Chapter 1: Join The Club
Chapter Text
Kaldur Durham has created the chat: Happy Harbor HS GSA Club
Saturday, September 9
11:47 EST
Kaldur has added Artemis Crock to the conversation.
Kaldur has added Dick Grayson to the conversation.
Kaldur has added Wally West to the conversation.
Kaldur has added Megan Morse to the conversation.
Kaldur has added Conner Kent to the conversation.
Kaldur has added Raquel Ervin to the conversation.
Kaldur has added Zatanna Zatara to the conversation.
Kaldur: Hello, you all may remember me from our meeting yesterday. I thought it would be beneficial to have a place where we can post announcements or any other GSA-related matters. It might also be a good idea for us to get more acquainted with each other. Please contact me if you have any further concerns.
Wally: we stan one (1) fearless leader
Wally: also HI FELLOW GAYS
Dick: *gasp* WALLY
Wally: *gasp* D I C K
Dick: My bro,,,,, my pal,,,,, my greatest love,,,,,,,,, wassup
Dick: Kal you’re doing amazing sweetie
Zatanna: hi
Raquel: Hey everybody
Conner: wait what is this
Wally: group chat, dude
Conner: oh
Conner: um hi
Kaldur: Please say your name, sexuality, pronouns, and anything else you think would help us get to know you please.
Kaldur: I’m Kaldur, I use he/him pronouns, and I am bisexual.
Wally: okay two things
Wally: (1) didn’t we already do this during the meeting yesterday
Wally: (2) I already know you and dick so does that mean I’m done
Artemis: You do realize there are five other people here, right?
Wally: what, you jealous there’s no 1 on 1 time with the wallman? ;)
Artemis: What the fuck is a wallman
Wally: uhh me?
Artemis: Ew
Wally: R U D E
Wally: and who even are you I don’t know you
Artemis: Who are you?
Wally: I asked you first
Artemis: I asked you second
Dick: Hey I’m Dick, he/him, and a sophomore. I’m bi as fuck
Artemis: (She/her) Here’s to feeling bi as fuck dude
Dick: Eyyyyyyy
Artemis: Eyyyyyy
Dick: EYYYYYYYYY
Artemis: EYYYYYYYY
Dick: E Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y !!!!!!!!!!!!
Artemis: E EYEYY YY YY Y Y Y Y !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Conner: OH MY GOD SHUT UP
Dick: Boo you whore
Conner: im conner. he & him ace, junior
Raquel: She/her lesbian and I’m a junior too. My name is Raquel with a B and I’ve been afraid of insects my whole life
Dick: Wait where is it
Raquel: Pardon me?
Zatanna: oh boy
Dick: Where’s the B
Raquel: T HER E’S A B EE ? ?
Zatanna: i’m pansexual, she/her, and a sophomore. hello fellow kids
Megan: Hi I’m Megan!! She/her trans girl and pansexual :3
Wally: YO ANOTHER TRANS PERSON WHADDUP
Megan: H I
Wally: sorry dick but you’ve been bumped to second best friend now. megan here is taking your spot
Dick: Acceptable
Dick: Artemis would you like to replace Wally as my best friend?
Artemis: I would be honored
Wally: t r A I T o R
Wally: btw I’m Wally, he/him trans dude, bi bi bi, and conveniently single in case anyone was wondering ;)
Dick: Literally no one was wondering that
Wally: yes yes they were
Artemis: Keep telling yourself that
Wally: NNNNNGGGG FUCK YOU ARTEMIS
Wally: wait a second
Wally: rude, sarcastic, has the face of regina george mixed with a baboon when I picture you in my head…
Wally: were you that blonde girl who threw a stapler at me during gay club yesterday?????
Artemis: Depends. Were you that annoying guy who kept yelling “yeet” every five seconds like an idiot?
Wally: ………………..I feel like this is a trap
Megan: Wait so can someone please remind me of what we’re supposed to talk about here?
Dick: Politics
Zatanna: cat food
Raquel: Turtles
Artemis: Artichoke farms
Kaldur: You all have five seconds before I remove you from this chat.
Wally: oooooooooh you got in trouble
Kaldur: And like I said, this is just for general camaraderie and in case I need to talk to everyone at once about club affairs.
Wally: so basically ur just taking all the gays and trapping us in one place
Wally: risky, dude. risky
Wally: also can I just say I cannot wait for the moment you slip up with your “responsible club captain” act and accidentally reveal to everyone here how inaccurate that is because Disaster Kal is,,,, come se dice,,,, a treat
Conner: wait so you guys already knew each other before gsa?
Wally: yeah me, kal and dick are besties
Raquel: Excuse me but where in the fuck is your oxford comma good sir because I Do Not See One
Wally: don’t do this raq. don’t destroy our fragile acquaintanceship by calling me out like this
Raquel: Hmmmmmm
Wally: S HUT UP
Raquel: HMMMMMMMM
Megan: Artemis, I think you’re in my english class right? With Mr. Stewart?
Artemis: Howdy
Megan: Okay yay I have a friend here
Wally: hdhsjdj ????????
Wally: how could do you me like that meg
Wally: I thought we had something
Wally: how could you associate yourself with Her
Wally: the very same miscreant who tried to take my life
Wally: I have never felt so betrayed in my sixteen whole years of existence
Megan: Sorry Wally :(
Megan: You’re my friend too don’t worry :)
Wally: ha SUCK IT ARTEMIS
Artemis: Die
Kaldur: I think…this is getting a bit out of hand.
Wally: you brought this on yourslef buddy
Dick: Yourslef
Conner: yourslef
Raquel: Yourslef
Wally: hush
Wally: and in the name of camaraderie, I have a very important pop quiz for you folks that could mean the difference between life and death depending on your answer
Wally: pineapple on pizza. go.
Zatanna: why?
Wally: I need to know who here I can trust
Artemis: pineapple on pizza is great
Wally: my point exactly
Wally: I could sense it from the start that you were evil
Megan: I like it too… :(
Wally: that’s okay megan darling I still love you even if ur a godless heathen <3
Megan: Yay!!
Dick: I vote Bad
Raquel: Same. That stuff is nasty
Kaldur: Agreed.
Conner: pineapple on pizza is only good if you add mayonnaise
Wally: kjkjslslsld????
Wally: wHOmst????
Dick: Dear god
Raquel: My soul just left my body
Conner: bigots
Megan has renamed the group: The Mind Link
Kaldur: Why.
Megan: Sorry Kaldur. Just thought the other one was a bit long
Wally: idk I think it could still use a bit more pizzazz
Wally has renamed the group: The Mind Kink
Kaldur: Wally.
Wally: my finger slipped
Kaldur: You are single-handedly driving me to an early grave.
Wally: only if you promise to take me with you
Kaldur: Deal.
Raquel: Ooh I wanna come too
Raquel: I have a quiz next period I didn’t study for
Dick: Don’t worry we’ll rent a clown car
Wally: make it rainbow or you’re straight
Dick: What do you take me for of COURSE it’ll be rainbow
Wally: thx babe <3
Dick: Anything for you babe <3
Artemis: Wait are you two actually dating?
Artemis: Because no offense Dick, but you can do so much better
Wally: Say That To My Face Bitch
Artemis: I don’t like you
Wally: :/
Wally: huh
Dick: You told her to say it
Wally: you don’t even know me
Artemis: You don’t know me either
Wally: don’t need to
Wally: I know enough and it’s bleak
Artemis: At least I’m not named after a robot
Wally: well your hair is dumb so fuck you
Artemis: Ouch
Artemis: Hold on while I cry
Dick: To answer your question Artemis, no we’re not dating
Dick: We’ve been best friends since like middle school
Wally: and if dick and I dated I’m pretty sure we would win couple of the millennium and I just can’t bear to do that to bradgelina
Dick: Except for that one time we kissed during spin the bottle in seventh grade and you tasted like old fish
Dick: #NeverAgain
Wally: bitch
Wally: I’m an excellent kisser
Wally: ask roy, he kissed me once too and gave it a 7/10 so HA
Dick: Okay but Roy also has a pair of lime green crocs so are we really going to trust his judgement on anything?
Wally: that’s it someone needs to kiss me right now and prove this fool wrong
Wally: pucker up fellas
Artemis: Wally can you please not be a hoe for five seconds of your life
Artemis: Did you mean Roy as in Roy Harper just now?
Wally: yeah?
Artemis: Oh
Wally: why?
Artemis: No reason
Artemis > Bitch In Law
Saturday, September 9
12:32 EST
Artemis: Your days are numbered
Artemis: Get your affairs in order because I’m going to kill you the next time I see you
Bitch In Law: Good afternoon to you too.
Zatanna > Artemis
Saturday, September 9
14:33 EST
Zatanna: so…..
Artemis: So……..
Artemis: What?
Zatanna: what did u think of gay club???
Artemis: Oh
Artemis: It was fine I guess
Zatanna: that’s it?
Artemis: What do you want me to say?
Zatanna: i dunno, that ur whole life has officially changed for the better? that you’ve decided to abandon the dark and twisty lifestyle and meet some new people?
Artemis: That sounds terrible
Zatanna: do u think you’ll keep going?
Artemis: I mean
Artemis: Maybe?
Artemis: You know I’m not a people person
Zatanna: we’re doing this i guess then huh
Artemis: What?
Zatanna: Artemis.
Zatanna: i’m saying this with the utmost love and respect okay
Zatanna: but u are about as social as a moldy turnip.
Artemis: That’s a creative image
Zatanna: u wouldn’t have agreed to go to the first meeting with me if u didn’t secretly want to get out of ur comfort zone at least a little bit, right?
Artemis: So?
Zatanna: so i don’t want you to pass up something that might be good for you
Artemis: You sound like my mom stop it
Zatanna: am i wrong tho?
Artemis: No but you’re also like twelve so who’s to say
Zatanna: take that back u overgrown pine tree
Zatanna: but seriously, you really like gsa?
Artemis: It’s not bad
Artemis: It was kind of fun being with people like me, as cliche as that sounds
Artemis: That Wally guy though? He’s a major asshole
Zatanna: yeah i could see that disaster coming from a mile away
Zatanna: i know he seems kind of iffy at first, but trust me he’s great once u get to know him
Artemis: I’ll take your word for it
Artemis: Btw are we still meeting up for McDonald’s because I’m in the parking lot now
Zatanna: yeah, omw
Group Chat: Bread
Saturday, September 9
14:47 EST
Rye Bread: You are both officially shunned until further notice.
Wonder Bread: Welp
Bagél: I would just like to say that I have done nothing wrong, ever, in my life
Wonder Bread: I know this…and I love you
Bagél: I love you too :)
Bagél: MONEY PLEEEASE
Wonder Bread: Okay but really what did we do
Wonder Bread: Because odds are it was Wally’s fault
Bagél: how dare you pin this on me
Bagél: everyone knows that of the three of us you’re the one most likely to become a criminal mastermind and enslave humanity
Wonder Bread: I mean
Wonder Bread: Yeah
Rye Bread: What’s this I hear? The wind?
Wonder Bread: Roy
Rye Bread: Perhaps a ghost whispering in my ear?
Wonder Bread: ROY
Rye Bread: Funny, it sounds almost like what my old friend D*ck’s voice used to sound like before he was shunned for all eternity.
Wonder Bread: Did you just censor my name you bitch
Bagél: is this about when I stole your mamma mia dvd last week because I swear I’m gonna return it
Rye Bread: THAT WAS YOU??
Bagél: uh
Bagél: no
Wonder Bread: Smooth
Bagél: spoken like the true evildoer who got me shunned by my very own bro
Wonder Bread: IT WASN’T ME
Bagél: IT WAS YOU
Bagél: Roy please esplain to this fool that this is all his fault
Wonder Boy: ……esplain
Bagél: QUIET, CRIMINAL
Rye Bread: It was both of you actually, so you’re at fault too here Wally.
Wonder Bread: And the plot chickens
Rye Bread: Hello?? Movie theater ring any bells??
Bagél: ………whoops
Wonder Bread: Can I just say, from the bottom of my heart,
Wonder Bread: My bad
Rye Bread: Damn straight.
Rye Bread: I waited two hours for you jerks to show up.
Rye Bread: It started RAINING.
Rye Bread: I got a COLD probably.
Bagél: oof
Bagél: okay I’ll admit it, we dropped the ball on that one
Bagél: but in my defense, dick never reminded me to text you and tell you we were staying after
Wonder Bread: Actually, I told YOU to remind ME to text Roy, and you said you would when you finished your burrito but then you bought another burrito and forgot
Bagél: fine, mistakes were made okay
Rye Bread: What were you even staying after for?? You two never stay after school on fridays.
Wonder Bread: Gsa
Rye Bread: Oh.
Rye Bread: I thought you said you weren’t going to do it?
Wonder Bread: Yeah, but Kaldur’s club captain and we wanted to support him
Bagél: plus there were cookies shaped like danny devito and I had to get in on that action
Bagél: you should join! it’s pretty cool actually
Rye Bread: Pass.
Wonder Bread: *cough* homophobe *cough*
Rye Bread: Buddy you are talking to one whole bisexual.
Rye Bread: It’s just not my style. You know I’m not much of a club guy.
Rye Bread: Have fun, though.
Rye Bread: Also because you both abandoned me and left me for dead, you’re paying for my movie ticket so let’s go.
Bagél: fineeeeee
Chapter 2: (Over)whelmed
Notes:
Two chapters in two days? In THIS fic?? It's more likely than you think.
I was halfway finished posting this chapter when my sister tried to steal my laptop because she got a glimpse of the AO3 symbol before I could hide it and accused me of reading porn and wouldn't leave me alone because she's a bitch so I had to quickly close the window and fend her off so..........moral of the story is I had to redo the formatting and corrections ALL OVER AGAIN and now I'm bitter.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Group chat: The Mind Kink
Tuesday, September 12
09:26 EST
Wally: h…hewwo?
Wally: ...is anybwody hewre? (゚ω゚;)
Conner: i am literally going to throw you off a cliff
Wally: fuck uwu >;c
Raquel: Dear god
Raquel: It’s like you want me to claw my eyes out
Wally: >:3c
Dick: I’m calling the police
Wally: (◡‿◡✿) do it bitch
Wally: (◉‿◉✿) see what happens
Artemis: Y’all really want to see me kill myself huh
Wally: go yiff furself Artemis uwu
Raquel: HOLY FUCKINGG SHI T
Wally: look I did a lot of research to harass you all with these furry jokes and the things I saw there? the things I will never be able to unsee?
Wally: I suffered more than you ever will
Wally: be grateful
Group Chat: The Mind Kink
Tuesday, September 12
12:36 EST
Zatanna: hey conner i’ve got a question for u
Conner: yeah?
Zatanna: so i’ve seen u around school even before gsa started and,
Zatanna: that tshirt?
Zatanna: i’m about 90% sure that’s the only shirt i’ve ever seen u wear
Dick: Now that I think about it, same here
Dick: Care to comment?
Conner: i like it
Zatanna: …..that’s it?
Conner: yeah
Zatanna: okay but…do u actually own any other shirts?
Conner: yeah
Dick: But you don’t wear them
Conner: nope
Dick: because you don’t like them as much as that one specific black t-shirt
Conner: yeah
Zatanna: huh
Dick: Huh
Zatanna: this has been educational
Dick: Indeed
Megan: I think it works for you
Conner: thanks
Megan: :)
Artemis > Bitch In Law
Tuesday, September 12
14:37 EST
Artemis: Hey are you home rn
Bitch In Law: Yeah, why?
Artemis: My dad’s being an asshole and I need to hang somewhere else for a while
Bitch In Law: Gotcha.
Bitch In Law: The door’s unlocked so you can just let yourself in.
Artemis: Thanks
Artemis: Do you have any ramen?
Bitch In Law: No, you ate it all the last time you broke into my house.
Artemis: Hey, it’s not my fault you keep forgetting to go shopping. I’m pretty sure if you didn’t have me dropping by and forcing you to buy more food all the time, you’d be left eating sardines and week-old hot dogs every day
Bitch In Law: Yeah but I’d also not have a raging migraine 70% of the time, so is it really worth it?
Artemis: I’m on my way and stopping at the store for ramen
Bitch In Law: Please pick up forks while you’re at it.
Bitch In Law: And bowls.
Bitch In Law: And toilet paper.
Artemis: You’re a mess
Bitch In Law: Please and thank you. :)
Wally > Megalicious
Tuesday, September 12
15:36 EST
Wally: are you from tennessee?
Megalicious: Uh, no?
Wally: because you’re the only ten I see ;)
Megalicious: Um
Megalicious: Thanks, I guess?
Wally: any time, babe <3
Group Chat: The Mind Kink
Wednesday, September 13
08:24 EST
Wally: hey who wants to play a game with me
Wally: I’m bored
Conner: sorry bud, busy
Dick: Same. Spanish test
Megan: Sorry Wally :(
Wally: what, are you all in the same spanish class or something??
Dick: Yeah, actually
Wally: but I’m boredddddddd
Artemis: Don’t you have class too?
Wally: nah, I’m sitting in the nurse’s office with a “headache”
Wally: I’m not in the mood for gym today
Artemis: Valid
Dick: Look Artemis is here, play with her
Artemis: Wait no
Artemis: I only came here to laugh at Wally, don’t rope me into actually helping
Wally: yeah I’ll take literally anyone else
Artemis: Fuck you?? It’s not my fault you have no friends
Wally: excuse you I have plenty of friends
Wally: and judging by the fact that you’re refusing to play, maybe you just don’t know how bc YOU’RE the one with no friends so checkmate
Artemis: I can play games, just not with annoying jerks
Wally: you’re just scared because you know I’ll win
Artemis: No, YOU’RE just scared because you know I’LL win
Wally: oh really? Play me right now and we’ll SEE who’s better at games
Artemis: Fine
Wally: fine
Artemis: FINE
Wally: …are we actually playing a game because I didn’t expect to get this far
Artemis: Are you kidding me
Wally: hey, I was preoccupied!!
Wally: it takes a lot of work to argue with you
Artemis: Is that an insult or a compliment
Wally: honestly idk
Wally: we…could play twenty questions?
Artemis: How do you even win a game like that
Wally: first person to avoid answering a question loses?
Wally: and I guess winner can pick their prize or something
Artemis: Fine
Wally: fine
Artemis: Fine
Wally: ………..who’s going first
Artemis: You came up with the game, smart one
Artemis: You go first
Artemis: …….
Artemis: You’ve been typing for five minutes
Wally: I’M TRYING TO THINKK OF A QUESTION OKAY
Artemis: Do you want me to go first?
Wally: NO I CAN DO IT
Artemis: I’m waiting
Wally: uh
Wally: what’s your favorite color
Artemis: Seriously?
Wally: just answer the question or take the loss
Artemis: Like hell I will
Artemis: I like green
Wally: oh
Wally: okay your turn
Artemis: What’s YOUR favorite color
Wally: I’m pretty sure that’s cheating?
Artemis: Didn’t realize you were the 20 questions police
Artemis: You could always not answer and I’ll leave with my win
Wally: JEEZ okay okay
Wally: yellow
Wally: but like. bright yellow
Wally: not those gross mustardy yellows
Wally: Are you a dog person or a cat person
Artemis: Dog
Artemis: Definitely dog
Wally: same
Artemis: Would you rather go scuba diving with a shark or lose both legs in a skydiving accident
Wally: shark, obviously
Wally: at least then I have a chance at leaving with all my limbs intact
Artemis: Fair enough
Wally: uhhhhh
Wally: idk what else to ask
Wally: what are you doing right now?
Artemis: That’s the most boring question ever
Wally: just answer the question artemis
Artemis: I’m writing an essay in the library and playing 20 questions with Ed Sheeran
Wally: I know that was supposed to be mean, but ed sheeran rocks so thank you for the unintended compliment
Kaldur: Artemis, I would strongly advise you to ask about how Wally got the scar on his forehead. Trust me on this.
Wally: hey kallie? kalerie? my darling karfunkel?
Wally: you are dead to me
Artemis: Kaldur I love you so much right now
Artemis: Wally? :)
Wally: no
Artemis: “first person to avoid answering a question loses” :)
Wally: how dare you use my own words against me
Artemis: Pray tell, how did you acquire that scar on your forehead? :)
Wally: dammit
Artemis: The audience is waiting :)
Artemis: Unless you would like to surrender and let me claim my prize, of course :):):)
Wally: you people are killing me slowly
Wally: I just tripped, okay?
Wally: that was it
Kaldur: Ask him what he tripped over.
Wally: WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU???
Kaldur: Think twice before stealing my lotion next time.
Wally: I didn’t even use that much!!
Kaldur: Half of the bottle is gone.
Wally: this is what I get for wanting to smell like a strawberry
Artemis: Wally? (◡‿◡✿)
Artemis: Darling (◡‿◡✿)
Artemis: Confess your sins to the class, please (◡‿◡✿)
Wally: I just want to say that you are BOTH dead to me until further notice
Artemis: (◡‿◡✿)
Wally: FINE
Wally: I watched mary poppins for the first time in second grade and jumped off the slide with an umbrella trying to fly ARE YOU HAPPY NOW
Artemis: Very
Artemis: Hang on I’m screenshotting this convo to send to Zatanna
Wally: N O
Artemis > Zatanna
Wednesday, September 13
08:57 EST
Artemis: [image sent]
Zatanna: SDJDKLSJFKDLJ
Group Chat: The Mind Kink
Wednesday, September 13
10:04 EST
Megan: Hey Alexa if a teacher makes you cry does that mean you’re legally allowed to drop the class, because this is relevant information at the moment send tweet
Raquel: That’s it which teacher am I going to have to beat up behind the dumpsters after school
Zatanna: one time someone said ur earrings were dumb and u cried for two hours how are u going to fight someone
Raquel: THEY WERE THE PENGUIN ONES THAT WAS A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE
Raquel: Don’t listen to her Megan honey I will avenge you
Kaldur: What happened?
Megan: Mr. Vulko said my science homework was below average
Dick: …Was that it?
Megan: I CAN’T HAVE A TEACHER BE DISAPPOINTED IN ME OKAY HE PROBABLY HATES ME NOW
Megan: I can’t even look at him because I know he’s totally judging me now and thinks I’m too stupid to be taking AP physics
Kaldur: I’m sure he isn’t thinking that.
Megan: BUT HE IS
Megan: Especially because I’m new to the school this year so it's overwhelming enough as it is and now I'm going to fail all of my classes and not graduate and end up a deadbeat and eventually die in a giant crack house explosion at the ripe old age of 24
Dick: That was certainly detailed
Megan: I think I’m just overwhelmed in general
Raquel: Oof
Megan: And now my teacher thinks I’m just this dumb new kid and that’s all he’s going to think about me for the rest of the year
Zatanna: so he told u your homework wasn’t great and then u just. burst into tears?
Zatanna: that sucks
Megan: Okay, well TECHNICALLY I didn’t cry
Megan: But I wanted to
Megan: Still do
Zatanna: yikes
Zatanna: sorry
Wally: can I get a Big Mood?
Wally: one time a teacher told me I should work on getting my grades up and I was so crushed I made barry let me miss school for a week
Dick: Not helping
Dick: Really though Megs, don’t sweat it
Dick: It’s like the second week of school. No one is expecting you to be a genius immediately
Dick: Especially because you’re new, so everyone understands that you’ll have some trouble adjusting at first
Dick: You'll catch up eventually. Just give it time
Megan: That...actually kind of helped?
Megan: Thanks, Dick
Dick: No problem
Megan: Still can’t look Vulko in the eye for at least a week though :/
Megan: Maybe once I have a 100 average and get accepted to Harvard
Dick: Fair enough
Wally > Megalicious
Thursday, September 14
03:36 EST
Wally: on a scale of 1 to 10, you’re a 9…
Wally: and I’m the 1 you need ;)
Wally: (jkjk you’re totally an 11)
Megalicious: Thanks, Wally
Group Chat: The Mink Kink
Thursday, September 14
05:19 EST
Dick: Hey, why isn’t anyone ever just whelmed?
Conner: its…its five in the morning
Conner: why are you even awake right now
Dick: Because this is important to me
Dick: Why are YOU awake right now
Conner: because my dog took over my bed and i didnt have the heart to make him move so im on the floor
Dick: Understandable. Carry on
Dick: But back to more pressing matters:
Dick: Whelmed.
Dick: A healthy middle between overwhelmed and underwhelmed
Conner: i dont think thats a thing
Dick: Says you
Conner: says the english language
Dick: The english language is a weak little bitch and could be toppled by a five-man mutiny
Conner: i was going to disagree but yknow what youre right fuck the system lets start a revolution
Dick: :D
Chapter 3: Distractions
Notes:
I've been listening to "Michael In The Bathroom" and "Upgrade" from the BMC soundtrack on repeat all day, and I swear to god at one point while writing this chapter I zoned out so hard I accidentally wrote like five lines of lyrics instead of what I was actually supposed to be writing before I realized what had happened.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Dick > Kaldur
Friday, September 15
10:33 EST
Dick: Hey, so uh
Dick: Remember that scab you told me not to pick?
Kaldur: Oh my god.
Dick: I think I hit an artery please come here
Wally > Megalicious
Friday, September 15
12:23 EST
Wally: are you a parking ticket?
Megalicious: Hi, Wally
Wally: because you’ve got “fine” written all over you ;)
Megalicious: I liked the one from yesterday better, but this was good too
Wally: never fear babe, I am always coming up with new material for you <3
Group Chat: The Mink Kink
Friday, September 15
17:02 EST
Artemis: Can we all just talk about Mr. Smith for a second?
Dick: Whomst?
Artemis: Bald, tall, runs GSA?
Dick: Oh, gotcha
Dick: I’ve always just called him Tornado because of that one time he flipped out on a kid for pulling the fire alarm during a midterm
Dick: His face stayed red for like two hours afterwards
Dick: It was awesome
Artemis: My question is why is he there? In GSA, I mean
Artemis: He’s super nice don’t get me wrong, he just doesn’t like. Do anything
Kaldur: It’s school policy that every club needs a teacher to be present for every meeting.
Wally: more like a den mother amiright
Artemis: I feel bad for him. Every time we do something stupid he looks like he wants to die
Zatanna: when we built the tower out of shoes earlier i swear to god i saw him pull a bottle of vodka out of his briefcase and pour it into his coffee
Dick: One time I hacked into his computer and the only thing he had on there was dozens of files of The Office fanfiction he wrote
Conner: when the lockdown drill alarm went off during class the other day he just looked at the ceiling and said “finally”
Megan: I saw him sneeze with his eyes open once, and when I asked how he did it he told me anyone who has to close their eyes to sneeze will die first when the apocalypse comes
Wally: what an icon
Wally: I want to be like him when I grow up
Artemis: Don’t we all
Wally > Duck Great-sin
Tuesday, September 18
06:12 EST
Wally: DICK EMERGENCY 911 HELP ME!!!!
Duck Great-sin: What’s up?
Wally: yeesh, you’d think you would at least PRETEND to act concerned when your best friend texts you “emergency 911 help me” in a blind panic, but okay
Duck Great-sin: Sorry
Duck Great-sin: OH NO WALLY WHAT IS WRONG????? HOW CAN I HELP YOU, MY DEAREST FRIEND????? PLEASE DOTH TELL ME WHAT AILS YOU
Wally: thank you
Duck Great-sin: No problem
Wally: so remember when I slept over your house this weekend?
Wally: wELL, I left my binder there and I was just gonna come get it later this week but it turns out all the other ones I have are dirty because I’m not good at planning and so I can’t wear them and I really really REALLY need that one bevause it’s my last hope and Im freaking out here man hELP ME
Duck Great-sin: Fuck
Wally: was that a good fuck or a bad fuck
Wally: please tell me it was a good fuck
Duck Great-sin: I left early for a mathletes field trip and Bruce and Alfred are both out today
Wally: very bad fuck okay
Wally: I could break in through your window?
Duck Great-sin: In theory yeah, but I wouldn’t risk the lasers
Wally: what the FUCK
Wally: do you people live in an evil lair? ?
Duck Great-sin: Hey, you have to take precautions when you live in a giant mansion
Wally: so bottom line is I’m screwed
Duck Great-sin: I’m really sorry
Duck Great-sin: Maybe you could hand wash one really quick just for today?
Wally: iris already took everything to the laundromat so I’m left with literally nothing
Duck Great-sin: Shit dude, I’m really REALLY sorry
Wally: welp. guess who’s wearing a sweatshirt today
Wally: gonna feel like shit, but I can deal with it until I get home later
Duck Great-sin: Sorry, man
Duck Great-sin: Text me if you start feeling bad, okay?
Wally: thanks
Group Chat: The Mind Kink
Tuesday, September 18
11:56 EST
Zatanna: who wants to earn five bucks?
Conner: uh oh
Zatanna: it’s not a scam i swear
Kaldur: What do you need?
Zatanna: i fell asleep in study hall with a sharpie in my hand so now there’s a huge black swirly on my face
Kaldur: And you need someone to help you wash it off?
Zatanna: no i need someone to draw a swirly on their own face and walk around with me all day that way it looks like we’re just doing it for a protest or something
Megan: Wouldn’t it be easier to wash it off or cover it with makeup?
Zatanna: probably, but that’s quitter talk
Kaldur: Make it ten and I’ll be right there.
Zatanna: my MAN thank you so much
Wally > Blondie
Tuesday, September 18
16:18 EST
Wally: hey
Blondie: Hey?
Wally: we never finished that 20 questions game
Blondie: You actually want to continue that?
Wally: hey, I am a dedicated person
Wally: also I lowkey need a distraction rn, and what better way to distract myself than by invading the privacy of my good friend artemis?
Blondie: Fine
Wally: wait, really?
Blondie: Yeah
Wally: wow, that easy?
Wally: I thought it would take way longer to convince you
Blondie: Well it’s not like I have anything better to do
Wally: you’re not even going to ask what my deal is?
Blondie: nope
Blondie: Unless you want me to?
Wally: nope, this works for me
Blondie: Good
Blondie: We got up to three last time, right?
