Disclaimer: I do not own Damian or Stephanie.


The first time she said it I seethed with rage and attacked her.

The next five times she said it I held back but I was still full of hatred for her.

The seventh time she said it she smiled when I glared at her and I wasn't so full of hatred.

The next seven times she said it I was not amused but no longer hated her for it at all.

The next four times she said it I was simply annoyed.

The twentieth time she said it I was still annoyed but considered it.

The next 9 times she said it I simply took it under consideration.

The thirtieth time she said it I actually changed my course of action.

From then on I took it as the sage counsel it was.

She doesn't say it much now, but when she does it's like a slap to the face or an abrupt wake up call. I immediately stop and think, why did she say it? I try to put the pieces together, try to look at it as she would, with rose-colored glasses, not from naiveté but from compassion. I look at her and she says it again as if I didn't hear it the first time.

"Damian, stop being an ass."


AN: No idea where this came from. Maybe it's because I miss Steph in the new 52.