Drabble: The Truth

[starsandsea]

Title: The Truth
Rating: PG
Pairing: Bruce/Clark
Word Count: 349
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: For the WFGE! For the prompt F6 - '"I'm so sorry, but I love you". Happy-ending please.' Unbetaed, so point and I shall correct. :)




"I'm so sorry, but I love you." The words echoed around his mind. He could hardly believe them. But they were true - Kal had been tied with the Golden Lasso, as he said them.

Batman had been working to free him from the other restraints, from the cell he was in; captured by Luthor. He had had to get so very close to Kal, was practically right on top of him, struggling to disarm the Kryptonite bomb that would explode if Superman moved, if any more weight was added...

He had been uncomfortably aware of how close he had had to get to Kal, feeling his breath, hot on his exposed chin and lips. Kal, who had started to move, leading him to snap at him, demanding him to keep still, he would die otherwise, why couldn't he keep still?

His answer had been a whisper, pained laughter running under it. "I'm so sorry, but I love you."

How he had managed to defuse the bomb, he did not know. How he had managed to join the fight with the others, managed to help take down Luthor, sit through the debriefing, all with Superman barely looking at him, keeping as far away from him as possible...

Batman took a deep breath. He slipped into Clark Kent's apartment, and waited in the shadows, feeling his heart beating in his ears, focusing on controlling it, so that Clark wouldn't know he was here.

The clock in the kitchen ticked, seconds, minutes, an hour going by before Superman appeared, pain on his face. Emotional pain.

Batman took a deep breath, then removed the cowl, his movement making Superman startle, then his eyes grow wide as he saw him, before he looked away.

"Bruce, I... I'm so sorry, I just..."

Bruce took another deep breath, then moved to stand in front of Kal. "You have nothing to apologize for. Nothing at all." And then he kissed him, feeling his heart pounding in his chest, felt Kal's arms go about him, and knew that nothing could be more true than this.

Comments

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

Awww!! Poor Clark, so unsure of himself that he has to apologize for telling Bruce the truth. But Bruce is so good in this, telling Clark it's okay. :)

*loves*

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*pets Bruce and Clark* Poor Clark was terribly unsure of himself, but Bruce made it better. :)

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

[lilacs-roses.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful and so well done.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*blushes* Aw, thank you! I'm really glad you liked it! :D

[northern-star.livejournal.com]

oooooh! I loved this so much! <3 It was gorgeous and wonderful and it put a big smile on my face. :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm really glad it could make you smile! *hugs*

Thank you for commenting! :)

[senmut]

Oh how sweet!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

[bradygirl_12]

Aww! Such a gamut of emotions! Bruce's shock, Clark's sorrow, then joy! Well-done, Star! :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

LOL, there was quite a lot of emotion in this, wasn't there? *pets Bruce and Clark*

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

[lorena-at-large.livejournal.com]

Yay! That's so cute! I loved this story. Thank you for posting it.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it!

Thank you so much for commenting! :)

[quiltdiva.livejournal.com]

Awww! Love this- sweet, wonderful, unstoppable love!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

Thank you for commenting!

[ladyblkrose.livejournal.com]

AAaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh Talk about waiting to exhale. This was sweet and simply wonderful. I loved how you left Clark with no option but to tell the truth then crafted Bruce with the option of accepting the truth. lovely.
Thank you for sharing this one.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*grins* I had a lot of fun with this, working out how the confession would work, and how Bruce and Clark would react to it.

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

[mithen.livejournal.com]

His answer had been a whisper, pained laughter running under it. "I'm so sorry, but I love you."

