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Please please please PLEASE pass along any links or other details you recall because I am desperate to read it again.

Jason: I’ve got this. I’ve been taught valuable skills from my time on the streets, Batman, and the League of Assassins.

390 words Premise: Dick graciously agreed to model for you to practice some life drawing. Warnings: nudity (Dick)

Sadly it was too cold outside to open the window but the sun shone prettily onto Dick’s skin nevertheless. The contrast between light and shadow from the right angle made it easy to study the shape of his muscles and bones. A colour study would be perfect like this too, but you had no trust that you’d actually be able to get his skin tone right. It was better admired in real life. 

Even photos couldn’t quite preserve the sight and your camera library provided plentiful evidence that you had tried.

“I’m not sure why,” Dick mused, letting his feet dangle a bit, unchastised only because you weren’t currently working on the feet. “But when you asked me to pose nude for your art… I didn’t actually expect it to be for drawings.”

“It’s because your mind resides in the gutter.” You didn’t look up from your drawing tablet to reply, hitting Ctrl+Z for the fifth time on the same stroke now.

“I’m honestly surprised you can keep a level head while I’m naked with my legs spread,” Dick mused, expression confusedly curious.

At that, you did look up to give him a small smirk. Was that a little bit of affirmation-seeking you heard there? “Well, the frustration at not being able to get the curve of your upper thigh quite right isn’t exactly sexy.”

A coy look predictably flashed across Dick’s features. Expression studies on him would be fun too. “I could always make the pose more suggestive.” All that was missing for the full picture was him batting his pretty lashes too.

You held back the fond smile you had in mind though in favour of dead-panning. “If you get a boner, I’m leaving it and using it as reference.”

“How cruel,” Dick lamented.

Amusement made its way to your face after all. “What, you mind posing nude for me?”

Dick pushed his tongue against his teeth and sucked in his cheeks in a valiant effort to keep back his own smile to preserve his pout but soon gave it up in favour of a chuckle. “No, maybe not so much.” He tilted his head in that cute puppy-resembling way that was so entirely not conducive to study as it seemed to shift his whole body with it.

“Keep still, gymnast.”

Lian (staring up at Green Arrow): I love you grandpa!

Lian closed her eyes, keeping her happy smile. Green Arrow covered his mouth, basking in the fuzzy feeling of grandfather adoration.