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starsandsea) wrote2008-05-27 07:40 pm
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Fic: The Beat of Bats Wings (6/10)
Title: The Beat of Bats Wings (6/10)
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairing: Bruce/Kal
Word Count: 856
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: Previous parts can be found here. Betaed by the wonderful![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jen_in_japan! :)
Bruce was sitting under a tree beside a lake. It was a gorgeous summer's day, far too hot to be inside. Everything was quiet, all life seeming to have utterly stilled under the onslaught from the sun. The only being visible was Kal, standing in the full glare of the sun, seemingly soaking it up.
Bruce far preferred his spot leaning back against the truck of a tree, Ace panting at his side. He had brought Dick's shirt with him - so close to finishing it now, he was so close! - but he hadn't done any work on it. The heat was too intense, too stifling. He could barely raise his head.
He would go for a swim, in a minute. Bruce closed his eyes.
He opened them sometime later, to find the sun slightly lower in the sky, but the heat just as intense. He blinked.
"Have a nice nap?" Kal was sitting near him, under the shelter of the tree, smiling at him fondly. Bruce nodded. "Want to go for a swim?"
Bruce nodded again, and they slowly got up and made their way to the water's edge, leaving Ace slumbering under the tree, protecting Dick's shirt, with the horse that had carried them here grazing not too far away.
Bruce slipped into the water, closing his eyes at at the sensations of the cool water. He opened them to see Kal grinning. He felt his heart constrict at the sight of it. Kal looked so... happy. Bruce could understand it only too well. He knew what it was like to always have to put duty before leisure, to always have your people relying on you, never able to make a mistake.
Kal's smile faded, and Bruce looked at him questioningly. Kal drifted closer to him, and Bruce tilted his head, his way of asking a question now. Kal reached out a wet hand and touched Bruce's face very gently. Bruce shuddered, and found himself unable to look away from his face.
"Blaidd..." Kal glided closer, and Bruce swallowed at the look in his eyes. "I... I can't..." Kal's voice was tortured; his eyes were glittering gold in the sunlight.
"Blaidd." Bruce found himself moving to him, and Kal's hand moved to tighten in his hair. "Blaidd..."
Kal kissed him. He kissed him as if he had been longing to for so long now, passion tightly leashed. Bruce could only respond to the kiss. Kal's hand tightened on him, bringing him even closer and intensifying the kiss all at once.
Bruce felt a moan fighting to break free and forced it down. The kiss finally ended and they rested their foreheads together, breathing harshly. Their arms were wrapped tight about one another.
"Blaidd." Bruce stroked Kal's hair. He could feel him smiling.
*****
They rode back to the castle as the sun slowly disappeared from the sky. Bruce rested his head against Kal's back, feeling sleep tugging at him. It had been... nice, to have a day off from his work. But he would have to work extra hard tomorrow to make up for it.
Bruce drifted to sleep, the rhythm of the horses steps rocking him gently, secure in the knowledge that Kal wouldn't let him fall.
*****
Bruce woke in his bed. It was dark outside, but he didn't feel tired. It had been the most restful sleep he'd had in ages, with no dreams of his brothers and sisters begging him to save them.
He stretched, then froze as he saw a shadow move. The shadow lit a candle, and Bruce blinked the light away to discover Kal sitting in a chair near his bed.
"You fell asleep on the ride back." Bruce nodded, and found himself blushing at the reminder, grateful of the shadows that hid it. "Blaidd I... I wanted to..."
Kal broke off and Bruce tilted his head slightly. He'd never known Kal to be quite so... unsure. "I wanted to talk to you about what happened today. About the kiss."
Bruce bit his lip. Kal hadn't meant it, he hadn't... "I... I want you, Blaidd. I want you in every way possible."
Bruce looked at Kal in frank surprise; saw the desire on his face, the shadows only adding to it. He swallowed. "But I don't want..." Kal broke off again with a sigh. "I know what people say, that you're my bedwarmer, and I don't want to make things more difficult for you, make you think you're obligated..."
Bruce looked down for a moment, away from the eyes that looked like they wanted to devour him. He wanted this. Gods, how he wanted it. He swallowed and looked back at Kal, then shifted forward in the bed, making sure Kal could see his face.
'I want it too', he hoped Kal could see in his eyes, in his face.
He heard Kal take a deep breath, saw his eyes darken. He moved closer to him, and found himself nearly pulled out of the bed and into Kal's passionate kiss. Bruce wrapped his arms about his neck, and clung to him.
