#and AGAIN how many people laugh at him needing alfred and calling him a manchild instead of yknow. disabled.

[martyrbat]

detective comics #464

[ID: Bruce Wayne home at his penthouse apartment. He's wrapped in a red robe and has his hand in the pocket as he internally reflects. He gazes out to the city horizon from his balcony as Alfred approaches him with a tray. He informs Bruce, “I checked with the hospital, sir — and the man from Paris, the man Black Spider shot —is dead!” Bruce remorses, “Killings, Alfred, I should have stopped somehow! This isn't an ordinary case where I'm trying to find a murderer — it's something far worse!” Alfred gently prompts, “May I suggest, sir — that it is your wound talking! Does it pain you very much?” Alfred is speaking in reference to Bruce getting shot in the shoulder, beatened with the end of a shotgun, almost getting hit with a plane, and getting into several fights to track down the above mentioned assassin.

Bruce sits down and brings his hand up to hold his throbbing shoulder. He answers, “Like a leaden knife twisting and twisting, Alfred! Still, I've fought with worse wounds! Slinky's gunshot didn't kill me — and in this business, it's enough to simply survive!” Bruce takes a tea cup and looks at it with a heavy frown. Alfred worriedly slips a pillow behind Bruce's back as he begs, “Enough talk, sir! You need your strength! Please, eat something!” END ID]

#do you ever think about how so many people see this as bruce being obsessive/badass/laughable #instead of bruce actively punishing himself and how he's shown to do it again and again #like refusing to eat or sleep/neglecting his self needs... #either intentionally or too focused on trying to help and take care someone else instead of help and take care of himself #and AGAIN how many people laugh at him needing alfred and calling him a manchild instead of yknow. disabled. #like not to repeat myself but just :// #disabled bruce #c: detective comics | i: 464 #crypt's panels #bruce wayne #alfred pennyworth #happy sad boy sunday !!! #it counts because he makes me sad if i think about him for too long. also he is sooo tortured </33 #alfred & bruce