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Bruce hated these events, he wasn’t exactly sociable in any definition of the word. Looking around the group who were talking, he glanced over, and was happy to see a familiar face. “Artemis.” He smiled, not really knowing what to say. Still it would be easier talking to her than a bunch of people who were just sucking up to him.

She hated these things. There was no point in really going, but her job had donated a large sum, everyone from work was talking about going to the auction, and all Artemis had to do was show up, look nice, and have a few drinks. Straying away from her coworkers, she mingled into the group of people there, trying to feel like she blended in. 

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xselinakylex:

Selina let out a stream of smoke and stepped towards Bruce, her dress billowing out around her. She ashed her cigarette with her thumb. “As much as I would like to, you are one of the sponsors. You have to stick around until the auction is over.” She raised a hand and jabbed him in the chest. “And you owe me for leaving me alone with all of them, you know.”

The words were going in but he wasn’t fully comprehending them. Instead he was too busy admiring her. “Mmmm whatever. I suppose that we can make it more fun.” He smirked, pulling out a cigarette of his own. He wasn’t a heavy smoker but at events like this is gave him an excuse to keep going outside. “Oh, I’m sure we can find a way for me to pay you back."

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Bruce was late. Of course he was late, it wouldn’t be an important event if he had managed to arrive on time. Still he was there, debating whether or not he should go in or just message Selina and make a run for it. He didn’t have to though, as he saw her almost instantly. “You’re really giving off a good impression of this event.” He laughed, trying to hid how blown away he was at her beauty. “We could just blow it off, I’m sure we could find something more fun to do.”

Selina was standing among some of the other VIP guests for so long that she could feel her will to live slowly getting drained from her mind. After glad-handing and shaking hands with people who she knew didn’t care about her or about the city as a whole, she needed a break, so she strode out into the slightly chilly air, bumming a cigarette off someone nearby and smoking while leaning against the wall, wanting nothing more at that point to go home.

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dmianwaync:

DAMIAN RAISES AN EYEBROW as he watches his father cough. “Are you ill?” He asks as he doesn’t remember the last time he saw him sick. “Why would I not be? Selina is the only one I was hoping you’d marry.” He didn’t like anyone else, and he already viewed her as a mother figure.

Bruce just shook his head, knowing it was possible that an explanation would go over his son’s head. He had to admit that telling Damien was a lot easier than he thought it would be, which brought a smile to his face. “Well I’m just glad that you’re okay with it. If ever you weren’t I hope you know you can talk to me.”

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xselinakylex:

Selina raised an eyebrow. “I think I’ll stay Selina Kyle if it’s all the same to you.” It wasn’t that she was necessarily repulsed by the idea of being Mrs. Wayne, but it was more that she didn’t want to give up the parts of her that gave her individuality, including her name. “Not that Selina Wayne doesn’t have a nice ring to it, but Selina Kyle is my name, I’ve had it for a while and I quite like it, so it’s probably good for me to stick to the things I like.” Selina raised a hand to drag her fingernail across his jaw. “You know, the Gotham Times called me an anti-heroine,” she replied, giving him a crooked smirk. “Don’t you think that has a better ring to it?” She leaned in and kissed him lightly. “I know what I want, and besides, you’ll end up liking it, I’m sure.”

Bruce just smiled as she spoke, not wanting her to think that he preferred one to the other until she had made her decision. “Yeah well it was Selina Kyle who I fell in love with, no matter what name you have, nothing about that will change.” He wasn’t always great at talking about how he felt, but when it was to do with Selina he often surprised himself with how he was able to go on about her. “Anti-heroine?” Bruce scoffed, although he knew from the names he had been called in the Times- as Batman and as Bruce- so she had gotten off quite lucky with that one. She made him lose all control, if it wasn’t for the people around them he wouldn’t have let her pull her lips away. “I’ll hold you to that. If not I guess you’ll just have to make it up to me.”

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dmianwaync:

DAMIAN WAS QUITE PLEASED to have his father’s full attention now once the phone was put down. “New addition?” He asks curiously as he raised an eyebrow. What does that mean? He thinks maybe he’s talking about Selina, but he waits for him to explain it himself.

Bruce coughed slightly, this wasn’t something he was used to doing. But if anyone deserved to know it was probably Damian, seeing as it would impact him more than the others. “Well, I proposed to Selina. And well, she said yes. Are you okay with that kid?” 

