#clarksteve

[darthbloodorange]

Clark and Steve take a walk along a quiet beach.

For the: ✦ Happy Steve Bingo prompt “Ice Cream”

Word count: N/a - Art Title: Ice Cream on the Beach Rating: Gen Universe: Marvel Cinematic Universe/DC Pairings: Clark Kent/Steve Rogers Characters: Steve Rogers, Clark Kent Warnings: None Major Tags: Dating, Ice Cream, Day At The Beach ~ Summery: Clark and Steve take a walk along a quiet beach.

[jewishclarkkent]

A headache works its way to Steve's temples as he listens to Hill speak, pounding against his skull. Beside him, Tony is uncharacteristically quiet; considering his extensive experience with the media, Steve expected he'd be the first to shoot the idea down, and vocally at that.

Steve steels his jaw and crosses his arms over his chest. "Absolutely not."

"Captain Rogers," Maria sighs, pinching the bridge of her nose. It's the same expression she gets whenever her frustration with Steve mounts to unprecedented levels. "Public perception of superheroes is at an all-time low. If we don't start doing something to change it, you're going to be spending a hell of a lot more time explaining yourself in front of government committees, and Superman won’t be the only one facing trial."

"I'm not giving some leech of a reporter access to my team."

"I'm talking about sending in a journalist, Steve, not a paparazzi," says Maria. Her lips have thinned in that way that suggests her patience is quickly dwindling.

"Is there a difference? You expect me to let some reporter hang around where they'll only get in the way, set my team on edge--"

"I want them to profile the Avengers so the public has a better understanding of the purpose of this team and its members," she corrects. "It's only a few days. They'll tag along, shadow you, see what the daily life of an Avenger entails." She slides a piece of paper in their direction. "We've narrowed it down to a few reputable reporters who should be objective. You can take your pick."

Steve leans forward to glance at the document, but the names on the list mean little to him. "The only name I recognize is Lane."

"No offence, Cap, but even you're not ready to take on Lois Lane," Tony says. It's the first time he's spoken in this meeting. "She's fair, but relentless. She'd eat us alive." He picks up the list to scan for himself. "Pick Kent."

Brows raised, Steve turns to look at his friend. "You think this is a good idea?"

Tony sighs, rubbing a hand over his face. "I think it's necessary," he says. "Look, Steve, I'm not exactly thrilled about this either. But I know how these things work and this could be in our best interest. We need to gain the public's trust before this gets out of hand."

Steve's shoulders drop, resigning himself to the situation. If Tony thinks this is what the team needs, Steve trusts it to be the case.

"It's settled, then," Maria announces, pushing her chair back to get up. She's clearly as eager to end this meeting as they are. "PR will contact the Daily Planet. Expect Clark Kent on your doorstep next week."

*

On Monday morning, Steve goes out for an extra long run, tagging on an additional ten miles to his usual route. By the time he makes it back to the tower, his legs are pleasantly sore, muscles vibrating from the strain.

He walks in through the private entrance, surprised to find another figure waiting for the residential elevator.

"Can I help you?" Steve asks as he approaches, and the man turns to face him. He's about Steve's height, his brown overcoat reaching down to his knees. The thick-rimmed glasses he's wearing accentuate a chiseled jaw and dimpled chin. His dark hair is neatly styled, not a single strand out of place.

"Captain Rogers," he says, offering his hand. Steve's mouth goes dry at the sound of his smooth baritone. His lips curl into a friendly smile, flashing a rail of white teeth. "I'm Clark Kent. It's an honour to meet you."

[jewishclarkkent]

supercap au where they meet in the dog park and krypto plays matchmaker 

[jewishclarkkent]

imagine at a press conference, someone said something funny and witty, and captain america laughs with his entire body while his hand is on his chest... and the camera also captures superman's Heart Eyes @ captain america

!!!!!!!!!!!

clark is biting the corner of his lip to keep himself in check, to stop from tumbling right after steve into a bout of uncontrollable laughter. the affection is evident in the corner of his eyes, however, and there’s no hiding the admiration and love in his expression. clark always did wear his heart on his sleeve, after all, and this time is no different.

the morning the picture circulates around the web, natasha sends it to steve. “do something about it,” is all her text says.

steve stares at the phone in his hands in disbelief, studying the contours of clark’s face, the curve of his mouth and the glimmer in his impossibly blue eyes. he grabs his bike helmet and keys and heads to metropolis. 

