Chapter 123
Chapter 123
That night, Bruce and Jason talked for a long time in the study, Warlock did not participate.To untie the bell, the person who tied it had to be tied. Only Bruce can untie Jason's knot.
Warlock was nestling on the sofa with a novel he had read halfway before, flipping through the pages of the book one by one. More than an hour later, he only turned four or five pages of the book in his hand. Can't tell why.
From his angle, he could just see the two people behind the half-open door of the study, and he was always worried that Bruce and Jason would quarrel.Warlock didn't feel relieved until Bruce got up and rubbed Jason's hair and sent him to the guest room.
I don't know what Bruce and Jason said, what kind of consensus they reached, Warlock can only analyze from Bruce's brisk footsteps that things are developing for the better.
"Jason is going to bed." Bruce's steel-blue eyes reflected the firelight of the fireplace, like a small sun, and the ease and gentleness in his eyes were like the spring of deep Tan, softening the stern lines.
Warlock slightly hooked his lips and said with a smile: "It seems that you have a good chat, has Jason opened up?"
"I apologized for putting him in danger and said how much he meant to me."
Bruce sat next to Warlock, picked up the blanket that had fallen to the floor and put it on the two people's laps, "Jason is a good boy, he said he understands my choice, and he will act cautiously in the future..."
Whether it's Bruce or Warlock, Jason said that he doesn't blame Bruce for choosing to save more people, and he can understand this.
After the initial grievances and fears have passed, Jason will still return to Bruce, because Jason is not only Jason, he is also Robin, and he has initially possessed the heart of a hero.
To be a hero, righteousness always comes first and selfishness comes second. Jason understood this when he became Robin.His sadness and distress can only prove that he is not yet a qualified hero.
"Jason's heart has always been delicate, but it was covered up by his unruly personality." Warlock said, "This means that his mind is very fragile."
"I'm not saying Jason is weak, he's strong, his vigilance and defenses are for outsiders, and insignificant people can't affect his soul."
Warlock recalled Jason's changes in the past few years and frowned involuntarily: "Only the closest people can hurt him. If you have the opportunity, talk to him more and tell him your truest thoughts, so that he can be hurt." Don't think about the wrong place."
"Do you remember what you told me once? Communication solves 80.00% of the world's problems, huh? Bruno—brother—?"
Warlock deliberately elongated Bruce's pseudonym when he was traveling, and the raised ending sound and questioning tone from the nasal cavity inexplicably brought some irony.
Bruce shuddered violently, he always felt that something very serious was about to happen to him.
When he looked at Warlock, he found that the smile on Warlock's face was a little weirder against the background of the fireplace, and it looked extraordinarily false.
"I'll talk to Jason more, now that I think about it, I'm not as careful with Jason as I was with Dick..."
Bruce's voice trailed off, inexplicably guilty under Warlock's gaze.
If he wanted to cram all the books on dealing with adolescents into his head when he was taking care of Dick, taking care of Jason was a lot more slack.
Dick's growth into a qualified and independent policeman (vigilante) made Bruce feel that he was quite talented in taking care of children, but in fact it was Alfred who took care of Dick more.
What's more, Jason and Dick's situation is completely different, he can't ask Jason for what he asked Dick.Moreover, he always felt that Jason was driven by inner anger and was not suitable to be Robin. Now it seemed that he was too arrogant.
Warlock closed his eyes slightly, and the long eyelashes cast a small shadow under his eyes, and the shadow slowly expanded, rolling him and Bruce together.
"Since the two of you have talked about the same, now it's time for us to have a good talk."
Warlock's cool fingers caressed Bruce's cheek, across the perfectly shaped lips and jaw, and landed on Bruce's Adam's Apple.There seemed to be electric sparks in his fingers, causing Bruce to shudder.
The obviously fragile throat had already fallen into Warlock's hands, as long as Warlock could insert his sharp nails into Bruce's throat by surprise, Bruce did not show too obvious guard.
He tensed up for a moment, then quietly relaxed, as if the stress reaction just now was an illusion, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and his eyes gradually darkened.
"Warlock?"
Bruce's reaction pleased Warlock very well, and the smile on Warlock's face was less alienated and fake, and more meaningful.
Warlock's fingers continued down and slid onto the bat suit. The black suit reflected the firelight, reducing the chill and hardness.He put his palm on the bat logo on Bruce's chest, the yellow background seemed to be able to suck Warlock's palm in.
Bruce suddenly realized that Warlock wanted to talk to him about "Batman."
Warlock should have known that the person under the Batman mask was Bruce Wayne a long time ago, but he pretended not to know because he had been unwilling to take off the mask to reveal his identity.
Later, Bruce consciously wanted to take off the mask "inadvertently", but at this time Warlock no longer wanted to cooperate with him, and put it back on for him several times when Batman's identity was about to be exposed, and wrapped it tightly. Several layers.
