[ nineteen; ]

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

[ Bruce has, somewhat predictably, been hiding out in his room all day today. Towards the evening, though, he ventures into town. He doesn't do any window shopping and in fact he looks a little peeved as he makes a bee-line for a flower shop, purchases something and then heads back to the castle.

From there he goes right up to the roof to sit on the ledge and watch the sun setting over the horizon. He doesn't move for a very long time, instead just sitting there and thinking, gently cradling two white roses in his hands.

Bother him if you like, but saying he's not one for conversation at the moment would be an understatement. ]

Comments

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

You could always ask Damian.

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid he'll bite my head off.

[ she pauses and then leans... against him ]

Damian's lucky to have you.

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

He's bound to do that at some point.

[ he just... lets her lean. ]

Mm... I'm not so sure he sees it that way.

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

Because you're not the one from his world?

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

And I'm not the Batman he works with.

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

He just needs time.

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

We may not have time.

[ he frowns suddenly at that. ]

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

... Would you miss him?

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

[ he lets his silence speak for him. yes, he would miss damian. and he's worried about the fact that if either of them left, he would (as far as bruce knows) be without a father again. ]

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

[ fffff. squeezes his hand. ]

Don't worry.

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

I'm not worried.

[ yes he is. he's also squeezing her hand back a little. ]

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

[ smiles a little. ]

Things'll be fine. They always are.

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

[ he looks down at her and lets out a small, audible breath. ]

And here I thought the Supers were the optimistic ones.

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

Someone has to have some optimism in this family.

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

So it might as well be you?

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

The best one for the job.

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

You may have to compete with Dick for the title of most optimistic.

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

Hmm. The one from the other world, right?

[ theirs... not so much :|a ]

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

Right.

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

[ pauses. ]

It's strange.

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

The differences between them?

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

[ nods her head ]

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

Things went differently in their world. How he stopped being Robin. I think that's part of it.

Tim's differences are a lot more striking.

[batcharm.livejournal.com]

That one was just weird.

[isthenight.livejournal.com]

Just wait until you meet Jason.