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1. The Glimmer in the Shadows by grouchy_gremlin

   Fandoms: Superman - All Media Types, Superman (Movie 2025), Superman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), The Batman (Movie 2022)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   17 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
   • Clark Kent
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Alternate Universe - Fantasy
   • Alternate Universe - Magic
   • Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
   • First Meetings
   • Getting Together
   • Getting to Know Each Other
   • Clark Kent is a Ray of Sunshine
   • literally?
   • not really - Freeform
   • Clark Kent is a solar mage
   • Bruce Wayne is a human
   • Bruce Wayne is the Dark Knight
   • Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings
   • Bruce Wayne is Bad at Communicating
   • Bruce Wayne is Batman
   • Clark Kent is Called Kal-El
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • English Is Not The Author's First Language
   • Slow Burn
   • Identity Reveal
   • Identity Porn

   Summary

   Clark Kent is Kal-el, the last son of Krypton: a solar mage who was adopted by the Kent family, a pair of simple peasants from the village of Smallville. To make his ma’s signature pumpkin pie she needs a special kind of thyme, that is only found in Gotham kingdom.

   Clark, who knows that Gotham’s Dark Knight forbids mages from stepping foot in his kingdom, goes there despite the risks.

   Will he manage to hide his magic? Will somebody discover his true identity and turn him in, or will the fearsome Dark Knight find him first?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   9,729

   Chapters:

   2/15

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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