Hmm… how best to explain the circumstances so they both can de-twistify their panties without accidentally painting himself as some kind of traumatised victim who can’t admit what happened to him?
“Listen, I wasn’t exactly a normal twelve year old kid. I started the whole thing, okay? "
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Oh honey, no. This section got me coz it's so heartbreaking to see how deep in denial he is but then also knowing that this is obviously how Bruce convinced him. How he groomed him.
And it is so sad as well because from an outsider perspective - fanon at minimum - we know that Jason would have approached Bruce first because of his past experiences. And it is the adult's job to say no - as other versions of Bruce do. But onstead this Bruce exploited it.
And I liked how you made Jason's attempt to kill Bruce in this universe a reflection of what he knows deep down inside but is suppressing. Jason is in for a rude awakening. And a loooot of therapy. Just... the most.
I really liked in a "oh I want to hug you way" everyone's reactions to finding out. Dick whaling on Bruce was chef's kiss. Alfred's griefstricken shock was heartbreaking. Poor Tim trying desperately trying to fit in with what he thought he knew, make sense of things. And Cass automatically thinking that of course, Jason must want Bruce dead not jailed. Oh man, they all need therapy.
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