Everyone needs a break. Even the great Bruce Wayne was forced to take breaks from time to time, however for the Bat family it looked different for everyone. Dick would take Haley to the dog park at Blüdhaven, Damian would sharpen his gear and Steph would always go shopping. But for Jason his breaks consisted heavily of reading.

People were shocked when they found out the 6 foot tank of a man read literary works from Franz Kafka or Fyodor Dostoevsky. No one expected the absolute unit he was to be such a fan of reading.

Jason eventually found a cafe that he liked to read at, a block away from his apartment. It was always the same, once a week he’d get a black coffee and a new book that he was starting.

You always worked on the days he was there. He had become a regular, and you often had a black coffee prepared for him since it was all he ever ordered. Although he was gruff and often short with his replies, you never took it personally. It was just how he was.

Today he came in a little later than usual, and he hovered over the register as you came to take his order.

“The usual,” he grumbled, shifting his book to the other arm as he fished for some cash in the pocket of his leather jacket.