( he's aware that damian is there with him β trying to pry the batarang out of his hand, but all he can see is his mother lunging at him and dickβnightwing there, holding her back and knocking her away.
bruce...
he moves as if to step forward, ignoring what it is damian says to him but stumbles a bit again. hunches over. tries to catch his breath. it's not so much physical as it is emotional and it's a struggle for him to try and overcome it. the batarang falls from his grasp, blood spilling as it does and bruce shoves off damian, digging up whatever strength he can find within himself to do so. )
Don'tβ!
( he tries again, the word still difficult to leave from him but more firm this time. his mother, while swinging at dick, looks past him to bruce and bruce locks eyes with her, ten years old and horrified all over again at how she looks. it's as if he's in crime alley all over again and he's staring in disbelief at the sight before him. this is worse, he knows it is and yet, he can't help but want to reach out to her.
are you going to let me die again, bruce? going to let damian die again, too? why can't you save us, bruce? why does everyone you love die? )
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bruce...
he moves as if to step forward, ignoring what it is damian says to him but stumbles a bit again. hunches over. tries to catch his breath. it's not so much physical as it is emotional and it's a struggle for him to try and overcome it. the batarang falls from his grasp, blood spilling as it does and bruce shoves off damian, digging up whatever strength he can find within himself to do so. )
Don'tβ!
( he tries again, the word still difficult to leave from him but more firm this time. his mother, while swinging at dick, looks past him to bruce and bruce locks eyes with her, ten years old and horrified all over again at how she looks. it's as if he's in crime alley all over again and he's staring in disbelief at the sight before him. this is worse, he knows it is and yet, he can't help but want to reach out to her.
are you going to let me die again, bruce? going to let damian die again, too? why can't you save us, bruce? why does everyone you love die? )