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Title: For Love Of An Absent-Minded Scientist
Fandom: Justice League
Characters: Booster/Beetle
Prompt: "Months."
Word Count: 482
Rating: PG/PG-13
Author's Notes: Title subject to change after I've had longer than ten seconds to think about it. I think I meant to write this a year ago but never got around to it, so here it is a day late but hopefully not a dollar short.
Unbetaed.
For Love Of An Absent-Minded Scientist
Ted doesn't think anything of it when Booster asks him if he has any plans the next day. He's been hard at work on three projects, two of which needed constant supervision and the other was just plain interesting, so isn't even entirely aware of the passage of time yet. He thinks it might be Thursday.
But since all three projects are now finished and he has yet to re-integrate himself into the world outside his lab, Ted agrees to the movie and dinner that Booster suggests. The movie is something he recalls seeing previews of and being interested, and the dinner is at the restaurant that has those stuffed pepper things that he really likes.
It turns out that the movie isn't as good as the previews suggested, but he and Booster have fun mocking it in whispers. Leaning against Booster's shoulder, Ted tells the man how the special effects were done, the high-tech equivalent of pointing out the string holding up the tinfoil UFO. A hand on Ted's arm as he turns his head, Booster admits that compared to movies from his home time, the special effects are the equivalent of tinfoil UFOs on a string.
Leaving the theater, they quote some of the cheesier lines, making each other laugh.
It isn't until they're halfway through dinner that Ted notices the prevalence of happy, sappy couples around them. The pink and red decorations scattered around the restaurant suddenly seem to glow neon bright in his vision.
"Is this a date?" Ted asks, the words blurted forth as he realizes that it's Valentine's Day.
Booster gives him a funny look. "You didn't know?"
"You didn't say anything!"
"We've been dating for months!" Booster says in disbelief.
"What?!"
Booster waves a hand at him in a shushing motion. "Keep your voice down!" he hisses. "Jeez, were you like this when you were dating Beatriz?"
"I was dating Bea?"
"You're kidding, right?"
"When was I dating Bea?!"
Covering his face with one hand, Booster groans. "No wonder she told me not to waste my time."
They're both quiet for a moment, staring at each other, before Ted picks up his fork again and returns his attention to the stuffed pepper on his plate.
"I don't put out on the first date," he remarks casually.
"But--We've been dating for months!"
"You didn't say anything before."
Booster blows out a frustrated breath and leans an elbow on the table. "I thought you were being old fashioned," he grumbles.
"When have you ever known me to be old fashioned about anything?" Ted asks reasonably.
Booster sighs.
Taking pity on him, Ted adds, "I wouldn't object to a goodnight kiss at the end of the date, though."
When Booster grins at him, Ted decides that maybe he'll let him get to second base. It is Valentine's Day, after all.
And the stuffed peppers are really good.
Fandom: Justice League
Characters: Booster/Beetle
Prompt: "Months."
Word Count: 482
Rating: PG/PG-13
Author's Notes: Title subject to change after I've had longer than ten seconds to think about it. I think I meant to write this a year ago but never got around to it, so here it is a day late but hopefully not a dollar short.
Unbetaed.
For Love Of An Absent-Minded Scientist
Ted doesn't think anything of it when Booster asks him if he has any plans the next day. He's been hard at work on three projects, two of which needed constant supervision and the other was just plain interesting, so isn't even entirely aware of the passage of time yet. He thinks it might be Thursday.
But since all three projects are now finished and he has yet to re-integrate himself into the world outside his lab, Ted agrees to the movie and dinner that Booster suggests. The movie is something he recalls seeing previews of and being interested, and the dinner is at the restaurant that has those stuffed pepper things that he really likes.
It turns out that the movie isn't as good as the previews suggested, but he and Booster have fun mocking it in whispers. Leaning against Booster's shoulder, Ted tells the man how the special effects were done, the high-tech equivalent of pointing out the string holding up the tinfoil UFO. A hand on Ted's arm as he turns his head, Booster admits that compared to movies from his home time, the special effects are the equivalent of tinfoil UFOs on a string.
Leaving the theater, they quote some of the cheesier lines, making each other laugh.
It isn't until they're halfway through dinner that Ted notices the prevalence of happy, sappy couples around them. The pink and red decorations scattered around the restaurant suddenly seem to glow neon bright in his vision.
"Is this a date?" Ted asks, the words blurted forth as he realizes that it's Valentine's Day.
Booster gives him a funny look. "You didn't know?"
"You didn't say anything!"
"We've been dating for months!" Booster says in disbelief.
"What?!"
Booster waves a hand at him in a shushing motion. "Keep your voice down!" he hisses. "Jeez, were you like this when you were dating Beatriz?"
"I was dating Bea?"
"You're kidding, right?"
"When was I dating Bea?!"
Covering his face with one hand, Booster groans. "No wonder she told me not to waste my time."
They're both quiet for a moment, staring at each other, before Ted picks up his fork again and returns his attention to the stuffed pepper on his plate.
"I don't put out on the first date," he remarks casually.
"But--We've been dating for months!"
"You didn't say anything before."
Booster blows out a frustrated breath and leans an elbow on the table. "I thought you were being old fashioned," he grumbles.
"When have you ever known me to be old fashioned about anything?" Ted asks reasonably.
Booster sighs.
Taking pity on him, Ted adds, "I wouldn't object to a goodnight kiss at the end of the date, though."
When Booster grins at him, Ted decides that maybe he'll let him get to second base. It is Valentine's Day, after all.
And the stuffed peppers are really good.