Wally: technically you asked four, but I’m willing to overlook that if you let me ask two in a row to even it out
Blondie: Fair enough
Wally: coffee or tea?
Blondie: Tea
Wally: team cap or team iron man?
Blondie: Team Cap all the way
Blondie: Chocolate or vanilla
Wally: chocolate
Wally: if you had a genie grant you one wish what would it be
Blondie: Easy, I’d wish for a million dollars
Wally: wrong answer, but okay
Blondie: ??? How is that the wrong answer
Wally: you’re supposed to ask for more wishes, obviously
Blondie: That’s against genie rules
Wally: no it’s not
Blondie: Excuse you, I think I’ve watched aladdin enough times to know what I’m talking about
Wally: fine, then wish for another genie
Blondie: That’s stupid
Blondie: You’ll still only end up getting one wish from the next one
Wally: wish for ten genies
Blondie: Now that’s more like it
Blondie: Ask one of them for a million dollars and then a dog from each of the other nine so you have nine dogs and enough money to treat them like royalty
Wally: that’s the best financial plan I’ve ever heard in my life
Blondie: Is this a good distraction so far?
Wally: surprisingly, yeah
Wally: thanks
Blondie: Np
Blondie: Want to keep going?
Wally: bring it on, blondie
Group Chat: The Mind Kink
Saturday, September 22
23:11 EST
Zatanna: 11:11 make a wish! :)
Artemis: I wish for the government to realize that time is a man-made illusion that exists only to promote the following of a system in which the benefits are reaped only by those in power, and I wish that the lower class will one day rise to rebel against the bourgeoisie and reset time as an abstract idea which holds no power over us, that way I can finally get some fucking sleep without being forced awake at six fucking AM every morning to get up and fulfill my role in the very system I seek to destroy
Zatanna: neat
Zatanna: anyways i wish for an xbox
Group Chat: The Mind Kink
Saturday, September 22
18:33 EST
Raquel: Hey google how do I expel a spider from my shower
Artemis: Kill it
Megan: Don’t kill it
Dick: Kill it
Wally: kill it
Zatanna: kill it
Megan: None of you have any respect for nature and I am blocking you from my life
Conner: catch it in a cup and put it outside
Megan: I have one ally
Conner: though if it gets out and touches you then you have to kill it
Megan: >:(
Artemis: You could just wait for it to leave and take a shower later?
Raquel: Can’t, I’m already in here
Dick: ???
Conner: how are you texting in the shower
Raquel: Very carefully, my friend
Raquel: Very carefully
Zatanna: guess i’ll be at the funeral for when u inevitably drop ur phone then
Raquel: Listen, I have been showering with my phone for longer than you’ve been alive
Zatanna: ur only two years older than me
Raquel: And I am wise enough to know that there is no way in a billion years I would ever drop my phone in the shower
Raquel: I swear on my own life
Wally: …….so anyway I’ll def be at the joint funeral for you and your phone when you drop it
Raquel: Please, this isn’t my first rodeo. I’m not going to dropslkoihdjfkjkpwohgeibknwph
Conner: ……
Zatanna: oh no
Dick: I feel like I just witnessed an assassination
Megan: RIP Raquel’s phone :(
Wally: rip
Kaldur: RIP.
Artemis: Rip
Dick: Rip :/
Conner: rip
New Contact > Zatanna
Sunday, October 23
13:56 EST
New Contact: Guess who got a new phone :D
Contact added: Rocky
Zatanna: can i have ur old one?
Rocky: Why? You already have one
Zatanna: because then i’ll have TWO phones, and that’s twice as cool as having one
Zatanna: duh
Zatanna > Arty
Monday, September 24
07:12 EST
Zatanna: wanna skip school with me today?
Arty: Sure
Arty: What do you want to do?
Zatanna: i got us some fake ids from that dude with the face tattoos who hangs out under the bleachers
Arty: Badass
Arty: What, are we going to a bar or something?
Arty: Because sorry to break it to you, but no one will ever believe you’re old enough to drink
Zatanna: please, if i wanted to drink i could just raid my dad’s wine cellar
Zatanna: i want to go to the pet store
Zatanna: u need to be at least 18 to buy fish
Arty: You……got us fake ids
Arty: To buy fish
Zatanna: yeah
Zatanna: u in?
Artemis: Hell yeah let’s go get some fish
Group Chat: The Mind Kink
Monday, September 24
11:35 EST
Artemis: [image sent]
Artemis: F I S H ! ! !
Zatanna: [image sent]
Zatanna: i’m naming him Spoon
Kaldur: I love them.
Group Chat: The Mind Kink
Monday, September 24
12:24 EST
Kaldur: Wait.
Kaldur: Why aren’t you two in school?
Zatanna: whoops sorry kal ur cutting out i can’t hear u ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Megan > Conner
Tuesday, September 25
12:39 EST
Megan: This probably sounds creepy, but…is that you in the cafeteria sitting alone by the window?
Conner: yeah
Megan: Oh
Conner: why?
Megan: I can see you
Megan: And I just thought you looked kind of lonely?
Megan: Sorry
Conner: dont apologize
Conner: where are you? i cant see you
Megan: At the table by the vending machine
Conner: oh i see you now
Conner: are you sitting alone too?
Megan: Kind of
Conner: oh
Megan: Yeah
Conner: do you sit alone every day?
Megan: I’m still a new kid, so I don’t know that many people yet
Conner: fair enough
Megan: Why are you sitting alone?
Conner: same thing i guess
Megan: Oh
Conner: yeah
Conner: i dont mind sitting with people though
Megan: Me neither
Conner: i mean it just looks like you might be kind of lonely over there by yourself
Conner: you could come sit here if you want
Conner: unless you dont want to, which is fine too
Conner: just thought id offer
Megan: Really?
Conner: sure
Megan: Oh, okay
Megan: I’ll come over then
Conner: okay
Megan: Okay
Conner > Megan
Tuesday, September 25
13:16 EST
Conner: it was cool sitting with you earlier
Conner: for lunch i mean
Conner: i liked it better than being alone
Megan: Me too
Conner: are you going to sit there again tomorrow?
Megan: …Would that be okay?
Conner: you dont have to
Conner: i just thought it would be better than us both having to sit alone
Megan: Yeah no, I thought the same thing
Megan: I want to sit with you again tomorrow, if that’s okay
Conner: i wouldnt mind that
Megan: Okay, then I will
Conner: okay
Conner: cool
Megan: :)
Conner: :)
Notes:
RIP Raquel's phone
Chapter 4: Spoopy Hoes
Chapter Text
Group Chat: The Mind Kink
Sunday, October 1
09:27 EST
Dick: Happy first day of Halloween, hoes
Dick has renamed the group: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Artemis: Fitting
Dick: Thank you, miladle
Wally: finally, pumpkin spice latte season has returned from the abyss of the Time Vault
Wally: it’s the only time of year worth living in
Artemis: Please tell me you mean that ironically
Wally: nope
Wally: pumpkin spice is delicious and anyone who disagrees can welcome themselves to fight me behind starbucks
Raquel: Hey Dick, you’re rich, right?
Dick: Yep
Raquel: Cool
Raquel: Expect me to visit your house fifty times on Halloween in several different costumes then
Raquel: I plan on collecting as many full-sized chocolate bars as humanly possible
Dick: I support you in this endeavor and I will try my hardest to help you achieve it
Raquel: Thank you
Conner: im dressing my dog up as a hot dog like i do every year
Zatanna: oh my god please do and take pics because i will pay u all the money i have to see that
Kaldur: Do you have a dachshund?
Conner: nope
Conner: [image sent]
Wally: wOW
Artemis: That’s a big boy you’ve got right there
Dick: That dog is literally bigger than me
Artemis: What do you feed him, steroids??
Conner: steak actually
Artemis: Damn
Zatanna: i love one (1) ginormous boy
Zatanna: dm me ur address i want to pet him
Conner: okay
Megan: What’s his name?
Conner: wolf
Wally: that’s so fucking accurate
Wally: conner I would literally lay down my life for that dog
Conner: thanks i guess?
Wally: you’re so welcome
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Sunday, October 1
10:23 EST
Zatanna: [image sent]
Zatanna: I’M PETTING HIM
Wally: god I wish that were me
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Sunday, October 1
15:07 EST
Megan: Who would you be on Queer Eye GO
Megan: I call Bobby by the way
Artemis: Antoni
Dick: Tan
Wally: you legit wore pink rain boots and a leopard print vest yesterday
Dick: And I looked Fabulous, thanks so much for the compliment
Zatanna: i call jonathan
Kaldur: Karamo.
Wally: I wanna be the royal backscratcher
Raquel: I want to be the one who gifts each nominee a pet cactus to teach them responsibility
Conner: ill take care of the nominees pets while theyre getting fixed up that way the pets will be taken care of and i get to hang out with some cool animals and get paid for it
Raquel: That’s so fucking valid
Dick: Our first order of business:
Dick: Make principal Carr realize that goatees are SO last year and his outfits would look a hundred times better if he added a sequined cape which I just so happen to already have in my closet as we speak
Group Chat: Bread
Sunday, October 1
15:58 EST
Wonder Bread has added Artemis Crock to the conversation.
Bagél: NO
Bagél: DICK HOW COULD YOU???
Rye Bread: Now this is just bullying.
Artemis: Hi fellas
Wonder Bread: You gotta use a bread-related nickname here btw
Artemis: Already on it buddy
Artemis Crock has set their nickname to Crouton.
Wonder Bread: Interesting choice
Crouton: Why thank you
Crouton: Croutons are stale, zesty, and delicious
Crouton: Just like me
Bagél: Artemis no offense but what the actual fuck are you doing here
Bagél: who gave you the right to invade our sanctuary
Crouton: Dick invited me
Rye Bread: Dick how could you do this to us?
Rye Bread: She’s practically my SISTER.
Rye Bread: Do you have any idea how weird that is?
Bagél: bye bye artemis
Bagél has removed Crouton from the conversation.
Wonder Bread has added Crouton to the conversation.
Crouton: Bold of you to assume I can be defeated so easily
Bagél has removed Crouton from the conversation.
Wonder Bread has added Crouton to the conversation.
Bagél has removed Crouton from the conversation.
Wonder Bread has added Crouton to the conversation.
Crouton: STOP REMOVING ME YOU LUMP OF POCKET LINT
Bagél: dick how could you let her in here?? this was supposed to be our bro zone!!
Wonder Bread: What can I say? I thrive on chaos
Crouton: I’m rereading all of your earlier convos now and Roy?
Crouton: You told me you gave your bunny slippers to goodwill
Rye Bread: See!! She’s already prying into what’s supposed to be a safe zone!!
Crouton: Okay but consider this:
Crouton: I am delightful
Wonder Bread: Damn guys she’s right we have to keep her
Bagél: no
Crouton: Yes
Bagél: no
Crouton: I’ll let you borrow my netflix subscription so you can watch that anime thing you keep talking about
Bagél: ………….fine
Bagél: guess I’ll just have to get used to having you here
Crouton: Thank you
Bagél has removed Crouton from the conversation.
Wonder Bread has added Crouton to the conversation.
Crouton: STOP DOING THAT!
Bagél: eh, worth a shot
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Tuesday, October 3
00:13 EST
Wally: someone ask me what day it is
Conner: why?
Wally: just do it
Conner: okay but why
Wally: please just do it
Wally: come on ask me what day it is
Wally: please
Wally: do it
Wally: ask me what day it is
Wally: do it
Wally: do it
Wally: do itttttt
Conner: fine
Conner: what day is it wally?
Wally: I T ‘ S O C T O B E R T H I R D
Wally: I’ve been waiting to do that since the time I forgot to do it last october third
Conner: i dont get it
Wally: buddy,
Wally: my man,
Wally: you gotta watch mean girls with me one of these days
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Tuesday, October 3
10:28 EST
Zatanna: i need a sugar daddy to buy me stuff
Zatanna: i just paid for my soda with nickels and i have never felt so poor in my life
Raquel: Biche me too the fuck
Raquel: Hey Kaldur you’re nice
Raquel: Would you like to be my sugar daddy?
Kaldur: Um.
Kaldur: Thank you for considering me, but I’m good.
Wally: that’s right, kal is mine so back off
Kaldur: That was not what I meant.
Wally: you bought me gummy bears yesterday so I beg to differ
Wally: you give me candy which makes you by law my sugar daddy I don’t make the rules
Kaldur: I don’t think that’s how it works.
Wally: probably not, but I don’t care I just want someone to buy me food
Zatanna: wait i want gummy bears too
Zatanna: kaldur i’ll give you a dollar if you be my sugar daddy
Kaldur: That’s definitely not how it works.
Zatanna: two dollars
Wally: two can play at this game zee
Wally: I’ll give you four dollars and a rainbow pin
Raquel: Ten dollars
Zatanna: ten dollars and a half-used unicorn pencil
Kaldur: If I buy you each a bag of gummy bears will you please stop trying to auction me off?
Zatanna: sold!
Wally > Blondie
Friday, October 6
14:09 EST
Wally: question #12: how do you and roy know each other?
Blondie: Didn’t realize we were playing again
Wally: I’m curious
Blondie: He used to date my sister
Wally: seriously?
Blondie: Yeah
Wally: huh
Blondie: What?
Wally: I knew he got dumped, but I just never thought she would turn out to have been your sister this whole time
Wally: roy told me she ran away?
Blondie: Yeah
Blondie: About a year back she left and I haven’t seen her since, so I guess she’s liking wherever she ended up
Wally: sorry
Blondie: Don’t worry about it
Blondie: Was that all you wanted to know?
Wally: roy also said you’re like a sister to him
Wally: just wondering how you guys are so close even after he and your sister aren’t together anymore
Blondie: Somebody is curious today
Wally: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Blondie: I’ll answer that question if you answer one of mine first
Wally: law of equivalent exchange? fair enough
Wally: ask away
Blondie: True or false: You are in fact named after a loveable Christmas character who may or may not have a red nose and wasn’t allowed to play reindeer games
Wally: I am literally going to kill dick
Blondie: That doesn’t sound like an answer to me
Wally: FINE
Wally: it is…….possible…….
Wally: that that may be my middle name
Blondie: Just checking
Blondie: I’m definitely going to be using that information when Christmas comes around, by the way
Blondie: And to answer your question, I used to hang over at Roy’s house with Jade whenever I needed to be away from home for a while
Blondie: Roy and I got pretty close, and after Jade left we kind of just stuck with it since he was already like a brother to me and all
Blondie: Satisfied?
Wally: yup
Blondie: Why didn’t you just ask Roy all this? I’m sure he would have told you the same thing
Wally: I did
Wally: all he said was that you were a burglar who keeps breaking into his house and playing his xbox in the middle of the night
Blondie: Well
Blondie: He’s not wrong
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Sunday, October 8
20:44 EST
Raquel: [image sent]
Raquel: Hey Kaldur look it’s your brethren
Kaldur: I don’t have enough data to load the image right now but I already know that is a picture of those caramel lollipop candies.
Raquel: They’re called sugar daddies and they are your family so be respectful
Kaldur: I regret everything.
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Tuesday, October 10
13:44 EST
Artemis: I will give twenty dollars to the first person to smack me in the head with a hammer
Artemis: This is a limited time offer so hop to it, people
Kaldur: Stop airing your teenage angst in the group chat.
Artemis: Excuse you Kaldur, but this is Important
Artemis: It is also a great opportunity for you to make some money so really this is a gift
Megan: What happened?
Wally: artemis doesn’t trust my work ethic which I think is a load of balogna
Wally: balonga
Wally: balagania
Artemis: And you wonder why I don’t want to do the project with you
Wally: bulogña
Wally: hey roy can vouch for me, I did a project with him last year and it went swimmingly
Artemis: Oh, really?
Artemis has added Roy Harper to the conversation.
Artemis: On a rate from one to ten how is it working with Wally on a project
Roy: Two when he’s distracted, ten when he’s not.
Artemis: Thank you
Roy: Wait, why did you need to know?
Artemis has removed Roy Harper from the conversation.
Dick: Cold
Kaldur: What is the project on?
Artemis: The civil war
Wally: I think it’ll be fun!
Artemis: No
Wally: party pooper
Dick: Sorry Artemis, but I have to agree with Wallman here
Dick: He’s actually pretty awesome at school stuff when he’s into it
Dick: So I’d say you’re getting a pretty sweet deal
Wally: thank you
Wally: see?
Artemis: I’ll believe it when I see it
Wally: I think you just don’t want to admit you’re looking forward to spending quality time with moi
Artemis: You’re hilarious
Wally: what’s that I hear? denial?
Wally: someone who doesn’t want to admit she actually likes spending time with her new bff wally west?
Artemis: Wally I swear to god I am literally going to kiss you if you don’t stop
Artemis: WAIT NO
Wally: uhh
Kaldur: Wow.
Dick: Damn, someone is eager
Artemis: *K I L L
Artemis: THAT WAS SUPPPSEPD TO SAY K I L L
Wally: sure it was ;)
Artemis: You shut the Fuck up
Wally: or what? you’ll kiss me to death?
Artemis: Fuck you
Dick has renamed the group: Artemis Wants To Kiss Wally.
Artemis has renamed the group: Dick Still Wears Light Up Sketchers.
Wally has renamed the group: Artemis Is Trying To Change The Subject.
Wally has renamed the group: Hmmm Sounds Suspicious.
Artemis has renamed the group: Why Are You So Interested?
Artemis has renamed the group: Hmmm Sounds Even More Suspicious.
Wally has renamed the group: I’m Schmexy And Artemis Knows It.
Kaldur: Stop it, both of you.
Kaldur has renamed the group: Spoopy Scary Skeletons.
Artemis: He started it
Wally: technically dick started it with changing the name
Dick: Pardon me? Sorry, I was vacationing in Nepal this whole time. What’s this about names?
Wally: you have no loyalty and will die alone when the zombie apocalypse strikes
Kaldur: Wally you are five seconds away from getting kicked out of this chat.
Wally: THEY STARTED IT!!!
Wally: and besides, you wouldn’t dare
Wally: I’m too entertaining for you to kick me out
Kaldur: Oh, really?
Wally: really
Kaldur has removed Wally West from the conversation.
Kaldur: He’s in time-out now.
Dick: Lmao
Wally > Kallie
Tuesday, October 10
14:39 EST
Wally: D:
Wally: HEY!!!
Kallie: You said I wouldn’t dare.
Wally: IM SORRY OKAY PUT ME BACK PUT ME BACK
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Tuesday, October 10
14:41 EST
Kaldur has added Wally West to the conversation.
Wally: GREETINGS FINE PEOPLE
Artemis: Oh look he’s back
Dick: We had a tupperware party while you were gone
Dick: There were goodie bags and everything
Artemis: Kaldur wore a lampshade on his head
Dick: Beyoncé performed
Artemis: It’s a shame you were too busy in exile to be there
Wally: fuq u guys
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Wednesday, October 11
19:08 EST
Megan: If you were a movie, which would you be?
Megan: I would be The Meg
Raquel: I love Megan’s random question of the days
Raquel: It’s so refreshing
Megan: Thank you! :D
Raquel: Hidden figures
Artemis: I would be the Robin Hood movie because I hate rich people
Dick: I’m rich
Artemis: I hate rich people except for Dick
Dick: :)
Dick: I would be The Greatest Showman because I like the circus and am not afraid to break out in song to make a point
Wally: I would be the fast and the furious
Artemis: “Fast”
Artemis: Not surprised
Wally: how dare you
Zatanna: the incredibles but instead of a whole family it’s just me
Conner: the wizard of oz because i live in a state of constant and utter confusion while surrounded by short people with squeaky voices
Dick: I feel like that was directed at me and I’ll have you know I grew three millimeters last week so fuck you
Conner > Megan
Saturday, October 14
14:48 EST
Conner: are you doing anything tonight?
Megan: Not that I can think of
Megan: Why?
Conner: theres a carnival in town this week
Conner: i was wondering if you wanted to go?
Conner: with me i mean
Conner: like
Conner: together?
Conner: if you wanted to
Megan: I would like that
Conner: oh okay
Conner: cool
Conner: so its a date?
Megan: It’s a date
Chapter Text
Zatanna Zatara has created the chat: Spill The Tea Sis
Sunday, October 15
16:16 EST
Zatanna has set their name to Chamomile.
Chamomile has added Artemis Crock to the conversation.
Chamomile has added Raquel Ervin to the conversation.
Chamomile has added Megan Morse to the conversation.
Chamomile: greetings sisters
Artemis has set their name to One Black Coffee.
One Black Coffee: Uh oh what happened
One Black Coffee: Last time you made a gossip chat you made me sit through a lengthy story about the used condom you found in the teacher’s lounge
One Black Coffee: I still get flashbacks
Chamomile: that’s still an open case btw
Chamomile: sources point to it being either mr. heywood or miss jiwe
Chamomile: the game is always afoot, folks
Raquel has set their name to Hot Chocolate.
Hot Chocolate: An all-girls chat? Love it
Chamomile: yep yep yep
Chamomile: now gather round ducklings, because i’ve got some tasty gossip to share
Chamomile: need megan here first tho
Chamomile: ping ping motherfucker
Megan has changed their name to Lemonade.
Lemonade: What’s up?
Chamomile: wELL since u asked so nicely,
Chamomile: i was hanging out with my dnd group last night, as we do every second saturday of the month
Hot Chocolate: You have a DND group?
Chamomile: yes. now quiet i’m telling a story
Chamomile: we were at that carnival by the beach, and we saw something veeeery interesting
Chamomile: care to chime in, megan?
Lemonade: I didn’t know you were at the carnival too, how could we have not seen you?
Chamomile: i’m a ninja
One Black Coffee: I don’t get why this is considered gossip
Hot Chocolate: Me neither
Chamomile: guess who she was with
Chamomile: i’ll give u a hint: he’s tall, has a dog that could bench press vin diesel, and wears the same tshirt every day
Hot Chocolate: Are you serious???
One Black Coffee: Daaaaaaamn, Megs
One Black Coffee: Nice work
Lemonade: It’s no big deal
Hot Chocolate: I dunno, I would call you dating Conner a big deal
Lemonade: It wasn’t a date
Lemonade: We just hung out as friends
Chamomile: if u call holding hands on the ferris wheel “hanging out as friends”
Hot Chocolate: Dang Megs, I’m super happy for you
Zatanna: ikr??
Zatanna: he’s like if dwayne the rock johnson had a baby with his own muscles
One Black Coffee: woW really didn’t need that visual thanks
Hot Chocolate: No she’s right
Hot Chocolate: I’m a lesbian, but even I can see it
Hot Chocolate: Pure beef
One Black Coffee: Big beefy beef
Lemonade: What the h*ck is wrong with you people
One Black Coffee: Did,
One Black Coffee: Did you just censor the word heck?
Lemonade: You’re d*rn right I did
Lemonade: I’m getting into heaven, unlike you heathens
Chamomile: i mean
Chamomile: it’s true but u shouldn’t say it
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Monday, October 16
10:04 EST
Rennoc: why the fuck is my name backwards
Simetra: What the literal fuck my name is backwards too
Rennoc: your question was the exact same as mine but more literal and thats plagiarism
Simetra: You can’t prove anything
Rennoc: i have the text right here
Simetra: That won’t hold up in court
Leuqar: Is it a glitch or something?
Rudlak: I’m trying to fix mine but it won’t let me change it back.
Nagem: Who did this?
Yllaw: are
Yllaw: are you guys serious?
Yllaw: come on, who do you THINK did it?
Simetra: Dick, you’ve been awfully quiet over there
Dick: Hiya folks
Dick: Hmm, that’s quite an unfortunate pickle you have on your hands
Leuqar: How did you do this??
Leuqar: It won’t change back
Annataz: i like it
Yllaw: I hope whoever taught you how to hack stuff falls off a tilt a whirl and breaks their thumbs
Yllaw: you have too much power
Dick: Bold of you to assume I wasn’t just born with the ability to hack
Nagem: So you admit you did this
Dick: Hm? Huh? What’s that? Hum? Pardon me?
Rudlak: Dick.
Rudlak: Change our names back now.
Dick: What’s the magic word?
Yllaw: just fix it you little shit
Dick: Those words have no magical properties, you’re not even trying
Rudlak: Please.
Dick: :)
Artemis: Thank fuck
Conner: how did you do that?
Dick: A magician never reveals their secrets
Zatanna: first rule of fight club
Raquel: I can’t even get my toaster to work, but sure
Raquel: Be a 15 year old hacker
Dick: 14, actually
Dick: I skipped a grade
Raquel: Of course you did
Group Chat: Bread
Thursday, October 19
09:58 EST
Crouton: How the hell do you control a Wally?
Crouton: Like is there a remote control? A travel guide? A code phrase that will make him suddenly able to focus?
Wonder Bread: I’m guessing you’re having a rough time with your project?
Crouton: It’s been two days and we haven’t gotten a single thing done!
Crouton: I’m sitting in the school library as we speak, trying to write the damn intro
Rye Bread: Where is Wally?
Crouton: He wandered off towards the manga section about half an hour ago
Wonder Bread: Oof
Crouton: I am literally going to have an aneurysm
Rye Bread: Listen when it comes to work, Wally is like a puppy. Just tell him you’ll buy him food after and he’ll get right back on track.
Rye Bread: It’s that easy.
Crouton: If this doesn’t work I am Coming For You
Wally > Ginger #2
Thursday, October 19
10:41 EST
Wally: artemis bought me chipotle!! :D
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Tuesday, October 24
07:35 EST
Wally: are you a hoodie, flannel, or leather jacket bisexual/pansexual
Wally: I’ll go first, I’m def a hoodie bi
Artemis: Leather jacket because I own a motorcycle so legally I have no choice
Wally: you do not have a motorcycle
Artemis: [image sent]
Wally: sHE HAS A MOTORCYCLE
Dick: Hoodie bi all the way
Kaldur: Flannel.
Zatanna: power move: layer a leather jacket over flannel
Zatanna: u all have muggle brains and a mushroom could decompose u
Megan: Flannel pansexual over here
Wally: what do you think roy would be?
Wally: because I don’t think there’s an option for “old pink floyd t-shirt and crocs”
Artemis: Please
Artemis: Have you seen him in public? Hoodie bi 100%
Kaldur: Really? I would have thought he would go with the leather jacket option.
Kaldur: Also, I didn’t know Roy was bi?
Wally: as a freddy mercury concert
Kaldur: Huh.
Wally: I’m with artemis on the hoodie thing btw
Dick: Hang on I’ll add him and ask
Zatanna: y’all are really turning this chat into a free for all huh
Dick has added Roy Harper to the conversation.
Roy: What do you people want from me now?
Roy: I was busy watching wrestling.
Artemis: You were watching Glee and you know it
Wally: roy, we have a very important question for you and the fate of the universe as we know it is depending on your answer
Megan: You make your questions very dramatic
Wally: thank you megan, it’s part of my charm
Wally: so ROY:
Wally: hoodie, flannel, or leather jacket bi?
Roy: Is that it?
Wally: just answer the question please there are lives on the line
Roy: Whatever.
Roy: Hoodie.
Artemis: H A
Artemis: Thank you for your input
Roy: No problem.
Roy: Can I go now?
Dick: Nah, stick around we like you
Roy: This is that GSA chat, right?
Wally: yuppers
Roy: Gotcha.
Roy: Hi, Kaldur.
Kaldur: Hi.
Megan: I’m Megan :)
Conner: conner
Raquel: Raquel
Wally: do the name/grade/pronoun/sexuality thing roy
Roy: Fine.
Roy: I’m Roy, a senior, bisexual, and I use he/him pronouns.
Wally: cool beans
Artemis: Please never say that again
Wally: :(
Wally: significantly less cool beans
Wally: sweaty beans
Artemis: Oh my god
Wally: you know, I recently read that babies need emotional support to grow up happy and healthy, so really you’re murdering me slowly with your attitude and I think that’s a shame
Artemis: Sorry to break it to you, but you’re not a baby
Artemis: Though you do act like one, so I guess you’re partly right
Wally: how dare you?
Artemis: You’re the one who said it first?
Wally: well you can’t spell esophagus so fuck you
Artemis: At least I’m not a nerd
Wally: at least I’m not mean
Artemis: At least my middle name isn’t Rudolph
Wally: at least I can spell
Artemis: I CAN SPELL, YOU MORON
Wally: YOU’RE THE MORON
Artemis: CLEARLY NOT, BECAUSE THAT ROLE HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN
Wally: MORE THAN ONE PERSON CAN BE A MORON, MORON
Artemis: YEAH, BECAUSE YOU’RE ONE OF THEM
Kaldur: STOP YELLING AT EACH OTHER!
Dick: Welcome to the chat, Roy
Megan > Conner
Saturday, October 28
15:28 EST
Megan: Hi
Conner: hi
Megan: You’re not doing anything for Halloween, right?
Conner: not that i know of
Conner: why, do you want to hang out?
Megan: I was thinking you might want to come to my house and we could watch some movies? My uncle is taking my little brother trick-or-treating, so it’ll be just us most of the night
Conner: sure, i’d love to
Megan: Awesome! Come over at 8:00?
Conner: you got it
Conner: speaking of which, i wanted to ask you something
Conner: that night at the carnival…that was a date, right?
Megan: I think it was
Megan: That okay with you?
Conner: definitely
Conner: so if we were going by that logic, then this would technically be our second date, wouldnt it?
Megan: Seems that way
Conner: cool
Conner: see you then
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Sunday, October 29
08:30 EST
Wally: shrek is my fursona
Raquel: Whoever taught you how to talk made a mistake
Wally: joke’s on you raq, my first word was photosynthesis so choke
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Tuesday, October 31
07:27 EST
Artemis: Happy halowine
Artemis: Haeloweed
Artemis: Haalloown
Zatanna: it’s okay take ur time
Artemis: Pumpkin
Dick > Kaldur
Tuesday, October 31
16:50 EST
Dick: I need a favor
Kaldur: What is it?
Dick: Wall and I are going to be Luke, Leia, and Han Solo tonight and we need a third guy
Dick: It WAS going to be Bette Kane, but she came down with food poisoning last minute
Kaldur: So you need me to be Leia?
