#the recognition of oneself in the other and the despair at knowing what cass feels.

[martyrbat]

batman: gotham knights #2

‘Her experience of being trained almost from birth as an assassin leaves her less than fully able to acknowledge her own capacity for good. Not for doing good. But for being good. He knows all of his partners, sometimes better than he knows himself. He knows, for instance, that if Dick—Nightwing—had disobeyed his order to come back to the ship, it would have been because of his need to be useful—and because of his unabating desire to demonstrate his filial loyalty. He knows that if—Tim—Robin—had come back, it would have been because of his empathy, his inability to leave someone else in harm's way. Jason, the one he lost—he was headstrong and disregarded orders as a matter of rebellious individuation. Batman doesn't want to lose another one, which is why he wishes he didn't so well understand what brings this one back.’

#im gonna throw up. #bruce & cass #the recognition of oneself in the other and the despair at knowing what cass feels. #theyre both always going to be children with blood coating their hands and guilt devouring their minds. #they're both always going to blame themselves. bruce for not preventing the deaths of his parents. cass for taking a life. #despite it being irrational. he was a child and thats all they knew and were raised for. #the martyr complexes and how people would call them suicidal for the way they live for others with neglecting their own well-being. #forever heedless of the costs to themselves #they literally make me feel insane GOD !!!!!! #c: batman: gotham knights | i: 2 #crypt's panels #batman #bruce wayne #cassandra cain #batgirl