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25 || Bi 💖💜💙 || she/her You can call me Ice or Neko. A professional fangirl at heart. Multifandom, but One Piece will always be my number one.

[nigaki]

Idk whether u r in the mood for requests now but can we get some desperately pining after bruce! clark and the JL just watching in agony because obvsly bruce loves clark and they just need them to get together

but plot twist they're already married clark is just down horrendously bad (bruce is too he just hides it better)

"You gotta stop doing that, man."

Bruce pulled the towel off his head and looked with confusion at his teammates standing in the doorway to the changing room, blocking it completely.

The whole team minus Clark and Diana was here.

Oh.

It was an intervention.

"Stop doing what?" Bruce asked and returned to drying off his hair after a shower.

They just finished sparring and he was the last one to wash after it, reviewing the footage of the training earlier to note down what they could improve in their fighting styles.

They all looked at each other before eventually, Hal pushed Barry forward.

Bruce barely held back a smirk.

Coward.

"You need to let Clark love you," Barry informed him, then cringed immediately after.

Bruce stared at the team.

"What?"

"You obviously love him too," J'onn supplied. "I can feel it."

"He's been in love with you for years!" Arthur added. "He's always following you with his eyes, sighing when you leave and he loses his mind from you getting a smallest paper cut. Poor guy is madly in love with you."

"It's sad to watch, really," Oliver admitted. "He's like a kicked puppy."

"I know you're a big loner," Hal told Bruce understandingly, completely missing the glare Bruce sent his way for that insult. "And that you probably has commitment issues, but you really gotta give both of you a chance, Spooky. You both deserve it."

"We're married," Bruce informed them all.

"You don't have to get married right away," Hal continued, misunderstanding his words. Bruce waited for him to catch up. "I know you've been pinning for each other for years, but you can just date each other like normal people first. But if it's marriage you want, no need to ask, I will be your best man."

Hal watched him with a smile that slowly began to disappear.

"Wait, what?" he asked. "Rewind! Did you just said you and Clark are..."

"Married, yes," Bruce confirmed, tossing his towel into a humper.

"Since when?!" Arthur squawked in surprise.

Bruce put on a shirt. "Eight years," he replied calmly.

"No way!"

"Under what name?! Bruce Wayne isn't married!"

"How did I not know?!"

"But..." Barry protested weakly. "But Clark constantly looks like he's dying to kiss you!"

"He just loves me very much," Bruce explained with a gentle smile and walked past them to leave the changing room and find Clark.

It's been five minutes since they last seen each other and he's been missing him.

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The background scene with Diana and Clark:

Clark was slumped against the table—has been pouting and depressed ever since Bruce went to the showers, much to Diana's amusement.

It's a miracle that her her fellow leaguers did not already know of the World's Finest's marriage. It's plain as day to anyone with working eyes.

Clark sighs forlornly. "Bruce..." he mumbles with his lips smushed against the table, and sighs again to round the pining whine off. Diana shakes her head at this display.

"Clark," she chides teasingly, "just give him a few more minutes, he'll be out soon."

The Man of Steel's pout only intensifies as he smushes his face further into the table and sighs again. Diana can only hope that Clark is too busy yearning for his husband to hear her silent breaths of laughter.

[nigaki]

There's a monster living under Clark's bed.

No matter what Ma and Pa say, assuring him there's nothing there, Clark knows better.

He saw him plenty of times.

He's small and looks like a living shadow with a pair of cute, pointy ears.

Clark talks with the monster too.

He says his name is Bruce and that he's hiding because a monster hunter killed his parents.

Bruce has nowhere else to go, so Clark agrees for him to live under his bed for however long he wants.

It's not like Clark uses that space, and he'll warn Bruce whenever Ma will come to clean under it so he's not sucked in by a vacuum cleaner.

[imsorrybruce]

Awwww 🥺 One time Martha catches Clark in the dead of the night sneaking cookies to this shadowy… boy? and she is weirded out but also, Clark already showed some of his powers, so she is used to weirdness by now

[vanta-bat]

[nigaki]

Oh my god that's co cute! 😭

Clark, you hurt the shadow baby!

