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Title: Genius isn't Smart
Fandom: DCU
Rating: PG
Word Count: 520
Characters: Ted, Booster
Summary: Ted-n-Mike AU. The most pointless confession ever.
It was their secret spot not because no one else knew about it but because all the other kids would rather spend their time playing video games, going to the mall or whatever so more often than not, when Ted and Mike hung out in the clearing in the woods behind the park, they were alone. Sometimes they rough housed, sometimes they came up with elaborate plans to make money or pull pranks, sometimes they kissed and explored each other's bodies with bold, curious hands and sometimes they just talked.
Today they lay head to head, looking up at the sky. Ted could feel Mike's hair brushing against his chin whenever the breeze came through and from the rate of his breathing, knew Mike was beginning to fall asleep. Ted licked his lips and said, "Hey, Mike?"
A soft 'hm?' was his answer.
"Mike."
"What?"
He turned his head, nose bumping against Mike's cheek. "I gotta tell you something."
Mike's eyes were still shut and his voice only half there. "Kay."
With an annoyed sigh, Ted stretched up and gave Mike's nipple a sharp pinch. That woke him up. "Ow! What the hell!"
"I gotta tell you something," Ted said again, trying to stress the importance of it.
Mike scowled but settled back on his side, looking at his best friend. He surreptitiously covered his nipples with his hands. Just in case. "Fine. What?"
"I like you."
There was a long pause. "Yeah," the blonde said flatly, "that's why we're friends."
"No- I like you like a girl."
"You think I'm a girl?"
"No!" Ted scrubbed his hands over his face. "I like you like I like Babs! But I like you more than Babs."
Mike propped himself on an elbow. "I'm your best friend and not her so obviously and what's this got to do with me being a girl?"
"You're not a girl! Just- forget that, okay?" His best friend could be so aggravating some times. "I like you like... like... like Guy pretends he doesn't like Tora!"
Mike's face scrunched in confusion. "You want to ignore me and call me names and stalk me?"
The brunette screamed into his palms. "Are you doing this on purpose or are you seriously this stupid?"
With an indignant sniff, Mike pushed himself to his feet. "Well if you're going to be a jerk-"
With surprising agility, Ted tackled the taller boy onto his back, sitting on his stomach. "Listen," he enunciated precisely, "carefully. I. Like. You. As in- if you were a girl, I'd want to be your boyfriend."
Startled eyes blinked up at him and for a moment he thought Mike still didn't get it. But Mike said, "You like me."
"Yes."
"And you'd want to be my boyfriend if I was a girl."
"Yes."
"Where we'd hang out all the time, talk about the future, have a good time and make out."
"Yes."
"Which is exactly what we already do."
Ted's mouth work silently, totally dumbfounded.
Mike rolled his eyes. "Honestly, Ted. You can be really dumb sometimes," he then pulled the stunned boy down for a kiss.
Fandom: DCU
Rating: PG
Word Count: 520
Characters: Ted, Booster
Summary: Ted-n-Mike AU. The most pointless confession ever.
It was their secret spot not because no one else knew about it but because all the other kids would rather spend their time playing video games, going to the mall or whatever so more often than not, when Ted and Mike hung out in the clearing in the woods behind the park, they were alone. Sometimes they rough housed, sometimes they came up with elaborate plans to make money or pull pranks, sometimes they kissed and explored each other's bodies with bold, curious hands and sometimes they just talked.
Today they lay head to head, looking up at the sky. Ted could feel Mike's hair brushing against his chin whenever the breeze came through and from the rate of his breathing, knew Mike was beginning to fall asleep. Ted licked his lips and said, "Hey, Mike?"
A soft 'hm?' was his answer.
"Mike."
"What?"
He turned his head, nose bumping against Mike's cheek. "I gotta tell you something."
Mike's eyes were still shut and his voice only half there. "Kay."
With an annoyed sigh, Ted stretched up and gave Mike's nipple a sharp pinch. That woke him up. "Ow! What the hell!"
"I gotta tell you something," Ted said again, trying to stress the importance of it.
Mike scowled but settled back on his side, looking at his best friend. He surreptitiously covered his nipples with his hands. Just in case. "Fine. What?"
"I like you."
There was a long pause. "Yeah," the blonde said flatly, "that's why we're friends."
"No- I like you like a girl."
"You think I'm a girl?"
"No!" Ted scrubbed his hands over his face. "I like you like I like Babs! But I like you more than Babs."
Mike propped himself on an elbow. "I'm your best friend and not her so obviously and what's this got to do with me being a girl?"
"You're not a girl! Just- forget that, okay?" His best friend could be so aggravating some times. "I like you like... like... like Guy pretends he doesn't like Tora!"
Mike's face scrunched in confusion. "You want to ignore me and call me names and stalk me?"
The brunette screamed into his palms. "Are you doing this on purpose or are you seriously this stupid?"
With an indignant sniff, Mike pushed himself to his feet. "Well if you're going to be a jerk-"
With surprising agility, Ted tackled the taller boy onto his back, sitting on his stomach. "Listen," he enunciated precisely, "carefully. I. Like. You. As in- if you were a girl, I'd want to be your boyfriend."
Startled eyes blinked up at him and for a moment he thought Mike still didn't get it. But Mike said, "You like me."
"Yes."
"And you'd want to be my boyfriend if I was a girl."
"Yes."
"Where we'd hang out all the time, talk about the future, have a good time and make out."
"Yes."
"Which is exactly what we already do."
Ted's mouth work silently, totally dumbfounded.
Mike rolled his eyes. "Honestly, Ted. You can be really dumb sometimes," he then pulled the stunned boy down for a kiss.