#sunshinespeedster

Barbie: Swan Lake Starters II Accepting II @sunshinespeedster

The confession took Tim by complete and total surprise. And it wasn’t that it was… upsetting to hear. It was just— unbelievable. Utterly and truly unbelievable.

Because there was no way that living lightning in a bottle, pure energy personified, a being with the ability to bend space and time itself with just a snap of his fingers would look at Tim Drake, all bruise-prone flesh and clumsy, human hands, and dare to love what he saw.

“What do you mean if I’ll have you, Bart…?” Tim whispered, desperate and wanting. “You’re… you’re passion, and fireworks, and light, and I’m…” Words failed him for a moment. “I’m just me.” He settled for.

Affectionate Gestures II Accepting

Tim made a small noise of protest as he was pulled away from his desk.

"Bart! I was almost done; I swear." He griped, though even as his tone was brimming with half-sincere irritation, Tim was already turning in Bart's arms to encircle him in return with his own.

He tucked his face into Bart's neck, then, leaving a tiny, gentle kiss to the speedster's collarbone as he moved. "You're gonna make me get used to being lazy..." He complained, once again without heat.

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Tim glances over, staring at Bart for all of a few seconds, before he immediately looks away, the tips of his ears heating.

Festive Dialogues II Accepting

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Tim laughs, bright and delighted, as he accepts the package gratefully. "Bart... thank you. This is fantastic."

Leaning over, he drops a gentle kiss to Bart's cheek, adding, "You really didn't have to get me anything, though. Time with you is the best present I could ever get."

Kisses II Accepting

It wasn’t that Tim didn’t want to listen to what Bart was saying. He loved hearing what he had to talk about, from the relevant to the whimsical, from the educational to the concerning, and everything in between; it was all nice to hear. Bart’s train of thought was simultaneously fairly similar to his own, on occasion, and yet, extremely different, and both instances were fascinating to him.

So it wasn’t that he didn’t want to hear Bart’s current rambling; it was just that he couldn’t anymore. Tim wasn’t sure when he’d hit his current speedtalk rate, but it was definitely faster than his ears could keep up with—and god help him if he tried to read Bart’s lips, because that presented two primary problems, the first being that it was as impossible to catch the shapes they were making as it was to hear his words, and the second being that his lips were… distracting.

So, in the end, Tim couldn’t help it, really.

Leaning into Bart’s space, he slid one hand up to his cheek, eyes flicking between those stunning eyes of his, and those indeed incredibly distracting lips, and—

The kiss was gentle at first, in case Bart decided to push him away, but when he wasn’t immediately shoved backward and asked to listen to something that he couldn’t even keep up with, he pressed in more solidly, skimming his free hand over the back of Bart’s neck.

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Tim couldn't help but chuckle softly at Bart's behavior. "Hey, McFly. I don't mind." He ran his fingers through the speedster's hair with a smile.

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Tim grins, holding Bart close; it's almost too easy to carry his weight, and his presence is comforting as Tim carries him through the Tower, toward his room-- which is half-Bart's at this point, anyway.