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1. A Far, Far Better Thing by Misinterpreted

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

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M, Other
   • Work in Progress

   26 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
   • Clark Kent/Lois Lane (Past)
   • Clark Kent
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Dark Bruce Wayne
   • Unhealthy Relationships
   • Captivity
   • Depowered Clark Kent
   • Isolation
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Angst
   • Dubious Consent
   • Complicated Relationships
   • Complicated Feelings
   • Bruce Wayne Has Issues
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Surveillance
   • Friends to Enemies
   • Plot
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Power Imbalance
   • Subterfuge
   • Possessive Bruce Wayne
   • Psychological Warfare
   • Psychological Horror
   • PTSD
   • Abusive Relationships
   • Authoritarian Bruce Wayne
   • Alternate Universe - Dystopia
   • Enemies to Lovers

   Summary

   Bruce’s lips tightened. He stared into the setting sun. “The truth. You see how it is here now. No crime, no violence. Just people going about their lives. Tell me this isn’t a better world.”

   “It isn’t a better world,” Clark replied dryly.

   He expected something harsher from Bruce: a scowl, a condescending reprimand. But instead, Bruce just eyed him thoughtfully for a moment, and then took a sip of his coffee. Shit, Clark thought. He was testing me. I fell for it.
   --

   An Injustice-inspired AU where it's Bruce, not Clark, who broke and remade the world.

   (This story is character-driven and plot-forward; archive warnings and tags included out of abundance of caution.)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   12,990

   Chapters:

   4/?

   Comments:

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