[ He knows how it would sound, if he tried to explain it to someone in actual words. That he knows Max can take care of herself better than almost anyone he’s ever met. And who hadn’t needed a little space after what happened on the surface anyway? As long as he’s known her, Max has always been that way.
But it’s been weeks now, and finally he’s out of patience waiting for her to come out on her own. Waiting for her to notice, and find him the way she always does. It’s easier to be put out, to feel just a little bit forgotten and shunted aside than it is to let the knot of anxiety in his stomach take over.
It’s too important now. She’s seen him without his mask before, when he’d been calling himself just Robin. He has to explain why he’s not wearing it now, before she does catch him out and use the wrong name in a situation he doesn’t have under control ahead of time.
So today he’s combing the base from top to bottom. He’ll find her if she’s here, one way or another. ]
for Max - the 11th??
But it’s been weeks now, and finally he’s out of patience waiting for her to come out on her own. Waiting for her to notice, and find him the way she always does. It’s easier to be put out, to feel just a little bit forgotten and shunted aside than it is to let the knot of anxiety in his stomach take over.
It’s too important now. She’s seen him without his mask before, when he’d been calling himself just Robin. He has to explain why he’s not wearing it now, before she does catch him out and use the wrong name in a situation he doesn’t have under control ahead of time.
So today he’s combing the base from top to bottom. He’ll find her if she’s here, one way or another. ]