Title: Running the Gauntlet
Relationship: Clark/Bruce
Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Bane, Dick Grayson, Brainiac
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion (
click for notes and all chapters).
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG-13
Word Count 3500
Summary: Bruce prepares for the first of his two big matches against
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Diana against Bane? Inspired!
Nice speech by Milton about Clark's inspiration. :)
Well, Tim, you tried.
Naturally Bruce's downfall would come in Gotham and in Alfred's presence. *sighs*
Ha, Bane never taking his mask off outside his country and Bruce as Matches Malone was priceless! :)
Poor Clark! He needs to be a face like he needs air. Damn Luthor! But Dick's pronouncement was just perfect! :)
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Of course. Of course! *sighs with you*
And you caught Matches, yay! :) I was imagining their "incognito" looks and started laughing, because Bruce.
Clark will be a babyface soon! It may be a rough transition but he'll get there!
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Sometimes they just punched each other in the mouth.
MEN! *snort* Though I really like how they've come up with all these coded ways to remind each other how they feel.
*on edge of seat* WHAT HAPPENED?
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Ugh, I am SUCH a sucker for characters being worried but unable to express it for whatever reason, and the kayfabe/macho aspects of wrestling really give me a lot of opportunities for that! As well as all the faux-violent affection, lol...
I'm busily writing the next chapter, though it's a tough one! *crosses fingers*
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One thing I've noted with the IWC; with the exception of a few really determined trolls, it seems that life-threatening or potentially career-ending injuries *do* see the snark turned off immediately and people genuinely expressing sympathy. Heck, people even expressed sympathy for *Sid* for a couple of weeks after he broke his leg on WCW PPV...
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That's a really good point--unlike, well, non-pre-determined sports, where an injury might actually help your team, I think everyone knows at a certain level that your least favorite wrestler getting hurt isn't going to help anyone at all, so it strips the rivalry away pretty fast...
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And Bruce! Bruce... *pets him gently* Oh gosh, it's really painful to see, knowing what's going to happen... But I'm so glad it could, maybe, start Clark going back to being a good guy... But argh, Bruce! And everyone so worried about him and-! *wibbles again* And Alfred, oh-! *rushes around petting everyone*
I really can't wait to see what happens next, eeeek! *bites nails*
(Tiny comment due to busyness!)
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Gahhh, I really meant it to frame the match itself, but having it frame the setup seems even worse somehow! And Alfred being there just feels like the final straw somehow--he was finally going to meet Clark and NOOOO. *sniffles a lot*
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