[ He's almost surprised that Hana embraces him. It seemed far too sudden at the same time that it... wasn't. He hadn't invited it, but he certainly wasn't going to stop it. Because Hana's hugged him from behind, Dick holds her hand that's touched his chest. ]
I really do.
[ He figures it must pain her to see him this way - so dark and so broken. Though Dick's had his share of lows throughout his career as Nightwing, nothing was more profoundly agonizing than losing Bruce and Rapunzel in the same week. He's now in a state he definitely can't smile or quip his way out of, however hard he tries to keep himself together. So when he sees that he doesn't need to do that in front of Hana... he realizes he no longer needs to try. ]
But... I don't know if now's the best time.
[ Dick hadn't turned completely before Hana embraced him, only turning his neck to glance in her direction when she made her presence known. But even in the dark, he could see the pity in her eyes, the sympathy... but also the yearning. Part of him just knew what rested in the back of her mind, what she'd been holding back for so long.
And he'd always known. There were boundaries Hana simply couldn't cross because Dick had been taken. But he couldn't deny that there'd been times, especially before he'd been dating, that he looked at Hana with similar eyes.
A similar yearning.
Could he capitalize on that in good conscience? Would he able to live with himself?
Maybe not.
But part of him already can't. ]
There's just so much on my plate, and I don't know where to begin, but.
[ It's then that he takes Hana's hand - the one he's been holding - and kisses it. ]
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[ He's almost surprised that Hana embraces him. It seemed far too sudden at the same time that it... wasn't. He hadn't invited it, but he certainly wasn't going to stop it. Because Hana's hugged him from behind, Dick holds her hand that's touched his chest. ]
I really do.
[ He figures it must pain her to see him this way - so dark and so broken. Though Dick's had his share of lows throughout his career as Nightwing, nothing was more profoundly agonizing than losing Bruce and Rapunzel in the same week. He's now in a state he definitely can't smile or quip his way out of, however hard he tries to keep himself together. So when he sees that he doesn't need to do that in front of Hana... he realizes he no longer needs to try. ]
But... I don't know if now's the best time.
[ Dick hadn't turned completely before Hana embraced him, only turning his neck to glance in her direction when she made her presence known. But even in the dark, he could see the pity in her eyes, the sympathy... but also the yearning. Part of him just knew what rested in the back of her mind, what she'd been holding back for so long.
And he'd always known. There were boundaries Hana simply couldn't cross because Dick had been taken. But he couldn't deny that there'd been times, especially before he'd been dating, that he looked at Hana with similar eyes.
A similar yearning.
Could he capitalize on that in good conscience? Would he able to live with himself?
Maybe not.
But part of him already can't. ]
There's just so much on my plate, and I don't know where to begin, but.
[ It's then that he takes Hana's hand - the one he's been holding - and kisses it. ]
Thank you.