bakerstreet | Shipping Picture Prompts

[ he wants to carry bruce. symbolically too, but bruce is stubborn. he wouldn’t unless there was no other choice. clark hasn’t pushed him for it. knowing him. he’s a proud man and that will take time to change. if bruce wants to change it at all.

he enjoys the drive. lowering the window to poke his head out. grinning at the speed they’re going at. he likes fast cars when it’s bruce at the wheel. seeing him cut loose and enjoy it too.

and naturally he has weapons in the trunk. clark laughs. ]

Always prepared? [ clark teases him gently. only ever that. he knows why bruce is like this and doesn’t want him to change. ]

I’ll hear anything coming a mile away. Let’s just take a walk.

[It amuses him that Clark likes drives when he can fly anywhere he wants easily. But sometimes the trip is the fun part, and Bruce smiles faintly, glancing sideways at him. He usually only uses these cars because it's good for the image, and he does like the ability to go fast in a crisis. Driving with Clark grinning and enjoying the ride gives him a new level of appreciation for the vehicle. It's classic that no matter what they do, Clark manages to make it more attractive and memorable, simply by existing.

He rolls his eyes at the playful jibe, but makes a note to himself to change that. Just because he never goes to the beach doesn't mean he should be ill-prepared for the option. Still, he does love Clark's laugh, so he'll allow it.] I'm prepared for most things. [He grudgingly admits. If anyone else was teasing him they might get a glare, but Clark gets a warm amused look instead.

He accepts the offer and gestures toward the beach. It's empty, perfect for them right then, and he'd probably offer people money to get off of it if they were there. Anything to have a peaceful walk just the two of them. Bruce walks close to him but doesn't reach out yet, considering it, since he likes the brush of their fingers together and the simplicity of the touch. He still has a hard time instigating sweet gestures.]

The beach reminds me of Arthur these days. Not sure if I would say that's a good thing. [His tone is dry, but Clark knows he likes Arthur, or likes him enough to tolerate him existing on the same team.]

[ and he makes clark laugh so often. he surprises him into it, instead of trying to make jokes or do things clark could find amusing. it's more subtle. and it's better. it's so bruce.

it makes clark fall for him more every time. ]

Were you prepared for this? [ he leans across quickly. his nose bumps bruce's and clark steals a kiss from him.

he withdraws, looking mischievous. he knew he could get away with it, but bruce should get used to that. and bruce deserves that too.

clark wants to take his hand, but resists. bruce may want to initiate - he'll wait until he sees how this shakes out. he wants this to be something they can have, but if bruce decides against it, clark will find something else equally peaceful and sweet. ]

I'd say it's a good thing. [ he also thinks of arthur when he's near the ocean. ]

We can't tell him that, though.

[Bruce is learning how to be prepared for Clark's sudden displays of affection or kisses, so he isn't surprised, but it still throws him off a little each time. He can't be calm when it comes to a kiss from Clark. It sends him spiraling, even a small one like this, and he kisses back as best as he can. That look of mischief is what gets him to reach out and let their fingers brush together before threading them together. It's so simple a gesture but the simple ones are the hardest for him. It is better to let him be the instigator most of the time.

He smiles at Clark and shakes his head.] You're the nice one. I'm sure he knows you like him. You're not subtle. [No, he's warm and friendly and kind and all of the things that Bruce has no ability to be. They're opposites that way. Clark is the sunshine and Bruce is the night. He craves being closer to the sunlight Clark shines out, but it can be intense too.]

Did I mention the first time we met he threw me against a wall. Just picked me off my feet like I weighed nothing. To four of you, that's easy. [At least Barry can't or he wouldn't consider it for a second. Victor definitely can, but hopefully never will. He is realistic about being the only powerless human on the team.]

