Stranger in a Strange Land: Advice (5/8)

[mithen]

Title: Stranger in a Strange Land:  Advice
Pairing/Characters:  Clark/Bruce, Dick, Tim, Barbara, Alfred
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Continuity: Justice League Unlimited
Summary:  Kal asks Bruce for advice about costumes and human flirtation customs. 
Word Count:  3600
Notes:  For a prompt on the

Comments

[queen0fcups]

Bruce...you dense, dense man. When he's talking about the anguish of desire, how on earth can you not tell that he's speaking from experience!?

I continue to love this fic. Alfred, the kids, all of it. *giggles endlessly at Kal using the word 'boinking'*

And this, by the way, was gorgeous. "You were magnificent," Kal breathed. "I couldn't just stand here and watch you! The way you fight--it's like epic poetry, like the purest science, it's--"

[mithen]

When he's talking about the anguish of desire, how on earth can you not tell that he's speaking from experience!?

What? He sounds totally like a person who's simply repeating what he's read other people say about wanting someone, yes. *nods a lot* Purely academically. :) In the defense of the World's Greatest Detective, I would say in this case that he sounds angry and Bruce is rattled by and worried about that enough that he isn't catching the implications of why he's so angry...

*giggles endlessly at Kal using the word 'boinking'*

OMG, Superman in any form using naughty language--even and maybe especially silly-naughty--just is endlessly amusing to me. Imagining him poring over a thesaurus with intense concentration... :D

Ahhhh, I admit I loved the idea of Kal using science metaphors for beautiful things! Thank you!

(Also, where is your icon from, it is cracking me up! I have no memory of a JLU episode with orange soda...)

[queen0fcups]

LOL. I'm pretty sure it's shopped. But it's a reference to a show from Nickelodeon called Kenan and Kel (a sitcom, itself a spin-off of All That which was a sketch comedy show). The character Kel was known for getting swept up into Kenan's crazy schemes, his slight derp, and his love of orange soda (with which you could bribe him to do pretty much anything). The words on the icon were his catch-phrase (but with 'Kel' and not 'Kal-El'). Watched it all the time as a kid. When I saw the image it made my life forever and I HAD TO HAVE IT as an icon.

Not just a science metaphor too, but the epic poetry line...a cultural metaphor! The society that invented Nightwing and Flamebird must have a high standard for beauty.

...I let Bruce's obliviousness pass here because Kal is alien-raised here. If it were Bruce and Clark and that rant hadn't been a dead give-away, I would have to hit Bruce with a clue-hammer.

[zolac_no_miko]

I'll just be over here, quietly adoring your hilarious icon. <3

[niftywithan]

Ahhh, what luck that I stumbled upon your newest chapter right before bed! :D

Oh, boys. I really love Kal's enthusiasm when he goes out on patrol with Bruce, and how he's completely unable to stay out of the fight. And his bafflement with flirting is all too relatable, really. *pats him*

Also Bruce's silent answer to Kal's question of how to know when people want to have sex with him is utter brilliance and made me giggle.

Poor Kal... I love his passionate description of Krypton, and WHOOPS, are those some hints at an unwilling desire for Bruce, there, Kal? I see you trying to talk over your feelings.

Wonderful as usual, mithen! Looking forward to the next installment! ♥

[mithen]

*grin* I actually totally meant for Kal not to get involved in fighting, but of course he protested vehemently. *shakes her head at him*

Bruce's exasperated mental response kind of cracked me up to think of! "Kal, are they looking at you? Then assume they find you attractive!"

Poor Kal... I love his passionate description of Krypton, and WHOOPS, are those some hints at an unwilling desire for Bruce, there, Kal? I see you trying to talk over your feelings.

I do feel badly for him...all alone and missing Krypton but at the same time there's so much more freedom, it's just...what to do with it? It's kind of staggering to imagine starting up a romantic life for the first time at that age, in a totally new world... Luckily he's not the type to wait for Bruce to make the first move in this case (or he'd probably be waiting forever!)

[sevencorvus]

"g" Great to see another chapter of this. "snickers" Your Bruce really does tend towards oblivious. I look forward to the next part.

[mithen]

It's true--Bruce tends to accept the basic idea that no one could possibly be interested in someone as single-minded and prickly as himself and go from there. *grin* I just finished the next chapter (it got long!) and am hoping to get it betaed soon!

[cat_13145]

Kal, hurry up and see that Bruce is good for you, Bruce resist as long as possible so that we get more fic.

[mithen]

LOL! Bruce's cluelessness can only go so far, I think! :) Eventually it's going to have to dawn on (or collide with) his dense skull...

[northernwalker]

Aww, Bruce really did need yelled at there. YKINMK, dude, but also it's his homeworld we're talking about. Be polite. *hands Kal pie*

"How can I tell when someone wishes to have sex with me?"

They're breathing.

*sporfle* Of course, that applies to you too, Bruce.

[mithen]

Aww, Bruce really did need yelled at there. YKINMK, dude, but also it's his homeworld we're talking about. Be polite.

Yeah, he really wasn't thinking about much more than how not-fun that would be at that moment, lol. Silly Bruce... *whaps him a little*

And yes, as long as Bruce is breathing he's going to think Kal is sexy! :)