I got this idea after reading a Young Justice anon prompt by unboundpen. This story strays from the prompt though (other than the fact that it's under the Batman category):
Dick and Damian are the same age - both teenagers. This will be fun...
Disclaimer: I own no Batman.
Fourteen-year old Dick Grayson tried to read the book in his hands. Which book was it? Did it matter? No, it didn't. He saw the words, but couldn't make sense out of them. There was too much on his mind.
Two Days Earlier
"Dick…" Bruce started, acknowledging the boy for the first time since he'd entered the study.
"Yeah?" Dick had asked, wondering why his guardian had seemed so stressed for the past week.
"I…Dick, you know I care about you, right?"
Dick was nearly shocked to hear his mentor say that. He had always known, but…Bruce was actually expressing his feelings?
The teenager gulped and straightened up a bit, hoping that nothing too serious had happened to induce such bizarre behavior from the man in front of him.
"Yeah, of course I know that…Are you okay?"
"Yes, I just…I found out last week…Dick, I wanted to tell you sooner…"
Dick, unable to stand another minute of not knowing what was tormenting the man he considered a surrogate father, suddenly said, "Bruce, please just tell me what's going on."
Bruce sighed, and looked at the ground unable to meet Dick's eyes for a moment. When he looked back up, Dick was frightened by what he saw in the man's usually expressionless face. He saw regret.
"You have a brother."
Dick tried to cover his confusion with laughter. "Um, Bruce? I'm pretty sure I'm an only child. I mean I think I would know if my parents-"
"Not a biological brother," Bruce interrupted, appearing even more tired than before.
Dick waited for an explanation.
"Dick, I have a son."
Present
Dick had been shocked, but thought he did a good enough job of hiding his emotions at the moment.
Bruce had a son…and today was the day when they would meet him.
Dick had a brother…and he was freaking out just a bit.
Dun dun dun!
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