Between you and me Pt.14 Three of a kind
A quick step back to look at Tim's kidnapping/unofficial adoption in more detail
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Clark doesn’t even need to see Bruce’s face to know she’s fallen in love. He hears the skip of her heartbeat, the almost silent intake of air when she pulls up the first photo, and immediately starts planning the phone calls he’ll need to make. One to Perry letting him know he’s needed in Gotham and can’t come to work, one to Lois to warn her, one to Cat to schedule an interview and give her first dibs over the paparazzi, and most importantly, one to Dick.
Bryce had somehow forgotten, when she brought Jason home, to warn her oldest that she’d taken in another child. Dick had come home alight with anger and hurt after finding out about their mothers new ward via the paper. They’d been ambushed by reporters in Bludhaven, hounded for their reaction, and come home bringing righteous fury and unstoppable tears. It had taken months to begin rebuilding their relationship and despite the fact that Dick would now come home and smile and chatter, Clark knew there was a deep seated hurt there still. He could see it sometimes when Dick watched their mother and brother, the tiny sting of sadness at the edge of their eyes, a miniature quiver at the corner of their lips. Best to warn them early and avoid further pain.
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This chapter may be nigh-incomprehensible. I've been sick for like three weeks and I am exhausted.
