《30 Days Challenge - Birdflash》09. Under an Umbrella
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[Dick - 23; Wally - 25]
"Are you okay?" Wally looked concerned at his partner. Dick softly nodded and gave a small, sad smile. "Fine as can be," he quietly said. Life for Dick hasn't been easy.
Bruce's death, becoming Batman, taking care of Wayne Tech. and raising Damian is a lot, Dick doesn't know how he's supposed to manage, especially without Wally.
Since Dick had to move back to Gotham, that left Wally alone in Bludhaven which both weren't too happy with. Wally initially wanted to come with him to Gotham but Dick hated that idea since Gotham wasn't the best place to live in and Dick doubted that Damian would welcome the redhead.
One step at a time he said and Wally reluctantly agreed to wait, to let things settle first. Though, Wally wasn't happy living alone in their apartment in Bludhaven so he rented another small one in Keystone City to make thing easier.
Dick was sad at first but understood the speedster's reason, he himself wouldn't bear to live alone in their apartment without Wally in it.
Now they lived miles apart in different Citys with their own lives and problems, after a year of living together. It was hard and Dick sometimes felt like it was too much to bear. They hardly saw each other nowadays, only over the phone, and it had been like this for months and none knew how much longer they had to wait.
Wally peered beside him, taking in how exhausted Dick looked. "I missed you," Dick looked up to see Wally smiling softly at him, love shining in his eyes, and his smile became less sad and happier. "Me too," he leaned up and pecked Wally's lips.
They couldn't be overly affectionate in public since not many people knew of their relationship, but dammit, if Dick didn't miss those lips.
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"Oh, be careful or I might just lose it and ravish you," Wally teased, for which Dick hit his arm. "Don't you dare, ," Dick snickered. "Then stop being so attractive, ." "Never!"
The duo laughed, weightlessness in the air by the familiar banter.
A car drove by, splashing water at them. Wally pushed Dick behind him and got drenched in the process, the umbrella doing nothing to safe the speedster. "Crap," Wally cursed and shuddered at the sudden cold clinging to his legs.
"You should get changed. Want to come with me to Wayne Tower?", Dick offered. The redhead thought about it for a moment and nodded. "Sure, why not. And why should I pass off an opportunity spending time with by birdy?"
The ebony giggled at his words. "Just be careful around Damian. I don't think he would appreciate those kinds of comments."
"Oh, the horror. If Son of Batman would find out, I will surely die!" Wally cried while striking a dramatic pose.
Dick snorted and pushed Wally softly. "Dork." Wally playfully stuck out tung. "Geek."
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