[He means it. Bruce doesn't think this is something that deserves gratitude, he thinks this is a very basic human kindness. That it's the least he, or anyone else, could do. But he's at a loss for what to say after that. If there's anything to say.
He doesn't know how not to think about Selina. How not to wonder if this might have been their future, a perpetual give and take that never managed to balance out. A relationship that couldn't find equilibrium against a city that needed help. It doesn't surprise him that Parker makes another joke and Bruce finds himself questioning for the first time whether Peter too is just a mask. If he's struggling to be this person when he's someone else entirely.
His back presses against the low wall and his eyes close. It doesn't help him think as much as he wishes it would.]
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[He means it. Bruce doesn't think this is something that deserves gratitude, he thinks this is a very basic human kindness. That it's the least he, or anyone else, could do. But he's at a loss for what to say after that. If there's anything to say.
He doesn't know how not to think about Selina. How not to wonder if this might have been their future, a perpetual give and take that never managed to balance out. A relationship that couldn't find equilibrium against a city that needed help. It doesn't surprise him that Parker makes another joke and Bruce finds himself questioning for the first time whether Peter too is just a mask. If he's struggling to be this person when he's someone else entirely.
His back presses against the low wall and his eyes close.
It doesn't help him think as much as he wishes it would.]
It will always be selfish, won't it?