[The words make Bruce pause. It has his entire mind pausing, because that came from absolutely nowhere, and the words themselves--
Bruce feels every part of him freezing up, the sudden fear leaping up his throat. He was probably being paranoid, there was no way it could be what he thought it was, but.]
What? [It's all he can say, staring right at the strange boy this time round. It couldn't be, there was no way, but. But that didn't help to alleviate the growing uncertainty inside of him, and how the words all too easily bring up flashes of memory he'd rather not recall.]
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Bruce feels every part of him freezing up, the sudden fear leaping up his throat. He was probably being paranoid, there was no way it could be what he thought it was, but.]
What? [It's all he can say, staring right at the strange boy this time round. It couldn't be, there was no way, but. But that didn't help to alleviate the growing uncertainty inside of him, and how the words all too easily bring up flashes of memory he'd rather not recall.]