[ The confession is quiet, strained; it's hard to meet Richard's eyes, but he squeezes his shoulder, letting the hand rest there. ]
But my place in this family is complicated. In many ways, the work I do -- I'm outside things.
[ Because of who he is, who his mother is. Because of the choices he's made and the things he's done. Bruce could never abandon his blood son, and they can even get along, but Damian knows what Bruce thinks every time he looks at him.
Sour blood. A taint upon the bloodline, the curse of the Demon's Head. His father's biggest mistake.
He wonders, sometimes, if Bruce has the slightest hope that, one of the days, Damian won't come back from a mission. Unfortunately, he continues to prove himself remarkably resilient. ]
Father can be difficult. His standards are impossible. Believe me, it's not just you. Even the rest of the League doubts themselves, when it comes to him.
[ Damian didn't appreciate fielding the Flash's concerns about whether Bruce liked him. ]
You are my partner, Richard. I want the best for you. And here, with the family and, yes, your crew of hooligans-- [ So small. So annoying. So energetic. So prone to bad decisions. ] --that's more than you'd have with me.
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[ The confession is quiet, strained; it's hard to meet Richard's eyes, but he squeezes his shoulder, letting the hand rest there. ]
But my place in this family is complicated. In many ways, the work I do -- I'm outside things.
[ Because of who he is, who his mother is. Because of the choices he's made and the things he's done. Bruce could never abandon his blood son, and they can even get along, but Damian knows what Bruce thinks every time he looks at him.
Sour blood. A taint upon the bloodline, the curse of the Demon's Head. His father's biggest mistake.
He wonders, sometimes, if Bruce has the slightest hope that, one of the days, Damian won't come back from a mission. Unfortunately, he continues to prove himself remarkably resilient. ]
Father can be difficult. His standards are impossible. Believe me, it's not just you. Even the rest of the League doubts themselves, when it comes to him.
[ Damian didn't appreciate fielding the Flash's concerns about whether Bruce liked him. ]
You are my partner, Richard. I want the best for you. And here, with the family and, yes, your crew of hooligans-- [ So small. So annoying. So energetic. So prone to bad decisions. ] --that's more than you'd have with me.