Room 507, Sunday Evening

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The one downside to Bruce knowing exactly what day it was in Fandom was that he was completely aware that Jason was going back before he needed to. There was a whole week of break left - almost another month in Gotham - and Jason easily could have stayed. But the truth was, he missed the island. He missed his friends, and just as much, he missed the independence he had here. He loved being Robin, there was no denying that, but sometimes, going back to following someone else's rules was hard, especially when that someone was Bruce Wayne.

After agreeing that he'd come home to Gotham again within the next few weeks, Bruce had agreed to let Jason head back to Fandom. He didn't have that much to pack - most of his Christmas presents had come in the form of clothes and money to buy modern things on the island - so that meant that when he got back to his room, he threw his bag down without bothering to unpack it. There'd be time for that later, and right now, he wanted to see if there was a position he could find on his bed that wouldn't make his latest set of bruises ache. If there was one thing that could be said about Fandom, at least he didn't get beaten up here as often.

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Nico perked up at that thought. "That sounds like you've got an idea brewing," he remarked with a whole lot of interest.

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"Well, I've been trained in tying up bad guys. Tying up a good guy shouldn't be that much different," Jason said, picking his head up to try to read Nico's expression.

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Meeting Jason's eyes when he looked up would be the most intrigued Nico had looked all year. "You're not kidding. You'd do it?"

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"If you want that? Yeah, I'd do it," Jason said, grinning now. "I think you'd look really good."

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Nico felt a strange warmth filling his chest when Jason said that. He wasn't sure what the feeling was, but he thought it was better than looking at Apollo, which said a lot. "I...yes. Yes, I completely want that," Nico eventually spat out. "And you'd be cool...doing stuff?"

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As far as Jason was concerned, anything that Nico "completely" wanted was probably something he'd be willing to do. That warm feeling went both ways when Jason thought he could make Nico really happy.

"You mean, like, doing stuff to you while you're tied up?" Now it was Jason's turn to perk up. "Yeah, I might be able to do something like that." It probably wasn't nice to tease, but it seemed like fun when he said it.

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"Might?" Nico raised an eyebrow at the teasing, unable to pick between amusement and concern. "I get the feeling I'm going to be begging you again." Not that begging had gone badly for him just a little while ago.

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Yeah, Jason had to grin more at that mental image. "Maybe," he said again. "I could be very nice and just give you what you want without you having to beg. But you're good at begging, for what that's worth."

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"I didn't know someone could be good at begging," Nico admitted, a little sheepishly. "But I want to do what you like, too. It's not just about me."

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"Honestly, I'm not totally sure about what I like yet," Jason said. He hadn't spent his break watching porn, after all. "But I think when I think of stuff, you'll be the first to know."

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"Good," Nico said, okay with that answer. "I know I ask a lot of questions sometimes, and you told me your secret and all, but I still feel like there's a ton I don't know about you. Like, I don't even know how old you are." He didn't know how old he was, so it shouldn't really be a surprise.

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Jason had to snicker a little at that, because really, what did that say about them? "I'm 15, since August," he said. "I don't mind you asking questions, you know. I don't know if there's a lot to tell, but I don't mind you asking."

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Like Percy. Nico couldn't help thinking that was a little weirder than expected. "Oh wow. Not the 18th, right?"

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"Nope, the 16th," Jason said. "What's the 18th?"

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Luke's death. "Um, Percy's birthday, strangely enough. You're two days older than the version here, though. Plus however much time passes while you're gone...do you count the extra three weeks in your age?"

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"I will if it makes me older than Percy," Jason said, because duh. "Okay, maybe I won't add it until it really adds up. But still."

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"You should add it," Nico agreed, thinking he'd take anything that lessened the gap between them. He didn't want to be like Luke. "Especially since your birthday back home will come a whole lot sooner than this summer."

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"That's true. I'll get two birthdays then, I didn't think of it that way," Jason said. "I'll see what kind of math I can do to be more accurate."

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"And I'll help you celebrate," Nico promised. "Do you...have a favorite color?" He was totally filing all this information away for future use. That's what happened when Sally helped create your understanding about birthdays.

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"Green and red. So it was kind of fitting for me to end up as Robin," Jason said. "I'm going to guess your favorite is black?"

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"Black helps me blend into the shadows," Nico answered, smiling a little. "Are robins supposed to be very threatening? I mean, the colors are kind of cheerful."

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"Birds are totally threatening. They can peck your eyes out and stuff," Jason said. "Really, the cheerful colors are there so I can provide a distraction."

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"You're pretty good at distracting me without the colors," he teased.

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"Well, I have different methods if distracting you than criminals," Jason pointed out. "You get special treatment."

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"I bet distracting me is a lot easier," Nico pointed out, amused that he got special treatments. "You don't have to do all that much."