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"Hey, I'm with you, okay? Always."
"I'm scared," Edward sobbed. "There's so much blood. I don't think-"
"You're not alone, Edward," Bruce's stern voice insisted through the communicator. "I have a lock on your location. I'm already on my way. All you need to do is hang in there."
"Okay." Edward sucked in a rattling breath, blinking away the tears blinding his vision. "Okay."
"Stay with me, alright? Keep talking until I reach you. I need to know you're okay."
"Yeah, yeah, I can- please be fast. It's getting cold and I'm-"
"It's just the harbor, Edward. Cold sea air. You'll be fine. I promise."
"Batman, if I don't make it-"
"You will."
"But if I don't. I need to say it."
"Edward, you don't have to-"
"Batman. I'm sitting here in a pool of my own blood and I can hear my heartbeat in my teeth, so just let me-" He pulled in a breath, forcing back the panicked tears. "Just let me say it. Alright?"
Bruce was silent on the other end.
"Alright?"
"Go ahead, Edward. I'm listening."
"I love you."
"I know."
"So, so much. I've been in love with you for so long. The game with you… it's meant everything to me. Even when we couldn't play anymore. Even when the rules changed. I still- I still-"
"I know, Edward."
Another shuddering breath. His tongue wasn't quite cooperating. "Love you. F'rever. So much. Bruce."
And then there was silence.