[jewishclarkkent]

Okay but just like... Imagine Clark and Steve getting yelled at because they were sending each other "I love you" texts in the middle of press conferences since they were too busy to say it this morning

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

imagine that they had a fight the previous night and were called in by their respective teams in the morning, so didn’t have the opportunity to reconcile. on top of that, steve is set to leave on a mission in a couple of hours and clark won’t have the chance to see him beforehand because the justice league’s initiation ceremony is taking forever because, fuck, they have a lot of new members. frantic texting commences to try and convey all the things they didn’t get to say to each other this morning and won’t get to say for the next week.

the following day, there are pictures of captain america smiling at his crotch at the latest avengers press conference, the phone in his hand only just visible. similar pictures of superman looking down at his phone with a dopey grin emerge. entire websites are dedicated to solving the mystery of “where does superman keep his phone??” because, boy, that suit is tight and holds no secrets.

[jewishclarkkent]

okay, so i just went through the supercap tag (glad i'm not the only one who would love a crossover) but like, imagine supes and cap are on some sort of mission and dick gets involved idk maybe he's doing something for bruce or babs and he's all "hey blue" and gives him a hug and is generally acting like cark's kid/friend and not his ally then is like "omg captain america" and clark is like "same" and steve is very confused

oh, my gosh. this ask makes me so happy because what a lovely image. 

imagine clark and dick just turning into complete fanboys, watching steve take down the bad guys with beautiful efficiency. when steve pulls a particularly impressive maneuver, dick comments that “the only other person i know who’s capable of performing that move is batman,” and clark just nods his assent. 

meanwhile, steve just looks back at them after incapacitating five guys by himself like, “are you guys here for backup or what?”

(and of course, i’m all about them marvel/dc crossovers tbh. like, i don’t understand why there aren’t any more official ones like the ones they released in the 90s. those were so fun for everybody and surely there’s a ton of money to be made?)

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ravenisthegem replied to your post “after a particularly hectic workday at the planet, clark returns to...”

ELLE I AM SCREAMING

chrisdoritoevans replied to your post “after a particularly hectic workday at the planet, clark returns to...”

ELLE I'M EMOTIONAL

steve is completely wiped after returning from his mission. the only reason he even musters enough energy to take a shower is so he can use clark’s shampoo, reminding him of the way it smells in clark’s thick curls. by the time he’s done, he nearly trips over himself in his exhaustion. still, he walks towards clark’s dresser, pulling out a pair of his boxers and sliding them over his legs. clark has left his closet door open, and steve’s heart leaps when he spots the familiar spot of red, detached from the rest of clark’s uniform. when he wraps the cape around his shoulders, the smell is so distinctively clark. he collapses on the bed, burying his face in clark’s pillow, and it’s almost like having clark wrapped around him.

[jewishclarkkent]

after a particularly hectic workday at the planet, clark returns to his apartment to find steve asleep on his bed, freshly showered, wrapped up in clark’s cape like a blanket. they’ve barely seen each other in the past month, their responsibilities keeping them occupied, and steve had just returned from a week-long mission. clark can’t help but smile at the sight, bending down to press a kiss on the top of steve’s head.

not even fifteen minutes later, clark is called in to respond to a crisis downtown. he changes into his uniform, glancing down at the man bundled up in his cape.

when he shows up to the scene, the fighting momentarily stops as all members of the JLA and the villain-of-the-day stare at superman, looking strangely naked without his cape. kal blushes, then aims his heat vision at the weapon in the villain’s hands.

after all, he’s rather eager to return home to join steve under his cape.