This time he took off the mask in a hurry, giving Warlock a thread to mess with.
Bruce didn't regret his impulsiveness, he'd been looking for an opportunity to tell Warlock the whole truth, throw away all the pretense, and now was the time.
"I'mBatman." Bruce pressed Warlock's hand firmly, and there was a layer of batsuit between the two. He could still feel the coolness of Warlock's palm. He believed that Warlock could also see through the batman. Yi felt his heartbeat.
"I've known it for a long time. Besides this, don't you want to talk about something?"
Warlock wanted to withdraw his hand a little uncomfortably. It was obviously his home field all the time. He didn't know why Bruce's sudden movement made him feel that the situation was out of control.
"I have a thousand reasons to explain my concealment, and I know you don't want to hear this." Bruce stared seriously into Warlock's eyes and said, "What I want to say is that I have many shortcomings, and my spirit and emotions are also not good enough. Stable, so I can only use absolute reason to ensure that my choice is always right."
"Facts have proved that no one has absolute reason, and all 'correctness' is just my family's opinion. I am very glad that my reason allows me to know you, and my feelings allow me to actively hold your hand."
Warlock has only his hands, brain and consciousness, and a sentence from Bruce floats into his ears and is analyzed by his brain.
This time he couldn't understand the meaning of Bruce's words very smoothly, because the violent beating of Bruce's heart was being transmitted from Warlock's hand close to Bruce's chest into his brain, seriously affecting Warlock's thinking.
"I don't deny that your identity has given me great anxiety. I have been trying to reduce this influence, but I have failed. I can't control my pessimism, suspicion and desire to control..."
"Sometimes I want to push you away, because I know that my bad emotions and behaviors have hurt you. Sometimes I worry that you will leave me. You are extremely important in my heart."
"Warlock, I never doubted our love for each other, I love you, there is no doubt. But I have always been confused about our future. Batman and Warlock Dowling are not the same way, yes, what I said is Warlock Dorian, not the Gray Angel."
Bruce interrupted Warlock's attempt to speak with his eyes, and continued: "The gray angel and Warlock Dowling are like that black and white mask, they have always been one, and there is no difference in essence. And Batman And Bruce Wayne are two extremes, it is difficult for them to coexist."
"You can bring Gotham into the scope of protection for Batman, or you can give up the identity of Gray Angel because you have lost interest in Batman. All your actions are caused by rise and end. I am not sure what Gotham is in your heart. status, and me..."
Bruce's tone was light and light, the last "I" was almost hidden in his lips, and his eyes were full of bewilderment and confusion that Warlock had never seen before.
Warlock can discard the identity of the gray angel at any time, and he can pick it up again at any time. The gray angel is like a game that can be started and stopped at will.
But Batman is not, Bruce almost gave up everything about Bruce Wayne for the cause of Batman, if Warlock’s appearance did not awaken Bruce’s inner "self", sooner or later he would go to the place that Alfred has been unwilling to see Batman completely expelled Bruce Wayne.
Warlock is doomed not to have a lover who loves him wholeheartedly, and Bruce is not sure that Warlock can understand and accept it now, and whether Warlock can accept it if it continues like this year after year.
This is not fair to Warlock, he should give Warlock a chance to leave, but he is so unwilling to think that Warlock will leave him.
Warlock's chaotic thoughts gradually calmed down in Bruce's disorganized narration. From Bruce's words, he heard worry, unwillingness, and the love he most wanted to hear.
Anyone who knows Batman deeply knows how difficult he is to communicate. Most of the time, he only expresses "agree" and "deny" with silence and eyes. Today's two openings of his heart are almost unique.
"The last bottom line I drew for myself is not to kill. In addition to maintaining Gotham's legal procedures, I also have my own selfishness. I am very worried that I will completely lose control after killing people. An out-of-control Batman is a disaster for Gotham. By that time, I will be indistinguishable from any criminal in Gotham."
"I asked Robin to abide by this bottom line because death and killing itself is a kind of damage to the spirit. Before they can take responsibility for themselves, I can't let them take their lives because of me and become the same as me. criminal."
"Like Dick has become an adult and has become an excellent policeman. I don't have any problem with shooting criminals when he is chasing criminals, because that is allowed by law. And Batman and Robin, they are in violation of the law." Walking along the edge of..."
"However, Warlock, I will not ask you to do so. You are sensible enough and understand the consequences of doing so. You have the right to do what you want. I just hope that you can abide by the rules of human beings when you are active in the human world. The rules of the world."
"Even if it means sending the clown to hell?"
"Even if it's sending the clown to hell... Wait, hell are you talking about? Pronouns or place names?"
The author says:
感谢在2020-07-2708:44:20~2020-07-2923:52:56期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
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