alwaysroomforhope: (sad - about to cry)
Stephanie Brown ([personal profile] alwaysroomforhope) wrote2006-02-12 03:26 pm
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OOM: Cheer Up, Emo Steph

Steph's on the balcony, lying along the rail like a cat, resting her head on her hands and staring down at the iced-over lake below. One leg's wound through the railings to keep her from falling off. Her face is almost hidden in the hood of her oversized jacket - hey, you gotta keep warm somehow.

Back inside, the door's standing open, and from the corridor outside passers-by can see through the french windows out to the balcony, should they be so inclined.
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alwaysroomforhope: (sad - fragile)

[personal profile] alwaysroomforhope 2006-02-12 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Steph says, sniffling a bit. "I know. I know he's not doing it to hurt me any more than he's doing it to hurt his wife here, or his other family. But ... people keep leaving, and ..."

I don't want to be left behind for ever, and I've already been left behind. Gotham's moved on. Batman's moved on. And now my new family's moving on too.

She slips off the rail and sits on the balcony floor, leaning back against the railings.

"...it sucks."

[identity profile] blue-bat.livejournal.com 2006-02-12 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
Dick slips off the rail as well, and tries to pull her into a hug.

"It's supposed to."
alwaysroomforhope: (sad - thoughtful)

[personal profile] alwaysroomforhope 2006-02-12 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
Steph sighs, and relaxes against him. A hug is exactly what she needed, even if she didn't know it. Brothers rock.

"Does it ever get any less sucky, Dick?"

[identity profile] blue-bat.livejournal.com 2006-02-12 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Things get better, eventually. They always do, if you give them the chance."

Dick doesn't always believe that, or remember it, but at least he can teach it.
alwaysroomforhope: (sad - curled up huddling)

[personal profile] alwaysroomforhope 2006-02-12 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
Steph laughs, and it's only a little bitter. "The way you say it, I could almost believe it." She sits up and wipes her face, with a definite air of pulling herself together.

"I'm sorry. I just ... it's hard sometimes."

[identity profile] blue-bat.livejournal.com 2006-02-12 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Life is supposed to be hard. If it was easy, the better things wouldn't seem worth it anymore."
alwaysroomforhope: (worried - thoughtful)

[personal profile] alwaysroomforhope 2006-02-12 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah."

Steph sighs.

"Don't tell Barry I'm such a mess, will you? He doesn't need me making it any harder on him. He's upset enough as it is."

[identity profile] blue-bat.livejournal.com 2006-02-12 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
"It's your place to tell him. But he should know you care about it, at least."
alwaysroomforhope: (cranky - sulky)

[personal profile] alwaysroomforhope 2006-02-12 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
Steph nods - she agrees.

A deep breath.

"So... yeah."

[identity profile] blue-bat.livejournal.com 2006-02-12 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
Dick kisses her on the cheek.

"These things happen, but other people will come along as well. And you'll be just as glad for them."
alwaysroomforhope: (happy - thoughtful [real])

[personal profile] alwaysroomforhope 2006-02-12 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Thanks, Dick," Steph says, and this time when she smiles at him it's real.
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