[nigaki]

So when Superbat gets married who’s taking who’s last name? Are they the Wayne-Kent family, or the Kent-Wayne?

Personally I think ‘Bruce Wayne’ is just too iconic and Bruce Kent just doesn’t sound right. So Clark becomes ‘Clark Kent-Wayne’.

I’m with you in supporting this the supremacy of bottom Bruce and to Clark. And that Clark would totally be the one to propose. But I can totally imagine it going like this:

Bruce: “Yes I’ll marry you Clark…” proceeds to hug Clark, “…..but I’m not taking your last name.”

Clark: “…..Okay” 😊 and kisses his fiancé

I think they would both stick to their names.

Bruce's name is too huge and important to resign from it, and Clark has his own reputation as a journalist under the name Kent, so he wouldn't take Bruce's name either.

But I can see him becoming Clark Wayne-Kent(don't know about the US, but in Poland you can decide which name is first and which is second).

But even if they stayed with their names, I like to think that Bruce would call Clark "Mr. Wayne" and Clark would call Bruce "Mr. Kent" in a teasing way.

The press would probably refer to them as Kent-Wayne family/couple or even have a ship name for them 😄

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As a joke after they got married, The Daily Planet republished a series of news articles on their website. The content of the articles didn't change, just one little thing did: "by Clark Wayne-Kent".

The ironic part is that it was a series of articles where Clark absolutely goes off on bad decisions by other millionaires and billionaires (side-eyeing LuthorCorp), and it's just a whole "eat the rich, here's who" campaign that Clark wrote when he was newer and more openly feisty compared to the passive aggression all investigative journalists eventually adopt for legal safety reasons.

Well, the gossip rags noticed the name change. And it'd be funny if Clark got swarmed during random serious press conferences and stuff.

Clark hides (poorly) behind his husband as the paparazzi keep a mandatory 3 metre distance to his billionaire husband thanks to the power of Money & Influence™.

"Bruce help me."

Bruce laughs and pecks him on the cheek. "No." And sweeps away prettily into the ballroom beyond press pass privileges, leaving a distraught Kansas man on the red carpeted stairs.

And Clark was here for work. He might be Bruce's husband but the journalist in him guilts him into staying stuck outside of the celebrity safety net.

Clark is immediately pounced on by the wave of gossip bloggers.

[nigaki]

Reporter: Mr. Kent-Wayne, when in your early years you wrote, and I quote, "eat the rich", is this what you mean?

Clark: No, definitely not that 😩

[nigaki]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8pDqfM6/ have been thinking about this but with clark’s x ray vision.. bruce would love to hear that he has the cutest kidneys ever i think

Bruce's insides are probably just as scarred as his skin, yet Clark admires them every time he gives Bruce and x-ray.

"I really like your lungs," he tells Bruce while stitching his back. "Very nice."

"Thank you," Bruce answers without hesitation.

Meanwhile Dick, who's also present:

[nigaki]

Okay, but, the de-aged thing, but in reverse. Little Bruce, gloomy and sad, but sucked in by Clark's light, and just soaking it up. Having bouts of melancholy, before Clark tells him something that helps bring back his spark.

Little Bruce being much more serious about loving Clark, and firmly announcing that he's going to marry Clark. And then shocked Pikachu face when someone finally tells him that he already did.

"I'm going to marry Clark!" little Bruce announces seriously in front of the whole League.

He looks so cute with hands on his hips and determination on his face, that everyone wants to hug him and smother him with kisses.

Who knew Batman was so adorable as a baby.

"Um... Bruce?" Barry gets his attention. "You already are married to him."

Bruce's eyes grew big.

"I am?"

He looks at Clark, who takes off his wedding ring and shows him the engraving on the inside - their initials.

Bruce reads it with wonder, and then with another determined expression, he sticks his hands up.

Clark, puzzled, places his palm in Bruce's, almost combusting on the spot when Bruce slowly slides the ring back onto his finger.

