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“Happy birthday, Marinette!” Dick beamed.
It was Marinette’s 21st birthday. It was also 2 am. And she was tired. So naturally, she was angry, very angry. And when she pulled the covers away from her face, Dick screamed and started running out of the room. Good.
The warm happiness lasted about 5 seconds before Jason ran into her room.
“I heard a shrill scream! Is everything okay?” Jason was of course holding a gun because why would he not have a freaking gun at 2 in the morning.
“Buzz off. Dick just woke me up and then ran off screaming.”
Marinette scowled. She loved the Wayne family but sometimes they were inconsiderate buttheads.
“Love you too, Buttercup.”
“Did you miss the part where I said you’re an inconsiderate butthead?”
“Whether it was intentionally or accidentally, that’s for you to decide.” Jason did a two-finger salute before walking out or the room.
And at last, she finally fell back asleep. And then she woke up because Damian had snuck into her bed. She was annoyed because she just wanted to sleep but she turned around and hugged him anyways because he always had a reason for cuddle-fests.
“What’s up?”
“Nightmares. It’s also your birthday so I have two excuses.”
“You know what? Frick birthdays. Dick and Jason get so annoying.”
“Valid. Perhaps today you'll let me take you to the shelter and look at the animals?”
“Dami, i love you, but you know I can’t. I will literally adopt every single animal there.”
“And what’s wrong with that?”
“I don’t.. have enough… money…..” Marinette slowly drifted off into sweet, blissful, sleep.
Damian wanted to continue the conversation but it was still 2:30 am and he’d rather adopt a few hundred more animals before dying. So he pulled the big blanket up over them and hugged Marinette’s fluffiest stuffed animal to his chest.