A wannabe digital artist.

"Bruce and Clark are NOT best friends. They can't stand each other and they can't even stand to be in the same room together. They are always fighting/arguing with one another all the time; Bruce doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself" -Random Hater on (insert social media platform).

I have seen this comment and its variations, way too many times recently on my socials and I couldn't help but offer a counter point to this argument because, just like every old married couple since the dawn of time, our two love birds do occasionally have their disagreements and disputes that they must confront within their working and personal relationship, that needs to be addressed and eventually overcome.

This is true of every genuine relationship that matters in one's life. The people who love you the most will and should be honest with you, especially so when you fuck up, and hold you accountable for your actions when you are in the wrong. Why? Because they love you and want the best for you always, even if it hurts your feelings in the moment; You can trust that in the long run, your partner's intentions will always be in your best interests.

This especially applies to Clark and Bruce, since they are the 2 key founders of an entire league of super heroes that consists of thousands of people over the course of its history. Encountering disagreements and opposing views on how to properly guide and lead an entire team of thousands, is inevitable.

Clark and Bruce hold each other to such astronomical standards, because they expect the absolute best from each other; They are the literal founding fathers of the Justice League and the ultimate power couple. They are the League's resident dads. 😆 They both are fully aware of the fact that they don't have the luxury of fucking up when they have an entire legion of earth's most powerful beings looking up to them for guidance, moral standards, and heroic conduct. Bruce and Clark didn't just set the bar for peak Heroism and human excellence, they are the bar. Hence, why they are each other's fail safes for this exact reason.

They will absolutely call each other out when they deem it necessary and keep the other in check when the occasion calls for it, because if they don't, then the fallout will be catastrophic and millions die. There is too much at stake for them to risk it.

They keep each other honest and true to their heroic ideals, because at the end of the day, even when they sometimes clash in their methods regarding their vision of Heroism, both men will always agree and come together on achieving the same goal for the greater good, even if they don't always agree on the means to get there.

That's what true love and respect is. And these 2 have got that in spades. Case in point: JLA: Tower of Babel:

For those who have not seen this movie, (stop reading my post and go watch it now! Its so good 🥹😂) it is based off of the Mark Waid comics from the 90's, "JLA : Tower of Babel".

In this storyline, Rhas al Ghul has managed to steal Bruce's contingency plans that he kept encrypted in his files in the batcave, in the event of an emergency where the Justice League were to go rogue and he had to neutralize them.

In the aftermath, the Justice League founding members decide to cast a vote on whether Batman should remain a member of the League due to the breach of trust that Bruce's plans had caused, as shown in the above clip. 👆🏻 and here are the comic panels of this movie 👇🏻

Bruce only stuck around to hear Clark's verdict btw. Once he did, he was gone. (Clark voted yes. I couldn't add the panel because I ran out of space 😩)

Now, to address the Hater's comment on Bruce not giving a fuck about anyone but himself, I present to you the aftermath of "The Tower of Babel" comics: JLA #50

For the entirety of four comic issues, the Justice League is falling apart with their constant bickering and growing mistrust in one another as a result of Bruce's departure. At his limit, Clark seeks to reconcile with Bruce. 👇🏻

Bruce was incredibly hurt because Clark, his best friend, the only person in the League that he trusts wholeheartedly with his life, voted him out. Despite how hurt he was, and NOT being in the League anymore, he still went out of his way to help Clark in solving the League's case on Dream-Destiny in Clark's absence. And finally, as his way of addressing Clark's concerns about Bruce keeping secrets from the League, his solution is to share his identity with all of them, thus restoring the League's trust in each other, by having himself and Clark, lead by example. Bruce feels, and does all of these things, because of Clark. 😌

Idk about you, but if this is how Bruce shows how he doesn't give a fuck about anyone, I would hate to see how he is when he actually DOESN'T give a shit 🙄

Well if I knew I had an audience I would've done it earlier but well- anyways hi there! You don't gotta worry about sending me asks even if we've never interacted, I like getting asks! I'll put a read more here coz this gets kinda long ngl. Not too long but still.

OK SO. Clark Kent and internalized homophobia has lowkey been one of my most steadfast and most thought over headcanons for a character who isn't Bruce. In my mind it just, fits so perfectly, and the reason for it is: he is an alien.

identity shenanigans ft. clark's supersniffer 😤

superbat (every)week winter exchange gift for @gravygranola - your prompts were so delightful and i wish i was able to incorporate more of them but i hope you like it regardless!!