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Artemis: I've never seen him keep it in chariot mode for so long since sports cars were invented. I wonder what inspired him to go classic?

Percy (not listening): *dreamy sigh* He's so good at leading the Pegasi now~ He's even earned their respect again!

Jon: I'm sorry, Tomorrow Man is Damian's ex? And is trying to get Damian back? Where did you get this information?!

Reporter: Tomorrow Man has always been the fastest to come to young Mr. Wayne's aid when he needs rescuing. They clearly bicker the entire time they have to interact, but they clearly know each other well to read body cues. Tomorrow Man is unusually attentive to Mr. Wayne and there have been pictures of the Super blowing Mr. Wayne kisses.

Jon (nervous): Hahaha! Tomorrow Man's just teasing him! I have it on good authority Tomorrow Man is happily in a relationship with the current Robin! Now if you'll excuse me, my artist boyfriend needs these paint refills ASAP!

Bruce: Welcome back! Mission with Damian in Japan go ok?

Cass: Yup. We even had time to hit up a summer festival. *small smile*

Bruce: I hope you brought back some pictures!

Cass: *mischievously grinning* Oh, we brought back more than pictures.

Damian: *walking out of the Batplane, towing a cart with a giant cooler on it*

Bruce: *narrowing his eyes* What did you two do?

Cass: It's nothing. I just helped Damian win all the goldfish at the festival *opens the cooler to show MANY bags of goldfish* *mischievous grin widens*

Damian: We did amazingly Father! As expected of Cassandra, she was very efficient with her poi at scooping up all the goldfish!

Bruce: We're not keeping- what is this? 60?- We're not keeping 60 goldfish Damian!

Damian: Cassandra and I won them fair and square! I'm not selling any of them, and releasing these poor things into the toxic waste Gotham considers water is out of the question!

Bruce: How are you going to pay for the giant system they'll all need? I won't be paying for all of that plus the upkeep. You need to let most of them go!

Damian: The allowance Mother gives me should cover it all. *walks to the elevator up to the manor*

Bruce: Talia gives you an allowan- Damian! We aren't done discussing this!

Damian: *presses close on the elevator*

Cass: *snorts*

Bruce: *head snaps to her* This went exactly how you wanted it to, didn't it?

Damian: *not looking; concentrating on his work* Hey Jon. Wait just a moment as I finish setting Bart's leg and I'll be free t- MPH!

Jon: *aggressively pulled Damian into making out with him*

Bart: uhm- HELLO?! There are others in the room with you!!!

Jondami: *continues to makeout and it's getting steamier.*

Bart: omfg I can't even leave cuz Damian hasn't finished setting my leg! FUUUUUCK!!!

Jon: *trying to get Damian to wrap a leg around his waist*

Damian: *hurriedly pulls back and slightly distancing himself* ok! You don't mind pda, but you're not usually an exhibitionist, what's got you this heated?

Jon: Prime's around ,for some reason, and he's really pissing us off with wtf he's saying. Needed to come here and cool off before I broke something.

Damian: Ok, go sit over there so I can finally finish patching Bart up. We'll deal with your issue when Bart is safely away ok? *pats Jon's cheek*

Jon: FINE~ *pouts and goes to sit on the chair*

Bart: I don't want to know wtf happens when I leave, but you better lock the doors to not traumatise some other poor soul!

Percy: Relax Dad! I was just on Delos taking a vacation with Apollo. I have eternity to learn to be a good ambassador!

He's already done helping some to the bathroom, wiping some down, and any other daily tasks those immobilized, weakened, or otherwise need help accomplishing to feel as normal as they can. Now Damian has his violin out and is taking requests for songs the children want to hear. She knows he'll do this for 45 minutes, before switching to a group activity that engages all the children and tire them out before their naps.

Damian has been volunteering at this wing every 2 weeks for 6 months now. Talia has made sure she's privy to all his activities, even when she's not personally there to see it.

Damian has truly started to forge a path for himself, a path that neither she, nor his father have directly guided him towards. It's a path he chose in spite of what their expectations for him was. She couldn't be any prouder.

Pursuing a career in medicine was her dream too, once upon a time. A dream she had been forced to give up. A dream she hadn't hoped to be able to share with her son given their circumstances.

But Damian's heart had always been so kind, so caring. No training from the league was able to take it away. Now he's on the path to truly use his skills how his heart desires.

Damian: *slowly opens his eyes* wha-

Jon: *peering down at him* Dami! You're awake!

Damian: *raspy voice* where-

Jon: We're in the med bay of the Batcave. I just about got your family to all take a break from watching over you. Told them I'd take watch.

Damian: *trying to process waking up from passing out. so confused why Jon is clutching his hand in both of his*

Jon: Dami, why didn't you say anything? Why'd you let it get to this?

Damian: What do you mean?

Jon: Dami, I know I'm the reason why you have hanahaki.

Damian: *defensive* tt! Why are you so su-

Jon: Because I'm not blind Dami. I see the way you get flustered around me sometimes. I hear when your heartbeat speeds up. I feel the way you stare at me when you think no ones watching.

