Ficlet: Meeting the Parents

[starsandsea]

Title: Meeting the Parents
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Dick/Legolas, Bruce/Clark, implied Tim/Kon
Word Count: 606
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: For jen_in_japan! It started off crazy, then it got angsty towards the end... sorry! :p



Dick smiled, hoping that his anxiety wasn't showing. This was going to be... interesting. His family's first meeting with Legolas. He could already envision Bruce and Tim's reaction - well, after Bruce had done his over protective father bit, warning Legolas that if he ever hurt him then there would be hell to pay. He could see them dragging Legolas down to the cave to do all manner of tests on him, and Legolas putting up with it all, a long suffering look on his face. Dick hid a wince. He didn't think that his lover would appreciate being dragged down into a cave. Full of bats.

Before he could do anything, Legolas walked up to Bruce, obviously recognizing him from the pictures Dick had shown him of everyone, and bowed. Dick blinked. Bruce didn't. Then, he watched in something approaching apprehension, embarrassment and humor as Legolas proceeded to ask Bruce for his permission to court his eldest son.

Dick covered his face with his hands, hearing Tim and Kon's muffled snickers. He glared at their general direction, and heard the snickers grow louder. Great. Not wanting to look, but knowing he had to, he lowered his hands and peaked out from behind his fingers to see Bruce gazing solemnly at Legolas . His lover was staring back. Oh, god, if they had started a staring contest... this might be the one time that Bruce would lose. Legolas did have much more experience at these kinds of things, after all. But it was Legolas who broke first, lowering his eyes.

Dick heard more snickers from Tim and Kon as Legolas starting talking again, saying how he would never mistreat him. Dick suppressed a groan. Well, okay, this wasn't as bad as his worst case scenario, namely Legolas meeting Bruce when he was Batman, and having to deal with him instead of Bruce, but... Bruce looked an awful lot like Batman right now. In fact... no. That wasn't possible! Was it? Dick blinked. It was gone. He blinked again. Surely he hadn't just seen Bruce's shadow change to that of Batman's?!?!? No. It was just his imagination. It had to have been. Otherwise it was just too creepy.

Both Legolas and Bruce were looking at him now, and Dick blinked again. Bruce was regarding him solemnly, and Dick tried to smile, still freaked out by what he thought he had seen.

"Bruce." They turned to see Clark there, gazing at Bruce with some amusement. Bruce sighed, then turned back to Legolas. He nodded slowly, but warnings were clear in his eyes. Legolas bowed again, then moved to next to Dick. He smiled at him, and Dick felt his knees going a bit wobbly.

"I'll have to show you around the manor! And the gardens. You'll love the gardens." He quickly dragged his lover away, seeing Tim starting to edge towards them, a gleam in his eye that Dick didn't like one bit. He'd have to make a new rule, with Alfred's help: No dragging Legolas down to the cave without asking him first. He really didn't want to see what Legolas' reaction would be to it.

He pretended he didn't see Bruce and Clark sharing a look, hear Bruce's words of concern about the differences, about how Legolas was immortal. Just as he pretended he didn't see Clark's sad smile, then Bruce's look of regret.

He pulled Legolas further down the path, careful to keep as far away from the sea as they could, aware of his lover's heightened senses, and turned once, to see Bruce and Clark in each others arms, watching them wonder around the gardens.

Comments

[senmut]

AWWWWWWW!

Immortality is such a bane, is it not?

*pets the pairs here*

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*pets everyone* Yep, it's... difficult thinking about it! *pets them again*

Thank you for commenting! :D

[(Anonymous)]

Did he want to see Legolas's reaction to the cave or not? If not then why did he want to be told about it beforehand?

Angeloz

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I think your confusion comes from me not changing a 'he' to 'Dick'. I was trying to say that (if I'm remembering my LOTR lore correctly!) elves do not like caves. And that Tim and Bruce would want to drag Legolas down to the cave to do experiments on him. And Dick knows that Legolas is first and foremost a warrior, and he doesn't want Legolas to accidentally hurt Tim or Bruce. So Dick wanted to be there if Tim and Dick did try and drag Legolas into the cave, so he could be... interference, of a sort. But he's still not looking forward to having Legolas down in the cave, since he knows Legolas doesn't like caves.

