[A bad idea, or exactly what he might need. Bruce didn't push him. Maybe that's why things turned out like they did. If he'd done more than simply tell Jason he was wrong--
It's done. It's done and in the past, and the idea of hoping for more in this place is almost too bright and terrible for him to even consider. Yet the first thing he said to him was shut up, Jason. He'd meant for Jason to drop the pretences he'd been hiding behind. Now... he's almost certain Jason didn't take it that way.]
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It's done. It's done and in the past, and the idea of hoping for more in this place is almost too bright and terrible for him to even consider. Yet the first thing he said to him was shut up, Jason. He'd meant for Jason to drop the pretences he'd been hiding behind. Now... he's almost certain Jason didn't take it that way.]
Be yourself.
[a beat.]
Safely.