( jon always finds there’s something comforting with having damian cover him. even if damian is a bit of a brat, goes too far half the time, and gets jon into more trouble than he cares to admit--damian watches out for him. keeps him out of trouble. it’s especially appreciated here, where they don’t have their parents to back them up.

he is quick to trust others, yes--but the level of trust damian has earned isn’t something one just hands over. what damian has was earned. he looks up into his eyes, and jon smiles right back down to him, pulls out another cookie while damian eats the one he offered. )

I know. ( five resets or no, dying isn’t a pleasant experience. even without firsthand experience, he’s well aware of that. ) Everyone dies at some point, Damian. But. . I’ll try to be careful, okay? I mean--if it happened again, I’d still do the same thing I did. ( jon doesn’t regret sacrificing himself to try and save damian. not in the least. )

But we’re a team, right? And teams have to stick together and listen to each other.