The Other Road
Bruce had never answered John's question, "Would that be so bad?"
The future he'd seen had looked grim – not hopeless, but darker than he'd ever thought possible.
Wasn't the known easier to face than the unknown?
But perhaps it was too late for that. John and Shayera's unborn daughter – his own child – surely proved that things were changing. Years from now, he couldn't possibly be a lonely, bitter old man if he had a wife and child, could –?
Unless something had happened to –
No. He refused to think about it.
Was it truly better to have loved and lost…?
Author's Note: Written for the Fanfic 100 Challenge. Prompt: Years