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Jason was feeling a headache coming. He could not bear all of this anymore. And that really saying something because he dealt with a lot of shit on daily basis.
They were in the cave for an Emergency - isn’t it always an emergency- , he got there as soon as possible after Alfred contacted him. And the sight that greeted him when he came was not so surprising considered his line of work really.
Among entering, he noticed that Bruce, Alfred, Tim, Dick, and the demon spawn were all gathered around something. Well apparently someone he noticed when he came closer.
There was a young man in the middle, with pale skin, black hair and beard, and lean muscle easily noticeable through the shirt.
He didn’t recognize the guy until his eyes landed on Jason. Bright blue eyes that he would recognize everywhere. bright Blue eyes that haunted every single dream be had.
“Tim ?!”
He turned to the other Tim in the room and the other just nodded in affirmation.
“can someone please explain to me what the hell is going on ?”
Bruce turned to face him with his default bat brood frown and opened his mouth to explain, but futur Tim beat him to it.
“I was returning home from work, and I heard people scream and something crashing, so I went to check it. Apparently the justice league were fighting evil guy of the week, who happens to be an evil scientist and decided to create a time portal to go back in time and fuck up all of history. Classic scenario. Short story he ended up grabbing me to keep the league away and kind of threw me in the portal while escaping. And yeah. Here I am. I came directly to the manor after I landed in this gotham.”
Jason just looked at future Tim while he was talking, he actually listened only to half of what he was saying -as soon as he heard evil scientist and portal he understood anyways- because god Tim was smoking hot with a beard. Really. Jason had to make a physical effort not to cross the room and go rub his face all over that beard.
God he had to get out of here before he spoke all of this out loud.
“okay, still doesn't explain why i'm here. I don't have any portal to get him back for all I know.”
Bruce just looked at him, while Damian had a maniacal grin on his face, and Dick was fucking giggling. Young Tim just looked confused. Jason could feel he wasn't going to like it.
“Tim here doesn’t want to stay at the manor. He… He said he wanted to stay with you until we figure out how to get him back”
“he WHAT ?”
Bruce expression almost looked sorry. Older Tim just looked at him with piercing blue eyes before he spoke.
“yeah, I… I don't feel at ease in the manor. You and I are… Friends in the future ,I would be more comfortable at your house.”
Yeah Jason was definitely having a headache. He looked at his Tim ‘he’s not yours Jay’.
“why don't you take him in. He’s you ! He'll be more comfy at your place.”
"that true, but there’s a risk he might reveal something about my future , and by consequence alternate it”
It did make sense, that he doesn't want to stay at the manor -demon brat was annoying, and he could feel the tension between futur Tim and Bruce- and that he doesn't want to stay with Tim for obvious reasons, but he still wasn’t going to give in easily.
So he turned to Dick and just stared.
Dick gave a sorry smile that was not sorry at all.
“he have to stay in Gotham so they can figure out how to get him back, can’t take him to bludhaven”
Jason’s hand tingled. He really wanted to punch someone’s face right now.
He can't have future Tim around. He and the younger version were hanging around a lot lately, and he could barely suppress his urges of just reaching out and grab the guy and kiss senseless sometimes. And now he was going to have to share an apartment with his older bearded version ? No way, he would turn crazy by the end of the week.
Because god that beard. Yep he definitely have a thing for bearded Tim.
He looked at said man, and really how could he say no to those pleading eyes. Who was he kidding, he could never say no to Tim anyways.
He just sighed in defeat “grab your things let go”
This was going to be a long week or month or whoever it takes to get the guy home.
Jason Peter Todd was fucked.