Comments | mithen: FIC: Autumn Skies

mithen

FIC: Autumn Skies

Jan 30, 2009 15:02

Title: Autumn Skies
Characters/Pairings: Clark, Bruce, Alfred
Rating: G (preslash if you squint but really gen)
Summary: Bruce is on his way to dedicate a statue of a true Gotham hero--Harvey Dent.
Word count: 1350
Continuity: Superman Returns/The Dark Knight crossover, set six months after the events of TDK.

( Five years since Superman disappeared. )

ch: bruce wayne, ch: clark kent, ch: alfred pennyworth

Comments 67

schnuffichen January 30 2009, 06:24:38 UTC

Mmmmmmm!
:content sigh:

Yeah, both of them should never be alone again!

I really loved this little thing, full of beautifully painted images - and I love Bruce being uncomfortable speaking in front of crowds, it shows that he's just a human after all and vulnerable, especially without all the kevlar around him.

Soooo good! :D

mithen January 30 2009, 09:44:05 UTC

Bruce without kevlar--especially in movieverse--seems very uneasy indeed. :) I find that very charming somehow. And he's so alone at the end of TDK, I can't resist mitigating it just a little bit. :)

hitokaji January 30 2009, 07:08:10 UTC

Sooo beautiful! :D Nice imageries as always.
Bruce looks quite sad in the begining but I really like the ending. I know he will be fine.
Well-done! I love it. :)

mithen January 30 2009, 09:51:30 UTC

That's part of my problem writing post-TDK fics, is I want to stay true to Bruce's sadness, but GOD, how I want to relieve it just a little bit. I don't want to make it all sunshine and rainbows, but a little glimpse of sunny sky was very satisfying to write. :)

I'm glad you liked it!

hitokaji January 30 2009, 12:26:51 UTC

I know. If someone asks me what I don't like in TDK, I would say the fact that the movie is getting darker and darker as it goes on and that the tension is still there even the movie itself is already ended. I even felt uneasy when I watched it for the first time.
But I like the idea of the glimpse of sunny blue sky for Bruce here. :) Any plan for a sequel? *giggles*

mithen January 30 2009, 12:52:04 UTC

A sequel seems a logical idea, but I have to admit my mind balks on how to get them much further than this! If Clark is there to help out a lot it really shifts the end of TDK a lot...but I'll definitely be pondering it...

genclay January 30 2009, 09:40:44 UTC

Lovely!

I don't need to sqint to see the preslash... Maybe thats me.

*takes off her glasses*

Maybe these have slash tinted lenses :P

mithen January 30 2009, 09:53:04 UTC

*grin* I thought it was slash when I wrote it, but when I went back I realized it works pretty well as sheer friendship fic as well.

Keep those glasses, I love the effects they have on your writing! :D

genclay January 30 2009, 09:58:52 UTC

oh, I forgot to to say. Yay for the fedora! That hat should be in more fic. It's sexy!

mithen January 30 2009, 11:29:26 UTC

Chris Reeve's fedoras make me ridiculously happy, so I can't resist (although Brandon in a fedora is more of a mental challenge to me, lol). Yummy, yummy hats. I need hats to become fashionable again...

skund January 30 2009, 11:46:50 UTC

Beautiful. Simply beautiful. I love the subtly and the quiet pace. I'd never though of what Gordon would think of Harvey at the end of TDK, I really like your take on it.

mithen January 30 2009, 12:48:52 UTC

Poor Jim, having to say good things about a man who tried to kill his son. It must rip him up sometimes. I imagine Bruce so nearby and unable to reach out to him... *sigh* Thanks for reading and commenting, this was an oddly quiet little piece and fun to write...

saavikam77 January 30 2009, 14:20:53 UTC

Awwwwwww.... I just want to give Bruce a huge hug. He's just so broken. I'm glad Clark was there to give him that little glimmer of hope at the end. :)

mithen January 31 2009, 03:41:09 UTC

I love the idea of Clark being there for Bruce, although managing it without breaking the tone of the movie is harder. :) Which is why it's so short! Glad you liked it... *hugs*