[That reckless streak was exactly why Jay got so defensive when Dick suggested stupid things like this. Because in the beginning, he could stand back and watch as Dick was punished for poking his nose into places where it didn't belong. But now?
Now, he wasn't so sure. He'd spent seven years surviving by letting everyone else around him die. The thought of watching Dick sink beneath the waves, however, twisted something sharp in his guts that he had no memory of ever feeling before.
And yet, he was there. Walking across the empty deck and narrowing his eyes as Dick's finger pressed against his lips. For a moment he considering biting that finger....but then he was rolling his eyes and finally looking up. Overhead, the sky stretched endless and wonderous and his annoyance faded as he lost himself for a moment in the beauty.]
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Now, he wasn't so sure. He'd spent seven years surviving by letting everyone else around him die. The thought of watching Dick sink beneath the waves, however, twisted something sharp in his guts that he had no memory of ever feeling before.
And yet, he was there. Walking across the empty deck and narrowing his eyes as Dick's finger pressed against his lips. For a moment he considering biting that finger....but then he was rolling his eyes and finally looking up. Overhead, the sky stretched endless and wonderous and his annoyance faded as he lost himself for a moment in the beauty.]
Oh.