Heroes of the Squared Circle: Rematch (71/74)

[mithen]

Title: Rematch
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Metallo, Tim Drake, Dick Grayson, Steph Brown
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG-13
Word Count 3900
Summary: The current champion gets injured in the middle of Superman and

Comments

Part 2!

[starsandsea]

Then Clark felt Bruce’s body against his, pinning him almost gently, cradling his head as the ref counted. The bell rang, and for a moment Batman stayed there above him, and Clark knew he was glaring at Metallo--as if, instead of defeating Superman, he were shielding him with his body.

Eeeee, I love this image!

Clark staggered to his feet, feeling like someone had punched him in the gut. He hadn’t really expected to win, but to be denied even the symbolic chance--it felt bad, like a door being slammed in his face. All the worse for finding out in public, in the ring like this. For a moment he struggled to hide it, and then he took a breath and gathered up all that anger and disappointment and let it pour out of him, let it lift his chin to glare at Lex, even as he swayed on his feet.

Batman was on the bottom rope, leaning out of the ring, glaring at Luthor. He jabbed a finger at ring. “You just had your championship match between the two greatest fighters in the DCW, Lex!” he yelled, and it was Bruce’s voice, raw with anger and pain.

Meeeep! Oh Clark, Clark! *pets him very gently* And Lex, you've really made a most terrible mistake there...

“A promo where you’re chained up and I interrogate you? I don’t think I could do that without laughing.” Clark shook his head at Bruce’s imploring look. “And no, it wouldn’t make it more acceptable if we revealed later it was all a dream sequence. You know perfectly well wrestling doesn’t work that way, Bruce. The audience doesn’t get to see wrestlers’ dreams.”

*giggles a lot*

“I’ll tell you my most precious, intimate dream, Clark, the most cherished vision in my heart.” Bruce paused, and Clark raised his eyebrows at him and waited. “You with that heavyweight championship belt around your waist.”

BRUCE.

“But he deserves it,” muttered a voice in the back, and Clark had seen Luthor’s bright eyes take note of it. Steph Brown wouldn’t be getting a shot at the women’s title anytime soon either, he suspected.

STEPH! *draws dozens of hearts around her*

“Oh, it’s happening,” said Bruce. “I’ll move heaven and earth to make it happen. You’ll see. It will all make sense. I’ll make it make sense.”

Bruce!

*dances* I'm so eager to see how everything is going to work out - but only a few more chapters left, noooo!

Re: Part 2!

[mithen]

Eeeee, I love this image!

Mmmm, I realized as I wrote it that in a way Bruce would be protecting Superman, and ahhh. I loved that image too.

Meeeep! Oh Clark, Clark! *pets him very gently* And Lex, you've really made a most terrible mistake there...

He has! It's all so weirdly complex, with this conflict in the back that spills out into the front too...

I'm really having a hard time with these chapters--just emotionally, because I want it to end and I don't and... *sighs* But it has to end to be complete, so on I go!