[The fact that Tim can bring up that whole beating-unconscious incident and in the next breath ask Jason to stay speaks volumes about how much he wants Jason to stick around. Some people wouldn't be able to forgive an attack like that, but for Tim, it's so far in the past it's practically ancient history. He knows exactly how it must've looked to Jason, coming back from the dead and finding that Bruce had taken Tim under his wing. He can understand Jason's motivations, his anger. He's felt that anger, too, the kind that makes you feel like you're burning up from the inside, the kind that promises to only be sated with blood - maybe Tim hasn't felt it as often or as consistently as Jason, but he understands it all the same. He's been there. He's an orphan too, after all.
Tim's heartbeat races as he waits for Jason to react, and he's more relieved than he can safely show when Jason answers him by agreeing to stay. Jason's right; he doesn't have to prove anything to Tim, but the fact that he does so anyway is a sweeter victory than Tim can remember tasting in a long, long time. He inhales a slow, steadying breath and wills his hands to stop shaking as he turns back to the computer and reads the now-finished diagnostic report displayed on the screen.]
Well, there's good and news and bad news on the phone front. Which do you want first?
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Tim's heartbeat races as he waits for Jason to react, and he's more relieved than he can safely show when Jason answers him by agreeing to stay. Jason's right; he doesn't have to prove anything to Tim, but the fact that he does so anyway is a sweeter victory than Tim can remember tasting in a long, long time. He inhales a slow, steadying breath and wills his hands to stop shaking as he turns back to the computer and reads the now-finished diagnostic report displayed on the screen.]
Well, there's good and news and bad news on the phone front. Which do you want first?