By the time they were finished, the band were a giggling mess of silliness and even Tim was smiling, if a little shyly.
Dick’s grand plan of ‘lean on each other’ trust exercises ended with Steph dumping Dick on his ass; Jay doubled over, clutching his chest, aching with laugher as Damian tripped over his own feet. Even Tim made a decent attempt to join in on the fun with a neat feint that had Steph scrambling right herself before she face-planted onto the carpet.
“You,” Dick announced, pulling Tim into a hug, “are cheating.”
Tim gave him a slight if warm smile. “You didn’t exactly explain the rules.”
Dick hummed a laugh as Tim yawned against his chest. “Need to get some more sleep babybird?”
Tim said nothing but leant into Dick’s arms.
Over Tim’s head, Dick caught Jay’s eye. Jay nodded.
“D?” Dick said gently, “How ‘bout you, Steph and Tim crash out for a while? I’ll join you in a bit.”
Damian glanced from Jay to Dick and back again, nodding gravely as he took Tim’s hand and lead him towards the bedroom.
Steph watched her two older brothers with sharp eyes, tracking their unspoken conversation. Despite their closeness since leaving Gotham, the boys’ relationship had been...stained of late. And that was the last thing they needed right now.
Dick flicked his head towards Jay’s bedroom as Steph followed after her younger brothers.
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warmth in winter, part 1
Date: 2010-07-29 11:24 am (UTC)Dick’s grand plan of ‘lean on each other’ trust exercises ended with Steph dumping Dick on his ass; Jay doubled over, clutching his chest, aching with laugher as Damian tripped over his own feet. Even Tim made a decent attempt to join in on the fun with a neat feint that had Steph scrambling right herself before she face-planted onto the carpet.
“You,” Dick announced, pulling Tim into a hug, “are cheating.”
Tim gave him a slight if warm smile. “You didn’t exactly explain the rules.”
Dick hummed a laugh as Tim yawned against his chest. “Need to get some more sleep babybird?”
Tim said nothing but leant into Dick’s arms.
Over Tim’s head, Dick caught Jay’s eye. Jay nodded.
“D?” Dick said gently, “How ‘bout you, Steph and Tim crash out for a while? I’ll join you in a bit.”
Damian glanced from Jay to Dick and back again, nodding gravely as he took Tim’s hand and lead him towards the bedroom.
Steph watched her two older brothers with sharp eyes, tracking their unspoken conversation. Despite their closeness since leaving Gotham, the boys’ relationship had been...stained of late. And that was the last thing they needed right now.
Dick flicked his head towards Jay’s bedroom as Steph followed after her younger brothers.