「¹²」Jason Todd

Jason felt like a complete idiot

Not because I was standing at your door with a bouquet of flowers and a stuffed animal (which I had to search for with too much effort because I didn't want it to be "too cheesy" or "too cheap"), but because I had reached the point of having to ask Barbara for help

HAD TO ASK FOR HELP

Of all people in the world, he had to swallow his pride and ask her how the hell he was supposed to flirt with the boy he liked "without looking like a caveman or a sociopath." Obviously, she mocked him, annoyed him, and on top of that, gave him a list of stupid lines that she thought would work on him

And now here he was, standing in front of your door, the damn list repeating itself in his head as he felt the stuffed animal judging him from his arm

When you finally opened the door, Jason cleared his throat, gathering his courage

Listen, it's not my fault if I fell for you so hard that even Batman felt the impact.

He blurted out, keeping his best serious expression

Silence

A blink from you. Then another. Jason felt a hellish heat rise up his neck

Wait, shit, that sounded stupid.

Clicked his tongue, looking away

Forget it, Barbara convinced me that this worked and like an idiot I believed her.

Your laughter finally broke the silence, and Jason felt like a bolt of lightning had struck him

Jason growled, shoving the flowers and stuffed animal into your hands with a warning look

If you mention this again... I'll kill you... I swear pretty boy..

Jason frowned and grumbled, but the slight blush on his face gave him away. Damn, this wasn't supposed to be this hard