Bruce doesn't let go of his hand after. He squeezes it and stands next to him proudly.

"We're married again!" he announces.

It's a miracle he wasn't squeezed to death because of all the cuteness aggression he caused in everyone.

[nigaki]

hii I love your writing so much!!! you are really talented <3

I have a little prompt that I would love your input about!

there's some new part timer, recently added to the JL but not a full time member yet, in the JL and they were talking with some members mid shift change (next one would be Batman and whoever you want but I was thinking Flash) and it's near valentine's day, when the JL usually holds a little party for the leaguers and their partners, and they are curious about how it all rolls out. until they ask if Superman is bringing Lois, because they make such a beautiful couple (the JL knew about the human partners for safety purposes) and Barry just stops them.

"ah sorry dude, they broke up a long time ago. he's married to the bat now"

and the newbie is kinda baffled because

"damn, why would a man like him go from a woman like Lois to Batman of all people? I mean he's cool and all but man, fuck me if I would be with someone, even less marry, who doesn't even disclose his identity to his friends?"

and Bruce is behind the door, ready to enter the monitor room before hearing they mention him and gets really uncomfortable with this, but is sure that Barry wouldn't let a newcomer think like this about his and Clark's relationship and correct him. right?

but Barry does a noncommittal hum. and Bruce feels like his heart is being broken in a hundred pieces.

"I mean, I kinda see where you are coming from, but Batsy is just paranoid, maybe he has let Kal know his real identity?"

"I don't know man, but imagine how fucking weird must be to fuck with the other dude with a cowl on, total turn off. maybe he fucks with full armor on? he seems like the crazy type."

and Bruce is so hurt bc it's just so disrespectful to him and someone he considered as his close friend is not even defending him.

"yeah I don't go there personally but Kal seems to be crazy too so, you know, a match. he's just too much sometimes but Kal seems to be into it, the whole sunshine and grumpy thing, Spooks is so weird sometimes, I don't know how but Big Blue really likes him" Barry says. Bruce is so so disappointed.

"yeah man, whatever. I just can't wrap my head around it, trading Lois for a freak like him is bonkers to me, but each to their own."

And Bruce just gets into the room, punctual as ever with a neutral expression, he just couldn't keep listening to it. Barry scrambles a little and pats his awkwardly on the back, the newcomer nodding to him before speeding to the nearest exist and Bruce goes to his chair pretending that his heart hurts and all of his insecurities are on full force telling his brain how he's not a great fit for Clark.

if u want you can keep going in any way you want! more angsty, or fluff, I know I will love it! I just need to make my sweet bat suffer a little hehehe so he can be smooched better later (⁠っ⁠˘⁠з⁠(⁠˘⁠⌣⁠˘⁠ ⁠)

- 💖 anon

Thank you, anon! You're so sweet! 💙🖤

Unknowingly to the newbie and Barry, Clark heard everything they said about his lovely wife.

Bruce of course didn't complain when he came home, but Clark could tell he was feeling down, so he made sure his Bat got lots of extra kisses before bed.

It didn't make Bruce feel okay, but he felt better.

A few days later, just before Valentine, when the League is having their monthly meeting, Clark's request to speek and of course he's allowed.

He stands up and looks at everyone, including the newbie.

"As you all know, Bruce and I are happily married," he starts with, and Bruce instantly goes red, because he's still a little new to being loved so openly.

"Yeah, we know, you remind us every time," Hal chuckles.

Clark's face becomes grim.

"Apparently not enough, because I've heard someone questioning it." He looks directly at Barry and a newbie, who both look away in shame. "So if you have any doubt about why I married the most brilliant, kind and selfless human being I've ever know. A wonderful father. A man who works his ass off both as Batman and Bruce Wayne to keep his city safe and make it better. Who despite all he went through still believes in people, that they could be better. Who loves me for who I am and gives me hope every day, and who would without hesitation give his life for all of you here... Well, I think it says a lot about you, and not my choice in men."

