[ they're out for a bite to eat, out of costume, and bruce can see it happening in slow motion before the robber has a chance to pull the gun out of his pocket.
suddenly, they're not in the restaurant anymore. they're in an alleyway in the east end, a light rainfall touches their heads as the laughter from the street dies in the empty alleyway. the voice that comes out of his mouth isn't his, but when he looks down at his hand it's large and imposing, and holding back a small, frightened boy. he's his father.
and he understands. the world moves at a standstill. he understands that this is it. while their deaths irrevocably changed his life forever, he understood what his father was doing in the moment he moved against joe chill. protect your family. protect them at all costs. in reality, he pushes the robber away and feels only warmth in his chest as he begins to fall. the sound of silverware clattering to the ground sounds distantly like pearls... ]
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Date: 2020-08-20 01:53 am (UTC)suddenly, they're not in the restaurant anymore. they're in an alleyway in the east end, a light rainfall touches their heads as the laughter from the street dies in the empty alleyway. the voice that comes out of his mouth isn't his, but when he looks down at his hand it's large and imposing, and holding back a small, frightened boy. he's his father.
and he understands. the world moves at a standstill. he understands that this is it. while their deaths irrevocably changed his life forever, he understood what his father was doing in the moment he moved against joe chill. protect your family. protect them at all costs. in reality, he pushes the robber away and feels only warmth in his chest as he begins to fall. the sound of silverware clattering to the ground sounds distantly like pearls... ]