Pavement
100 words. Actual proper drabble!
Baraka/Batman; MK vs DC--Yes, They're Serious. *Flinch.*
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Fellow's rude. Urgently needs coming unwound and beaten down about seven pegs each in quick order; there’s one fastest, best way of tackling both. And there are other things moving behind the man’s eyes, behind the mask.
Baraka's seen it before, endlessly, in ranks and aisles, staring up at him like he can help. He’s memorized the set of grief on a man's face.
"Not fancy enough for you? Too bad."
"Come on." That's not a denial, however much they’d both like it to be.
He's good at the military game. He can lower himself to pull someone else up.
Baraka/Batman; MK vs DC--Yes, They're Serious. *Flinch.*
No content advisory.
Fellow's rude. Urgently needs coming unwound and beaten down about seven pegs each in quick order; there’s one fastest, best way of tackling both. And there are other things moving behind the man’s eyes, behind the mask.
Baraka's seen it before, endlessly, in ranks and aisles, staring up at him like he can help. He’s memorized the set of grief on a man's face.
"Not fancy enough for you? Too bad."
"Come on." That's not a denial, however much they’d both like it to be.
He's good at the military game. He can lower himself to pull someone else up.