Turning around, Clark picked up blushing and softly crying Bruce into his arms, making him squeak in surprise.

"Now excuse us, I have a date planned for my amazing Bat," he informed everyone, and floated out of the room to spoil and pamper his precious wife.

[nigaki]

https://www.tumblr.com/gotham-blight/816655624207237120/there-needs-to-be-more-weird-kryptonian-biology?source=share

could we pretty please hage a bird mating habits vlark drabble 🥺🥺🥺

@gotham-blight

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Clark was acting... strange.

And it was concerning.

To Bruce, others were finding it funny.

It started with change of wardrobe.

Clark arrived to a Justice League meeting wearing a different suit.

It was white and gold and so sparkly it looked like he rolled around in a pile of diamond dust. Which probably wasn't that far-fetched because even his hair sparkled.

Hal cackled. "Looking good, Big Blue! Or Big Gold rather."

Clark blinked rapidly and looked down at himself, as if he just now realized what he was wearing.

"I felt like changing something about my look," he explained sheepishly.

It didn't stop there.

Every time Bruce saw Clark, he was wearing different suits in various colors.

Bright colors.

Neon green, flashy pink, blazing red.

Sometimes matched so badly it looked like Clark picked the colors randomly.

It hurt Bruce's fashion sense every time he saw his friend.

As if that wasn't weird enough, Clark started bringing him gifts.

Food to be exact.

"For you," he said, handing Bruce a half eaten muffin.

Bruce stared at it, then at proudly looking Clark.

"Thank you?" he replied, and Clark grinned.

With a happy chirp, he floated away, his bright orange cape matched with equally bright pink fabric of his suit, hurting Bruce's eyes.

Bruce ate the muffin, but only after checking if it was safe to do so.

In one week since the muffin, Bruce received other food. At least he assumed it was food, because apart from some nuts and cookies, Clark also brought him a snail and a spider.

Somehow the strangest thing happened in the meeting again.

Bruce arrived last, only to discover his chair was used as a coat hanger. Or that's what it looked like at first glance, because there were blankets stashed on it.

And Clark was the culprit, adjusting the arrangement even now, unaware or ignoring the rest of the team watching him in amusement.

"What are you doing with my chair?" Bruce asked.

"Making it comfy," Clark replied and patted the chair. "Come sit."

Bruce did so, hesitatingly, and was immediately handed food.

A strip of raw bacon.

Their teammates giggled and snickered among themselves, earning a glare from Bruce.

He had no idea what was going on with Clark, but he wasn't going to let them make fun of him for that.

Not that Clark was aware, sitting next to Bruce like a proud peacock, making a strange clicking sound in the back of his throat.

Bruce sighed and started the meeting, holding the piece of bacon the entire time and ignoring the amused looks their teammates been giving them.

[touchofhemlocktea]

This would be amazing for Absolute Superbat btw.

Kal trying to impress this giant potential mate...

[nigaki]

Especially because among birds, females are often biger than males. Peregrine falcons for example.

[occasionalauthoring]

Superbat wedding except they're both just in utter pieces the whole time.

The altar stands at the front, with dozens of rows of chairs stretching back from it, but no aisle. The aisle runs at the front, horizontally, so both of them walk.

The bridal song starts, and Clark steps into view, Ma and Pa on each elbow. At the other end of the path, Bruce steps forward, arm linked with Dick's.

Damian, a burgeoning romantic, as they found out during wedding planning, campaigned for a mic-ed up ceremony, so while they can't hear each other, all the guests hear the moment they see each other.

Bruce's soft "wow" that immediately ruins any concept of making it through the ceremony with a dry eye, quickly followed by Clark's "oh. He's beautiful."

It feels like eternity until they meet in the middle, and Clark hugs his parents tightly, Bruce nearly breaks Dick's ribs in a hug, then Dick is gone, clapping Clark on the shoulder, and Martha and Jonathan are offering a pinch to Bruce's cheek, a firm "you got this," then the two of them are alone at the altar.

