Fic: Tale as old as Time (6/6)
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starsandseaTitle: Tale as old as Time (6/6)
Rating: PG
Pairing/Characters: Bruce/Clark, Alfred, Dick
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: For![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bradygirl_12's birthday. Previous parts can be found Here. Unbetaed, so point and I shall correct.
Bruce opened his eyes slowly. There were bright stars above his head. He blinked at them.
"Bruce?" Dick's voice. He looked away from the stars to see his son standing by his side, face alight with joy. Bruce raised his arm to touch him, then stopped and stared at it. His arm... it was human. He sat up and stared at himself. It was... it was gone! All the fur, the wings... they were gone, replaced with his old skin. The curse had been broken! Bruce took a gasping breath, laughing in disbelief. Dick hugged him tightly. Bruce wrapped his arms about him, and hugged his son for the first time in years. Dick was laughing too. Alfred was standing behind him, a delighted smile upon his face. Bruce slowly pulled away from Dick's embrace to see Clark, several paces away, staring at him in shock and confusion.
"Clark." Bruce held a hand out to him, the man who had saved his life, when he had finally given up, when he knew the last petal would fall today.
"B-Bat?"
Bruce slowly stood up, keeping the dark mass of material that Alfred must have placed over his naked body close. "Yes. Or at least I was. But you..." He broke off in wonder. "You broke the curse," he whispered, awed. He moved closer to Clark, who still looked confused. Bruce reached out and caressed his face with his fingers, staring into Clark's amazing eyes.
"B-Bruce?" Clark barely breathed.
Bruce nodded, face alight in wonder still. "Yes. Yes, that's my name."
Clark gently reached out and touched his face, his hair. Bruce closed his eyes and whimpered softly. Clark's hand was shaking. Bruce couldn't resist. It had been so long since he had been touched. He pressed his lips to Clark's gently, feeling him slowly start to respond. He broke away lingeringly, opening his eyes to stare at him in amazement.
"You freed me."
"Bruce..." Clark shook his head. "You're a prince."
Bruce nodded slowly. But... he didn't think he had much of a kingdom left. If at all. From what Clark had told him, Gotham was a name from the past, not the present.
"The tales are true?" Clark whispered in disbelief.
"I don't know. I don't know what tales there are. But I know that I love you."
Clark stared at him. "Bat. Bruce..." Clark leaned in to kiss him this time. They broke apart to laughter. Dick was dancing at their sides. Bruce laughed with him, his arms about Clark, seeing the castle returned to it's former glory. Clark joined their laughter, kissing his forehead, staring at him in amazement. Alfred was smiling on the sidelines. Bruce looked from his son to his lover, grinning. He softly kissed Clark again. He was free at last!
Rating: PG
Pairing/Characters: Bruce/Clark, Alfred, Dick
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: For
bradygirl_12's birthday. Previous parts can be found Here. Unbetaed, so point and I shall correct. Bruce opened his eyes slowly. There were bright stars above his head. He blinked at them.
"Bruce?" Dick's voice. He looked away from the stars to see his son standing by his side, face alight with joy. Bruce raised his arm to touch him, then stopped and stared at it. His arm... it was human. He sat up and stared at himself. It was... it was gone! All the fur, the wings... they were gone, replaced with his old skin. The curse had been broken! Bruce took a gasping breath, laughing in disbelief. Dick hugged him tightly. Bruce wrapped his arms about him, and hugged his son for the first time in years. Dick was laughing too. Alfred was standing behind him, a delighted smile upon his face. Bruce slowly pulled away from Dick's embrace to see Clark, several paces away, staring at him in shock and confusion.
"Clark." Bruce held a hand out to him, the man who had saved his life, when he had finally given up, when he knew the last petal would fall today.
"B-Bat?"
Bruce slowly stood up, keeping the dark mass of material that Alfred must have placed over his naked body close. "Yes. Or at least I was. But you..." He broke off in wonder. "You broke the curse," he whispered, awed. He moved closer to Clark, who still looked confused. Bruce reached out and caressed his face with his fingers, staring into Clark's amazing eyes.
"B-Bruce?" Clark barely breathed.
Bruce nodded, face alight in wonder still. "Yes. Yes, that's my name."
Clark gently reached out and touched his face, his hair. Bruce closed his eyes and whimpered softly. Clark's hand was shaking. Bruce couldn't resist. It had been so long since he had been touched. He pressed his lips to Clark's gently, feeling him slowly start to respond. He broke away lingeringly, opening his eyes to stare at him in amazement.
"You freed me."
"Bruce..." Clark shook his head. "You're a prince."
Bruce nodded slowly. But... he didn't think he had much of a kingdom left. If at all. From what Clark had told him, Gotham was a name from the past, not the present.
"The tales are true?" Clark whispered in disbelief.
"I don't know. I don't know what tales there are. But I know that I love you."
Clark stared at him. "Bat. Bruce..." Clark leaned in to kiss him this time. They broke apart to laughter. Dick was dancing at their sides. Bruce laughed with him, his arms about Clark, seeing the castle returned to it's former glory. Clark joined their laughter, kissing his forehead, staring at him in amazement. Alfred was smiling on the sidelines. Bruce looked from his son to his lover, grinning. He softly kissed Clark again. He was free at last!
