[It's the equivalent of a nuclear bomb dropped on the conversation.]

[Maybe if it weren't so personal, maybe if Luthor hadn't broken him so much to bend him to his will, maybe if it wasn't a hotbed of semi-recent trauma he'd catch the "get what they need" part. Maybe then he'd understand that doing something like this is emotional armor for someone deeply, deeply traumatized.][But it's still too much of a grenade drop. There isn't just anger, there's actual hurt. When Kon said it, he was trying to get Tim to understand what it was making him feel like, and yes, that meant it was dramatic. But this feels like Tim just intending to hurt.]

[His expression makes it clear the hit landed. His voice is quaking with emotion when he speaks.]

I know you want to wrap me up in cotton, but you can't.

I'm going to take risks and it's probably going to suck. Like I'm going to out Guardian as a clone and tell people why I'm not joining a Guild. Because the clones here need to see they deserve to come out of the dark.

I don't do hiding in the shadows, Tim. Because I can't live that way and be me.