Re: bruce w/wren h
[Cursor blink.] I see. I can imagine how Luke must have reacted. [...] It must make you feel helpless. I can understand that. You being responsible for five children doesn't seem fair either. Where were their parents?
[...] No. It isn't the best thing, but I don't know how to fix it. I do resent them. I resent all of them. I tried. I know it wasn't always enough, but I did try, and it was as though it meant nothing at all. I could never be what they wanted and it's a terrible thing, to fall short of expectations you want so badly to meet. I don't think they understood why I left, either. [Cursor blink.] No. That's not quite true. Some do. Some have been more understanding than others, but the rest [...] nothing I do is good enough. And maybe you're right, maybe I am wrong. Maybe I'm perceiving things in a way that is skewed, but it's extremely difficult to convince myself otherwise. I'm trying not to give up. I wanted to, but I left instead. [Pause.] I love my city. My city. After I went home, that other Gotham stopped feeling like mine. How can I love a Gotham I feel as though I've continually failed?
No. What Luke feels for you is [...] beyond anything I would ever be capable of feeling. He would never love you any less. Have you told him how you feel, that you want to be included? I know he's prone to worrying, but perhaps you two could find middle ground.