Awww, I really like how you made the prompt work here! And I love the last line, it's so perfect. *happy sigh*

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I had a lot of fun thinking of ways that the prompt line would work, what situation it would be said in. I'm rather fond of that last line myself, so I'm so glad you liked it too! :)

Thank you for commenting, Jen! :)

[sinisterf.livejournal.com]

Aww! Everyone has already said it, but I'd thought I'd add my voice (text?) anyways. This was very sweet and so moving. Thank you for sharing it!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I'm very grateful that you added your comment! Thank you. I'm so glad you liked this story. :)

[hitokaji.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEE---!!
This is my prompt!! It's my first time submitting a prompt and you completely made it wonderful! I love how you interpret the prompt. I know it's short and not easy to work with but you manage to put the line in the story so perfectly! :D

Thank you very much for choosing it,star! I love it! *beams and hugs you* :)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!! *dances* Oh, I'm so glad you liked this, Hito! It was your prompt, whoo! :D I had a lot of fun with this story, actually, working out how the line you gave could be used in the story, in what situation it would be said, and how Bruce and Clark would react to it. So thank you for submitting it! :D

*glomps you back* Thank you, Hito! :D

[ilovetobefree.livejournal.com]

He had had to get so very close to Kal, was practically right on top of him, struggling to disarm the Kryptonite bomb that would explode if Superman moved, if any more weight was added...
Oh my! That was so tense!

Kal, who had started to move, leading him to snap at him, demanding him to keep still, he would die otherwise, why couldn't he keep still?
He? Bruce was so close to Clark trying to disarm the bomb. They would both die! But Bruce’s concern was only for Clark. Bruce was so amazing there!

He slipped into Clark Kent's apartment, and waited in the shadows, feeling his heart beating in his ears, focusing on controlling it, so that Clark wouldn't know he was here.
Waiting in the shadows – that typical for Batman/Bruce and I liked how you used it there. And I liked the part with Bruce trying to control his heart beating that Clark wouldn’t hear it – that was wonderfully done!

The clock in the kitchen ticked, seconds, minutes, an hour going by before Superman appeared, pain on his face. Emotional pain.
Poor Clark.

"You have nothing to apologize for. Nothing at all." And then he kissed him, feeling his heart pounding in his chest, felt Kal's arms go about him, and knew that nothing could be more true than this.
AWWWWWW! That was such a sweet and lovely ending!

Happy-ending please.'
I’m glad I’m not the only one that prefers happy endings. :D

That was such an amazing story Star! I really enjoyed reading it. Thank you very much for sharing this!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

He? Bruce was so close to Clark trying to disarm the bomb. They would both die! But Bruce’s concern was only for Clark. Bruce was so amazing there!

You noticed that, did you? Yep, Bruce was only concerned about Clark there, not himself... *pets him*

Hee, I'm glad you liked Bruce lurking in the shadows, I had a lot of fun writing him being all sneaky! :P

I’m glad I’m not the only one that prefers happy endings. :D

Most definitely not! :D

Thank you for your lovely comment, Lis! I'm so happy you liked this! :D

[her-ririness-ii.livejournal.com]

Aww, short but sweet! Hooking up through a Luthor plot sure is effective....

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

LOL, I wonder how Luthor would react, knowing just how many times he's been responsible for Bruce and Clark getting together? :p

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

[tabru.livejournal.com]

Oh I love this! That Golden Lasso is always helpful in UST situations. Sometimes I think Diana loses her Lasso on purpose just so she can ensure that Bruce and Clark come clean with their feelings for each other XD

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

The Golden Lasso is very very useful indeed! :p

Sometimes I think Diana loses her Lasso on purpose just so she can ensure that Bruce and Clark come clean with their feelings for each other

LOL, you know, I wouldn't be surprised if she did... ;)

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

[xj-t.livejournal.com]

Gotta love a sweet ending like this <3
What makes this more interesting is...we as readers don't know how long Superman has had these feelings...and don't ever tell :P
It adds to the mixed feelings :D

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

What makes this more interesting is...we as readers don't know how long Superman has had these feelings...and don't ever tell :P

*grins* Yep, we don't know how long Clark has felt this way - he could have been just as surprised as Bruce! *pets them both*

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

[kojonoyuri.livejournal.com]

Wow! That was sexy, amazing, and beautiful! I love how Bruce was able to even focus after Clark's confession, the man has a mind like a steel trap.

Great job!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! I'm really glad you liked it!

LOL, Bruce is very focused indeed to be able to concentrate after something like that...

Thank you for commenting! :)

[zeejaybay.livejournal.com]

oh gah...This has me grinning all over like an idiot! I'm so happy Bruce set him straight here. Pun included. ;]

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm really glad it could make you smile! :)

Thank you for commenting. :)