[British and American] Jason Wayne's Struggle

Jason was sent to the hospital by the Penguin's bullet, and Damian made the Penguin return to Arkham with a ventilator, so the kid was scolded by Batman.

Jason knew all this only after he woke up, but before that, he was in a coma for 20 days on and off. When he woke up occasionally, he would always see different people by his bed.

He must have been seriously injured this time, because almost all of his relatives and friends were there, including Katie, who later became the spokesperson for mutants, and Kurt, who had always protected her, as well as Li Qianhuan, Laura, Mindy, Jessica Jones, Cassandra who came with her head and Axel, and Natasha and Steve who also appeared when he was in a daze.

But the ones who stayed with him the longest were Bruce, Alfred and Damian, and Dick and Tim also came.

Oh, and there’s Johnny too. He seems to have always been by his side taking care of him. When Jason was truly awake, Johnny was sitting on the bedside table with his eyes closed and a wrinkle between his brows.

In Jason's impression, Johnny always loved to laugh, and it was rare to see him frowning so tightly.

He coughed twice, and Johnny woke up immediately.

"Are you awake? Do you want some water? I'll get you some."

Johnny hurriedly poured a glass of water, carefully helped Jason drink two sips, and sighed: "I always wet your lips with water, but they still look dry."

Jason replied hoarsely, "Actually, I feel okay."

"Brother, you scared us all this time. You stayed in the emergency room for three hours before you were released, and then stayed in the ICU for two weeks. We all thought you were not going to wake up. Your brother almost turned the world upside down for you."

After hearing what Damian did, Jason choked on his water with laughter, and Johnny patted him on the back again.

"Take it easy."

While he was complaining, he was texting someone on his phone.

Jason asked, "Why don't you go back to New York?"

Johnny replied matter-of-factly, "Why would I go back to New York? You're here, badly injured, and I need to take care of you."

Jason uttered an "oh". He wanted to say something, but in the end he managed to say, "I feel like I must look terrible right now. I haven't washed my hair for a long time, and I haven't taken a shower or washed my face..."

Johnny laughed: "Don't worry, you are still very handsome. Even if a handsome guy with a score of 100 drops in appearance, he still has 80 points left."

Jason: "..."

It turns out that I have 100 points in your eyes?

This really made Jason a little shy. If 100 was the full score, the only handsome guy in his mind who got the full score was old Batman (the version in his thirties), followed by Blue. Buggy could score 95, and he himself could only score 90 at most.

Then Johnny told Jason that the reason he was knocked down by a volley of bullets was because the Penguin used special bullets.

"Luckily, the fat guy didn't get a dum-dum bullet, otherwise you would definitely not survive at such a close distance, but guess what? Your father found the dum-dum bullet in Bane's weapon bag, so you should be thankful that it was the Penguin who did it. He just added some poison to the bullet, so the organs in your body that are recently related to detoxification will be under great pressure, and your heart and lungs will not be in good condition."

Jason had a narrow escape this time, and although he was on the brink of death again, he managed to survive the ordeal. According to Dr. Leslie's examination, as long as he is well taken care of, he will not have any sequelae in the future.

"He's a little anemic. Give him some nourishment. He's really lucky. If the bullet had gone a little further, he would have lost a kidney."

Dr. Leslie, who has been worrying about the Wayne family's vigilantes for half his life and now has a head full of white hair, touched Jason's forehead and said, "You are in good spirits. This is good. It will help you recover."

Then she glanced at Johnny and whispered to Jason, "You like the Human Torch now? How many times have you been on dates?"

Jason didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Johnny and I are just friends, okay?"

Why is it that when everyone sees him and a handsome guy with a great personality, they think they will become a couple?

Dr. Leslie looked incredulous: "Aren't you guys together yet? Is that guy so inefficient?"

She had been a doctor for so many years that she naturally knew that one could tell whether a person was a human being or not by looking at his bedside. Just looking at Johnny's dedication to Jason, she didn't believe that he had no interest in Jason.

Jason nodded affirmatively: "We are really not that kind of relationship."

"Well, I thought you finally got up the courage to challenge the playboy type role again after so many years away from Dick."

Dr. Leslie adjusted his glasses.

Jason: "...Johnny has been single for a long time. He hasn't been in a relationship since he had to break up with his ex-girlfriend. He loves her very much."

It is clear that Pilihuo is a passionate man. Please don't always look at him with the preconceived impression, okay?

After Dr. Leslie left, Johnny sat on the bed and whispered to Jason, "Do I look playboy? Why do so many people think I'm still a playboy?"

