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[personal profile] schmerica
I wrote smooches for [livejournal.com profile] ficbyzee. I wasn't expecting it either.

Um, hi new fandom!

Fandom is DCU, Tim/Cass (Batgirl/Robin!), rated 'smooches'. Missing scene from Batgirl 59.

act out the parts by Pearl-o

*****

"So, for right now," Tim says, "let's just agree to disagree, okay?"

Cass doesn't *want* to, exactly ,but Tim is good at... words. She knows she is right, but she can't... can't say it right, make him understand.

Tim's hand on her shoulder is tight. Don't want to fight.

"Okay," Cass says.

Tim doesn't smile, but he is... happier. A little. It is a little happiness on tops of the layers of... anger. Loss. Dark things inside him. Tim works with his body, but he doesn't understand. He thinks he can keep seperate. Keep his thoughts and body two different things.

His hand is still on her shoulder. She can feel each of his calluses, what makes his hand his. He has been moving closer as they talk... argue. He is leaning over her now, and he smells like sweat and... And she can see, he likes her. Part of him is looking at her like a girl (not just a tool).

Sometimes when boys look at her, and she sees what they are thinking, it makes her feel... bad. Tim doesn't make her feel bad. It's... different.

She rises up to meet him. His mouth is warm. It tastes like tea. His other hand grabs onto her arm, high up, close to where he shot her. Where he sewed her up again.

Tim's eyes are closed, but Cass has kept hers open. She wants to see.

Robin had joked with the police officers, on the roof. He said, "Batgirl prefers to watch." It was a joke. It made the police think about... sex. It made them uncomfortable. She and Tim are young, but they're not children. Maybe they never were.

Robin wears his R over his heart. When Cass sets her hand there, on his chest, she can feel. Beneath the t-shirt. Beating. Real.

Tim pulls his mouth away from hers. He turns his head. His breath is heavy in her ear.

He says, "Cass."

His body is talking so loud. It says yes, but it also... says no. Tim's brain is whirring, trying to make himself push her away.

Cass presses her finger against his mouth. "Shhhh," she says. "I... understand."

It's... not right. The things they want are not things they can have. But they both miss Steph. They've both missed a lot of things that aren't here. They both... believe in the mission.

"Don't think about it," Cass says. She kisses him again and it is awkward, yes, but then nice. Tim is shy with his hands, which is... good, because she is scared, too. Slow is good. His hand rests on her back, finally, small circles against her old wounds. Her shots.

Cass keeps her hand on his knee as they kiss. Tim has not changed out of his costume yet, and that makes it... easier. She clutches the fabric of his tights between her fingers as they kiss.

She thinks of Robins, and family, and... comfort.

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22/7/06 07:21 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] lynnmonster.livejournal.com
Aww, I love this! (And I loved Stephanie Brown, so go, you, for making me!)

My Batfamily knowledge is spotty and random, but they sure are compelling, aren't they?

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22/7/06 15:13 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] petronelle.livejournal.com
The layering of the way Cass perceives the world is well-done. The overall tone is just as achy and perfect as it should be for them.

Welcome to the fandom.

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22/7/06 16:55 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] thete1.livejournal.com
OH MY YES.

WILKOMMEN. BIENVENUE. WELCOME.

:D :D :D :D

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22/7/06 20:53 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] pearl-o.livejournal.com
Aww, thanks, lynn! (And both of *them* love Steph, too, so it almost makes sense!)

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22/7/06 20:53 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] pearl-o.livejournal.com
Thank you so much -- I really appreciate your feedback!

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22/7/06 20:54 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] pearl-o.livejournal.com
*SNUGGLE* Eeeeevil fandom.

*licks your icon*

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23/7/06 01:33 (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] brownbetty
Aww… I like how Cass sees how torn he is, but not necessarily why.

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23/7/06 02:39 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] pearl-o.livejournal.com
Thank you -- I'm glad it worked for you!

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23/7/06 14:48 (UTC)
ext_6171: Nightwing pressing the back of a hand melodramatically to his brow (actually unconscious; cropped comic panel) (Cass knows what Tim wants)
Posted by [identity profile] buggery.livejournal.com
You know, usually writing Cass is an advanced-level course only for students with many 100- and 200-level Batfamily prerequisites. (Note how many of the people DC hires to write her fail at the assignment.)

Since you have now demonstrated you can write her ably, engagingly and thoroughly-in-character, WE WILL NEVER LET YOU LEAVE DCU FANDOM.


Also: "rated 'smooches'" made me giggle. A lot.

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23/7/06 20:05 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] pearl-o.livejournal.com
Aww! You guys have the best scary cult ever!

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24/7/06 05:01 (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] minim_calibre
Perfect! Bless!

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24/7/06 05:02 (UTC)
minim_calibre: (BabyBats)
Posted by [personal profile] minim_calibre
EXACTLY!

WE MUST KEEP HER WHERE SHE IS! TIED UP LIKE A ROBIN!

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24/7/06 09:12 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] pearl-o.livejournal.com
*beams*

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24/7/06 09:12 (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] pearl-o.livejournal.com
I do not know whether to be more scared or intrigued!

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24/7/06 19:41 (UTC)
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