#clark kent loves bruce wayne

[arkangelo-7]

I bet Bruce Wayne has a “hug quota,” where he withstand exactly 3 hugs a month at most and that’s it. Anymore then that and he will sontanously combust and fuck off to Botswana for like nineteen days to recalibrate at a weird magical ninja monastery or something.

The Batkids occasionally fight over who gets hug privileges that month. Dick usually wins because he’s the oldest and can quilt trip his siblings into letting him have the hugs (“I’ve had to deal with him for twenty years, nimrods! If I want a hug I am going to get a fucking hug!”) but sometimes Cass comes in with the elbow drop and gets the hugs for herself.

There’s also Clark. But it’s important to note that the hug quota does not apply to Clark. Suspiciously.

[arkangelo-7]

Imagine if one of Bruce’s kids got hurt during a mission and needs surgery, so Bruce is anxiously waiting outside the operating room, and when Clark appears he can’t help but cling onto him because his kid, Kal, his kid—

a moment of (weakness) comfort

[hollis-art]

ngl im not even a superman fan. i just REALLY like clark kent,,, (thank you, Smallville, for that.)

[t00thpasteface]

i am unironically obsessed with adam west batman not only trying to be a good dad to robin, but actually succeeding. also love robin's insane energy levels and his ability to go from seething bloodlust to manic glee in record time. i think any superman worth his S would fit right into the family ^_^

[theerurishipper]

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[arkangelo-7]

Oh my God! Yes! 👏

I love the idea of Bruce being super protective and meticulous when it comes to his suit. Because although it’s really fucking durable and basically its own weapon, the suit is also really really delicate because of the sheer complexity of it. There’s so many little components and pieces that, when not put together properly, can make the suit unwieldy and inefficient; there’s also a bunch of weapons, tools, and dangerous equipment hidden in there, so if you don’t know what you’re doing there’s a really high chance that you could hurt yourself trying to put it on. It’s fitted to his proportions, too, so just by attempting to put it on, someone could accidentally stab themselves with that batarang in the hidden pocket by his thigh or lose circulation to their left arm because Bruce keeps that area tightened for grappling-related reasons.

But on top of all of the safety reasons, Bruce’s suit is special because it’s his. Sure, it’s been through like eighty million upgrades, but to him it’s still the same suit that he wore that first night out in Gotham. It’s nostalgic. And similarly to how someone wouldn’t like their siblings/parents/friends/etc., stealing their shit and doing whatever they want with it, Bruce gets fucking mean when people try and mess with his suit.

He’ll tolerate his kids climbing around on it, but the minute they try to play with the straps or touch his utility belt, they’re done; and god forbid a leaguer try to prank him by messing with his armor… Batman will legitimate go on a reign of terror.

But with Clark? It’s… different.

Clark is the most powerful being in the world, but he’s also kind and silly and a little awkward, and above all that he’s a really, really good person. Bruce trusts him, in a way that’s different from the way he trusts the other Leaguers (they’re more his colleagues and underlings) and his kids (he will always, always prioritize their safety despite how much he trusts them).

So it makes sense that he’d entrust Clark with information about his suit. Because he trusts that Clark would never use that information against him, trusts that Clark won’t abuse that power, trusts that Clark respects what Bruce’s cowl means to him and that he’ll honor it with the upmost respect.

And he’s entirely correct. Clark treats the suit with reverence whenever he has to change Bruce into it or help him out of it for medical reasons, etc.. Not only because he understands the gravity of what that type of show of trust means to Bruce, but also because that suit is the last line of defense between Bruce, a mortal, and the hundreds of aliens/gods/metas consistently trying to kill his best friend… So, yeah, he appreciates that suit, and he’ll do his damnest to make sure he knows everything about it

You know how Superman can super-change into his outfits? Do you think that if they’re in a rush, Bruce taught him all the ins and outs of the batsuit so he can change them both at super speed? Like no matter how fast that guy has taught himself how to get in and out of that thing (because you know he has) sometimes it has to be literally instant.

It’s like an insane show of trust, not many people know all the little tiny details that get updated every few months, the close batfamily might know how to take of pieces in case of emergency and the exact contents and placements of his belt, but Clark has a lot of hands on experience and the symbolism of him putting Bruce’s cowl on for him is neat too.

[trashmakerarticle]

Everyone thinks that dick was the golden child when in reality it was Jason.

