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Beast Boy tossed and turned in his bed, he was restless, he had been trying to go to sleep for more than an hour, he tried counting sheep and imagining different scenarios but still, nothing, all he could think about was Robin, how he had comforted him in the kitchen a week ago, how he stood up for him during dinner, promising to play video games with him tomorrow, ruffling his hair, and calling him cute...
Thinking about it all he couldn't help but crack a smile, the young changeling sat up for a minute, running a hand through his hair, he giggled…
'Cute, did he really mean it?' he thought feeling butterflies in his stomach
'I mean it doesn't mean anything, Star calls me cute all the time, ugh but then why does my stomach feel so funny' he shook his head, his eyes shifting to his communicator laying on the floor, stretching over his bed he grabbed the communicator and pressed a small black button revealing the time.
12:08 AM
Beast Boy smirked, he got out of bed and picked up a loose T-shirt and some sweatpants since he usually just slept in his underwear, the changeling hated restricting clothing and he always got pretty hot at night.
After putting on his clothes, the young boy excitedly left his room but got more and more nervous as he walked down the hall, it wasn't a long walk but their rooms we're at opposite ends so it was far enough for Beast boy to turn around a few times before mustering up the courage to stand in front of his Leaders door.
The door was plain grey with a red nameplate that had 'Robin ' printed on it but other than the nameplate there was nothing special about it, no poster's like Beast Boy and Cyborg had, or drawings like Starfire or a simple 'do not disturb ' note such as Raven's door, it was like no one lived there, and it made Beast Boy questioned if he had the right door, and even though he was still unsure he decided to knock on the door.
Knock...Knock...Knock
He waited a bit, but no answer, he tried again but the result was the same, after a while of staring at the ground he let a sigh out and started walking back to his bedroom when all of a sudden he heard a door swoosh open, he turned around to see Robin standing outside his bedroom door looking around until he saw the younger boy standing a few feet away from his door, Robin waved and Beast boy started speed walking back to the door.
"Hey!" Beast Boy Beamed
"Hey, sorry it took me a bit, I wasn't sure if I heard someone knock the first time"
"It's okay I just thought you were sleeping" He twiddled with his fingers
"So, why are you here, are you okay?" Robin gave the younger boy a concerned look
"Oh yeah, I’m fine, It's just you promised to play video games with me tomorrow, and tomorrow’s now today so... do you want to go play video games?" He grinned but quickly stopped when his Leader got an irritated look on his face.
"Really...that's what you woke me up for?"
"I-"
"If this is what it's going to be like every night you might as well forget my offer, go back to sleep Beast Boy" He shook his head turning back into his room
"W..wait!" The changeling put his hand on the door so the older boy couldn't close it
"What?"
"I...I'm sorry I couldn't sleep, I swear I tried everything but my brain just doesn't want to turn off and you said I could knock on your door anytime so I thought maybe if we were both up we could-" He rambled
"Play video games?" Robin finished his sentence
"Y...yeah" The younger boy looked down at his feet
"Come on, get in here" he chuckled
"huh?"
"Look, I’m not going to play video games with you at midnight but if you want we can sit and talk for a while until you're ready to go to bed" Robin offered
"Neat!" Beast boy cheered though he was hesitant to walk into his Leaders room, it was very neat and organized, there wasn't a spec of dust or any decorations, other than the wardrobe filled with Robins clothes, much like the outside, it looked like no one lived here…
"Um... you don’t like decorating huh?" Beast Boy pointed out taking a seat on the floor
"I don’t see the need" he replies, sitting down on his bed looking around to see where the younger boy went.
"Where did you..."
"Down here" He waved while laughing
"Why are you on the floor?"
"Um...cause you don't see the need for chairs either" he joked slightly mocking Robin
"Get up, you can sit on the bed" his offer sounding more like an order
"Mmm, I think I’m cool chilling on your floor," he said sticking out his tongue
"Beast Boy, you're going to get sick, come on" Robin patted on the bed
"Yeahhhh...no" the younger boy laughed
"Beast Boy" he warned
"Okay, okay, jeez you're so uptight, don't you ever just like...relax?" the changeling said with a smirk while sitting on the opposite of the bed, knowing he was pressing his leader’s buttons.
"Why don’t you ever just like act serious" The older teen rolls his eyes while laying back a bit to be in a more comfortable position
"I see what you did there!" the changeling lied on his side with his hand propped up laughing at his annoyed leader
"How about we just watch a movie?" The older boy suggested
"Nah I don't feel like getting up" he yawned
"First of all this is my bed, so don’t get too comfortable and secondly, I own a computer" He reminded
"Wow, you actually own something other than clothes and weapons?!" the younger boy answered sounding very sarcastic
"Why are you so childish?" Robin pinched the bridge of his nose
"I thought you said I was cute" Beast Boy teased
Robin blushed looking at his teammate who was also blushing, it was no lie, Robin genuinely did think the younger teen was cute, even though he always complained about how immature the boy was, he couldn’t help but notice how his bottom fang sticks out whenever he smiles, or how he twiddles with his fingers when he’s nervous or how red his ears were when he blushed, he was just adorable, but Robin had convinced himself it was normal to feel this way, Beast Boy was the youngest Teen titan, and as his leader, it was his job to look after the boy, he didn’t mean to say he was cute out loud though, but after working with the changeling for the past three years he was bound to slip up one day, and it’s not like it meant anything, Starfire calls Beast Boy cute all the time!
