"What?" Jason exhales, reacting as much to the pain in Allison's voice as the words themselves, and he turns, watching Allison watch empty space. Why shouldn't he? The battle is over - he's lost, he lost as soon as he failed to prepare for Bruce's arrival, he can't protect himself and he can't protect her, not if she won't run.
She isn't, she's standing there, she's looking at - something he can't see. "See what?" Jason asks, so dizzy with the movement that he begins to fall, only to be caught by a pair of strong, Kevlar covered hands. "No - " Jason starts, but to his astonishment, when he lifts his gaze the Batman's cowl is gone, pushed away to reveal a face Jason hasn't seen in so long.
"Let me help you," Bruce says again, and Jason can't help himself, he folds into the arms offered him and hangs on, buoyed up by a body he hasn't let touch him in years. He's so goddamn tired, the fight that doesn't let him sleep at night draining from him like water, and Jason's feet begin to list against the ground. If Bruce lets him go, he'll drop like a stone, and the thought is humiliating, especially with Allison watching.
"Allison," Jason whispers, remembering, but he can't lift his head to find her.
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Date: 2014-08-19 11:22 pm (UTC)She isn't, she's standing there, she's looking at - something he can't see. "See what?" Jason asks, so dizzy with the movement that he begins to fall, only to be caught by a pair of strong, Kevlar covered hands. "No - " Jason starts, but to his astonishment, when he lifts his gaze the Batman's cowl is gone, pushed away to reveal a face Jason hasn't seen in so long.
"Let me help you," Bruce says again, and Jason can't help himself, he folds into the arms offered him and hangs on, buoyed up by a body he hasn't let touch him in years. He's so goddamn tired, the fight that doesn't let him sleep at night draining from him like water, and Jason's feet begin to list against the ground. If Bruce lets him go, he'll drop like a stone, and the thought is humiliating, especially with Allison watching.
"Allison," Jason whispers, remembering, but he can't lift his head to find her.