Title: I'm No Woman
Fandom: Tiger&Bunny
Pairings: Kotetsu/Barnaby
Summary: Barnaby gets turned into a woman. Kotetsu's perceptions of him suddenly changes and he has to deal with it.
The punch narrowly missed the NEXT criminal's face, Kotetsu following his heavy-armed fist to the ground. Straightening up as quickly as he could, he turned around to catch up with the fleeing villain.
Sprinting past Barnaby, he told him through radio, "Oi, Bunny! Get a move on already!"
"I-I'm coming," the other replied in a strained, choking voice.
Paying it no mind, Wild Tiger kept going. He caught sight of Sky High flying above him, following the criminal. Kotetsu sped up a bit before whipping his head around as he heard a loud clatter.
He saw Bunny kneeling on the ground, desperately trying to unlatch his helmet. Suddenly worried, Kotetsu started jogging up to him, asking with a hint of irritation "Oi. What are you-?"
The helmet came off, revealing longer than he remembered blond curls falling in cascades over metal-covered shoulders, plump pink lips open as harsh panting slipped through them, the once-square jaw now replaced by a heart-shaped face that had kept his high cheekbones, traits softened, eyebrows thinner, nose smaller and longer thicker eyelashes resting against the peach-like skin of his cheeks.
Kotetsu had stopped dead and stared.
Barnaby continued to struggle with his suit, flushing in exertion. He managed to get his arms' metal pieces off, the chest plate coming next.
Wild Tiger had forgotten what air was when his partner's chest was revealed. The skin tight underarmor suit left nothing to the imagination and it certainly didn't hide Barnaby's new "additions". Soft globs of flesh now replaced what should have been hard pectorals. Wide shoulders and thick neck had dwindled to a delicate lily throat and thin shoulders typical to small female frames. Hard abs had dissolved into a small waist and a flat stomach.
When Barnaby looked up, wheat-colored eyelashes revealing bright green emerald eyes, and opened his now cherry red lips wider to say two simple words, Kotetsu thought he'd never breathe again.
"Help me."
The blond - man? woman? Kotetsu didn't know anymore - sat on his - her? - heels, legs sliding to the right, one hand on the concrete to keep from crashing to the side. She - definitely a she, even though it screwed with Kotetsu's mind - lifted the other to the material covering her neck, slipping a finger in and then tugging at it, clearly uncomfortable with how tight it was. Sweat shone on her skin in slowly rolling beads. She took a few deep breaths before working on the rest of the suit. She had problems with it though, frustration written on her delicate features by frowning eyebrows and thinned lips.
Wild Tiger sprung into action.
"A-Are you alright? Here, let me help you," he said as he approached and knelt before her, not looking up as he unlatched the last of the costume.
Barnaby impassively watched him. Once released, he - she, goddamnit - stood up, looking down at herself. Kotetsu couldn't help but do the same.
She was absolutely gorgeous. She was no voluptuous woman but elegance had been sculpted in every curve, every move screamed grace. Wind picked up, whipping Barnaby's long hair - which fell past her shoulders now - across her face. A delicate hand caught the wild locks, putting them behind an ear, fingers staying there to keep them from getting in her face again.
Even when Barnaby scowled at the old man, snapping at him about standing there like an idiot, Kotetsu didn't move, mesmerized by what stood in front him.
Beautiful.
However, he didn't know what disturbed him the most: the fact his partner had turned into a woman or the fact that he found him beautiful as a woman?
He quickly decided it was both: he was attracted to his partner in female form and that was the problem.