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Duo: Awww, but Heero...Just for a little bit?

Heero: No. I’m not cuddling with you. 

Duo: Don’t be so mean! Trowa and Quatre are cuddling. Don’t I deserve cuddles too?

Heero: Not while I’m driving! Trowa, from the backseat: Better not, Duo. Heero struggles to stay on the road as it is.  Heero, turning: I HIT ONE KERB, BARTON! 

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Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.

Rated T for mature subject matter... Or M on the side of caution. I dunno - one of those ratings is best suited for this scene.

Timeline: A few months into working on their Blind Target album. Consider this their break time.

Summary: The group freezes at odds when Heero's words slip. Thankfully, Mr. Lowe steps in and offers assurance.

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The bunch having fun at Heero’s dad’s apartment for a sleepover. Duo and Trowa initiate a silly game in the middle of a video game battle… The game is paused in exchange for this one. Five minutes later, the rest of the group joins in - only for Heero to blurt that out. Wufei slips and falls; Quatre chokes on his soda; Trowa simply shrugs and stares at Heero. Duo clears his throat.

“I can explain,” he began. “It all started when-”

“Wait.”

Heero’s dad appeared in the living room.

“Young men, there’s nothing wrong with coming out of the closet. Nothing wrong with being attracted to others. You’re still getting a better sense of who you are and what you want in life. Yes, I already understand how hard it is for people to be free in today’s society.”

“We don’t need a speech, Tousan,” Heero muttered.

Odin smiled and winked. “Speeches, Hee-chan? You got that from me.” His gaze returned to the rest of the group. “As I was saying, Sex Education at school only caters to heterosexuals who are fully comfortable in the bodies they’re born in, correct? You guys are bi. Don’t ask me how I know, I’ve always been observant.”

Duo shuddered. He opened his mouth to speak, but the words didn’t come. Odin walked across the room and held Duo’s shoulder.

“It’s okay. All I want is for each of you to be safe, and feel safe around here. One of my colleagues has an aunt, a licensed practical nurse, and an uncle, a psychologist who specializes in sexology and gender studies. They’re organizing a Sex Ed workshop that caters to homosexuals and bisexuals. The workshop will happen next weekend, if you guys are interested.”

“That would be great, but what if we get caught by the tabloids?” Quatre asked. “Unlike you Mr. Lowe, my father is strict and he would hate it if I dated another guy. Perhaps, disown me.”

“I couldn’t admit this to my parents. Like, never.” Wufei stared at the carpet floor and said nothing more.

“It’s complicated,” Trowa added with another shrug.

The tense muscles in Duo’s shoulders relaxed in response to Odin’s welcoming vibe for the group. “So, you’re not mad? You don’t hate me for sleeping with your son? We both consented, used protection, he topped me. All I remember is how good - scratch that. I remember how intense and electrifying it was. I mean, you get what I’m saying, right? I’ve found him extra attractive since eleventh grade… Now we’re nineteen, Trowa’s birthday is in a couple of weeks, and I honestly thought about topping Heero this time. Y'know, uh… Oh my god, why am I even talking right now?”

“It’s okay, Duo,” Odin said with a smile. “You don’t have to say anything more. Sex is beautiful when it’s shared with the person you’ve built the trust and foundation with. I’m even more happy to know that my son has found someone to love, like you.”

“And your point is…”

Heero’s dull tone indicated his loss of patience. He wanted to squash the subject and go back to the games they were playing before, but his friends, bandmates, former classmates, one recently new lover a few months prior, were more interested in what his father had to say. Looking around, he’d noted the looks of uncertainty that yearned for a listening ear. Someone who cared. Someone who believed in them.

Following his emotions has always been the key to life. This, however, felt even better.

Odin chuckled. “All I’m saying is, under this roof, you guys are safe to express yourselves. I am here to listen whenever you need it most. I’m also cool with the idea of you guys hanging out here, because I don’t trust your new manager nor his team.”

Trowa’s eyes lit up, for only but three seconds.

“So you promise not to tell our folks?” Duo asked. “Gays, lesbians and bisexuals are still targeted by the hateful and judgmental ones in these streets.”

Odin nodded. “I’m fully aware of that, and it’s very unfortunate. A promise is a promise, though. Everyone my son is close to deserves to feel safe. When I’m not around, you guys need to stick together and build that network of safety. Make it a code. Don’t you ever forget that.”

With a friendly dap(sp?) on the shoulder, Odin headed back out. The rest of the group exchanged sobering looks before closing their gap.

“Well, it’s good to know your dad is cool with us being lovers,” Duo said. “Just, be extra careful next time. We wouldn’t be so lucky if it was another parent or relative.”

“Yeah, so much that I slipped on your carpet,” Wufei added. “I promise to get it fixed.”

