[There it is. Like yes, okay, he's a little surprised and there's a startled sound when Dick grabs his shirt to kiss him, but it's not like he doesn't kiss back? He kisses back and pulls away to let Dick talk and...
...it's actually a response he likes because it's sort of what he was hoping for. Dick tapping into whatever the fuck's going on in his head, explaining some things and yeah, sure, maybe this was a tiny bit manipulative on his part but it's not like Dick would ever tell him on his own. Sometimes you just kind of have to push buttons.
(Sometimes you know how to get people to talk because people use these same tricks on you.)
So he lets Dick rant for a minute before he kind of grabs Dick's chin with his free hand to hold him still.]
Ever think that maybe this was part of the mission? We've been told from day one that we're supposed to trust each other and I trust you with my entire life. Alright? [And then he just. Furrows his eyebrows together to go backwards for a second.] You don't have to say it if it's really that annoying, but sorry I'm still sort of shocked someone I really like actually likes me back despite the odds here. [Sometimes! The girl you want to marry just abandons you with no explanation, evades your questions and erases your memories and makes you question emotions! It happens!
But okay, dialing it back a second, he gives him another once over.] ...is that what's eating at you right now? How useful you're being?
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...it's actually a response he likes because it's sort of what he was hoping for. Dick tapping into whatever the fuck's going on in his head, explaining some things and yeah, sure, maybe this was a tiny bit manipulative on his part but it's not like Dick would ever tell him on his own. Sometimes you just kind of have to push buttons.
(Sometimes you know how to get people to talk because people use these same tricks on you.)
So he lets Dick rant for a minute before he kind of grabs Dick's chin with his free hand to hold him still.]
Ever think that maybe this was part of the mission? We've been told from day one that we're supposed to trust each other and I trust you with my entire life. Alright? [And then he just. Furrows his eyebrows together to go backwards for a second.] You don't have to say it if it's really that annoying, but sorry I'm still sort of shocked someone I really like actually likes me back despite the odds here. [Sometimes! The girl you want to marry just abandons you with no explanation, evades your questions and erases your memories and makes you question emotions! It happens!
But okay, dialing it back a second, he gives him another once over.] ...is that what's eating at you right now? How useful you're being?