I got you, Jason. [ he breathes, urgency in his voice as he presses a compress to the open wound, quietly counting the seconds in his head. ]
You’re okay. You’re gonna be okay. I’m here. [ he’s here, because he wasn’t here for Jason in the past, because he’s only going to miss those slipping hands once. now, he needs to save Jason. ]
Gonna get this other bullet, okay? It’s gonna hurt.
[Jason hasn't been this afraid since he was dropped off the side of a building. He remembers Dick's arm closed around his, how it slipped through, how Jason fell fifteen stories. There's more blood in his mouth as he tries to focus on Dick.]
Okay. Okay. Yeah.
[He tries to slow his breathing, to hear Dick's words and believe them.]
I somehow lost this!!!
You’re okay. You’re gonna be okay. I’m here. [ he’s here, because he wasn’t here for Jason in the past, because he’s only going to miss those slipping hands once. now, he needs to save Jason. ]
Gonna get this other bullet, okay? It’s gonna hurt.
all good!
Okay. Okay. Yeah.
[He tries to slow his breathing, to hear Dick's words and believe them.]