Dick: I already called dibs on Leia don’t you dare
Dick: You can be Luke though
Kaldur: Count me in.
Dick: Y e e t
Conner > Megan
Tuesday, October 31
11:01 EST
Conner: tonight was fun
Conner: your uncle was really nice
Megan: I had fun too :)
Conner: i have a question though, if you dont mind me asking
Conner: he mentioned you had a bunch of siblings besides garfield?
Megan: Oh, yeah they all live with my parents
Conner: oh
Conner: your parents dont live with you?
Megan: It’s kind of complicated
Megan: When I came out to them as trans last year, they didn’t take it very well. They said I had to either get this “girl stuff” out of my head or get out
Megan: My uncle John was the only one in my whole family who accepted me, so when my parents kicked me out, he let me live with him in Happy Harbor
Conner: im sorry
Conner: your parents sound like major assholes
Megan: They were just taken by surprise, I think
Megan: But yes, they were
Conner: is it bad im kind of glad you dont have to live with them anymore?
Megan: I still talk to a few of my brothers and sisters sometimes, even if they think I’m weird for being the way I am
Conner: i would never think youre weird for being yourself
Megan: Really?
Conner: of course not
Conner: youre a girl, and anyone who disagrees doesnt deserve to know you
Conner: i think youre great just the way you are
Conner: …you still there? you havent said anything in a while
Megan: Yeah, sorry it’s just
Megan: Have I ever told you that I like you a whole lot?
Megan: Because I really, really do
Conner: i like you too
Group Chat: Spoopy Scary Skeletons
Wednesday, November 1
09:13 EST
Dick: Happy turkey month, friends
Dick has renamed the conversation: Columbus Was A Racist Hoe.
Roy: You’re right and you should definitely say it.
Wally > Duck Great-Sin
Wednesday, November 1
10:27 EST
Wally: can you cover for me in english? say I had to stay and finish a math test or something
Dick: Yeah sure, but how come?
Wally: I’m skipping to go see Ms. Lance again because I think I’m about two minutes away from ripping my hair out and I need to vent
Dick: Gotcha. Have fun
Group Chat: Columbus Was A Racist Hoe
Saturday, November 4
19:09 EST
Roy: Is anyone busy right now?
Kaldur: I am free. What do you need?
Roy: This is gonna sound weird.
Roy: But I kind of need help with something.
Dick: Did you get your head stuck in a lawn chair again?
Roy: That was ONE TIME.
Roy: And no.
Raquel: That must have been a tight fit. Were you a kid back then?
Dick: That was last summer
Raquel: Y i k e s
Roy: Honestly, you get your head stuck in one chair and suddenly you’re the guy who gets stuck in places.
Kaldur: What’s wrong, then?
Roy: Well.
Roy: Uh.
Roy: I kind of got my arm stuck in the dishwasher?
Raquel: Jslkdlkk
Dick: Nope, definitely not the guy who gets stuck in places at all
Roy: SHUT IT YOU DICK.
Dick: Ouch
Raquel: How does one even get stuck in a dishwasher???
Roy: There was a fork lodged in the back and I tried to get it.
Raquel: And how did that turn out for you?
Roy: Not well, my friend. Not well at all.
Dick: I can’t help you, but can I come just so I can take pics
Roy: No.
Dick: Please I’m begging you
Conner: i once got stuck in a swing set
Raquel: How’d you get out?
Conner: chainsaws
Dick: That’s super cool
Conner: it wasnt really at the time, but yeah in hindsight it was awesome
Dick: Maybe you should use a chainsaw to cut Roy out of his dishwasher
Raquel: That would be too risky
Raquel: You don’t want to cut his arm off
Raquel: A small handsaw might work, though
Dick: Or maybe just take the whole thing apart
Conner: one time i took apart my alarm clock and electrocuted myself
Dick: That’s so fun
Raquel: I love your random anecdotes, Kon
Raquel: You should write a book
Dick: Did you die?
Conner: no but i blacked out and saw god
Raquel: What did she look like?
Conner: laverne cox
Raquel: Amazing
Dick: Maybe we should electrocute Roy
Raquel: What would that solve?
Dick: Nothing, but it would be so cool
Roy: Guys my arm hurts over here.
Kaldur: I can come help you.
Roy: Thanks, buddy.
Notes:
Dinah Lance is the school psychologist, in case you haven't figured that out yet btw.
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Group Chat: Columbus Was A Racist Hoe
Wednesday, November 09
15:08 EST
Zatanna: my fortune cookie said i should solve all of my problems with karaoke, so legally does that mean i’m allowed to belt out the spice girls every time i take a math test because that’s what it sounds like to me and who am i to disagree with the cookie gods
Raquel: I mean, it’s the law so I don’t think you have much choice
Raquel: The rest of the world is just going to have to deal with it
Zatanna: my thoughts exactly
Wally > Megalicious
Friday, November 11
06:44 EST
Wally: are you a lamp?
Wally: because you light up my world ;D
Wally > Megalicious
Friday, November 11
07:07 EST
Wally: are you made of flouride, iodine, and neon?
Wally: because you’re F-I-Ne
Wally > Megalicious
Friday, November 11
07:24 EST
Wally: megan? you there?
Wally > Duck Great-Sin
Friday, November 11
07:36 EST
Wally: hey, you want to skip sixth period and hang out in the school basement with me? I want to see if that old toilet we found last time is still there
Duck Great-Sin: Sorry buddy, I’ve got a test today
Wally: what about seventh?
Duck Great-Sin: Science lab
Wally: oh okay
Duck Great-Sin: Sorry
Wally: nah, it’s cool. totally cool
Wally: I should probably go to class those periods anyway so it’s 100% all good
Wally > Kallie
Friday, November 11
09:01 EST
Wally: howdy, my man
Wally: u busy after school?
Kallie: Yes, I am tutoring today. Why?
Wally: no reason
Wally: have fun
Barry > Wally
Friday, November 11
11:17 EST
Barry: Hey, kiddo
Barry: Are you doing anything after school?
Wally: nope, nothing at all I’m totally free today!
Wally: why? want to go do something?
Barry: I’m going to be working late tonight and Iris has a baby shower to go to, so I was hoping you could record my shows on cable for me. I also left some money for you to get takeout for dinner
Wally: oh
Wally: okay
Barry: See ya later, buddy
Wally: yeah
Group Chat: Alpha Squad
Friday, November 11
11:28 EST
Mxgxn: I don’t know how much longer I can avoid him, guys
Mxgxn: It’s killing my soul
Mxgxn: Any minute now my heart will give out and I’ll start coughing up blood
Zxtxnnx: goddammit guys i knew megs would be the first one to break
Zxtxnnx: she’s too pure for spy work
Dxck: Come on Megan, you just need to hold out for a little longer
Mxgxn: You should see how sad he is
Mxgxn: He’s in spanish with me and he looks like someone just killed his dog
Mxgxn: Marvin White made a dick joke ten minutes ago and Wally didn’t even smile
Rxqxxl: Yikes
Mxgxn: Please just let me tell him?
Mxgxn: I won’t even say it’s a party, I’ll just hint that there’s a surprise for him later
Dxck: N O
Dxck: Megan, my darling, my angel,
Dxck: I love you with all my heart, but if you breathe a single word of our plans to Wally I will not hesitate to cut you down where you stand
Rxy: I feel bad too. We’ve never forgotten his birthday before.
Cxnnxr: kaldur youve been suspiciously quiet
Cxnnxr: i thought out of all of us you would be the one to give in to your morality first
Kxldxr: I do feel bad, don’t get me wrong.
Kxldxr: I am just distracted by the group chat name.
Cxnnxr: whats wrong with the chat name?
Zxtxnnx: it kinda sounds like a furry thing, but i wasn’t going to say anything until someone else did
Kxldxr: If this is a recycled furry chat I am deleting everything.
Dxck: Come on, alpha squad sounds cool and you know it
Dxck: Like we’re secret agents
Rxqxxl: We’re planning a surprise party, not a jewel heist
Dxck: That you know of
Dxck: First the party, then the world
Mxgxn: Should I bring the cakes over right after school, or should I wait for when we go to set up later?
Dxck: Barry said he’ll be home all day so either works I think
Dxck: We need someone to keep Wally away from his house until 4:00 though so who wants to do it
Zxtxnnx: i volunteer as tribute
Mxgxn: But I need you to help me frost the cookies!!
Zxtxnnx: oh yeah ur right
Kxldxr: Artemis?
Xrtxmxs: Why are you looking at me??
Rxqxxl: Because your only job is to supply party hats and you already did that
Xrtxmxs: (They’re Doc McStuffins ones because I have imagination)
Zxtxnnx: (an excellent choice)
Xrtxmxs: But what am I supposed to do with Wally?
Cxnnxr: take him out for a burger or something
Xnnxr: we only need an hour or two to set up and then you can bring him straight to his house
Xrtxmxs: Fiiiine
Xrtxmxs: But someone had better make sure to take pics of his face when you all jump out and scream surprise
Dxck: Please, what do you take me for?
Dxck: I bought a new camera just for the occasion
Rxqxxl: Good man
Dick > Roy
Friday, November 11
11:56 EST
Dick: I have a proposal for you
Roy: Dick you know I would love to marry you, but what would the church think?
Dick: Come to GSA today
Roy: Yeahhhhhh I’m good.
Dick: Why not?
Roy: Well you see I would absolutely love to, but unfortunately it’s my cat’s wedding and I can’t afford to miss that, so. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Dick: Come onnnnnnnnn
Dick: Please?
Roy: No.
Dick: Pretty please?
Roy: Pretty no.
Dick: Pretty please with gummy worms on top?
Roy: No.
Dick: That’s not fair, you KNOW you want to go. You’re just too stubborn to admit it
Roy: I don’t even know anyone there.
Dick: You know me, Wally, and Artemis
Dick: And Kaldur helped free you from your murderous dishwasher that one time so that counts as friendship
Dick: Come on, you’ve got nothing to lose
Dick: And you’re already part of the group chat so that basically means you’re in for life
Roy: I would be happy to leave the chat if that helps.
Dick: Don’t you dare
Dick: Come on, what do you say? You have no reason not to come
Roy: If I say yes, will you leave me alone?
Dick: It’s a possibility
Roy: Fine, I’ll come.
Dick: YAY!!!
Roy: But if I don’t like it, I’m out.
Dick: Deal
Artemis > Baywatch
Friday, November 11
13:03 EST
Artemis: What are you doing after GSA today?
Baywatch: nothing
Artemis: Want to grab a chicken whizee with me?
Baywatch: I dunno, I was planning on just going home and sleeping
Baywatch: it’s been a long day
Artemis: Come on, I’m buying
Artemis: You can even tell me about that show you keep going on about, the one with the doctor guy
Baywatch: doctor who?
Artemis: Yeah, that
Artemis: So are you in?
Baywatch: someone put you up to this, didn’t they
Artemis: Nope
Artemis: Meet me by your locker after school?
Baywatch: kay
Group Chat: Columbus Was A Racist Hoe
Friday, November 11
14:19 EST
Kaldur: Do you ever just…appreciate water? I was hot after gym class and I drank a whole ton of water and it was. So great? So refreshing. So euphoric. What would we even BE as a society without water? Everyone would dry out and shatter apart like crunchy leaves, and instead of swimming in pools people would take off their skin in the summer because there is nothing to hydrate them. I don’t know about all of you, but I owe water my whole life and I hope that if I achieve one thing in my short lifetime, it is making the rest of the world love and respect our lord and savior H2O as much as I do because water is fuckinng great.
Zatanna: my fish wrote this while on cocaine
Dick > Artemis
Friday, November 11
16:07 EST
Dick: Where are you?
Artemis: Emotionally? Lying naked on a beach in the Galapagos with a mango smootie
Artemis: *smoothie
Dick: Smootie
Artemis: Wally and I are walking back to the house right now
Artemis: You guys ready on your end?
Dick: Yup yup
Dick: We ran out of candles for the cake, but we adapted and made some out of butter and crayons so it’s basically the same thing
Dick: Also Conner found one of those inflatable dinosaur suits in Wally’s closet so he’s wearing that now and it’s great
Artemis: Man, I haven’t been in the closet in years
Dick: Me neither. I miss the dark ages
Artemis: We’re cominhg up to theb block now sp get readdy okay
Dick: Are. Are you having a seizure?
Artemis: Wally c hallenhegd me to race hi m there and it’’s hard ot type while runningg
Dick: Lmao try not to sweat on the cake when you get here
Artemis: Ffuclk yo u
Group Chat: Alpha Squad
Friday, November 11
16:12 EST
Xrtxmxs: We’re coming up the driveway, so everyone get ready
Zxtxnnx: alpha squad is a go, people!
Xrtxmxs: We’re on the doorstep now
Dxck: Go time
Dick > Artemis
Friday, November 11
16:31 EST
Dick: [image sent]
Dick: [image sent]
Dick: [image sent]
Dick: [image sent]
Dick: I give you one (1) surprised Wally
Artemis: THANK
Artemis: That last one is definitely his new contact pic in my phone oh my god
Roy > Dickface
Friday, November 11
17:30 EST
Roy: Dude, where the hell did you go? You vanished right after the Just Dance competition ended.
Dickface: Look up
Roy: Excuse me?
Dickface: Look up
Roy: HOLY FUCKING SHITJHGJHDFHHGJ
Dickface: :) hi
Group Chat: Alpha Squad
Friday, November 11
20:28 EST
Zxtxnnx: i think we can all agree that tonight was a huge success
Zxtxnnx: i’m proud of us
Mxgxn: Did you see his face when he walked in and saw all the streamers and balloons? Totally worth it
Rxy: Does we mean we can disband the spy/furry chat?
Dxck: Nah, we might need it again for when the rest of you have birthdays and need a healthy dose of friends unexpectedly screaming “happy birthday” in your face like rabid chimpanzees
Kxldxr: You worry me.
Dick > Wallman
Friday, November 11
22:01 EST
Dick: Hey
Dick: Just wanted to say sorry again for pretending to forget your birthday
Wallman: don’t worry about it, dude
Wallman: it was a great surprise
Wallman: and kaldur getting drunk on cake frosting and singing along to beyonce? the birthday present I never knew I needed
Wallman: you got video of that, right?
Dick: in high def
Wallman: nOICE
Wallman: but really, thanks for the party
Wallman: it was great
Dick: You think today was fun? Just wait until you turn 21
Dick: I already have the whole amusement park booked in advance
Wallman: bRO
Wallman: I love you
Dick: Happy birthday! <3
Kaldur > (282)-555-1038
Saturday, November 12
06:29 EST
Contact added: Roy Harper
Kaldur: Hey, it’s Roy? I’m pretty sure we accidentally switched phones after Wally’s party.
Kaldur: Unless of course I just stole yours and mine is floating in a river somewhere, which would suck.
Roy: Hi, yes it’s me.
Roy: Sorry about that.
Roy: I would have contacted you as soon as I realized, but it was locked.
Kaldur: Well thank god one of us is irresponsible and doesn’t lock his phone.
Kaldur: Nice ocean background, by the way.
Roy: Thanks.
Kaldur: If you give me your address I can swing by your house and we can swap back.
Kaldur: Also, I added my contact in your phone because…I don’t really know why? So congrats, you have my contact info now!
Roy: I don’t mind.
Roy: And I am actually at a swim meet right now, but it lasts until noon so if you want you can just come here to the school and drop it off since that might be easier than waiting another five and a half hours for your phone back.
Kaldur: The swim team meets at 6 in the morning? Dedicated mermaids.
Roy: 5:30 actually, but yes.
Kaldur: Damn. And I thought the archery team was intense.
Roy: By the way, we didn’t get the chance to talk much yesterday, but I wanted to say I’m glad you decided to join GSA.
Kaldur: Blame the little shit who shall not be named but is in fact named Dick, but yeah. I’m glad I came too. Besides, I could use the extra extracurricular when I apply to colleges, so. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Roy: Not because we’re a delightful group of people to spend time with? I’m hurt, Roy.
Kaldur: Alright fine, you guys were cool too I guess.
Roy: So you think you will keep going?
Kaldur: Yeah, I think I will.
Kaldur: Also I’m on my way to the school now with your phone whom I’ve named Terrence in the short time we’ve spent together.
Roy: I’m glad.
Roy: About the GSA thing, I mean. The phone thing is cool too, though, LOL.
Notes:
In case you were wondering, Dick climbed up the rafters and was chilling there among the cobwebs because he's a monkey in a 14 year-old boy's body.
Also wow, Kaldur texts like my mom lmao.
Chapter 7: Look At All Those Turkeys
Notes:
Welp, my consistent posting schedule was fun while it lasted I guess. Updates are going to be a bit sporadic from this point on, but you'll definitely have at least one or two a week so don't fret fellas.
Also I know in YJ canon Wally’s parents were shiny happy people and stuff, but in the comics they were very Not That Way, so that’s how it is in this fic because it’s always been my personal headcanon and plus I photosynthesize angst so strap in, cowboys.
Oh and also, thanks so much for all the comments? Like they seriously make me so happy to read, and I've never had a fic get this much feedback before so just know that if you commented, I love you and hope you get a small horse for your birthday. <3
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Group Chat: Columbus Was A Racist Hoe
Monday, November 14
11:10 EST
Wally: who wants to hear my latest science headcanon
Kaldur: Please just say hypothesis like a normal person.
Wally: anyways my science headcanon is wHAT IF the reason no one can find bigfoot is because it can turn invisible and there are actually a whole bunch of them everywhere but humans just don’t have the ability to see them
Raquel: Holy shit
Wally: I KNOW, RIGHT?
Zatanna > Rocky
Monday, November 14
12:56 EST
Zatanna: where are u?
Zatanna: u missed my awesome smackdown on that billy hayes guy last period
Zatanna: he said women who wear revealing clothing deserve to be raped, so i called him a whiny bitch and threw his shirt out the window
Rocky: NICE
Rocky: And to answer your question, I’m currently lying on the floor at the bottom of the stairs
Zatanna: um
Zatanna: should i be concerned?
Rocky: I pulled an all-nighter last night to finish a video game, and when I tripped on the steps on the way to class I didn’t have the energy to get up so I took a nap instead
Zatanna: and nobody like, stepped on u or anything?
Rocky: Nah, they kinda just walked around me
Rocky: One girl gave me a pillow
Rocky: A security guard asked me what I was doing before, and when I said I was napping he apologized and said sweet dreams
Zatanna: wow, can i get in on that?
Zatanna: i could use a nap
Rocky: Be my guest
Rocky: Just two gals napping in the stairwell, nbd
Zatanna: oh my god this is gonna be so fun i’m on my way
Group Chat: Columbus Was A Racist Hoe
Wednesday, November 16
16:00 EST
Kaldur: Is everyone here? I have an announcement.
Zatanna: *gasp* ur gay?!?!?!
Wally: I had no idea!!!
Dick: Listen, if you wanna choose to be g*y that’s cool and all I guess, but just…don’t rub it in my face pls?
Artemis: God here we go again with the BLT agenda…smh
Roy: You can be as queer as you want in your own home, but just don't do it in front of my kids please I don't want them to turn gay.
Megan: It’s Adam and Eve, Kaldur. Not Adam and Steve
Kaldur: I’ll take that as a yes.
Kaldur: I have just been informed that Mr. Smith will be out for several months, so he will not be overseeing GSA for the time being.
Wally: a moment of silence everyone for our fallen comrade…
Zatanna: he was so young.......so vibrant.........i’ll never forget u funky tornado man...........
Megan: He lives on in all our hearts :’(
Dick: Sometimes I can still hear his voice, telling me to stop rapping Hamilton over the loudspeakers or he’ll throw me out the window…….it’s like he’s still here with us
Kaldur: He literally just has jury duty and will be back in February, calm yourselves.
Artemis: Poor Kaldur is in denial, it seems. Don’t worry Kal, he’s in a better place now
Roy: Who’s going to be running GSA while he’s out?
Kaldur: For the time being, we will have a rotating queue of teachers who have volunteered to step in while he is gone.
Conner: neat, its like den mother musical chairs
Kaldur: Pretty much.
Dick: So who’s on first?
Wally: who
Dick: Who?
Wally: yes
Dick: Who’s on first?
Wally: exactly
Dick: No no no, I mean the teacher on first
Wally: yes, who
Dick: The first one on the rotation
Wally: who
Dick: The teacher who will oversee gsa
Wally: that would be who
Dick: Who?
Wally: yup, that’s his name
Dick: What’s his name?
Wally: no, what is actually on second
Dick: What?
Wally: yup
Dick: Just tell me what’s on first
Wally: no, that’s who
Dick: Who’s on first?
Wally: yes
Zatanna: this is fuckinhg hilarious i’m gonna piss myselfjkjlks
Megan > Conner
Saturday, November 19
10:07 EST
Megan: Hey, so I saw you changed your facebook status
Conner: you still use facebook? i thought that was way out of date
Megan: Says the guy who still uses facebook
Conner: i like to post pictures of wolf
Megan: And no, but Zatanna saw it and immediately called me to scream about it
Conner: …do you want me to change it back?
Megan: No, not at all! Lol it’s not that don’t worry
Megan: I was just wondering if that was really what we are now
Megan: In a relationship
Conner: i think so?
Conner: i dont have a lot of experience with this to be honest
Megan: Well neither do I, so we’re even
Conner: do you WANT to be in a relationship with me? like boyfriend/girlfriend?
Megan: I'm trying not to sound overeager, but I really really do
Megan: A lot
Conner: me too
Megan: Okay, then I guess we're dating now?
Conner: i guess so
Megan: This feels super awkward
Conner: yeah
Conner: would you mind if i called you? it just feels weird doing this over text
Megan: Sure! Just hang on a second
Conner: for what?
Megan: I’m making a facebook account so I can change my status too
Conner: dork
Megan: You started it
[Incoming call from Conner ]
[Call ended: 32:04]
Megan
Saturday, November 19
11:17 EST
Contact changed to: Conner <3
Group Chat: Columbus was A Racist Hoe
Sunday, November 20
14:33 EST
Wally: am I the only one who’s lowkey dreading thanksgiving, or…?
Conner: im right there with you buddy
Megan: Really, Wally? I thought out of everyone you would be the one most excited for Thanksgiving
Wally: two words: homophobic family
Wally: ...and transphobic family
Wally: so that’s five words I guess
Raquel: I felt that in my soul
Zatanna: same. my dad is amazing, but the rest of my family is a bunch of old stuffy italian people who are all super conservative, so that’s loads of fun
Megan: Last year Uncle John thought it would be a good idea if we spent Thanksgiving with the rest of my family, and it was so uncomfortable I’m pretty sure my soul left my body for a good three hours that day
Conner: i would offer to invite you to my thanksgiving, but itll just be my dads glaring at each other from across the table the whole time while my stepmom talks about reporter stuff so…
Wally: I didn’t know you had two dads, that’s so cool!
Conner: trust me its not. they hate each other
Wally: why?
Conner: you dont want to know
Artemis: I’m going to be spending it with weirdos too so you’re not alone, Kon
Roy: How dare you? I will staple your lungs to a tree.
Artemis: Okay but Oliver spends the whole time making terrible food puns and Dinah is the school psychologist so that’s hella awkward
Roy: But I’m cool, right?
Artemis: No
Roy: :’(
Zatanna: don’t worry roy honey i think ur cool
Roy: :’)
Dick: Well I for one can’t wait until Turkey Day™
Dick: My family can’t have a sit-down dinner without erupting into complete chaos which usually involves mashed potatoes on the ceiling and at least two broken bones
Dick: It’s awesome
Conner: i feel like the more i learn about you, the more terrified i am to ever visit your home
Dick: As you should be :)
Artemis: Holy shit I just got chills
Artemis: That cursed smiley came into my house and ate my children
Artemis > Dickhead
Monday, November 21
18:40 EST
Artemis: Hey, can I ask you something?
Dickhead: Yes these are in fact my real boobs, are you shocked?
Artemis: I just came back from Wally’s house after working more on our project (which is almost done by the way so eat my ass, Albert Einstein) and. Barry and Iris? I thought they were his parents?
Dickhead: Oh yeah, no they’re his aunt and uncle
Artemis: Apparently
Artemis: It’s just that if I hadn’t heard him call them that, I never would have even questioned it
Dickhead: And let me guess, you texted me cause you want to know what happened to his parents?
Artemis: You must be a hit in charades
Artemis: But…kind of? I was just curious about how the whole living situation happened? I mean they definitely ACT like his parents, so…
Dickhead: It’s not really my story to tell
Artemis: I know, and don’t worry I’m not asking for details or anything
Artemis: Just
Artemis: Are they dead?
Dickhead: No, they’re not dead
Artemis: But they’re not around
Dickhead: Not anymore
Artemis: And what the heckity heck does that mean?
Dickhead: Look, if you really want to know then you should just ask Wally
Dickhead: It’s not a secret or anything, but I feel like I shouldn’t be the one telling the story, y’know?
Artemis: Gotcha
Artemis: Thanks
Dickhead: No problem
Wally > Megalicious
Monday, November 21
20:04 EST
Wally: you’re so cute, you make me not want to blink because I’m afraid to miss even a second of your cuteness <3
Megalicious: Haha Conner actually told me that one during lunch today, that’s so funny
Wally: don’t sweat it babe, I’ll get more original lines just for you ;)
Wally > Megalicious
Monday, November 21
20:26 EST
Wally: wait a second who said what
Artemis > Baywatch
Tuesday, November 22
15:17 EST
Artemis: Let’s say, hypothetically, that I wanted to cash in one of my 20 questions
Baywatch: okay?
Artemis: But what if it was kind of a touchy subject and I wouldn’t want you to feel obligated to answer
Artemis: Hypothetically, you would be allowed to not answer, right?
Baywatch: I guess if it’s really that personal
Baywatch: but you being all shifty about this is making my anxiety skyrocket a bit, so how about you just ask me and whatever happens happens
Artemis: But what if it’s too personal and I should just mind my own business?
Baywatch: idk, ask me and find out
Artemis: Yeah but I don’t want to pry even though that’s exactly what I’m doing
Artemis: Also I don’t know if I actually WANT to know the answer to begin with or if I’m just being nosy for the sake of being nosy
Baywatch: you couldn't have done this whole "I should/I shouldn't" spiral BEFORE you texted me?
Artemis: Okay you know what just forget it, I’m not gonna ask
Baywatch: what is it?
Artemis: Never mind
Baywatch: okay but ur scaring me now so just ask already before I have a panic attack
Artemis: No I changed my mind
Baywatch: artemissssssss
Baywatch: ask me ask me ask me
Artemis: No
Baywatch: I swear on my own grave that if you don’t ask me right this very second I’m gonna die and it’ll be your fault and then my ghost will keep secrets from you just to piss you off
Artemis: Are you sure?
Baywatch: YES
Artemis: Okay, but just remember that you told me to ask
Baywatch: THANK YOU
Baywatch: so…what’s your question?
Artemis: Well up until I was at your house yesterday, I sort of figured Barry and Iris were your parents? But it turns out they’re not and that got me wondering about…stuff
Baywatch: oh
Baywatch: that’s it?
Artemis: Yeah
Baywatch: fuck you artemis, you got me all nervous for nothing just now
Baywatch: I thought you were going to ask about my secret barbie movie collection
Artemis: Your what now
Baywatch: lemme guess, you want to know what happened to my actual parents?
Artemis: Like I said, you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to. I totally get it
Baywatch: no it’s okay, it’s not like it’s a secret
Baywatch: most of our other friends know anyway, so it’s only fair you know too
Artemis: Okay
Baywatch: there’s not much to it really except my parents were kind of dicks? at least my dad was
Baywatch: my mom was nice but she didn’t really help or anything, so I mean
Baywatch: but yeah, abusive asshole who became even more of an abusive asshole when he found out his daughter was actually his son, and he kind of lost it in a punchy/kicky/beat-the-shit-out-of-your-own-human-child kinda way
Baywatch: later that night I panicked and called barry for help, and he got me outta there real quick
Baywatch: then we moved to happy harbor for a fresh start, and now we’re still here four years later chillin like villains on penicillin
Baywatch: aaaaand that’s all I think. the end
Artemis: Holy shit
Artemis: You're serious?
Baywatch: unfortunately yeah
Baywatch: but like I said, that was a long time ago and I haven’t seen my dad in years
Baywatch: and I’m mostly over it all now, so just don’t be weird okay?
Artemis: Yeah, it’s just
Artemis: I don’t mean to quote The Breakfast Club (1989) dir. John Hughes, but your dad and my dad should go bowling
Baywatch: wait what
Artemis: Yeah
Baywatch: oh
Artemis: I mean nowhere near the same level I guess, but yeah
Baywatch: I feel like a giant dick for this but is it bad that all I can think of rn is “same hat”?
Baywatch: because same hat
Artemis: I’m sorry you had to go through all that
Artemis: That’s really rough
Baywatch: shut up I literally just told you not to be weird about it weren’t you even paying attention
Baywatch: kids these days I swear
Artemis: Sorry
Baywatch: damn straight
Artemis: So, about those barbie movies…
Baywatch: sorry, what’s that? I can’t hear you I’m going into a tunnel now hmmm that’s a shame
Artemis: Coward
Group Chat: Columbus Was A Racist Hoe
Thursday, November 24
09:04 EST
Dick: HAPPY TURKEY DAY MOTHERFUCKERS
Dick: Let’s all go round the table and say what we’re thankful for like the loving family we are (◡‿◡✿)
Dick: I’ll go first
Dick: I am thankful for the happy lil freckle on my right hand that looks like the left side of Elvis Presley’s face
Raquel: Pic or you’re lying
Dick: [image sent]
Raquel: Well hello Mr. Presley
Raquel: I’m thankful for my roomba whom I’ve decorated with ninja turtle stickers because I love my son
Wally: I’m thankful for the fact that I have more freckles than dick
Dick: Yeah but nobody ever wants Big Freckle Energy so who’s the real winner here
Conner: ouch
Artemis: Wow, how'd that feel, Wally?
