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Tim was completely still, staring up at Dick with a kind of steely determination that was completely out of place on his young face. “You’re his brother. I thought that if there was anyone who loved him like that, it would be you.”
Dick tried to swallow, but his mouth and throat were completely dry. “It doesn’t matter,” he said hoarsely. “You can love someone to the stars and back, and it doesn’t mean you get to keep them.”
Love alone wasn’t enough, had never been enough, would never be enough. If it were, then Dick wouldn’t have had to be dragged away, kicking and screaming, from every great loss of his life. If it were, then all of Dick’s howling grief would have meant something.
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There’s an entrance to the underworld beneath Gotham City. Tim is certain that the only way to stop Batman’s rampage is to give Bruce his son back. Dick just wants a second chance with his brother. It's an old song.
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I stole someone else’s comment;
“Dick turning back to help Tim adds an extra sad layer. Of course Tim blames himself. But this story is Dick discovering a new person he cares about and it turns out he was always going to have to choose Tim over the ghost of Jason.
Knowing that the stairs represent grief makes the climb so poetic. It's lighter so they can see the path ahead but that means they can see how long and grueling it is! After there's no hope of getting Jason back they just have to keep going. Let's just climb one more stair.”
Perfectly bittersweet. I want to cry. This was really well written. 10/10
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