A Week of Rain (Chapter 3)

[mithen]

A Week of Rain by mithen
Chapters: 3/?
Fandom: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne
Additional Tags: Amnesia, Resurrection, Romance, Secret Identity, Guilt
Summary:Clark Kent seeks out Bruce Wayne when he is resurrected, but he

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Part 2!

[starsandsea]

“My son gave everything to protect this world. He gave his life and I buried his body in the ground! And what has this world ever given him back? Nothing but hatred and pain--aside from his few friends,” she added hastily. “Aside from you, for example.”

Bruce felt his breath stutter and stop for a moment. Somehow there had never seemed like a good time to mention that he had spent much of the last hours of Clark Kent’s life trying to do what Doomsday had succeeded at. Lois and Diana had held their tongues as well--he wondered how much of his distress had shown to the two women, what conclusions they had drawn. And now Martha Kent was including him among her son’s friends, when he had been anything, anything but.

Accomplice to his murder, his mind whispered bleakly. If he hadn’t inhaled lungfuls of Kryptonite gas… if he hadn’t been weakened…

“Please,” Martha whispered. “Is it so much to hope for, that he have a few days free of those terrible responsibilities, Bruce? Free from the memory of the people who died despite his efforts?” She looked out across the lake again. “That he have a few days of peace and quiet in the rain?”

Oh, Martha! Martha! *hugs her* And Bruce, oh... *pets him very carefully*

“If I were to give you any advice, sir,” said Alfred abruptly, “It would be to consider this a chance to learn about Bruce Wayne anew--as if you did not know him at all. I would advise you to consider that a gift.”

“You think he’s worth getting to know,” Clark said with certainty.

Alfred nodded.

“Then I will.”

Alfred!!

“--no way are you letting Mrs. Lopez’s peach jam beat yours,” Clark finished for her. “Mrs. Lopez beat her out for the blue ribbon last year and she’s been plotting ever since,” Clark explained to Bruce, who just shook his head and laughed.

Martha had hugged Bruce with sudden fierceness and whispered “Thank you” against his shirt, then embraced Clark and kissed his forehead. “Be well. Be at peace for a little while,” she murmured, and then went out into the rain with Alfred.

Martha! *hearts her*

Bruce looked away out the window. “I wasn’t that important.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. I remembered you before my own mother, my own childhood home. Obviously you’re important.”

Eeeee!

“I’m sure you got it during the disaster. When you were trying to save people.”

“I don’t remember that at all, still,” Clark said. “I hope… I hope I managed to save someone.”

Bruce reached out and touched the scar, almost as if he couldn’t help himself. “You did,” he murmured as his cold fingers traced the line across Clark’s cheek. Then he pulled his hand back. “I’m sorry.”

Oh, and that was-!

“I remember this,” Clark whispered, and Bruce’s breath stopped. “I remember you--I remember us--”

Clark grabbed his shoulders and Bruce braced himself for the blow, but there was no time.

No time to brace himself at all before Clark kissed him with all the desperation of a clap of thunder.

*FLAILS* Oh, wow! Oh... Oh, I absolutely can't wait to see what happens next, wow!

Re: Part 2!

[mithen]

Oh, Martha! Martha! *hugs her* And Bruce, oh... *pets him very carefully*

It's not a view I actually like, BUT it's really helpful for my story that Martha is so fiercely in favor of Clark having time to be happy and heal for himself, that he owes the world nothing.

Ending with a kiss! Classic cliffhanger, muahaha!