See you again.
JASON TODD x FEM!READER
Summary: years after the last time you two saw each other, before he died, you reencounter in a party when you thought you would never see him again.
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He wanted to kill Alfred.
Never once in his life he thought he would be capable of hating him so much. Alfred was his favorite person in the mansion, his cookies were a gift of the universe. Still, he couldn’t think of anyone he despised as much right now.
But he was a really good debater. How could he say no to Alfred?
Bruce had been invited to a rich kid’s “birthday” party. In other words, an opportunity for people to talk business without calling it business.
The son of a popular CEO was taking his place as the heir of his daddy’s business, and announcing his new role in the company at his birthday party.
It was a great opportunity to make connections—or to cover secret identities.
Bruce saw it as great opportunity, and Alfred thought it would be great for the batfamily to socialize with people more in their age range.
So of course, he helped Bruce in making them all go. No one was really happy with the idea, other than maybe Dick—Stephanie and Duke were just excited for the free rich people food.
Alfred made them all dress up, but with Jason he just got so far with taking a bath. He wore his jeans with a plain shirt, adding his leather jacket and boots.
The room was crowded, and he received various looks for his clothes. He didn’t care, he refused to dress up for this shit.
Alfred was a good debater indeed, but Jason was too. So he used the opportunity of the party to discuss his best argument:
“If a very very very bad man had killed your son, wouldn’t you—”
“I’m sorry, please excuse us” Dick smiled to the group of people Jason had been harassing as he pulled him away.
“Hey! I was in the middle of something.”
“Alfred asked you one thing” Dick gave him a stern look, “To not cause trouble and have fun. Can’t you do that?”
“I’m having fun, aren’t you having fun?” Jason spat back, but before the eldest could speak up he answered his own question. “Oh of course you aren’t. Not being able to show off yet. We are lucky you haven’t started doing an acrobat routine.”
“Hey-”
“Please, do not give him ideas.”
Jason turned around to see the source of the voice, but as soon as he laid eyes on you, he froze in place.
A pretty woman stood there with a glass in hand, smiling brightly at the men in front of her.
“Jason Todd” you hummed, “at this party? Perhaps I’m misplacing faces, is that really you?”
Trick question. Of course it was him. How could you not remember those eyes? The ones that had you so captivated when you were a young girl. Those eyes who can hypnotize anyone.
Jason didn’t answer. There was a something in his face you couldn’t quite decipher. You sipped your drink and his eyes looked you up and down. He was dumbfounded.
“Who would have thought I would find you here of all places”, you smirked, “not me for sure”
“Nor me.” He recomposed himself and finally said a word.
“Ah, at last he spoke”
“You wouldn’t shut up.” Jason gave you tilted smile, “excuse me, but you are?”
Another trick question. At first he tried to place you. Your face had been familiar, but he couldn’t relate it to a name. And then, it just came to him so naturally.
You looked different. You were no longer the tiny girl he used to know. You differed so much from that weak looking girl. He was sure no one dared to cross your path now. The fierce look in your eyes, though, was still there.
“Oh, so it is like that?” You gave him a slight push, “thought I would have made more of an impression on you.”
He smiled, you sure had done.
“How long has it been? What, seven years?”
“Feels like much more.” He sighed.
That look. That goddamn look.
“You have changed, look much more stupid than before. I like the new detail in the hair. Very fashionable.”
He laughed, and you smiled at the action.
Now it was your turn to look him up and down, stopping a bit at the sight of his jacket. “I see you have taken into establishing new fashion trends, Alfred made you accompany your father?”
He glanced at your magazine dress and then to his clothes, maybe he should have used a tie after all.
“Can’t blame you honestly, I love a good chance to dress up, but lately these parties are more boring than my college lectures. There is so many, I barely have any clothes left to wear.”
“Oh what would these people do if you wore the same dress twice” Jason teased.
“Apocalypse” you laughed, blurring the world out, the both of you back in time. The only difference was a stronger spark lighting in between.
“Grayson. Good to see you.” At last, your eyes were off the Todd boy and acknowledged the older boy.
“Right back at ya” Dick said amused, looking between you and his brother expectantly.
“Not thinking on pulling one of your stunts, are you?”
“Well, I’ve been told they are unwelcome.” He imputs jokingly.
“Don’t make a scene.” Jason told him.
“See who’s talking.” Dick said back, referring at the debate from before.
You laughed lightly and looked at Jason, tilting your head a bit, “perhaps I was wrong. You are still a bit of a troublemaker, no matter how much good it brings.”
He smiled at you softly, mesmerized by your presence. You two holding firmly to the times when he had been Robin. A past full of painful memories, scattered with the sweet ones of you. Back then, your love had been unrequited. A silly crush. But Jason couldn’t deny that there had been something. He had cared for this girl more than he should have. You had cared for his friendship more than expected.
It should have been taken all by the wind; left behind in that room that ended it all, but it came back like a boomerang.
So much untold. So much words to say right now.
“I thought…” you lowered your voice, “I would never see you again.”
He didn’t take his eyes off you, the World blurring around. A focus so hard to undo.
“Hey”
A hand appeared in your hip. “Matt and my mother are looking for you. Come on”
A man in a perfectly fit suit appeared behind you. He smiled to the batbrothers, and held out his hand for you to take. “Excuse me gentlemen.”
“Oh, yes of course.” You looked away from Jason and looked at the man behind. “I’ll be on my way.”
He didn’t budge and moved to your side instead.
You sighed and looked at the men looking at you curiously, “Excuse me gentlemen. It was a pleasure encountering you.”
“Yeah sure…” Jason turned to look at the snobby looking guy as he pulled you away.
As he turned around to try and keep up the old conversation with his brother—what were they talking about again?—the rest of his siblings came crashing back to them with tons of sweets in hand.
“Hey” Stephanie said as she chewed a few snacks, “Who was that hot chick Jason was making puppy eyes to?”
“I was not-” he looked to the side trying to not let whatever happened get to him.
“Oh you sure were.” Cass teased looking up at him.
“Who was that Jason?” Duke said as everyone turned to look at you as you chatted with a lady and two men. The hand of the man who pulled you away resting softly in your hip.
Something told Jason that Alfred was not in his killing list anymore.
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