Re: Drinks: Selina/Dick
[He smiled a lazy drunken smile, he wasn't often told he was doing everything right.] I will. I want to. I want to help, I do. I can help as best I can with Damian. Everyone is mad, the timing was awful - but I get it. We can't control when we have to leave this city. We can't.
Well. I'm pretty consistent across the board with my missteps, but so far I've been doing okay, I just - [pause pause pause] I don't do well with being pushed away. Bruce pushes me away I find someone else to fill the void and it doesn't work. Babs pushes me away, I do the same. I don't like to feel alone. [He gave her hand a squeeze as well and tilted his head to the side with narrowed, contemplative baby blues.] I don't think anyone will ever understand him the way you do, even when you don't understand him at all you do. Maybe it's something from home I can't let go of - but I'm invested.
[he laughed, head back, followed by a loud sigh] Picked a loaded question before I send you off. [Another, more quiet sigh.] I want to work with Bruce, I'm happy to keep the cowl while he gets settled. I'm happy to keep it even when he is. It's not the Batman part I worry about, I just [...] I want to work with him, I want the relationship to be respectful, I want him to feel like he can count on me without feeling like he has to order me around, and without me feeling like he is ordering me around.
But I know part of that is me changing my thinking too. I want Babs to be comfortable here, and with me, no matter what the state of our relationship is or turns out to be so that we can give the kid the best possible chance.
I want to be able to tell Bruce how I'm feeling without worrying about him getting angry with me. Because I'm not angry with him. I want to stop basing my life success on whether or not he approves. And I want him to give me a job because I'm digging the suits. I want to save this city, I've always wanted to save this city. [He smiled a bit knowingly.] So you know, I don't want much. [Said with a wink, he knew his ask was huge, but she had asked]