hal's outburst has him freeze for a moment, looking at hal like he's lost his mind and it goes silent. the only noise is the running water and hal's wheezy breath from his flu. bruce is just... he's confused. he thought he was helping. he thought they were close enough now that he could help, that hal wanted this. he knows barry would've done the same for hal and while he's not barry's level, he thought...
he thought wrong, he realizes. quietly, he reaches out and turns off the water before slowly pulling down his shirt sleeves. ]
... I didn't say I was, Hal, but I did think I was at least a friend.
[ he's just going to very stiffly button up his cuffs and try not to lash out -- but it's hal, it's hard not to argue. hal hurts him deeper and easier than anyone else he's ever met. it's a little rough. ]
Going from ah, sucking your dick to cleaning your dishes doesn't mean I was declaring my love for you, Hal. It means I sucked your dick and now, when you're sick, I thought it'd be nice to help you by washing your dishes. You don't have to read into it.
[ and you don't have to remind bruce very sharply that any feelings he does actually have for hal aren't reciprocated in the least. he gets it. he's not an idiot. ]
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hal's outburst has him freeze for a moment, looking at hal like he's lost his mind and it goes silent. the only noise is the running water and hal's wheezy breath from his flu. bruce is just... he's confused. he thought he was helping. he thought they were close enough now that he could help, that hal wanted this. he knows barry would've done the same for hal and while he's not barry's level, he thought...
he thought wrong, he realizes. quietly, he reaches out and turns off the water before slowly pulling down his shirt sleeves. ]
... I didn't say I was, Hal, but I did think I was at least a friend.
[ he's just going to very stiffly button up his cuffs and try not to lash out -- but it's hal, it's hard not to argue. hal hurts him deeper and easier than anyone else he's ever met. it's a little rough. ]
Going from ah, sucking your dick to cleaning your dishes doesn't mean I was declaring my love for you, Hal. It means I sucked your dick and now, when you're sick, I thought it'd be nice to help you by washing your dishes. You don't have to read into it.
[ and you don't have to remind bruce very sharply that any feelings he does actually have for hal aren't reciprocated in the least. he gets it. he's not an idiot. ]