#he also ended up as a classist misogynistic self-centered asshole who calls people slurs and is overall just a really bad person

[dracaelus]

Batman: Heart of Hush, written by Paul Dini, art by Dustin Nguyen

#batman: heart of hush #drac panels #kid tommy is everything to me i always feel so bad for this boy #the scenes with him really give you the feeling that things didn't need to be like that #that someone could have helped him #and he didn't need to end up as hush #which is very interesting bc the moment you see him as an adult you're reminded that hey this is the worst person ever #bc as a result of having a mother who was a terrible terrible person #he also ended up as a classist misogynistic self-centered asshole who calls people slurs and is overall just a really bad person #and everything about him screams 'you can't save me coz there's nothing left to save and i'm really not is interested in letting you try' #and makes YOU feel really not interested in trying #but then you look back and it's like oh #this little kid will one day become this enormous asshole but he truly didn't need to #so you can't help but understand bruce's feelings towards tommy #like yeah #'Tommy Elliot. My best friend from childhood. I prefer to remember him this way'