What was he supposed to say to that? He understood people and psychology - even understood himself - well enough to know that Clark calling out the similarities was accurate. He even understood what Clark was trying to get across when he told Bruce to stop buying his own act.

The problem was, Bruce didn't have the first idea what that looked like or meant. That didn't give him the key to help Jason. Bruce didn't know how to help himself and never had. The only thing that he'd managed amounted to training, self-control, rigid boundaries and a target.

That was clearly, clearly not working with Jason.

And he didn't have the first idea what to do about that. He didn't know what would have pulled him out, or what he would have wanted or needed at that stage in his life except an 'acceptable' target.

So he looked at Clark, and didn't get angry or lash out. DIdn't argue or fight with him because Clark wasn't wrong but there wasn't a solution there that Bruce had the ability to access - and Bruce knew it.

"Sometimes, Clark, you give me more credit than I deserve or can live up to." That was all, before he turned to grab a shirt and pull it on over his head.