#and that wraps up 31dod!!! shout out to tati for putting this lovely event together again for this year! she did an amazing job!!!

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Day 31: Free Day

Well. I had this whole amnesia arc inspired edit compilation for today buuut hellsite ruined the quality of it sooo enjoy a practice convo I wrote while brainstorming for the dickroy flower shop/tattoo shop fic.

Roy: Let me guess… you like me but my kid's a deal-breaker for you.

Dick: What's Lian got to do with anything?

Roy: It's got everything to do with everything. I've played this game before, Dick. I've played it over and over. I can’t even blame people because I used to be the same way before I had Lian. Committing to a fling or a relationship is one thing, committing to a kid is a whole other ballpark, and most people aren’t up to bat.

Dick: Sounds like you’re chucking the bat at the dugout before even giving me a chance to swing.

Roy: You’ve gotta understand, I have to be careful who I hand the bat to. If Lian gets attached to people and then they leave… I don’t want to hurt her like that.

Dick: Has it happened before?

Roy: With a girl I used to be in love with. She loved Lian, and Lian loved her, but she freaked when Lian started thinking of her as a mom figure. She broke up with me not too long after that. Lian was upset about it for weeks.

Dick: That’s tough for a kid to deal with.

Roy: And that’s why I don’t want a repeat performance.