she brings up a good point of course, her judgement always far exceeding his own, and heās never been one above admitting heās quite certain diana of themiscyra far more intelligent than himself, more than once wishing he could be less brawn, more than once finding himself in her living room, hashing out ideas and strategies and theories of the universe and why things are happening the way that they are. thereās a calmness in her atmosphere that bruce doesnāt have, for all his immense brainpower, less manic, less obsessive, less fury hiding just below the surface-- the reason clark better enjoys talking with diana than with bruce is that heās sure batman says only about 3% of what he thinks, and things like that irritate clark unendingly.
he sighs and shakes his head, running his fingers through his hair as sky-blue eyes flitter downwards and blink a few times for good measure. āiām not sure exactly what we can do about it, but i know we havenāt tried everything. have you gotten close to it? have you tried coming near to it?ā clark ought to confess, he actually hasnāt gotten too close, having experienced atom-shattering pain upon approach to the damn thing, as though the universe becomes confused in that particular area, and while desperation is brimming inside him for answers, he doesnāt want to risk dissolving himself into nothingness without information first. not that heās not gearing up to attempt it butā¦.
at the mention of bruce, clark pauses, dark eyebrows furrowing slightly, his glance upwards at her halting, strained. āiām not entirely sure bruce is⦠well⦠interested in fixing the problem, in all honesty.ā itās been strange, listening to bruceās movements and heartbeats these past few months, the way the older man seems to relax more, appreciate more, exist more fully in the light than he ever had before. clark had assumed the man would be more eager to get back to his precious gotham and his precious towers and shadows and monsters, but it seems quite the opposite. āi think bruce is enjoying the simplicity of this world a little too much for him to be really bent on getting back, if iām really honest with you, diana.ā
somehow saying that out loud feels like a betrayal and he canāt help but wince. ānot that i donāt think bruce would help us, or the others for that matter but i donāt think heās exactly looking into the root of whatās brought us all here.ā