Damian: Then why didn't you say anything?

Jon: Because I was also scared. Makes me a hypocrite huh?

Damian: Scared of me? My love?

Jon: No Dami! Shit. The way....the way things ended with Jay, it wasn't good. Now we barely even meet each other's eye when in the same room. I don't want us to end up like that. I can't lose my best friend. You are the most important person in my life. You're my constant; my rock. I didn't want to risk that for a romance that could crumble.

Then your Dad called asking if I knew where you were, and I couldn't hear your heartbeat. I couldn't find you! Thank Rao Dick remembered an old tracker he hid in a birdarang you happened to take!

When we found you, Rao Damian, I'd never been more scared in my life. You were barely breathing; blood and petals were EVERYWHERE. The thought of losing you...I couldn't bear it. *squeezes Damian's hand*

Damian: *weakly squeezes back*

Jon: This made me realise, being scared of all the what ifs isn't worth holding back. It's not worth denying the both of us this happiness. *stares into Damian's eyes*

Damian: *furrows brow* Jon?

Jon: Damian, when you're healthy enough to comfortably leave the house, would you like to go on a date with me?

Damian:...you're very late, but thank god not too late. Yes I'd love to go on that date.

Jon: *brings up the hand he'd been clutching and kisses Damian's knuckles*

Damian: *sits beside him* What's got you so deep in thought Corncob?

Jon: It's been more than a year since Jay and I broke up. I think...I think I'm ready to date again.

Damian: Oh. What made you come to that conclusion?

Jon: *nervously fidgeting with his hands* I think I like someone.

Damian: *heart speeding up* Really? Who?

Jon: There's this girl in my ethics class, Heather. She has the clearest blue eyes that I swear sparkles when she laughs.

Damian: Ah. You really like her?

Jon: *blushing* Yeah...you think I have a chance?

Damian: You're annoyingly earnest and disgustingly adorable. Of course you do. *cough*

Jon: *concerned* Dames?

Damian: *cough cough* *pounds chest* I'm fine. I think I should turn in for the night.

Jon: *very worried* Are you sure? Maybe I sho-

Damian: I'm fine Jon. See you next patrol. *grapples away*

--Later in a lead lined safehouse bathroom--

Damian: *coughs out sunflower petals*

Damian: Told you I'd end up taller than you Hayseed!

Jon: For now. Wait a few more years and I'll end up towering over you.

Damian: *patting Jon's cheek* Whatever helps you sleep at night.

A few years later Jon also hit his growth spurt and they just take turns outgrowing each other as they get taller. When they finally stop growing Jon does end up towering over Damian.

Jon: *traps Damian against a wall with his arm leaning on it. He peers into Damian's eyes as he leans close* Told you I'd end up towering over you.

Damian: tt!

Jon: That's all you have to say back pretty birdy?

While apprenticing with Zatanna, Damian decided to also learn some parlor tricks for fun. He likes to show them to friends and family and loves seeing their awe at him not using any actual magic for the performance.

Because he's been doing these tricks and actual magic in his new suit that's basically a classic black tuxedo Jon's started calling him Mr. Mistoffelees the Original Conjuring Cat.

While he's presenting a trick Jon will start singing 'Oh! Well, I never! Was there ever a cat so cleaver as Magical Mr. Mistoffelees?'

Once on a mission ,where he was going as Zhiwei with Tomorrow Man, as they were quietly sneaking Jon whisper sang to him 'he can creep through the tiniest crack, he can walk on the narrowest rail'

It annoyed Damian at first, but eventually he found it fun and started playing along. He had the song memorised too, so when Jon would sing some lyrics on what magical feats Mr. Mistoffelees is known to do he'd use his magic to make them come true.

Jon: And not long ago this phenomenal cat, produced 7 kittens right out of a hat!

Damian: *takes off his top hat, holds it out, and 7 kittens spill out of the hat*

Bruce: *sigh* we won't be keeping those kittens, right Damian?

Damian: *signals at Jon*

Jon: UHHH! I give you the Magical, the Marvelous, Mr. Mistoffelees!

Damian: *jumps and disappears in a burst of glittering lights*

Bruce: Damian get back here! We are not keeping SEVEN more cats!!!

Everyone go watch the 1998 performance of Mr. Mistoffelees you will see the vision!

Jason: You fucked it all up for us Timbit!

Dick: Ok let's ju-

Tim: I'm sorry! Some of us don't have a spleen and ne-

Damian: Oh cease the aria Drake! Why is it on us to adjust to your skill issue?! That happened years ago! You'd think you'd learn to adapt by now!

...

Tim:...my lack of spleen is a skill issue?!

Damian: Yes! If you just moved your spleen out of the way you wouldn't have lost it in the first place!

Tim:...move my spleen?

Damian: Yes! Why are you acting like you're not understanding my words? We all know you're not that dim!

Dick: I'm sorry Dami, you expect Tim to be able to move his spleen?!

Damian: Of course I do! Everyone in this room has had league or equivalent calibre training. We should all be capable of moving our internal organs.

Jason: You can move your internal organs?!

Damian: Yes, but that's not what we're discussing right now-