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    Post-JL: Steppenwolf isn't interested in accepting defeat and walking away. Superman's proven that he's the key to conquering Earth, and Steppenwolf returns with a plan for how to deal with him. A plan that Bruce is able to throw a wrench into—but not without certain unintended consequences.

    Written as a fill for the dceu_kinkmeme prompt: Bruce/Clark, involuntary soulbonding. (Full prompt in author's notes.)

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    22 Oct 2025

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    “Who gave you a baby?” Dick demanded, the instant Bruce opened the front door, eyes drawn immediately to the sobbing infant on Bruce’s hip that he gently bounced to no avail. At the same time, Bruce muttered, “I told you, it’s fine, you didn’t have to come.”

    Dick rolled his eyes and pushed past him. Noted the scattered blankets, baby clothing, and dirty dishes gracing nearly every surface of the lake house with a glance. “I figured that out when you hung up on me. My question still stands: who in their right mind gave you an infant?”

    Bruce opened his mouth and then shut it. Took a deep breath which he blew out slowly. The plain white dress shirt he favored on the weekends was streaked with what looked like pea puree, sweet potato, and snot. “A desperate alien ship with no other options.”

    “Yeah, that scans.”

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    Alternatively titled, "Let's give Batfleck alien baby problems".

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    20 Oct 2025

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    Bruce and Clark work together, make use of x-ray vision, maintain an unexpectedly necessary pretense, get the better of magic, get the better of "science", buddy-breathe—and then, finally, kiss.

    Or: six times Bruce and Clark kissed for ~reasons, plus the first time they did it just because they wanted to. (Written for Superbat Week 2020.)

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    15 Oct 2025

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    “Hey Ma, hey Pa! I’m home!”

    Clark’s voice. So familiar it tugged at something deep in Bruce’s chest.

    He blinked awake just as Clark stepped into view—jeans, white t-shirt, open red overshirt catching the breeze. And that smile. Bright, unguarded, devastating in a way Bruce hadn’t been prepared for.

    God, he was beautiful.

    Bruce gets sent back in time, turned into a teenager again, and the worst part is that Clark Kent is way too pretty for his own good. How the hell is he supposed to focus on getting home?

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    15 Oct 2025

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    Bruce has been gone for nineteen days, seven hours, and twenty-six minutes when Clark feels the first sign of it.

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    When Bruce dies, Clark learns something about Kryptonians he didn't know before. The League and the boys try to get him through it, but he's not sure he wants them to.

    For Superbat Week 2024: day 3, xenobiology, day 5, we are family, and day 7.

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    14 Oct 2025