[Eleven's expression says the things that she doesn't. She wears her surprise and perhaps also her embarrassment, but Bruce doesn't react in kind because there's no reason to. Her decision was clever and well-reasoned. Bribery and even blackmail are tools- he's asked her for something and in doing so has provided her leverage. It's reasonable for Eleven to push her advantage. It's what he would do.
But Bruce has a great deal of experience with grey areas and he had known, the moment he chose to get involved, that there would be no unringing of the bell. Whatever happened, he would be tied to the outcome.
Her feet scuff against the ground and Bruce watches her, the worry that settles over her shoulders. The question that she chooses is illuminating in and of itself, and Bruce wonders if anyone has ever asked it of her. If that's the reason she chooses to think of the present (is he hurting) instead of the past (was he hurt?)
For a long moment Bruce considers it, considers her. And then he says-]
Have you ever felt so sad that you thought you could cry forever? Like there was a hole inside of you?
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But Bruce has a great deal of experience with grey areas and he had known, the moment he chose to get involved, that there would be no unringing of the bell. Whatever happened, he would be tied to the outcome.
Her feet scuff against the ground and Bruce watches her, the worry that settles over her shoulders. The question that she chooses is illuminating in and of itself, and Bruce wonders if anyone has ever asked it of her. If that's the reason she chooses to think of the present (is he hurting) instead of the past (was he hurt?)
For a long moment Bruce considers it, considers her. And then he says-]
Have you ever felt so sad that you thought you could cry forever?
Like there was a hole inside of you?