Honestly? There's no way it was going to be easy on me. And I don't know what I would've done in your position. Maybe the same thing.
[ He wishes it had been him. Wally wants a future. College. Kids. Robin's never let himself want any of those things. If throwing himself fully into this life means that other people get their happy endings, that's enough.
Maybe he's too much like Bruce after all. ]
... Look, Wally. If you just need to— to be upset? Without worrying about me or anyone else, or trying to think about other people first? You can do that. I mean, if it were me, I'd be messed up. Probably punch things until my knuckles were bruised and try not to cry.
I know we're gonna fix it, but I'm still pretty shaken up about this happening in any reality. It's okay if you are too.
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[ He wishes it had been him. Wally wants a future. College. Kids. Robin's never let himself want any of those things. If throwing himself fully into this life means that other people get their happy endings, that's enough.
Maybe he's too much like Bruce after all. ]
... Look, Wally. If you just need to— to be upset? Without worrying about me or anyone else, or trying to think about other people first? You can do that. I mean, if it were me, I'd be messed up. Probably punch things until my knuckles were bruised and try not to cry.
I know we're gonna fix it, but I'm still pretty shaken up about this happening in any reality. It's okay if you are too.