Follow Your Passion: A Seamless Tumblr Journey
title: the words i never said (they haunt me)
words: 354
note: please enjoy this snippet my brain worm wiggled outta me after reading this!
unimportant note; i was going to put this in the comments but i thought “nah, why let it get lost even though no one will see it lol” lol
also, i just wanted to share this to my account haha
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after superman announced he was engaged, batman sits at a league computer doing the paperwork that the rest of them (minus diana, cyborg, and a small handful of others) seem to avoid.
The flash walks up, mask off as he looks down at the tired looking batman, leaning against the console "you okay, bats?" he starts.
Hal jordon is in the background, watching with diana and cyborg. Hal had tried to talk to batman about the announcement just an hour before, and batman throat punched him for his efforts.
Batman didn't look away from the console as he replied
"I'm fine, Flash."
It was a short and sharp answer, the usual for Batman.
But Barry, being who he is, could have sworn he heard something underneath the level tone.
“Bruce, I’m sorry if I’m overstepping, but…”
As the flash trailed off his sentence, watching for any indication that he should stop while ahead, Batman’s hands hovered over the keypad
“I thought you liked Clark?”
Barry thought he saw a fraction of a frown at his question
There was another meaning behind the word ‘liked’, of course there was with the way Barry had said it.
Hal leaned closer, almost as if he was waiting for Batman to physically react.
“I’m going to give you some advice, Barry.” Batman started as he stood from the chair.
Batman towered over Flash, so of course, the speedster felt a lump in his throat as Batman stood right in front of him
But Barry saw that, yes; the usual scowl was replaced by a soft frown and through the masks' lenses that usually obscure his eyes, Barry barely noticed the tired look the older man had.
“Sometimes the one you love with your entire being is the one you can never have and best thing that you can do…”
Barry wasn’t prepared for the black gloved hand that gently landed on his shoulder, and he very much wasn’t prepared for Bruce’s next words
“... is to be happy for them, even if it slowly kills you.”
Barry then watched as Bruce Wayne left the League Hall for the night.
Clark, beaming: I'm engaged!
Entire JL meeting room: -eyes quietly shift to an even more emotionless Batman-
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Priest: if there is a reason these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your peace.
Entire wedding reception: -eyes shift to look at the Best Man Bruce Wayne-
Imagine being so down bad for your best friend that the second he announces his engagement and it’s not to you, all of your friends and colleagues are instantly giving bewildered side eye 🤣 like Bruce you are never beating the superbat allegations