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When Minho went to buy groceries, he saw Jisung’s face on the cover of a magazine at checkout. Hands shaking, he picked it up. It was their newest issue. Jisung’s face was smooth, flawless. He looked perfect. He looked like a stranger. Minho was filled with the sudden urge to cry. He didn’t.
If Minho had to describe Jisung in one page, nothing in the magazine would’ve made the cut. Jisung was a force of nature. He was the storm and the sun after rain. He was stubborn and wonderful and kind. Minho loved him still and knew at that moment that he always would — in silence, in loneliness, through phone and TV screens.
My superstar, he thought, and tried to smile even as it felt like his heart was breaking all over again. Mine, and everyone else’s.
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Turnabout is Fair Play by solomonara
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types
18 Nov 2017
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Superman kissed Bruce Wayne in full view of several dozen phones. Now the whole world, including Lex Luthor, knows Superman has a boyfriend. But that's okay. Batman has a plan. (Sequel to How to Date the Batman.)
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- Part 2 of How to Date a Superhero
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Possibilities As Loud As Heartbeats by MaskoftheRay
Fandoms: Injustice: Gods Among Us, Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types
25 Sep 2019
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What if, early on in Injustice, Bruce had been determined to bring Kal-El back... no matter the potential personal cost.
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The Downsides to a Secret Identity by liodain
Fandoms: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel (2013), DC Extended Universe
10 May 2018
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Bruce Wayne has taken a shine to Clark Kent, but Clark is more interested in the Bat of Gotham. The Bat, however, has it in for the Superman in a big way. Clark should probably have considered that before falling quite so hard. They're working together to track down some missing Kryptonian weaponry, after all...
Written for the Superbat Reverse Bang 2018!
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bricklaying by evocates
Fandoms: DCU, DC Cinematic Universe, Justice League (2017), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel (2013)
17 May 2018
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“What are your superpowers again?”
“I’m rich.”
Clark knows that he should be grateful to Bruce for helping Mom get the farm back, for making it possible for Clark Kent, Daily Planet reporter, to exist again. And he is, he really is. In more ways than he can describe.
But something grates. A bitter, choking taste.
Thing is, he knows that Bruce wants him. Likes him, even. But Clark doesn’t allow himself to acknowledge it. He refuses to even think about it. Refuses to become Bruce’s kept man, Bruce’s whore.
Too bad that there’s a rising organised crime syndicate in Metropolis that makes avoidance impossible. Not to mention his usual job as Superman.
(An exploration on the very different forms of power that Bruce and Clark hold, and the implications of that on their relationship, with special emphasis on class issues. Or, the aftermath of Steppenwolf: in which the world still needs to be saved, but there is no longer a convenient villain left to punch.
Subtitled: “How to (and Why) Save a Life.” Please note the tags and the warnings inside.)
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