I want a teen bruce au, but like. I want him to brim with teenage apathy. I want him to be defensive and venomous and sharp.
I want him to have affection for people that aren't even his yet. I want him to break them like only angry teenagers can.
I want a teen Bruce who's not concerned with people. I want a teen bruce who's pointing a gun at a thug's face because he's not gonna miss another chance.
I want Jason to slap it out of his hands. " You were going to shoot him!"
" Yeah, in the face, why?"
" That's not...That's not RIGHT. You don't do that."
" Who cares? It's just another street rat."
Jason's entire heart SHATTERS. But there's a very deep, terrible understanding about adult Bruce. There's a hateful thing in him that understands him, now.
And I want Dick to be pushed. I want him to be cornered. I want him to listen to this angry man with a boy's body saying he DOESN'T believe Damian is his kid.
Because he hates kids.
He'd never have one willingly.
" YEAH?! well at least our parents, -- our REAL parents, -- didn't BREAK us. Our parents didn't get to see US grow up, but YOU DID. and youre so pathetic that you cant compete with a GHOST. our lives would've been BETTER if it wasn't for you. And I'm GLAD you never adopted me, because I'll never be your son. I wish you died in that alley."
Teen Bruce blinks, taking a sip from his drink, " and that, Dick, is murder without killing. Good job."












