Heroes of the Squared Circle: Champion (74/74)
Title: Champion (74/74)
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Joker, Tim Drake, Guy Gardner, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG-13
Word Count 2700
Summary: One year later, the state of the DCW.
( Superman struggled to his knees, looking up at his tormentor, and Joker slapped him across the face twice, hard. )
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Joker, Tim Drake, Guy Gardner, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG-13
Word Count 2700
Summary: One year later, the state of the DCW.
( Superman struggled to his knees, looking up at his tormentor, and Joker slapped him across the face twice, hard. )
-Wayne promoting his indie darlings instead of supporting the tried and true wrestlers who have proven their worth.
Heh, I love the irony of this on the second read!
Red Hood peeled off his mask to reveal Jason Todd’s grinning, sardonic face. “Here I am, slumming it up with the pretend fighters again,” he said, taking a gulp of water.
Yay, Jason! I'm so glad he was able to make a come back... :)
“Not when it’s done right. And I always do it right.” Jason punched Tim on the shoulder. “As you knew when you agreed to take it, and it went fine. Looked like a million bucks. So quit whining.”
Tim rolled his eyes. “Whatever.”
Jason leaned against the wall, looking at all the people in costumes coming and going, listening to the chatter. “It’s good to be back. I missed this,” he said in a low voice after a while.
Tim didn’t look up from his phone, but he smiled. “It missed you too,” he said.
Awwww! *pets them both*
“You know,” Clark said after a moment. “We never found out who it was that was leaking information to Perry White’s dirt sheet. Isn’t that a shame?”
Eeeeeheehee! Jimmy! :D
“Because if you get too reliable, it won’t be me having this chat with you. It’ll be Bruce. Got it?”
Jimmy swallowed hard. “Got it.”
Hee! *hearts Jimmy*
“But I’m also living, breathing proof,” Dick was going on, “That the DCW isn’t the only game in town!” A few of the young wrestlers cast nervous glances at Clark and Bruce, but Dick just winked at the two of them. “It’s a new era, and if things don’t work out for you here, don’t assume that you’re some kind of failure. There’s always opportunities for talented people. It’s time to follow your dream, wherever it may go.”
Dick! *hearts him*
Alfred was plying hungry wrestlers with homemade protein bars.
Alfred!!!! I love that image SO MUCH.
Clark chewed on his lip for a moment. “Look, I’m not going to tell you I understand, Simon, because I’ve never had to worry about stuff like that. Being cast as a hayseed because I’m from Kansas isn’t the same thing at all.”
“Damn straight,” muttered Simon.
“But we want more people from more backgrounds in the DCW, and I think you’re more valuable--not just to the company, but to the world--as a character closer to your true self. We want you to have a character, not a gimmick. Especially, to borrow Guy’s words, a stupid-ass gimmick like that.”
Simon shook his head, but for the first time there was something like hope in his eyes. Hearing it from one of the bosses might have made the difference. Clark hoped it would.
CLARK!!!! *hearts him SO MUCH*
Bruce chuckled. “I would have told him that we’re hoping to break into the Middle Eastern market and he’s more valuable to us unmasked.”
Hee! *pets Bruce*
Jaime Reyes, Karen Beecher, Celine Patterson, Kenan Kong--and more that Clark hadn’t learned the names to yet. The promise of the future. The value of the past. All of it here.
“Look at our legacy,” Bruce said. “Not bad for a couple of scrappy indie wrestlers.”
“Not bad at all,” Clark said.
*flails* Also, Jamie, eeeeee!!!
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Ahhhhhhhh. *clings back*
Yay, Jason! I'm so glad he was able to make a come back... :)
He had to! He just had to. He missed it, too, though he might try to deny it.
Alfred!!!! I love that image SO MUCH.
He makes the best post-workout energy shakes, too! Basically Alfred is some kind of gym mom, and that cracks me up so much.
Bruce being mercenary about the world markets but also understanding that diversity is good for its own sake was really fun to write.
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