Clark turns to face Bruce properly, and crumples. His entire face scrunches up, he bursts into tears, and Bruce's chin is wobbling, he's trying to keep his composure and failing miserably, then they're reaching for each other and ruining the silhouette of their suits with a tight hug.

Bruce's shuddering breaths come through on his mic, as does Clark's quiet groan, and Bruce pulls back to fuss at him, wiping Clark's cheeks, brushing out the wrinkles before they can set, and he laughs shakily, Clark's face cupped in his hands, and Clark tips their heads together.

Neither manage to compose themselves. The entire ceremony is spent with the two of them ugly crying, interspersed with their mics picking up the occasional soothing comment between the two of them, a promise to be together soon, an excited whisper that they're going to be husbands, a sincere, heart wrenching compliment that makes the microphones start to feel intrusive.

J'onn, ordained in as many galatical systems as he could qualify for, pronounces them married, and everyone expects them to crash together in a kiss, Tim is already lifting a hand to cover Damian's eyes, Kon doing the same for Jon, but Bruce just fists his hands in Clark's lapels and sinks forward to rest his head on his chest. "We're married," he whispers, and Clark laughs wetly, pulling Bruce into a hug.

Everyone waits, allowing them that moment, before Clark pulls back, Bruce lifts his head, and they finally kiss their new husband. Cheers fill the air, the whooping only gets louder when they rise a few inches off the floor, sinking back down to ground as they pull back to gaze into each other's eyes.

Clark pries Bruce's hand off his suit jacket, tangling their fingers together, dragging it up into the air in victory. Their family loses all dignity, cheering veering into hollering, and Bruce drags Clark in for another kiss, laughing.

They leave for a too-short half an hour alone while the reception gets set up, the only one following is their photographer, and they come to a stop at the bench under the gondola decorated with Martha Wayne's roses and Martha Kent's sunflowers.

"We're married," Bruce gasps, and Clark beams at him.

"We're married."

Their photographer sighs as both bow their heads and start crying again, but snaps shots of their wet, smiling faces anyway.

They turn up to their reception with red eyes, and it certainly isn't the last bout of tears that night.

Just superbat that love each other so much it completely overwhelms them.

[nigaki]

Shadowfriend Bruce is so adorable!

In this universe, does Alfred know that Bruce is a shadow? Is he keeping the business safe while he waits for Bruce to come back home from wherever he may be? Or is he panicking? Are news outlets all over the country posting about the missing Wayne heir? Is shadowfriend Bruce even as wealthy as typical Bruce--- does he have Alfred?

Anyways, I've been picturing their future. (Ohmygod I'm writing a fanfiction of a fanfiction.)

Clark knew Bruce couldn't be his monster forever; he was sad to see him go. But his life went on. He became a journalist. He became Superman--- a beacon of light (and hope), ironically.

But he didn't really ever forget the months he spent with his best friend.

He hoped the monster hunters hadn't gotten him. It scared him to think about.

- - -

Bruce Wayne never forgot the kindness he was shown in such a difficult time. But eventually, Alfred came knocking, snapping him out of the fantasy that he could have a friend, that he could be a normal boy.

Alfred taught him how to defend himself, how to hide so he wouldn't end up like his parents.

But he wasn't just satisfied with defending himself. He wanted to defend the world; though he would settle for Gotham. He wanted to make a safe space for all kids orphaned and alone like he was. (He wanted to be their Clark.)

So he used his shadows and his fighting skills, honed by experts in countries all around the world, to become Batman.

- - -

Clark felt like he was dying. Was he dying? He blindly reached across his abdomen, feeling for the source of the cut. He hissed as he pulled it out, flinging it as far as his weakened arms would allow and praying that the enemy wouldn't get wise.

He needed to regain his strength, and fast. Already, with the kryptonite gone, he could feel himself stitching back together, overpowering the kryptonite poisoning as he basked in the yellow sun rays.

But those rays were slowly fading. The healing was halted. What was happening? Was the sun disappearing?

"Superman," a deep, gravely voice growled, intimidating yet somewhat familiar.

