tower_of_doom



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    The corners of Clark's mouth lift; a genuine, unassuming smile that has no purpose and no pretense. His bright blue eyes fix on Bruce, warm and inviting. And with nothing more than that smile and the warmth in his gaze, Bruce understands the message as clearly as if he'd spoken the words: There's no need to be alone today. Or ever.

    Loneliness feels like a distant memory the moment his eyes lands on Clark. The thought forms not with the pain of a wound reopening, but with a quiet, tender realization that makes the corners of his own lips twitch. He almost feels like smiling back. Even now, months after they started dating, smiling feels like a muscle he has to work for.

    But Clark makes him want to practice.

     

    (Or, Bruce, Clark, and a quiet morning.)

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    Bucky feels pressure to tell Sam how he feels when Sarah sets her brother up on date.

     

    The thought of them kissing makes Bucky squeeze his eyes shut but the image won’t stop. They’re returning to the house now, stumbling up the stairs. Sam’s shirt is coming off — something Bucky has imaged too many times to count, but this time it’s awful and Sam still looks perfect so he hates it even more — and hands going everywhere. Bucky shoots up from the couch, breathing hard.

    He needs to find a way to make sure this date doesn’t happen. He can’t handle it, not while he’s here.

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  3. Public Bookmark 66

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    "Shovel talk?" Bruce asks, dragging the words out like he's wading through molasses, trying to split his attention between the computer calibrations and Steph's endless chatter. It's a losing battle. She jumps from topic to topic like she's on a trampoline, ignoring every subtle signal Bruce throws that screams, leave me alone with my numbers.

    "Of course," she says like it's the most obvious thing in the world, flopping into the chair next to him and twisting just enough to make Bruce want to teleport out of the room. "You're their father. Your sacred duty is to track down each boyfriend and threaten to bite their balls out with your teeth if they dare break their hearts."

     

    (Or, Bruce tries to be a good parent and learns that's part of the procedure to give his sons' boyfriends the shovel talk. It goes amazing. (contains irony.))

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  4. Public Bookmark 13

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    Sam waits up for Bucky at the Wilson family home when he flies back in after a campaign event.

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    Sam closed his eyes for a moment, focusing on the noise of that motorcycle.

    Knowing it had parked next to Sarah’s truck.

    Heard the jangling of someone turning the key the wrong way and then the right to unlock the front door and smiled.

    Smiled so wide it hurt.

    Because.

    Bucky did that.

    Bucky always did that.

    Sam heard Bucky walk in; roll his carryon in before leaving it somewhere in the hall; probably seeing the light in the kitchen and making his way to it.

    “Smiling with coffee this late at night? All alone in the kitchen?” asked Bucky, and Sam could feel how close Bucky was, “Are you thinking about something specific or just happy to know I’m back?”

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    “You should ask Superman out,” he says as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, despite the scowl still on his face. “Why haven’t you done it yet, Father?”

    It only takes Bruce a moment to find his voice again, and then he sighs as well, rubbing his forehead with his fingers. “Clark and I are just friends, Damian.”

    “Why?” Damian asks suspiciously, eyeing him like Bruce is trying to hide something. “You don’t find him attractive enough? Strong enough? Intelligent enough? The only flaws I can think of are his insufferable optimism and the way he wears that godforsaken suit, and neither of those is enough of an excuse, Father, really. You have no other viable reason for not having asked him out, correct?”

     

    (Or, Bruce had long accepted that his feelings for Clark would remain forever platonic. But sometimes, all it takes is a small push to change everything.
    And in this case, emphasis on small.)

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