Watchmen Kink Meme 3. Weeeeeeee.
Rules of the meme:
1. Anonymously post a pairing and prompt you would like to see written. Since this is a kink meme, there is supposted to be a kink involved, but normal well-written prompts should work just as well.
2. Anonymous will respond to your post and write it for you! Art and such is also acceptable/awesome. Multiple people may respond to ( Read more... )
Dan introduces Walter to Jon, Laurie and Adrian as they walk. He's already told his friends about the boy joining them, adding, softly and a bit awkwardly, "Be nice to him, okay?" They'd been confused by that at first, but now they get it and they're looking at Dan a little like he's crazy. Walter is small and...odd-looking, to put it nicely. Judging by the state of his clothes (neat, but worn and ill-fitting), he's also poor. None of that really matters to them, though. He's just so quiet, not speaking unless one of them asks him a question, and then muttering answers in as few words as possible. There's the distinct sense that he doesn't want to be there which they quickly pick up on.
He accompanies them all the way to the woods, though, and when they get there they all look at each other questioningly. They haven't told him about the game and now aren't quite sure how to bring it up. It was one thing telling Adrian and Jon, Dan thinks; they're already friends, but Walter is practically a stranger and even the most basic conversations with him are difficult. Even he is beginning to regret inviting him. Finally he nods at the others, asking Walter, "Er, d'you mind waiting here for a minute?" Walter shrugs and the four of them disappear into the treehouse. They've taken to changing all at the same time, each facing one corner with the understanding that Laurie will gladly beat them all up if they dare to so much as glance at her while she changes. She finally made this concession after getting tired of waiting for the boys, Dan especially, who take almost longer to get into their hero gear than she does. They go to their designated corners, where they each have a pile of clothing and other accoutement waiting for them.
Walter stands outside, hands in his pockets, debating if he should leave. He's a little suspicious at their sudden disappearance, but it's not as if they can take off with him standing outside the only exit, and he hardly thinks they're going to hide in the shack all afternoon just to mess with him. Mostly he just feels incredibly out of place and is tempted to take off before things can get any more awkward.
Before he has a chance, though, the four superheroes emerge. He stares at them wide-eyed. Dan and Laurie are wearing their costumes. Jon has his face and arms painted blue (there's a long-sleeved blue shirt inside the tree house, but as summer draws near, he's taken to simply wearing a t-shirt and painting any exposed skin blue). Adrian still doesn't have much of a costume, but he's got a cape (actually an old and ugly purple curtain pinned around his neck) and he's clutching Bubastis.
"I'm Nite Owl," Daniel says, knowing no other way to proceed than to plunge right in, "and this is Silk Spectre, Doctor Manhattan and Ozymandias."
"And Bubastis," Adrian says, making the cat nod at Walter.
"And Bubastis," Dan concedes. "We're superheroes. Do you wanna play?"
Walter shrugs, but he's actually smiling a little. Daniel seems so sincere, so eager. And it does sound like fun. "Okay," he says.
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"Yeah," Dan says, "Crimebusters is kinda..."
"Boring. Sorry, Adrian." He shrugs, having to admit it's true.
"We need something cool, like the Avengers or the X-Men or..."
"Watchmen," Walter says softly, looking down at the dirt, hands still in his pockets.
"Hey, that's good," Adrian says, "that's really good..."
"It's kinda sexist," Laurie says. "We're not all men. Well, boys."
"Yeah, but the X-Men have girls and no one minds that," Jon points out. Laurie thinks about it. Even she has to admit it's a good name. Finally she shrugs, still not completely convinced.
"We...can always be the Watchmen-and-women," Walter says, hesitantly, not feeling quite right about including himself in the 'we,' even if they do like his idea. When he finally glances up, though, Laurie is smiling brightly at him, and the rest of the boys look sort of torn between laughing and rolling their eyes, but they agree, and the team is official.
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