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Bruce Wayne (greyingknight) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-10-24 22:27:00

Entry tags:

bruce wayne, carrie kelley

Who: Bruce and Carrie
Where: Carrie's apartment
Warnings: Very possibly some yelling and cursing.

Bruce had left an open invitation to the family. He was apprehensive about the reunions. He wasn't expecting a warm welcome, not after he remembered what he'd done. It had been decades for him, but it was still fresh on their minds. And why not? He'd abandoned them. He'd been a fool if he thought it wouldn't change lives.

Restless, he'd left the manor, uncertain of his destination. He walked with a cane, his broken bones not having fully recovered yet. As the hour grew later, he realized where he was going. The streets became more familiar as he made his way to the apartment. His memories were blurred around the edges, and he couldn't be completely certain he was at the right door.

Countless scenarios ran through his head and he tried to rehearse as he knocked. 'You have every right to slam the door in my face. I told you I would let you do this on your own time and I'm prepared to wait as long as you need. But every word was knocked out of him when the door opened and he saw her.

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girlwonder
2008-10-24 11:13 pm UTC (link)

She'd been twenty minutes out of the shower, toweling her hair and watching some TV when she'd heard the knock. Dick was out working and Carrie, who wasn't really used to visitors (almost all her friends came in through the window or knocked before inviting themselves over), glanced at the door and considered simply not answering. But then there'd been another knock. And it'd been a strong knock. So she'd hopped off the couch and opened the door.

And there was Bruce, aged and with a cane in hand, staring down at her.

Carrie's eyes were wide and vulnerability flashed before she got herself under control. She'd wanted to go to him in her catsuit to avoid emotion and hide behind the mask. She'd had plans of steeling herself before meeting him again, to be completely cold and mean and flounce off into the sunset after a quick exchange of goodbyes. But he'd dashed that against the rocks rather quickly by showing up unexpectedly. Maybe he still knew her well enough and had come before she'd completely sealed her emotions away from him.

No matter what his intent, Carrie got over her surprise quickly. "What do you want?" She asked it with as frigid a voice she could muster, narrowing her eyes and almost glaring at him. She was angry and hurt and it didn't help that he looked quite like the Bruce she'd known back home. She didn't stepped aside. She wasn't sure she wanted him in her home. She hadn't been sure she'd ever wanted to talk to him again - let alone have a conversation with him tonight.

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greyingknight
2008-10-24 11:44 pm UTC (link)

It was several moments before Bruce could speak. His breath caught in his chest. She wasn't his Carrie and he knew that. He had to. Everything would fall apart if he forgot that and he would lose them all. But there was an aching in his heart the moment he saw her face.

He'd abandoned her twice now, and the thought of that betrayed look on his wife's face was too much for him. A lump formed in his throat and he leaned on the cane for balance. It seemed like an eternity before he realized he was staring at her, his face lined in vulnerability.

Time started to move again when Carrie spoke, but it still took him time to gauge his body's reactions before he replied. When he was sure his voice wouldn't crack, he spoke. "To see you." It was probably too much to say, but he certainly hadn't done a good job of hiding his emotions.