Kal had been terrified that the first human they met would recognize him as a Kryptonian right away, but no one seemed to look twice at a man with heavy glasses and grubby overalls, even a man who could lift heavy bundles with maybe a little too much ease. He introduced himself as Clark from Smallville, and they nodded and thanked him for the goods.
*pets Kal*
Bruce looked vaguely surprised, as if he hadn't really realized he was doing it. "All information is valuable. You never know when you'll need it."
*pets Bruce*
Kal didn't know quite how to explain that it hadn't been worry but delight sharpening his voice, so he simply helped Bruce unpack their minimal gear and carry it to the side of the road.
Awww. *pets Kal again*
He stared at the flame slowly licking its way around the wood, feeling absurdly pleased at the warmth coming from the fire. His campfire. Their campfire.
*hugs Kal*
He held out a makeshift griddle with the slices of ham on it, and soon the scent of cooking meat filled the air.
OMG, is Bruce cooking?????
For just a moment, he could feel a ghostly presence: Clark, son of Jonathan and Martha, traveling home with a friend, sharing food under the sheltering branches of a great tree. For a moment, he held on to the illusion, wistfully.
*hugs Kal*
These little details--the way Bruce unfailingly treated him like Clark, like a fellow human--they made him happier than they probably should.
*pets Kal* I know, that's all I'm doing in this comment, lol. He needs a lot of petting!
"Look," said Bruce, pointing: in the distance, a ripple of wind was gusting through the trees, bending their dark tops in the faint light, a great wave of unseen power coming toward them. It reached them, and for a moment the old tree swayed and bowed; Kal could see a fierce smile on Bruce's face as the tree yielded to the wind and the leaves roared around them. Then it was gone again, moving north along the river, a massive invisible hand that had brushed them and moved on.
Ooooh, pretty! :D
"The overseer calls himself Scarecrow."
Meeep! *worries for Bruce and Kal* I really love how you're including the villains as overseers! It seems very right that they would have such positions...
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Date: 2009-03-02 07:14 pm (UTC)*pets Kal*
Bruce looked vaguely surprised, as if he hadn't really realized he was doing it. "All information is valuable. You never know when you'll need it."
*pets Bruce*
Kal didn't know quite how to explain that it hadn't been worry but delight sharpening his voice, so he simply helped Bruce unpack their minimal gear and carry it to the side of the road.
Awww. *pets Kal again*
He stared at the flame slowly licking its way around the wood, feeling absurdly pleased at the warmth coming from the fire. His campfire. Their campfire.
*hugs Kal*
He held out a makeshift griddle with the slices of ham on it, and soon the scent of cooking meat filled the air.
OMG, is Bruce cooking?????
For just a moment, he could feel a ghostly presence: Clark, son of Jonathan and Martha, traveling home with a friend, sharing food under the sheltering branches of a great tree. For a moment, he held on to the illusion, wistfully.
*hugs Kal*
These little details--the way Bruce unfailingly treated him like Clark, like a fellow human--they made him happier than they probably should.
*pets Kal* I know, that's all I'm doing in this comment, lol. He needs a lot of petting!
"Look," said Bruce, pointing: in the distance, a ripple of wind was gusting through the trees, bending their dark tops in the faint light, a great wave of unseen power coming toward them. It reached them, and for a moment the old tree swayed and bowed; Kal could see a fierce smile on Bruce's face as the tree yielded to the wind and the leaves roared around them. Then it was gone again, moving north along the river, a massive invisible hand that had brushed them and moved on.
Ooooh, pretty! :D
"The overseer calls himself Scarecrow."
Meeep! *worries for Bruce and Kal* I really love how you're including the villains as overseers! It seems very right that they would have such positions...
I hope there's more soon! :)