"Who are you?" Clark asked in a broken tone.

"I'm Batman. I've come to help," he responded.

Clark sighed, a painful endeavor; "Could you move, then?"

"Oh," he said in a small voice, and Clark could feel it on the tip of his tongue. He knew this... Batman.

Sunlight flooded back into his body and he felt himself getting stronger. "That's better," he smiled. "Let's go kick some butt!"

Then, turning to Batman with newly focused eyes, he could see... See... The dark blob. Big now, grown up. This was his Bruce!

"Hn," the blob, Bruce, Batman, his childhood friend he'd always hoped was okay, granted, "Let's,"

- - -

Bruce rolled his pen against the table. The reporter was running late.

"Sorry, sorry!" The door nearly slammed open, bringing the reporter to view.

Cringing at the clumsiness, Bruce gave a dismissive wave. "It's fine," he gestured for him to take a seat. "I'm Bruce Wayne, it's nice to meet you,"

"Clark, er, Clark Kent. Reporter with the Daily Planet," he adjusted his glasses and held out his hand to shake.

Bruce smiled, a genuine thing. Clark was still clumsy, happy-go-lucky, and adorable.

"Well," Bruce said, "Let's get started.

(I dunno, basically Clark recognizes Bruce as Batman but not as Bruce Wayne, and the opposite for Bruce. He doesn't recognize Superman, but recognizes Clark. I unno, he's probably gonna figure it out sooner than Clark. And then Clark is gonna be left conflicted between the handsome billionaire and his childhood best friend. I don't know if you were picturing an adult shadowfriend AU, but this was my idea...)

Anon, this is so sweet!

I honestly didn't think that far in terms of this au, I'm just sure Bruce will become Batman eventually. I'll probably keep writing little drabbles like that 💖

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I just had this idea that Bruce dies thinking his children hate him and perished after their big fight. But, I'm not sure how I can start writing it. I don't know if I should pass this up as an Omega verse.

Anyways... Somehow, he finds himself turned back in time. But, instead of adopting all of them again.

He didn't.

He changed the course of their fate by calling Superman to save Richard and his parents. Hunting Sheila and getting the help she needs, thus preventing Jason from stealing his tires. Befriending Drake's and slowly steered their parenting skills (He didn't think he was a good parent either. Why would the kids hate him so much, if he did.) and swooping down to save them from their deaths. Letting Barbara and her father adopt Cassandra. And saving Duke's parents from Joker.

The only left was Damian. He infiltrates the LoA and takes him. He nearly gave him up but had a second thought and decided against it. He raised Damian as his only son.

But then, he found a mate (if this is an Omegaverse. This can be a Superbat as well. Dunno) have a child with the said mate and took this as a second chance to become a great parent.

But, the former Wayne kids someday opened their eyes and remembered their former life. Heartbroken, they saw how happy Bruce and Damian were with their new Family.

I don't know if I should let them reconcile? Or leave the angsty - angst.

Pps. I'm the one who wrote the hand movement and eye movement thingy. Thank you for being nice.

Anon baby you are breaking my heart why would I not be nice?

- i lowk want endgame brutalia but you said superbat, so

"He looks happy," Dick murmurs, closing his eyes and turning away. Jason puts a hand on his shoulder, leaning into the touch to take comfort from it himself. Catherine got shunted into rehab years ago, Willis got a job at Wayne Enterprises, and he grew up in a stable home. He doesn't have quite the same bulk as before, even if he took after Willis' large frame. Blue eyes water as he too turns away from the manor.

Tim plucks the binoculars from Dick's slack grip, and steps up next to Cass, peering through the gates to the manor.

Damian, only ten, and so much more a child than he was the first time around, howls with laughter between Bruce and Clark, standing on Bruce's shoulders to duel Clark as he walks upside down on the ceiling, their wooden swords coming together over and over. Smiles abound, and it makes a weight settle in the stomachs of their spectators.

Their spectators that three weeks ago, regained memories of the previous timeline, before Bruce was sent back, before it diverged, before their dad decided not to be their dad anymore.

