Title: In pace Fandom: DCU (pre-Nightwing: Year One) Summary: It could be a lot worse. Warning: Content some readers may find disturbing. Content: Adult. "Yeah, I knew your ma. Good lady." It's another wanna-be dad, fishing. Or Daddy, flirting. This one's buying him a drink. "You're thirteen now, Jay? Old enough to have a beer." The bartender raises his eyebrows. "What I don't hear, Matches --" "I get it, Benny." Matches hands the beer over and pats Jason's shoulder. "Man, your ma." "I miss her," Jason says, not thinking. But the guy knows his name. Matches squeezes his shoulder. "'course you do." Matches' pad is nowhere Jason wants to be. Not really. But he's gentle the whole time, and it could be a lot worse.
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