Bruce lifts both of his eyebrows at Dick and, yeah, the eyes below them are pretty goddamn glassy, but:
"Whatever I told Clark, he was fully prepared to agree to it before I pulled away and he thought I was rejecting him. He's terrified that he's never going to get better, and even you can tell he thinks he's being a burden to everyone at best and a danger to everyone at worst. He's freaking out because he thinks I saw how much that place mangled him and I don't want him anymore."
He paused. "Do I need to go further back or are you willing to accept that being drugged doesn't actually mean stupid?" NO, he was stupid on his own.
Message received but he still - He still didn't know if he could do this. Maybe. He'd try, but the rest of it. God. Clark.
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"Whatever I told Clark, he was fully prepared to agree to it before I pulled away and he thought I was rejecting him. He's terrified that he's never going to get better, and even you can tell he thinks he's being a burden to everyone at best and a danger to everyone at worst. He's freaking out because he thinks I saw how much that place mangled him and I don't want him anymore."
He paused. "Do I need to go further back or are you willing to accept that being drugged doesn't actually mean stupid?" NO, he was stupid on his own.
Message received but he still - He still didn't know if he could do this. Maybe. He'd try, but the rest of it. God. Clark.