Work Text:
After his recent fight with the criminal known as The Joker Bruce Wayne sat at home recovering from his injuries. He had been in hospital for a week and now was at the Wayne Manor with orders from his doctor to rest until recovered.
That meant no crime fighting as Batman.
Bruce didn’t like this and more than once , despite the pain he was still in, had attempted to leave his home but had been caught every time by Alfred.
“Sir, you simply cannot go out in your condition. You are injured and were given orders to rest so please rest!”
Bruce looked angrily at his butler and the man who had been like a father to him since his father’s murder all those years ago.
“I don’t want to rest, I want to fight crime” Bruce complained.
“Well, too bad Master Bruce. You can’t.” said Alfred. Alfred then looked again at Bruce and spoke again to the other man, “You should inform that boyfriend of yours of your condition.”
“I don’t want him to worry” muttered Bruce.
Alfred gave a sigh, a disapproving look in his eyes. “Then do as you’re told and get better and he will have less reason to worry about you”
The butler then soon left the room to return to his duties.
Bruce didn’t like it but Alfred was right, he did need to tell Harry.
While in hospital he had talked with Harry via text messages but hadn’t told his boyfriend that he had been injured or that he had been in hospital.
Bruce’s boyfriend was a man of average height in his mid-thirties who had a slender but athletic build. He had beautiful vivid green eyes behind a pair of black, round glasses and he had several scars.
Bruce reached for his phone which Alfred had left for him, he put in Harry’s number into the mobile and called his boyfriend.
When he heard Harry’s voice he had to admit to himself it did feel good to hear Harry, he couldn’t help but give a slight smile.
“Hey Bruce,” said Harry.
“Hey Harry, listen I got injured in a fight, thought you should know. Love you” Bruce said in his usual deep and gruff voice, right before quickly and immediately hanging up.
Bruce put down the mobile phone and turned on the TV. He started to watch the news and had been only watching it for five minutes when his phone rang.
Picking up his phone he gave a sigh when he saw who was calling him and he muted the TV and answered the phone call.
“Hi again” he said.
Harry didn’t say anything about Bruce ending their previous and quick phone call but instead simply said “Hello Bruce, can I visit?”
Bruce was silent for a moment until he gave an answer, “Sure, come on over”
Bruce gave a sigh, he was sure that Harry had better things to do than keep him company, afterall Harry was an Auror but still he actually kind of wanted Harry with him.
It wasn’t long, maybe fifteen to twenty minutes, before Alfred was in the room again.
“Master Bruce, we have a visitor. It is your boyfriend. Should I let him in?”
“Yes Alfred, please do that,” said Bruce.
Alfred nodded with acknowledgement and went to do as requested and not long afterwards Bruce saw Alfred returning with a familiar dark-haired man in his mid-thirties.
“Thanks Alfred” said Bruce as Harry walked towards him.
Alfred gave a nod, “Can I get the two of you anything before I leave you two alone?”
“Tea for us both, and maybe something to eat,” said Bruce.
Alfred gave another nod of acknowledgement and left the room.
After Alfred left the room Bruce turned to Harry, “Thanks for coming over Harry” he said.
Harry smiled and went to Bruce and sat down on the bed with him, “Don’t worry about it. What’s your injuries? Maybe I can help”
Bruce saw Harry’s green eyes look from Bruce’s arm that was in a cast and sling to his bandaged chest that could be seen.
“It’s nothing too serious Harry, you don’t need to worry about me…..but I wouldn’t say no to a few of your magical potions”
Bruce leant closer to Harry , ignoring his pain , and gave him a soft brief kiss.
“What’s your injuries Bruce?” asked Harry, this time repeating his question with a slight sternness in his tone.
“Broken ribs, broken arm and sprained ankle, Doctor treated me and has ordered bedrest for a couple of weeks”
Harry gave Bruce a concerned look, “I’ll see what I can do” Harry said.
Harry began to move himself off the bed so to leave and go to get the potions that Bruce wanted but Bruce gently grabbed Harry’s arm.
“Bruce, aren’t you in pain? I can help if you let me go and get what you need”
“Not yet” muttered Bruce. “Stay with me for a bit please, be with me”
Harry gave a sigh, “Fine.”
Bruce felt a satisfied feeling and relief fill him.
Harry made himself comfortable with Bruce, he lay back down beside his boyfriend as the other man released his hold on Harry’s arm.
Bruce pulled Harry closer to him, and kissed his boyfriend upon the lips again.
For a while they stayed together on the bed, not having sex, just cuddling together and occasionally kissing. Content with being with each other for a short while.
Later Harry got out of bed and apparated back home for a few moments, he retrieved the needed potions to heal Bruce and returned to Wayne Manor.