✦ ͏zapaioio ✦ ͏

"You'll live." You smacked your lips, held his face in place and started peppering it with kisses. A wide smile found home on Jason's face, enjoying the attention. The concept of his face being ambushed like this was not foreign to him at all. Whenever you'd see him look at home and comfortable, you'd literally pounce on him.  When he's lying under the blankets in winter, his hoodie cocooning his face. Boom your on him. He's cooking something, his brows furrowed in concentration. Boom your on him. He could be doing the most mundane things, like watching a movie with you. BOOM your on him again. He never knows when it's coming, but he knows it's inevitable. So it's safe to say he has taken a liking to being handled like this by you. Hell, he loves it even. When you're done painting him red. You pull back to observe your masterpiece. "Hmm you look nice..Wanna see?" You say grabbing ur phone and snapping multiple pictures. Jason was smiling like an idiot, content to just be there. Just being yours like this. You turned your phone to show him how he looked. "I personally think I should do this more often" you said proud of your craft. “That so?” His brows lifted lazily, fingers tightening on your hips as he kissed you again. Today was a good day.

"GUYS." Stephanie's voice cut through the coms, "Nobody leaves directly after patrol tonight. I have something to show all of you." Just by Steph's tone, everyone guessed this was going to be entertaining. A string of 'you got it', 'yep' and 'what for?' followed. Cut to the infamous Batcave. All of them had busied themselves. Damian was polishing his katana, Tim was arranging case files, dick on the worn-out couch scrolling on his phone, Cassandra was in the training area and Jason leaned against one of the support beams, eating popcorn. The only person they were waiting on was Bruce. And all of them were getting impatient because Stephanie was too giddy and bouncy for their liking.

“Can you relax?” Jason finally asked. “You’re pacing like you planted explosives somewhere.” to which Stephanie scoffed with a smirk "Oh! Talk all you want Todd...for now."

Before Jason could even ask what she meant by that, Dick suddenly groaned dramatically from across the cave. “Well, we waited for nothing. Bruce is flying to Tokyo.”

Tim’s head snapped up instantly. “Why would he text you that and not me?” Already offended, he pulled out his phone only for it to be snatched by Stephanie. "Not right now drake" “Everybody. Huddle up. Now.” She said a bounce in her step as she made her way to her phone.

"I'm about to show you. The cutest thing you've seen in a minute." She turned the phone around to show the video you had posted earlier that day.  Jason felt his ears get warm actively. The screen shook slightly as you tried to fix ur lipstick yourself only for Jason’s hand to enter frame, big fingers tilting your chin up with absurd gentleness.Then came the worst part. Jason’s face. Not the bruised-up, helmet-wearing crime lord terror one Gotham knew. No. This was domestic Jason. Soft Jason. The Jason who looked at you like you’d personally invented sunlight.

Covered in red. God he looked so whipped. Pin drop silence through the cave. The first to react was Damian, springing off his seat to get a closer look "Is that Todd?!" and Stephanie nodded, squealing, "Aren't they so fucking cute!!" Before Damian could give his insight, Jason cut in, "What the fuck, Steph! How'd you even get the video??" Dick chimed in, "No better question. Since when do you have a girlfriend and why does it look like only I didn't know about her!" tim piped up "I didn't know either!" Damian nodded as well, "Why would you not tell us?" "Just because! That's not the point right now. The point is that Steph is hacking into my girlfriend's account to get at me!" Jason said, standing up and taking the stage, "Wow, chill, I'm not hacking into anything, damn. Is it that hard to believe I'm mutuals with her?" Jason scoffed as if that had personally offended him, "no ur not." She just gave him a flat look. "...you are." He says, dropping back to his seat. Dick asked the necessary question, "How do ya know her, Steph?" Stephanie shrugged casually "We've been volunteering for the same animal rights NGO for the past month and became friends. Then I see him pick her up one day and well..." Jason ran a hand over his face. "I think it's very sweet." Cassandra spoke up, "You both look good together." Considering Cassandra rarely ever spoke, the atmosphere had quieted down to listen to her properly "Thanks cass. You're sweet. Maybe teach that to these assholes." Jason replied bringing the tension back in."We haven't made fun of you even once. Why the fuck are we assholes?" Tim asked annoyed.