They both stayed quiet for a bit as Beast Boy looked around the plain room as Robin pulled out his Laptop from his bedside table drawer
"Hey, um Robin?" Beast Boy hesitated
"Yeah?"
"Uh...Can I ask you something?" Robin turned his attention to the younger boy when he started twiddling with his finger's,
"But like, it’s personal so you have to promise not to mention it to anyone"
"What is it?" Robin felt like something was wrong
"N..no, promise!" he raised his voice before clasping his hand over his mouth making his leader chuckle
"I promise" He gave Beast Boy a reassuring look
"Um, so...like what does it mean when you like... feel funny things in your stomach when you're talking to someone, or um even being next to them" Robin couldn't see Beast Boy's face but by the shade of pink his ears were turning he could tell the younger boy was embarrassed, and honestly the question took Robin by surprise.
"Does this person happen to be Raven?" He questioned
"W...what?!" Beast Boy looked at Robin with a confused look "Why would you ask that?"
"Beast Boy, do you know the expression butterflies in your stomach"
"Yeah?"
"That's what those feeling are" He tried to explain
"I don't get it, why do I feel like that?" the changeling wanted answers
"You probably just like the person, in a more than friends way"
Beast boy looked confused, he wasn't sure why he was feeling those things towards his leader and now he was being told its because he wants to be more than friends, but they weren't even friends, would that mean that maybe he just wanted to be friends?
"What if you're not friends with the person, like more teammates than friends?"
"Beast Boy, it's obvious this person is Raven, c'mon we all know you like her, just-"
"It's not her!" he buried his face into one of Robin's pillows, that very much smelt like him, "Besides, why does it have to be a girl?" His voice muffled by the pillow but Robin caught every word.
"Beast-"
Beast Boy interrupted him again "Can we just watch that movie?" He sounded upset.
Robin just nodded pretending he didn't hear what the younger teen had said, opening his laptop, punching in his password he opened a folder filled with lots of movies
"Any preference?" he asked
"Have anything funny?" Beast Boy cracked a smile
"Uh, maybe, take a look" Robin passed his Laptop to Beast Boy
Beast Boy scrolled through the list of movies but they were all mostly action movies and none that particularly interested the younger boy, he shrugged and put on a random movie which seemed to be one Robin particularly liked based on his grin, Beast boy had scooted over closer to Robin so they could both see and his Leader wrapped his arm around him earning a small blush every now and then, they continued to watch the movie and make comments about what was going on.
Robin wasn’t sure when it had happened, he hadn’t noticed the small chatter die down or the yawns of the younger boy, all he knew was that the end credits were rolling and Beast Boy was fast asleep laying on his chest; he couldn’t help but chuckle which caused the teenager to groan, Robin wasn’t sure if the green teen was a light or heavy sleeper.
In fact, he didn’t actually know a lot about the young boy but the older boy couldn't be bothered to care right now, he quickly decided that it would be cruel to wake up the sleeping boy since he had come to Robin because he couldn’t sleep and thought this wasn’t the expected outcome, he didn’t mind.
The older boy gently moved forward to close the laptop and safely set it aside on the bedside table, resting back down he started running his hand through Beast boy's hair, it was surprisingly soft and when Robin’s hand brushed up against the younger boy's pointy ear he couldn’t stop but notice how warm his ears were, and his neck, he traced his fingers all the way down to the sleeping boy’s cheek, as he started to caress Beast Boy's cheek he could hear a small purr which had surprised Robin a bit, he wasn’t aware just how close Beast Boy was to his animal side, of course, he had heard him whine and growl, but those were small things and done while fully awake.
Robin found himself fascinated with the younger boy, and not in an experimental way, all the little movements and noises he made reacting to his touch sent shivers down the older boy’s spine, Robin didn't want to stop, he wanted to enjoy this moment, he had a gut feeling that after Beast Boy woke up to find himself in Robins bed, on his chest, the changeling wouldn’t be knocking on his door for a while, he had a thing for holding onto embarrassment but Robin made a mental note to remind the boy when he woke up that there was nothing wrong with falling asleep on someone, it happens.
The older boy slowly pulled his hand away from the green teen's cheek causing Beast boy to quietly whine and nuzzle his face deeper into Robin's chest making his leader smile in return, though he felt bad for not continuing, he couldn’t stay up all night caressing his cheek.
“Goodnight Beast Boy,” he said placing a small kiss on his head before going to sleep...