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Prompt: Christmas lights/Christmas dance.

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December in Gotham is always frantic. The day where the whole city sits quiet is Christmas day, strangely all the criminals and crazy rogues decide to give the people of Gotham a break to enjoy their holiday. 

But that meant the other thirty days of the month is hectic and unkind. Leaving all the bats and birds within the city to work longer and harder. The nippy air biting at their skin even with the heated suits they wear.  

It meant that most of them are left burned out, moody or spiritless time the single day off, the night off finally reaches them. Even the few birds and bats that only return home for a couple days or a week start to grow worn out quickly in winter. 

Hence a yearly seasonally game is invented each December to make the month more seasonally and fun. It keeps their sprits up and gives them something fun to focus on during all the rough patrols around them. 

This year, the states were much higher than a plate full of Alfred's Christmas cookies. This year, love was on the line. 

If Jason won than he finally got to take original robin out on a date, hoping to woo the older man. 

If Dick won than he got to kiss Jason Todd, not Red Hood's helmet.  

Tim commented that wouldn't both of them win either way and that commented ended with him getting an after patrol snack shoved into his mouth before the pair walked away. 

Damian asked what he'd gain if he won and both promised him a trip to the zoo while overlooking any animals kidnapped a couple of days afterwards. 

Thankfully the four birds knew a very rich man who wouldn't even blink twice over a payment for a couple hundred dollars. Money that proved that the four had spent on battery powered Christmas lights. 

Christmas lights that will be used to tie up any criminals and rogues, lights turned on and left for the cops of Gotham to find their suspects all wrapped up for Christmas. 

That was this years game. 

Wrapping Christmas lights around caught criminals.

Alfred had merely helped to keep the lights from becoming tangled in the small sacks the four would be having hooked to their utility belts. Batman had given a heavy sigh and just left early, not wanting to deal with any of it. 

The Christmas lights didn't reach the press until the third night of criminals being left wrapped in them. Seemed all of Gotham brighten up at the new reports, laughter filling the air as they read the papers or chuckles as they watched the news. 

Even the criminals seemed to enjoy the joke. Some dressing Grinch jumpers or naughty elf tops. Joining in the fun, knowing they were doing wrong even as they do it. Starting to request certain shapes from the handful of Christmas lights the vigilantes were carrying.

Such a silly act had kept the Christmas sprit up for everyone. 

"Do I get double points for catching the brats?" Red Hood asked as he landed on the rooftop, just retreating from wrapping up Robin and Red Robin in Christmas lights after catching the pair fighting. 

"I'd say triple as long as they don't get you back before Christmas day" Nightwing grinned back as he spung round to face the other man, having taken a quick break on the rooftop to admire the view. As well as seeing any obvious signs of trouble. 

"I think that means I'm in the clear lead by two points now" Red Hood smugly admits as he starts making his way over to the other, clearly well pleased over gaining the lead. 

"The month is still young. Got another week before the deadline" Nightwing warned with a cheeky grin, knowing better than to assume anything until the deadline hits. Anything can happen in Gotham. 

"Might as well start planning our date now" Red Hood mindlessly mumbled back, nodding his head as he started to come up with plans.  

"I think you mean that you need to stop hiding behind that helmet and let me kiss you" Nightwing corrected the other man with a smirk as he tapped at the helmets nose. Planning to stop his blushing boyfriend from hiding behind it stop himself from being seen flustered.  

Red Hood merely hummed back even with his voice modulator making it sound more like a rubble, pretending to be thought over the other man's words. Even going as far to hold the chin of his helmet while Nightwing simply rolled his eyes over him. 

"I think we could end the date with a kiss" Red Hood casually replied, giving some wiggle room over their agreement. He won't complain over ending their date with a kiss. 

"We've been dating for two months already. I think I deserve to finally be able to kiss you without you wearing that stupid red helmet to hide underneath" Nightwing muttered back with a pout, crossing his arms over his chest and glaring towards the bright red helmet that's he's kissed a handful of times since his boyfriend kept shoving it on whenever he tried to kiss him. 

"And we've never gone on a single date. We've been dancing around each other for years and finally decided to date but we've never been on a single date. It's terrible. I want a date. I wont to woo you and prove I'm the right choice out of anyone else" Red Hood pointed back in his argument for them going on a date, crossing his arms over his stomach as he stares back down at his boyfriend. 

"You've always been the right choice. A date shouldn't change that" Nightwing promised without a second thought, stepping closer and placing a comfort hand on the other's upper arm. Knowing he was enough for him as he was. 

"It's something I want, okay. I want to be some dumb sappy fool that gives his all for a fate like the films. I've never seen an overly healthy romantic relationship before and proved that dates were meant to be magical and special. I just.. It's selfish but I want a date. I want to woo you. To prove I know you enough to win your heat over in a single date. Okay?" Red Hood sighed, sounding desperate and vulnerable as he explains why a date was so important to him. He's always dreamed over having a perfect little date with his future soulmate. He knew Dick was it for him and he wanted to take the man on a date to prove it. 

"I'm free on Christmas day. We'll leave the manor at six for our date" Nightwing perked up with a sweet smile, tilting his head to the side as he plans a time and day for their date. 

"Nothing would be open on Christmas day!" Red hood yelled back in disbelief, throwing his arms up in frustration over his boyfriend being unreasonable. 

"And you know me better than anyone that a fancy restaurant or going off to the cinema isn't what would woo me. I'm a simple man. I like the little things more than a big show when it comes to the one I love" Nightwing huffed back with his hands on his hips, looking up at his boyfriend and knowing that a day with everything closed wouldn't matter if the other man knew him well enough. Neither of them liked fancy, they liked warm, comfort and love.

Red Hood just stared at his boyfriend, looking a little dumb and left with his mouth gaping open underneath his helmet. Not even sure how to reply or what to say. He didn't expect to actual gain a date so easily outside of their Christmas lights competition.  

"So, Christmas day. Six pm. It's a date. No HOOD!"  Nightwing stated with a stern tone, jumping over the edge with grappling gun in hand and flying off to carry on his patrol route for the night. 

Red Hood just stared before smiling like a mad man and giving himself an excitedly fist pump. He's gained a date with the love of his life and he didn't even finish playing their Christmas game yet. 

Christmas was truly filled with miracles. 

And as Christmas day came around, the two found themselves in their favourite safe house with Christmas lights placed around the couch, a pile of their favourite films stacked beside the tv sat on the coffee table. 

All their loved and most liked snacks and drinks sat along the edge of the table. A homemade meal made with love and thought over the pair of them enjoying the meal together. 

Fluffy blankets and cuddles through out the night. 

A perfect date for the pair that had planned to stay together until the end. 

A special Christmas shared between them.