#ghostbatedit

[sockich]

What He Says

"I am a psychopath. I do not feel empathy or fear."

(Batman v3 #109)

What He Does

Lets Bruce play him like a fiddle just by leaning in for a kiss:

(Batman: The Knight #5)

Can't bear to kill Bruce:

(Batman: The Knight #6)

Immediately dials down the aggression and takes a break to just sit with Bruce as soon as he sees he's upset, despite coming all this way to fight him:

(Batman v3 #103)

Goes to Gotham to learn how to feel because of what Bruce said to him:

(Batman v3 #113)

Worries about Bruce getting killed:

(Batman v3 #105)

Knows just what to say to free Bruce from Scarecrow's control:

(Batman v3 #113)

[leonscotttkennedy]

“..But I don't mind taking a little longer. It's been forever since Anton and I could just talk. It's so RARE in my life, I need to hold on to it for a just moment longer. I'm scared the lightness isn't long for me. I push aside thoughts of Al-Ghul and the road ahead. I even convince myself to forget..that Anton's a murderer.

This can't last. And I think we both know it.”

Part 1 |Part 2|Part 3|Part 4

[sockich]

Minhkhoa Khan's Guide to Showing Your Face:

While taking all your other clothes off for some casual fun: ❌❌❌

At any point during the literal years you spent with your sidekick: ❌❌❌

Hanging out with your best frenemy, who you only just reconciled with, despite once screaming at him that he doesn't get to see your face again during one of your many breakups: ✅✅✅

Bonus:

(From Batman v3 #107, Batman Incorporated #3, Batman Incorporated #5, Batman v3 #106 & Batman v3 #109.)

[sockich]

But you miss your friend. Yes.

Batman v3 #104 by James Tynion IV, art by Ryan Benjamin, Danny Miki, Bengal, and Guillem March & Batman: The Knight #4-6 by Chip Zdarsky, art by Carmine Di Giandomenico

[sockich]

You boys sure lead interesting lives.

Batman v3 #109 by James Tynion IV, art by Jorge Jiménez

[sockich]

Bruce to literally everyone else, including his adopted son: Thou Shalt Not Kill. This is a non-negotiable dealbreaker. Bruce to Khoa: All I ask is that you don't do the murder I know you're gonna do in my city. Think of it as a fun challenge!

Bruce: Most of my family only knows you as the masked criminal who came to Gotham, killed a bunch of people, and attacked me. We've only just reconciled after decades of bitter estrangement. Let me introduce you immediately!

From Batman v3 #105

Bonus Khoa doing some murder in Gotham anyway, knowing Bruce will absolutely let him get away with it:

From Shadow War Zone #1

[sockich]

You don't have to be mean.

Batman v3 #113 by James Tynion IV, art by Jorge Jiménez

[sockich]

Bruce trusting Minhkhoa to...

...catch him in mid-air:

(Batman v3 #110)

...tend to his wounds:

(Batman v3 #110)

...go inside his mind:

(Batman v3 #113)

Bonus Minhkhoa tending to the injuries he gave Bruce, while Bruce is unconscious:

(Batman v3 #104)