[ A hundred things he could tell her, all the first things that come to mind absolve her of blame. It's always been the truth, that he's the mortal, vulnerable one. That even with her strength on his side death is still a certainty. He can't circumvent death of the body. But since the day they became partners the plan hatched in his mind: how to last beyond death. How to keep a promise to stay beside her even as his mortality stood against him. Bruce never believes anything is impossible, and nothing is, for Bruce Wayne. It's only ever a matter of time. ]
Tim's in stasis, [ he says, soft and wounded. ] I'm sorry there wasn't more time.
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Tim's in stasis, [ he says, soft and wounded. ] I'm sorry there wasn't more time.