"Why are we here?" Cass asks, turning her back on the manor. "He doesn't want us anymore."

Dick stands abruptly, and Haley's Circus' best aerialist clears the tall fence in one bound, and stalks off down the driveway.

None of them are vigilantes, in this life.

All of them find a way over that fence.

Dick pounds his fist on the door, and the laughter drifting out the open windows ceases. The lock clicks. The door creaks.

Clark Kent stands in the foyer of his home, and the smile drops from his face. In a flash, they're all back outside the gates, which he's easing closed behind them.

"Supes--"

"No, Timothy," Clark says. There is no familiarity in his voice. "Bruce tried so hard to keep you away from him in this life. Please. He-- He tried so hard to give you the lives you deserve, please don't tell me it failed."

"Three weeks ago," Jason explains tersely. "We got our memories from the last life. We're not sure why."

"CLARK!"

Clark flinches, and twitches in place. "Why are you here?"

"He's our father," Jason growls. Clark pinches his nose.

"But he's not. He made sure of that. And you guys-- you being here, he'll think he failed. He won't be able to cope with failing you all again."

"He didn't fail us the first time!" There is no love lost between this Dick Grayson, and this Superman. Uncle Supes is a ghost of a memory. "He is ours."

"He is my husband," Clark counters. "And he has spent his whole life devoted to you kids. Please don't make it in vain."

"CLARK!"

Closer.

Bruce is coming.

"PAPA!"

"Damian," Cass breathes.

Clark flinches again, but stays steadfast.

"Does he know about us?" Tim whispers, gazing towards the manor.

Clark nods. "Bruce... he couldn't keep you a secret. He didn't try. Damian has met you all, over time. He wanted to see what you were like."

"Please, Clark. He's our brother."

Clark wavers. "He never wanted this. He wanted...from afar. To be unknown."

"He's our father."

Clark strokes a hand over his face. "Not here! That was the whole point! You remember, right? So you remember cursing at him, and pushing him away, and telling him he wasn't your father! He listened, like you begged him to, and stopped. He did what you wanted, and now I am begging you." Clark swallows. "I am begging you kids. Please don't make him think that he failed you all over again."

"Clark!" Bruce yells again. More cautious, and Cass watches a glimpse of his silhouette through the trees, carefully advancing. "Honey?" A smaller figure stalks through the underbrush, approaching from the other side, and Dick can't take his eyes off it.

"Please."

This is their chance. If they race for the bend in the lane now, Bruce and Damian won't see them.

But...

Can they give this up?

Can they say goodbye to their old life for good?

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While hesitantly, they do decide to leave before bruce sees them. They dont want to but what choice do they have? They're still figuring out what this all means in the first place.

While they are greatful for the lives they have, the family that they had lost.. they miss bruce.

They miss his over protective antics.

They miss his overbearing love.

They miss him.

But things ended so horribly. The never ending fights, the silent treatments, the rage. Most of the kids cant even remember what the arguments were about, nothing that really mattered it seems.

Part of them are angry at bruce, what he took from them. He took their friends, their skills and dreams, he took what directions their lives were going away. He took himself away from them.

But he gave them what they thought they wanted more than anything. And now they have it.. the kids still miss him terribly.

In the weeks that followed, they all discussed more deeply about what they remember and what they feel. Trying to learn from past mistakes.

The kids all recall feeling like a peice of themselves were missing during their life, someone who they could always turn to. Who would protect them. Turns out they were right.

But at least they have each other again, being able to reconnect in this new life is fascinating. While their family's are beyond confused, they're all happy this rag tag team has developed.

But bruce..

He knows somethings up.

You see, while he may not be directly in their lives anymore, he keeps a close eye on them all. He loves them more than life, they are still his children.

So when he notices that they've all randomly started meeting up and getting closer.. he can only come to one conclusion.

They know.

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They know.

And they didn't come back to him.

[januariat]

i missed them!!

