THE WALLY WEST GUIDE TO GETTING THE GIRL.
— he knows how to get the girl! (or does he?)
summary : after a bunch of begging, you decide to help wally get the girl he's been pining for. what if it turns out you're the girl he's pining for?
note : afab reader :)
wally west had gone into this aching for artemis crock, she and her blonde hair and witty remarks, deep hazel eyes and full, pretty lips. she didn't want him — no, not at all — but god did he want her, had been wanting her.
the two of you were just friends, and you were acutely aware of his raging jones for artemis crock, so when he approached you one night as everybody retreated to their homes or their rooms up on mount justice, asking if you would be willing to pretend to date him in order to finally get artemis interested, you said, "what the heck, let's do it," and gave him a high five.
that would do it, wouldn't it?
but, after enough time, wally — fickle as he was — decided it was no longer artemis who he wanted anymore.
sat on the couch in the main room, wally had had his arm over your shoulders, pulling you in slightly to his chest, the toning of it just obvious enough to be felt under the t-shirt he wore. it was just in case artemis walked in, right? that's what it had been for before.
and she had walked past — a few times, actually — but by the time she was actually gone, wally's position still remained, his eyes casually glued to the tv screen ahead.
eyebrow raising, you glanced behind you; the entire rest of the room was empty.
"wally?" you murmured, peering up at him, and he looked down immediately with bright eyes, humming an acknowledgement. "she's gone. you can let go of me."
for just a moment, his hold on you tightened, and wally found himself looking around the room, too. "right!" he chuckled, rounding his arm over your head and planting it by his side, putting a barrier between you. "sorry, i was just.. really intrigued by the tv." and he gestured to the screen.
your eyes followed his, back to the television. "you're intrigued by... telemarketing?"
questioned for his logic, wally's easygoing smile dropped, jaw clenching. "yeah, i.. who wouldn't want to buy a new vaccuum?" he chuckled once again, an attempt at seeming as normal as possible.
sure... but, deciding to go with it, you pulled away, sitting up straight, lifting a hand to scratch at your temple.
"hey, i—"
"i was just wondering—"
the two of you stared at each other in bewilderment, wide eyes making the moment more awkward than it should be.
"you go," wally insisted with a wave of his hand.
the words lingered on your tongue for a moment, eyes darting around to examine his expression. there was some tension; you couldn't decipher what or why.
"i was just going to say, i think she's getting jealous," you finally spoke. "i've seen the way she looks at you when she sees us."
when your friend didn't jump for joy, your eyebrows creased. what was wrong with him?
he angled himself to face you better, and brought a hand to his face, rubbing at the bridge of his nose conspiratorially. "i..." he started before drowning into silence, eyes focusing elsewhere as he tried to voice his thoughts.
"hey, you okay?" you shuffled closer, placing a comforting hand upon his shoulder, warm and cotton from his grey wonder woman t-shirt.
eyes closing softly over his eyes, wally leaned into your touch for a moment, before stopping himself and pulling back. "yeah, i just don't think i'm into artemis anymore."
oh? although you didn't say anything, your raises eyebrows reflected exactly what you were thinking, and wally looked up with a nod. his shoulders shrugged, and he brought both hands down to his lap to clasp together.
there was something he was holding but. did you want to know?
"oh," was all you could say for now, eyes examining his frame. what was he hiding? "do you want to still date? like, should we break up?"
"not that we were dating properly," you corrected quickly, hoping he wouldn't notice the flush of your skin as you scrambled to go over your words.
but wally's eyes were on you, roaming your expression, most definitely catching the pink dust settling on your cheeks. the corner of his mouth twitched.
"i dunno," he hummed, biting anxiously into the skin of his cheek. "maybe we could make it proper?"
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I feel like the bats have walked off Life threatening injuries like
Clark: batman ermm... he got a hole there
Bruce: And? *beating The belief he is God into an alien.*
Wally: NIGHTWING!
Dick:what
Wally WHAT? YOU JUST GOT SHOT
ROY: Did I just here your bones crack!?!
Jason:oh yah just my ribs
Roy:Jason why do I see a gunshot wound near where your rids are Broken
Kon:...
Tim:what?
Kon:how the fuck are you alive.
Tim: <who just fell of a cliff> Spite and pettiness
Jon:Damian... there is a knife in your back
Damian: it's not important
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Of all the places he could have been summoned to, Danny Phantom had never considered a private school’s bathroom to be one of them.
With glowing green skin, a shock of flickering flames for hair, and a suit made out of the spaces between collapsing stars, Danny stared down at the stupefied faces of Gotham Academy’s finest students. One of them had their face in their hands, having caught sight of him and undergoing all the stages of grief in but a moment.
They sat around a circle that he was appropriately impressed with considering the limited space they had to work with. Danny could see the empty stalls, some of which were adorned with drawings and writings that were left by the, no-doubt, extremely busy caretaker.
“Seriously, a bathroom?” Danny wrinkled his nose.
“Holy shit, that actually worked?” One of the kids blurted out, then slammed their hands on top of their mouth.
“Did you expect it not to?” Danny squinted at them, frowning. It’s Friday, so it’s not like he had much to do, but Danny would prefer it if his time wasn’t wasted.
“No- no, your… uh, highness?”
“All of that schooling and you’re still uneducated,” one of the other ones hissed at the red headed kid who spoke. It’s “Your Majesty.” He’s a king, idiot!”
That was a pretty solid burn but, “It’s actually just Phantom. Did you guys want something? I’m busy.”
He’s not busy, but who cares?
“Uh…” the kids exchanged glances. The one in the back sighed and spoke up. He adjusted his glasses.
“We’re sorry for bothering you, Phantom. You wouldn’t happen to have a solution for dimensional separation, would you?”
“Huh.” Danny tilted his head, face souring. “I hate dimensional issues. They’re the worst. Who’s causing them?”
“His name’s Klarion!” The one who slapped a hand across his mouth earlier piped up.
“Oh! The lords of chaos or whatever. Yeah, I can help, for a price.”
Danny is against unpaid labor. Extremely against it, considering his side gig is being a half-dead vigilante. Then again, are you really a vigilante if you’re not half dead on a regular basis?
“What do you want?” Despite the reluctance from earlier, it’s clear the one with the glasses made the big decisions in this weird friend group.
“… A hundred dollars.”
“That’s it? No stipulations?” When Danny nodded, the kid had a calculating expression. “Deal.” The teen said immediately. He pulled out cash and wow, Danny’s definitely in a place with a different tax bracket.
He snatched it. Nasty burger money!
“Deal’s a deal. Also, don’t ever summon me again, but if you do, don’t ever do it in a bathroom again. You kids are so weird.” Danny floated out of the circle, grinning sharply. He formed a small bird- he doesn’t know why, but it felt right- of ice and handed it to the kid with glasses. “There. Proof of the deal.”
With that, Danny disappeared. Private school kids were so fucking weird, but… Dash and his goons were probably worse. What’s a little ritualistic summoning in the face of teenagers?
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“I leave you guys alone for ten minutes and you summon the king of the dead?” Robin narrowed his eyes at his teammates, traitors who had the good graces to look sheepish. “How could you?! I wanted to try, too!”
Kid Flash patted him on the shoulder, a granola bar appearing in his mouth now that the possible world ending terror disappeared. “Sorry, Rob. Maybe next time! Magic still isn’t real though.”
“I’m not doing this shit in a bathroom again,” Artemis rolled back to her feet. “He sounded like he was going to rip our bones out if we ever summoned him in a bathroom again.”
“Ugh…”
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