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gothamcitylazarus:

Jason rolled his eyes. “How do you think I am?” he asked, stopping what he was doing and just hanging upside down for a moment before he reached his arms up so he could flip off the bar, landing easily on his feet. “I don’t really need much from you these days. I have a job and a house and a husband, and that generally means that I’m allowed to tell potential father figures to fuck right off.” He paused, letting out a sigh. He was trying to be nice. Try to be nicer, Jason. Silence stretched between them for a moment before he spoke again. “Roy and I are planning on having a wedding,” he added. “A real one. It would be nice if you could come, I guess.”

From everything they had been through, Jason was probably right to be acting the way he was. Still Bruce was desperate to make amends, he just wasn’t exactly socially apt enough to know how he was going to do that. Still something seemed to be working as he heard his son’s invitation. “I’ll be there. I promise.” Although he wasn’t a fan of weddings in general, he would be there for Jason. “And actually on that note, I should probably let you know that I’m um... Well I’m going to be marrying Selina. We don’t have a date yet, but you and Roy are invited.”

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xselinakylex:

Selina nodded. “You’d best remember that,” she said, crinkling her nose slightly at him. She rolled her eyes again. “I’m really going to have to walk you through this wedding thing. Okay. Well, you should know that people who are considered your close friends should be informed of the whole getting engaged thing in person. People like that sort of thing.” Selina curved her lips up into a crooked smile. “Though, if people ask where you got the ring, it might be best not to tell them the full story,” she added, leaning in slightly. She liked that the story of the ring and the diamond was something specifically for the two of them—to everyone else, it was just a beautiful, large diamond. To the two of them, it was an intrinsic part of their history together, and it just seemed fitting. “We’re not eloping, Bruce. What’s the point of being a billionaire if you’re not going to drop that money on your own wedding?”

“Sure sure whatever.” He wasn’t fully taking in what she was saying, too distracted by her lips to be able to focus on the sound. “I just want you to be Mrs Wayne as soon as possible. It all just feels like a lot of work.” Playing with her hair, he thought more about what he had just said. “Do you think you’ll take my name? I don’t mind either way, I’m just curious.” Even if she wasn’t as headstrong as she was, Bruce wouldn’t have voiced his opinion, wanting her to make the choice for himself. But being headstrong was a fundamental part of her, a part that he would never change. “Yeah I don’t want people knowing that I just marry the criminals. It would give away the full tough act I’ve got going for me. Although you seem to do that without any help. “I feel like it’s not a good enough excuse, but we both know that I’m not going to say no to you.”

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dmianwaync:

DAMIAN WAS HAPPY ONCE HE HAD HIS FATHER’S ATTENTION, it also brought a smile to the boy’s face once his question was acknowledged. “I mean the cat, the other Alfred can make his own friends and won’t like us buying him some. I think another cat would be a great addition to the family, and this way Alfred might not miss me as much when we go out at night.”

A sound that was either a laugh or a sigh left Bruce’s mouth as he placed down his phone to give him his full attention. “Maybe Alfred needs the alone time? Although I don’t think it wont be a problem soon. I probably should talk to you about another addition to the family.”

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There was a lot that Bruce felt guilty for, and a lot of those things were to do with Jason. Still he was never good at facing up to his guilt and that was why it had taken so long for him to go and visit. It didn’t surprise him at all to see him training. He knew that they were more similar than Jason would ever admit, and this would be exactly was Bruce would do in the same situation.. Still he needed to talk to him, so he walked right up to the kid, his arms crossed tightly. “I came to see how you are.” He was matching Jason’s tone without really meaning to. It was probably why they often clashed. “And if you needed anything, although that question didn’t go down that well last time.”

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Jason, as usually these past few weeks, was training. The shaking had finally left his hands, but he still felt weak, like he had just been laid up and was still getting back into form. He was still wearing his knee brace, and he had some new scars on his body—his back, which was previously relatively unmarked, now had a few long scars across it from something he couldn’t remember doing but he was sure was terrible. He didn’t want to think about it. Instead, Jason was hanging upside down from a pull-up bar, doing sit ups until he lost track of the number. He heard when Bruce walked in, but he didn’t want to acknowledge him—though, when the other man stopped in front of him, he supposed he had to. “What do you want?”

