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[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He gets up, then, and his hands are fists at his side.]

I tried. You didn't reply to a single text.

What is this about? Is this payback for going on a mission? Are you being petty as fuck? I was out there doing something important, and you've been fucking around the Diamond District.

[Oh, he's been keeping tabs.]

[theknightshift]

[ He braces for the swing and though it doesn't come, he doesn't relax. ]

No. It has nothing to do with that.

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[That's when the punch comes, right to Bruce's jaw.]

Go to hell!

[He yells it, and it's clear he's going to cry any second now.]

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you. You lied.

[theknightshift]

[ It's not the first time Jason's ever punched him the face. But when it connects, he doesn't feel just the force of the punch. He feels the weight of everything Jason must be feeling. The break in his voice. It breaks him. ]

Jason, stop.

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

[He aims another punch, this one to Bruce's shoulder, which won't do much in the way of pain, but:]

You are so goddamned predictable, I should have known-

[He aims another punch.]

I should never have trusted you, I should have known, this is my goddamned fault-

[theknightshift]

[ It doesn't hurt. Bruce allows it because it closes the space and he can reach out and put his arms around him. ]

Stop. Listen to me.

[turdusmigratoriusmortuus]

Listen to you?

[He slaps Bruce, then, open handed and sad.]

I kept doing that and you kept fucking with me, and now you-

[His lips pull away from his teeth in a growl.]

I’m always the idiot, aren’t I?

[theknightshift]

[ It stings. And he doesn't know what to do with the pain. He could bury it, like always. Or give himself the space to feel it. He doesn't know what to do with any of this. ]

No. You have every right to be angry with me. But I didn't lie to you.