Curate, connect, and discover
So like, long story short: big fight + magic villian=bruce/batman has been turned into a child for a year
But the catch is bruce was a very emotional child and he remembers everything (doesn't quite understand because he's young) so he goes around apologizing to everyone for everything but it's obvious that it's so awkward and hard for him
So many possibilities
At some point, someone asks him why he hadn't said anything earlier (his com/mic is on so this is live broadcasting to everyone) and he says some really emotional stuff before ending with "I was scared, if I told you and you forgave me you might want to be more independent, I wouldn't be able to protect you but if I told you and you didn't forgive me...............*mumbles* I don't know what id do". Then he gets up, announces he's hungry then goes to raid the kitchen
The possibilities with Jason alone, imagine a child looking eerily similar to Bruce running up to you in tears and just repeating "Sorry............... I'm sorry.................... Please forgive me.......................... I miss you......................... I wanted to kill him..... I really did....... I'm sorry"
And as a cherry on top, when the year is over and he turns back, Bruce remembers *nothing* and is so surprised -happy- by how all his family problems are fixed and why everyone seems more responsible
Fanfic writers take it from here
(also tag me i want to read it)