( he doesn't entirely know how to respond to that β never mind what to think of it and it shows some in the way he lets his gaze linger on her before it inevitably drops away. he continuously feels at a disadvantage here with there being a number of others who all know [some version of] him while they remain strangers and don't yet exist for him back in his gotham. expectations he wonders he can live up to and diana here, despite how much softer she feels compared to the kids, is yet someone else who quite possibly has some sort of expectations regarding him. ones he doesn't even know he can live up to.
those expectations β history he can't claim to have, could be considered the reason for his keeping to himself a lot of the time, but. it's more than that. it's always more than that with bruce. )
You could still back out.
( he says then, soft, just barely lifting his gaze up to meet hers. )
[ There's no aggression in her tone, only thoughtfulness. It won't be a problem, because she won't back out, but this Bruce β his intensity, his obsession barely under control, if at all β yes, she very much thinks he would. ]
But I won't. I do have some small experience with gods lost in their pettiness and anger, after all.
[ Still, if this time she could avoid being blinded, she'd be grateful. ]
( whether or not he would is... not anything he's about to argue. instead, he lets out a short breath for a sigh before he gives a momentary raise of his brows. )
[ Her smile this time is complex, a little wry at the corners. She's reluctant to say farewell, yet it's time for her to go. They both have things to do. ]
( they do. he needs to check his gear, load up things, pack up a pup with his own toys and things, have jason pick said pup up... time isn't entirely on their side here and the sooner he gets things done here, the better.
yet there's a sort of reluctance bruce himself feels β it lingers there in the way he looks to her before he finally forces himself to push it down. to ignore it. like he always does. )
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those expectations β history he can't claim to have, could be considered the reason for his keeping to himself a lot of the time, but. it's more than that. it's always more than that with bruce. )
You could still back out.
( he says then, soft, just barely lifting his gaze up to meet hers. )
Wouldn't hold it against you.
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[ There's no aggression in her tone, only thoughtfulness. It won't be a problem, because she won't back out, but this Bruce β his intensity, his obsession barely under control, if at all β yes, she very much thinks he would. ]
But I won't. I do have some small experience with gods lost in their pettiness and anger, after all.
[ Still, if this time she could avoid being blinded, she'd be grateful. ]
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Then I guess you better not be late.
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[ Her smile this time is complex, a little wry at the corners. She's reluctant to say farewell, yet it's time for her to go. They both have things to do. ]
I'll see you then. On time.
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yet there's a sort of reluctance bruce himself feels β it lingers there in the way he looks to her before he finally forces himself to push it down. to ignore it. like he always does. )
See you then, Diana.