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Ficlet: Playing with Fire

Jul 28, 2008 10:42

Title: Playing With Fire
Characters/Pairings: Clark/Bruce
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Superman comes across Batman welding and finds it hot indeed.
Word count: 500
Notes: For
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yavieriel July 28 2008, 02:02:52 UTC

Guh. Just... hot, in every sense of the word. I love the way you play with the idea of heat and light. You're amazing, as always.

yavieriel July 28 2008, 02:10:58 UTC

Also, fire fun! Playing with fire is definitely high on the list of "always entertaining". Getting to play with a *welding torch* of all things is definitely something I'd like to do. Neat idea!

jij July 28 2008, 11:38:14 UTC

I have to admit it kind of gave me pause at first! A later commenter says it threw her off at first to imagine someone applying a blowtorch to their lover's skin, and it did kind of make me go.....ew a bit. (Which is why Bruce just had to ask if it hurt, lol, he was definitely channeling me). But yeah, once I swallowed and kept going, I enjoyed the heat and light images and metaphors too much to scrap it. :)

bradygirl_12 July 28 2008, 02:05:17 UTC

Wow! Who knew that welding could be so sexy! ;)

Great descriptions, Jen, and the fact that Bruce could play with an invulnerable lover just makes a Super-pairing all the more fun! :)

jij July 28 2008, 11:39:08 UTC

Sexy welding! crimsonquills definitely made me see the appeal...and then when I started writing it I was like, "Huh, it wouldn't hurt Clark at all..." and it went from there. :)

superfixated July 28 2008, 03:18:39 UTC

OMG, this was suprisingly hot in such a sweet way! I wish it were Sasha's birthday every day so I can read more wonderful fics like this. *hugs* Thanks so much, Jen, for posting this just as I was about to hit the hay; a perfect way to end my long evening. :)

jij July 28 2008, 11:41:37 UTC

I'm glad you liked it! I started just with the image of Bruce welding (yum) and it just kind of ran from there without me doing much with it, lol. I've always found welding torches fascinating, in a scary way, so imagining being able to just play with one was kind of cool. :)

arch_schatten July 28 2008, 03:23:48 UTC

Hohohoho, sweaty welding Bruce and white-hot Clark, you guys are, uh, really hot! ...Bruce tinkering, eeee! And Clark, oh Clark.

Clark looked unrepentant--not a good sign, Bruce realized uneasily.

X) Playful Clark always does me in. Playful and sexy and dangerous in a very good way.

Bruce painted light and heat onto Clark's body, watching how the flame spent itself on skin until it glowed like platinum, like titanium. Clark closed his eyes and sighed as the torch flame caressed him. "It doesn't hurt?"

This is an awesome line, and of course I'm seeing Clark here in my head, and he's white-hot, which is brilliant, but Bruce's concerned question totally kills me. And then, upon re-read, I realize Bruce is still WEARING THE HELMET!!!1111 skdfjskldjf

I am sorry. Helmet!sexing is just too much for my brain. Is like sexing a robot Bruce. Robot!Bruce/alloy!Kal

...my brain is gone X) thanks!

jij July 28 2008, 11:44:52 UTC

This is an awesome line, and of course I'm seeing Clark here in my head, and he's white-hot, which is brilliant, but Bruce's concerned question totally kills me.

He insisted on asking! LOL, I think because I was pretty freaked out at the idea of a welding torch as a sex toy, ho ho ho.

And then, upon re-read, I realize Bruce is still WEARING THE HELMET!!!1111 skdfjskldjf

I debated on when he took it off, but decided he kind of had to leave it on--Clark wouldn't want him to hurt his eyes! :) You know, I did feel kind of bad this ended up in Bruce's POV, because it started off being about how sexy Bruce would be in a welding helmet and then I didn't get to dwell on it as much as I liked! So I'm very, very glad you got the image in your head, because yeah...mmmm, tinker!Bruce tinkering on Kal is....uhhhh....*brain offline*

purpleinkpen July 28 2008, 05:14:32 UTC

*Staggers in in the dead of night, cold and grumpy. Reads.*

Bruce was more than a little taken aback when a hand suddenly interceded between him the torch flame and the metal, the white-hot flame licking the fingers *Begins to giggle. Keeps giggling until:

"Maybe I just can't help playing with fire," he whispered, leaning in close to dabble his fingers in the blazing torch once more, while reaching with the other hand to caress the damp hair at the back of Bruce's neck.

At which point her brain splits between 'WTF Clark, you are so corny' and 'OMG hawtness attack!'

*Eventually wanders away, warmed by Jen's fic in the dark of night, making a mental note to remember this trick in the future when she's blue.*

jij July 28 2008, 11:49:25 UTC

WTF Clark, you are so corny' and 'OMG hawtness attack!'

*hides face* I couldn't believe how totally corny that line was! Oh Clark, you weirdo romantic...

This would probably be a good fic to read when cold! I was all sweaty and uncomfortable when I wrote it, so I desperately wanted to whisk Bruce upstairs for a nice cool shower, lol. But for some reason he liked hanging out with Clark and the welding torch...

I'm glad you liked it!