( he hasn't been at it as long as some other version of himself. ignoring the whys and the hows of it all to begin with β honestly just blame it on a flash or someone similar β he's here and it's been an adjustment of sorts, but. bruce always pushes through. even when some part of him deep down feels as if he can't. he does. every time. because he has to. not necessarily because he wants to.
but despite being the thirty-something reclusive prince of gotham who's only been at it as batman for a couple years now, he's still bruce at his very core. it's just the man, bruce wayne, doesn't always exist alongside the vigilante, the batman, that he's become now. a balancing act he's still trying to master β that alfred still fiercely hopes he won't drown himself in with his obsessive fixation on saving gotham. on making a difference. because no one else will.
he's a little more bruce than batman at the moment what with his being here, but. that's not to say he's about to be an open book or play the role of the playboy billionaire a much older version of himself tends to fall into when he needs to; he's not there yet. he's more raw and angry and still wears his scars beneath his suit with a heavy burden. but he's trying? or something.
regardless, he's there, dressed in black β what a surprise β and gives a few knocks on the door. part of him feels awkward about this. but another part of him feels like it's something he should do. oh, to be at war with yourself constantly and overthink every goddamn thing. the life of bruce wayne, no matter the version. )
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but despite being the thirty-something reclusive prince of gotham who's only been at it as batman for a couple years now, he's still bruce at his very core. it's just the man, bruce wayne, doesn't always exist alongside the vigilante, the batman, that he's become now. a balancing act he's still trying to master β that alfred still fiercely hopes he won't drown himself in with his obsessive fixation on saving gotham. on making a difference. because no one else will.
he's a little more bruce than batman at the moment what with his being here, but. that's not to say he's about to be an open book or play the role of the playboy billionaire a much older version of himself tends to fall into when he needs to; he's not there yet. he's more raw and angry and still wears his scars beneath his suit with a heavy burden. but he's trying? or something.
regardless, he's there, dressed in black β what a surprise β and gives a few knocks on the door. part of him feels awkward about this. but another part of him feels like it's something he should do. oh, to be at war with yourself constantly and overthink every goddamn thing. the life of bruce wayne, no matter the version. )