Be Loved By You (batjokes)

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…he is too fucking cute

The Concept of True Love In Telltale Batjokes

True Love has many characteristics, and depending on which is portrayed can easily determine wether characters’ relationship with one another could be interpreted as being ‘true love’.

I found Bruce and John to potray many of these characteristics

John shows his attraction to Bruce earlier in the season. Wether it be interpreted as platonic he clearly views Bruce being an attractive and compatible partner for relationships in general. Bruce’s attraction to John revolves more around his certain infatuation with ‘criminally insane’. While most would keep a safe distance after an encounter with John, Bruce seeks it out.

John values honesty, so him seeking Bruce’s genuinity and complete trust shows he is willing to be close to him. Bruce is unsure of what John has to conceal but will trust John under dire situations.

The established trust between them leads to conversations about broad topics including such as coping with being 'in love’ and finding your true self. John opens up to Bruce about his insecurities and takes whatever advice Bruce has to offer, a sign of trust.

Love is about accepting someone for both their good and bad qualities. John is mentally unstable, has no memory of his past and no direction for his future. The negatives in his life seem to heavily outweigh the positives. Despite this Bruce can accept him. Bruce accepting John means that although John may not know his true self, Bruce knows he is worth having as a companion.

John may have his own defining of Justice, but his efforts are all for Bruce. John is willing to repay Bruce for accepting him by showing Bruce he is willing to help fight alongside him through even the most dangerous paths. His gain in confidence leads him to believe that him and Bruce could accomplish great things,but only when together.

Different choices lead down different paths, yet it doesn’t really alter what Love is in this story. True love means it’s unconditional, no matter the circumstances it will occur, and it certainly does here. John and Bruce are willing to accept that even if their situation clearly depicts a dead end for a functioning relationship, they accept that bond of theirs can’t be broken.

hey what if villain!john got the upper hand in the scene where he’s fighting bruce but then he looked bruce in the eyes and realized he couldn’t actually hurt him bc he still loved him too much

what if he started crying and then bruce got up and held the crying john in his arms and finally hugged him back like he sHOULD’VE-

Ehe !!

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I really do love John and Batman Telltale as a whole but every time John mentions Harley in a romantic way (which is a lot from ep2 onwards) a part of me dies a little.

I sincerely hope his, ugh I hate to even call it that, “love” for Harley stops being brought up in the last episode. I want him to focus on discovering himself, realising he never needed/loved Harley in the first place.

and potentially realising that Bruce was his true love all along