Ouch. Tim's head tilt up, and thank goodness for the mask. It didn't show how his brow flinched into a hurt line. Unfortunately Clark was just like Conner. As well as Tim could control his vitals, when things caught him off guard, he couldn't always control the slight shifts in breathing and pulse.
Even so his tone was still flat. "I can't be, because I'm mad at him, and logically there isn't a reason to be." Not a lie. He really didn't think he should be mad at Bruce. But he was because he didn't have a better target when it came to his frustration with the situation and Conner's hurt. "My situation hasn't changed on this ever since al'Ghul stepped into the picture. This was going to happen. Bottom line of it is that Batman needs you as his friend and he needs to do all he can to assure the youngest Robin has the best pathway for his future. That means not causing any enmity with his mother. It also means, however, that we both know Kon won't be able to what he wishes to help people through the company, not without a great deal of manipulation with legalities and likely extensive court battles. It also means when that comes out, he's going to be angry at you as well. And he can afford to lose me in his corner, but you he cannot.
"So you need a plan here. Luthor is going to take priority, and you need to assure she's really helping to where you can separate Lena from him while understanding you cannot out-maneuver or out-manipulate her, and you also need to think long term on how this will fallout with him. That means you need to approach this situation more logically. Kon-El can't afford your emotional distance to protect him from your own turmoil any longer. He can handle that storm. If you can handle his.
"Lastly, I don't know the situation well, and I've already screwed this up once because I didn't know what was going on. So I need to know what not to do."