[ The trickle of dread he was feeling earlier is like a flood to his system now, and his fingers feel cold and clammy around his hot coffee mug. Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck. He knew it was coming, but still. Fuck.
What would Bruce do? He would deny it. He would play it cool, laugh it off, make the other person sound like they might be crazy for even suggesting it. Bruce would lie and protect himself and the life he built around everything he does, which includes Jason now.
But as much as Jason's like Bruce in a lot of ways, he's also not, because he wears his emotions on his sleeve, and he's fucking stupid. Bruce never would have let this happen. ]
What? No fucking way, Rox.
[ He tries anyway, and nearly chokes on the words, because they sound so damn unsteady coming out of his mouth. But he has to at least try, because if she knows he's Robin then she has to figure that Bruce is Batman, and he can't be the one to unravel it all like this. ]
You're fucking crazy.
[ He finishes off with, because he's panicking now, and isn't hurting people the best way to get them to go away? ]
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What would Bruce do? He would deny it. He would play it cool, laugh it off, make the other person sound like they might be crazy for even suggesting it. Bruce would lie and protect himself and the life he built around everything he does, which includes Jason now.
But as much as Jason's like Bruce in a lot of ways, he's also not, because he wears his emotions on his sleeve, and he's fucking stupid. Bruce never would have let this happen. ]
What? No fucking way, Rox.
[ He tries anyway, and nearly chokes on the words, because they sound so damn unsteady coming out of his mouth. But he has to at least try, because if she knows he's Robin then she has to figure that Bruce is Batman, and he can't be the one to unravel it all like this. ]
You're fucking crazy.
[ He finishes off with, because he's panicking now, and isn't hurting people the best way to get them to go away? ]