[ she doesn't really know how to answer that in a way that makes him feel better, but bruce has always been better at moving on than she ever has, whatever his reason. like, sure, she almost killed vicki vale that one time, but she's never held it against him. selina's list of romantic interests can be sorted neatly: flings and one-night stands, like ted grant who is as good in bed as he is in the ring but is someone who she could never make something serious of; the people who loved her but whose affections she never quite returned, like slam bradley who is a friend that managed to catch her at a bad time in her life; and then there's bruce wayne, the man she's been probably been in love with since she was 19 years old.
maybe it's not the same for his selina, but if it were her, she's not sure she'd find someone else -- she'd find a new distraction or something to give her a sense of purpose. she'd be close to happy. maybe that's enough. ]
She'll be fine, Bat. Cats always land on their feet and Selina Kyle is remarkably resilient. It'll be hard for a time, then the pain in your chest becomes so familiar that it gets easier to live with, but she'll survive.
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[ she doesn't really know how to answer that in a way that makes him feel better, but bruce has always been better at moving on than she ever has, whatever his reason. like, sure, she almost killed vicki vale that one time, but she's never held it against him. selina's list of romantic interests can be sorted neatly: flings and one-night stands, like ted grant who is as good in bed as he is in the ring but is someone who she could never make something serious of; the people who loved her but whose affections she never quite returned, like slam bradley who is a friend that managed to catch her at a bad time in her life; and then there's bruce wayne, the man she's been probably been in love with since she was 19 years old.
maybe it's not the same for his selina, but if it were her, she's not sure she'd find someone else -- she'd find a new distraction or something to give her a sense of purpose. she'd be close to happy. maybe that's enough. ]
She'll be fine, Bat. Cats always land on their feet and Selina Kyle is remarkably resilient. It'll be hard for a time, then the pain in your chest becomes so familiar that it gets easier to live with, but she'll survive.