Artemis: He just came for your whole entire life. He snatched your wig clean off your skull. He came into your house, stole all your dishes, peed on your floor, and shaved your dog. Now are you just going to take that sitting down, or aRE YOU GOING TO FIGHT BACK?
Kaldur: Stop being an instigator, Artemis.
Dick: Talk shit get hit, now who else wants some of this (ง •̀_•́)ง
Wally: I hope your toothbrush grows mold on it
Kaldur: Stop ruining my Thanksgiving, you Cretins.
Kaldur: I, for one, am thankful for my step-father’s delicious lemon squares, which taste like the whole universe baked into a square. They’re mouthgasmic.
Conner: good news everyone! kaldur here is officially banned from using the word ‘mouthgasm’ ever again!
Artemis: Ooh that sounds yummy I want a mouthgasm square
Wally: sTOP
Kaldur: I’ll save one for you.
Artemis: YEET <3
Artemis: I am also thankful for Kaldur’s stepdad’s lemon squares
Megan: I’m thankful for my friends, which is you guys because I love you all <3
Artemis: Awwww
Dick: This was supposed to be funny but things just got real,,, i luve yuo migan,,,,,
Zatanna: MEGAN UR MAKING ME CRY
Kaldur: Actually I’m changing my answer to that too because I also care about all of you.
Wally: STOP MAKING ME EMOTIONAL THAT’S NOT FAIR
Raquel: QUICK SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING FUNNY BEFORE WE ALL CATCH THE WARM AND FUZZIES
Conner: im thankful for the terribly made knick knacks you buy in the dollar store that you dont need or have any use for but you buy it anyway because its only a dollar and then you forget about it three days later and it made absolutely no impact on your life at all
Raquel: Phew, that was a close one fellas
Roy: I’m thankful for the can of redbull I stashed in my jacket pocket because I will definitely be needing it today.
Zatanna: well i’m thankful that pluto is a planet because ohana means family and family means nobody gets left behind or forced to become a dumb dwarf planet :)
Roy: Pluto will never be a real planet and you need to move on.
Zatanna: excuse????????
Zatanna: that's it who wants to watch me beat roy's ass behind nasa headquarters at high noon because we are Doing This
Artemis: FINALLY the fight I've been waiting for
Conner > Megan
Thursday, November 24
09:56 EST
Conner: i lied earlier
Conner: this year im thankful for you <3
Megan: HGNFJHFKHKDDFHG
Megan > Artemis
Thursday, November 24
09:58 EST
Megan: [image sent]
Megan: HELP HE’S TOO F*CKING SWEET I’M HAVING A SEIZURE
Artemis: 1) Dear god that’s adorable
Artemis: 2) I’m sorry but I just can’t take you seriously with that asterisk. If you’re going to swear then fucking COMMIT to it
Megan: Fu…..fu……
Artemis: Yes go on
Megan: I’m nervous
Raquel > Kaldur
Thursday, November 24
13:41 EST
Raquel: [image sent]
Raquel: I just saw this on your snap story and uh,
Raquel: Why does your mom literally look like Beyonce
Kaldur: My mom used to model for Vogue in the eighties.
Raquel: No offense, but I’m pretty sure your mom is actually the goddess Aphrodite in human form who came to visit earth and melt the flesh of mortals but stayed for a passionate love affair which resulted in a son with cheekbones sharper than a well-dressed butch and made her realize that maybe humans aren’t so bad after all, perhaps there is indeed more to us than meets the eye
Kaldur: Thanks! That was very weird to read and I hated every second of it!
Raquel: You are so FUCKING welcome my man
Notes:
In case you were wondering how the whole "Lex Luthor + Clark Kent = Baby" thing works, I don't know either. Maybe they're bitter exes who adopted a kid together but then broke up? Maybe they both accidentally adopted the same baby and now must share him like in a bad romcom? Maybe they somehow mixed up their samples in a sperm bank and nobody knows who's Conner's real father like in a worse romcom? The world may never know.
Chapter 8: Boxers, Briefs, or Thong
Chapter Text
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, December 6
01:56 EST
Zatanna: yes it is
Artemis: ?
Artemis: What does this mean
Artemis: Zee?
Artemis: You still there?
Artemis: I don’t know what that means
Artemis: Did you mean to send it to someone else?
Artemis: Zee
Group Chat: Columbus Was A Racist Hoe
Wednesday, December 7
08:00 EST
Dick: HAPPY PEARL HARBOR DAY BINCHES!!!
Dick has renamed the group: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Megan: His name was Hermie you ignorant slut
Megan: But yes you are absolutely right
Raquel: Love that funky lil dentist
Kaldur: I visited Pearl Harbor once. It was lovely.
Zatanna: how dare u all forget the most important part of this holy day smh
Zatanna: happy national cotton candy day, folksies! because in this house we RESPECT fluffy sugar
Dick: Oh yeah candy floss, I love that stuff
Wally: wu……wut
Dick: Hmm?
Artemis: Candy floss…
Conner: what the genuine, actual, LITERAL fuck is that
Dick: Candy floss
Dick: Candy that looks like cotton
Wally: so….cotton candy
Dick: Nope
Dick: Candy floss
Zatanna: who the fucc calls it candy floss
Zatanna: that sounds like something u would give to a kid to make them stop being afraid of the dentist
Dick: People say it in England
Wally: never in my life have I ever not loved alfred until today
Wally: he’s turned you into a monster
Dick: Sorry but candy floss is the only correct way to call it and that’s just the tea
Artemis: That is the barnacliest load of barnacles I have ever heard in my seven whole years of life
Dick: You’re all fake fans if you don’t call it candy floss
Wally: you mean cotton candy
Dick: Candy floss
Wally: cotton candy
Dick: Candy floss
Wally: COTTON!
Wally: CANDY!
Dick: CANDY FLOSS!!!
Artemis: That’s like people who call flip flops thongs
Artemis: Incorrect and invalid
Wally: wait wait wait wait wait hold the phone hold everything
Wally: is that really a thing
Wally: thongs for shoes
Megan: Yeah, they call it that in Australia I think
Wally: oh my
Wally: oh my god
Artemis: Uh oh he’s planning something I can smell it
Megan: What does it smell like?
Artemis: Old tuna and disappointment
Wally: I am TOTALLY going to wear flip flops to school today and tell everyone I’m wearing a thong this will be so fucking great
Artemis: It’s 40 degrees outside
Wally: yes? and? cowardice is for underachievers, my dearest greenest grasshopper
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Wednesday, December 7
11:20 EST
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: update: I look GREAT in my thongs
Dick: Hey Walls, boxers or briefs?
Wally: *spins around in my office chair, tipping my sunglasses down my nose while taking a puff from my pipe* why thong of course, my dear watson
Roy: I am literally begging you to stop.
Kaldur > Artemis
Thursday, December 8
13:19 EST
Kaldur: I have a question.
Artemis: Shoot
Kaldur: Roy and I have calculus together. Today I gave him a stick of gum, and a few minutes later he folded the wrapper into a teeny tiny crane and placed it gingerly on my desk.
Artemis: Okay…
Kaldur: That was it.
Artemis: So what’s your question?
Kaldur: My question is what the fuck.
Artemis: You lost me
Kaldur: That happened two periods ago and I cannot stop blushing, and I don’t think that is what usually happens when you get a silly gift from a friend.
Artemis: No it’s not
Kaldur: Make it stop.
Artemis: Oh, boy
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Thursday, December 10
07:29 EST
Zatanna: apparently babies can hear music in the womb? so like, imagine if someone just listens to nothing but heavy screamo death metal for their kid and that lil fella grows up to become the most awesome kid in the whole entire universe
Conner: please never reproduce
Artemis > Zatanna
Friday, December 11
15:04 EST
Artemis: You may have been able to dodge me during GSA, but know that I will never give up
Artemis: I will find out what that text means if it kills me
Zatanna: [image sent]
Zatanna: then perish :)
Artemis: JUST TELL ME
Happy Harbor High School Alert System > All Students
Monday , December 14
05:00 EST
Attention all students and faculty: Due to unforeseen weather conditions, school has been closed for today. Enjoy your snow day!
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Monday, December 14
05:18 EST
Raquel: [image sent]
Raquel: IT’S A DICK’S BIRTHDAY MIRACLE
Raquel: I’m going back to bed but lemme just say,
Raquel: Global warming sucks but today it gave me a gift and I am forever in its debt
Roy: Amen to that.
Kaldur > Dick
Monday, December 14
06:09 EST
Kaldur: Happy birthday, Dick!
Dick: THANKS DUDE
Megan > Dick
Monday, December 14
06:32 EST
Megan: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! :D
Megan: Spoiler alert: I may have already baked enough cake pops to feed a small army, so be warned ;)
Dick: Megs you’re the best <3
Megan: <3
Zatanna > Dickie
Monday, December 14
07:27 EST
Zatanna: happy BIRTHDAY u funky fellow! ur now officially one year closer to ur death day!!! :D
Dickie: Thanks, I can’t wait!
Wally > Dickhead
Monday, December 14
07:49 EST
Wally: YOU!!!!!!!!
Dickhead: ME!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wally: YOU’RE AN OLD MAN NOW!!!!!!!!
Dickhead: I ALREADY TOLD TIM TO GET OFF MY LAWN TWICE TODAY!!!!!!!!!
Wally: YAY!!!!!!!!
Dickhead: YAY!!!!!!
Wally: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wally: so other than being old as FUCK, how is your official 15th year of burthness going so far?
Dickhead: I woke up at 3am and spent a solid hour twerking in the kitchen to Ninki Minjaj’s version of the birthday song
Dickhead: So clearly I am fanTASTIC today
Barbara > Dick
Monday , December 14
09:39 EST
Barbara: HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOSER!! <333
Dick: Thanks, Babs :)
Barbara: Any birthday wishes this year? Aside from a growth spurt, of course
Dick: I’ll have you know I’ve grown two inches since last year so choke
Barbara: I’ll believe it when I see it
Dick: And do you want a fun response, or do you want a sappy response because this question is multiple choice
Barbara: Hmmm gimme both
Barbara: I like variety
Dick: First off, for Bruce to stop wearing those godawful booty shorts he got from Selina around the house because I don’t know how much longer I can take it. They literally say Hot Dad in sequins on the back and it makes me want to die
Barbara: A worthy goal
Barbara: And the second one?
Dick: It’s really cheesy, but for you to come visit? That way we can actually hang out face to face for the first time in six months seventeen days and twelve minutes
Barbara: Someone’s been keeping track I see
Dick: Who, me? Of course not
Barbara: On a rate from one to ten trillion, how happy would you be if I could make one of those wishes come true?
Dick: Don’t tell me you sent me a sexy box of matches so I can burn Bruce’s booty shorts
Barbara: Not exactly
Barbara: [image sent]
Dick: ASDFGHJKLFGHJ ARE THOSE PLANE TICKETS
Barbara: Happy birthday, Dick!
Dick: SDFGHJLKJHHJHJ
Wally > Megalicious
Monday, December 14
10:54 EST
Wally: how do u bak a cak
Megalicious: first u need to cracc an egg
Wally: a wat
Artemis > Zatanna
Monday, December 14
11:06 EST
Artemis: Zee
Artemis: Hey
Artemis: Hey Zee what does it mean
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Monday, December 14
13:24 EST
Wally: attention everyone!!!
Wally: it is now 1:24 on the dot, so HAPPY OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY DICK!!!!! <3
Raquel: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Artemis: Dick I am so glad you managed to stay alive for a whole 365 days in a row
Conner: happy birthday dick!!
Roy: Happy birthday, bro. :)
Roy: But why does it matter that it’s 1:24?
Wally: because this is the exact moment 15 years ago when dick’s scrunchie bloody baby face first met fresh air and bright lights
Raquel: Hey Wally, do you accept constructive criticism?
Wally: no I do not but thanks for asking
Dick: I don’t know if I should be grossed out or touched but either way THANK
Zatanna: i think a little of both is a safe bet
Wally: okay but for real, I love you man <3
Dick: I love you too <33
Dick: No homo tho
Wally: not even a little homo?
Dick: Maybe just a teeny bit of homo
Wally: a small dash of homo
Dick: Just a wee bit of homo for flavor
Wally: a zesty sprinkle of homo on this bromantic cake
Artemis: This is really really gay
Dick: It is my /BIRTHDAY/, WOMAN, LET ME HAVE THIS
Dick: Speaking of!!
Roy: Did Bruce let you have coffee? You seem a bit more hyper today than usual which says a lot.
Dick: Redbull actually! It’s really really good except my eye won’t stop twitching and I can smell colors
Roy: Yikes.
Dick: You’re all coming to my party this weekend, right? I snuck into your houses while you were sleeping and left invitations under your pillows because I’m like the tooth fairy but smaller and about 12.7% more demonic
Artemis: I’m sorry what
Kaldur: Yes, I am definitely coming.
Megan: Me too! :D
Zatanna: not to be dramatic but i would honestly rather die than miss ur party
Dick: Dark, but I LOVE the enthusiasm!
Raquel: I want to see if there are any ghosts in your house
Dick: Does Jason count
Raquel: What
Dick: What
Conner: count me in
Wally: yuppers because I invited myself to sleep over that day anyway
Dick: Good, I can’t wait for you all to meet Barbara it’ll be so fun
Megan: Who’s Barbara?
Wally: *cough* my arch ENEMY *cough*
Dick: You really need to let that go, dude
Dick: I can have more than one best friend
Wally: yeah, more than one best friend who both happen to have red hair, are science geniuses, and who you lowkey flirt with daily
Wally: it won’t be long before I end up bumped from my spot as bestest friend in the world, just like christina when she left grey’s anatomy and was never heard from again and got replaced with several new and better best friends because the world is a cruel cruel place
Wally: (okay ngl I actually love babs and she’s great but also this is my turf and I am Ready To Battle)
Dick: I’ve known her like five years longer than you. If anything YOU invaded HER turf and I just let you stay because you’re the cheese to my mac <3
Wally: bRO <3
Conner: this went in a whole lot of directions
Dick: Anyways, Babs is my friend who’s flying out this weekend from Gotham to come to my birthday party and she’s awesome so you’ll all love her
Artemis: You used to live in Gotham? DUDE SAME
Dick: A fellow veteran, I see! I feel like meeting people from Gotham is like bumping into people you knew before the apocalypse
Zatanna: why? what’s wrong with gotham?
Dick: Have you ever been there?
Zatanna: no
Dick: Good. Don’t go
Dick: That place is like if Tartarus had a baby with Oscar The Grouch’s garbage can
Dick: A sixth-grader tried to sell me meth behind a church once
Artemis: One time I got mugged and as the guy was walking away he got mugged by someone else
Kaldur: Oh my god.
Artemis: Yeah
Artemis: I miss that place so m uch,, ,
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Thursday, December 17
13:21 EST
Raquel: Apparently you can get $262,00 for selling a kidney?
Raquel: In completely unrelated news, I am making EXCELLENT financial decisions
Wally: ooh I’ve got two of those lying around, I can finally buy that giant bouncy house I’ve always wanted
Roy: Half price to anyone wearing a hat.
Conner: i take debit and credit
Megan: If you have a rewards card I’ll even throw in a free appendix
Zatanna: when u buy a spleen u also get two lungs, plus a complimentary frozen yogurt coupon!
Kaldur: None of you should ever be in business.
Artemis > Zatanna
Wednesday, December 16
17:39 EST
Artemis: Is it a secret code? Are you foreshadowing something?
Artemis: Maybe it’s an anagram
Artemis: “yes it is” --> “is yetis”
Artemis: Is that it?? Are you warning me of the yetis??
Artemis: ZATANNA GET OVER HERE I NEED ANSWERS
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Saturday, December 19
14:03 EST
Megan: So uh
Megan: Was I the only one who didn’t know Dick lived in an actual mansion, or?
Megan: This house is bigger than Wally’s ego
Artemis: HA nice one
Wally: what the FUCK did you just say to me?
Megan: Sorry, Wally
Wally: artemis is a bad influence on you
Conner: i got here ten minutes ago and ive already seen four solid gold chandeliers
Conner: its like im in a castle
Dick: Sorry, my dad is pretty rich so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Wally: “pretty rich”
Wally: dude your cookie jar is studded with actual diamonds
Wally: I would know, I’m breaking into it as we speak
Artemis: Thanks Dick for reminding me how poor I am
Roy: You should see the indoor pool.
Megan: AN INDOOR POOL???
Raquel: Dick we need to have more play dates
Kaldur: I just pulled up to the driveway and can I just say:
Kaldur: This house is bitchin.
Zatanna: !!!
Zatanna: kaldur snapped fellas we’ve done it
Zatanna: we’ve turned him into a swearing hooligan
Dick > Babs
Sunday, December 20
02:46 EST
Dick: So what did you think of everybody?
Babs: ???
Babs: I’m lying like five feet away from you, weirdo, just talk to me
Dick: Nah, Wally’s snoring too loud and I don’t feel like yelling over him
Babs: Point made
Babs: And I liked them
Babs: I mean I already met Wally and Roy before, but yeah your friends are pretty cool
Dick: Enough to make you want to visit more often? (Hint hint)
Babs: Has anyone ever told you you’re awfully pushy?
Dick: Not to my face, no
Babs: They should
Dick: Can’t imagine why
Babs: You really miss little old me that much?
Dick: Who, me? Of course not
Dick: I’m just asking for Wally’s sake, obviously
Dick: I told him that you are a very busy woman, what with your one (1) book club and all of your two social media accounts taking up all the time you could be much more productively spending here with one of your favorite people in the whole wide world, but you know how he is
Babs: Riiiight
Babs: Well have patience, eager beaver
Babs: Maybe if you grovel enough, I can visit again for spring break and we can spend some time together
Dick: Challenge accepted
Babs: Happy unbirthday, wonder boy ;)
Zatanna > Arty
Sunday, December 20
22:56 EST
Zatanna: is time travel real?
Arty: YOU SILLY DILLY BUMBLY FUCK
Notes:
Was this a dickbabs-indulgent chapter?
Chapter 9: Merry Chrysler
Notes:
Finally a new chapter! Sorry that updates are so slow, I've been pretty busy lately so rip.
Enjoy!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Artemis > Megan
Monday, December 21
18:33 EST
Artemis: Whatcha doing?
Megan: I’m watching Bridge to Terabithia for the first time :D
Megan: I don’t know why Wally said I shouldn’t watch it, it’s such a sweet movie
Artemis: Oh yeah, just wait til the end. Jess and Leslie stay best friends forever and live happily ever after
Megan: Spoilers, but cute!
Megan > Artemis
Monday, December 21
19:16 EST
Megan: DAMN YOU TO THE DEEPEST DAARKHEST DEPTHS OF HELL
Artemis: You finished the movie?
Megan: I HOP E SATAN MAKES A BENDY STRAW OUT OF YOIUR SPINAL CHORD
Artemis: In my defense, you were warned
Megan: GET OHGVE R HERE AND COMFORT ME YOU MONSTER
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph was Gay AF
Tuesday, December 22
08:29 EST
Wally: is it christmas yet
Artemis: No
Wally: oh
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph was Gay AF
Tuesday, December 22
09:20 EST
Wally: what about now
Artemis: No
Wally: oh
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph was Gay AF
Tuesday, December 22
09:56 EST
Wally: is it christmas now
Artemis: Yes
Wally: FINALLY
Artemis: Ha just kidding it’s not
Wally: :’(
Wally: where are u chriiishmaaas….
Group Chat: Bread
Tuesday, December 22
10:22 EST
Bagél: was annie……yknow…okay?
Rye Bread: Well there were bloodstains on the carpet, so the outlook is looking pretty grim from this angle.
Bagél: maybe she fought back
Bagél: I believe in her
Crouton: A touching thought, but odds are the guy killed her and chopped her up into teeny tiny pieces
Bagél: justice for annie 2k19
Wally > Kon
Tuesday, December 22
11:54 EST
Wally: m’sir,,,
Wally: I need ur help
Wally: I hurt my ankle from running backwards down the hallway and tripping over an artificial armadillo that some theater kid left on the floor and I heard a crack but like. a lowkey crack. like if you did a line of cocaine but your cool new friend named Richie didn’t tell you it was actually just pixie stick dust and now you have a sinus infection but you can’t tell anyone becasue they’ll know you tried to do cocaine even though they should already know since the vine of you choking on nose powder went viral after only four hours which you really should have gotten paid for honestly because god knows it’s rough being an up and coming actor in this time and age
Kon: what…
Kon: what does this mean
Wally: it means I need you to carry me around until school ends por favor
Kon: sure
Wally: …wait really? it’s that easy?
Kon: yeah i dont mind
Wally: oh my god I didn’t think you would actually accept, this is great!
Wally: I am currently lying on the couch in the teachers lounge with my new best friend in the whole wide world mr. nelson bc he bought me an ice cream sandwich when I was crying over leg hurty so now I would die for him
Kon: fun
Kon: so do you want me to carry you bridal style or?
Wally: nah, just let me jump onto your shoulders and I can latch on like a koala
Wally: I’ve been told I’m very huggable
Wally: like a boa constrictor but instead of killing you I make you feel warm and safe and loved
Wally: I’m basically if you carried pikachu on your back
Wally: a pikachu/boa constrictor/koala hybrid, if you will
Wally: pikaoalarictor
Kon: on my way now
Kon: just give me a sec, im walking megan to class and then ill be right there
Wally: haha you’re hanging out with meggie? I didn’t know you guys became such good friends
Kon: uhh sure, lets call it that
Roy > Kaldur
Wednesday, December 23
11:57 EST
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: [image sent]
Kaldur: Stop sending me Shaggy memes.
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: No.
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: [image sent]
Group Chat: Spill The Tea Sis
Wednesday, December 23
13:08 EST
Hot Chocolate: Ladies, I bring you good tidings of great tea-spilling joy which shall be to all people, for unto you is born this day in the city of Happy Harbor a Saviour, which is Some Juicy AF Stuff
Hot Chocolate: ……Hello?
Hot Chocolate: Are you kidding me? Not a single one of the three of you is online rn?
Hot Chocolate: I go to all the effort of looking up a line from the Holy Bible Of Jesus + Friends to make my grand entrance, and no one is here to enjoy it? The nerve. The audacity. The waste
Hot Chocolate: ATTENTION I NEED ATTENTION!!!
Chamomile: sorry i was just climbing mount everest what’s up
Hot Chocolate: Hrmmmmm
One Black Coffee: Dont worry I saw the notifications, I just didnt feel like using my thumbs because I beat Cam in a thumb war that took up the whole class period
One Black Coffee: People placed bets. Videos were taken. The teacher cried
One Black Coffee: In unrelatd news, it turns out Im great at typing with the tip of my nose
Lemonade: Does anyone want a cranberry scone? We made them in home ec
Hot Chocolate: Megan, my darling ray of sunshine, I would love a scone
Hot Chocolate: I’ll have to make my announcement quick though because texting while walking makes me carsick
One Black Coffee: I’m sorry what
Hot Chocolate: SO
Hot Chocolate: Earlier I was at the mall with my good friend Wally West, supreme ruler of a small village in Antarctica which is populated only by zombie rabbits and blue-footed boobie birds. You may know him
Chamomile: i believe i’ve seen him once or twice yes
One Black Coffee: I have never met that man before in my life
Hot Chocolate: Well we were talking about stuff, and at one point he mentioned that he was thinking about asking ol’ Megurt here on a date
Hot Chocolate: Which of course could only mean two possible things:
Hot Chocolate: One: He is suicidal and wants Conner to be the one to end it all for him
Hot Chocolate: Or…..drum roll please………..
Hot Chocolate: He has no idea Kon and Megan are dating
Chamomile: oh my god
One Black Coffee: This is
Lemonade: Poor Wally, I hope I haven’t been leading him on this whole time :(
One Black Coffee: This is GREAT
One Black Coffee: Can I be the one to tell him?
One Black Coffee: Please please PLEASE let me be the one to tell him I’m begging you
Lemonade: No
One Black Coffee: Please
Lemonade: No
One Black Coffee: Please
Lemonade: No
One Black Coffee: PleaSE
Lemonade: Fine
One Black Coffee: YES
One Black Coffee: Be right back
Lemonade: Be nice to him!!!
Lemonade: He has a fragile soul
Artemis > Baywatch
Wednesday, December 23
13:34 EST
Artemis: Knock knock
Baywatch: howdy
Artemis: Knock knock
Baywatch: who’s there?
Artemis: Megan is dating Conner
Baywatch: …...I don’t get it
Artemis: They’re dating
Artemis: Stop flirting with her and find someone else, you weirdo
Baywatch: D:
Group Chat: Spill The Tea Sis
Wednesday, December 23
13:36 EST
One Black Coffee: That was fun
One Black Coffee: I should break people’s hearts more often
Lemonade: You were mean weren’t you
One Black Coffee: I just said what needed to be said
One Black Coffee: If that method happened to be a bit brusque, then so be it
Lemonade: You killed his heart
One Black Coffee: He needed to get his head out of the clouds ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Kaldur > Roy
Thursday, December 24
11:20 EST
Kaldur: [image sent]
Kaldur: [image sent]
Roy: WHO GAVE YOU THOSE PICTURES??
Kaldur: I have my sources.
Roy: Artemis is a traitor and she is hereby evicted from my life.
Kaldur: I’m not going to ask about the Santa Buddies sweater, just.
Kaldur: Why are the reindeer antlers charred at the ends?
Roy: LISTEN IT WAS A WILD CHRISTMAS PARTY OKAY.
Kaldur: Mhm.
Kaldur: [image sent]
Kaldur: You look dead inside.
Kaldur: [image sent]
Kaldur: [image sent]
Roy: STOP ZOOMING IN ON MY FACE!
Kaldur: [image sent]
Kaldur: No.
Kaldur: [image sent]
Wally > Megalicious
Thursday, December 24
13:19 EST
Wally: hey
Megalicious: Hi
Wally: so… artemis told me you were dating conner?
Megalicious: Yeah, for a few weeks now. I’m sorry if I led you on at all :(
Wally: dude no don’t worry lmao just
Wally: sorry about all the jokes and pickup lines, like if they made you uncomfortable or anything
Wally: I swear if I had known I would have backed off
Wally: I’m actually super happy for you guys? that’s pretty awesome
Megalicious: Don’t worry about it! And thank you
Megalicious: And to be honest, I sort of liked the pickup lines? They were funny
Wally: oh okay
Wally: I mean, I could keep sending them if you want
Wally: platonically, of course
Megalicious: If you want to, then sure!
Megalicious: Just keep it platonic and we’ll be all good
Wally: no problemo, megs :)
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay
Thursday, December 24
14:47 EST
Conner: hey guys look im on a farm
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: every christmas we go to see my dads family for a week in smallville so now im hanging out with my new best friend who i named horse
Zatanna: cool!!! can i come i want to see the chickens
Conner: i mean i would have tried to smuggle you in but i dont think you would fit in my suitcase
Artemis: Wait wait wait let me get this straight
Artemis: I CAN SEE YOU ALL TYPING STOP IT I ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOURE GONNA SAY
Wally: but you’re not straight
Raquel: But you’re not straight
Dick: But you’re not straight
Artemis: I KNOW I KNOW NOW SHUT UP FOR FIVE SECONDS
Artemis: God it’s like talking with the seagulls from Nemo
Artemis: So you, Conner Kent, have family who lives on an actual farm
Conner: i used to live around here too before we moved
Artemis: Even better
Artemis: So, with this new information, I have only one question for you
Artemis: ……….does this mean you say y’all
Conner: NO
Artemis: I think you’re a liar
Wally: CONNER SAYS Y’ALL! CONNER SAYS Y’ALL! CONNER SAYS Y’
Conner: NO NO I DO NOT
Megan: He did once I was there
Conner: SHES LYING
Dick: Oh my god
Dick: I can’t believe our own sweet innocent Conner is actually a hillbilly in disguise
Dick: You con man
Conner: no!!!
Conner: also come on ive lived in rhode island for six years thats gotta count for something
Wally: ur so right ur so right
Wally: everyone, we have been bad friends to this poor boy
Wally: he’s not a hillbilly
Conner: thank you wally <3
Wally: he has moved on from that dark point in his life and started over, which means technically he is only six years old I don’t make the rules
Dick: As always Wally you are absolutely correct
Dick: Happy sixth birthday Conner
Conner: die
Zatanna: only six and already he can spell. i’m so proud :’)
Kaldur: They grow up so fast…
Artemis: This is so fucking funny oh my god
Raquel: Artemis!!! Don’t cuss in front of the child he has little ears
Conner: youre all dead to me
Megan: I can’t believe I’m dating a six year old
Conner: megan??? my own girlfriend??? how could you
Megan: Sorry honey but I’m an agent of chaos ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay
Thursday, December 24
17:59 EST
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: i keep finding weird animals here
Megan: PIGS!!
Megan: I love pigs
Conner: his name is kevin bacon
Megan: W ha t an ang el,,,,
Dick: I would die for him
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: okay now what the fuck is this
Conner: it honked at me
Wally: ah yes, the elusive rat-gator
Wally: they were imported to the u.s. from australia in 1869 to be turned into super soldiers and take over the world but they failed because their love for crackers overcame their murderous instincts
Conner: nature is extraordinary
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Friday, December 25
05:08 EST
Dick: Happy crimmus
Dick: It’s crinmus
Dick: Murry crisis
Dick: Merry chrysler
Artemis > Baywatch
Friday, December 25
10:39 EST
Artemis: Are you tired
Baywatch: uhhh, not really? why?
Artemis: Oh, I just thought you’d be tired today after
Artemis: You know
Artemis: Pulling around Santa’s sleigh all night
Baywatch: oh my god you loser
Baywatch: how long did it take you to think of that
Artemis: Like half an hour and it was worth every second
Baywatch: uh huh
Baywatch: merry christmas arty
Artemis: Merry Christmas, Rudolph ;)
Notes:
Mur crimmus
Chapter 10: The Coolest Beans
Notes:
I'm so tired rn that I just blinked and my eyes stayed closed for a good two minutes.
