Oh this was so them! I was wondering the whole time if Bruce
a) planned this out in that obsessive way he has, down to the last detail and with at least two contingency plans
OR
b) really did it unconsciously, though the full nudity means I tend towards a).
And Clark would have to be inhuman to resist that, I just loved him trailing behind Bruce while he (dang slash and the repetitive pronouns!) sheds his clothes, his armour, his mask until the man remains. There is something poetic about that.
ETA: and it works also nicely as a movement through space - going from the cave up into the bedroom, where Bruce probably is *Bruce* since it's private. So I am changing my opinion - this was carefully orchestrated (clue 2: he leaves the batsuit all over the house not like him at all *gasp* the security risk! Though I bet he got Alfred to discretely pick it all up as soon as Clark was out of sight)
there was nothing coy or flirtatious about it, just an exhausted, bruised man taking off his clothes. Bruce and coy? Perish the thought Clark!
Oh and a question: ratiocinate (new word for me), how common would yousay it is and in which contexts is it primarily used? The oxforddictionaries site gives me formal and I am guessing by the definition that means academia as a primary context.
Oh and that is a great way of characterization btw, Clark being so precise with the different nuances of words at the beginning! Reporter shows through!
"This is absolutely typical of you," snarled Bruce, "You think you can handle everything without any help
Pot, kettle. (at least *my* Bruce still has this tendency deep down, although he has learned to play with the other kids by now)
Oh and I love Bruce's use of body language here - it's clearly used for maximum effect. *g*
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Date: 2015-08-29 08:04 pm (UTC)a) planned this out in that obsessive way he has, down to the last detail and with at least two contingency plans
OR
b) really did it unconsciously, though the full nudity means I tend towards a).
And Clark would have to be inhuman to resist that, I just loved him trailing behind Bruce while he (dang slash and the repetitive pronouns!) sheds his clothes, his armour, his mask until the man remains. There is something poetic about that.
ETA: and it works also nicely as a movement through space - going from the cave up into the bedroom, where Bruce probably is *Bruce* since it's private. So I am changing my opinion - this was carefully orchestrated (clue 2: he leaves the batsuit all over the house not like him at all *gasp* the security risk! Though I bet he got Alfred to discretely pick it all up as soon as Clark was out of sight)
there was nothing coy or flirtatious about it, just an exhausted, bruised man taking off his clothes.
Bruce and coy? Perish the thought Clark!
Oh and a question: ratiocinate (new word for me), how common would yousay it is and in which contexts is it primarily used? The oxforddictionaries site gives me formal and I am guessing by the definition that means academia as a primary context.
Oh and that is a great way of characterization btw, Clark being so precise with the different nuances of words at the beginning! Reporter shows through!
"This is absolutely typical of you," snarled Bruce, "You think you can handle everything without any help
Pot, kettle. (at least *my* Bruce still has this tendency deep down, although he has learned to play with the other kids by now)
Oh and I love Bruce's use of body language here - it's clearly used for maximum effect. *g*