He had already turned over a new leaf for his ex-girlfriend.

Jason comforted him: "It's okay, you are just looking at the flowers now, and you have become a good person inside."

It sounded as if he had not been a good person before, and Johnny didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Afterwards, Dr. Leslie told Jason that he had to stay in the hospital for another week for observation and only let him go home to recuperate after being sure that there was no problem. Bruce also came to visit him.

At that time, Jason laughed and joked: "You just came here like this? What if someone photographs Brucie visiting an unknown man? I'm not bad looking, will the entertainment reporters think I'm your new love?"

You know, Bruce had a scandal with a young reporter from Metropolis before, because that young reporter had interviewed Bruce Wayne twice, and Bruce also bought the Daily Planet that the young reporter belonged to.

The scandal gradually disappeared only after the young reporter married Lois Lane and became a Pulitzer Prize winner himself.

Bruce knocked Jason and said, "Don't worry, I won't spread rumors about you no matter who I'm with."

He used to never spend money to suppress news in order to create an image of a playboy, but he is actually the richest man in Gotham and has plenty of money. What news can't he suppress?

Bruce sat on the bed and peeled an apple. Jason was flattered and thought it was for him, but the old bat ate the apple himself, left after saying "take good care of your injuries", and Jason didn't even know why he came.

Flirting?

Later, Dick came over. He sat there and clicked his tongue for a long time: "I heard that you almost lost your kidney."

Jason grinned, "Don't worry, my kidneys are fine. Dickie Bird, have you noticed that you have gray hair when you look in the mirror recently? When I was traveling in China, I heard that people with poor kidneys will have gray hair prematurely."

This bird is eight or nine years older than Jason, who is 26 years old now. Dick is now older than Bruce was when he picked up Jason.

Dick replied confidently, "Of course I saw it. I'm not blind. I just work overtime sometimes, so I have white hair. Don't worry, my brother's kidneys are also very good. His charm has not disappeared. He still charms everyone when he goes out."

Jason glanced at his butt unconsciously. Well, if it was a Dicky Bird, this perky butt would probably not collapse even when he was 60 years old.

Dick: "...I mean my charm doesn't disappear because of gray hair, it has nothing to do with my ass!"

Jason was shocked: "Isn't your charm all in your butt?"

Dick: "It has something to do with the face and hair! Look at Tim, he's two years younger than you, but he's already using anti-hair loss shampoo!"

"He's worried about his work! And his charm has nothing to do with his hair!"

The two looked at each other and laughed. Dick peeled a banana for him and said casually, "You and Johnny are doing well. Do you want me to give you some advice? I have a lot of experience as a relationship consultant. I was the one who brought Barbara and her current boyfriend together."

He felt that he had a talent for matchmaking.

Jason choked on the banana. He pounded his chest, took the cup of water that Dick handed over and drank it all in one gulp.

"Why do you all think that Johnny and I have that kind of relationship? I'm not so horny that I would turn every male who comes close to me into a boyfriend, otherwise the first person I would pursue would be Alfu!"

Dick exclaimed: "Oh my God, Little Wing, you actually like someone as old as Alfu!"

Jason rolled his eyes at him.

"Johnny and I just got along really well, and other than that, we didn't have any relationship."

Dick also realized that Jason really seemed to only consider Johnny as a friend.

To be honest, when Jason was little, Dick always felt a little bit suppressed in front of him. Dick didn't notice it before, but now he knows that Jason was very afraid that his family would not accept the real him at that time.

He would be angry at the criminals and want to avenge the victims because of his empathy. This is Jason's nature. What's wrong with Jason? But no one can accept that side of Jason.

After so many years, they are still a family.

But Jason was very real when he was with Johnny, and he would laugh heartily, which was something that the former Dick had not given him.

He touched Jason's head and tucked a strand of his hair behind his ear. When Jason said, "Don't touch my hair, I haven't washed it in a long time," he smiled.

"Little Wing, as long as you are happy, no matter who you want to be with, we will support you."

Dick sat down and took out a file and opened it. "Bruce has been busy with Tim's plan recently. He also contacted Talia through Damian and said that he wanted Jason Todd to come back to life. I don't think they should do things on their own, so I came to ask you a question."

"Jason, although we have had many unpleasant experiences, quarrels, and hurt each other, fortunately we finally understand each other and reach a reconciliation. Now, are you willing to come back to this home?"

Jason was stunned for a moment, then he raised the corner of his mouth: "You clearly know my answer, right?"

Dick closed the folder: "So I'm just asking symbolically."

