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[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-

[ 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.

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?

[ 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.

[He moves back, away, across the room so he's in the corner. Normally he doesn't let himself do that, be cornered, somewhere that he can't hold onto all the power in the room, but he can't help it now. He shakes his head.]

Then what the fuck is it, Bruce? You told me you loved me, and then you, wha-

[And then it hits him.]

You coward. You fucking coward.

[ Maybe it's true. Maybe he is a coward. He wants to reach for him, but he doesn't. Maybe that makes him a coward too. ]

I did what I needed to do. That doesn't make me a coward.

[Jason is crying, now, but he is so angry.]

Get out. Get out, I never-

Get out!

[He yells it, and he feels like his body is coming apart. He feels like he did when he saw the bomb tick down to zero.]

[ He could see the tears and honestly, this isn't how he wanted this to go. It's not how he'd planned for their relationship to end.

He could go. Probably should, since Jason is throwing him out, but Jason isn't the only one who feels like he's being pulled apart. Bruce had not been there for the explosion. But he wants to be here now, since this is all his fault.

It's stupid. He should go. But he doesn't. He pulls the cowl off and moves in closer to Jason so he can try to wipe his tears. So he doesn't feel like he's coming unraveled. ]

It wasn't meant to hurt you, Jason.

Edited 2025-09-30 00:59 (UTC)

[Because Jason isn’t good with his own pain, he lashes out.

Only this isn’t physical.]

Oh no? Oh, daddy, did it get too real for you? You missed my pretty hole but then realized that feelings would make it gross?

Maybe you should have thought of that six months ago when you thought it would be a good idea to put your cock in my mouth!

[His tone is mean, his voice deep and snarling.]

[ because words hit harder than any punch. Bruce would have preferred the punch to the face. The pain would fade. Jason's words cut deep and the worst part of it all? He's not completely wrong. ]

I wanted what was best for you.

[ And what was easiest for Bruce. It's easier to walk away when he thinks it's for someone else's own good and not his own. Bruce is the martyr you see. Sacrificing himself for everyone else. ]

I said it because I meant it. But you-- [ didn't say it back. ] I didn't want you to feel obligated.

You're such a fucking coward.

You could have waited a day, but no, you didn't get what you wanted right away and you left-

[He slams his hands into the wall behind him.]

You didn't want me to feel obligated, but you treated it like a goddamned test, that's not love, Bruce!

It wasn't a test.

[ It comes out sharper than he means for it to. He wants to lash out too, to push back on the idea that he's afraid. But he knows if he thinks about it, even for a moment, it feels like he's lying. He is afraid. ]

I just...I was giving you the out.

No, no.

[He shakes his head.]

You were giving yourself an out.

[He makes a deep throated noise.]

You might love me but you’re more afraid of me than anything.

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