#I felt positively influenced by who wasn’t my papou. and that was just through his voice. he gave me so much. he gave me hope. he gave me a

[godblooded]

honestly? craven’s death hit me, but losing kevin conroy hit me.

#ooc. king of unpopular opinions. #[you know how kids in abusive situations with a single parent tend to project the missing parent through fictional characters? #Bruce was my very first dad. Bruce was my very first best friend. Batman was my very first hero. kevin conroy was the very first male figure #I felt positively influenced by who wasn’t my papou. and that was just through his voice. he gave me so much. he gave me hope. he gave me a #man who would hold my hand when I was frightened with pointy ears in a suit. he gave me the understanding that healing was possible. #he made me comprehend that found family meant as much it not more than biological. he influenced the Bruce I would and do write so much. #I never got to meet him at a comic con but frankly I got a smile and a wave walking by and that was enough for me. just take .5 seconds of #the good vibes because I can never repay the hope and the love you gave me through just your voice mr. conroy. #Btas bruce was my first bruce. my favorite bruce. my always bruce. my hero. #that bruce made me feel exactly what the bat stands for— hope. love. wonder. happiness. belief in dark places. #that bruce taught me to find the beauty in even the darkest places. encouraged me to never feel afraid of my own darkness. #encouraged me to understand sadness and hurt were okay. they had to be handled. worked through. with help. with love. #everything he stood for was beautiful. everything he put into bruce was his heart and soul and so he touched mine. deeply. #thank you for everything k. conroy. it doesn’t escape me that I decided on my bat tattoo a day before you died. i believe in the importance #of coincidence. now I just want to incorporate a tribute in it. I wonder if I can commission my artist to do the hanging btas suit…] #death / #death mention / #celebrity death /