[This is the type of mid-afternoon that Dick could find himself getting used to every now and then. They certainly didn't need to sleep all the time, but waking up before going to work at night to find those hazy blue eyes that make his heart forever speed up keeps would be a thing to look forward to, to work hard for, to move mountains for.

There. It's not easy, but eventually there has to be a Bruce Wayne as well as Batman. They both need to exist in the world, they're both essential for so many reasons.]

Yes, but you don't have to be out there right now. You can do it from here, from downstairs. The world still needs a Bruce Wayne, will always need one. You're one of a kind.

[Nosing softly against the man in front of him, he exhales and hopes he didn't overstep.]