way Tim," she starts, doing her best to sound nonchalant. "Found the library on my way, hope you don't mind I went ahead and got that book you mentioned the other day." Conner frowns, dubious as he glances back at his best friend, possibly checking his reaction. Not that this is in any way a problem, for he doesn't even look away from the screen as he shrugs.

"As long as you didn't touch my stuff." Cassie allows herself to sigh in relief, internally. On the outside, though, she rolls her eyes, walking to Superboy's side.

"No, bird boy, I didn't touch your nest. But you need better organization skills."

"I have a perfectly good system going on, thank y-YOU SON OF A BITCH!"

Bart full on laughs out loud as he wins first place, shoving a handful of sweet popcorn into his mouth. Or, well, what's left of a handful after being hit by a pillow-projectile from Tim. This exchange seems to be reassuring enough for Conner, whose shoulders relax, tension leaving his face too. And though Cassie is still annoyed at his attitude and his childish ways, she can't help but smile a little and poke one of his cheeks.

"Stop being so grumpy," she jokes in a whisper, and it even seems to amuse the guy! Though she should've seen something was coming when there was no grin on his lips but a smile instead.

She didn't, though, and so she ends up yelping when he picks her up, a mix of ttk and super strength making sure she had no way to escape before he sat on the bed again, this time with Wonder Girl on his crossed legs. Before she can emit any sound of protest, the book is gone from her hands and a controller is pressed onto them instead, a new game loading on the screen.

"You're good in Rainbow Road, right?" His arms wrap loosely around her waist, his chin resting on her left shoulder.

"Kinda decent, yeah, but--"

"Kick Bart's ass for me? I've been humiliated one too many times." She snorts.

"You do know no one beats Bart, right?" In cue, the youngest member of their group lets out his take at a villainous laugh. On her ear, Conner groans.

"Fine, Tim then. Please?"

Truth is, Cassie doesn't really want to play, she wasn't thinking of it. Her plan was to lie in bed, get started on the book, and possibly go back to texting Jason with updates on it if he was still in the mood to talk to her. But seeing as there was no easy way to get out of there (and quite literally at that,) she gives up and lets out a big, exaggerated sigh.

"Alright, fine. But if I win you owe me." The only answer she gets is a peck on her cheek before the weight of Conner's head sets back on her shoulder, but it seems enough to alleviate the previously building tension and allow them to resume what this was suppose to be from the start - just a chill night in.

Besides, later, when she's back in her own room and a folded piece of paper falls down from the tenth chapter in the book, Cassie's definitely gonna be glad she didn't risk the note getting lost somewhere in Tim's bedroom. Worse, somewhere near Kon.

(This, however, did not cancel out the annoyance she felt when his friend grunted that *she needs a new perfume* after taking a breath near her neck.)