Actually, Bruce was afraid of all of this aftermath, because having someone around for it was exactly where his experience stopped and it didn't stop there by accident - it was pure Bruce Wayne design. Getting himself torn up was familiar. Even if someone he loved doing it wasn't, the feelings were known.
Everything beyond that point wasn't and it changed much, much more on that 'someone who loved him/he loved' front than the acts themselves.
He didn't verbalize a single iota of that, just like he hadn't vocalized while having that injury cleaned, but he could. He could make this about Clark and be okay and forestall crashing until.
Until-
Until something. He'd figure it out.
"Then get into bed," he said, pulled the covers back and nudged Clark toward getting in and under and comfortable.
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Actually, Bruce was afraid of all of this aftermath, because having someone around for it was exactly where his experience stopped and it didn't stop there by accident - it was pure Bruce Wayne design. Getting himself torn up was familiar. Even if someone he loved doing it wasn't, the feelings were known.
Everything beyond that point wasn't and it changed much, much more on that 'someone who loved him/he loved' front than the acts themselves.
He didn't verbalize a single iota of that, just like he hadn't vocalized while having that injury cleaned, but he could. He could make this about Clark and be okay and forestall crashing until.
Until-
Until something. He'd figure it out.
"Then get into bed," he said, pulled the covers back and nudged Clark toward getting in and under and comfortable.