Jen, I re-read all your stories tonight. Needless to say my head is spinning and I love them and I wanted to comment again on them because after reading February again, Bruce's rationalizations of why he can't be with Clark and how he fears everything will go wrong only are making me fear the angst your bringing. You are AMAZING, my friend!
I also watched RENT the other day, and I think the 'Season's of Love' song fits your story in an epilogue-ish kind of way.
First, relevant lyrics of 'Seasons Of Love' that I had playing while reading
jen_in_japan's Absolute Power AU.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?
In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights
In cups of coffee
In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.
In five hundred twenty-five thousand
Six hundred minutes
How do you measure
A year in the life?
How about love?
How about love?
So, yes. I'm a hopeless romantic. Sue me.
Here are the quotes for
cmer from Jen's stories! I'll do more on other's stories later!
"You’re mine, now.”
"What, you’re not mine now?”
“’Now?’ Oh, Bruce.” Clark’s voice was infinitely warm and affectionate, like sunlight and open sky all around him. “I’ve always been yours.”
-Grass, Wind and Clouds
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“Go ahead and say it, you know you want to. Tell me that I have to remember I’m not a hero anymore.”
“Never.”
-January:Hero
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“Flannel, flannel, why is it always flannel with you. Stupid cuddly boy scout pajamas...mmmm.”
-A locked door and Open Window
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"You, my friend, are not entirely stable yourself."
"You know, I have been told that."
-June: Now or Never
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"Bruce. You couldn't get me to leave now if you tried."
-June: Now or Never
I had to refrain myself from quoting whole stories. Is it weird that they are all dialog? I just love their voices in the arc.
Also, from the RENT movie too, there has to be a Tango Wayne like there's a Tango Maureen. It's cracking me up thinking of Harvey and Clark singing it.
HARVEY
Gotta look on the bright side
With all of your might
CLARK
I'd fall for (him) still anyhow
BOTH
When you're dancing (his) dance
You don't stand a chance
(His) grip of romance makes you fall
HARVEY
So you think, might as well...
CLARK
...dance a tango to hell
BOTH
"At least I'll have tangoed at all"
The Tango (Wayne)
Gotta dance 'til your diva is through
You pretend to believe (him) 'cause in the end - you can't leave (him)
But the end it will come
Still you have to play dumb
'Til you're glum and you bum
And turn blue
HARVEY
Why do we love when (he)'s mean?
CLARK
And (he) can be so obscene
My (Wayne!)
BOTH
The Tango (Wayne)!
Yeah. It's 2 a.m. and my brain is fried and you all know I love musicals. Is it my fault that after a whole day of fandom I entwine everything with Batman? I don't think so!