[it's hard not to notice that, to pretend not to notice. he knows why Griffin's doing it. Jason knows he's being weird, that his brain is kicking into overdrive in ways that he doesn't really understand, or have a good way to fight against.

he knows that the words are just an excuse. Griffin wasn't heavy for him. not in the physical sense, even if his fingers twitch lightly in rebellion, at the implication, holding tighter for just a moment.]

You're not heavy.

[he admits, slowly.]