#jayber

So, canonically, Bernard and Jason never met, and that's crazy, because it seems like Bernard knows Tim's entire family, except Jason. ((And I understand the whole "legally dead" thing and "not feeling like part of the family" and all that) but I keep thinking about what it would be like if Jason and Bernard met and interacted.

no no you don't understand i have thought about them EXTENSIVELY (same anon as before, just as fanon-y as before) sharpshooter bf x brawler bf conversations dripping with sarcasm Bernard finds out Jason attacked Tim when they first met and he's like "Oh fuck no" because anyone who hurts his friends is On Sight. Meanwhile, Jason finds out Bernard associates with Tim and is like "Ew." But then later Jason finds out about his hatred of the rich and his sheer audacity and decides he's not half bad actually. Bernard holds a grudge longer but begrudgedly comes to find that everything else he finds out about Jason isn't half bad actually The general public doesn't know that Jason Todd is alive so one summer Bernard goes down the 'Jason Todd is Secretly Alive' conspiracy rabbit hole, decides to investigate, and comes through the other side with scars, more trauma and a boyfriend Just. Conspiracy theorist x Conspiracy, y'know??? Bernard's constantly flirting with people and getting rejected but this is worse because Jason doesn't even realize he's being flirted with. He's on the side of the aroace spectrum (hc) where he sort of forgets romantic love is an option unless it's directly in his face. Cue Bernard trying every move he knows, Jason not getting any of it, him randomly mentioning to Tim one day that "Your friend is weird." and Tim having a meltdown at the thought of his best friend trying to date his brother They both have Catholic guilt but in different directions Bf who grins at strangers x Bf who glares and sticks up the middle finger They're both gym bros Bernard has been disowned is living in a low-rent apartment doing a minimum wage job but he is pulling himself up by the bootstraps and getting that culinary degree if it is the last thing he ever does. Jason obv goes on a kill spree at first but as the years go by he starts to heal and gain some semblance of the sweet, studious personality he used to have and decides he wants to go to uni. Cut to them lazing around in bed and doing their various assignments side by side. It's raining out. They're huddled amongst blankets. It's cozy