Anyways, enjoy this chapter! I need a nap.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Wally > Blondie
Thursday, December 31
13:08 EST
Wally: come to my house
Blondie: Why
Wally: there’s a spider on my ceiling and iris isn’t home to get it
Blondie: Where’s your uncle, can't he do it?
Wally: he’s hiding with me in the bathroom with a bottle of bug spray and a hockey stick
Wally: please save us
Blondie: I hope you know I’m sighing very heavily right now
Wally: pweeeeeeease?
Blondie: Ugh fine
Blondie: I’ll be right over
Wally: THANK YOU
Zatanna > Dickie
Thursday, December 31
18:21 EST
Zatanna: i want a parrot so i can teach it to scream fuck at people
Dickie: Even better, make it tell everyone that it’s a person who got turned into a parrot by a witch who claims to be his owner
Zatanna: perfect! that ties right into my lifelong dream to be burned at the stake for witchcraft, so 2 in 1!
Dickie: Yeah!
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Thursday, December 31
20:40 EST
Wally: who wants to kiss me at midnight
Artemis: Not it
Kaldur: Not it.
Conner: not it
Megan: Not it
Raquel: Not it
Wally: why do you all hate me
Megan: We love you! <3
Megan: But knowing you as a human person, I think we’re being more than reasonable with this
Wally: but I have no one to kiss at midnight :’(
Wally: I’m a lonely fella
Wally: I spend my afternoons weeping into a throw pillow and imagining my future apartment with the 200 cats I will inevitably have ten years from now
Artemis: That’s depressing
Wally: it sure is
Wally: so you should kiss me and make me not a lonely lobster
Artemis: No
Wally: boo you whore
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Friday, January 1
08:29 EST
Kaldur: Who wants to hear their New Year’s resolutions?
Dick: Don’t you mean who wants to SAY their resolutions?
Kaldur: No, because I am pleased to report that I have taken the liberty of making all of your resolutions for you.
Raquel: Inch resting
Raquel: What’s mine?
Kaldur: Learn to knit.
Raquel: Why?
Kaldur: Because I need a friend who can join my kitting circle so I don’t have to be lonely while all of the other members talk to each other.
Dick: Who else is in it?
Kaldur: My mother, my step-father, and my pet starfish.
Raquel: A valid point. I’ll learn to knit
Kaldur: Roy, your resolution is to be more organized.
Roy: I think I’m already pretty organized, no?
Kaldur: Last time I went to your house there was underwear duct-taped to the ceiling.
Roy: Those were my spy underpants.
Kaldur: Zatanna, you need to drink more water.
Zatanna: but i’m allergic
Kaldur: Dick, you and Conner are taking ice dancing lessons together and competing at the regionals competition fourteen years from today.
Dick: YES I am so fuckking ready
Conner: oh my god i can throw you up in the air like a frisbee
Dick: YEAH YEAH YEAH we’ll be yuri on ice
Conner: YES
Wally: I’m gonna go ahead and guess mine is being more quiet?
Kaldur: No.
Wally: oh
Wally: what is it then? to be less annoying? to stop bothering you with my dumb jokes all the time?
Kaldur: To love yourself more.
Wally: …
Wally: th-tha anks dad,,,
Artemis: I want to know what mine is
Zatanna: DON’T TELL HER
Zatanna: DON’T U DARE DO IT KAL
Dick: Why not?
Zatanna: because one time i told artemis i thought her laugh was a little weird and the next day i found a dead frog in my bed
Conner: what are you, a vengeful mob boss?
Artemis: Hey, talk shit get dead frogs
Kaldur: Well, I was going to say that Artemis’ resolution is to trust her friends more, but now I think I should change it to “Don’t give your friends dead amphibians.”
Wally: yeah, we don’t want your amphia beans
Megan: What’s my resolution?
Kaldur: Oh, you don’t have one because you are already perfect.
Megan: Awwww Kaldur <3
Megan: You’re right, I am
Dick: This game is rigged
Dick: Kaldur, it has been decided by us the people that your resolution is to jaywalk because you deserve to suffer after this blatant favoritism
Zatanna: seriously? that’s it? that’s like the easiest thing in the world, i do it all the time
Kaldur: Oh my god how could you ask me to put my life on the line like this Dick, I am gOING TO GET ARRESTED AND GO TO PRISON FOREVER AND BE FORCED TO GET MORE TATTOOS AND I WILL NEVER BE ALLOWED TO GO TO HARVARD
Zatanna: huh. i stand corrected
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Sunday, January 3
09:11 EST
Zatanna: someone help i can’t decide on what to wear today
Zatanna: should i go with my pink sweater and jeans, or a yellow skirt and nothing else
Artemis: Just go fully naked and tell everyone it’s for a new trendy religious holiday
Zatanna: bold of u to assume i won’t
Wally > Ginger #2
Sunday, January 3
15:09 EST
Wally: spencil spelled backwards is lick nips and I think that’s important
Ginger #2: Everything about that sentence is wrong.
Artemis > Bitch In Law
Wednesday, January 6
17:31 EST
Artemis: Hey don’t ditch gym tomorrow, okay? I need a badminton partner who’s actually competent for once
Artemis: And if I’m left alone to deal with yet another dude whining about being beaten twelve times in a row, I swear to god I’m going to start aiming for eyes
Bitch In Law: You need anger management.
Artemis: Bold words for a guy who spends his nights catfishing homophobes on facebook
Bitch In Law: Correction, that’s a “hot and single blonde named Mindy” who catfishes homophobes on facebook, thank you very much.
Bitch In Law: By the way, I was hoping to run an issue by you for a sec, and only because I need to talk about it to someone so it might as well be you because you don’t count as a person.
Artemis: Bitch
Bitch In Law: So if you could just give me your kindest, most supportive, non-bitchiest input on this that would be swell.
Artemis: That’s a tall order
Bitch In Law: I’ll make you a root beer float.
Artemis: …I’m listening
Bitch In Law: The other day, Kaldur mentioned that he liked the musical Rent.
Bitch In Law: So that night I watched the whole movie twice.
Artemis: Why?
Bitch In Law: Because I may have possibly mentioned that it was my favorite musical too as a way to talk to him more?
Artemis: You lost me
Bitch In Law: …
Artemis: Wait
Artemis: Oh
Artemis: OH
Artemis: Wow okay
Bitch In Law: Yeah.
Artemis: So you are bringing me into this conversation to tell me that you’re crushing on Kaldur? Gross
Bitch In Law: I don’t know? It feels different than it did when I liked Jade so I have no idea what’s going on.
Artemis: Well I think that’s just because Jade tried to jump your bones two minutes after meeting you, but I get what you mean
Bitch In Law: Right now Kaldur and I are friends and that’s great, but there have been moments where it felt different but I didn’t exactly know HOW, you know? And I still can’t figure out if I actually like him or if I just like him as a friend or maybe I hate his guts and am too dumb to figure it out.
Artemis: Well that’s…complicated
Artemis: So what are you going to do about it?
Bitch In Law: Uhhhhh I haven’t thought that far ahead yet. I’m not very organized. I just needed to vent, and you seemed like a good confidant because you have no other friends.
Artemis: Eat a cactus
Bitch In Law: Listen though, promise me you won’t tell anyone about this for now okay? At least until I figure it all out.
Artemis: Sure, whatever. I stopped caring about this two seconds after you first texted me anyway
Bitch In Law: Pinkie swear.
Artemis: What are you, five?
Bitch In Law: Pinkie Swear Me Artemis.
Artemis: Fiiiiine you actual toddler. Pinkie swear
Bitch In Law: Thank you. And in return, I’ll help you beat people’s asses at badminton tomorrow in addition to the root beer.
Artemis: Deal
Group Chat: The Elf From Rudolph Was Gay AF
Friday, January 8
16:16 EST
Wally has renamed the conversation: Me Hoy Minoy
Megan: Thank you for your contribution
Wally: you are so completely welcome
Kaldur: When this chat first started, it was a simple GSA instant messaging system and you all have hijacked it and made it into something else and I don't know how to feel about it.
Megan: If by “something else” you mean a super awesome rainbow clubhouse, then yes absolutely
Wally: very well said
Megan: Why thank you, good sir
Kaldur: By the way, I have been meaning to ask what you all have thought of our “den mothers” so far. Today was certainly entertaining.
Wally: oh yeah, ms. lance is awesome so I had fun
Wally: she is my second best friend in the whole wide world
Dick: Awww, and I’m your first?
Wally: no, the geico gecko actually
Wally: but you can be third if you want
Dick: Hell yeah third place
Dick: Eat my ass, no-placers
Roy: Given the fact that she’s my stepmom it probably should’ve been awkward, but she’s strangely awesome so.
Zatanna: after the meeting she showed me how to flip someone over my shoulder and snap their collarbone
Zatanna: i idolize her
Artemis: Mr. Curry from before the break was interesting
Conner: he smelled like fish
Kaldur: Yes, Mr. Curry is the swim team coach.
Zatanna: i thought u guys used the pool in the school basement? there aren’t any fish in there
Kaldur: There are if you do Extreme Water Aerobics™ with piranhas.
Artemis: *laughs nervously* What the fuck?
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Saturday, January 9
13:21 EST
Raquel: Raise your hand if you trust me
Kaldur: If you people care about me at all you will not listen to anything she says, thank you.
Raquel: HUSh Kallie this is for your own good
Zatanna: i trust u with my life
Kaldur: Are you with me or against me, Zee??
Zatanna: yes
Conner: whats the deal?
Raquel: Kaldur doesn’t trust me enough to pierce his ear, which I think is absolute hogwash because I’ve seen it done in youtube videos before so that basically makes me an expert
Kaldur: Yeahhhh, no.
Raquel: Okay but I am offering to do it for FREE. Going to a place to do it is a waste of money because I’m a professional
Dick: Wait, Kaldur you actually want an earring? Raquel didn’t just kidnap you and tie you to a chair and force you to let her stick you with a needle?
Raquel: Excuse you, I’m not completely insane
Raquel: Just a tiny bit insane
Kaldur: Yes.
Artemis: Yes she’s crazy, or yes you wanted the earring
Kaldur: Both.
Zatanna: unexpected, but neat!
Zatanna: in that case u should definitely let her do it
Zatanna: she did all of her earrings herself and she looks fantabulous
Raquel: See? It’ll be easy peasy
Conner: how come you want the earring anyway? thats so unlike you, the calm responsible guy
Kaldur: No reason.
Kaldur: And Raquel, if I get an infection and my ear falls off I’m suing you.
Raquel: Does that mean you’re letting me do it?
Kaldur: Yes. But only if you promise not to mess up and maim me for life. Also I would like a lollipop after.
Raquel: YAY let’s do this thing
Raquel: Byeeee gays, off to go stab my bestie in the ear
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Saturday, January 9
15:42 EST
Kaldur: [image sent]
Kaldur: I am a cool guy now.
Wally: NOICE
Zatanna: that looks awesome!
Raquel: Told ya I do good work
Dick: Did he cry?
Kaldur: No.
Raquel: Like a baby
Kaldur: Only a little.
Raquel: It took ten minutes and a snickers bar for him to realize I hadn’t even stuck him with the needle yet
Kaldur: Must you shame me in front of my peers?
Dick: Yes
Zatanna: it's our job as ur friends to shame u
Wally: I want a bellybutton ring
Dick: Why?
Wally: so I can be like britney spears, duh
Dick: Oh my god you’re right I want that too
Wally: we’re gonna look Toxic
Dick: Just don’t Hold It Against Me if I pull it off better than you
Wally: don’t worry, I’ll just Slap You Into Infinity Baby One More Time
Dick: Are you sure that’s how the song goes?
Wally: yes
Kaldur > Roy
Saturday, January 9
16:13 EST
Kaldur: [image sent]
Kaldur: What do you think?
Kaldur: …Hello?
Roy > Satan
Saturday, January 9
16:17 EST
Roy: ASDFGHJKLSDF HELP I'M DYING.
Satan: What is it now?
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: LOOK!!!!
Satan: Yeah, I saw that already
Satan: What’s the deal?
Roy: THE DEAL IS THAT HE LOOKS LIKE A FUCKING ROMAN G O D.
Roy: LOOK AT THOSE CHEEKBONES! THAT JAWLINE! HE’S SO FUCKING HOT HELP ME.
Satan: Oh, boy
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Wednesday, January 14
10:39 EST
Zatanna: help there are girls with nose rings vaping in the bathroom and I really need to pee
Raquel: Use the boy’s one
Zatanna: okay
Zatanna: update: i walked in and said “hello fellow males” and no one even cared? they barely looked at me
Raquel: Wow, kudos to those trans supportive boys
Zatanna: i am currently in the stall and have never felt more powerful in my life
Group Chat: Bread
Thursday, January 15
14:12 EST
Bagél: [image sent]
Bagél: GUESS WHO GOT AN A+ ON THEIR PROJECT, FELLERS!!!
Crouton: Eat our dust, hoes
Rye Bread: Wow, you two managed to actually work together towards a common goal? I’m shocked.
Bagél: thank you
Crouton: I don’t think that was a compliment
Rye Bread: She’s right it wasn’t.
Bagél: count yourself lucky I’m too proud to care about your blatant unsupportiveness in this dojo
Wally > Blondie
Thursday, January 15
16:10 EST
Wally: hey
Blondie: Hey
Blondie: What’s up
Wally: I just wanted to talk to you about something real quick? if that’s okay
Blondie: Go for it
Wally: so this is probably going to sound way better in my head than out loud, but I just wanted to let you know that I liked doing that project with you
Wally: I mean, I know it was just a dumb assignment that wasn’t even worth that much, but I NEVER thought we would be able to work together on anything without one of us punching each other in the face, y’know?
Wally: but we did, and tbh it was pretty cool. I kind of liked hanging out with you like that
Wally: we’re a pretty good team
Wally: okay yeah, I’m rereading this and it DEFINITELY sounded better in my head so I’m gonna just. duck out of here,,,
Blondie: No, lmao Wally it’s okay
Blondie: I agree with you, actually?
Wally: you do?
Blondie: Turns out you’re not as irritating and stupid as I thought you were, so
Blondie: Yeah
Blondie: I liked hanging out with you too
Wally: oh
Wally: okay, that’s good
Wally: so… we’re friends, then?
Blondie: Friends
Wally: like, actual friends? not just two people who happen to hang in the same group and casually hate each other for life?
Blondie: What do you want, a marriage proposal?
Blondie: Yes, Wally, we are officially friends
Blondie: Satisfied?
Wally: cool beans (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞
Blondie: Aaaaaaand you just ruined it
Wally: can’t stop won’t stop
Notes:
ROmance ahead?
Uh, yEAH, I sure HOPE it is
Chapter 11: We Should Totally Just Stab Caesar
Notes:
Happy Valentine's day, you funky fellers! <3<3<3
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Wednesday, January 21
11:02 EST
Artemis: Where in fuck is Zatanna
Dick: I’ll do you one better, WHO in fuck is Zatanna?
Roy: I’ll do you one better, WHY in fuck is Zatanna?
Wally: hang on citizens, I’ve got this
Wally: ahem
Wally: *cups hands around mouth* MAGIC ISN’T REAL!!!
Zatanna: what the FUCK did u just say to me u waluigi knockoff???
Wally: found her
Wally > Megalicious
Wednesday, January 21
16:30 EST
Wally: that’s a nice cardigan you’re wearing, but do you know where it would look even better? ;)
Wally: on nobody else, because you’re a mcfucking beautiful individual and a great friend
Megalicious: Awww
Megalicious: Thanks, Wally :3c
Artemis > Bitch In Law
Thursday, January 22
02:58 EST
Artemis: How many times do I have to send you passive-aggressive memes for you to get that I need to borrow a laptop charger
Artemis: I KNOW YOU’RE AWAKE, ASSHOLE
Artemis: LET ME IN IT’S COLD OUTSIDE
Bitch In Law: Sorry I’m in bed with the influenza, please leave a message after the beep.
Artemis: I can see you T-posing at a raccoon through your window
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Friday, January 23
12:49 EST
Megan: A girl in my gov class keeps saying that just because I’m wearing a skirt doesn’t mean I can use the girl’s bathroom, and now I’m hiding under my jacket so she can’t see me crying but this is t otall y fi ne :’)
Conner: which classroom is it
Megan: 273 on the east side
Conner: ill be right there honey hold on
Dick: Which girl is it?
Megan: Madison from biology :(
Dick: Okay give me a sec
Wally: FUCK MADISON
Wally: she’s a transphobic bitch and I’m gonna fight her for making you cry okay megan I’ve got your back
Dick: Hey Megs? Tell Madison her teeth are uneven and that’s why Josh left her
Megan: Why?
Dick: Just do it please
Megan: Okay
Megan: She’s crying now
Dick: You’re welcome :)
Raquel: How did you know that would work??
Dick: It pays to keep tabs on other people’s weaknesses
Dick: I have files on all of you as well should the need arise to destroy you
Roy: You worry me.
Dick: Thanks
Conner: megan get your stuff, im in the next hallway over
Conner: im kidnapping you and we are going to build a bear
Megan: You’re the best <3
Conner: …after we fuck up that bitch lets shave her head
Megan: CONNER NO
Dick: CONNER YES
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Friday, January 24
09:23 EST
Zatanna: LISTEN UP GAYS WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
Wally: LADIES, GENTS, AND QUEERS OF ALL AGES, LEND ME YOUR EAR
Kaldur: Not another announcement... I still haven’t recovered from your tuna salad PSA.
Wally: Y E S ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT
Zatanna: NOW SHUT UR TRAP KALDUR, THIS IS IMPORTANT
Dick: Uh oh, Wally and Zatanna are working together guys
Dick: That’s never a good sign
Wally: WE ARE A FANTABULOUS DYNAMIC DUO AND YOU CAN’T CHANGE MY MIND
Artemis: What are you two up to now
Wally: WELLLLL SINCE YOU ASKED SO NICELY
Zatanna: WE, BEING THE GREAT SCIENTIFIC MINDS WE ARE,
Wally: HAVE CONCOCTED A TRULY WONDERFUL AND AWE-INSPIRING IDEA,
Zatanna: WHICH WILL BLOW UR MINDS TO THE EDGE OF INFINITY ITSELF
Wally: PUT YOUR GENTLY-LOTIONED HANDS TOGETHER, BECAUSE WE HEREBY PRESENT TO YOUUUUUUUU U U U U
Zatanna: a scheme
Wally: a schemy scheme
Zatanna: dare i say, the schemiest of schemes
Artemis: This is like the first ten minutes of an old technicolor disney movie
Wally: does nobody appreciate a good old-fashioned, long-winded exposition anymore???
Roy: No. Now please just get on with it before I die of old age.
Wally: bold of you to assume you’re not already a 30 y/o dad trapped in a teenager’s body
Roy: I will fucking annihilate you with a fondue skewer.
Wally: bRING IT OLD MAN
Kaldur: WALLY! BEHAVE.
Wally: FINE
Wally: as I am sure you all know, we will be having a new den mother for today’s meeting
Zatanna: a certain den mother by the name of mr. marvel, aka that fun substitute who just started this year so he’s super young and cool
Wally: now, mr. marvel is very nice compared to the other teachers in our school
Zatanna: and naive
Wally: and, most importantly, easily tricked
Conner: hes not like a regular mom, hes like a cool mom
Raquel: Did
Raquel: Did you just quote Amy Poehler?
Wally: (please ignore conner, we watched mean girls together last night and I regret everything)
Conner: boo you whore
Zatanna: aNYWAY
Zatanna: as loyal students, we believe it is our duty to take advantage of this naivety
Wally: in an event so astounding, so devious, it will be celebrated on this very day every year for generations
Dick: For the love of GOD just spit it out you drama queens
Wally: FINE
Wally: we’re going to convince him to buy us all taco bell, you in?
Raquel: Oh, why didn’t you just lead with that?
Raquel: I’m in
Conner: that sounds so fetch
Megan: I could go for Taco Bell
Artemis: I skipped lunch to throw ketchup-covered tampons at the swim team, so I’m starving
Kaldur: That was you??
Roy: Sign me up, I love free food.
Raquel: But how are we going to pull it off?
Zatanna: we were just about to get to that part, but /SOMEBODY/ got impatient
Wally: we’re going to claim the cafeteria ran out of food and started feeding everyone peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
Artemis: How will that do anything?
Zatanna: as of right now, every single one of us is “deathly allergic to peanut butter”
Wally: just act super sad and hungry, and dickhead over here is going to hack into marvel’s computer so he keeps getting subliminal messages in the form of taco bell ads, and badda bing badda boom we’re home free
Dick: Ooh, I like this plan
Zatanna: it’s foolproof
Raquel: I could use a baja blast, let’s do this thing
Conner: whatever, im getting cheese fries
Kaldur: While I don’t think I should be condoning tricking a teacher into buying us food, I HAVE been craving a burrito all day…
Kaldur: Why not?
Wally: YES dad’s on board! let’s go team!!
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Friday, January 24
14:10 EST
Wally: all right guys, in a few minutes I’m going to “pass out” from starvation. I need one of you to tell mr. marvel that I’m a level 10 diabetic and I need a taco to heal me okay ready set GO
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Friday, January 24
15:32 EST
Wally: we did good work today, soldiers
Zatanna: i’m proud of us
Conner: we should have marvel as our den mother more often
Conner: hes so fetch
Artemis: Please stop
Kaldur: To be honest, he looked just as happy with his kid’s meal as we all did, so I don’t even regret tricking him.
Dick: Btw, I stole about a hundred hot sauce packets from the restaurant in case anyone would like to purchase one for $5
Roy: You’re selling hot sauce packets?
Dick: Hey, a guy’s gotta earn a living somehow
Roy: You do realize you get driven to school in a limousine every day, right?
Dick: Your point is?
Wally: I’ll take twelve
Conner: twelve for you glen coco, you go glen coco
Artemis: What the hell do you need 12 hot sauce packets for???
Wally: I like to put a gradually increasing number of drops of hot sauce into That Bitch Madison’s latte every morning when she’s not looking to see how many it’ll take for her to notice
Wally: so far I’ve gotten up to 37 drops
Zatanna: chaotic good
Wally > Kaldur
Sunday, January 26
13:12 EST
Wally: do you think I could pull off an emo choker?
Kaldur: Please don’t try it.
Wally: too late, I’m already in hot topic
Megan > Conner <3
Sunday, January 26
15:16 EST
Megan: Do you want to meet at the restaurant, or are you picking me up?
Conner <3: why are you so obsessed with me?
Megan: How come when Wally makes you watch a movie you immediately become obsessed with it, but when we watched When In Rome together two weeks ago you fell asleep ten minutes in?
Conner <3: oh my god danny devito i love his work
Megan > Conner <3
Sunday, January 26
15:33 EST
Megan: I’m trying to decide between the pink skirt and the beige one…what do you think?
Megan: [image sent]
Conner <3: that is the ugliest effing skirt ive ever seen
Megan: You are no help
Conner <3: on wednesdays we wear pink
Megan: How much longer are you going to keep this up?
Conner <3: the limit does not exist
Conner > Megan
Sunday, January 26
16:12 EST
Conner: get in loser were going shopping
Megan: I am judging you so hard right now
Conner: im sorry that youre so jealous of me, but i cant help it that im popular
Megan: STOP
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Tuesday, January 28
08:08 EST
Dick: I did something bad
Raquel: Ooh, spill all the tea honey
Artemis: What did you do?
Dick: That Bitch Madison came up to me during lunch and asked me where GSA met because she wanted to come “protest the gays”
Roy: Holy shit.
Dick: I know, right???
Dick: So anyways I gave her directions to a crack house
Kaldur: Dick.
Dick: aaaand possibly filled her locker with rainbow sprinkles
Kaldur: DICK.
Dick: I WAS MAD, OKAY?
Wally: dick I am so fucking PROUD of you oh my god
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Thursday, January 30
14:31 EST
Wally: HELLO, MEGAN!
Dick: HELLO, WALLY!
Artemis: HELLO, DICK!
Raquel: HELLO, ARTEMIS!
Zatanna: HELLO, RAQUEL!
Conner: HELLO, ZATANNA!
Kaldur: HELLO, CONNER!
Roy: HELLO, KALDUR!
Megan: Is this funny to all of you? Is this amusing? Do you monsters get a kick out of this? Of taking a cute catchphrase and turning it into a mockery of me and my good name? Is that funny to you? Is it hilarious? Is it a real knee-slapper to parade around this indecency in front of my own two eyes? Is it? Is it really? IS IT REALLY?
Raquel: Damn Megan snapped
Artemis > Bitch In Law
Thursday, January 30
21:49 EST
Artemis: You home?
Bitch In Law: Yeah, why?
Artemis: Good
Artemis: I’m coming over
Bitch In Law: Ohhhh, gotcha. You need me to set up the pull-out bed?
Artemis: Don’t care
Artemis: I’ll sleep on the couch
Bitch In Law: You okay?
Artemis: Yeah, fine
Artemis: Dad’s just drunk at the moment, and I’m not in the mood to listen while he tells me everything that’s wrong with me and that I should have left instead of Jade, because apparently I’m just a no-good freeloader who will never amount to anything in her life
Artemis: So that’s been fun
Bitch In Law: What an asshole.
Bitch In Law: Want hot chocolate when you get here?
Artemis: Please
Wally > Blondie
Friday, January 31
15:29 EST
Wally: hey, you doing okay?
Blondie: Obviously
Blondie: Why?
Wally: I dunno, you just seemed a little off today? not as an insult, but y’know
Wally: roy mentioned that you slept over his house last night
Blondie: He literally just lives in the pool house of his dad’s mansion, don’t make it sound as if he’s a respectable adult
Wally: okay well real house or not, you only do that when you’re stressed, so idk. I just wanted to make sure you were good
Blondie: Stop noticing patterns in my actions, it’s weird
Wally: lmao sorry
Wally: I just do the same thing all the time except it’s dick’s house so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Wally: you pick it up after a while
Blondie: Well I’m fine, so don’t worry about it
Wally: okay, good
Blondie: We done here?
Wally: I mean
Wally: roy is going to be hanging out at kaldur’s place all day
Blondie: So?
Wally: well, since your go-to person is busy…
Wally: do you wanna get pizza? with me?
Blondie: Seriously?
Wally: seriously
Blondie: Why do you even care? This has nothing to do with you
Wally: because I’m not a complete asshole
Wally: at least, I don’t think I am
Wally: so…pizza?
Blondie: You're really annoying, you know that?
Blondie: Whatever. Fine. I’ll meet you at the usual place in an hour
Wally: cool :D
Wally: see you then
Blondie: Yeah
Blondie: And…Wally?
Wally: yeah?
Blondie: Thanks
Wally: for what?
Blondie: For noticing
Wally: oh
Wally: no problem
Wally: I mean, we’re friends, right?
Blondie: Right
Notes:
If any of you were wondering about Madison, my best friend Julie and I made an OC a while ago and named her after this girl I hate in school, and the character's sole purpose is to be a jerk (mainly to Wally) so...yeah. Madison!
Chapter 12: Pencil Shavings And Other Tragedies By Fall Out Boy
Notes:
I am pleased to report that this chapter features a brand new character! One who is very near and dear to my heart:
Drunk Roy™
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Megan > Artemis
Saturday, February 1
11:09 EST
Megan: Conner…is like a cup
Artemis: Explain
Megan: Holds me
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Saturday, February 1
17:21 EST
Wally: yknow what really grinds my gears?
Artemis: Not particularly, but I’m assuming you’re going to tell us anyway
Wally: so we all know about the multiverse theory,
Artemis: Sigh
Wally: and everyone knows how it implies that there is an infinite number of alternate universes in existence, each one running parallel to our own
Raquel: Why does science always give me a headache? But go on
Wally: if this theory is true, then that would mean there is a universe for every single tiny detail or possibility imaginable, right?
Conner: yeah?
Wally: so does that mean there’s an alternate universe that exists in which I didn’t just drop my favorite naruto keychain down the sewer drain?
Wally: because that’s the universe I would want to live in
Artemis: Alternate universe where you never had a keychain to begin with, that way you can’t lose it
Wally: good thinking
Wally: fuck the system
Zatanna: alternate universe where ur keychain was the real naruto and he just got out of the sewer drain himself
Conner: alternate universe where the naruto run includes flapping your arms like a chicken
Artemis: Alternate universe where instead of Monday we just go straight from Sunday to Tuesday so we don’t have to deal with hating Mondays
Kaldur: Alternate universe in which the Star Wars movies were released in the correct order.
Dick: Alternate universe where Star Wars is actually called “Galactic Scuffles” starring Derp Vaper
Wally: you all need to use some imagination
Wally: I mean, infinite universes means literally ANYTHING you can think of
Wally: alternate universe where we have no opposable thumbs but we have six arms to compensate, and also where buttons scream when you press them
Megan: Universe in which gum is called silly goo
Raquel: Alternate universe where everything in existence is .2 inches to the left
Conner: universe where miley cyrus invented myspace
Dick: Universe where pencils doesn’t exist but erasers do
Zatanna: oh my god we could go on forever because it’s literally infinite this is breaking my skull
Wally: lucky I don’t have a skull
Wally: or bones
Artemis: Alternate universe where you didn’t make that comment
Wally: alternate universe where you didn’t make THAT comment
Conner: universe where instead of frozen that quote came from the bible
Megan: Universe where bones aren’t a thing so we move by flopping around like noodles and that having an artificial spine implant is controversial because of poor body image
Roy: Universe where my name is actually Benjamin.
Kaldur: Universe in which Benjamin Franklin’s name was actually Roy.
Artemis: Universe where sugar is actually poisonous
Wally: that’s it now you’ve gone too far
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Sunday, February 2
01:48 EST
Wally: ALTERNATE UNIVERSE IN WHICH THERE /ARE/ NO ALTERNATE UNIVERSES
Conner: go to sleep wally
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Sunday, February 2
13:38 EST
Kaldur: My life is over. Christmas is canceled. The world as we know it is ending and I should spend the rest of my life living in a bomb shelter packed with Snack Pack puddings where no one can find me or my searing depression ever again.
Megan: What happened?
Kaldur: I forgot my Webkinz password.
