Just Robin Oneshots Part 2

2nd Day of Christmas

I've been unusually into cutesy stuff so you're spared from my angst for another day

Also, you better appreciate my attention to detail by having them have that "main character luck" yet actually look up the American School system to make sure I had characters in the right grade and also look up exactly how much older Barbara was for legit one sentence.

Edited 06/02/2024: slight format changes and some additional writing

December brought with it intense winter snow. 

Most people would be spending this time at home. They'd be curling up with a good book or a cup of whatever kept them warm. They'd complain about the TV going out thanks to the snow and chat about what plans would be cancelled. Kids would be going to sleep grinning at the thought of the snow cancelling school and letting them spend a day doing whatever they want, their overdue homework never crossing their mind. 

Some of them would have a family around them. Maybe some of them were babysitting. 

Others may be stuck in traffic, waiting for the storm to blow over so they could speed all the way home. 

As I wrote, most people would be doing that. A very small amount was trapped in a cave with a freezing ten-year-old and no hope of contacting the outside world. Bruce found himself in that category. You may be thinking, don't you mean Batman? Wouldn't this be a situation Batman would find himself in? Well no and don't try to correct me.

A few hours ago, Dick and Bruce were at the bottom of a small mountain. The weatherman that morning had predicted a clear day with snow falling in the late evening. Bruce took this as a piece of good news and got together some supplies so he and Dick could spend part of the day hiking. He called it endurance training but in reality, he just wanted to spend time with his kid. They hadn't hung out much these last couple of weeks. With Bruce being busy with work and Dick spending more time with Barbara, they didn't see one another outside of Batman and Robin. It was a long time coming. It wasn't healthy to only interact under the pretence of work and it wasn't the relationship that Bruce wanted to have with his ward.

Things went downhill when they got halfway up the mountain. Snow had come to greet them, which they had initially enjoyed the surprise of but then the wind made the snow harsher so it bit their exposed skin and forced them to close their eyes to shield them from the ruthless snowflakes. Soon, they couldn't see anything more than eight inches in front of them. Dick was so small that the wind nearly knocked him over a fair amount of times, soaking his clothes further. They needed a place to wait out the storm and a cave Bruce had just spotted seemed like the perfect place. He scooped up his foster son and made a break for it. That's where they were currently waiting for the storm to quiet enough for them to safely make the journey back down.

"What are we gonna do B?" Dick asked, worryingly eyeing up the storm. He supposed it wouldn't die down for a long time. 

"We'll just have to wait for it to blow over. I'm sure Alfred packed us some lighter fluid, we can make a fire to keep up warm." Dick frowned at him. He didn't like waiting. What could he say, he was a hyperactive kid. "Don't worry, I'm sure it won't be too long."