I’m going to preface this post with a content warning for discussions of sex and sexual fandom interpretations of beloved characters.
I don’t understand why, in the context of Superbat, Clark is always on top. The fandom at large rarely seems to write/interpret him bottoming. The super cheeks are off limits. Superman is strictly pitching in most Superbat fan works that I see.
I get it from the danger standpoint. Because involuntary clenching of muscles, potentially making Bruce a eunuch and/or killing him, etc. It’s an offshoot of the whole “invulnerability to the point of un-fuck-ability” concept. That takes a fan interpretation of Superbat from humorous and a little smutty to oh-dear-god-this-is-violent.
Problem is, we have a very convenient, often discussed work-around—red lights. Red lights, my dudes (gender neutral)! It’s right there and it’s not like Bruce is a Broke Boy who can’t afford several million red light bulbs. It’s not like Bruce is lacking the intelligence or imagination to create a perfectly functional, failure-proof mechanism to keep his sex life with Clark safe and healthy for both of them.
To be clear—I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with Clark always being on top in fan works focused on or tangentially related to Superbat. I do wonder, however, why the overwhelming majority of those works let Bruce get put through the mattress and not everyone’s favorite Kryptonian. Alternatively, if there is a sea of writing out there where Bruce is putting it down and the backs of Clark’s ankles are getting clipped by the ceiling fan, why are they not as visible? Am I just not looking hard enough? Clark Kent has to be getting his back blown out in someone’s interpretation, right?