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Date: 2007-10-09 08:04 pm (UTC)Oh, Clark, of course he's a prince!! :D
I'm so filled with warm fuzzies from this. *sigh* Beautiful job, hon!!
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Date: 2007-10-10 06:30 pm (UTC)LOL, of course he is! :)
I so happy you liked this fic! :D
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Date: 2007-10-09 08:06 pm (UTC)thanks so much for writing this and sharing it with us!
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Date: 2007-10-10 06:32 pm (UTC)Yep, Clark and Bruce are together! Can't not have a happy ending! :)
Thank you for commenting on this! You've really brightened my days. :)
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Date: 2007-10-09 09:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-10 06:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-09 09:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-10 06:34 pm (UTC)His true love set him free!
Clark always does. :)
I'm so happy you liked this fic!
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Date: 2007-10-10 12:22 am (UTC)Clark's bewilderment was a delight, and Bruce's joy was wondrous to see, as was Dick's and Alfred's.
I have no doubt that Bruce will have a kingdom again, even it's just the estate, and this fairy tale truly deserves a 'Happily Ever After'. :)
Thanks again for such a wonderful birthday fic! *hugs*
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Date: 2007-10-10 06:37 pm (UTC)They were all so happy! Well, Clark was after he got over his confusion. LOL
I have no doubt that Bruce will have a kingdom again, even it's just the estate
Bruce might just have a kingdom again. :)
I'm just so happy you liked this fic! It was lovely to write it. :) *hugs back*
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Date: 2007-10-10 01:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-10 06:38 pm (UTC)Yep, they live happily ever after! ;)
Thank you for all your lovely comments! I'm really happy you liked it! :)
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Date: 2007-10-10 01:54 am (UTC)*sigh*
So sweet!
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Date: 2007-10-10 06:39 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-10 04:59 am (UTC)Bruce held a hand out to him, the man who had saved his life, when he had finally given up, when he knew the last petal would fall today.
Aw! I had wondered why Bruce was so gloomy in the last chapter, but I hadn't realized he was having his final doom...and so stoically, just like Bruce. *pets him*
"I don't know. I don't know what tales there are. But I know that I love you."
I love the simplicity and poetry of these lines, they ring really well! Great job! *hugs*
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Date: 2007-10-10 06:41 pm (UTC)My muses wouldn't let me write it any other way! LOL
Aw! I had wondered why Bruce was so gloomy in the last chapter, but I hadn't realized he was having his final doom...and so stoically, just like Bruce. *pets him*
I know!!! Bruce... *pets him with you* He was just being silly. He should have known that Clark would break the curse. :)
Thank you for all your wonderful comments, Jen! I'm really happy you liked this fic!
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Date: 2007-10-10 05:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-10 06:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-11 01:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-11 07:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-13 11:45 pm (UTC)"I don't know. I don't know what tales there are. But I know that I love you."
I feel so sad for Gotham! a thing of the past, aww :( I love how... magical that turn of phrase is, how simple but... kind of far-away, I don't know, Bruce not knowing how long has it been, what are the tales, what has happened, but knowing that this man that has fortuitously found his way into his home is vital to him. So pretty! Thank you so much for sharing this, Star! It was lovely :)
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Date: 2007-10-14 07:11 pm (UTC)I feel so sad for Gotham! a thing of the past, aww :( I love how... magical that turn of phrase is, how simple but... kind of far-away, I don't know, Bruce not knowing how long has it been, what are the tales, what has happened, but knowing that this man that has fortuitously found his way into his home is vital to him. So pretty! Thank you so much for sharing this, Star! It was lovely :)
*whimpers* Poor Gotham! But... there's a certain prince back now, who I'm sure will rebuild his kingdom. :) *pets Bruce* It is quite a strange thing isn't it? LOL. All he knows is that he loves Clark! ;)
Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments, Mina! :D I'm really happy you liked this fic.
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Date: 2007-10-16 03:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-10-16 07:27 pm (UTC)Yeah... *sighs* The muses were difficult with this one. They weren't really talking to me about it, so I had to end it more abruptly than I would have liked. But, maybe, I'll go back and write a bit more Bruce and Clark togetherness someday. :)
I'm really glad you liked this! Thank you for commenting!
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Date: 2007-10-23 05:40 pm (UTC)You did a great job! well done :)
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Date: 2007-10-23 06:58 pm (UTC)Thank you for commenting! :)
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Date: 2008-06-01 05:25 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-06-01 06:04 pm (UTC)This one was a lot of fun to write! *pets Bruce and Clark and Dick* They were all very well behaved, lol. I love fairy tales, so I indulge myself a lot and re-write them with Bruce and Clark as the characters! :p
Thank you for your lovely comment! It really made my day. :D
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Date: 2009-10-27 03:38 pm (UTC)Yay! Beauty and Beast is my favourite fairytale!
I really love the living room scene, Bruce was so gentle when he read to Dick. :D
This is great!
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Date: 2009-10-27 07:15 pm (UTC)Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairytales as well! :)
Thank you for commenting! :)