"No..no you didn't" The black haired male said, gazing at him rather intensely
Barry felt his face heat up when Bruce looked at him, so he cleared his throat to try and calm down.
"So how's work been?" Barry said, trying to make some form of small talk.
"A bit busy honestly..this is the first ounce of free time I've had in a long time. Glad I'm spending my time with someone who I can actually hold conversation with" Bruce said, taking a sip of water. "I'm glad to see you in better spirits since the divorce.."
Barry sighed, it'd been about 3 months since Iris and him were divorced, and it wasn't too easy. He had to move out, deal with Wally's reaction to his uncle not technically being his uncle anymore, it took a huge tole on him. He told everyone he knew that it was just about a falling out, a simple 'love was lost' scenario. But the actual story was quite different.
He's gay.
He knew for a while, but never really knew how to express it. He still loved Iris, more than anyone he's ever met before, but it just didn't feel right.
"Are you alright?" Bruce stated, noticing the blonde sort of trail off in thought after his question.
"Yeah yeah I'm fine..um..you can keep a secret right?"
Bruce nearly laughed. "Yes, yes I can Barry." It was honestly a rhetorical question, both males lived double lives, keeping secrets is part of the game.
Barry smiled a little in relief at the Dark Knight's response, before leaning forwards slightly and sighing. "Me and Iris...didn't quite have the falling out I described. I broke off the marriage myself.." He said, his voice slowly growing quieter as he spoke about the divorce.
"Alright..can I ask why you did it?" Bruce said, sounding more concerned than he did previous. This wasn't an interrogation, this was comforting a friend, one of the only friends Bruce had. He needed to approach this carefully, no matter how badly he wanted to know what had the usual happy speedster in such a sour mood.
Barry shuffled his feet slightly before speaking up again. "It was because..I'm gay.." He said, his voice cracking slightly at the end of the sentence. It felt good to finally say it, but he was still terrified thinking about Bruce's response. So he just prepared for the worst.
Bruce shifted in his chair slightly. "This is..a little surprising." He said, thinking back to all the times he used to gush on and on about Iris like she was a goddess. It didn't logically make sense, but he also didn't know what goes on in Barry's brain.
"But nonetheless..I'm proud of you for coming to terms with your sexuality. It's a feat not many people can achieve with your level of confidence...you're more than welcome to talk to me if things get bad" Bruce said, punctuating the sentence with an oddly friendly, warm smile.
Barry smiled in relief at his friend's response, and managed to say a small, "Thank you" in response. It felt good to finally tell someone. He was about to say something else, when the waiter came over.
"Would you like any dessert?" The young, blonde haired female said, a cheerful smile placed upon her face.
"No thank you, just the check once you get the chance." Bruce stated, letting the woman take his plates along with Barry's.
Once the woman returned with the check, Barry reached into his back pocket to grab his wallet. "So we split the check or.." Bruce held up a hand, stopping him mid sentence. "Don't worry about it Barry, its on me" He said, slipping a credit card into the leather booklet that held the check.
In an attempt to lighten the mood Barry said, "What? Not like its a date or anything"
In which Bruce simply replied with a smirk. "No..I suppose it isn't.."
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Not yet anyways. Thank you so much for reading! Again I'm really sorry if Bruce is OOC but I kind of like the way this story turned out.
I'm gonna try and get back into writing since I'm pretty much done with hs. So any suggestions are appreciated! I also rp if anyone's interested
Have a lovely day!