What did he think Clark was going to say? No? Clark's taken him into his home, he hasn't been ashamed of his mother seeing, even before he has an explanation to give her. And still, Bruce's pulse does-- that funny thing it does, when Clark makes him feel a certain way.
He exhales, steam rising from him.
"Yeah."
(Are you?)
Bruce looks at him, expression serious, and a little shuttered in a way that means he's feeling vulnerable but doesn't want to look it. (Would probably be an easier sell on someone else.) "You don't-- have to be. Yet. I know it's a lot and it's not fair, strictly, to be expected to be serious after twelve hours, but people will expect that because of all the factors involved and-- I'm just. I need you to understand how not good at this I will be. And that no matter what expectations might be put onto us from anyone watching, from me, I'm fine with-- you."
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He exhales, steam rising from him.
"Yeah."
(Are you?)
Bruce looks at him, expression serious, and a little shuttered in a way that means he's feeling vulnerable but doesn't want to look it. (Would probably be an easier sell on someone else.) "You don't-- have to be. Yet. I know it's a lot and it's not fair, strictly, to be expected to be serious after twelve hours, but people will expect that because of all the factors involved and-- I'm just. I need you to understand how not good at this I will be. And that no matter what expectations might be put onto us from anyone watching, from me, I'm fine with-- you."
Right, so.
"I sound crazy."