[ he loves taking bruce off-guard. just loves it. all the little things only he can pick up on. making the most prepared man on earth off balance. but only in a good way. clark never wants to make him lose control unless they're together. and it's safe for bruce. he wants to be someone bruce can let go around. he carries the whole world on his back.

clark knows a little of what that's like.

he takes bruce's hand and squeezes it. it's a simple gesture made all the more meaningful coming from bruce. it means he's chosen to forego the grand gesture. ]

I want to ask what you said to him. [ bruce must have challenged him somehow. clark knows arthur and likes him. he's not a violent guy, but he can be physical when the situation demands.

and bruce does enjoy pushing people. it's how he gets to the heart of things. clark prefers to ask. ]

Besides, it's not as though you can't pick me up whenever you want. [ clark is smaller in build than bruce. he enjoys it. ]

[ Bruce being as wound up as he is, contained and guarded at all times, means that even small allowances or changes in behavior would be loud and distinct in anyone else. A flicker of a smile or warmth in his eyes is practically the same thing as wearing a sign saying I'm crazy about this cornfed hick. Clark is so damn charming. Bruce never stood a chance. They started out as enemies, but he's always noticed details that now mean something. The clef in his chin. The vividness of his blue eyes.]

I was there to get his help and he was not interested in being helpful.

[It's strange, being the driving force that created the Justice League. Bruce is no team player, but he felt it was necessary. And now he would reluctantly admit ... he's not that bad at it after all. It's also strange when he's reminded why they needed a team because a certain someone wasn't around to be the shield the world needed. His fingers unconsciously twitched, squeezing Clark's hand, as if wanting to be reminded he's alive.

He arches an eyebrow at Clark over that and smirks.] Is that an invitation?

[ clark is only charming to him. he's been invisible all his life, and when he's been seen, he's strange at best. only recently has he found friends and a purpose. as though an abundance of it now makes up for the lack of it growing up.

clark smiles, imagining the tussle. arthur and bruce are on the same side now, but they're both still prickly.

he squeezes bruce's hand back. ]

It could be. [ he will always let bruce choose. ]

[He can't imagine a situation where Clark isn't charming and easy to like. He is so genuine and warm. But this is in comparison to Bruce who is terrible with people and spent many years only speaking to Alfred. And there were weeks where they didn't talk at all because he was in one of his moods. Alfred's openly talked about how much he approves that Bruce has been in less frequent moods since the Justice League, and he likes to make specific commentary on 'Mr. Kent.' Bruce ignores him.

His identity was a carefully guarded secret until he decided to make a super team and gave his secrets away to all of them. It is still unnerving to him sometimes.]

There's no wall here to throw you against, Clark, but your interest is noted.

[ It is said mildly but he is noting it in his mind with a checkmark for later. It will come back up for certain. His clothes really aren't made for a beach adventure, but he will deal with it in exchange for Clark's smile.]

I don't remember the last time I've been on a beach.

Thank you for noting my interest. [ he laughs. only bruce could turn a passionate mental image into a footnote on a list. clark likes the list. he wants to tease out everything bruce wants. or may not know he can want. things like holding hands and walking on the beach. ]

You mean the last time outside of an agenda. [ bruce goes to beach parties. sometimes. clark thinks so anyway. ]

Honestly, it's been a long time for me too. [ he never had time to enjoy it. ]

Yes, I mean as myself, not as my cover. [ His cover happens to also be himself, but Bruce Wayne, playboy billionaire, is nothing like the man underneath. He's had to go out slightly more in public lately since for a time he was in such a dark place he stopped bothering, and people wondered if he was dead or alive. Keeping up appearances is exhausting, but if he wants to keep existing in the world he has to keep trying.

But his apathy toward the 'Bruce Wayne' others know is a major part of why he wants him and Clark to be private. Clark's too good for both versions of Bruce Wayne. He shouldn't have to be tied to that particular illusion.]

In our line of work doing anything personal is ... difficult.

[They're superheroes. Well, Clark is one, Bruce is a non-powered vigilante. Until recently he had no personal life to speak of. It's been a process getting used to that. He chances a look at Clark and then away. ]

I'm ... glad you're giving me reasons to try anyway.

