Yeah, this chapter is very short, sorry.
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Dick berated himself after Jason left. He worked hard to tone down his displays of affection towards his little brothers since they seemed to hate it so much. Nobody couldn't tell that Dick couldn't take the hint. Granted, it took him years and years to finally give up, but he was a hopeful being and he couldn't just leave it alone sooner. And now he probably destroyed all the progress he managed to get by his neediness.
It was clear that Jason wanted to run away from this situation. Dick didn't blame him. It wasn't an everyday thing to find your older brother turned into a child, even in their line of work. Dick counted himself lucky Jason didn't make his escape immediately after he threw himself at him seeking warmth. Then he practically forced his little brother to attend the party, knowing full well he hated being in the manor for longer periods of time. And then he showed his needy side when he invited Jason over whenever he wanted. Dick wouldn't be surprised if Jason decided to bail on him after all of that. But no, Jason wouldn't do that. He will be back and he will take Dick to the manor out of his sense of duty and then he will definitely bail on him.
Dick sighed into his empty bowl. He couldn't do anything about that now. To take his mind off the matter he turned the TV back on. He found fairly interesting movie, but after a while he started feeling anxious. He was fine before Jason came. But now he had a taste of having another human being around. His apartment suddenly seemed more intimidating. Everything was bigger and seemed to loom over him threateningly. It also got much more emptier, cold and lonely. He turned the volume of the TV up. It helped a bit, for a few minutes. Dick curled under the blanket, wedging himself into a corner of the couch. How long has it been since Jason left? However long it was, it was too long. He wanted Jason now. Like, right now. But there was a possibility he wasn't coming back.
Dick startled himself with the first sob. Tears rolled down his face. Again with the neediness, he thought angry and ashamed with himself. This just made him cry harder. He covered himself completely with the blanket and tried not to think about anything as he sobbed.
So... I have two scenes for the next chapter that I like and I don't know which one to choose. Since I like interacting with readers, I'll leave the choice to you :)
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