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Dick’s immediate reaction was suspicion. Which, admittedly, was rich coming from a guy bleeding into his own sleeve in the middle of an alley. Still. When she bit into her wrist, his eyebrows shot upward.
“…Okay, that’s new” the joke came automatically, even as every instinct he possessed screamed that this was a terrible idea. He pushed himself off the wall, only for his knee to threaten mutiny. The resulting stumble wasn’t exactly dignified.
“Great. Awesome. Love that for me” his hand found the brick beside him again. Then she spoke.
You’re going to have to trust me.
Dick looked from the blood running down her wrist to her face. Then back again. Normally, trusting strangers offering mysterious blood would rank somewhere between “absolutely not” and “Bruce would kill me” unfortunately, the edges of his vision were starting to blur. Which meant he was rapidly running out of better options.
“…You know,” he managed, voice weaker than he would’ve liked, “most people offer a bandage first” the smile he attempted was crooked at best. For a moment, he studied her eyes. Not the blood. Not the fangs. Her eyes. Looking for a reason to believe this wasn’t going to end with him waking up in a bathtub missing a kidney. Then he laughed softly despite himself.
“Either I’m having a very strange blood-loss hallucination…” His breathing hitched slightly. “Or this is officially the weirdest Tuesday I’ve had all month” then, against every lecture Bruce had ever given him, Dick nodded once.
“Alright” trust. Stupid, reckless, instinctive trust. It had gotten him into trouble before. It had also saved his life more than once “If this turns me into a vampire, I’m gonna be really annoying about it.”
Even now, even bleeding, he couldn’t help the joke. But when his gaze lifted to hers again, there was something genuine beneath the humor. Something vulnerable “I’m trusting you, okay?” he said quietly. “So whatever happens next… please tell me it helps.”