Gotham City Knights | Closed

Tim was about to reply, but then thought back to Dick's earlier words. He'd leave him alone if that's what he wanted, at least while he was safely in the manor. Instead he sipped his tea.

Dick propped himself up on his elbows. "Tim?"

"Don't worry, I'm just passing," Tim replied, a tinge of sadness in his voice.

"I'm sorry about what I said earlier." Dick called. "I didn't mean it, you know?"

Tim pushed open the door, and leant in the doorway.
"It's fine," Tim smiled tiredly.

Dick smiled a little. "I'm going to head out alone in a few hours."

Tim tried to keep his expression from dropping, but didn't quite succeed. Whether Dick could take Jason alone wasn't the question; Jason would fight dirty, while Dick wouldn't.

"Don't argue with me." Dick warned, noticing Tim's reaction.

"Not everyone's so honourable as you," Tim muttered, turning to leave the room.

"Tim..." Dick dropped back onto his bed. "Bruce would have done it."

Tim paused and said softly, "And I would have gone after him too." He looked back at Dick.
"This guy isn't going to fight fair; he's not going to care who you are, he'll kill you anyway."

"He's my responsibility though..." Dick muttered. "If I hadn't been so determined to stop him being Batman..."

"Then he would have turned out just the same," Tim said certainly, "Just with a cape and the Bat."

"I can't just let him run round Gotham, Tim." Dick rolled over. "I want Bruce to come back from whereever he's hiding so he can kick me back to touch and let me be Nightwing again."

"You don't have to do it alone, you know."
Tim had the urge to go and hug him, but didn't. Dick might be a bit freaked out.
"I'll see you in the morning."

(I'm going now, goodnight. )

Dick shook his head. He didn't want either of the others involved.

"You don't have to go you know." Dick said without thinking.

[Night ]

Tim paused again, and slowly looked back at Dick with a strange expression on his face; it maybe a little hard to work out what exactly, but it definitely didn't read 'no.'

(I won't be on Saturday or Sunday because I'm doing my practice Silver DoE expedition, and won't have internet. )

[I'm not on much anyway
My daddy's coming to see me Same for next weekend when me and my mum go to MCR ]

Dick shook his head. "Ignore that..." He felt like a total dickwad.

"No, it's okay," Tim murmured, making no move to leave.

(Awesome. )

Dick raised an eyebrow at Tim. "Shut the door? I don't want Damian to walk past and uh, see you there."