what if a story arc where crane tries to reform fOR BECKY BUT SHE'S JUST?? LIKE HOLY SHIT WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME GO AWAY
after a while she might be like ok. i should humor him since he IS getting better. i cant put him down for good behavior like?? he's trying and i should be supportive.
so like they're friendly but c RANE IS A TRASHBAG AND WANTS A ROMANCE WITH HER SO MUCH ?
sHE PUTS HIM DOWN FASTER THAN MOLDY CORNBREAD LIKE NO YOU CANT JUST EXPECT ME TO BECOME PUTTY IN YOUR WEENIE SHIT HANDS OKAY CRANE. YOU CANT JUST MAKE IT ALL BETTER AND EXPECT ME TO JUST SUDDENLY LIKE YOU ENOUGH FOR THAT ?? FUCK YOU IM JUST BEING NICE BECAUSE I DONT WANT YOU TO GO BACK TO BEING A FUCKING ROGUE THAT CREEPS ME OUT AND THREATENS VIOLENCE ON ME. WE CAN ONLY BE AWKWARD SORT OF FRIENDS OKAY?? I WANT YOU TO KEEP DOING THE RIGHT THINGS FOR YOuR MENTAL HEALTH AND EVERYONE ELSE'S BUT DONT FUCKIN ACT LIKE YOU CAN SWEEP ME ONTO MY FEET NOW
AND CRRANE'S A LITTLE FUCKIN WEENIE BABY AND THERE'S NO ONE FOR HIM TO TALK TO THAT ISN'T A CRIMINAL HELL ALL OF HIS FRIENDS AND CONTACTS ARE CRIMINALS AND HE KILLED HIS FUCKING FAMILY FFS sO IT'S EASY TO END UP SLIPPING BACK INTO CRIME OVER TIME BUT HE JUST. ISN'T THE SAME AFTER THAT?? HE GIVES HER HOLLOW LOOKS LIKE SHE'S THE ANTICHRIST OR JUST SEEMS ON THE VERGE OF TEARS WITH HOW SAD OR ANGRY SHE MAKES HIM BUT THERE ISN'T THAT SAME KIND OF PASSIONATE LOOK HE HAD BEFORE AND IT SCARES HER BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THIS CRANE MIGHT DO THAT THE OLD ONE HAD INHIBITED
MY GOD WHAT IF BEFORE HE COMES BACK OUT INTO CRIME THO SOMEONE CONCERNED ABOUT CRANE COMES AFTER HER TO QUESTION HER LIKE HUSH ?? LIKE "WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO CRANE" AND SHE'S SO CONFUSED LIKE DON'T YOU MEAN WHAT HE DID TO ME BECAUSE HE'S AWFUL AND OBSESSIVELY STALKED ME UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN HE THOUGHT HE COULD COME ONTO ME??
AND SHE LEARNS CRANE TBH IS A WRECK AFTER WHAT SHE SAID AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT HIM
AND SHE'S SO FUCKING INDIGNANT LIKE YOU MOTHERFUCKERS THINK THIS IS MY FAULT. YOU FUCKING PRESUMPTUOUS ASSHOLES THINK I CARE AFtER WHAT HE HAS DONE TO ME?? I JUST TOLD HIM TO FUCK OFF BECAUSE HE'S CREEPY JESUS FUCK. FUCK OFF YOU BANDAGED FUCK. I AINT HEARIN THIS FROM YOU MR. MUMMY.
but tbh she DOES feel kind of bad and it's terribly confusing?? it pISSES HER OFF SO MUCH because SHE DIDNT DO SHIT IT WAS HIS FAULT but there's also this guilt that she drove him to become a criminal again and if she had handled it better he would be reformed and healthy and gotham citizens wouldn't be fear gassed again !! and over time she has to find closure behind it that no. crane was just looking for an excuse to go back. he knew becky wasn't going to take him. he was setting himself up for failure and he knew it but he just wanted to hope there was something there because?? he's kind of delusional obviously and all it meant was that he just wasn't better to begin with
and becky faces him later and kind of gives a valiant backhanded apology to him like i want you to be healthy but lbr here you kind of suck and junk so hrm. should probably do something about that because you need to face reality son. im not a prize to be won or something. stop being such a fuckin entitled white boy ok.