Will diplomacy work? Can he talk Bruce into a collapse? Is he actually going to give up? Wait—
That prospect seems to enter his brain as sharp and sudden as an exclamation point. Sure, he imagined being overpowered, imagined losing, has in fact lost before, but that's different to making the concerted decision that you just can't do the thing you're trying to do. That he literally isn't strong enough. (A gasp of laughter, here.)
Which makes sense, obviously. Both of them are physically ridiculous, but Bruce has an edge, is used to his own limitations, is a gigantic person. He had said, you don't have to stop, but not that he won't need to.
Slowly, Bruce feels that pressure start to lessen, Clark careful not to take his foot off the gas too fast.
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Will diplomacy work? Can he talk Bruce into a collapse? Is he actually going to give up? Wait—
That prospect seems to enter his brain as sharp and sudden as an exclamation point. Sure, he imagined being overpowered, imagined losing, has in fact lost before, but that's different to making the concerted decision that you just can't do the thing you're trying to do. That he literally isn't strong enough. (A gasp of laughter, here.)
Which makes sense, obviously. Both of them are physically ridiculous, but Bruce has an edge, is used to his own limitations, is a gigantic person. He had said, you don't have to stop, but not that he won't need to.
Slowly, Bruce feels that pressure start to lessen, Clark careful not to take his foot off the gas too fast.