[ his cover is himself. like clark. so clark doesn’t see it as a whole other identity. just a set of behavior bruce has used to help him on his way. ]

Yeah. [ he’s saddened by this. he could fly anywhere in a heartbeat, and he hasn’t gone to see his mom in a while. been too busy. he’s already told her he and bruce are involved. but they haven’t gone over for dinner. ]

I’m glad you’re trying. [ in clark’s opinion, it’s all bruce. he’s making an effort and it’s having a positive effect on him. ]

The beach, and the flowers... I appreciate it.

[That's not how Bruce sees it. He sees public Bruce Wayne as a different identity, a costume, an acting job. A mask of a person who does not in fact exist. It is easier for him to separate himself that way. He is very good at compartmentalizing, but those compartments have to be structured carefully and intentionally.

He shoots Clark an amused glance.] The beach was your idea, Clark.

[He lifts their joined hands and kisses Clark's knuckles. He is not really that great with words, but he tries his best with actions. Words can be misconstrued but actions speak clearly if they're done correctly. He treated Clark poorly, once upon a time. He hasn't forgotten that for a moment, and while he has been forgiven, it hasn't personally absolved him. He sees the man so clearly now, in a way he wasn't capable of before.]

Do you want to sit for a moment? Alfred is going to be very mouthy about the sand, but I need to keep him busy anyway.

You drove us here. [ bruce did something spontaneous for him. because clark wanted it and clark asked.

he knows bruce is willing to reconsider his own stance if clark's in the picture, but he is careful how he pushes bruce. he wants to always be careful.

clark shivers at the kiss, closing his eyes. he feels its intimacy through his whole body. bruce is very, very present with him.

he sighs happily before he answers. ]

We could sit. [ he folds his legs and sits cross-legged in mid-air. grinning at bruce. ]

Alfred won't have to worry about the sand.

Because I have trouble saying no to those blue eyes of yours.

[It is very rare that Bruce says no to Clark, and that's in part because Clark is very good at knowing where the lines are and he is careful not to cross it. It's a talent and one that Bruce is grateful and impressed by. He is not an easy read, so for someone to be able to see right through him sometimes, it is quite the skill. And also makes him wary at times, since that's just how Bruce Wayne operates. It's not a weakness to have Superman by your side, but it can feel like a weakness to want him this much. To want to crack himself open and let Clark see everything inside.

That shiver is only inspiring him to want to do other things to make Clark shiver, but then he's sitting in the air and Bruce gives him an exasperated look.]

I'm afraid you'll have to sit on the ground like us commoners if you want me to kiss you, which I fully intend to do, after we sit.

[Bruce really does wince slightly when he sits on the sand, he can hear Alfred's voice in his head, but he'll be changed out of these clothes in a little while to go out patrolling. No harm.]

You say no?

[ he blinks innocently. and grins. he's very aware that bruce can't resist him. he has myriad unspoken boundaries and topics that are hard to broach. clark doesn't always know where they are, but he knows they'll talk, if he stumbles into them.

it's amusing to have bruce call him a commoner. clark doesn't think of himself as above everyone else. he shouldn't be treated differently or specially.

but bruce makes him feel so extraordinary. ]

Hm, that's a very convincing argument. I may acquiesce, Mr. Wayne. [ clark lands softly next to him and crawls near him. ]

A little arrogance looks good on you.

[ He'd be lying if he said it wasn't attractive. Bruce is someone who needs a partner who can read between the lines. He doesn't communicate well. When Clark can be clearer and dance around his various issues, everything works out. He isn't afraid that if he says no to Clark there would be a problem; explaining why would be more difficult, but he does think they're on an equal enough ground to do that without offense taken. This is a very mature relationship. He can't say he's really had one of those.

Clark is extraordinary. Seeing him as above them used to make him afraid of Clark, but now it makes him see it more as an aspiration. He knows he's a good person too, a modest one, and he appreciates that, but he is better than most people. Certainly better than Bruce.

