[ She didn't show her face when they had sex. The cowl stayed on, even though it would've been better with it off. It was messy, needy sex that came out of nowhere and was a breaking point for her frustration.
Now, she's here, and she could so easily take off the cowl and let him see her face. Let him know who she is. That she's not just Batwomn, but Bryce Wayne, who he's dealt with before. Bryce Wayne, who once offered him investment opportunities in a way to save him from himself. Bryce Wayne, who when once kidnapped by Otto, told him she admired his work and that it was a shame she couldn't hire him. She couldn't knowingly hire a super villain, she remembers joking. Who is she, Lex Luthor?
Bryce Wayne, who ate and enjoyed his pastries and never showed him anything but respect, even when he had her tied up in his lair. ]
I'm still not...
[ She trails off, awkward. ]
I don't trust you.
[ But the difference this time when she says it is that it doesn't sound sharp and cutting. It sounds kind of defeated, with a sigh. She wants a reason to trust him but she can't do it. Not with her level of paranoia. It's still too new for her to give in, to let him into her inner circle. Once he knows her identity, there's no going back, even if she's already been intimate with him. ]
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Now, she's here, and she could so easily take off the cowl and let him see her face. Let him know who she is. That she's not just Batwomn, but Bryce Wayne, who he's dealt with before. Bryce Wayne, who once offered him investment opportunities in a way to save him from himself. Bryce Wayne, who when once kidnapped by Otto, told him she admired his work and that it was a shame she couldn't hire him. She couldn't knowingly hire a super villain, she remembers joking. Who is she, Lex Luthor?
Bryce Wayne, who ate and enjoyed his pastries and never showed him anything but respect, even when he had her tied up in his lair. ]
I'm still not...
[ She trails off, awkward. ]
I don't trust you.
[ But the difference this time when she says it is that it doesn't sound sharp and cutting. It sounds kind of defeated, with a sigh. She wants a reason to trust him but she can't do it. Not with her level of paranoia. It's still too new for her to give in, to let him into her inner circle. Once he knows her identity, there's no going back, even if she's already been intimate with him. ]