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[batsymbol]

Yeah.

( it’s a very heavy and tired yeah. as if the weight of expectations from others is beginning to suffocate and crush him. )

[theknightshift]

[ Welcome to fatherhood. ]

It's better than the alternative.

[batsymbol]

Nothing I do ever feels right. Or enough.

( he hates how vulnerable he sounds to his other self with admitting that, but. he’s tired. he’s so fucking tired and he isn’t sure he’s not about to drown in it. )

[theknightshift]

[ Bruce reads the message. And then again. And a third time too. He gets the sense his counterpart is not handling the challenges of their family well and maybe a month ago, he would have told him to stop trying then. But instead there is a swell of empathy. There'd been a time when he was sure he wasn't doing everything he could. He still feels that way, but they love him and he loves them and that almost makes up for the shortfalls. ]

It isn't. But they love you anyway.

[batsymbol]

At least you’re sure of yourself with that.

( because he’s not. )

[theknightshift]

[ He wasn't always. It took time. ]

Give it time.

[batsymbol]

Sure.