Dick: Lmao you still use webkinz?
Kaldur: No, but I just remembered that I have several pets and I have abandoned all of them for a decade.
Kaldur: They must be starving now. They have no idea why I never came back for them.
Megan: Oh gosh now you’re making me think about my nintendogs I haven’t seen them in years oh no oh no
Kaldur: I NEED TO SAVE MY PETS.
Kaldur: THEY NEED THEIR FATHER.
Wally > Kon
Monday, February 3
14:56 EST
Wally: noot noot boop the froot
Wally > Kon
Monday, February 3
15:56 EST
Wally: noot noot boop the snoot
Wally > Kon
Monday, February 3
16:56 EST
Wally: noot noot boop the soup
Kon: DO YOU WANT ME TO CRY
Kon : IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT
Kon : DO YOU WANT TO SEE ME CRY?
Wally: *sad noot*
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Tuesday, February 4
16:17 EST
Megan: Does anyone else remember purple kangaroo from Blue’s Clues?
Roy: Vaguely.
Megan: Well his thing was always that he wanted a pouch, right? But he didn’t have one because only female kangaroos have them and so they gave him a cool and fashionable denim pocket, THEREFORE,,,
Megan: Purple kangaroo from blues clues is a trans girl goodnight
Raquel: Megan you are so valid in this chili’s
Zatanna > Dickie
Wednesday, February 5
02:47 EST
Zatanna: i should be a musician
Dickie: And why is that
Zatanna: because i am happy to report that i’ve recently discovered i have a talent for songwriting!
Zatanna: and by recently i mean exactly 9.29 seconds before i slid into ur dms like a criminal
Zatanna: get a load of this jam i came up with:
Zatanna: beep bope beep boop, thine own cabbage soup, hath spilled unto groot. beep beep, beep beep beep
Dickie: Oh my god
Zatanna: the tune is the one from the backyardigans theme song
Dickie: It’s wonderful
Dickie: I want that song played at my funeral
Zatanna: thanks i call it “pencil shavings and other tragedies by fall out boy”
Dickie: Amazing
Wally > Ginger #2
Friday, February 7
11:48 EST
Wally: hey, you busy?
Ginger #2: Not really. I just spent ten minutes watching a video of a dog dressed like a taco though, so that was fun.
Wally: cool, cool cool cool
Ginger #2: You okay?
Wally: me? yeah, totally definitely
Wally: just an anxiety thing but it’s no big deal
Ginger #2: How bad?
Wally: not that bad
Wally: just had an anxiety attack in class but it’s f ine
Ginger #2: Shit. What happened?
Wally: we were getting into domestic violence stuff in forensics and idk why bc its been years but it got me all panicky and now I’m hiding in a stairwell and dick has a test this period and hes not answerig my calls which is ttotally fine because hes busy and I know people get busy and youre pribably busy too right this very second and I shouldnt be bothering you but I remembered you said you had a study hall this period so I thought it would be okay but its okay if its not because i can totlaly handle this by myself even thougth now it sorta feels like i can’t breathe but im really really really sorry for bothering you so you can jsut ignore me
Ginger #2: Woah woah woah slow down, buddy. I’ll be right there, okay? I’ll just get a bathroom pass, no big deal.
Wally: sorry
Wally: I kept tryign that breathing thing ms lance taught me but it wasn’t working and at that point I was alreayd panicking and yeah sorry
Ginger #2: Don’t apologize, it’s okay.
Ginger #2: Want me to send you some of those squirrel pictures? I think that helped last time, right?
Wally: yeah that helped
Ginger #2: Okay, just hang on. I’ll be right there.
Ginger #2: [image sent]
Ginger #2: [image sent]
Ginger #2: [image sent]
Wally: thanks roy
Ginger #2: No problem, buddy. Keep taking deep breaths, okay?
Wally: okay
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Sunday, February 9
15:29 EST
Conner: you ever think about how there was one time when you were a baby that your parents put you down and then never picked you back up again?
Several people are typing…
Alfred > Master Bruce
Sunday, February 9
17:55 EST
Alfred: You left me a voicemail, sir?
Master Bruce: Yes, Dick has been clinging to my shoulders for hours now and won’t get off. Every time I try to put him down he starts crying.
Alfred: I see.
Alfred: And where exactly do I fit into this dilemma of yours?
Master Bruce: PLEASE HELP ME. MY NECK IS BREAKING.
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Tuesday, February 11
23:38 EST
Roy: wgat the hFUCK was that 1 show with the e guy who did weedc with the dog???
Conner: um
Conner: you okay roy?
Artemis: Ignore him please
Kaldur: Does he have a concussion??
Wally: nah don’t worry, he’s just drunk off his ass
Roy: shut thei hell UP walluy im totalhy fine
Roy: im so fuckin good at bein gdrunk I win all the contest s
Dick: This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen
Dick: I’ve only seen Roy drunk a handful of times and it’s always a treat
Megan: Please tell me he’s home now and safe
Artemis: Oh yeah don’t worry, Wally and I have got it handled
Conner: you and wally? what are you two doing together?
Wally: we came to watch barbie movies at roy’s place because he has the biggest tv, but he was wasted so we’re multitasking now
Artemis: Yeah, we’re just making sure he doesn’t fall out a window or choke on his own vomit or anything
Megan: That’s good
Roy: THESE RGUYS ARE MY BETSTS FRIEND S I LOVE THEMF SO MUC G
Artemis: He’s lying on the floor cuddling with my leg
Kaldur: Part of me wants to send him pamphlets on why drinking underage is dangerous, but would he actually listen to me?
Wally: nope
Megan: Probably not, no
Conner: not a chance
Kaldur: That is what I thought.
Roy: SCOOBY DOOO IT WASD SCOOB y D OOO
Roy: fuckaink LOVE thst dog
Kaldur: And this, ladies and gentlemen and friends, this is why I don’t drink.
Megan: Yeah, me neither
Wally: haha you guys are such nerds
Dick: Wally, the first time you tried alcohol you took one sip of hard lemonade and got so sick I had to call Iris to drive you home
Wally: I CALLED THEM NERDS I NEVER SAID I WASN’T ONE
Wally: YOU ARE DIRTYING UP MY GOOD NAME
Roy: wally uour e such a nerd dbut I love you anywyay
Roy: your liek a reaally nice pupy who cant drikn alcohohol becus hel get sick
Wally: roy you are the only bitch in this house that I’ve ever respected
Roy: THAKJ
Artemis: One time this girl I hate had a party, but when we were kids she stole my dora stickers so to get even I broke into her house the night before the party and put crushed laxatives in the beer keg
Artemis: It was my proudest moment
Wally: damn arty, you’re hardcore
Artemis: Also, update: Roy is now reenacting one of the fight scenes from Rocky with himself
Dick: That’s it I’m coming over
Dick: I need to witness Drunk Roy in all his embarrassing glory
Zatanna: pls send me videos, i love having blackmail material
Dick: As you wish
Roy: YEAH YEHA YEAH COME HANG OUT EITH US YOU4 R MY FAVORIT BRO
Roy: DICK IS HTE BEST
Wally: that’s what she said
Artemis: Knock it off
Conner: why is no one else questioning why roy is blackout drunk on a school night?
Artemis: Because he’s a sad and lonely old man next question
Zatanna: what barbie movies are u guys watching
Wally: the mermaid ones and the fairy ones because we are Mature Adults
Wally: also rapunzel because artemis needs to understand why I keep calling her that
Zatanna: cool
Zatanna: throw in the princess and the pauper and i’m coming over too
Artemis: Stop inviting yourselves to crash our movie night that’s bullying
Zatanna: too late i’m coming now
Wally: that’s what she said
Artemis: WALLY
Wally: BUT SHE DID
Roy: YOU SJOUSLD INVITE KALDU ROVER TOO I WANT HIM HER E\
Artemis: No
Artemis: Now sit back down
Roy: TOU SHOUSLD BRING KALDUR THAT WAY I CAN SIT WITH HIM ISTEAD OF YOU CUZ YOUR E MEAN AND HE’’S SO NICE
Kaldur: If you were sober, I would take that as a compliment.
Wally: fuck why is roy like an octopus when he’s drunk
Wally: he won’t stop hugging me
Artemis: Just be grateful he’s not yelling at the refrigerator anymore
Megan: Why was he doing that?
Artemis: It wouldn’t cook his grilled cheese for him
Megan: Yikes
Artemis: Fuck now he won’t stop asking for us to let Kaldur come over THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FUN AND RELAXING MOVIE DATE
Dick: …Wait
Megan: !!!
Zatanna: ASDFGHJKLJHFHGF
Artemis: What?
Artemis: FffuuUCK ME BACKWARDS WITH A CHAINSAW
Artemis: GODDAMN WILL YOU PEOPLE LEARN WHAT AUTOCORRECT IS JESUS FUCK
Zatanna: either ur lying, or ur REALLY bad at typing because those words are not even remotely the same
Artemis: STOP ADDRESSING MY INADEQUACIES
Artemis: ROY KNOCKED MY ELBOW AND IT MADE ME TYPE IN MOVIE NIGHT WRONG
Dick: I’m watching them through the window and I can confirm that that’s not what happened
Dick: Also Wally is blushing now
Wally: NO IM NOT
Dick: [image sent]
Wally: THAT WAS PHOTOSHOPPED
Dick: [image sent]
Wally: STOP TAKING PICTURES OF ME YOU WEIRDO
Conner: why is roy wearing a pater pan hat
Artemis: Yeah I have no idea where he got that
Roy: IM FABULIUS
Roy: hey kaldu rrrrrrr
Roy: KALDURR
Roy: someorn tell kald ur to come herw so ic an4 talk to jim
Zatanna: u heard the man, put jim on the phone
Roy: shut UP yor too short to reach the phoene
Zatanna: wow, drunk roy delivers the hard truths
Kaldur: What do you need, Roy?
Roy: KALDJU R
Roy: i fuckng LOVE yuo so much
Kaldur: Thank you.
Roy: no i MEAN 1t
Roy: youe R so hot and you have a coool earing and also you r tattttoos are really sexy and swirrly
Roy: and when you an dd the othre guyz on the swim team do the diving thign its so GREAT yuirue so prety kally
Conner: i feel like im being held hostage and forced to watch the worlds cringiest encounter ever
Wally: (just so everyone knows, I tried to stop him but he locked himself in his bedroom so sadly we’re all just going to have to witness this trainwreck)
Roy: hsut up wally im a total DILF
Kaldur: Artemis, Wally, exactly how many drinks did he have?
Artemis: Well there were two bottles of tequila on the coffee table when we got here and it looked like he was watching Grey’s Anatomy at the time, so I’d give it a solid Too Many
Roy: LEXIE DEDSEVRE D BETTER
Roy: awww kally your namen is kally so you can be th kally to my arizona liek in greys anatonomy
Roy: we;re so heckig cute
Kaldur: You should drink some water.
Kaldur: You don’t know what you are saying.
Artemis: That’s it I’m turning off the wifi and forcing Roy to go to sleep because this is just too hard to watch
Zatanna: artemis u are a hero
Artemis: Thank you, thank you
Dick: Does that mean you guys will let me inside the house now? There’s a raccoon out here
Artemis: No
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Monday, February 12
03:00 EST
Raquel: No!!!!
Raquel: I missed the elusive and spectacular Drunk Roy??!!!
Raquel: God, you go for ONE round of midnight mini golf and this is what happens
Raquel: Homophobia at its finest, I tell you
Notes:
New drinking game: Take a shot every time Wally says something stupid.
And if you want to add even MORE fun, take two whenever Artemis makes a spelling mistake and accidentally reveals how bad she has it for Wally.
Chapter 13: Heart Eyes Motherfucker
Notes:
I give you a nine-day-late super special Valentine's Day episode!!!! Because FUCK accuracy, happy valentine's day peeps.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Monday, February 12
15:39 EST
Wally: so my cousin just came out to me today
Megan: That’s great!!
Conner: another one bites the dust
Conner: the gay is contagious folks, escape while you still can
Kaldur: Tell your cousin I am happy for them!
Dick: NICE GOING BART, I KNEW THAT KID WAS QUEER AS A PRIDE PARADE I JUST KNEW IT
Megan: How did it go?
Wally: well we were playing mario kart at my house and I was talking about how the wonder pets could beat the avengers in a brawl (since they’ve got teamwork on their side and the avengers break up like twice a week over petty shit), and then out of nowhere bart looked at me completely serious and said “I like dick”
Wally: and I was so surprised I didn’t notice he fucking blue shelled me
Artemis: Your cousin is my new favorite person
Raquel: Oh my god this is SO going to be my video game strategy from now on
Raquel: I’ll just blurt out “I like pussy” and then immediately kill them without remorse
Zatanna: what an icon
Group Chat: Spill The Tea Sis
Tuesday, February 13
02:01 EST
Hot Chocolate: HAPPY GALENTINE’S DAY, GALS
Lemonade: It’s…it’s 2 am…
Hot Chocolate: You BET it is
One Black Coffee: Does nobody fucking SLEEP anymore??
Hot Chocolate: Sleep is for the weak, and those who require more than five hours will be the first to go
Lemonade: The first to go when what happens?
Hot Chocolate: You will go with them
Lemonade: D:
Group Chat: Me Hoy Minoy
Wednesday, February 14
05:09 EST
Dick has renamed the group: Heart Eyes Motherfucker
Wally: happy v-day, y’all!
Wally: and to dick especially ;)
Wally: I love you so much bro
Dick: Tell me how much you love me, bro
Wally: look up at the sky. see the sun?
Wally: it’s burning with my desire for you bro
Dick: *gasp* bRO
Artemis: This is really really gay
Conner > Megan
Wednesday, February 14
07:19 EST
Conner: happy valentines day <3
Megan: Happy Valentine’s Day!! :*
Conner: i found the giant teddy bear and candy you left in my truck by the way, and i dont know if i should be concerned or not that you managed to break in so easily
Megan: I may have had a little help. I’ll give you a hint, his name starts with D and rhymes with “ick”
Conner: well thank you. i love it
Megan: So, do you have any big plans for today? Hint hint :)
Conner: subtle
Megan: Thank you
Conner: and if by “big plans” you mean a romantic day out with a certain beautiful someone who shall remain nameless, then yes. very big plans
Megan: And who is this certain someone? She must be pretty great
Conner: she really is
Conner: then again, she also likes ketchup on her eggs so idk, she might be an alien
Megan: Really, Conner? On Cupid’s birthday. I’m ashamed of you
Conner: will i be forgiven if i mention the roses and chocolates i have for you? :)
Megan: Roses and chocolates? Someone went all out for the holiday
Conner: well it is also the three month anniversary since our first date, so i figured it warranted some extra specialness
Conner: ive got a great date planned for us later that may or may not include lunchables and disney movies
Megan: Did you get the pizza ones?
Conner: come on, what do you take me for?
Conner: of course theyre the pizza ones
Megan: I love you so much <3
Conner: love you too <3
Roy > Satan
Wednesday, February 14
08:21 EST
Roy: *to the tune of the doofenshmirtz evil incorporated jingle* I AM GON-NA HAVE A MEN-TAL BREAK-DOWWWN!!!
Satan: If this is going to be more of you gushing about Kaldur for an hour while I bang my head against a wall, just know that I haven’t had any coffee yet and my level of patience is so small Dick could use it as a toothpick
Roy: Okay but you don’t UNDERSTAND, Artemis.
Roy: Today is Valentine’s Day! A day of romance and happiness! And I have neither of those!
Satan: Hmm, that’s unfortunate
Satan: It sounds like you should grow a pair, find Kaldur, and ASK HIM THE FUCK OUT YOU ACTUAL DISASTER PERSON
Roy: Noooo I can’t do that. And do you want to know why?
Satan: No
Roy: Because Kaldur doesn’t like me in that way, and he never will. I am destined to live out my days all alone in a crappy apartment with five parakeets and a leak in the roof.
Satan: I promise you that’s not the case. Go make out with him and stop bothering me
Roy: See, that’s just the thing! It is EXACTLY the case!
Roy: The other day, Drunk Roy made his feelings perfectly clear, and Drunk Roy was a MILLION times more confident than Regular Roy. Drunk Roy put it all out there, and what did Sober Kaldur do?
Satan: Nothing?
Roy: NOTHING!
Roy: Which is obviously his way of telling me he doesn’t like me back, which, whatever. I’m totally cool with it. There are PLENTY of other fish in the sea, even if Kaldur is the prettiest fish I’ve ever seen and none of the other fish can use the word “whence” in a sentence without seeming like a douchebag.
Satan: OR, maybe he was just too scared to make a move and is waiting for Sober Roy to ask him out officially. Bitch
Roy: No, that can’t be it.
Satan: Okay but it definitely is
Roy: See, what I REALLY need is a distraction.
Satan: What you need is a pair of balls
Roy: You are being very unhelpful right now and I don’t think that’s fair of you, considering I have been feeding you kraft mac and cheese and juice pouches for years. You owe me this rant session.
Satan: …
Satan: Ugh
Satan: FINE
Satan: I’m in the computer lab, bring coffee
Roy: THANK YOU.
Raquel > Dick Joke
Wednesday, February 14
12:43 EST
Raquel: I just got ambushed by a glitter bomb in my locker
Raquel: Care to enlighten me on how that happened?
Dick Joke: A glitter bomb, you say? How very curious indeed
Dick Joke: I wonder whose clever and fantastic Valentine’s day gift that was
Dick Joke: Whoever it was, I sure hope he didn’t plant several more glitter bombs for each of his friends to find, as well as hidden cameras so he can catch it all on video :)
Raquel: You worry me
Raquel: ….Send me those videos tho
Dick Joke: Already uploaded to your phone
Raquel: Pleasure doing business with you
Raquel: Also you’d better start running, because my hair looks like I just walked through a gay bar and I’m Coming For You
Dick Joke: Gotta catch me first
Group Chat: Heart Eyes Motherfucker
Wednesday, February 14
16:56 EST
Megan: Good evening all, I come bearing gifts!
Megan: [image sent]
Megan: [image sent]
Raquel: IS THAT
Dick: Oh my GOD
Wally: baby conner!!! gOD this warms my cold dead heart
Zatanna: awwwwww what a babby <33
Roy: Is no one else going to mention how he looks the exact same in that baby pic as he does now?
Roy: It’s like looking right into current Conner’s face except with slightly chubbier cheeks.
Conner: thanks, its covergirl moisturizer
Megan: Here, look at him taking a picture with elmo
Megan: [image sent]
Raquel: HGNJHNJGJJHHJH
Artemis: Where did you get these and can I please get them tattooed onto my forehead
Megan: I’m at Conner’s house and his stepmom brought out some of his baby pictures. This is the best day of my entire life
Megan: He’s just so CUTE
Conner: as if your uncle didnt do the exact same thing last time i visited
Zatanna: pics of smol megan?? share with the class please (◡‿◡✿)
Conner: can i?
Megan: Go ahead
Conner: [image sent]
Artemis: SHE!!!!
Wally: SDFGHJK SO PRECIOU S
Dick: This is the most wholesome thing I’ve seen all day
Raquel: So this is what pure innocence looks like
Roy: If we’re going to be sharing baby pics here…
Roy: I think it’s only fair I add my own contribution
Artemis: DON’T YOU DARE
Roy: [image sent]
Artemis: NO!!!
Wally: awwww look at the wittle angel
Wally: artemis you were so cute and innocent as a baby
Wally: where did that go
Artemis: Fuck you guys
Artemis: I trusted you, Roy
Roy: Sorry, but as your brother figure it’s my legal obligation to embarrass you. It’s in the rule book.
Artemis: I was originally going to keep silent and save you the suffering, but you have forced my hand
Roy: Yeah, I figured there was no escaping this anyway.
Artemis: [image sent]
Zatanna: OH MY GOD THE MISSING TEETH I CAN’T
Dick: He looks like that abominable snowman from Rudolph after the gay elf removed all his teeth
Artemis: THAT’S WHAT I KEEP SAYING
Raquel: [image sent]
Raquel: Jumping on the baby pic train
Wally: loving the sunglasses
Megan: And the feather boa
Raquel: I was born to be a rock star and I knew it
Zatanna: [image sent]
Zatanna: behold! an angel. look away, for the cuteness has been known to burn retinas
Artemis: ZEE YOU WERE SO C U T E
Megan: Why are you wearing a leash, though?
Zatanna: i used to escape from my dad and jump into other babies’s strollers
Dick: Wow
Dick: And I thought /I/ was an eccentric child
Wally: what a coincidence you brought that up, richard, because
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: [image sent]
Kaldur: Wow, young Dick is even smaller than I had imagined.
Zatanna: heh. small dick
Conner: is that a real elephant?????
Conner: did you grow up in a circus???
Dick: Yes
Dick: And Wally, I believe payback is required
Dick: Permission to post?
Wally: permission granted
Artemis: That easy, huh?
Wally: I was a cute ass baby and the world should know
Dick: [image sent]
Artemis: Damn, those are some freckles
Artemis: And your eyes were an even brighter green back then?? It’s like they’re burning straight into my soul
Wally: oh come on, artemis
Wally: you and I both know you have no soul
Kaldur: Huh, I thought you were going to make a joke about not doing anything straight.
Wally: that too
Megan: Aw, you were so cute!!!
Raquel: Baby Wally has the squishiest cheeks I have ever seen in my entire life
Wally: thanks, I used to store cheerios in them for later like a chipmunk
Zatanna: hey kaldur, where are ur baby pics? i wanna see what u looked like in ur purest form
Dick: YEAH YEAH YEAH SHOW US TINY KALDUR
Kaldur: Alright, but it’s really not that exciting.
Kaldur: [image sent]
Raquel: DAMN WHAT
Artemis: How the FUCK is that even possible?????
Kaldur: What?
Wally: dude idk how to break it to you, but you were like. a really pretty baby
Wally: not in a weird way but just
Wally: wow
Raquel: Were you a baby model?? Like for Pampers or something??
Kaldur: No?
Zatanna: i can’t believe u were born with those cheekbones, i thought it was just really good contouring
Kaldur: Well I do contour, but yes I’ve been told my cheekbones are above average.
Roy: “Above average.” Understatement.
Conner: and those eyes too??? how is that possible
Megan: No offense Kaldur but I want to have your babies
Conner: i support you and i would be honored to raise those babies
Kaldur: “Make friends,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said.
Wally > Blondie
Wednesday, February 14
14:28 EST
Wally: on a rate from one to five, how much do you love me and care about my happiness
Blondie: Negative seven, next question
Wally: come onnnnn it’s valentine’s day :( you have to be nice to me
Wally: …also I need a favor
Blondie: Of course
Wally: I resent that
Wally: and this favor will benefit you too, so just hear me out okay?
Blondie: I’m listening, but only because I need a distraction from Roy and Kaldur texting me to whine about their feelings
Blondie: It’s driving me insane
Blondie: Any second now I’m going to start talking to the walls and eating my phone like a cheeseburger
Wally: they’re still clueless, huh?
Blondie: You don’t even KNOW the half of it
Blondie: Neither will stop going on about their massive crushes, but they both made me swear to secrecy so I can’t say anything about it to them and it’s KILLING ME
Blondie: Roy has cried into my lap TWICE today
Blondie: I had to watch Kaldur buy Roy a bouquet of roses and then flush them down the toilet when he got too nervous to give them to him
Blondie: If they don’t get their shit together soon, I’m not going to make it through the night
Wally: in that case, allow me to offer up my services and provide the perfect distraction
Blondie: Go on
Wally: russo’s is having a valentine’s day special tonight
Wally: free unlimited ice cream sundaes for all couples
Blondie: It’s a shame you’re not part of a couple then
Wally: yes, yes it is
Wally: which is where you come in
Blondie: No
Wally: come onnnnnn, all you have to do is pretend we’re dating and eat ice cream. it’ll be fun!
Blondie: Nope
Wally: what do you have to lose?
Blondie: My dignity. My self-respect. My lunch
Wally: okay okay how about this then
Wally: if you agree to go with me, I’ll get kal and roy to stop bothering you with their love affairrrr :)
Blondie: Wow, you must be really desperate for some ice cream
Wally: indeed I am
Wally: so what do you say?
Blondie: …Fine
Blondie: I could go for some ice cream I guess
Wally: Y A Y !!!
Wally: I’ll pick you up in an hour and be the best fake boyfriend in the whole universe
Blondie: Please don’t. We’re gonna be lowkey or I’m leaving
Wally: like ninjas! I like your style, arty ;)
Blondie: No
Wally: boo, you’re boring
Wally: you don’t want me to be your super cool ninja boyfwiend? :3
Blondie: That’s it I’m done
Wally: NO NO WAIT I WAS KIDDIDNG DON’T FAKE DUMP ME
Blondie: Sorry I would love to continue this conversation, but Roy’s sending me pics of himself crying so I gotta go
Blondie: See you in an hour
Blondie: And your plan to get the lovebirds off my back had better work, or else I see a lot of pain in your future
Wally: how dare you treat your boyfriend like this
Wally > Kallie
Wednesday, February 14
13:59 EST
Wally: wanna play a game?
Wally: I’ll say a phrase, and you say true or false as fast as you can
Kallie: Okay.
Wally: your favorite food is sushi
Kallie: True.
Wally: you’ve been to italy
Kallie: False.
Wally: your middle name is leslie
Kallie: True.
Wally: you play football
Kallie: False.
Wally: you have a crush on roy
Kallie: True.
Kallie: WAIT
Wally: oh??? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) you don’t say???
Kallie: I DIDN’T MEAN THAT.
Wally: hmmmmmm doesn’t sound that way to me ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Wally: and because I have been roy’s bff for years, I can tell you right now that he DEFINITELY has the hots for you too
Wally: what a coincidence, right?
Wally: SO
Wally: in the name of true love, please do us ALL a favor and ask him out tonight and have a really fun gay valentine’s day, or else I will send you a pet guinea pig and you will have to love and care for it forever as punishment
Wally: now I have some free ice cream and a certain spitfire waiting for me, so I bid you adieu! have fun on your date!
Wally: wallman OUT
Kallie: …He likes me?
Group Chat: Heart Eyes Motherfucker
Wednesday, February 14
14:28 EST
Zatanna: who wants to come with me to the park to steal boxes of chocolate that girls on diets threw in the trash
Dick: I’m in
Zatanna: noice
Zatanna: and afterwards we can go crash our friends’s dates because fuck all these happy and emotionally stable people
Dick: Partner, I like the way you think
Kaldur > Roy
Wednesday, February 14
16:13 EST
Kaldur: You like action movies.
Roy: You have blond hair. I like this game.
Kaldur: Okay that wasn’t what I meant to say.
Kaldur: I’m really bad at saying these kinds of thing so just
Kaldur: The other day, you were talking about how you wanted to see that new boxing movie.
Roy: I remember.
Kaldur: Well, I have tickets. To that movie. For tonight.
Roy: Oh. That’s cool for you, man.
Kaldur: No, I
Kaldur: Look I don’t know how to say things like this outright but…I got tickets because I thought WE could see it. As in, together.
Roy: Oh.
Roy: OH.
Roy: Yeah, I would uh. I would like to go with you.
Kaldur: Good. We can meet at the theater at 8:00?
Roy: Yup, it’s a date.
Roy: Wait shit shit fuck I didn’t mean to actually say that.
Kaldur: No no, I actually
Kaldur: I wouldn’t mind it if we called it that. That was sort of why I asked in the first place.
Roy: Oh. So this…isn’t a friend thing?
Roy: Which I am very cool with, if that’s what you want too.
Kaldur: That sounds good to me.
Roy: Cool. Cool cool cool.
Kaldur: See you at 8:00.
Roy: Yep yep yepppp yep.
Roy > Satan
Wednesday, February 14
19:32 EST
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: WGAT DOES THIS MEAN???????
Satan: Jesus fuck FINALLY
Satan: I am so fucking sick of playing buffer for you lovesick fools
Roy: BUT WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?? MY SOUL HAS JUST ASCENDED FFROM MY BODY AND I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Satan: It looks like you, my friend, have got a date tonight
Roy: ASDFGHJHGFDFG
Satan: Make sure you shower beforehand
Roy: ASDGDDFHK;TDFDJKUYDSGDGOFDTF
Notes:
Roy: "Just a couple of dudes being guys."
Kaldur: "Couple of guys being dudes."
Roy: "Couple of dudes being gay."
Kaldur: "Show me your dick, Roy."
Chapter 14: What the FUCK, Richard?
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Dick > Jason
Saturday, February 18
19:16 EST
Dick: Stop introducing me to people as Dickholas
🗸 Read at 7:16 PM
Dick > Jason
Saturday, February 18
20:34 EST
Dick: STOP IGNORING MY TEXTS, JERK
Dick: If I have to act mature at Bruce’s dumb fancy parties then so do you
🗸 Read at 8:34 PM
Wally > Duck Great-Sin
Sunday, February 19
19:02 EST
Wally: dude I’m outside, open your window
Duck Great-Sin: One of these days a neighbor is going to call the cops and chase you down the street, and I am ready to take a video when that day comes
Wally: why do you think I wear my best running shoes every time I break into your house?
Roy > Kaldur
Monday, February 20
11:33 EST
Roy: Hey, are you busy tomorrow? Oliver and Dinah want me to invite you over for dinner because Artemis let it slip that I have a boyfriend, and now they won’t stop bothering me about meeting you.
Roy: Which. Yeah it’s been a few years since I dated anyone, but still.
Roy: And odds are it’ll be hella awkward because they think they’re “cool parents” which they most definitely are NOT, but at least they’re rich so the food will be, like, gourmet stuff.
Kaldur: That sounds (WAKE ME UP) WAKE ME UP INSIDE (CAN’T WAKE UP) WAKE ME UP INSIDE (SAAAVE ME)
Kaldur: I
Kaldur: What...just happened?
Kaldur: That was not what I meant to send.
Roy: Lmao maybe your phone did a thing?
