[His voice was still soft, gently edging along the conversation-- hoping to get Bruce to at least get the words out. There was at times a catharsis in speaking pain. Dick wasn't sure he fully supported it, but he'd found that it worked a time or two, more so in times like this.
So, he allowed Bruce the space to speak if he wanted, and tried to encourage him to be the person he had been, because it was obviously working. ]
I think if you keep doing what you were, and just be here that's all he might need. He's hurt, and teens push when they hurt.
[There's a pause when Dick thinks about what he knows from dreams and conversations, and where the lines are between confidentiality and helping Bruce. ]
I don't know Damian, but I know he's a fighter and he's been through a lot of death and hell. I think he .... he will always feel the need to sacrifice himself for others, especially Dick who he feels gave him....basically everything. He idolizes him to an amazing degree.
That... I don't think that lessens his relationship with you. It's a different relationship? So, be here when he needs it. He will. It's never one or the other. It's both. He needs you both.
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[His voice was still soft, gently edging along the conversation-- hoping to get Bruce to at least get the words out. There was at times a catharsis in speaking pain. Dick wasn't sure he fully supported it, but he'd found that it worked a time or two, more so in times like this.
So, he allowed Bruce the space to speak if he wanted, and tried to encourage him to be the person he had been, because it was obviously working. ]
I think if you keep doing what you were, and just be here that's all he might need. He's hurt, and teens push when they hurt.
[There's a pause when Dick thinks about what he knows from dreams and conversations, and where the lines are between confidentiality and helping Bruce. ]
I don't know Damian, but I know he's a fighter and he's been through a lot of death and hell. I think he .... he will always feel the need to sacrifice himself for others, especially Dick who he feels gave him....basically everything. He idolizes him to an amazing degree.
That... I don't think that lessens his relationship with you. It's a different relationship? So, be here when he needs it. He will. It's never one or the other. It's both. He needs you both.