Fic: A Certain Thought that Lingers - (5/20) (Clark/Bruce)

[tmelange]

Title: A Certain Thought that Lingers
Pairing: Superman/Batman
Rating: R
Verse: DCU/DCAU
Word Count: 13,439
Summary: The decision to use a telepathic link to allow the Justice League to communicate during battle backfires, creating a special bond between Superman and Batman. Batman finds the situation...unbearable.

Comments

[ladybugkay]

Stop harassing the team about this one incident and figure out a way to work with this new tool-the one you convinced us was so absolutely necessary.

And try to be civil for a change. You don’t have to like me to be courteous.”

So there. LOL Actually, it's really great to see Clark standing up for himself and refusing to accept how much of an ass Bruce has been, lately. Especially since even after it took this long for Bruce to admit he made a mistake, he's still being pissy about it. This is, to a large extent, his fault, and he needs to stop taking that out on Clark.

[tmelange]

I have a tendency to write Clark as being very tolerant or "restrained" -- mostly, because I don't think he could ever have afforded to be too quick to anger -- but I think everyone has a limit, and Batman tests those limits as a matter of course. It's nice to see Clark put him in his place a little. LOL

[saavikam77]

Ouch!

Give it up, Bruce, Clark is right.

But it's clear from Bruce's reaction that he's got a lot more to be worried about than whether or not the link works. Because it apparently *does*. And look.... he *cares* what happens to Clark! ^_~

[tmelange]

Bruce lives in the land of De Nile. How could anyone not care about *Clark*. LOL

Thanks for reading and commenting!