Adult Content Warning

This work could have adult content. If you continue, you have agreed that you are willing to see such content.

• Yes, Continue
• No, Go Back

If you accept cookies from our site and you choose "Yes, Continue", you will not be asked again during this session (that is, until you close your browser). If you log in you can store your preference and never be asked again.

1. Whale Fall by zeroMax

   Fandoms: DCU, Superman - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M, M/M, Gen
   • Work in Progress

   06 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Clark Kent & Bruce Wayne
   • Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
   • Clark Kent/Lois Lane
   • Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne
   • Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne
   • Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne
   • Cassandra Cain & Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Damian Wayne
   • Clark Kent
   • Lois Lane
   • James "Jimmy" Olsen
   • Dick Grayson
   • Jason Todd
   • Stephanie Brown
   • Cassandra Cain
   • Duke Thomas
   • Diana (Wonder Woman)
   • Hal Jordan (Green Lantern)
   • Barry Allen
   • Batfamily Members (DCU)
   • Justice League (DCU)
   • Alternate Universe - Merpeople
   • Alternate Universe
   • Worldbuilding
   • there's a lot of made-up mermaid lore here
   • Alien Biology
   • Cultural Differences
   • Body Horror
   • Superbat mermaid yaoi made for me and me alone
   • I apologize in advance
   • Awkward Flirting
   • not really but it's Bruce were talking about so it's close enough
   • Not Beta Read
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • My First Work in This Fandom
   • Merperson Dick Grayson
   • Merperson Jason Todd
   • Merperson Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Merperson Stephanie Brown
   • Merperson Cassandra Cain
   • Merperson Duke Thomas
   • Merperson Damian Wayne
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Night Terrors
   • Science Fiction & Fantasy
   • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
   • Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings
   • Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent
   • Bruce Wayne Has Issues

   Summary

   Whale-fall ecosystems support an abundance of life in waves of successive communities. The carrion of the whale is first stripped of all its flesh by larger scavengers. Once all the flesh is gone, and any debris in the sediment has been hoovered up by opportunists, bacteria break down the bone lipids to produce energy that supports an ecosystem of life around the carcass...

   Superman, secret journalist, champion of Metropolis and defender of the sea, does his best to protect any and all life in the open ocean. After his first ever loss, Clark sinks into the abyss and meets the creatures of the deep.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   4,673

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

   15

   Kudos:

   25

   Bookmarks:

   1

   Hits:

   204