Sorry for any confusion!

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

Awwwww!!! O_O The bit about Clark and Bruce was so poignant! I think it really makes this piece click into place.

Bravo!!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*pets Bruce and Clark and Dick and Legolas*

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

[bradygirl_12]

Ouch! Clark's near-immortality is so sad.

But you had me laughing at Dick thinking that Bruce's shadow had changed to Batman's! LOL!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*huggles Clark* Owies!!!

LOL, I couldn't resist not putting that bit in about Bruce's shadow! It happens so much in canon, after all, that I thought someone was bound to notice soon... ;)

Thank you for commenting, Brady! :D

[bradygirl_12]

Dick with an elf seems fitting, somehow, considering his elfin qualities. ;)

[stalinglim.livejournal.com]

LOL and yet again! You pull off Legolas/Dick CONVINCINGLY.

Poor Clark and Legolas. Immortality is the pain...

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*pets Dick and Legolas and Clark and Bruce*

I suppose that Clark and Legolas would at least be able to share their memories of Bruce and Dick, but still... *huggles them*

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

[meteor-seven.livejournal.com]

Oh~~~
Two of my favourite characters :D
It is an interesting pair...looks good in my mind :)
Love the interact between Bruce and Clark XD

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

LOL, I think I went really crazy when I first wrote Legolas/Dick, but my Dick!muse just wouldn't shut up until I did. *rolls eyes a bit*

*pets Clark and Bruce*

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

[jij.livejournal.com]

Aw, this was sweet and bittersweet, but definitely sweet. The touch of keeping Legolas from the sea was very beautiful...*sighs*

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

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

*pets Dick and Legolas* I suddenly realized when I wrote that bit, that yeah, Wayne Manor is right next to the sea!!! O_O It must be difficult for Legolas, but I'm sure Dick (and Alfred!) will make sure he's as far away from it as possible. LOL, that makes me think of all the talks Alfred and Legolas could have about Britain through the ages now... :P

Thank you for commenting, Jen! :D *glomps*

[jij.livejournal.com]

LOL, that makes me think of all the talks Alfred and Legolas could have about Britain through the ages now... :P

Oh, yes. Awesome idea! :)

[arch-schatten.livejournal.com]

He pretended he didn't see Bruce and Clark sharing a look, hear Bruce's words of concern about the differences, about how Legolas was immortal. Just as he pretended he didn't see Clark's sad smile, then Bruce's look of regret.

Awwww, darn! I'm so glad Dick and Legolas have Bruce's approval, but that line of Bruce's concern.. and Clark's knowledge, augh, it tore me apart! though this:

to see Bruce and Clark in each others arms, watching them wonder around the gardens.

That helped. This is so pretty, Star! I love the detail of Dick taking care not to get too close to the sea! Crack pairing for the win!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*pets Dick and Legolas and Clark and Bruce*

Argh, poor Legolas and Clark! And poor Dick and Bruce! *huggles them all*

I had to make it less owie at the end! LOL. *pets Dick* He takes good care of his elf! :p

Thank you for commenting, Mina! I'm glad you liked it.

[draqonelle.livejournal.com]

It is totally not fair how hot this pairing would be... I mean I think I have to disapprove of it for selfish reasons that I would die.

Poor Immortals. They'll probably just give it up anyways to be dramatic. Or reincarnate.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

LOL, this pairing is... different. :p But very pretty. ;)

Thank you for commenting! :)

[(Anonymous)]

Man, I just finished reading the Simarillion, and now I'm completely thinking of Legolas' reaction, and maybe him wondering in response to the whole bat-thing if Bruce is descend from Lutien Tinuviel. I mean, she kicks Saurons ass, she kicks Morgoths ass, she kicks the ass of every bad guy in between, she dresses up as a bat, she came back from the death once and everything, made a cloak to hide in shadows with and people are drawn to her... she's totally Middle-Earths Batman. Or Batwoman, what have you.

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Oh, but oh.... That is an awesome idea. *dances with glee* Thank you so much, kind anon, that has given me a wonderful idea! I think I shall be writing a sequel to this... Especially since the Silmarillion is my main fandom now. :D

*hearts you* Thank you so, SO much for commenting, and giving me that fantastic idea! :D