Kaldur: That was very IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME GOOOOOOOOO
Kaldur: SHIT SHIT HOLD ON I DID NOT MEAN TO mmm watcha sayyyyy THAT
Kaldur: NO
Kaldur: mmm watcha sayyyyy
Kaldur: WHY WON’T IT LET ME mmm watcha sayyyyyy WORDS CORRECTLY
Kaldur: T Y P E I AM TRYING TO SAY T Y P E
Roy: Fhjgfhjlkjggjh
Kaldur: WHAT THE someBODY once told me the world was gonna roll me I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed
Kaldur: NO I MEANT someBODY once told me the world was gonna roll me I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed
Roy: I feel so bad for laughing but this is hilarious.
Kaldur: F-U-C-K
Kaldur: WHY WON’T IT LET ME SAY F-U-C-K ????????
Kaldur: THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY You would not believe your eyes if ten thousand fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep
Kaldur: P HO N E
Kaldur: MAKE IT STOP
Kaldur: WHO DID THIS?????
Kaldur: I'm sexy and I know it
Kaldur: I’m sexy and I know it
Kaldur: H-E-L-P ME
Kaldur: I DO NOT MEAN TO mmm watcha sayyyyy ALL OF THESE THINGS
Kaldur: Are these song lyrics??????? Someone hacked into my You would not believe your eyes if ten thousand fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep and replaced the words with songs??????
Roy: I am definitely sending screenshots to the group chat later. They deserve to witness this.
Kaldur: HOW DARE YOU BE AMUSED BY MY SUFFERING
Kaldur: Why is my p-h-o-n-e doing this to me???
Roy: Look, did you leave your phone unattended today?
Kaldur: Once during the student council meeting, but it was only a few minutes!!
Roy: And who’s in student council with you? Though I have a feeling I know who it is already.
Kaldur: IT WAS The greatest person in the whole world
Kaldur: someBODY once told me the world was gonna roll me I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed I AM GOING TO KILL THAT ABSOLUTE The greatest person in the whole world
Kaldur: D
Kaldur: I
Kaldur: C
Kaldur: K
Roy: I wish I could say I was surprised, but the kid once hacked into my DS so it would only let me use Magikarp in Pokemon. So I feel your pain.
Kaldur: Mark my words, I am going to get that little Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down. Never gonna run around and desert you. Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye. Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Kaldur: HOW DID HE KNOW I WOULD USE THE WORD “R-E-P-R-O-B-A-T-E” ???????
Roy: This is the greatest day of my entire life.
Artemis > Baywatch
Monday, February 20
13:15 EST
Artemis: I want money
Baywatch: is this a general desire, or are you mugging me?
Artemis: General desire
Baywatch: gotcha. carry on
Artemis: Like, you know when you get that feeling like you want to drop everything and just GO somewhere? It doesn’t even matter where you actually go, you just want to be travelling and seeing places and experiencing stuff you’ve only seen on tv? And you already know where you would go if you could, but you have neither the time nor the resources to do so, so you just spend your life living in unsatisfied purgatory because you can’t do ANYTHING????
Artemis: Anyway I want to go places
Artemis: But I can’t
Artemis: Because I’m poor
Baywatch: rip
Baywatch: I have to say though, I’m honored you came to me to complain about being broke to
Baywatch: that’s like. level six friendship status
Artemis: How many levels are there in your made-up friendship scale?
Baywatch: ten, duh
Artemis: And what’s level ten? Pulling out each other’s tampons?
Baywatch: well that’s when you go from friends to fuck buddies, naturally
Artemis: Ah
Artemis: Which level are we at?
Baywatch: hmmmmmm
Baywatch: I’d say a solid 4.5
Artemis: Not bad, considering we started out at around -37
Baywatch: where do you think you would go?
Artemis: What?
Baywatch: if money weren’t an issue, where do you think you’d go? if you could travel anywhere in the universe right this very second
Artemis: Oh
Artemis: Probably a cabin in the woods
Baywatch: seriously?
Artemis: Yeah
Baywatch: out of every place in the known universe, including disneyland, paris, italy, the moon, all of those places rich white people go when they want to brag to their friends about their summer vacation,,,
Baywatch: you would pick a cabin in the woods?
Artemis: Yep
Baywatch: huh
Baywatch: any patch of woods in particular?
Artemis: Doesn’t matter
Artemis: I want a cozy cabin surrounded by trees and wilderness and deer, with the nearest town just out of sight but still within walking distance
Artemis: And every day I’ll hang out with forest creatures and read books and shoot arrows at stuff
Baywatch: wow. that actually sounds kind of nice
Baywatch: like with a fireplace and old school rocking chairs on the porch
Artemis: Yep yep
Artemis: Why, where would you go?
Baywatch: well, I was originally gonna say paris because that’s like. the romance capital of the world and also it’s on my bucket list to eat a croissant on the eiffel tower
Baywatch: but now I’m liking your idea better so idk
Artemis: You should come visit me at my cabin, then
Artemis: I’ll teach you how to go camping like an actual human being and not like a nerd who has to bring three tubs of sunscreen every time he goes outside
Baywatch: hey, I burn easily!
Baywatch: the sun has it out for me I tell ya
Artemis: Sure it does
Baywatch: I’ll hold you to that, though
Artemis: To what?
Baywatch: your cabin
Baywatch: I’ll come over for a slumber party one day and we’ll sit in the old rocking chairs and read books and listen to bad music on the radio
Artemis: Deal
Artemis: You’ll have to bring me along on your Paris trip, then
Baywatch: well duh
Baywatch: you don’t honestly expect me to go travelling without my 4.5th best friend, do you?
Artemis: Silly me
Artemis: Shit, my math teacher is glaring at me now
Artemis: We can talk more later
Baywatch: dans l’attente de paris, mademoiselle
Artemis: What does that say? I’m too lazy to google translate
Baywatch: it means have fun in class!
Group Chat: Heart Eyes Motherfucker
Tuesday, February 21
04:49 EST
Kaldur has renamed the chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Dick: I feel personally attacked by this
Dick: I am a perfect angel
Wally: that’s a blatant lie and you know it. you emerged from the womb with devil horns
Dick: Thanks, I cover them with my floofy hair
Megan: What did Dick do? Now I’m curious to know what warranted an angry group chat name change at 4am
Zatanna: screw that, i’m curious to know who taught kaldur about vines
Kaldur: He knows what he did.
Dick: Don’t leave your phone unattended and nothing will happen to it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Dick: I was simply fulfilling my duty as an American and teaching you a valuable lesson about thievery
Wally: *cough* DEMON *cough*
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Friday, February 24
07:00 EST
Kaldur: I am happy to announce that Mr. Smith has officially returned from jury duty and will be back as our den mother for today’s meeting!
Wally: OUR MOM HAS RETURNED FROM THE WAR, FELLAS
Conner: i hope he tells us about the serial killer case
Roy: I seriously doubt it was a serial killer case.
Conner: suuuuure it wasnt
Conner: believe that hogwash if you want
Conner: me? i want to hear about how our very own den mother brought the scranton strangler to justice
Artemis: I for one am glad that Toby from The Office is off the streets and in jail where he can’t hurt anyone else
Wally: I wonder which cereal he killed
Wally: it had better have been tony the tiger
Wally: never trusted him for a second
Zatanna: this is actually the perfect timing for tornado to come back
Zatanna: i just learned how to shoot a spitball and make it stick on the ceiling and i’ve been waiting since tuesday to show him
Raquel: You think that’s impressive? PleAse
Raquel: REAL talent is shooting a spitball that’s on fire
Megan: Um, fire hazard?
Raquel: Only if you’re a coward
Zatanna: please teach me
Dick: Me too me too!! I want to shoot fireballs
Kaldur: Do NOT teach them.
Raquel: Of course not, I would never ;)
Kaldur: You make that wink face go away right now.
Raquel: ;)
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Monday, February 27
12:09 EST
Artemis: Oh my GOD I am actually dying right now
Artemis: My soul has fled my body and is now sitting on a telephone wire trying to blend in with a flock of pigeons
Conner: what happened?
Wally: nothing!
Artemis: Sorry Kid Crazy, but it’s my duty to reveal your shame to the world
Roy: I have my popcorn all ready to go, please tell us the story.
Artemis: SO
Artemis: As you all know, Wally and I have physics together
Artemis: The teacher was going on about some science-y stuff,
Wally: dummy you weren’t even paying attention
Artemis: Tell me when I’ll need to know how much force it takes for a rocket ship to leave orbit and I’ll start paying attention in class
Artemis: Now be quiet. I don’t need any hecklers interrupting storytime
Artemis: Anyway, the teacher asked us if we would rather get crushed by a textbook or an apartment building to prove some point about blah blah blah
Artemis: And guess what Mr. Genius over here said
Wally: ……..please don’t call me out like this
Dick: Aasdfghjkl;lkjhytrdcfv Wally I love you so much oh my god
Kaldur: He said the apartment building didn’t he.
Artemis: Teacher’s concerned now
Wally: well exCUSE ME for having a sense of humor!
Megan: Wally, do you need to talk? :/
Wally: IT WAS A JOKE!!!!!
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Thursday, March 2
13:01 EST
Zatanna: currently holding auditions for a new best friend in the whole world, applications are on my website: Hellhole For Satan Worshippers And Digeridoo Stans
Zatanna: qualifications include: being rad af, reading me smutty fanfiction for bedtime stories, owning a cool leather jacket and letting me borrow it, and having braidable hair
Roy: I think it’s spelled “didgeridoo.”
Zatanna: ur forbidden from applying now
Roy: But…But I wanted to be your best friend. :’(
Kaldur: I’m guessing something happened with Artemis?
Zatanna: she agreed to meet me at 1 so we could water the plants in the school herb garden with redbulls, but she never showed up and now i feel abandoned :((((
Zatanna: my soul is crushed
Zatanna: i have fallen into a depression and there is no way out of it
Conner: its only 1:02
Conner: im sure shes just running late
Zatanna: sounds like something an artemis crock apologizer would say
Zatanna: artemis artemis, where the fuck is u artemis
Megan: Actually, fun fact! In Shakespeare’s play, Juliet was actually asking WHY he was Romeo. She wasn’t asking where his location was
Zatanna: oh
Zatanna: artemis artemis, why the fuck is u artemis
Megan: Much better
Zatanna: i just know this is all wally’s fault
Wally: I???? have done nothing??
Zatanna: ur trying to steal my best friend and i am Not Having It
Wally: artemis and I barely tolerate each other, dude. come on
Zatanna: um my eyes and inner shipper would say otherwise
Wally: what does that even mean
Zatanna: none of ur beeswax
Zatanna: hhhhhnnnnnnggggggg where is artemis I’m so boreddddddddd
Zatanna: WHERE IS SHE
Conner: alright alright, ill tell you
Conner: do you know….the muffin man
Megan: The muffin man?
Conner: the muffin man
Wally: oh my god I love you both so much
Megan: Yes I know the muffin man. Who lives on drury lane?
Conner: well, shes married to the muffin man
Megan: The muffin man?!
Conner: THE MUFFIN MAN
Megan: She’s married to the muffin man…
Zatanna: that was really really cute and gay
Zatanna: almost enough to cure my artemis crock flavored depression
Artemis: Zee I am literally standing right behind you
Zatanna: excuse u, i have eyes. ur nowhere near me U Absolute Liar
Artemis: Take off the drunk goggles you stole from the health classroom
Zatanna: …
Zatanna: ARTEMIS!!!! :D
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Thursday, March 2
23:29 EST
Wally: [audio file sent]
Dick: Is that
Dick: Is that four minutes of you with pop rocks in your mouth?
Wally: no, how immature do you think I am??
Wally: I put pop rocks in a bowl of rice krispies, duh
Dick: Of course, how silly of me
Roy: Snap, crackle, and pop rocks.
Zatanna: ksskdjkdjskjsdk
Wally: they’re very talkative. I think they’re gossiping
Raquel: What are they saying?
Wally: they’re saying dick cheney made money off the iraq war
Dick: Dick Cheney made money off the Iraq war
Zatanna: dick cheney made money off the iraq war
Raquel: Dick Cheney made money off the Iraq war
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Sunday, March 5
14:59 EST
Raquel: Driving is hard
Raquel: New plan: become a scientist and invent teleportation that way I never have to learn how
Conner: you started trying for your license?
Raquel: Trying and failing
Raquel: I knew I was gay, but I had no idea I was THAT gay
Raquel: It took me five minutes to figure out that I still had the car in park
Raquel: I broke the windshield wipers just by turning them on
Artemis: You kidding? Driving’s so fun. I used to take out my neighbor’s car at night and drive to frat parties all the time when I was a kid
Kaldur: There is not a single part of that sentence that doesn’t have me extremely concerned.
Artemis: In my defense, I didn’t know right from wrong until fifth grade when my therapist gave me a pamphlet on how not to be a thug
Artemis: It said every time I defied the law a puppy would cry and that broke me
Conner: i could help if you want
Conner: raquel i mean
Conner: no offense artemis, but i think youre past saving
Artemis: None taken
Raquel: Didn’t you get road rage and kick a tree in half once?
Conner: that was ONE TIME, and it was a SMALL tree
Megan: I was there, it was not a small tree
Megan: I had to play the Lion King soundtrack on my phone for ten minutes until he calmed down
Conner: and my dad made me plant forty new trees the weekend after, so doesnt that count for something?
Raquel: Sorry, buddy
Kaldur: I would be willing to help you. I already have my permit, so I can teach you the basics. Though we will need a responsible licensed driver present as well.
Roy: I volunteer as tribute.
Artemis: Of course you do
Artemis: Also you’re not responsible in the slightest
Roy: How dare you? I’m VERY responsible.
Kaldur: Um.
Roy: How dare you spout this blasphemy? You’re my BOYFRIEND, you have to take my side.
Roy: And like you’re any more responsible than I am.
Kaldur: I will have you know that I am a perfect saint. I have never done anything wrong in my life. Every parent wants their child to turn out like me.
Dick: Weren’t you banned from the aquarium once?
Raquel: KJHJKLJH WHAT
Kaldur: God you steal ONE penguin, and suddenly you’re “psychotic” and “a menace to society.”
Dick: Kaldur, you are officially my new favorite person
Dick: And as for all of your guys’ driving problems, happy to report that I can’t relate! So suck it
Artemis: You’ll have to learn eventually, you walnut
Dick: Not if I have a Wallman on speed dial for piggy back rides
Wally: (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞
Raquel: I gotta get me one of those
Wally: I’m like uber but better
Wally: and I provide car snacks
Jason > Dickholas
Monday, March 6
00:01
Jason: bite me
Notes:
Wally in that one scene: waiting for paris, mademoiselle
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Chapter 15: Heavy on the Dis
Notes:
Let’s do the time warp agaiiiiin. Yes I DID in fact fuck up the timeline so the days of the week are aligned like ours from this chapter on because I’m Tired of trying to calculate which day of the week it would be for each date. Why didn’t I just synchronize it with our current calendar in the first place, you ask? Excellent question!
Moving on.
(Psssssst. It’s because I’m stupid.)
Warning: Themes of gender dysphoria in this chapter, so be careful if this is upsetting or triggering to you.<3
Chapter Text
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Thursday, March 7
10:56 EST
Kaldur: Everyone, we need to talk.
Wally: really? after everything we’ve been through, you’re ending it? just like that? I gave you my VIRGINITY, you bastard!
Kaldur: Please stop.
Zatanna: what do we have to talk about?
Kaldur: I am sure you’ve all noticed that there have been quite a few additions to GSA lately.
Artemis: What can we say? Gay is contagious
Zatanna: excuse u, OBVIOUSLY the reason we have more members is bc of those posters kal and i made
Zatanna: so ur welcome
Kaldur: We hung them in every hallway in the school, including the basement.
Zatanna: 2 in the hallways with a lot of windows that way the light reflecting off the buckets of rainbow glitter will get people’s attention
Kaldur: We did good work. I’m proud of us.
Zatanna: team sparkles for the win
Dick: Well I’d like to point out that I’m def not complaining about all the new people. Having Tim there is awesome because now he can’t escape my fantastic puns
Artemis: You’re ridiculous
Dick: Don’t you mean riDICKulous?
Artemis: I
Wally: wow
Wally: you really walked into that one huh
Artemis: Hindsight is a fickle queen
Kaldur: Opinions aside, we have not yet invited the new members to join in our group chat, and I think it is about time we did.
Megan: Um, no?
Megan: This is our house
Megan: They can get their own
Zatanna: yeah, those newbies need to EARN their right to join the Forbidden Zone
Kaldur: We can’t keep them out of the loop forever.
Kaldur: When GSA was canceled last week I found them all the next day camping outside of the classroom in tents and sleeping bags.
Artemis: It’s not our fault they’re not worthy of being in the know about gay stuff
Dick: I concur
Raquel: Such an invasion of our inner circle would be abysmal
Dick: Horrific
Raquel: Cataclysmic
Kaldur: What do you propose we do, then? I can’t exactly use carrier pigeons every time I need to make an announcement.
Zatanna: not with that attitude u can’t
Megan: Why don’t we just make a new group chat?
Dick: Go on
Megan: We can make a separate server and tell them that it’s the one we’ve been using all year
Megan: We still have our house, and the intruders can know about club stuff
Megan: It’s a win/win
Conner: works for me
Artemis: Yeah, that’s a good idea
Wally: it’ll be like gsa: the season two edition
Kaldur: I’m glad that’s settled. I will make it soon and add you all.
Raquel: Next item up for debate: ketchup on mashed potatoes, yay or nay?
Zatanna: what
Zatanna: the
Dick: fuck
Artemis: Please Raquel never say those words to me in that order ever again
Dick > Roy
Thursday, March 7
18:03 EST
Dick: [image sent]
Dick: And you said I couldn’t pull off fishnets
Dick: Who’s the idiot now?
Roy: Pretty sure it’s the guy wearing a pair of fishnets without shame.
Dick: You’re just jealous cuz I’m sexy
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Friday, March 8
01:54 EST
Wally: skdjhf gsnv dlisuw3
Wally: jahsn03 2 r8 2egopq
Wally: lajJFS OI R +++++++
Artemis: Do I even want to ask
Kaldur: Wally? Are you okay?
Artemis: Maybe he’s having a seizure
Artemis: Wally if you’re alive, blink twice
Wally: ljks rhgrjhhjjkhjh
Zatanna: kaldur’s here? at this hour? i’m scandalized
Zatanna: what are u doing up, i thought any time after midnight was Delinquents O’Clock
Wally: jauytghbp ‘’’ twie7 398fgh.x,cn,
Kaldur: I am working on an english essay.
Artemis: Gross
Wally: asjppw hf wiqns syh sff
Artemis: Is this another one of your and Dick’s secret nerd codes? Because I can tell you right now nobody’s going to get it
Dick: I think he’s just sleep texting, ignore him
Artemis: ...sleep texting
Dick: Yep
Wally: dflas-poe9qw wruoihfj
Zatanna: does this...happen a lot?
Dick: Not really, no
Artemis: Hey Sleep Wally, what’s your deepest darkest secret
Wally: kjajdeu9w7e-20 hdbvn nbcbs
Artemis: I don’t know what I expected
Kaldur: This explains why Wally has been so tired lately.
Zatanna: what do u mean?
Wally: 987tdfyguiuh uyi
Kaldur: He’s been acting off for a few days, but I didn’t want to mention it because it was not my place.
Dick: Yeah, it’s kind of a thing that when he’s stressed out his sleep schedule goes right out the window
Zatanna: rip
Dick: Yeah
Dick: Anyways, who wants to put headless barbies in my brother’s coffee maker with me?
Artemis: I DO
Kaldur > Roy
Saturday, March 9
13:33 EST
Kaldur: The heating system broke in my classroom.
Roy: Okay?
Kaldur: And I’m cold.
Kaldur: Very cold, actually.
Kaldur: Dare I say, freezing to death.
Roy: ...Is this your way of asking to borrow my jacket?
Kaldur: Maybe.
Roy: Lmao you could have just asked.
Roy: I’ll be there in a sec babe.
Kaldur: Did. Did you just. Um.
Kaldur: Give me a second.
Roy: What?
Kaldur: Nothing. Just.
Kaldur: Nothing. I am completely fine.
Roy: ....It’s because I called you babe, right. Too much?
Kaldur: Oh, did you call me babe? I hadn’t noticed.
Roy: Megan is sending me snapchats of you blushing.
Kaldur: Tell Megan she’s a traitor.
Kaldur: And I am NOT blushing.
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: Awww you’re cute babe.
Kaldur: STOP.
Roy: Do all pet names make you this blushy, or is it just babe? Because I have to say, this is very valuable information right here.
Roy: Darling.
Roy: Sweetheart.
Roy: Honeybun.
Kaldur: FGHJGFDSSH STOPPPPPP.
Roy: Dearest.
Roy: Baby cakes.
Roy: Light of my life.
Roy: The cheese to my mac.
Roy: The cherry to my coke.
Roy: The mayonnaise to my pizza.
Kaldur: Wait what was that last one?
Roy: The cherry to my coke.
Conner > Wally
Monday, March 11
09:34 EST
Conner: anyway thats why i think they should have just killed him off in the first season
Conner: i mean, nobody even CARES about the purple teletubby
Conner: sure hes the biggest one, but other than that he contributes absolutely nothing to the plot
Wally: I know, right? like fuck you tinky winky, just because you have the triangle doesn’t mean you
Wally: fuck
Wally: goddamn fuck fuck motherFUCK
Conner: ?
Conner: what happened?
Wally: nothing, just
Wally: fuck I’m so sorry but I gotta go
Conner: oh okay
Conner: bye
Wally > Zee
Monday, March 11
09:41 EST
Wally: this is super awkward and embarrassing, but uh
Wally: do you have any pads with you?
Wally: I’m kind of empty-handed at the moment bc It sprung on me unexpectedly and I’m wearing light jeans and if it leaks through I’m gonna fucking drive myself off a fucking CLIFF and um. yeah
Zee: sure, where are u?
Wally: bathroom by the auditorium
Zee: kay i’ll be there in a minute, just hang tight
Zee: and it’s ur lucky day, because i have some leftover fundraiser chocolate in my backpack too!
Wally: thanks. sorry
Zee: nbd, don’t worry about it <3
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Tuesday, March 12
12:12 EST
Artemis: I’ve decided to start a mutiny who’s with me
Conner: im in
Roy: She hasn’t even said who the mutiny is against yet.
Conner: i know what i said
Raquel: Can I bring my sword?
Artemis: Yes
Kaldur: Do you actually own a sword??
Raquel: Of course I do. Every lesbian has one, it’s a requirement
Kaldur: I don’t think that is a real thing.
Conner: be right back, have to test something
Conner > Wendy
Tuesday, March 12
12:16 EST
Conner: this is random, but do you happen to have a sword by any chance?
Wendy: Well duh, I’m gay aren’t I?
Conner: thank you for your honesty
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Tuesday, March 12
12:18 EST
Conner: yup the facts check out
Kaldur: I stand corrected.
Dick: Who’s the mutiny against?
Artemis: School
Raquel: In that case I am DEFINITELY in, let’s fuck up the whole institution
Conner: what did the school do?
Artemis: Okay well
Artemis: It wasn’t the SCHOOL, per say
Kaldur: (I am so sorry for this but.)
Kaldur: (*per se)
Artemis: (you shut your whore mouth, I am an american and I will use whatever incorrect grammar I want)
Artemis: It was more of one teacher in particular who shall go unnamed
Artemis: (*cough* Mr. Savage *cough*)
Dick: What’d he do this time?
Raquel: Spill all the tea honey
Artemis: We were taking a quiz in global and I had my earbuds in because I’d already finished early and handed it in, but Savage went off the shits and took my phone even though I wasn’t even TOUCHING IT, and then he called me a dumb millennial for being addicted to “instachat”
Kaldur: Do we even count as millennials? I have no idea how that works.
Dick: Idk about you guys, but I’m definitely a gen z
Dick: I make great puns and am careless with my own mortality because all of life is a hallucination :)
Dick: *finger guns*
Kaldur: You and I need to have a talk.
Artemis: After class I asked for my phone back, but he said I couldn’t have it until the end of the day
Artemis: And when I asked why he was being such an asshole, he said “Because I’m the teacher and you’re the student, and if you keep bothering me about this I’ll give you detention for the rest of the week”
Raquel: Oh my god what a jerk
Dick: Who says that to a child?? Bitch nugget
Artemis: Mhm
Roy: Artemis I’m sorry that happened to you, but I have to ask:
Roy: If Savage has your phone, how are you texting us now?
Artemis: Oh I decided to ditch for the rest of the day and hang out in the computer lab instead
Kaldur: Please go to class next period, I don’t want you skipping for the whole day.
Artemis: You’re not my mom
Dick: Isn’t he, though?
Kaldur: Wait I thought I was the dad. Wally always calls me the dad.
Dick: Yeah, but we say mom friend not dad friend
Dick: The mom friend is the one who’s responsible and supportive and maternal
Dick: The dad friend is the one who lets you gamble your allowance away on a game of drunk Bop It and takes a video
Artemis: Back to the matter at hand, people
Artemis: I want my gotdamn phone back
Artemis: My one connection to the world is gone
Artemis: How long have I been off the grid? Are memes still a thing? Did Leonardo DiCaprio win his Oscar yet?
Raquel: Pretty sure that happened already
Conner: and arent you on a computer??
Artemis: How dare you interrupt my turmoil with rationality
Artemis: I miss my phone
Artemis: I feel NAKED
Artemis: And not in the fun way
Roy: Your phone is the one with the cheshire cat case, right?
Artemis: Yeah
Roy: Then in that case, meet me at your locker and I’ll give it to you.
Conner: that was fast
Artemis: Roy, I take back every mean thing I’ve ever said to you :’)
Artemis: Including yesterday when I got drunk on frozen yogurt and called you a wrinkly slutbag <3
Roy: Apology accepted.
Roy: I also left a tack on Savage’s chair because fuck him.
Kaldur: Am I the only sane, non-murderous person here??
Dick: Yes
Raquel: Yes
Artemis: Yes
Roy: Yes.
Artemis > Baywatch
Wednesday, March 13
10:18 EST
Artemis: WAKE UP
Artemis: HEY
Artemis: KID DROOL
Artemis: BUZZ BUZZ BITCH BUZZ BUZZ
Baywatch: what do you wnat from me
Artemis: I just saved your ass from getting in trouble with the teacher for falling asleep in class, so a thank you would suffice
Artemis: You going for the sleep deprivation world record or something?
Artemis: I can see those eye bags all the way from across the room
Baywatch: it’s nothing
Baywatch: just a couple all-nighters
Artemis: Seems like more than a couple
Artemis: Wally?
Artemis: Wally
Artemis: Hey Wally wake up
Artemis: STOP FALLING ASLEEP YOU STALE POTATO CHIP
Artemis: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ
Baywatch: sorry I’m up I’m up
Artemis: That’s it, next period you’re going to the nurse’s office and taking a nap
Artemis: For now though, I’m your personal alarm clock so deal with it
Baywatch: please don’t
Artemis: Too late
Artemis: Every time you fall asleep I’m sending you a cringey harambe meme so beware
Baywatch: ugh
Artemis: Hey
Artemis: Wake up
Artemis: WAKE UP
Artemis: [image sent]
Artemis: [image sent]
Artemis: RISE AND SHINE MOTHERFUCKER
Artemis: [image sent]
Artemis: [image sent]
Artemis: [image sent]
Artemis: [image sent]
Artemis: I’m a good friend to you
Artemis: [image sent]
Artemis: [image sent]
Wally > Duck Great-Sin
Wednesday, March 13
15:20 EST
Wally: ravioli ravioli give me a reason to live
Duck Great-Sin: Bad day?
Wally: several
Wally: please shoot me in the face
Wally: with a bazooka
Wally: that oughta do it
Duck Great-Sin: What happened?
Wally: nothing except the moon is a Bitch and whoever gave her control over certain bodily processes should be sent straight to the guillotine
Duck Great-Sin: I’m pretty sure that’s a myth actually
Duck Great-Sin: But that sucks
Wally: no shit
Duck Great-Sin: You wanna talk about it?
Wally: not particularly
Duck Great-Sin: You sure?
Wally: yeah, sorry. it’s not you, just. idk. you’re my best friend, y’know? it feels awkward talking about this stuff with you, but it’s not like I have anyone else so
Wally: purgatory I guess
Duck Great-Sin: Man I’m sorry, you must really not be feeling the aster right now
Wally: ...
Wally: I’m sorry the
Wally: the what
Duck Great-Sin: Aster
Duck Great-Sin: You know, the opposite of disaster?
Wally: aster
Wally: that is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard, but it made me laugh for the first time today so thanks for that
Duck Great-Sin: Happy to help
Wally: this has gotta be like. ten words you’ve added to the dictionary
Duck Great-Sin: You mean DICKtionary
Wally: ksjslkdjkl
Contact name changed to: Dicktionary
Conner > Dick
Thursday, March 14
04:45 EST
Conner: HELP I GLUED ONE OF MY EYELIDS SHUT
Dick: This is the best message I’ve ever woken up to
Artemis > Baywatch
Thursday, March 14
13:07 EST
Wally: remember that time I asked if we were friends, and you said yes?
Blondie: Vaguely
Blondie: Why?
Wally: okay so normally I would just go to miss lance when I need to vent but she has the flu and has been absent all week, and yeah dick is my queerplatonic soulmate but I can’t exactly talk to him about this kind of stuff because it’s different and I really really really need someone to talk to or I’m gonna start pulling my hair out and binge-eating doritos
Wally: and I know I probably shouldn’t annoy you with all my problems but it’s been a shitty week and I haven’t slept in DAYS and I don’t know who else to go to and you can just say the word and I’ll stop becuase I’m kinda bombarding you rn but I don’t knwo what else to do and
Blondie: Wally
Blondie: Take a breath, okay?
Blondie: Look, do you feel like talking would make you feel better?
Wally: I think so, yeah
Blondie: Okay
Blondie: Then I’m here to listen
Wally: you sure?
