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“I didn’t expect you to be a Pavement fan,”
“I didn’t think you’d be a smoker,”
The two sat on the fire escape at Edwards apartment, this was the first time Bruce and Edward spent anytime together outside of college.
“Well, you were bound to get addicted to something at that orphanage, could have been worse,”
“Oh,”
“It was always a struggle y’know, I saw so many teens die from an overdose before I was ten. It was horrible, I’m glad that shithole burnt down no one should live there,”
“I’m sorry,”
“No you’re not, you could have done something you’re Bruce Fucking Wayne,”
“Not really, I wasn’t aloud to us my wealth until I was 18 even then I still don’t have full control… I wish I could have done more but all I could do was sit there,”
“Oh…”
There was a moment of silence, neither off them were sure if it was awkward or not.
“What’s so surprising about me being a Pavement fan?”
“I don’t know, You’re emo I guess,”
“I’m not emo!” Bruce said chuckling,
“Yes you are! You wear all black, wear so much black eyeliner and eye shadow! You don’t talk to people, don’t make eye contact, you act all sad and lonely!” Edward explained laughing.
“Yeah?” Bruce said with a smile,
“Yes!”
“Is it really that weird that I listen to Pavement, I listen to a bunch of 90s bands,”
“Yeah and those bands are like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, and Pearl Jam. You’re a sad pathetic little man,”
“Oh no no no, You can not call me a sad pathetic little man when you listen to Weezer and Radiohead!”
“YOU LISTEN TO RADIOHEAD!” Edward yelled laughing,
“Shhh Shhh, it like 3am don’t yell,” Bruce whisper yelled while laughing,
“Boo! Bruce you’re boring,”
“I’m just trying to not get yelled at by your dad,”
“Why would you care if he yelled at you? It not like it matters,”
“It matter to me because I don’t want to be banned from coming over,”
“It whatever you’ve got cooler people to hangout with other than me,”
“Not really,”
“What do you mean? A bunch of people want to hangout with you, you’re Bruce Wayne,”
“Exactly I’m Bruce Wayne, and I only have like two actual friends and one of them is Selina,”
“Who the other friend?”
“You” Bruce said with a smile,
Edward blushed and turn away from Bruce.
“Whatever, that’s lame,”
Bruce laughed, Edward wouldn’t admit to anything. It was a little endearing but Bruce liked that about Edward.
“You really think of me as your only other friend,” Edward said still looking away.
“I do” Bruce said with a smile. He really does mean it, despite the rocky beginning of there friendship.
“You’re cringe Bruce and lame and a loser and stupid and dumb and-“
“Okay Okay I get it, I’m lame because you’re my friend,”
Such a strange friendship, two people so similar yet so different.