Heroes of the Squared Circle: Match of the Year (72/74)

[mithen]

Title: Match of the Year
Relationship: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Tim Drake, Steph Brown, Cass Cain, Jean-Paul Valley
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion.
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG-13
Word Count 4700
Summary: "Black and blue. Fight night! The greatest gladiator

Comments

[ctbn60]

I can't wait to see what happens this was so vivid and exciting. Your words really bring every event in this story to life!!! Wonderful!

[mithen]

Ahhh, I really hope I can complete it in something close to a satisfactory fashion! Thank you for the vote of confidence!

[bradygirl_12]

Great match! And that final line? Excellent! :)

[mithen]

That last line is making me very happy this week! :)

[zolac_no_miko]

AAAAAAAAAAHHH WHAT AN AMAZING CHAPTER!!!

I enjoyed the Dawn of Justice references.

Also Carrie and Damian! *wriggles with glee*

(Yes I am still here. Lurking. Quietly, most of the time, sorry. Still enjoying the heck out of this though.)

[mithen]

HI LOVELY LURKER WITH MY FAVORITE ICON. I'm so glad you liked this and I am feeling a lot of anxiety coming up on the end, oh dear. WHAT WILL I DO WITHOUT THIS SERIES. ;_;

[starsandsea]

I’ll show you the steel that’s in my soul

Hee, Bruce!

Cassandra Cain leaned over her shoulder to point, and Steph said, “I know, I know, this one, not that one.”

Eeeeee, Cass and Steph, yay! :D

The younger-looking one was a sullen-eyed boy with dark hair that fell across his eyes, who stood in the center of the ring glaring.

Ooooh, Damian!

Carrie Kelly and Damian al-Ghul!

And Carrie too!

“Hm,” said Bruce. “Well.” He looked at Cassandra, who looked back at him without smiling, her black hair falling into her eyes. “I’ll keep an eye on them.”

“Good,” said Cassandra.

Eeeee, I love Bruce and Cassandra's dynamic!

Shining Knight

Shining Knight! Yay!

“I am?” Bruce’s face was a caricature of surprise. “I guess I have so many stocks in so many places; I had totally forgotten. How interesting

[mithen]

I realized suddenly that Cass hadn't appeared in a long time and I was horrified! Nooo, this must be fixed!

YOU NOTICED SHINING KNIGHT YAY. :D

Oh, I'm so glad Jean-Paul's got to have a happy ending!

Ahhh, I wanted him to have one so much, he deserves better than he got in the comics (I think he's...dead? Maybe? No one really cares, which I understand at one level, but awww, Jean-Paul).

Oh Lord, I HAD to use Lex's unhinged monologue to introduce this fight. HAD TO.

I'm so glad that match worked for you! I think it's the last one I'll write in detail--there's one more in the final chapter but I think it'll only be the ending of it...

Ahhhh, two more chapters, noooooo...

[rdfox]

Just about everything else I wanted to say has already been said, but...

In the middle of the ring, Batman pulled himself slowly to his feet and stood, swaying. He tried to take a step--and his knees almost gave out. He was clearly almost unable to move, staying on his feet only through sheer power of will. His chin dropped to his chest. Then he raised his head and looked at Superman for a long moment. “Go on,” he said into the nearly-silent arena. “Do it.”
Oh, oh, here it comes.

Clark looked at him. This had always been where this match had been going, even though they had never discussed the specifics. They hadn’t needed to. It was the only possible ending. “I’m sorry,” said Superman.

“I love you,” said Clark.

And then he gathered himself up and leaped forward to deliver his flying finishing punch at Batman.

Batman toppled over, eyes closed, going limp as he crashed to the mat. The crowd seemed to all take one great whooping breath together, and then they all started screaming as the ref made the count.o/) LEAVE THE MEMORIES

[mithen]

MY FAVORITE MATCH. I couldn't resist referencing it! It was the first match I watched and went "Wait a minute, this is REALLY INTENSE, what--I want to know more!" :D