Oh yeah? [ He doesn't know if he should be surprised or not. But it brings a small smile to his face, which he's quick to hide behind his cup of coffee. ]
...I- well, I kinda sprung the whole "hey, we know each other in an alternate universe" thing on him early on. But I thought he, uh- should know.
[ He fidgets, suddenly aware of how that probably sounds.
It means more to him than he can say, that Clark took it in stride. That he'd been willing to be Dick's friend despite decades-an entire universe-of separation. That he'd been willing to even entertain the possibility of trust, when Dick knows firsthand just how difficult and terrifying the hard work of trusting can be. ]
It meant a lot that he didn't just run screaming into the night after that.
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...I- well, I kinda sprung the whole "hey, we know each other in an alternate universe" thing on him early on. But I thought he, uh- should know.
[ He fidgets, suddenly aware of how that probably sounds.
It means more to him than he can say, that Clark took it in stride. That he'd been willing to be Dick's friend despite decades-an entire universe-of separation. That he'd been willing to even entertain the possibility of trust, when Dick knows firsthand just how difficult and terrifying the hard work of trusting can be. ]
It meant a lot that he didn't just run screaming into the night after that.
[ As if Clark ever would, from anything. ]