Once Clark comes closer he reaches out to get a solid grip on the back of his neck and tug him in for a slow and simple kiss. He never thought he would bring flowers to someone and kiss on beaches like a normal person, but here he is.]

[ still a trip to him. to be wanted like this by bruce wayne. he may think he’s the one out of the two of them who is harder to deal with. his self-destructive tendencies and obsession don’t make it easy for the average person. but it’s also not as though clark has been free to mingle. he must go unseen.

so he learnt to disappear. but bruce has a way of discovering what’s hidden. which is wonderful to clark. he wants to be seen and understood. he is with someone who understands and encourages him.

he sinks into the kiss gratefully. sighing happily as it ends, leaning in for a follow up as bruce pulls apart from him to draw breath. ]

Only with you. [ he wants to feel secure in this. bruce has answered that need and then some. clark can play confidently with him. knowing he is wanted.

still such a trip. wow. ]

[Bruce has been less self-destructive lately, whether or not he's aware of it is a different matter. He still has dark moods, he still throws himself into danger, but he thinks less about the pointlessness of life and the inevitability of destruction. So there's that. Maybe he has a reason to live one more day, currently. Alfred wisely hasn't pointed it out because Bruce would just overthink it.

Instead he'd much rather be here. Clark Kent looking at him with those vivid blue eyes, every inch of him made of goodness and strength. Bruce couldn't stop wanting him if he tried; he should know, he's tried. He succeeded for awhile in the start, resisting any emotional attachment especially to someone he felt unworthy of, but it didn't work for long. Like now, when Bruce only catches his breath so he can kiss Clark again, like he's almost as good as the adrenaline of a perfect fight.]

Good. [Bruce murmurs, running his fingers through Clark's hair.] I'm a selfish prick. I like onlys with me. [He's ridiculously territorial too so anyone else would have to watch out.]

Everything we're doing now is an only with you too. [Dating. Flowers. Kissing on the beach. Attempting a relationship with anyone let alone a coworker.]

[ it hurts him to hear. although he doesn't show it. bruce has a fierce heart. he has been endlessly generous, not just to clark. he's been reading about it for a while now and been on the other end of a rant from lucius fox. buying the bank seemed in-character for him. after everything.

but clark can admit he was wrong. he's glad to be. he gets to discover all this about bruce.

he wishes he wasn't the only one. ]

I have a lot of them with you. [ he can't do anything about the world not accepting him. although he faces it less now. he's still conscious of the responsibility.

but if he only gets to share with a few people, he's glad bruce is one of them. he's glad to be here to walk with him on the beach. think about the flowers he can put on his desk.

to close his eyes and let his lover reach him. (he hates being so apart.) ]

If that's selfish, it's okay. [ he noses at Bruce's hand and kisses him back with heat. ]

[ They both were wrong. They were in their own mental headspaces at that time where they projected feelings on the other without ever meeting. Bruce's paranoia about power outside of his control when all he ever wants is control, Clark struggling with not being accepted by the people he saves and seeing this vigilante being unchecked without comment. Bruce only wishes that he was able to get it together before it required Clark's death to see clearly. Unfortunately, it isn't new for him to be so stubborn that it took something drastic to turn his head around.

Bruce really prefers it when a select group of people know him and no one else. He doesn't care what other people think about him, and attempting to play to a larger audience is exhausting to him. Even with the team, Bruce is acting. He has a persona that he's created for the public, for private, for work of all kinds. It's just how he is. Clark gets the benefit of being a singular crack in his armor.]

You don't know .... [He cuts himself off because he wants to return that heated kiss first, letting it make his head spin and his heart beat faster. Bruce kisses him until he's barely able to breathe and tries to catch air, fingers tightening in Clark's hair.]

You don't know what it's like. [He swallows down Clark's taste, blissful.] To be wanted by a man like you. [It's consuming, alarming, fantastic. Bruce hates how easy he gets swept up in it, but he loves it too. Clark is special. Unique in every way. It's not about his powers, although Bruce would be lying if he said Clark's strength isn't sexy, it's about the man and how he uses them. He never stood a chance.]

