( putting the bottle down as well as the syringe, he instead opts for an astringent and some gauze, bringing it over to set down on the table as well as tension bandages that are dropped down there. taking a moment, he removes his gauntlets, hands wrapped tight in white bandages beneath them.
he doesn't look to jason β doesn't try to fight him with taking the domino mask off. instead, he busies himself with uncapping the astringent β with carefully wetting the gauze with it. hair falls in front of his face as he does, hiding blue eyes behind them. blue eyes that slowly fall shut where he sees the twisted faces of his mother and father. of martha and thomas wayne.
slowly, eyes open, though he keeps looking to the gauze he holds, watching it grow wet. )
I'm sorry. For before.
( words soft and that almost tremble, he takes a second to swallow β to collect himself before he looks up and, when he does, his eyes are a little wet there, bruce just focusing his gaze on the slashes to jason's cheek. )
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he doesn't look to jason β doesn't try to fight him with taking the domino mask off. instead, he busies himself with uncapping the astringent β with carefully wetting the gauze with it. hair falls in front of his face as he does, hiding blue eyes behind them. blue eyes that slowly fall shut where he sees the twisted faces of his mother and father. of martha and thomas wayne.
slowly, eyes open, though he keeps looking to the gauze he holds, watching it grow wet. )
I'm sorry. For before.
( words soft and that almost tremble, he takes a second to swallow β to collect himself before he looks up and, when he does, his eyes are a little wet there, bruce just focusing his gaze on the slashes to jason's cheek. )