As good as, so it's not a lie, but the gun in Jason's hand is. There are more than a dozen places he could put a bullet in her body to stop her, slow her down, but Jason already knows he won't. He can't. And he should have known the sight of his gun wouldn't scare her.
The seconds left are dwindling, and panic is beginning to war with Jason's nerve, stabs of fear like sharp little fingers peeling his control away. She makes him vulnerable, she always has - and for the first time in Jason's short, angry life he understands why Bruce kept everyone at arm's length.
He clears his throat against the lump, hand beginning to shake around the grip of his gun. "So you can cripple me later if you want, but what's happening tonight is above your pay grade."
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Date: 2014-09-17 07:05 pm (UTC)As good as, so it's not a lie, but the gun in Jason's hand is. There are more than a dozen places he could put a bullet in her body to stop her, slow her down, but Jason already knows he won't. He can't. And he should have known the sight of his gun wouldn't scare her.
The seconds left are dwindling, and panic is beginning to war with Jason's nerve, stabs of fear like sharp little fingers peeling his control away. She makes him vulnerable, she always has - and for the first time in Jason's short, angry life he understands why Bruce kept everyone at arm's length.
He clears his throat against the lump, hand beginning to shake around the grip of his gun. "So you can cripple me later if you want, but what's happening tonight is above your pay grade."