Drabble: I'm Not The One

[starsandsea]

Title: I'm Not The One
Rating: PG
Pairing: Bruce/Clark
Word Count: 163
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: The fifth fic in the Shuffle I series. For the worlds_finest Shuffle I Challenge - prompt 'I'm Not The One'. Unbetaed, so point and I shall correct.



Clark is apologizing. Only no, it's not Clark. Bruce narrows his eyes at him. It's Kal who's apologizing. Apologizing on behalf on Clark, perhaps? He's saying things that Bruce - that Batman - has said hundreds of times before, can quote it all back at him. Kal's stolen his lines and he feels a detached pride at it.

The rest of him... Damn himself for getting used to feeling, he wouldn't feel so empty, now. Now that Kal is talking about how two team-mates shouldn't get involved, the risks and dangers of it. How he's sorry, he really is, but he can't deal with it. With how fragile and easily broken he is, and Bruce does feel himself bristle at that, when Clark and Kal and Superman know damn well that he-

"I'm sorry, Bruce." Kal's eyes are emotionless as they look at him. "I'm not the one for you."

Comments

[bradygirl_12]

You are the master of emotion, m'dear! :)

Nice twist. Usually it's Bruce giving Clark the brush-off but this time it's Clark (or Kal) and now Bruce knows how it feels. Poor baby.

*pets Bruce*

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*pets Bruce too* No matter how many times he said it, he never expected to have anyone, and most espeically Clark, say the same things to him. *pets him again*

Thank you for commenting, Brady! :)

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

*wibble* ~O_O~

I'd give Clark a good backhanding for that if it wouldn't break my hand. Gah!

This packed quite a punch, hon. Bravo!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I wanted to hit Clark too. Silly boy!

Thank you for commenting! :)

[mithen.livejournal.com]

Oooh, the Kal/Clark split here is kind of frightening but very believable too.

Kal's stolen his lines and he feels a detached pride at it.

Wow, that is a damn heartbreaking line, I love it.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Oooh, the Kal/Clark split here is kind of frightening but very believable too.

I had fun playing with that! I don't think Clark could go through with it, so he had Kal say everything, instead.

That line you picked out was my favorite in this story, I think!

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

[hitokaji.livejournal.com]

That's so sad. :(
But it's beautiful, as always, my dear.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you, Hito.

Thank you for commenting, too! And Happy Birthday! :D

[ilovetobefree.livejournal.com]

It's Kal who's apologizing.
Not Clark. Kal - nice twist. :)

He's saying things that Bruce - that Batman - has said hundreds of times before, can quote it all back at him. Kal's stolen his lines and he feels a detached pride at it.
Wow, that was perfect!

"I'm sorry, Bruce." Kal's eyes are emotionless as they look at him. "I'm not the one for you."
Oh! *sigh* But I think Bruce understands better now how Clark could feel when Bruce was saying those lines.

Poor Bruce! But you described his thoughts excellently. Well done! Thank you so much for sharing this. :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

But I think Bruce understands better now how Clark could feel when Bruce was saying those lines.

He does, now, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt him any less - and if he actually said them to Clark, or just someone else, before. *pets Bruce*

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