Drabble: A Lazy Day

[starsandsea]

Title: A Lazy Day
Rating: PG
Characters: Diana, Bruce, Clark
Word Count: 370
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: Intended for dcu_freeforall's Spring Challenge, but... I'm not sure if it fits, LOL. Up to Saavi. :p Also, unbetaed, so point and I shall correct.



Diana smiled as a gentle breeze blew, breathing in all the new life on this Beltane Day. She looked at her companions, Clark lying on the grass, eyes closed, glasses cast aside amongst friends, a patch of sunlight illuminating his form. Bruce was lying on a cushioned swing, moving gently in the breeze, his eyes closed also. He looked exhausted, she thought, dark rings under his eyes, skin pale under the midnight blue blanket that had been placed over him by Clark. It was a measure of how terrible he was feeling that his only action had been to glare at Clark when he had done so.

Diana had never experienced a cold and she never wanted to, seeing what effect it had on Bruce. He had gone up against Mr. Freeze, and adding in his exhaustion, he had ended up utterly wiped out by the illness. And by the sound of his breathing, he was suffering. But he had allowed himself to be dragged outside, for her and Clark, and mostly out of a desire to not be in a spring-cleaning Alfred's way.

Diana smiled fondly at him, though he couldn't see it. Let others think he never let anyone to tell him what to do; one moment after meeting Alfred you knew who was really in charge.

Bruce sneezed abruptly, then groaned, pulling the blanket closer around himself. Clark's quiet "Bless you," only made him groan again. Diana looked at Clark, seeing a sliver of blue. She could see the worry in his eyes and knew it was reflected in her own. Every time Bruce got ill or was injured, they were reminded all over again that he wasn't superhuman, wasn't invulnerable like them. She wondered how Bruce felt, knowing that he would grow old while she and Clark stayed the same as they were now. But not the same, for the loss of Bruce would forever mark them both, Clark especially. They had been best friends for so long now, longer than many modern marriages lasted...

Well, there was no point thinking of it now. Not on this day. Diana returned her gaze to the colourful gardens of Wayne Manor, ablaze with colour and new life.

Comments

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

Aw, this was wonderful! I love the contradiction of the beautiful day and Bruce's illness and all that it signified. So bittersweet! And Clark laying the blanket over Bruce was so sweet and perfect. The love there is undeniable. :)

I'm sure this fits a prompt for the Spring Challenge. *scurries off to check* ^_^

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

Turns out it fits Special Prompt #4: May Day/Beltaine/First of May. ^_^ Huzzah!! :D

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yay! :D *dances* I'll go post it over there very soon!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

Clark laying the blanket over Bruce was so sweet and perfect. The love there is undeniable. :)

LOL, even when they're not lovers, my Clark still insists on taking care of Bruce. :p *pets him*

Thank you for commenting! :D

[meteor-seven.livejournal.com]

Aw so beautiful :)
Diana is probbly my favourite female character in the DCU (other than Catwoman).

She wondered how Bruce felt, knowing that he would grow old while she and Clark stayed the same as they were now. But not the same, for the loss of Bruce would forever mark them both, Clark especially.
I like this part, it touches in the heart...

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Diana is probbly my favourite female character in the DCU (other than Catwoman).

LOL, yeah, she's mine too. :)

*huggles Bruce and Clark and Diana*

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

[cavaleira.livejournal.com]

Aww, this was great. I love the quiet reflection of it all.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

Thank you for commenting! :D

[greeneyelove.livejournal.com]

So pretty and bittersweet.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*pets them*

Thank you for commenting! I'm glad you liked it. :)

[taro-twist.livejournal.com]

Ohh, what a bittersweet fic. *wibble* As Saavi said, the contrast between Bruce being sick and the gorgeous spring day is really striking.

Ahhh, the future is going to be so sad:

But not the same, for the loss of Bruce would forever mark them both, Clark especially.

*sniff* Although I loved this line:

They had been best friends for so long now, longer than many modern marriages lasted...

*squee* And I just loved the image of all of them lying in the sun--Diana watching the gardens, Clark with his glasses off, and Bruce beneath the blanket on the cushioned swing (yay cushioned swings! I think that was my favorite detail :D).

