How about a reverse age superbat fic!! Where Clark and Bruce both get reverted to their 10 and 8 age respectively. And you've got a traumatized Bruce and an hyperactive Clark, who's so careful in keeping himself in control but he gets attached to the little boy beside him and is ready to do anything for him! And just like Clark and lil Bruce being in their own world and lil Clark protecting Bruce in the way his older self always wanted to but never got to do it because Bruce didn't need it!
Like awww
Hi there anon!
Man, I really love de-aging scenarios so so much. Especially when they happen to Bruce and Clark, it's just so so juicy to explore. Personally I really like the idea of them protecting each other, Clark from the perceived threats to Bruce’s wellbeing and Bruce from Clark's moments of insecurity and anguish over his developing powers. They have such unique experiences as children, and omg it would be so fun to write something like this.
Like imagine, just imagine a moment where Bruce has a nightmare of his parent's death. He's 8, he's so so tiny, smaller than he should be, and shivering in the vast space of the Master bedroom (his parents' bedroom that doesn't smell like them anymore-), tossing and turning. Alfred (A different Alfred, older, kinder somehow, too different to trust) told him to come wake him up if he needed anything, but he loathes that thought. So he's just curled up against the headboard, rocking and self soothing and suddenly the door cracks open and Clark is there, dragging his pillow and blanket behind him. He's rubbing his eyes blearily and Bruce can spy the start of tears in his eyes. Clark tells him he couldn't sleep coz everything was so loud in Gotham, the way Smallville never managed to be, and it's overwhelming him and he can't sleep alone. So Bruce shifts a bit and lets Clark climb into bed with him and for a while they just lay there staring at each other, staring at the tear tracks but not saying a word.
Then Clark reaches a hand out and curls it around Bruce’s wrist, pulling it to hold against his ear so they can lay where they are but he can hear and focus on Bruce’s heartbeat. The sound soothes Clark and the contact soothes Bruce, and in the morning when Alfred comes to wake them up he finds them cuddled together and peaceful <3
Damn. My wip list is screaming at me rn.
Anyways- thanks for the ask! :)
