#old fashioned

thursday night at howard johnson's, 1966. beverly hills. february 2026.

Roy likes to call Jason pet names, but like old fashioned pet names (he gives me the vibe of being an old soul) but I'm not saying sweetheart or love, I'm saying like angel, babydoll, dear and darling, lovely and stuff like that and jason doesn't know what to do with it besides blush and hide somewhere.

(Clark also does it, but we all know he does bc he was raised in a farm, and Bruce loves it and answers in kind)

And roy does it in public, in private, in whatever setting he is. Besides the normal jaybird, these are common within roy vocabulary that is meant for jason.

*in a meeting with the other bats, in the bat cave*

Jason: me and roy can handle it, no need to add more people we could be seen.

Roy: you sure, angel? I mean it looks like there's gonna be alot of them.

The bats: *some looking shocked others holding back laughter*

Jason: *blushing under the helmet and thanking that he has it on* y-yes, we can.

Roy: you the boss, babydoll.

Jason: OH MY GOD CAN YOU STOP?!?!?

Dick, Tim, Steph and duke: *laughing like crazy*

Bruce: *murmuring something about queen children*

Cass: *patting jason shoulder for support*

Damian: *looking uncomfortable*

Roy: *confused* stop what? I don't get it.

Jason: t-that ya know what I'm talking about.

Roy: I really don't, darling, you have to tell me.

Jason: *stands and walks up the stairs to the manor*

Roy: Jason?! Jason?!

Dick: *turns to roy with tears in his eyes* I think you broke him, harper.

Roy: i-

Tim: I think the pet names were too much.

Roy: but I call him that all the time!!

Steph: okay ew, don't talk about your sex live please, but tim is right maybe it's bc we all witness it.

Roy: ?????????

Duke: he's never gonna live it down between all of us.

Roy: omg Jason!? I'm sorry!! Wait wait *runs up the stairs*

Cass: he's going to sleep on the couch

Dick, Tim, Duke, steph: 100%

Damian: father, can I make a quick call before we leave?

Bruce: ??? Sure, is everything alright?

Damian: *pulling up jon contact* nothing wrong.

Damian: please do not call me your endearments while we are with my family.

Jon: *who was asleep* what!?!

Damian: I don't want to be made fun of just because you love me too much to be contained.

Jon: sure!?! Whatever you say, honey

Damian: *slightly blushing because he too can't get used to it* t-thank you, habibi

Jon: love you