[The irony is that it's essentially the opposite from Bruce's perspective. His Betty has no idea about his parents; as far as he knows, she hasn't even guessed. He hasn't given her reason to, has never allowed that conversation to go any deeper than shutting it down as gently as he could. Yet he has no doubt whatsoever that she's protected him from it all along, without ever knowing what it was. Betty knows that no one's as haunted as Bruce is without reason; she's just never needed to know that reason to stand between him and it.
It's one of the many, many things he loved about her. Made it impossible for him to forget her, no matter how long it'd been. Betty had left an indelible impression on him, given him the only sparks of hope he'd ever felt about his isolation. He knows keenly how much she does for him.
Bruce is skeptical that this Betty would have done any less for her Bruce, which is one of the main reasons it makes him so silently incensed at the implication that he's been ungrateful.] I wouldn't be all that amiable if you'd run off with an alien queen, [he says dryly, limiting himself to that bit of sarcasm.]
Don't worry about it. [He makes an aborted gesture with his hand, feeling empty after having held hers and let go.] I'll go order? [They should probably stop taking up a table without buying anything.]
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It's one of the many, many things he loved about her. Made it impossible for him to forget her, no matter how long it'd been. Betty had left an indelible impression on him, given him the only sparks of hope he'd ever felt about his isolation. He knows keenly how much she does for him.
Bruce is skeptical that this Betty would have done any less for her Bruce, which is one of the main reasons it makes him so silently incensed at the implication that he's been ungrateful.] I wouldn't be all that amiable if you'd run off with an alien queen, [he says dryly, limiting himself to that bit of sarcasm.]
Don't worry about it. [He makes an aborted gesture with his hand, feeling empty after having held hers and let go.] I'll go order? [They should probably stop taking up a table without buying anything.]