Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Superman/Batman
Length: 4,000 words
Author on LJ:
arch_schattenAuthor Website: Fic IndexWhy this must be read:A story based loosely around current canon with Superman and Batman, this has been slightly Jossed by recent events, but the reasons it's awesome remain the same: great understated hurt/comfort, some nicely-done torture of Superman (I feel awful saying that, but there it is), Batman and the rest of the DCU worrying about Clark but unable to help until the time is right, and a final reunion. Clark's limited POV as he fears the torture is breaking his mind makes for gripping reading. Look for great cameos by a lot of the DCU characters!
Excerpt:
In the red sun labs of General Lane's base, unspeakable things were done to him. He was studied for weaknesses, measured, interrogated, tortured.
It was only pain, and Clark had been through worse.Fractals on a Breaking Wall