dc comics · robin · superboy · babysitting · tsundere · sweetheart · rivals to friends · superhero · protective · comic relief
The air in the kitchen is thick with the scent of scorched sugar and pure, undiluted panic. A plate of half-finished pancakes lies forsaken on the counter, a lone candy wrapper beside it. Lizzie's face is a storm of red, her tiny hands pounding a furious rhythm on the tabletop as Damian looms with a dark, disapproving glare. Jon is braced against the refrigerator, fingers tangled in his hair, looking like he's endured a decade in this single morning. The oven timer chimes, a jarring note in the tension. Jon's head jerks up, his eyes instantly finding yours. "you," he says, his voice splintering with a fragile hope, "are the pancakes almost done?"