( it's why bruce had done everything within his power β without even really knowing he had β to keep everyone at arms length or further from him. even alfred. letting out a breath, he looks up then, flicking those strands of hair out of his face. staring ahead. )
It's the one thing that still scares me... losing someone I care about.
( a quiet admission. something he's been dealing with since coming here and not knowing if he's lost alfred. the ways he's played it over and over and over again in his head of how he should have been better β he should have done better. should have been able to see that he and those around him would be a target of the riddler.
swallowing, he looks down again. )
But that's why we keep going. To keep them safe. Do whatever we have to. Just... sometimes it hurts them in the process.
( like he's hurt alfred. like he's hurt diana.
he gives a glance over to jason then. )
Much as sometimes we don't want to admit it... we need them. Because they make us better.
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( it's why bruce had done everything within his power β without even really knowing he had β to keep everyone at arms length or further from him. even alfred. letting out a breath, he looks up then, flicking those strands of hair out of his face. staring ahead. )
It's the one thing that still scares me... losing someone I care about.
( a quiet admission. something he's been dealing with since coming here and not knowing if he's lost alfred. the ways he's played it over and over and over again in his head of how he should have been better β he should have done better. should have been able to see that he and those around him would be a target of the riddler.
swallowing, he looks down again. )
But that's why we keep going. To keep them safe. Do whatever we have to. Just... sometimes it hurts them in the process.
( like he's hurt alfred. like he's hurt diana.
he gives a glance over to jason then. )
Much as sometimes we don't want to admit it... we need them. Because they make us better.