"Because you were thinking it,” Jason shot back immediately, pointing accusingly at all of them like a man defending himself in court with nothing but wounded pride and vibes. "I can feel it in the air. Every single one of you is gearing up to make fun of me."

They exchanged looks.

“Can we replay the video?” Dick asked hopefully, already halfway off the couch and reaching for Stephanie’s phone.

Jason looked horrified. “Absolutely not.”

Too late.

Stephanie had already restarted it.

Dick clutched his chest dramatically. “My Littlewing grew up so fast.” Jason groaned, “I hate all of you.”

“You look like you’re about to serenade her.” Tim added.

“They look married,” Stephanie corrected. And god help him. Jason just hopes he was only feeling warm and not looking the part. Damian, meanwhile, was staring at the phone with narrowed eyes like he’d just witnessed cryptid footage. “That cannot be Todd.” Jason scoffed. Cassandra tilted her head slightly, watching the paused frame. “You look calm.” The words actually made Jason pause for half a second. Because that was the thing, wasn’t it? He was calm around you.

Then Dick ruined the moment instantly.

“Wait, wait, pause when he's in frame!”

“DON’T.” Dick gasped, “Oh my God. He’s got the eyes.” Jason crossed his arms stubbornly. “You guys are overreacting.”

“Are not” Damian said immediately.

“You called me emotionally constipated three days ago!” 

“You are. This is simply...unexpected character development.”

Tim leaned back in his chair with a smirk. “Honestly, I thought your version of romance was just threatening people slightly softer.” To which Tim received a 'what-the-fuck-dude' look Jason groaned and leaned back against the beam again like a man moments away from faking his own death. Unfortunately for him, the hyenas smelled weakness. Tim held a hand out toward Stephanie. “Lemme see the account.”

“No,” Jason warned immediately.

“Too late,” Stephanie chirped, tossing Tim the phone.

Jason lunged. Cassandra smoothly stuck a foot out. Jason stumbled mid-step while Tim escaped with the phone like a victorious raccoon stealing bread. “Traitor. You're supposed to be on my team.” Jason accused. Cass only blinked innocently.

Tim scrolled for exactly five seconds before letting out a low whistle. “Damn.” Jason narrowed his eyes. “Drake.”

“You’re in every other post”

“Drake.”

“There’s one where you’re asleep.”

“TIMOTHY.”

Dick perked up instantly. “THERES A SLEEPING JASON TODD PHOTO?!” Jason started moving again, but Damian intercepted him this time, grabbing the back of his jacket with deeply unnecessary force.

“You will sit,” Damian ordered.

“What are you, twelve or a Bond villain?”

“Yes.”

Dick had now migrated from the couch and was fully invading Tim’s personal space to look at the phone too. “OHHH this one!” A photo from the funhouse where the mirror had made jason look stretched and small (honouring fatson todd here.) Stephanie grinned,  “Read the caption.” Tim chuckled, "He's 2 apples tall.” Everyone broke out laughing.   Jason looked like he was entering cardiac arrest. 

Tim spoke up, "Dude, we have proof Jason isn't  just a big tough GUY!" 

Damian, however, was still staring at Jason. “You let her post this?” Jason frowned. “I'm no one to tell her what she can and can't post?” Another question “She openly displays affection for you in front of strangers.” Jason answered warily, "...yeah?” “And you permit this.”

Jason blinked slowly. “Do you think she’s my hostage? I love her. She's her own woman.”

Damian nodded in deep thought.

Dick slung an arm around Jason’s shoulders before he could escape again. “Face it, little wing. You’re down catastrophically.” Jason immediately tried shrugging him off. “Get off me.” “Nope. I’m embracing this growth.”

“This isn’t growth.”

“You smiled.”

“I smile.”

Dick’s expression softened instantly beneath all the teasing as he got off jason “You really love her, huh?”

The cave quieted again. No jokes this time. Jason looked away first. Which was answer enough already. But then he muttered, quieter this time:

“More than anything.” The words settled through the cave strangely gently.

Then naturally.

“Anyway when’s the wedding?”

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ a/n: First Jason fic! I hope this wasn't too stretched! Do you guys like it?

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