#almost 99.99% projection about my relationship with my mother guys sorry 😓😓

[4sh-n4]

Bruce Wayne is so mom-coded with Dick Grayson. Like, he's very 'dad' with a lot of his other kids but his relationship with Dick is very 'mom'. Just-

Bruce wanting Dick to be better than he is, pushing all of his hopes and faults onto him. Being suffocating and strict in the name of love. In the name of protection.

Dick needing his freedom, needing to get away, but being unable to stay away from Bruce. Wanting to hate him but knowing that he'll never be able to, that if Bruce asked, he'd always be there.

Their relationship fraying and fraying and then getting stronger. Not talking about the hard times ever even when the relationship is good again. Remembering all the hard times and justifying them to yourself, letting them stay in the past out of fear that you'll lose them in the present.

Taking care of the younger children together. Being more partner than child. Dick reading Bruce better than anyone else and Bruce trusting Dick more than anyone but them always being separated by the parent-child divide.

Dick having problems with Bruce but always defending him to his younger siblings because he understands better than anyone where Bruce is coming from. Doing the same to Bruce, always on his siblings' side even when they're not getting along because he's the oldest dammit.

Dick wanting so badly not to be anything like him but seeing Bruce in himself anyways. Also wanting so much to be like him, and realising that he'll never be.

Dick never being able to see how much Bruce loves him and Bruce showing everyone else but Dick how much he loves him. Them loving each other so so much that they can't imagine anything else. Can't imagine their souls being anything but intertwined with each others.

Bruce's very obvious soft spot for Dick despite how much he tries to deny it. He'd do anything if it was for Dick. Dick looking up to Bruce and still trusting him with his everything, still wanting his praise, his affection, no matter how much he insists he's outgrown it.

All of their trauma, shared and personal. Not wanting to hurt the other, but hurting them the worst anyways. Always having to bite your tongue not to say something you'll regret.