[The scent of the curry fills the room signalling his arrival if she somehow missed the alarm system notification. She hadn't, but it's nice to have that familiar pull once more. Seeing him standing there with Gotham as a backdrop honestly hurts in a way she hadn't expected.
It's one thing to know the reasons why he left, hell, she even agrees with them; but that doesn't make it any easier. Logic and emotions don't always mix.]
And you were going to skip out on this view.
[She meets him at the window, a folder and flash drive in her hands that she holds out to him.]
Trade you. While I eat, you can look at what I found.
[There is a small table and chairs in one corner for those times when Dick or one of the others arrived to pull her away from her screens and remind her that there was more to the world.]
[ he turns when the soft patter of her steps enters the room. sheβs bathed in the dim light of the city like this, and the quip tugs a wry smile onto his mouth as much as seeing her does. he does his best not to think about when he thought heβd never hear her steps again, but something about Gotham tends to cast myriad shadows.
he takes the file and drive that she hands him and trades her the curry. ]
Thanks, and hi to you too. [ he spreads his arms for a hug. ]
[Never able to deny him anything, Barbara steps into the hug. It's pure instinct and familiarity that has her melt into him. ]
I've missed you.
[She means it in so many ways. Who else could she talk to about her daily life both in and out of the mask? Or discuss everything and nothing at the same time?
Bruce would be there in his way, but sometimes, often times he was the issue. Something Dick understood better than anyone. And although she trusts Bruce, it was Dick she'd trust her life with.]
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It's one thing to know the reasons why he left, hell, she even agrees with them; but that doesn't make it any easier. Logic and emotions don't always mix.]
And you were going to skip out on this view.
[She meets him at the window, a folder and flash drive in her hands that she holds out to him.]
Trade you. While I eat, you can look at what I found.
[There is a small table and chairs in one corner for those times when Dick or one of the others arrived to pull her away from her screens and remind her that there was more to the world.]
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he takes the file and drive that she hands him and trades her the curry. ]
Thanks, and hi to you too. [ he spreads his arms for a hug. ]
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I've missed you.
[She means it in so many ways. Who else could she talk to about her daily life both in and out of the mask? Or discuss everything and nothing at the same time?
Bruce would be there in his way, but sometimes, often times he was the issue. Something Dick understood better than anyone. And although she trusts Bruce, it was Dick she'd trust her life with.]