Word of the Day Challenge: Day 6 / FIC: And the World's All Right With Me

Title: And The World's All Right With Me
Author: D.L.SchizoAuthoress
Rating: PG
Spoilers: very small one for Blue Devil #19
Warnings: none
Word Count: 440
Summary: Things are different with a good friend in your corner.
Note: I do have a more detailed story, called "The Amazing Adventures of Jersey Boy and the California Kid in Hollywood", that covers pretty much the same concept. I just can't dive into the depth required of it right now.
Word of the Day: sprat - noun:
1. A small or inconsequential person or thing.
2. A species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.

And The World's All Right With Me

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FIC: Peace Offering [DCU; Jason Todd/Cass Cain]

Title: Peace Offering
Author: D.L.SchizoAuthoress
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: AU set post-Final Crisis, but pre-RoBW
Warnings: het pairing, fluff
Word Count: 192
Summary: He's got all the peace he needs.
Note: Part of the Heart!verse. Follows #10, here.
Word of the Day: fetial - adjective:
Concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace.

Peace Offering

"Talk to him," Cass said sharply.

Jason refused to look up from the grapple gun he was fixing. He grumbled, "Why should I?"

Cass put a hand over Jason's, stopping him in the middle of pulling out parts. "Talk."

He looked up at her then, mouth pulled into a thin-lipped, annoyed expression. Mimicking her tone, he retorted, "Elaborate."

"He knows something. Suspects something. About Bruce."

"Bruce is dead."

"Tim doesn't think so," Cass argues. "If he is wrong, you will be the one to help show him he's wrong. If he's right, that means you helped get Bruce back. Either way..."

Jason looks thoughtful, tapping the needlenose pliers against his chin (leaving a little smear of machine oil behind). The annoyed twist of his mouth melts into a smirk. "Either way, I'm set to 'win'."

Cass lifts a hand, tilting her head, a gesture meant to convey 'well, there you go...'

"See, I think... you don't get it, babe." Jason reaches out and takes her hand, pulling her closer to him, then turning over her hand so he can kiss her palm. "I've got you. I already win with what matters."