Great job!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

*huggles Clark and Diana* Yeah, the future is... not going to be happy for Diana and Clark. *huggles them more*

I just loved the image of all of them lying in the sun--Diana watching the gardens, Clark with his glasses off, and Bruce beneath the blanket on the cushioned swing (yay cushioned swings! I think that was my favorite detail :D).

*grins* I really like that image - the three of them just hanging out in the gardens :P And I have to say, a lot of my Trinity stories are especially inspired by your pics of them! :D

Thank you for your lovely comment, Christine! :D

[senmut]

Pretty pretty pretty

I love the last bit there so much.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

Thank you for commenting! :)

[genclay.livejournal.com]

Bueatiful peice. I'm not a Diana fan but the world seems to be conspiring to make me like her. And I always love to see Clark and Bruce through someone elses eyes.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I'm not a Diana fan but the world seems to be conspiring to make me like her.

LOL, I do have to admit that I wasn't much of a fan of her for a little while... *ducks tomatoes* But she's such a good person to use to see Clark and Bruce through a different set of eyes. She's my most vocal female muse now! :p

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

[bradygirl_12]

Glad that people are recognizing the wonder that is Diana! ;)

[jij.livejournal.com]

I love all the quiet friendship here. For some reason I love Clark's little "bless you" the most. :) It's a pretty little slice of life, very sweet.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

LOL, Clark's little 'bless you' was my favorite moment, I think! *pets Clark* He insisted that he say it. :p

*pets Clark and Bruce and Diana*

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

[arch-schatten.livejournal.com]

Awww, to have a cold in spring sucks so much! poor Bruce... I have to admit I doodles Clark and Diana and Bruce in the swing in a little pad because it looks.. so perfect in my mind! the doodle is horrible! lol, man. I wish I could draw because they look just perfect in my mind...

But he had allowed himself to be dragged outside, for her and Clark, and mostly out of a desire to not be in a spring-cleaning Alfred's way.

*grins* No one wants to get in the way of Alfred! And I love the idea of Diana and Clark dragging Bruce outside. I suppose in that state he's pretty much a rag doll. All he can do to protest is glare and groan a bit :P poor guy.. I really liked this slice of life moment. I love to see the Trinity together being friendly :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I have to admit I doodles Clark and Diana and Bruce in the swing in a little pad because it looks.. so perfect in my mind! the doodle is horrible! lol, man. I wish I could draw because they look just perfect in my mind...

*bounces* I want to seeeeeee!!!!!! I want to seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *whines and gives puppy dog eyes* Please? It can't be any worse than any attempt of mine would be...

*grins* No one wants to get in the way of Alfred! And I love the idea of Diana and Clark dragging Bruce outside. I suppose in that state he's pretty much a rag doll. All he can do to protest is glare and groan a bit :P poor guy.. I really liked this slice of life moment. I love to see the Trinity together being friendly :)

LOL, Alfred rules all! I almost dread to think of him spring cleaning! :P *pets Bruce* Yep, he was pretty much just a rag doll. Clark and Diana could do whatever they wanted to him! ;) Besides, they can see through all his glares and grumbles. :p I'm really glad you liked it, Mina! Bruce and Clark and Diana have all been nattering at me for almost 2 weeks now, wanting me to write Trinity stories, LOL. They're even making me think about taking up a new challenge table, which I totally should not do...

*glomps* I need a Trinity icon! *runs off to try and find one*

[stinglikeabee.livejournal.com]

This was a lovely look at the trinity and it absolutely hits true. I wish there were more of this in canon, where the three aren't always meeting up to discuss work or to bitch about other heroes.

The reminder of Bruce's mortality is another bittersweet dimension. Thank you.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I wish there were more of this in canon, where the three aren't always meeting up to discuss work or to bitch about other heroes.

So do I! I hope that there will be some scenes like that in the upcoming Trinity comics, but... I'm not holding my breath, lol.

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

[pervyficgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, Diana was really very lovely here. I loved how you nailed her personality.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

LOL, Diana had been me nattering at me to write something like this for a little while...

Thank you for commmenting! :)

[bradygirl_12]

Lovely, sweetie!

From the spring day to Bruce's cold and the quiet of the whole scene, to the melancholy underneath it all, this was a winner! :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

*pets them*

Thank you for commenting! :D