witches in the woods

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but they have to let each other go

its the only way, because selina needs to get out so bad, and bruce needs to stay. he wants to stay. he wants her to stay too, but he can't ask that of her.

my favourite part is how he leans in to kiss her, slow like the movement itself is asking if he can & she pulls away just enough for him to know not to. its a slightly awkward jerk and dip of his head and then he just... asks her to take care of herself instead.

it's just a simple line, but selina's been asserting that she can take care of herself the entire movie, a gentle reminder to it is his own way of telling her to be careful.

and selina had thrown him a bone, inviting him to run away with her even though she knew, i think, deep down, he couldnt. wouldn't. but she had to give the offer anyway. maybe it's her version of telling him she cares

You can even pinpoint the exact moment he loses the plot–Selina goes to get Annika a glass of water, and Bruce's eyeline pov leaves her, the person he was actually looking for, and stays on Selina. Then when Selina goes to her bedroom, he moves–literally, bodily moves–from the apartment's main window to her bedroom window. It's a wrap at this point. "he's totally driven by base impulse re: selina." When she leaves, that's his opportunity to confront Annika–the person who personally knew Mitchell and might have information about what led to his murder (this is later confirmed)–without interference. And yet...he hops on his bike and follows Selina again, to who the hell knows. Leaving his biggest lead behind. 🙃 I have to mention @clawsnoir, one of the only people I've seen point this out–"following her was not the smart move (cornering annika would have been) but he couldn't help himself" (x).

I kept forgetting to post this, but here is an art piece I made for my brother for Christmas, I'm not super into the Absolute Martian Manhunter comics but it's one of his favorites. Down below is the before pant step that I think is kinda fun too