Suite 138: Steph attempts to sneak out.

[alwaysroomforhope]

It's nearly 3am. And Steph can't sleep.

And she can't do anything else, either, because there's a stupid brother camped out on her couch, and he's locked the windows somehow, and -

- wait, his breathing's steady and regular. That means he's sleeping, right? And he can't have locked the door, because Ed needs to use that too. Even if he shouldn't be either.

She slips out of bed silently and slides her feet into her Robin boots - best for sneaking. Pyjamas'll have to do for the rest, though - her wardrobe doors squeak sometimes.

And she's just a shadow, as she glides through the main room towards the front door, one ear cocked towards the figure on the couch.

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[blue-bat.livejournal.com]

Dick hugs back, and tightly. The hug is defiantely appreciated, right now.

[alwaysroomforhope]

She rests her head on his shoulder, and squeezes. That's what sisters are for.

"...you wanna talk about it?"

[blue-bat.livejournal.com]

"Do any of us ever want to talk about it?"

Bats were notoriously good at surpressing things.

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Do you get a choice?"

Bats are also good at interrogation!

[blue-bat.livejournal.com]

"I think the question is if you'll give me a choice," Dick says, narrowing his eyes at her a bit.

[alwaysroomforhope]

"Yes, that's a good question," Steph agrees, and squeezes his shoulders. "C'mon, spill. You know you want to let it all out."

[blue-bat.livejournal.com]

"I don't even know where to -start-."

Or maybe he's just using any excuse he can get to delay the inevitable. Did you really expect any different?

[alwaysroomforhope]

"The beginning's a good place."

Nope. She knows how this goes.

[blue-bat.livejournal.com]

"A year ago?"

That's awfully far back.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph just looks at him.

She's prepared to wait all night!

[blue-bat.livejournal.com]

And there's silence, for a minute or two. But finally Dick sighs.

"There's not much to say. He said I needed to 'figure out what I wanted', whatever the hell that means."

[alwaysroomforhope]

Steph grimaces. "Well... huh."

[blue-bat.livejournal.com]

"Yep."

And he doesn't really have anything else to say, so he falls quiet once more.

[alwaysroomforhope]

Damn. She hugs him again, leaning her head on his shoulder. Even if she's cranky with him ... that's what sisters are for.

She'll pry later, of course. But that'll be later.