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1. Maintenance Is Not the Same as Care by Jiyoli

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types, DCU  

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   • Complete Work

   26 Dec 2025

   Tags

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   • Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Clark Kent
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Bruce Wayne Needs a Break
   • Injury Recovery
   • Protective Clark Kent

   Summary

   Bruce Wayne knows how to keep going. He knows how to catalog pain, adapt around injuries, and call it strategy instead of just damage. When Clark notices what Bruce refuses to, the night slows down just enough for care to look different from survival.

   Series

   • Part 4 of Steady Ground

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   1,079

   Chapters:

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   Kudos:

   76

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