we could be heroes

                                      HEROES AND VILLAINS

i’m not saying he’d kidnap a robin but he probably would. despite his best efforts, he wound up caring for talon like family. which was why his loss broke thomas so completely. it was talon’s death that prompted his interest in eradicating all life throughout the multiverse. ending his own world wasn’t enough.

he only ever cared about his brother– but when bruce backed out of their plan, he saw red. it wasn’t until after the fact that he was aware of what he’d done. he has no regrets about ending his brother’s life– instead blaming bruce for what happened.

alfred is like a father to him– more of a father than his own was, anyway. however he doesn’t care for the man in the same manner as his counterpart. alfred is still expendable in his eyes– but far too valuable an asset to leave unattended.

in his verse with @kryptoncorrupt the only reason thomas agreed to a ‘partnership’ with kal is to further have control over the most powerful man on earth. he refuses to refer to their arrangement as anything but a partnership, even though kal would use far more explicit terms.

he’s dated women in the past– as was expected of one in his position. yet he felt no connection, nor any attraction, toward the women he was with. he knew how to charm and seduce with the best of them– but the heart-racing desire was never there.

with regards to his orientation, he considers it to be no one’s business. it has no bearing on his skills or capacity to get the job done– ergo it’s entirely irrelevant. thomas makes a conscious effort to quash any sense of attraction he experiences, as in the grand scheme of things everything is futile.

he’s the leader of the court of owls– who are his eyes and ears across gotham. if anyone acts out of line, he sees to it an example is made.

with regards to richard– owlman prefers not to talk about him. he’ll state he felt nothing for talon, when in fact he saw the boy as his own son. his loss only reminded thomas that the sole purpose of life is death– in the end all things cease to be.

writing owlman having feelings is big fun. ngl. like this boy obviously has some stuff going on from a psychological perspective. which he openly addresses. he knows he’s lacking empathy among other things– but being able to feel thanks to a certain alien is unfamiliar and disorienting. ever since he lost his brother he thought himself incapable of caring for another human being.

which– considering the fact that kal/clark is from krypton isn’t entirely inaccurate

owlman did have an accident in his youth. a particularly terrible fall that left him with inoperable brain damage. he’d already been born a bit different than other boys– but the accident made his lack of social awareness all the more apparent. to his parents, he was broken and best kept inside the house at all times.

when they had bruce they showered him with love and affection– the same affection they’d once given to thomas before his accident made him– unsettling to be around.

thomas was born on the autistic spectrum. he couldn’t express himself well and had difficulty grasping sarcasm or knowing when someone wasn’t being serious. after his accident, things got far worse. he was prone to fits of mania and depression, along with intense, uncontrollable rage.