Anyone would be selfish.

[ he whispers with his forehead pressed against bruce's. tangled in him. ]

I think I have some idea. [ he's realized they mirror each other. bruce wants him - that feeling is probably as heady as being wanted by a man like bruce wayne. he could have chosen anyone. there are no shortage of people around who would kill for the opportunity to be close to him.

he chose clark. alien and all. even after knowing everything clark can do with his abilities. or how much he will never fit into the world. knowing the truth of each other now, he keeps choosing clark. clark keeps on choosing him too. he lets himself fall into it. falling is another word for flying anyway. ]

And it's okay. [ a little selfishness feels normal. he's wanted his own version of that all his life. ]

[Bruce hasn't let himself want in a very long time. He let Selina in, long ago, and then he just stopped bothering. He had plenty of ways to let out his pent up energy that didn't include letting someone else into his space and heart. It was easier to seal himself off. He could have many people, yes, but it was against his will that he fell for Clark. And that's saying a great deal, considering how willful he is. Lust he could handle and push down and ignore. But Clark smiles at him and he feels something in him bend and snap.

He has to stop kissing Clark, they are technically still in public. He takes a deep breath and lets it out, his heart thumping faster than it should be, so he slows it down. It doesn't stop him from running his fingers through Clark's hair or keeping close.]

I do have to go out tonight.

[As he does every night, and he still doesn't invite company. Some habits can't be broken.]

But I would love to come back to find someone in my bed. Dark hair, blue eyes, cleft chin. Hopefully naked. I have a type.

[ they don't have to stop and pull apart. this beach is deserted. clark would hear anyone coming from miles away. but he's focused on the beat of bruce's heart. on the heat of his kiss.

he should be careful, but he isn't. bruce is an easy man to love. clark tries to follow his heart, trusting the moral compass the kents instilled in him. and being with someone who is with him at home and at work feels right.

leaning towards him and sighing at his touch isn't half bad either. clark closes his eyes to enjoy the sensation more. ]

Mm. [ bruce always has to go out. clark would never try to stop him unless he was badly hurt. ]

That's funny, because someone had that same idea. [ incentive. come home to me. ]

[Bruce has a hard time stopping with Clark. He is appealing in every way. He does wonder if this is right, if he isn't leading this man into an inevitable disaster. He is a disaster, after all. They have been great so far, but it only takes one bad day for Bruce to burn bridges and stomp on them afterward. He tries not to and Alfred focuses him. The idea of losing this is keeping him from doing it.

The last thing he can believe himself to be is easy to love.

He is drawn closer, deeper, to the magnetic pull. Bruce runs his calloused fingers to the back of Clark's neck and down those strong built shoulders. Insanely sexy. Bruce secretly (not-so-secretly) is drawn to people who can pull him out of his head and sometimes push him around. The idea of coming back to bed with a naked Clark between his sheets is attractive.]

It's excellent incentive. [ So that works. Bruce kisses him again, slow and deep.] Damnit, Clark, I'll be thinking about this too. [And he will come back, pent up and energetic.]

[ he enjoys it: maximum all work no play batman. efficient batman. melting at his fingertips, unable to stop himself? it's a trip, actually, but it's an amazing one. clark is careful with him, but it's good to let go. it's good for bruce. there's not a real way for clark to lose his self-imposed restraints. he also wouldn't want to.

but bruce is the one who needs his leash off more. he has to give himself that space instead of being so pent-up all the time. clark likes him boneless and satisfied in his arms.

if that's all it is, it would be okay. but he knows it isn't. he knows bruce loves him.

it's in the kiss. ]

Good. [ if he's thinking of the reward, he'll be motivated. clark kisses him back with promise. ]

Do I need to add a description, or can you use your imagination? [ cheeky. ]

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Sorry for the wait, sick but STILL ALIVE

get well soon!

Re: get well soon!

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sorry had to edit posted before I finished /facepalm

np. i was thinking about this tag all night at work lol

lol!

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slides this one in before bed

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