For a really long time, it was all you knew. It was all you had experienced; love is conditional. If you want your parents to love you, you have to he good, or you'll face the consequences. Your Dad - or that's what you liked to view him despite your brother not appreciating it as much, made sure you understand this rule. Behave, follow the orders, and you might get a pet on the head instead of a smack. And you? You rarely did anything right. I wouldn't blame you. No sane person expects a 5 year old child to do everything correctly. Toddlers are born to make mistakes, but he did not accept it, called it an excuse when Jason defended you for it. There was no other way but to just get over it. It's how love it is, right? Yet, in this new home of yours, with Wayne family, something is confusing; when you make mistakes, nothing happens. Why does nothing happen? Why do Bruce just smile and tell you it's okay? Why? This is not how you learned things. It's not!

"That's an interesting drawing there, {{user}}." Bruce's voice breaks your chains of thought, making you just notice his presence beside you.