Drabble: Laughter

[starsandsea]

Title: Laughter
Rating: PG
Characters: Clark, Diana, Bruce
Word Count: 290
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: For my Trinity table at dcu_freeforall. Prompt of Laughter. Betaed by the amazing mithen!



Kal's laugh was almost a chuckle, an amused, alien sound, more aimed at humanity in general, how young they were, like children, than at whatever was humorous. Superman's laugh was polite, never too long or short, the perfect laugh for that situation. Clark's laugh was self-conscious, much less often heard than Kal's or Superman's, and only around people who he really cared about.

Diana's laugh was soft, almost like Kal's, at the youngness of humanity, or sad at how much they still had to learn, how much they had lost. The Princess' laugh was like Superman's; polite, yet truer, secure in the knowledge that her sisters would understand why she was laughing, what had amused her. Wonder Woman's laugh was a combination of them all, yet when she went to battle, her laugh became fierce and full of joy, mocking the foes who thought they could best her.

Batman didn't laugh, of course; when he did it was mocking, making people - criminals and innocents alike - shiver in fear and run, which would only make him laugh more. Brucie's laugh was often heard, high pitched, almost giggles, over whatever had captured his fickle attention, or when he was drunk, the alcohol making everything humorous. Bruce's laugh was the least heard of them all, often only snorts or a quirking of his lips; only a handful of people could truly make him laugh.

But when they came together, Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman, or Kal-El, Diana and Bruce, or Clark Kent, The Princess and Brucie, their laughs all became true, no masks, no need to measure them, control them, safe in the knowledge that they would each understand.

Comments

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

Awww... I love this little detail about them all, how it sets them apart, and is different for their varied personas. And I love how they can simply let go with one another. :) Just perfect.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

*hearts Clark, Diana and Bruce*

Thank you for commenting! :D

[bradygirl_12]

This is so lovely, Star!

I love the way you detail the different laughs of all three (especially love Diana's battle laugh) and how all three feel comfortable with each other.

BTW, you read Diana perfectly in her battle attitude.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

I was thinking of all of your descriptions of Diana in your fics when I wrote her part, and especially her battle laugh. :)

Thank you for commenting Brady! *hugs*

[bradygirl_12]

*beams*

I love being a character reference. ;)

[senmut]

Intriguing look at the differences in each of them.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

Thank you for commenting! :D

[hitokaji.livejournal.com]

I love how you describe Batman's laugh/smirk here. Can see the picture very clearly. XD
Thank you for sharing this!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I had a lot of fun thinking of the different ways everyone would laugh! :)

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

[mithen.livejournal.com]

Imagining Brucie giggling just makes me giggle too. :D

I really love the divisions and differences in their styles of laughter and how they all come together! *happy smile*

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Imagining Brucie giggling just makes me giggle too. :D

Hee! Same here. :D

Yay! I'm so glad you liked it! Thank you for commenting! :D *glomps*

[fictionalknight.livejournal.com]

Lovely! :D I really like how you can show the differences between each persona, within every character - and the differences between the characters, too. It's very true to how I understand them, as well. :)

Great work!!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

It was really fun thinking of all the different ways they would each laugh, and how it would vary depending on who they were being at that moment. :)

I'm so glad you liked this! Thank you for commenting! :D

[pervyficgirl.livejournal.com]

Such a great look into their life. You did a great job picking one thing that they are so different in to show their differences and likenesses.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I had a lot of fun thinking of all the ways they could be different, but similar. :)

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

[arch-schatten.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is lovely! I love how you defined each of their personality sides by exploring how they laugh and why they laugh. It's such a human, intimate response, that we are used to taking for granted, but it really reveal a lot about character and circumstance, and you explored that beautifully. I really, really loved this one, Star! It's one of my favorite drabbles of yours!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you, Mina! I'm so glad you liked it! I struggled a bit with this one - it's not in my usual writing style so I was very unsure about it - so I'm so happy you liked it! :D

I did have a lot of fun thinking about all the different ways they could laugh, how they used them as masks - I think Brucie giggling was my favorite one, hee! :p

Thank you for commenting! *glomps*

[yanyann.livejournal.com]

Love it how you described their different personas/split-personalities (... wait, I just realized that both Bruce and Clark have 3 split-personalities).

Great work.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I kinda think of Clark having 4, actually! Superman, Kal-El, Metropolis!Clark and Smallville!Clark - Smallville!Clark is who is around people who really know him, like his parents and Bruce. ;)

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