There are a lot of Clark and batkids (especially Dick) fics but not a lot of Bruce and Jon fics. I genuinely think they would have such cute interactions in pretty much any Bruce/Clark setting: in a relationship, in denial, complicated, pining, yearning, in love, platonic in love, platonic best friends, platonic messy, just messy, work colleagues, you name it.
So I was thinking of these situations.. prompts.. things. Might turn them into WIPs eventually... Or not. If anyone wants to have a go at them or expand on them, be my guest. More cake for everyone.
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Jon was flying over Gotham on his way to the Kent farm when something happened to gradually cause his powers to fade and he tumbles into a dumpster. Lois is on an assignment over several days in another city and Clark is on an off planet mission. The phone his parents gave him is cracked and his powers are gone. But at least he knows someone. Well, his dad knows someone. So he makes his way towards the tallest building in Gotham, whose sign he can see - Wayne Tower.
He gets there after about an hour and asks the lady at the reception if he could see Bruce Wayne. If he is there. The receptionist gives his dirty clothes a look but also notices the blue eyes and black hair so she calls.
Bruce (surprised af) comes down immediately and takes Jon to his office. He realizes the kid has scraped knees and elbows and no powers. He patches him up while Jon is a bit shy but opens up really fast. This is the first time he's spoken so much to Bruce. Bruce calls Clark and Lois on coms to let them know about Jon and asks if they are ok with him taking him to the cave for some investigations because there is no way he can use the fortress (he is not close enough to Clark by that point) and the watchtower does not have the tech, especially the experimental one that was not yet deployed (he had started working on kryptonian friendly medical instruments and machines ever since Jon was born because he considered kryptonite was not an option for a small kid. Clark and Lois agree and Bruce sends a plane for Lois.
Back at the cave, Bruce examines Jon but distracts him from everything by talking to him. They still talk as Lois gets there and watches the two talk about stars, dinosaurs, pigeons and other random things that caught Jon's interest.
Jon and Lois stay at the mansion for a few days, while Bruce figures out what is wrong with Jon and he gradually gets his powers back. Jon soon bumps Bruce up there among his favorite grown-ups after his family and Kon. this is also the time Jon starts to grow really close to Dami.
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Jon finds out Bruce likes facts. That he likes to know things so whenever they meet, Jon will trot to him and tell him random obscure facts he found out. "Hey, Bruce! Did you know snails have teeth?" "Bruce! Did you know oranges used to be green?"
He will begin looking up things specifically to be able to tell Bruce when he will see him next.
It's like little presents and he smiles widely because Bruce will raise his eyebrows and smile and ask for details.
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One day Jon and Dami are running around the manor while playing and Jon accidentally knocks over and breaks a vase. He feels bad and despite the fact that Bruce told them it was fine and what mattered was that they were not hurt, he can't let it go. He knows he can't afford to buy a new one (Bruce carefully does not tell him it was an antique) but maybe he can still make amends. And he heard that personalized and signed works are valuable.
At school, during a crafts assignment, he makes a vase. It was one of those where they make it, paint it and all of them are gathered and sent to a workshop to be fired before they are given back to the kids. It's a bit janky, it's uneven but it is blue and black and has a blob on it which Jon swears is a bat. Bruce loves it and has it displayed on the pedestal where the old vase was.
The batkids get a bit jealous and competitive. The pedestal is replaced with a glass door cabinet full of handmade ceramics that surround the vase. They are not even joke ones because one of the kids made one as a joke and felt bad seeing it next to the rest.
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Jon will ask Bruce for help with his math homework.
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Jon knows Bruce can cook because sometimes, when he comes to the manor for a sleepover with Dami, and Bruce is there on one of his rare days off or resting after an injury, he will make pizza or other snacks and cookies for them. Jon also preens because he knows the only ones to have tasted Bruce's cooking are the batkids so it feels like he's part of a big secret. Even Clark and other JL members sometimes unknowingly tasted Bruce's cooking but they thought it was Alfred's.
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TBC... Eventually