Comments | jij: The Earth Like a Jewel, Glittering, Falling...

jij

The Earth Like a Jewel, Glittering, Falling...

Jul 02, 2006 11:39

Pairing: Clark/Bruce
Rating: R
Disclaimer: The boys belong to DC and to each other, but not to me.
Notes: The next in a series expanding the "Absolute Power" story arc from Jeph Loeb's run in Superman/Batman. ( Other stories here).
Summary: As the new rulers of the globe celebrate their first Christmas after their takeover, the question is raised ( Read more... )

superman/batman, fic

Comments 30

tmelange July 2 2006, 03:43:16 UTC

>>"You know I'd never let you forget the way things ought to be."

Oh, how bittersweet! How could Bruce in the regular continuity ever resist Clark? Not only did he promise to be the faithful one, his memories harken back to a time when he felt their love was fated. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Bruce should know this.. :sigh:

And they make such adorable 16 year-olds!

Bruce chiming in on a Xmas carol is almost a scary thought. ;)

>>"Don't be sad, you know I can't bear to see you sad."

Aww.

The passion between the two of them was just so delicious. I could really see Clark pressed to the glass with the universe in his eyes and Bruce at the center, like an angel...

It was so sad that the world broke -- what do they say: things fall apart, and tend to shatter? What a foreshadowing...

Friggin' fantastic continuation, Jen, as usual. It should be some sort of crime to do what you do so quickly. Kudos.

jij July 2 2006, 07:25:32 UTC

Bruce chiming in on a Xmas carol is almost a scary thought. ;)

Yes, but at least it's a relatively grim carol! :) DaMo actually suggested I change that to him just saying it as he walked in, and maybe I should have, but he was in such a good mood about the Watchtower and his present and he felt like singing. :)

tmelange July 2 2006, 11:38:12 UTC

I don't think you would have to change it. This is a different Bruce with a different personality. He doesn't have the same grim motivators in play. He's actually content and in love. Chiming in on the carol just brings that point home.

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jij July 2 2006, 07:28:55 UTC

It is, isn't it? Poor Clark. On the plus side, I console myself that this universe's Clark's secret heart's desire is very close to the actual canon. :)

Pssssst! Anything you'd like for your birthday? ;)

cmer July 2 2006, 04:55:40 UTC

Awww! *sniffles* Good ol' Brucie being sweet and loving for his Clarky... ahh, I love this and I can't wait for the next one, Jen!

batfan_sarah July 2 2006, 05:50:14 UTC

Awwww.

They love each other So *Much*.

*huggles them*

And you had the Black Mercy. Rock on.

*nod of approval*

jij July 2 2006, 07:27:19 UTC

I spent a lot of time looking at that close-up of yours of Bruce with him looking off to the right for this one! Glad you liked the results. :)

batfan_sarah July 2 2006, 09:42:34 UTC

Awww, I'm flattered.

I'm so pleased you use my work for inspiration! *glee*

That's what's so great about fandom - it's a symbiotic relationship. You write things that make me draw, and I draw stuff that makes people write! Yays!

arch_schatten July 2 2006, 06:44:10 UTC

Clark felt his breath catch in his throat at the sight of his lover's face, spangled and studded with stars, hovering over the Earth like a rapturous angel

Glad to see you could rework that one to not be a sad story of one sided love! (sort of!) It was a very pretty image, just.. sigh. I think the Watchtower has the windows just for star reflected smut. Bruce thinks of everything.

"You need a lab, son," said Lightning Lord, "and a central location for your work and surveillance."The Belfry! weee! I loved it the first time you wrote about it, I just love to see it happening. Also, all of Bruce's excitement over the Watchtower, is gorgeous! It feeds my tinker!Bruce obsession ( ... )

jij July 2 2006, 07:34:41 UTC

It was a very pretty image, just.. sigh.
Re-reading it I think the angel wings from "On Borrowed Wings" sneaked in there too!

Bruce and Clark singing carols is sweet and scary at the same time. And Clark's gift, lol, and Bruce's assumption that it was photoshoped... i's so in character it blows my mind away. I love it.
Bruce should have known better, but to be fair, Clark's powers have only just started to manifest completely.

Also, I agree with Sarah. The Black Mercy rules all. (Also, I'm thinking the Black Mercy is a slash plot generator...)
It worked with tmelange as well for inspiration, didn't it? What's not to love about a canonical item that shows you your heart's desire, especially around people so good at blocking their knowledge of their heart's desire out?

I have a scary suspicion, and I almost wrote it in, that if the Black Mercy had hit AU Bruce it would have had no effect at all. :o

arch_schatten July 2 2006, 08:35:09 UTC

I have a scary suspicion, and I almost wrote it in, that if the Black Mercy had hit AU Bruce it would have had no effect at all. :o

How scary is that?? I tried to come up with anything, and nope, my Bruce in this setting can't think of anything his heart desires either. That doesn't speak well of his psychosis. Lol, and now every time I think of Bruce being all wired up, I remember his near hysterical breakdown in Clark's bunker beds. That's going to stay with me forever...

jij July 2 2006, 10:13:46 UTC

I went to write it in--I thought it would be pretty cool to have Batman just rip off the flower and be like, "Huh, it didn't affect me at all"--but then I got really sad at the idea that this world was perfect for Bruce. :(

I'm, um, pleased that Bruce's near-breakdown will stay with you! I prefer all the really gorgeous images in your stories that stay with me, though. :)