Drabble: A Conversation of Silence

[starsandsea]

Title: A Conversation of Silence
Rating: PG
Characters: Cass, Bruce
Word Count: 391
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: For greeneyelove! Happy Birthday! Unbetaed, so point and I shall correct.



Cass woke up the same moment the hand touched her door. She kept her eyes closed and her breathing deep. The door hardly made a whisper as it opened, then almost silent footsteps approached her bed.

She kept her eyes shut, feigning sleep. The intruder stopped next to her bed, and just watched her for a moment, before he - and it was definitely a he - very carefully reached down and brought the blankets up to her shoulders, tucking her in. He looked at her again, before his hand moved, and brushed strands of hair away from her face.

Cass opened her eyes and looked up at Bruce. He didn't seem surprised that she had woken. He looked... tired. Worried. Confused. In pain. She could easily recognize each silent sign. It was late - early morning - but still dark. He must have been working on a case. One that had got to him. She knew that when that happened, he did this, checking in on them all, watching them sleep for several moments.

All this she could see in less than a second. He started to smile softly at her, a tender smile, but she could see the pain, the guilt, beneath it. She looked at him. He didn't say anything, she knew that he knew there was no point. Not with her.

Cass sat up and hugged him. After a moment of surprise he hugged her back. After several heartbeats, the limit of hugging for them both, they pulled apart. She looked at him solemnly. He looked away, casting his eyes around her room, before they settled back on her again. She touched his arm, seeing his doubt, his depression, and reached up to kiss him on the cheek.

He looked surprised again, but then he smiled, a small smile, but one full of love, of thanks. She smiled back.

Bruce touched her hair again, tucking some loose strands behind her ear. She lay back down and he pulled the blankets about her once more, before leaving her room as silently as he had entered.

Cass smiled in the darkness, knowing that he was going onto Tim's room next, then Jason's and Dick's. He would have gone to see Alfred first. He would be alright. They all make sure of it in the morning.

She fell asleep again.

Comments

[fictionalknight.livejournal.com]

awwwwwwww! *hugs Bruce* I love this, so much can be said, and with absolutely no word at all. :) Excellent work on this - it's very touching, and the emotion comes through really well. :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*huggles Bruce*

Yay! I'm so pleased the emotions came through! :)

I'm so glad you liked this! Thank you for commenting! And your icon was just perfect, once again, lol.

[bradygirl_12]

Really well done, Star! :)

Bruce and Cass understand each other well. Two people of few words! :)

Nice image of Bruce checking in on his family. :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*hearts Bruce and Cass*

I love the image of Bruce going around and checking in on all of the family, and tucking them in if they need it! :p

I'm really glad you liked this, Brady! Thank you for commenting! :)

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

Awwww, this was so sweet! I love how much they can communicate without ever uttering a word. Just perfect. :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm really glad you liked it! :D

*pets Bruce and Cass*

Thank you for commenting! :)

[senmut]

That's gorgeous work, dear! That's the Cass I know and love!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*hearts Cass* This was my first time writing her, so I was a little nervous about if I had got her right or not. So I'm really glad you liked her! :D

Thank you for commenting! :)

[greeneyelove.livejournal.com]

I love it.

Thank you!

That's Cass and Bruce as they should be - they don't need words to understand one another.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yay! *dances* I'm so glad you liked it! :D

That's Cass and Bruce as they should be - they don't need words to understand one another.

Exactly! Something that DC all too often forgets. :(

Thank you for commenting! I hope you had a good day! :)

[mithen.livejournal.com]

I love how Cass assesses him as an intruder first, automatically. That's very Cass! And the way she reads his nonverbals is just perfect. I adore the image of her kissing him on the cheek...

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yay! I was a little nervous about this, since I haven't written Cass before, so I'm really glad I got her right! :)

I adore the image of her kissing him on the cheek...

I think that was my favorite part, so I'm so glad you liked it too! :)

*glomps* Thank you for commenting, I'm really glad you liked it! :D

[arch-schatten.livejournal.com]

Awww! this was so adorableeee!! I love their silent understanding -among the batclan, it makes the most sense for these two to be so in synch. I love how you describe Cass getting so much information in a second. I love your Bruce here, he's.. fatherly X) I love daddy!Bruce!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm so glad you liked it, Mina! :D *glomps*

The BatClan must all have a lot of training in reading body language, but yeah, Bruce and Cass must know it especially, and be able to read other so well. :)

*hearts daddy!Bruce* He was in a bit of a strange mood when I wrote this, and he wanted to make sure everyone was okay. *pets him* So cute! :p

Thank you for commenting, Mina! *glomps again*

[pervyficgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, this was a gorgeous look at two people who should definitely be in touch with one another. Excellent.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm very glad you liked it! :D

*pets Bruce and Cass*

Thank you for commenting! :)

[isilweth.livejournal.com]

Eee! Oh, lonely Bruce. Is it wrong that I found this really creepy? Not that I haven't checked on my family before bed, but I don't know... just cause it's Bruce? *checks my head for weird Batman fetishes*

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*pets Bruce*

I suppose it could be seen as creepy! I was aiming more for 'Bruce has been working on a case alone that really got to him and he just wanted to make sure everyone was okay' thing, but, I can see why it could be seen as creepy!

Anyway, I'm glad you liked(?) it. Thank you for commenting! :)

[isilweth.livejournal.com]

Eep! I'm sorry not to be clear - I LIKED it. :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you did! I'm just never very sure when someone comments and says that they found a fic creepy or scary or whatever, if they liked it or not. :)

[emmykins.livejournal.com]

Awww... this totally should be how canon is!

Especially liked the hugging - I too have my hug limits!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm really glad you liked it! :D

LOL, I too have very definite hugging limits.

Thank you for commenting! :)

[yanyann.livejournal.com]

*hugs Bruce*
*hugs the others for being there for him*

Great story. So love the way those two interact.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*hugs Bruce too*

I wish there was more Bruce and Cass interaction! They work so well together, after all. :)

Thank you for commenting! I'm really glad you liked it! :D