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairing: Bruce/Kal
Word Count: 856
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Author's Note: Previous parts can be found here. Betaed by the wonderful
jen_in_japan! :)Bruce was sitting under a tree beside a lake. It was a gorgeous summer's day, far too hot to be inside. Everything was quiet, all life seeming to have utterly stilled under the onslaught from the sun. The only being visible was Kal, standing in the full glare of the sun, seemingly soaking it up.
Bruce far preferred his spot leaning back against the truck of a tree, Ace panting at his side. He had brought Dick's shirt with him - so close to finishing it now, he was so close! - but he hadn't done any work on it. The heat was too intense, too stifling. He could barely raise his head.
He would go for a swim, in a minute. Bruce closed his eyes.
He opened them sometime later, to find the sun slightly lower in the sky, but the heat just as intense. He blinked.
"Have a nice nap?" Kal was sitting near him, under the shelter of the tree, smiling at him fondly. Bruce nodded. "Want to go for a swim?"
Bruce nodded again, and they slowly got up and made their way to the water's edge, leaving Ace slumbering under the tree, protecting Dick's shirt, with the horse that had carried them here grazing not too far away.
Bruce slipped into the water, closing his eyes at at the sensations of the cool water. He opened them to see Kal grinning. He felt his heart constrict at the sight of it. Kal looked so... happy. Bruce could understand it only too well. He knew what it was like to always have to put duty before leisure, to always have your people relying on you, never able to make a mistake.
Kal's smile faded, and Bruce looked at him questioningly. Kal drifted closer to him, and Bruce tilted his head, his way of asking a question now. Kal reached out a wet hand and touched Bruce's face very gently. Bruce shuddered, and found himself unable to look away from his face.
"Blaidd..." Kal glided closer, and Bruce swallowed at the look in his eyes. "I... I can't..." Kal's voice was tortured; his eyes were glittering gold in the sunlight.
"Blaidd." Bruce found himself moving to him, and Kal's hand moved to tighten in his hair. "Blaidd..."
Kal kissed him. He kissed him as if he had been longing to for so long now, passion tightly leashed. Bruce could only respond to the kiss. Kal's hand tightened on him, bringing him even closer and intensifying the kiss all at once.
Bruce felt a moan fighting to break free and forced it down. The kiss finally ended and they rested their foreheads together, breathing harshly. Their arms were wrapped tight about one another.
"Blaidd." Bruce stroked Kal's hair. He could feel him smiling.
*****
They rode back to the castle as the sun slowly disappeared from the sky. Bruce rested his head against Kal's back, feeling sleep tugging at him. It had been... nice, to have a day off from his work. But he would have to work extra hard tomorrow to make up for it.
Bruce drifted to sleep, the rhythm of the horses steps rocking him gently, secure in the knowledge that Kal wouldn't let him fall.
*****
Bruce woke in his bed. It was dark outside, but he didn't feel tired. It had been the most restful sleep he'd had in ages, with no dreams of his brothers and sisters begging him to save them.
He stretched, then froze as he saw a shadow move. The shadow lit a candle, and Bruce blinked the light away to discover Kal sitting in a chair near his bed.
"You fell asleep on the ride back." Bruce nodded, and found himself blushing at the reminder, grateful of the shadows that hid it. "Blaidd I... I wanted to..."
Kal broke off and Bruce tilted his head slightly. He'd never known Kal to be quite so... unsure. "I wanted to talk to you about what happened today. About the kiss."
Bruce bit his lip. Kal hadn't meant it, he hadn't... "I... I want you, Blaidd. I want you in every way possible."
Bruce looked at Kal in frank surprise; saw the desire on his face, the shadows only adding to it. He swallowed. "But I don't want..." Kal broke off again with a sigh. "I know what people say, that you're my bedwarmer, and I don't want to make things more difficult for you, make you think you're obligated..."
Bruce looked down for a moment, away from the eyes that looked like they wanted to devour him. He wanted this. Gods, how he wanted it. He swallowed and looked back at Kal, then shifted forward in the bed, making sure Kal could see his face.
'I want it too', he hoped Kal could see in his eyes, in his face.
He heard Kal take a deep breath, saw his eyes darken. He moved closer to him, and found himself nearly pulled out of the bed and into Kal's passionate kiss. Bruce wrapped his arms about his neck, and clung to him.