[Jason takes a small sip as he ponders briefly. It's depressingly easy to imagine something happening and Bruce refusing to properly process it. It's easy to imagine Bruce deciding to bury himself in his work instead]

Bruce is shit at talking about feelings and this younger version of him is even worse at it than the one we usually know. We've all gotten into fights with him partially because he didn't just say what he's really feeling. Even Golden Boy Dick Grayson has had his share of battles with him.