Chuck Bartowski, Chuck, Thataways

[mm_joann]

So you know that Chuck guy? With the bajillion alternates? You have the one who likes to shag Jake Foley now.

He's dressed in a suit.

And wearing glasses.

And not entirely unpleased with the chance to take a breather and sort out his head before rescuing his dad.

Comments

[youknowtheword]

Waaaait a second. Is that - ?

"Chuck?"

[youknowtheword]

"Well. That's."

Vocal is a step in the right direction, right?

Devon clears his throat.

"That's, I mean, that's cool, bro, Chuck, as long as you're happy, and, uh - everyone is happy."

Pause.

"Are you happy?"

[allstarchuck]

Slight, this-guy-is-totally-head-over-heels-for-his-bf grin: "Yeah."

[youknowtheword]

"Good." Devon relaxes. He is back on solid ground now, because he is one hundred percent in favor of anyone and everyone who puts that look on Chuck's face. "That's the important part."

He pauses.

"I didn't know you went for guys."

[allstarchuck]

Chuck shrugs one shoulder in a slightly embarrassed gesture.

[youknowtheword]

"Not that there's anything wrong with that," Devon says. "And, hey, if you're dating a guy, it means I'm allowed to beat him up if he hurts you."

He looks extremely cheerful about this. Bonus!

[allstarchuck]

...

"Ignoring the implied affrontary to my masculinity in there and pretending for a minute that would happen, I'm pretty sure Jake could take you in a fight and it would be better not to try."

[youknowtheword]

Devon is undeterred.

"Then he better behave," he says brightly. "I'm just lookin' out for you, bro. It's my job, you're my little brother."

His tall, gangly CIA asset little brother.

[allstarchuck]

Chuck is trying not to grin too openly.

(Reasons vary.)

"Thank you for that."

[youknowtheword]

Devon grins back.

"Any time, bro," he says. "Any time. So what's he like?"

[allstarchuck]

"He's great."

:D

"Um, and he works for the NSA in Washington, and technically I don't think either the CIA or the NSA would be too happy if they realised we even knew each other very well, so... another thing to keep on the dl."

[youknowtheword]

"Not a problem, bro," Devon promises. It might come off as a teensy bit distracted, though, since he's smiling fondly at Chuck as he says it.

"That look on your face, man, that's how I looked all the time when I met your sister. I'm glad you found someone who could put it there."

[talldarkngoofy]

Grin.

"Are you... past the wedding?"

[youknowtheword]

"Yeah." Devon has to stop to remind himself not to thank Chuck for the amazing seaside ceremony he put together. He's already screwed with the timeline enough. "Just got back from the honeymoon a couple weeks ago."

Speaking of amazing . . . he's kind enough to spare Chuck the details, though.

[talldarkngoofy]

"I would ask if it went well, but that would be kind of spoiling myself, wouldn't it?"

[youknowtheword]

"I don't see why," Devon says. "I mean, what could go wrong with a wedding, right? Not like either of us is gonna back out at the last moment. It'd be more, um, spoiling if it didn't go right and I told you that, right?"

It comes out relatively more smoothly than the lie to Ellie, but only because a) Chuck is not Ellie and b) it is technically true that the wedding went well. Eventually.

That still doesn't mean that lying makes the list of things Devon is awesome at.