You’re right, it’s not. ( unfair stuff happens all the time. people get pulled out of their homes, stranded. left on alien planets, like kathy and his dad were. people die. but that doesn’t mean others have to go out of the way to make it even worse, right? damian being around bruce isn’t bad—that, jon’s certain of. he hasn’t known either of them very long, but he is familiar with them enough to realize that they do need each other. batman has always needed a robin, just like the robins always need their batman.

that’s probably enough hugging though, isn’t it. jon pulls away, moves his hands to damian’s face to push his cheeks in together while looking into his eyes. ) You deserve to be happy. To have friends, a family. No one’s got the right to take that away from you.

( not even alfred, even if he thought he was helping bruce. damian needs just as much love and compassion as bruce does—probably even more. he’s young, still. )