watch a show together? I'm used to small cuts like these, don't worry."

He grins with her gentle kiss. Calm and relaxed, being just as playful as her.

"I'll do my best since you're asking so gently..."

He hugs her with that arm she leans against. Duke gives a soft kiss on her forehead before leaning his head against hers.

"What about we ask for food delivery and
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if I reveal his identity."

That's a secret he can't reveal at all.

"I have a full equipped secret base; I am master of a lot of different martial arts, and I do poetry...

That last one has nothing to do with Sentry, but I don't talk about it..."

Her words make him smile. It's almost visible the fear of losing her going away as his body relaxes. His good hand touches her cheek, and his lips touch hers as soon as the stitches are complete.

"Well... I don't work for GCPD, but for Bru-"

He coughs

"I work for Batman. Sorry, he'll kill me
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"Also... telling you this big of a secret this early in our relationship could make you feel forced to stay close to me... I don't want our relationship to be molded by Signal."

He keeps his eyes on his wound, trying to keep his mind on that instead of spiraling in anxious thoughts.

"That's not about trusting you, Ana... Gotham is dangerous. I didn't want to bring you to this vigilante thing."

He feels frustrated. And fear. Fear that she'll push him away after this. Because he kept a secret or because she's afraid of the consequences of dating Signal.
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look for hers, searching for the right words, then he picks up the mask behind him.

"I'm Signal."

Duke doesn't know if he should wait for a reaction or say something else. He's obviously lost.

"My love, I shouldn't... I'm sorry..."

He sighs. His lack of attention led Duke to this. He stays silent while she takes care of his wound. It hurts a lot less when someone else is doing it for you, and with her experience, he almost can't feel it. At least compared when Tim or Jason do the stitches.

When she finishes it, his eyes
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and gives a smile to her, even though Duke was holding the stitch line in his mouth.

"A dog attacked me...?"

It was obviously a knife cut.

"Oh fuck."

He got a bit desperate when he hears Anastasia voice, almost like he was doing something really wrong she shouldn't know about. He already was without his suit, but his mask was still next to him and Duke was stitching a cut in his arm on his own.

Je tries to hide the mask behind him
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🔆 Couldn't find the black diamond shape

🔆 And I have a lot of fun writing! I'm taking my time, just want to come back soon because I miss it.

🔆 Thanks 😊

I want to write, but my brain had no energy to do so. I was able yo sleep well this night, but still recovering after so many days sleeping just a couple of hours per day.