“I’m truly grateful that this didn’t happen at home,” Quatre said. “Even moreso that your father is accepting of us.”

The group nodded.

Heero’s lips curved into a smile. “I was only having fun.”

[Trowa and Quatre and Duo are doing the grocery shopping again.]

DUO: Okay, so we need one flat of generic spaghetti rings...

TROWA:  On it.  *starts to grab a flat*

QUATRE:  Guys, please, you can eat better than this.

DUO:  Oh shit, that’s right!  Quat’s rich!  We can get name brand!

QUATRE:  That’s not what I--

TROWA:   Can we get the overstuffed ravioli then? 🥺

QUATRE:  ...Of course we can, dear. 😔  Would you like pizza rolls as well?

[On a Saturday night, the boys sit around eating snacks while they watch Duo scroll through an alphabetical list of vintage films.  Duo stops in the ‘K’ section.]

DUO  Hey, Trowa, look!  They made a movie about you!  Killer Clowns from Outer Space!  They look just like ya 🤣

[Trowa casually elbows Duo, who doubles over and drops the remote.  While Duo wheezes, Trowa picks up the remote and scrolls back to Jackass: The Movie.]

TROWA  Tsk.  You were so focused on me that you scrolled right past the one they made about you.

QUATRE  Guys, please?  We almost made it to the L’s this time... 🥺

WUFEI  Give it up, Winner.  We both know once the dust clears Yuy’s going to end up with the remote again.  It’ll be Star Wars, again.

QUATRE  But we’ve watched it 23 times in a row... 😭

HEERO  *preparing to join the fight*  If you want something different, fight for it.

[Quatre stares at the current holder of the remote.]

QUATRE  But...I can’t...

HEERO  Star Wars it is then.

QUATRE  ...Forgive me Trowa.

[Quatre jumps into the fray, accidentally knees Duo in the gut, and claims the remote.  He makes his pick and hastily presses play before anyone has a chance to take the remote away.  He slumps down, relieved, still sitting on Trowa.]

TROWA  ...I can live with this.

[In a corridor in the Winner Estate, Wufei crosses paths with Heero and Duo, who are walking quickly with their arms full of weapons.]

WUFEI  And just where are you two going?

HEERO  Brawl room.

DUO  Yeah, Quat said to meet him there.

WUFEI  Winner said--  Do you mean the ball room?

[Heero and Duo look at each other.]

DUO Are you sure you heard that transmission right?  Your hearing has been fucked ever since you self-detonated.

WUFEI  You didn’t question this sooner?  What exactly is a brawl room, and why would a well-known pacifist have one?

DUO  Gee, I dunno, why would a well-known pacifist have a private lab where he can build not one, but two 50-foot weapons of mass destruction?

WUFEI  ...That’s a good point.  Do you need backup?

HEERO  Couldn’t hurt.

[Heero and Duo, now accompanied by Wufei, continue on their way.]

WUFEI  Where’s Barton?

[Quatre, Heero and Wufei, drinking tea together and watching as Trowa dunks on Duo]

QUATRE  It’s strange, isn’t it?  Trowa is usually so kind and quiet.  He doesn’t really talk like that to anyone other than Duo.  I wonder why that is?

HEERO  Duo likes having his braid pulled.  Trowa is indulging him.

QUATRE  Ah!  That makes sense.  :)

WUFEI  Alternative theory: Barton told me that when we were at the Lunar Base he found out you and Maxwell spent half a summer sipping limonana and sunbathing by the pool together at your estate while Barton spent that same time busting his ass at the circus and sleeping on the floor of a caravan so Yuy’s comatose body would have a place to sleep.  It could be that he’s still sore about that.

QUATRE  Oh.  :(  Do you guys think Trowa would feel better if I invited him to spend the summer with me?

HEERO  Yeah, I think he would like that.

QUATRE  *thoughtfully*  You know, Duo and I never did any sunbathing.  We spent a lot of time in the hammam together, though.  It was hot and sweaty and we were naked.  Would Trowa still enjoy that?

WUFEI  *chokes on his tea*

[At a black-tie charity event hosted by Winner Corp., Quatre’s business associates get curious about his arm candy...]

BUSINESSPERSON  So, how did you two meet?

QUATRE  We met at work 🥰

[later]

TROWA  “Work?”

QUATRE  Well it wasn’t exactly a holiday.

TROWA  Okay, yes, taking part in an armed rebellion is closer to work than it is to a holiday, but on the other hand: you took me on a 2-day cruise across the Mediterranean and we stayed at a resort.

QUATRE  An MS transport that happens to have good coffee on board does not a cruise make.  And that was my family estate.

TROWA  Which you have since converted into a resort.

QUATRE  Well if my family isn’t staying there anymore, there’s no reason for it to continue being a family estate, is there?

TROWA  That isn’t the point--