Re: quicklog: eddie/steph in Wonder City
[Eddie took his glasses off and tucked them into his shirt pocket as she talked. His expression softened and he shook his head.] I'm a grown ass man. It's about time I act like one. [He usually preened at compliments, but he hadn't been getting a lot of them lately. So, they made him one part uncomfortable, one part grateful that anyone could see him for who he really was now.]
[But, that last part she added made his heart ache. He couldn't imagine what would have happened if they couldn't reconnect after Dick saved him from Ra's. If the walls went up even higher. He walked over to her and his dark eyes focused on her blues.] You pulled me back. [He took a step closer so their bodies were just barrreellly touching and lowered his voice to an almost whisper.] I needed you to be there for me and you were. Unquestionably. [He kissed the edge of her jaw, then brushed past her and headed outside of their force field fortress.]
[The activated Riddler trap was past one of the security doors, in one of the sewers that twisted through Gotham's underground. It was a simple thing. A ninja would activate a sensory laser, the ground would give out and a cage would spring up around it. The only way out was to solve a puzzle made out of scrap metal, moving parts and maybe a flame thrower. Eddie had no qualms about roasting one of Ra's goons. The no kill rule was for bats.]
He locked up Wonder City after them and strolled down the sewer, hearing a soft whimpering as they got closer. Eddie frowned and trotted ahead, noticing a dirty, huddled mass of golden fur in the far corner of the cage.] Oh, shit. [Eddie fussed with the controls and popped the cage open before the dog could get hurt.]