Re: Bruce/Tim
I don't know what you're looking for, Tim. I don't know what you want. Nothing, maybe. Or maybe you just want Batman. A leader to follow. You can have that in Dick. I don't give a damn, after all. I never made an effort. What do you need me for?
If it's easier for you to blame me, fine. But I have tried. Maybe it wasn't enough, but I have tried to keep this family together. I have tried to make us a team. I didn't know you, and you didn't know me, and we still don't know one another. But it goes both ways. It takes effort from both sides. Did you want me to beg you to accept me? Why is it that the burden has always, always been on me, while nothing is required from you? For too long I've shouldered the guilt and blamed myself. No. Not anymore. If you want me to make an effort, then be prepared to make one yourself. You don't get to accuse me of not caring. You don't have the right to act as though you've constantly reached out and I'm the one who pushed you away.
I have no interest in coming back to order you all around. I don't expect or want you to fall in line. And this ridiculous back and forth is me checking in. I'm trying to stay in touch. If you'd rather I leave you alone then by all means, I will. Because you seem to believe that you're the only one who's trying, the only one who cares, and that isn't fair. I never said it before. I am now.
I'm willing to make an effort. Do let me know if you're willing to do the same.