kara leaves where she is the second she gets that location and rushes over there. she may or may not be a little sweaty and out of breath when she shows up. ]
He's on a rooftop, just staring off into the distance. He's tensed and braced for a fight despite himself. Despite himself. He knows that she's an ally of his father in her world, whose to say she won't turn on him too?]
[ because i wounded dick with my words and keep trying to shove jason away? because i'm right and i'm tired of being called a shitty person for stating what no one else wants to say?
[ He knows it's the wrong thing as soon as he's said it. But it's too late to take it back. He does a lot of that - he doesn't like it when it shows how hard his words cut. ]
I know. [ He tries to keep his voice even. ] You just have all the qualities I don't.
[ she's quiet for a moment. deliberating. weighing her options. and then... she slips her hand around his elbow, resting her temple against his shoulder for a moment. ]
He's not my Bruce. If it will make you feel better, more secure, I won't start conversations with him. Leave him be.
[ until damian himself is a little less tightly wound, at least. ]
[ It hurts to think about. How he had him back for a second and then he was back at Bruce's side. ]
He made sure I wasn't going to be my father. He taught me to cook, clean up after myself, most likely so one day he could retire and I'd do all his work for him.
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Date: 2019-01-11 03:55 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2019-01-11 03:59 am (UTC)And then a GPS pin. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 04:03 am (UTC)kara leaves where she is the second she gets that location and rushes over there. she may or may not be a little sweaty and out of breath when she shows up. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 04:25 am (UTC)He's on a rooftop, just staring off into the distance. He's tensed and braced for a fight despite himself. Despite himself. He knows that she's an ally of his father in her world, whose to say she won't turn on him too?]
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Date: 2019-01-11 04:29 am (UTC)[ she's a little hesitant as she steps forward, twisting at the cuffs of her sleeves as she does. ]
I don't really know how to prove to you that I do care. I mean--there's the empathy thing but that's. Not your favorite thing, I know.
[ she should've come up with a better plan on the way over. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 04:46 am (UTC)You can't.
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Date: 2019-01-11 04:50 am (UTC)Then why did you tell me where you were?
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Date: 2019-01-11 04:53 am (UTC)he tips his head back.]
Because your cousin always knew what to do.
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Date: 2019-01-11 05:32 am (UTC)I'm not-- [ she cuts herself off there. doesn't say anything else. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 05:33 am (UTC)I know. [ He tries to keep his voice even. ] You just have all the qualities I don't.
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Date: 2019-01-11 05:42 am (UTC)I'm a mess, D. Probably just as much as you are, if in some different ways.
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Date: 2019-01-11 05:47 am (UTC)[ He doesn't think you can survive your planet blowing up and not be a mess, honestly. ]
I gave Dick and Jason a choice. My old man or me.
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Date: 2019-01-11 05:57 am (UTC)They weren't very happy with that, were they?
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Date: 2019-01-11 06:00 am (UTC)[ I made the choice for them. ]
I already know if it's me or him? No one picks my side. Not unless it benefits him.
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Date: 2019-01-11 06:04 am (UTC)He's not my Bruce. If it will make you feel better, more secure, I won't start conversations with him. Leave him be.
[ until damian himself is a little less tightly wound, at least. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 06:05 am (UTC)It would.
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Date: 2019-01-11 06:06 am (UTC)[ she gives him a little squeeze. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 06:07 am (UTC)He really, really likes her. In a way that runs deeper and far more profound than he thought. ]
Alfred would have liked you.
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Date: 2019-01-11 06:09 am (UTC)I like to think he does. He indulges me, anyway.
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Date: 2019-01-11 06:11 am (UTC)His gut twists in a way that's profoundly painful. ]
He had a good sense for people.
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Date: 2019-01-11 06:16 am (UTC)Must've been terribly fond of and terribly exasperated by you then, hm?
[ she tries got light and teasing. ]
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Date: 2019-01-11 06:18 am (UTC)He made sure I wasn't going to be my father. He taught me to cook, clean up after myself, most likely so one day he could retire and I'd do all his work for him.