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[ he offered you a hug, dork.
but dick withdraws quickly. not wanting to make damian uncomfortable. ]
So you've gotten around a lot. Have you made any allies? [ he was going to ask the same question alfred had asked him after school. did you make any friends today, master dick?
he'd been an antisocial little fucker. he'd tried, though.
it's going full circle with little d. dick likes it. it was as though he was born to play this role. ]
but dick withdraws quickly. not wanting to make damian uncomfortable. ]
So you've gotten around a lot. Have you made any allies? [ he was going to ask the same question alfred had asked him after school. did you make any friends today, master dick?
he'd been an antisocial little fucker. he'd tried, though.
it's going full circle with little d. dick likes it. it was as though he was born to play this role. ]
I don't -
[ it's almost reflexive at this point. i don't need friends to cover up the absence of them. all they do is disappoint me.
but that's not true, is it? ]
I have, yes.
[ but if he snoops back through the network he'll see that it's a goddamn miracle he has. ]
[ it's almost reflexive at this point. i don't need friends to cover up the absence of them. all they do is disappoint me.
but that's not true, is it? ]
I have, yes.
[ but if he snoops back through the network he'll see that it's a goddamn miracle he has. ]
[ dick smiles in even more pride. he manages to keep in his excitement. but he's doing a bad job pretending it's not there.
he'll put his heart on his sleeve for damian. ]
I'd like to meet them. If you're okay with that.
he'll put his heart on his sleeve for damian. ]
I'd like to meet them. If you're okay with that.
[ what is this, his first day at school? it's... terribly nostalgic. dick needling him about befriending some of the younger heroes, or hanging around his friends, just trying to broaden damian's tiny social circle into something bigger. ]
Knock yourself out. Kate Bishop, Daisy Johnson, Rey, and Stephen Strange tolerate me the most.
Knock yourself out. Kate Bishop, Daisy Johnson, Rey, and Stephen Strange tolerate me the most.
[ he doesn't need damian to be the center of attention. he should have just enough friends to keep him safe. or strong. or on the path. whatever he needs. ]
All right. [ surprisingly painless. he just doesn't want to press on the wound of his loss. ]
There's just J here from my universe. I've found a lot's different so far.
All right. [ surprisingly painless. he just doesn't want to press on the wound of his loss. ]
There's just J here from my universe. I've found a lot's different so far.
Does it?
[ he tries to pick that apart by studying damian closely. ]
[ he tries to pick that apart by studying damian closely. ]
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