He hugged Jason.

"Welcome back, little wing."

Dick handed a red diamond necklace to Jason. "By the way, I bought this on another planet. It's pretty nice. I wanted to give it to you, but unfortunately you had an accident in Ethiopia. Now I have to return it to you. By the way, remember not to swallow it."

This was originally a ring, and Dick felt that it belonged to Jason, but since Jason had a new life, he couldn't give him a ring that would bother Jason, so he sent it to have the style changed.

Jason was stunned for a moment, looking at the necklace in bewilderment. Isn't this the Zehouberry Red Diamond? The holy stone for marriage proposals in the universe.

After Dick left, Jason leaned against the head of the bed and was in a daze for a long time. He always thought that he was just an insignificant one among Dick's ex-girlfriends. He never thought that Dick once wanted to propose to him.

Zehouberg red diamonds are very rare and it is impossible to buy them easily.

Johnny walked in briskly, carrying a basket of fresh roses.

"Jay, I didn't expect there was a rose garden in Gotham. The rose water and rose perfume there are of good quality. I bought a few bottles and sent them back to my sister, and then picked some roses for you, Jay?"

Jason came back to his senses and shrugged: "My dad is going to take me home."

Johnny was confused for a moment: "Huh? Don't you have two days before you can be discharged from the hospital?"

Could it be that he remembered it wrong? But Johnny generally didn't worry too much about other people's family affairs, so he happily took out the wilted baby's breath in the vase on the bedside table and threw it away, and put his own roses in it.

"I still like to put some colorful flowers in the ward. It makes people feel better. Since you are going home, I can go back to New York too."

Jason blinked and asked Johnny tentatively, "You say that as if you stayed in Gotham just for me."

Johnny replied matter-of-factly, "I stayed in Gotham just for you. Isn't it obvious enough?"

The ward fell into silence. After a while, Jason said, "I just treat you as a friend. I don't know if I can develop that kind of relationship with you. Why do you like me?"

Johnny: "Well, it's actually harder not to like you. You have absolutely no idea how attractive you are."

Jason: "What's my charm?"

Johnny: "I can prove it to you."

Then prove it, Jason thought, what could this guy say to impress him?

Johnny coughed. “Your eyes are like the finest turquoise.”

Jason nodded, indicating that he was listening. Johnny seemed to be encouraged and simply knelt on one knee, speaking love words in a magnetic voice.

"You are handsome, friendly, and have an indomitable will. Your life is as passionate as Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" and as gentle and beautiful as Debussy's "Moonlight". I am fascinated by you. If there is anyone who can save me from the abyss, it must be your light. If there is anyone who can call me back to the ground from the sky, that person must be you."

Johnny: "Sir, just try it with me. I have a good personality, a pretty face, a good figure, and I'm also great at playing games. You won't lose if you try it with me!"

Jason: "I don't know if I have any feelings for you."

He had never thought of their relationship in an ambiguous direction before.

Johnny: “Just give it a try.”

He leaned over and gave Jason a loud kiss on the mouth, then asked, "How was it, did you feel anything?"

Jason: “A little bit.”

Johnny: "Is it enough for the two of us to develop that kind of relationship?"

Jason: “Let me think about it.”

Jason finally understood that Peter, Dr. Leslie and Dickie Bird all had sharp eyes, but he was the dull one.

But after serious consideration, Jason felt that he was still young, he was only 26 years old, and he had a long life ahead of him. If he met the right person and the two of them got along happily, then why not give it a try?

After all, everyone has the right to pursue happiness.

On the day of discharge, Tim drove to pick up Jason. Johnny carried the luggage and walked to the car with Jason. Damian came out of the car with a dark face and stretched out his hand.

"Just give me the box."

Then the kid glared at Jason and said, "You're useless! Why are you so easy to chase?"

Johnny laughed dryly and leaned close to Jason's ear: "Then I'll leave. When you return to New York, I'll take you to my brother-in-law's laboratory to play."

Jason turned around and winked at him with his left eye: "It's an appointment."

Johnny was shocked and nodded repeatedly: "It's an appointment."

When Jason sat down, he found that his old bat relative was also sitting there, holding a financial magazine in his hand.

Jason reminded: "Reading in the car is bad for your eyes."

Bruce put the magazine back and opened the car refrigerator: "Juice? Milk?"

Damian also sat in the back seat: "Give him milk."

Johnny watched the luxury car go away with a blessing smile on his face. He always knew that Jason loved his family deeply but could not get along well with them. Now that he could reconcile with them, Jay must be very happy.