[brucedefender4eva]

Saw that one Twitter post

When Clark calls Bruce, he’s using all the pet names he has in his arsenal. Whenever it's time for Clark's daily Bruce call at work, everyone runs away so they're not subjected to his corny nicknames and die of embarrassment

Hi, pumpkin! Hi, darling! Hi, honey bunny! Hi marshmellow! Hi, my Prince Charming! And so on. Just the cheesiest, cringiest, most heartwarming pet names you can imagine. Clark's words are practically dripping with adoration

Bruce will answer the phone with a simple “Speak.” His face is completely blank and emotionless, while his voice is deadpan. He is unfazed by any and every pet name Clark doesn't say directly to his face.

Everyone tells Bruce he should be kinder, but he truly doesn’t see the point in beating around the bush with Clark. They just don't understand their relationship

If he’s answering the phone as Brucie, he’ll do a bunch of pleasantries to keep up a certain image, but with Clark, he doesn’t have to pretend, and he can be as blunt as he wants, and Clark still understands that all his words are filled with love

[nigaki]

Batclark is such a fun ship and I need to write it one day.

Not some identity porn, no no.

I need big bad Batman fall for this stubborn, very human reporter that always seems to be in the same places as him.

That gets himself in trouble constantly and Batman needs to save him every time.

But it's hard to stay mad at him for being reckless because he risks his life to expose the corruption and other crime. Doing the same thing as Batman, just with pen and paper.

He isn't afraid to get his hands dirty either. If someone needs help, he helps, no matter how dangerous it is.

And Batman can't help but admire the man's belief in people and better tomorrow despite seeing and reading about the most vile things a person can imagine.

Clark is one of the very few people that, just like Batman, believes that Gotham can become better. That there's still hope for this city.

And he's also one of the very few that isn't afraid to call out Batman's bullshit while staring him right in the eyes.

It's hard not to get close. To not invite Clark in and reveal more of himself to him.

The only reason Batman tries to scare him away still and get him to leave Gotham is so he doesn't become another of her victims.

Because Batman isn't sure he will be able to live with Clark getting hurt or killed in front of him.

And not because every death he couldn't prevent always sits heavily on his conscience.

I need this two to work together and butt heads.

I need Clark to peel Batman's armor, both literally and figuratively, and show him love and compassion Batman rarely experience.

I need Batman to cover this fragile human with his cape to protect him and asks him if he's okay after while cradling his face gently.

I need Clark to stop Batman's blood from escaping his body after Batman took a knife to the ribs for him.

I need them to kiss in the rain after near death experience, Clark's hands playing with the cowl, asking for permission and backing away when Batman denies it.

I need Batman's enemies noticing this one man in following him around, and kidnapping him to use him against the Bat.

And I need Batman to go absolutely crazy from that, showing just how much he actually cares about Clark.

[wayne-kententhusiast]

When they are both each other's favorite hero 🤌🏻😍🖤💙

[nigaki]

Simps. Both of them.

[crazy-catlady111]

Since I'm a sucker for nerd x other species.. :

Bruce is a total nerd and is a freak for Clark's alien anatomy/biology and culture, it's one of the things that gave him the hots for Clark.

Clark thought it was sweet of Bruce to learn Kryptonian and help him investigate his home planet, although he thought he only did it because they were friends. Well, until he found Bruce's file on him, basically studying him as if he were a test subject.

Now, would most (if not all) people find that creepy? Yes, but good thing Clark wasn't human because it just made him fall in love with Bruce even more.

[nigaki]

Beauty and the beast storyline but it's superbat where Superman is cursed to not be able to control his superpowers for a few hours a day and it scared everyone so he's a monster ( example: will crush tea cups at random, will burn trees with heat vision without meaning to)

Turns out the only way to get rid of the curse is for someone to spend 24h with him and trust him not to kill them(kryptonite doesn't work). Which is hard when he can accidentally freeze you to death.

Clark's parents would've worked, but Bruce didn't want to risk their lives. So he did it himself, locking himself in one room with Clark.

[lovesick-joey]

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