I often write Bruce as being much more aware of the danger that John poses, due to his natural line of thought, than taking into account the amount of control that John has over himself and actually in reality displays. Bruce, as Batman, and as a man who has faced traumas, automatically seems to try to go to damage prevention, especially by ways of martyrism, deflection, or control. I believe he absolutely would over react to John's state of being, and that John would only put up with so much of it before snapping at him, whether Bruce is trying to "help" him or not. Some of what Bruce does could and does help, but only if he listens to him, which Bruce has a serious habit of not fully doing to people. I do think that Bruce could get better at this, but a lot of my stories involves this aspect of his character in relation to John because as a result, John's behavior shifts with how Bruce, someone important to him, treats him. The different choices that Bruce makes heavily impacts the direction the story goes, which is one of the reasons I consider them paths as I do. But don't take that to mean that leaves John powerless within the narrative, as in them he's the foil to Bruce's behavior, able to call him out or show him that what he's doing is stupid, or even act as an antagonist and fully flip the tables.
