I'm sorry, I misunderstood. ( despite damian's voice breaking, his screaming and kicking and punching--jon does his best to keep his own voice even. he tries to do what his dad would do, if he was here, dealing with damian like this. keep calm, try and calm the person who's upset down.
it's hard, when his best friend who is usually the rational one of the two of them is cursing and screaming and punching doors. but damian's upset, and their parents aren't here--and he doesn't know how close damian and the older titans are. jon takes a deep breath in, moves a hand up to gently thread his fingers through damian's hair; his mother would always comb through his when he was upset. maybe it'll help damian, too. when he speaks again, his voice shakes a little--but he tries his best to hide it. ) I--I'm so sorry, Damian. I can't even imagine how much that must hurt. ( another breath in, and jon tightens his grip on damian just a bit, closes his eyes. )
I'm sorry she hurt you, hurt them. ( even if he's not certain to what extent. damian is sobbing, so it must have been absolutely awful. ) But this isn't going to help anyone. When we get back home, maybe--maybe there's something we can do. If she shows up here? We'll take care of it. You and me. I'll do whatever you want, okay?
( jon won't. there are things he'd never push. steps he'd never take, but he's trying to help. ) You can cry if you want. Scream. We can go to the roof, or outside, where no one'll hear you. But going back in there's only gonna hurt you, and I won't let you hurt yourself.
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it's hard, when his best friend who is usually the rational one of the two of them is cursing and screaming and punching doors. but damian's upset, and their parents aren't here--and he doesn't know how close damian and the older titans are. jon takes a deep breath in, moves a hand up to gently thread his fingers through damian's hair; his mother would always comb through his when he was upset. maybe it'll help damian, too. when he speaks again, his voice shakes a little--but he tries his best to hide it. ) I--I'm so sorry, Damian. I can't even imagine how much that must hurt. ( another breath in, and jon tightens his grip on damian just a bit, closes his eyes. )
I'm sorry she hurt you, hurt them. ( even if he's not certain to what extent. damian is sobbing, so it must have been absolutely awful. ) But this isn't going to help anyone. When we get back home, maybe--maybe there's something we can do. If she shows up here? We'll take care of it. You and me. I'll do whatever you want, okay?
( jon won't. there are things he'd never push. steps he'd never take, but he's trying to help. ) You can cry if you want. Scream. We can go to the roof, or outside, where no one'll hear you. But going back in there's only gonna hurt you, and I won't let you hurt yourself.