Clark: Bruce who was your favourite robin?

Dick: obviously it’s me?

Tim: it’s dick

Damian: I am superior robin, it will be me.

Bruce: it’s Jason

Everyone: WHAT?!?!???

Bruce: why are you so surprised? He didn’t jump on too my chandeliers which I had to replace each week

*everyone looks at dick*

Bruce: he didn’t drop out of school

*everyone looks at tim*

Bruce: I didn’t have to stop him from killing everyone who annoyed him

*everyone looks at Damian*

Bruce: in fact, he enjoyed school and handed all his homework in on time, we would spend hours in the library reading his favourite classics. He even helped Alfred with most of the cooking, He was my little boy

Jason: stop spreading lies, I hate you go away

Bruce: my precious little boy

[superbat-love]

- Dan Mora, NYCC 2023

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[bruciemilf]

“You don’t seem very afraid.”

Superman is a sunshine giant. That’s how the camera flashes portray him, how the media frames him, how every mouth from Metropolis to Gotham describes him.

And even if Batman has to look up, Clark still feels tiny, watching a trail of limp aliens bodies laying down at the other man’s feet.

Maybe they wouldn’t be so battered if they didn’t kidnap a tiny birdie with heart shaped bangs, currently clinging to the Knight’s leg.

It’s a very specific kind of power Bruce carries. Like someone who fist-fought the world and won.

“You don’t seem very frightening.”

Clark is sweating and it’s not fear.

[strangedesired]

obsessed w them

[arkangelo-7]

I bet Clark Kent is big on hand kisses. And Bruce loves it.

Like it probably started out as a joke—maybe a cute little callback to Bruce’s royal ancestry, or because Clark had seen Bruce do it to the ladies at a gala and wanted to treat his similarly aristocratic lover correspondingly. Either way, it somehow became Clark’s #1 Favriote Form of Affection because he can do it anytime.

Not allowed to kiss in the JL meeting? Whelp, B never said that Clark can’t take his hand and give him a lil peck through the glove. (B might grumble but he can’t change his rules without looking like a hypocrite.)

Hasn’t finished his coffee, and is still too grouchy for a kiss before Clark leaves for work? Hand kisses for the win. It makes the kids giggle and Bruce’s palms are always warm from his mug—and Bruce usually isn’t verbal in the morning so it’s not like he can complain.

At a gala, when they’re out as Brucie and Clark Kent? Hand kissing is the perfect way to show affection without the allowing the tabloids the opportunity to peer too far into their personal life.

And you know Bruce grumbles and complains and pulls his hand away sometimes because he is not in the mood, Clark… but it still makes him loved.

[sisaloofafump]

Dressing as each other <3

nsfw version here ;)

[sully-s]

Clark: Why do I always miss the gossip missions?

[unlawfulsp00n]

oh my god Dick grabbing the rabbit before Clark whisks them off to safety I need a minute this is so freaking cute._.

[abisalli]

bring your kid to work day 

★bonus:  he’s impressed 

[mild-and-hammered]

The thing about Superbat is: at least Clark looks like he’s normal about Bruce. But he isn’t.

Bruce is weird about Clark all over his gothic mansion like a character in a novel. He is, at any given time, one slip away from gazing at his picture in a locket.

Batman is weird about Kal El all over the Batcave. He studies his blood, runs tests, asks questions, kisses his lips. Tries to determine if Kal El’s teeth are like regular or if he’s got extra set like a shark. Kisses his lips. Kisses his lips. Kisses his lips. He’s got a pet alien and he’s very fond of him (kisses his lips again).

Clark does a great job of seeming normal about Bruce. They go on regular dates where Clark makes cheerful conversation at the dinner table while Bruce presents him with armfuls of sunflowers.

Kal El does NOT do a good job of being normal about Batman.

He knows Bruce’s heartbeat, his safe blood pressure range, his average breath rate, that his body temperature runs two-tenths of a degree lower than what is considered normal. He sets enrichment up for his pet detective. Mystery novels fed to his beloved, brain teasers, crosswords, unsolved cases. He brings Batman to the fortress of solitude to watch him lose himself in Kryptonian mechanisms and data. Kal El draws his symbol in blue ink over Bruce’s heart so his detective can wear his symbol, if only until it washes away.

The basis of their relationship is they’re deeply abnormal people who love each other very much and also want to put one another under a microscope.