[ Ridiculous child. Damian gives a haughty sniff, as if the very idea of Dick marrying a dog old enough to be his grandfather is ludicrous (he forbids it).
Although the stupid giggle-snort is -- is reassuring, on a level he hadn't been aware of. He'd worried that Dick would have lost too much of his innocence after Two-Face, wouldn't be able to laugh so freely after, and the idea of his Robin losing that was distressing. Damian would have missed it.
(Just as he misses the way Jason used to be able to laugh so easily.) ]
Alfred won't have to do it - I'll tie you to the bed myself. Don't even try.
[ Damian sets the cup aside, standing up just so that he can lean over, slipping his arms under Dick's shoulders and knees and lifting him, easily, to sit against the headboard. He's also prepared ahead of time (of course), sliding an armed backrest behind him for support. Damian knows where every break and bruise and stitch is, has committed them to memory, so the process is quick and painless.
He fusses with the IV line for a minute, coiling it out of the way, and perhaps spends a beat too long ensuring that Dick is as comfortable as he can be made.
(And they call Tim the mother hen. Damian spoils his siblings rotten when they're sick or injured.) ]
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Although the stupid giggle-snort is -- is reassuring, on a level he hadn't been aware of. He'd worried that Dick would have lost too much of his innocence after Two-Face, wouldn't be able to laugh so freely after, and the idea of his Robin losing that was distressing. Damian would have missed it.
(Just as he misses the way Jason used to be able to laugh so easily.) ]
Alfred won't have to do it - I'll tie you to the bed myself. Don't even try.
[ Damian sets the cup aside, standing up just so that he can lean over, slipping his arms under Dick's shoulders and knees and lifting him, easily, to sit against the headboard. He's also prepared ahead of time (of course), sliding an armed backrest behind him for support. Damian knows where every break and bruise and stitch is, has committed them to memory, so the process is quick and painless.
He fusses with the IV line for a minute, coiling it out of the way, and perhaps spends a beat too long ensuring that Dick is as comfortable as he can be made.
(And they call Tim the mother hen. Damian spoils his siblings rotten when they're sick or injured.) ]
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