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xselinakylex:

“The last one checked you out every time you walked past her desk, I didn’t like it,” she replied, shaking her head. “And besides, now everyone knows that I’m the one with all the real power here and that they should all fear me if they value their job security,” she added. The hand around his shoulders came up to card through the hair on the back of his head, and she rolled her eyes, looking away from him for a moment. “Unbelievable,” she said, though it really wasn’t all that unbelievable at all. She had to tell his own son that she had gotten engaged to his father, she supposed that it wasn’t that much of a leap to have to tell Clark, too. “Clark’s your friend. You’re supposed to tell your friends things like when you get engaged.” 

Bruce had never clocked onto Selina’s accusations, but he was wrapped around her little finger. If she wasn’t happy and he had the power to change it then she wouldn’t even have to ask him, it would already be sorted. “Trust me, I fear you plenty, if anyone was clever enough to overthrow me it would be you.” Bruce was completely oblivious to her annoyance. Social skills weren’t exactly his strong suit, despite how the media loved to portray him as charming and suave. If Alfred didn’t remind him he would probably struggle keeping in touch with anybody. “I thought they’d just find out when we sent the invites seeing as we’re inviting them. Although- and I know how you feel about it- but eloping is still on the table.”

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As soon as she entered he dropped everything that he was doing. If anyone earned his full attention it was Selina, and he couldn’t look away even if he wanted to. He never did though, not wanting to take a single moment of her presence for granted. “I’m glad that you approve. I don’t think I could get away with getting rid of another secretary because my fiancee didn’t approve.” He loved the way the word sounded on his lips. It made the unbelievable fact that they were engaged feel slightly more real. There were no complaints as she took her seat, only a grin as he held onto her waist. “Oh did you-” He started to reply, before he was interrupted with a pinch. He hissed sharply. rubbing where she had struck for just a moment. “Was I meant to?”

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“I see you got a new secretary.” Selina swept into the room—she never walked into a room, especially not out in public, it was always sweeping, always taking up everyone’s attention when she walked in. She unbuttoned her jacket and slid it off her shoulders, dropping it on a chair along with her purse when she walked in. “I like this one. He complimented my shoes.” She walked around to the side of the desk where he was sitting, settling down into his lap without warning, crossing her legs easily as she leaned up against him, wrapping an arm around his shoulders. “I ran into Clark on the way here,” she said, pausing before she pinched his arm. Hard. “I can’t believe you didn’t tell him anything!”

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text to --> selina

SK: you'd cancel a meeting for anything

SK: and i'm still annoyed with you

[ TEN MINUTES LATER ]

SK: im on my way u ass

BW: I knew you'd come.

BW: I cleared my schedule for the rest of the day.

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text to --> selina

SK: when you respond like that it's hot and i don't like it i want to stay annoyed with you

SK: mhmm

SK: NO

BW: You should come to the office so we can discuss it. In depth.

BW: I'm sure I could cancel a meeting or two for you.

BW: The things I do for love.

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hcljordcns:

It was dark out but Hal had clearance to be able to work on his plane at the late hours. Typically he’d be out during the day but he already slept all day and needed something to keep him up and busy. What he didn’t expect to see in the warehouse was Bruce Wayne standing near the entrance. “You know I got compared to you the other day.” He smirked, returning to working on the plane. “Nothing’s made me wanna change my attitude so fucking fast.” Hal grumbled.

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There was a twinge of guilt that was nagging at him when it came to Hal. He knew he wasn’t doing well, but out during the day but with everything going on he hadn’t even been to visit him. Still that was no excuse. And that was how he had ended up at Hal’s workshop at a stupid time at night. Scoffing at the comment, he walked in without an invite. “If I’d have known things were that bad I would have been here sooner.”

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text to --> selina

SK: don't be an ass

SK: ^this is a conversation for later

SK: yes i will make a list of guests for you

SK: we are not eloping

BW: I look forward to it.

BW: This is why I love you.

BW: I'm just putting it out there. It's still an option.

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text to --> selina

SK: yes you would you're supposed to be suppportive

SK: DID YOU NOT GO TO CLARK AND LOIS' WEDDING???

SK: you have to at least invite them holy shit don't make their decisions for them

BW: That's why I wouldn't go to any others.

BW: Can you help me make a list then?

BW: We could elope, just saying.