Blondie: Yes. Tell me what’s up
Wally: okay
Wally: so you already know that I’m trans, which. okay
Wally: and usually it doesn’t bother me too much? mostly because I’m really good at distracting myself and also barry and iris are like, the most supportive people on the face of the earth
Wally: but sometimes dysphoria’s a bitch anyway and wants me to suffer
Wally: especially around this particular time of the month,,,if you catch my drift
Blondie: Oof
Wally: tbh it had already been pretty bad in the last few weeks and left me all uncomfortable and depressed and stuff, but then my fucking period had to fuck it up even more which. thanks for that, body, REALLY appreciate it
Wally: and like, I’ve been on T for so long that I kind of thought this went away? but apparently it hasn’t which is Just So Fucking Great, Really
Wally: and I know I’m 100% a dude, but it’s not fun being reminded that other guys don’t usually have to deal with this shit
Wally: and it makes my dysphoria a billion times worse and I can’t sleep and I can’t focus in class and it hurts to bind but if I don’t then it’ll make the dysphoria a TRILLION times worse and it just
Wally: it just really sucks, you know?
Blondie: I’m sorry, I can’t even imagine how you must be feeling
Wally: it’ll be better once this whole ordeal is over with, but for now?
Wally: for now I just feel GROSS and WRONG and I’m really really sorry for unloading all of this on you, but I had to get it all out otherwise I was going to EXPLODE and
Wally: ugh
Wally: ugh ugh UGH
Blondie: Okay, that’s it, what are you doing after eighth period
Wally: idk
Wally: probably going home to watch anime and eat everything in the fridge. why?
Blondie: We’re going out and you’re gonna have a ton of fun and forget all about that bitchass dysphoria
Wally: where are we going?
Blondie: No idea
Blondie: You in?
Wally: hell yeah
Group Chat: Spill the Tea Sis
Thursday, March 14
14:09 EST
One Black Coffee: [image sent]
One Black Coffee: You’re welcome
Lemonade: Oh my gosh when did you take this??
One Black Coffee: Just now while we were at the lizard emporium
Chamomile: is that an iguana on his shoulder???
One Black Coffee: YEP
One Black Coffee: He didn’t even notice for a good minute or so, but when he did?
One Black Coffee: You should have heard how loud he screamed
One Black Coffee: I’m pretty sure it shattered glass
Lemonade: I never would have thought seeing a pic of Wally mid-scream and flailing around with a lizard on him would fill me with such joy, but here we are
Wally > Blondie
Thursday, March 14
16:37 EST
Wally: delete that picture
Blondie: Make it the new lockscreen on my phone? Well if you say so
Chapter 16: Chapter Sixteen, Goin' On Seventeen
Notes:
Eyyy it's chapter sixteen, AKA YJ's super special number because it's on Earth-16! So...yeah. I guess that means this chapter's magical or something? Idk.
How about this, whoever can count how many times the number 16 appears in this chapter first wins a prize, which is that I'll reply to your correct answer with a 7-sentence short story about Shia Labeouf and that duck who keeps asking for grapes. Go!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Kaldur Durham has created the chat: Happy Harbor HS GSA Club
Saturday, March 16
16:16 EST
Kaldur Durham has added Artemis Crock to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Dick Grayson to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Wally West to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Megan Morse to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Conner Kent to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Raquel Ervin to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Zatanna Zatara to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Roy Harper to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Tim Drake to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Jaime Reyes to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Cassandra Sandsmark to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Bart Allen to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Traci Thurston to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added Stephanie Brown to the conversation.
Kaldur Durham has added La’gann Blofis to the conversation.
Kaldur: Welcome everyone to the never-before, brand new GSA group chat! This is where I will be informing members about club-related matters, in addition to being a place for us all to become further acquainted with each other. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.
Roy: ^^^ That’s my boyfriend by the way guys.
Roy: I’m so lucky, I know.
Zatanna: wow, i have never been in a group chat before!! ever!!
Conner: yes, especially not a gay one! what a completely new experience!
Dick: (Be cool guys, be cool)
Dick: HI TIMMY!!! :D
Tim Drake has removed Dick Grayson from the conversation.
Wally: SDFGHJKLHGF
Tim: oh deary me, did I do that? What a terrible accident
Wally: tim this is why you have always been my favorite
Megan Morse has added Dick Grayson to the conversation.
Dick: You thought you could get rid of me so easily? THINK AGAIN BITCH
Megan: Don’t worry, I saved you
Tim: My finger slipped
Dick: Timmy you shut the FUCK up
Dick: Megan on the other hand you’re doing amazing sweetie
Megan: :3c
Kaldur: ...Anyway.
Kaldur: Please share with us your sexuality, pronouns, and whatever else you think you should add.
Zatanna: *rolls out the red carpet as i descend, velvet cape billowing behind me in the wind while a choir sings, announcing my arrival* heLLO FRIENDS, ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF
Kaldur: You shut the HECK UP. This is for the NEWCOMERS ONLY.
Zatanna: *struggles to roll carpet up* goddammit these fucking rugs weren’t made to be rolled back up motherfuck
Tim: Whaddup my name’s Jared, I’m 19, and i never fucking learned how to read.
Dick: Bro I am so fucking PROUD of you right now
Conner: what an entrance
Tim: (Really though I’m That Gay Kid but you can call me tim, I’m biromantic demisexual, he/him, and I’m actually supposed to be in eighth grade but I skipped because fuck the rules i can’t read them anyway)
Cassie: Hi, guys! I’m Cassie, I’m a flaming lesbian, I go by she/her, and I can play the recorder with my nose.
Steph: i can play Heart And Soul on the piano with my feet
Jaime: You stole that from the Breakfast Club didn’t you.
Steph: i have no idea what you’re talking about
Jaime: Hi, my name is Jaime Reyes. I’m bisexual, I use he/him pronouns, and one time my best friend mailed my favorite scented candle to Missouri.
Kaldur: That is tragic.
Jaime: Nah, its new owners send me picture updates every year so I can see how it’s doing.
La’gann: hey guys, the name’s la’gann and i’m straight
Artemis: Oh, so you’re here as an ally? That’s pretty rad
La’gann: actualy I just needed a place to hang out after school before baseball
Artemis: Oh
Megan: La’gann is an interesting name!
La’gann: yeah, my parents were really into anime when i was born
Traci: Hi!! My name is Traci, I’m a girl who loves girls, and I’ve never seen Back to the Future because I heard that there were str8s in it
Zatanna: now that’s gay so it’s valid on a technicality,,
Zatanna: but also how dare you
Steph: you can call me steph, I’m really really pansexual, and I use she/her
Bart: hiya guys, i’m bart!! :^)
Wally: nope nope nope nope make that nose go away
Wally: ur making me look bad in front of my peers
Tim has renamed the group: Young Just Us
Jaime: Um.
Cassie: Explain
Tim: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bart: lololol
Bart: but really though what does that mean
Tim: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Kaldur: Oh, so I see this is all just a big JOKE to you people, isn’t it?
Kaldur: My hard work? My blood and sweat and tears? The whole fifteen minutes I spent creating this special chat server for you all? You are just going to hijack it? Just like that? And yet again SOIL my good name by turning a GSA-centric chat into a cesspool of tomfoolery and teenage psychoticism? Is that it? Is that your angle? Really?
Tim: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Wally > Megalicious
Sunday, March 17
17:16 EST
Wally: you must be a banana
Wally: know why?
Megalicious: Why?
Wally: because I find you very a-peeling
Megalicious: (◕▽◕✿)
Megalicious: How was your day?
Wally: good! artemis and I played this game third period where every time our history teacher turned his back we would try to make each other laugh from across the room? it was so fucking funny, she kept making this face which was. well, I guess you’d have to see it for yourself to get it, but trust me it’s Hilarious.
Megalicious: Wow
Wally: what?
Megalicious: Nothing
Wally: no really, what?
Megalicious: Just
Megalicious: You and Artemis have been spending a lot of time together lately
Wally: well, yeah
Wally: we’re friends
Megalicious: That’s all?
Wally: ...what are you implying?
Megalicious: I’m not implying anything
Megalicious: I just can’t help noticing how close you two are now
Wally: I’m close with a lot of people. hell, you and I are close
Megalicious: Yeah, but you also had a crush on me for four months soooo
Wally: and now you’re like a sister to me which is WHY we’re close. things change
Megalicious: Is Artemis like a sister to you too, then?
Wally: well...no
Wally: but that’s different
Megalicious: Different how?
Wally: it just is, okay? I mean she’s so...artemis
Megalicious: So you see me as a sister figure, but not Artemis
Wally: why does it matter? that doesn’t mean I like her
Megalicious: I never said you did
Wally: please, I know how your brain works. you’re meddling
Megalicious: I’m not meddling. Just making some innocent observations :)
Wally: you wipe off that smiley face right now young lady
Megalicious: :)
Wally: you sicken me
Wally: I’m sickened
Megalicious: :))
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Tuesday, March 19
07:16 EST
Zatanna: and they were ROOMMATES
Dick: Oh my god they were roommates
Artemis: Hurricane KatRiNa? More like hurricane torTILLA
Megan: You can’t sit with us!
Wally: actually, megan, I can’t sit ANYWHERE
Wally: I have HEmarOiDs
Kaldur: Road work ahead? Uh, yeah, I sure HOPE it does.
Zatanna: dad look, it’s the good kush
Conner: this is the dollar store, how good can it be
Raquel: Hey, I’m lesbian
Artemis: I thought you were American
Dick: Hi, thanks for checking in I’m STILL A PIECE OF GARBAGEEEE
Megan: AH! Stahhhhp, I coulda dropped my CROISSANT
Kaldur: Saw you hanging out with Caitlyn yesterday.
Raquel: Re-Rebecca it’s not what you think!
Kaldur: I won’t hesitate, bITCh.
Roy: My turn!
Roy: [image sent]
Artemis: ………Oh my god is that
Dick: lkjhgfdghk ROY
Raquel: Is that a fucking RAGE COMIC
Roy: Did...I not do it right?
Dick: Roy, I say this with the utmost love and respect
Dick: You’re fucking old
Roy: D:
Wally: HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TEACH YOU THIS LESSON OLD MAN?
Group Chat: Alpha Squad
Tuesday, March 19
16:16 EST
Mxgxn: Sorry babe
Mxgxn has removed Cxnnxr from the conversation.
Mxgxn has added Wally West to the conversation.
Xrtxmxs: Well things just got interesting
Wally: uhhhhhhh where am I
Mxgxn: Super secret birthday party planning chat
Wally: oh gotcha
Dxck: (Change all the vowels in your name to Xs)
Wally West has set their nickname to Wxlly.
Wxlly: done and done
Kxldxr: You forgot about the Y.
Rxqxxl: ???? Y’s not a vowel
Kxldxr: Um yes it is.
Xrtxmxs: Sorry, but I have to side with Raquel on this one. Y’s not a vowel
Rxy: Yeah, definitely not.
Zxtxnnx: no way
Dxck: I’m pretty sure it is?? That’s why it’s interchangeable with E and I sometimes
Rxy: False.
Dxck: Do you wanna go??
Rxy: I wanna GO.
Dxck: FIGHT ME RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW THEN, COWARD
Rxy: JUST NAME THE TIME AND THE PLACE, PAL except my schedule’s kind of packed today.
Dxck: WELL IN THAT CASE how does Saturday work for you
Rxy: I WOULD BE HAPPY TO POUND YOUR FACE IN ON SATURDAY but Ollie’s taking me hiking that morning, so I’m only free after six.
Dxck: WELL LUCKY FOR YOU THEN BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO BE FREE ALL DAY as long as I get to bed by ten of course
Rxy: ALRIGHT THEN, IT’S A DATE.
Dxck: YES IT IS, should I bring flowers or is that too much
Mxgxn: I love you both, but I WILL kick your butts out of this chat don’t test me
Zxtxnnx: someone’s feisty today
Mxgxn: I’m sorry, we’re just on a tight schedule here
Kxldxr: For what?
Rxqxxl: And remind me again why we’re in the top secret birthday-planning chat?
Rxqxxl: There aren’t any birthdays coming up I don’t think
Mxgxn: Which brings up my point
Mxgxn: Has no one else known that Conner’s birthday is on Thursday????
Zxtxnnx: WHAT
Wxlly: conner has a birthday??
Wxlly: I thought he just sprung into existence already full grown and has never aged a day since
Wxlly: like paul rudd
Xrtxmxs: You saw his baby pictures?
Wxlly: photoshopped
Mxgxn: You’re all missing the point here guys
Mxgxn: My boyfriend’s BIRTHDAY is in two days
Mxgxn: And I can’t come up with any good ideas for what to do on such short notice, so HELP ME PLEASE I’M BEGGING YOU
Dxck: Bury him under the Lincoln Memorial
Mxgxn: No
Zxtxnnx: make a macaroni portrait of his face and eat it together with pineapple sauce
Mxgxn: No
Rxqxxl: Rent two Barney the dinosaur costumes and go bananas
Mxgxn: Does no one here care about me at all??????
Kxldxr: I do.
Mxgxn: Do you have an idea?
Kxldxr: No.
Mxgxn: Then you sit on a throne of lies
Rxy: Why can’t you just buy him a present and a cupcake and call it a day?
Rxy: He’s only seventeen, right? Not really that special, so take it easy.
Mxgxn: Are you kidding?
Mxgxn: When my brother turned twelve last year I spent an entire month beforehand making him a rainforest animal scrapbook FROM SCRATCH
Mxgxn: Do you know how hard it is to find kinkajou stickers???
Mxgxn: VERY HARD
Wxlly: yeah and besides, kon’s not turning 17 anyway
Mxgxn: ?
Rxy: You lost me
Wxlly: have we forgotten that conner’s only 6 years old?
Wxlly: he’s turning 7, duh
Dxck: I’VE GOT IT!!
Mxgxn: You have an idea??
Dxck: No, I just found the piece of celery that’s been stuck in my teeth all day
Mxgxn: :/
Dxck: But great news, finding that celery gave me a birthday party idea!!!
Mxgxn: FINALLY
Mxgxn: What is it?
Dxck: I’ve got the perfect place, hang on I’ll link you
Dxck: [link sent]
Wxlly: YES
Rxy: NO.
Zxtxnnx: YES
Wxlly: MEGAN PLEASE LET US DO THIS I’LL OWE YOU MY LIFE
Rxy: Are you people serious?
Wxlly: AS A HEART ATTACK
Mxgxn: Huh
Rxy: That had better be a “hell no” huh.
Mxgxn: I actually kind of like it
Rxy: Seriously???
Mxgxn: Seriously
Mxgxn: It’ll be fun
Rxy: It’ll be humiliating.
Zxtxnnx: for u maybe
Zxtxnnx: the rest of us will just have a ton of fun without u
Rxy: Hey, now I never said I didn’t want to come.
Wxlly: YAYAYAYAYAY
Xrtxmxs: Is it bad that I actually really want to go there now
Kxldxr: Probably.
Kxldxr: But so do I, so I guess we’re doing this.
Dxck: NICE
Dxck: I’ll call and make the arrangements
Mxgxn: Who wants to come to the party store with me to buy supplies?
Rxqxxl: Can I get some of those fake mustaches while we’re there?
Mxgxn: You can get one fake mustache
Rxqxxl: Count me in then
Kxldxr: I will help as well.
Xrtxmxs: Operation: Childlike Nostalgia is a go, people
Wxlly: nice name ;)
Xrtxmxs: Thanks ;)
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Wednesday, March 20
16:16 EST
Bart: I want cupcakes
Traci: Then make some cupcakes
Bart: don’t wanna
Traci: Buy some
Bart: I’m poor
Traci: Well I tried
Cassie: Eat a raw onion
Bart: already did
Steph: ???
Bart: you fools are no match for how hungry I am
Jaime: I’ll share my chicken whizzes with you if you do my biology homework for me in exchange?
Bart: DEAL DEAL DEAL
Jaime: And that’s how you do it folks.
Dick > Conner
Thursday, March 21
00:00 EST
Dick: HAPPY SEVENTH BIRTHDAY, KIDDO!!!
Conner: i will drown you in a porta potty
Conner: ...but thank you
Dick: <3
Zatanna > Conner
Thursday, March 21
05:16 EST
Zatanna: hope u have a great seventh birthday, little guy <3
Conner: i am so tired of being alive
Kaldur > Conner
Thursday, March 21
06:16 EST
Kaldur: Happy birthday!
Conner: thanks. especially because youre the only person so far who hasnt made fun of my age, so thanks for that
Kaldur: Well of course I would not do that.
Kaldur: It would be wrong to bully a seven-year-old.
Conner: thats it i quit. no birthday cake for anyone but me and megan and my dog. at least THEY love me
Artemis > Conner
Thursday, March 21
07:16 EST
Artemis: Happy birthday, slugger
Artemis: God, already seven years old. They really do grow up so fast….
Conner: *heavy sigh*
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Thursday, March 21
09:16 EST
Artemis: Can someone who has class with the gremlin please throw a cement block at his skull and tell him to turn his phone on?
Artemis: Barbara won’t stop texting me because she needs Dick
Zatanna: i think we could all use some dick tbh
Raquel: *sprays you with a squirt bottle* NO! BAD! GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER!
Conner > Megan
Thursday, March 21
17:16 EST
Conner: hey so i followed the directions you gave me, but i still cant find the place
Conner: which, by the way, im pretty sure its my right as the birthday boy to know the details about my own party?
Megan: Nope, that’s against the surprise party rules
Megan: And the directions I gave you were correct, don’t worry
Conner: maybe i read them wrong then? it keeps leading me to a chuck e cheese
Megan: :)
Conner: is this a joke
Megan: :)
Conner: you really decided to have my birthday party at chuck e cheese
Megan: :)
Megan: Come inside, we’ve got pizza
Conner: oh my god
Megan > Artemis
Thursday, March 21
17:16 EST
Megan: Was that you I just saw get into a fight with a fourth grader
Artemis: THOSE WERE MY TICKETS OKAY, I WON THEM FAIR AND SQUARE
Megan: Yeah but you can’t just call a nine year old “a snottier Steve Buscemi” it’s not nice
Artemis: Please, that kid had it coming
Megan: Oy vey
Artemis: Ha joke’s on you, I don’t SPEAK Italian
Dick > Wallman
Thursday, March 21
19:16 EST
Dick: Hey, what do you say we pool our tickets and get matching fake tattoos on our faces?
Wallman: see, this is why we’re best friends
Notes:
By the way, in case anyone was wondering, (which you weren't), when I was writing the part where Dick and Zatanna did the "and they were roommates" bit, I couldn't help noticing that I spelled "roommates" with only one M on the first try. Which then prompted me to have an emotional and existential crisis at 11:00 at night because a couple weeks ago I committed my first ever act of rebellion, which was writing "And they were roommates" with a Sharpie on a wooden bench in the courtyard of my high school. That's right, I defaced school property. But guess who spelled "roommates" wrong.
ME. THAT IS WHO SPELLED IT WRONG. I DID.
MY ONE ACT OF TEENAGE REBELLION, AND I SPELLED IT WRONG. I DON'T SPELL THINGS WRONG. MY SECOND-GRADE TEACHER LET ME PICK MY OWN SPELLING WORDS BECAUSE I NEEDED MORE OF A CHALLENGE. MY MOM COMES TO ME WHEN SHE NEEDS HELP SPELLING SOMETHING.
AND I
SPELLED
ROOMMATES
WRONGGGGG
So that was a disturbing revelation.
Chapter 17: Could Be Gayer
Notes:
Sorry this chapter's pretty late; I read Carry On by Rainbow Rowell recently, and by that I mean I read the book twice in three days because I couldn't help myself whoops. On the bright side, I am now filled with even more gay energy.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Group Chat: Bread
Saturday, March 23
12:28 EST
Bagél: you are…my fiire...
Wonder Bread: The one….desiiire…..
Crouton: Believe…..when I say…..
Rye Bread: I want it thaaat way.
Bagél: TELL ME WHY
Wonder Bread: Ain’t nothing but a heaaartache
Bagél: TELL ME WHY
Rye Bread: Ain’t nothing but a miiistake.
Crouton: I never want to hear you sayyy
Rye Bread: I WANT IT THAAAT WAY.
Bagél: chills. literal chills
Wonder Bread: *sob* It was number five
Wonder Bread: Number five killed my brother
Bagél: oh my god I forgot about that part
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Saturday, March 23
18:09 EST
Raquel: Honesty circle time, everyone!
Raquel: Time for the truth to come out once and for all
Artemis: I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m getting so many red flags rn
Raquel: I have a very important question for you folks, and I want your full honesty on this
Dick: Is it about That Bitch Madison’s nose job? Because I hacked the hospital records and yes she did in fact base it off of Marilyn Manson’s schnozz
Wally: I KNEW IT
Raquel: That’s not what I’m talking about, but good to know
Raquel: Okay so here’s my question, and just know that if any of you lie then Zeus himself will strike you down with no remorse:
Raquel: *drumroll………….*
Raquel: WOULD YOU FUCK YOUR CLONE, YES OR NO
Zatanna: in a heartbeat
Megan: Never
Kaldur: No, because that would be like doing it with my twin which is nasty.
Dick: Yes because I want to know if I’m any good at it
Conner: absolutely not
Wally: no because I hate myself, therefore I would hate my clone too much to fuck him
Artemis: Depends on whether my clone is evil or not
Wally: I guarantee your clone would not be evil
Artemis: How’s that?
Wally: because knowing you, you’re ALREADY the evil version of yourself
Wally: your clone would be an angel compared to you
Artemis: That is the best compliment I’ve ever received
Artemis: In that case, put me down as a solid “maybe”
Raquel: Roy?
Roy: Not even if you paid me.
Conner: now THAT one surprises me
Roy: ??
Roy: How???
Conner: i dunno, you seem sufficiently weird to me
Wally: hey roy, what if YOU were the clone? would you do it then?
Roy: Why would I be the clone?
Wally: Well I wasn’t there when you were born, so who’s to say you WEREN’T grown in an empty jelly jar and dumped out into society with an unknowing thirst for world domination
Roy: Still a hard no.
Zatanna: what if ur clone looked like beyonce
Roy: Then it wouldn’t be my clone anymore, would it.
Dick: Is that a yes?
Roy: No.
Raquel: Is that a maybe?
Roy: Still no.
Conner: what if we genetically modified your clone to look like kaldur
Roy: STOP TRYING TO PEER PRESSURE ME INTO FUCKING MY CLONE.
Artemis: Asdfgkhjlk WAIT I JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING
Artemis: Hey Roy?
Roy: No.
Artemis: Roy
Roy: No.
Artemis: Royyyy
Artemis: Roy Roy Roy
Artemis: Hey Roy
Roy: What.
Artemis: Go fuck yourself
Roy Harper has removed Artemis Crock from the conversation.
Wally > Conner
Monday, March 25
07:53 EST
Wally: knock knock
Conner: whos there
Wally: banana
Conner: banana who
Wally: knock knock
Conner: whos there
Wally: banana
Conner: banana who
Wally: knock knock
Conner: whos there
Wally: banana
Conner: banana who
Wally: knock knock
Conner: whos th
Group Chat: What the FUCK, Richard?
Monday, March 25
10:41 EST
Zatanna has renamed the group: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Megan: Hahahahahahh
Dick: Poetic storytelling
Wally: son, I have something to tell you….
Zatanna: what is it dad?
Wally: son…
Wally: I got an A
Wally: BOR
Wally: TION
Wally: okay but really though, this was what my uncle said to me when I came out to him
Wally: I was all emotional and shit, and then this fucking guy did fingerguns and said “hi bi, I’m barry”
Wally: the fact that I didn’t see it coming when I came out again as trans is my own fault
Kaldur: Can your uncle please adopt me that way I can have a fun coming out story, please and thank you.
Artemis: *breakdancing gently* What’s wrong, son?
Kaldur: I still have not come out to my father yet, and truthfully I am not looking forward to it.
Raquel: Haven’t you and Roy been dating for over a month now?
Roy: Yep.
Dick: And you’ve been sneaking around all this time?
Kaldur: I tell him that I am tutoring Roy in geometry.
Artemis: But you don’t take geometry
Kaldur: He doesn’t know that.
Zatanna: lemme guess, he’s one of those super homophobic religious guys?
Kaldur: Actually, not really?
Kaldur: When my neighbor Lori came out as a lesbian he bought her rainbow shoelaces.
Artemis: Then that’s good, right? At least you know he’s okay with it
Kaldur: Yes, but it is different when it’s your son who is coming out. Plus we aren’t that close anyway, so it’s scary not knowing how he is going to react.
Dick: Dang, I’m sorry man
Dick: Are you planning on coming out to him at all, or are you gonna wait until you graduate?
Kaldur: I am not sure.
Kaldur: My mother and my stepfather already know and they support me, so I feel like I owe it to my father to let him in on it. He is actually coming over for Easter, and my mom wanted me to invite Roy as well. Maybe I will tell him then.
Megan: We support you!!!!
Megan: And if he’s a jerk about it no sweat, we’ll beat him up for you behind Denny’s
Artemis: Why does it feel like the more time you spend with us the more corrupted your mind gets
Megan: Say That To My Face B*tch
Zatanna: nvm she’s still too innocent to curse
Megan: F*ck you I’m a bad kid
Megan: I’ll have you know that one time I ate an After Eight mint at 7:59
Artemis: Mhm
Artemis: And how much did you cry when you realized you were a minute early
Megan: Only for five minutes!
Megan: I’m a cold-blooded criminal I tell ya (ง'̀-'́)ง
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Monday, March 25
15:20 EST
Cassie: [link sent]
Cassie: Just took a quiz on whether I would survive Thanos’ finger snap and guess who got spared!!
Cassie: I am officially more powerful than a raisin
Bart: took the quiz and died :’(
Bart: I miss myself already
La'gaan: well i lived, so that sucks for you i guess
Jaime: Dusted.
Steph: lived!
Traci: *slowly disintegrates* Motherf-
Tim: I got spared??? what the FUCK, Thanos
Tim: Why won’t the universe just let me die already? I have to do everything myself smh
Jaime: Are you okay there, ese?
Tim: not really, my dude (☞'‿ ')☞
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Tuesday, March 26
14:16 EST
Conner: to anyone who puts ice cubes in their cereal, i hope you have a terrible day
Roy: Hey, I do that. :/
Conner: did i stutter
Dick > Megs
Tuesday, March 26
23:58 EST
Dick: Hey you’re not dead, right?
Megs: ?
Megs: I don’t...think so?
Dick: Okay. Okay
Dick: Sorry just checking
Dick: Had to make sure
Megs: Are...you okay?
Dick: Fine
Megs: You sure? I could call you if you want to talk
Dick: …
Dick: Okay
[Incoming call from: Megs ]
[Call ended: 53:12]
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Wednesday, March 27
16:17 EST
Wally: who would win in a fight, conner or a chinchilla
Raquel: Depends. How old is the chinchilla?
Wally: healthy adult
Raquel: Then definitely the chinchilla
Dick: I vote chinchilla
Zatanna: chinchillaaaa
Roy: Chinchilla, without a doubt.
Megan: Conner fighting a chinchilla would be like a kitten fighting a kangaroo with Conner as the kitten
Megan: No offense
Conner: none taken
Conner: that chinchilla would wipe the floor with me and afterwards i would congratulate him
Wally > Kallie
Thursday, March 28
02:29 EST
Wally: why do we say something fits like a glove?
Wally: gloves can be the wrong size
Kallie: Go to sleep Wally.
Wally: but
Kallie: Shh go to sleep.
Roy > Satan
Thursday, March 28
13:06 EST
Roy: Bi the way, I’m going to Kaldur’s house after school so we’re going to have to reschedule our bedazzled crop top fashion show for tomorrow.
Satan: Have fun sweaty! Make good choices
Roy: This is why you have no friends.
Satan: Remember to use a condom!!
Roy: Stop.
Satan: Don’t want to get pregananant, you can’t handle a child
Roy: I’ve kept you alive for this long, so that’s gotta count for something.
Satan: Excuse you, I’m a grown up and can handle myself just fine
Roy: Didn’t you spend all of last weekend shrieking into a pillow because your favorite wrestler lost a match?
Satan: Excuse you Mr. I’m So Much More Mature Than You, my heels are bigger than your dick so your opinion is already irrelevant
Roy: Not gonna lie, that one stung.
Wally > Conner
Thursday, March 28
13:42 EST
Wally: banana
Conner: banana who
Wally: knock knock
Conner: whos there
Wally: banana
Conner: banana who
Wally: knock knock
Conner: whos there
Wally: banana
Conner: banana who
Wally: knock knock
Dick > Artemis
Thursday, March 28
14:29 EST
Dick: Wanna play I Spy?
Artemis: Hard pass
Dick: Well I spy a bad attitude
Artemis > Baywatch
Friday, March 29
16:31 EST
Artemis: 20 questions: Would you rather go on a romantic cruise with Lord Voldemort, a can of cat food, or Shrek
Baywatch: shrek duh next question
Baywatch: actually, hang on. how many questions is that do you think?
Baywatch: I feel like we haven’t played this in a bazillion years
Artemis: I have one left, and you have two
Baywatch: sweet
Baywatch: any particular reason you decided to keep playing now?
Artemis: Dunno
Artemis: Was bored
Artemis: Why, do you have something better to do?
Baywatch: bold of you to assume I know how to make plans
Artemis: Good answer
Artemis: Your turn
Baywatch: hmmmmm
Baywatch: when was the last time you laughed
Artemis: Last Tuesday
Baywatch: explain
Artemis: This new kid asked if the reason Mr. Palmer’s last name was Palmer was because he had sweaty hands. Fred Bugg I think it was
Baywatch: with two Gs?
Artemis: With two Gs
Artemis: If you were stranded on a deserted island with Dick and a chicken, who would you eat first
Baywatch: dick of course
Baywatch: he’d have the most protein
Artemis: But he’s so scrawny
Artemis: Your turn
Baywatch: actually...I think I’m gonna save mine
Artemis: You can’t do that
Baywatch: why not?
Artemis: Because that’s cheating
Baywatch: no it’s not
Artemis: Yes it is
Baywatch: no it’s not
Artemis: Yes it is
Artemis: What are you even saving it for?
Baywatch: dunno yet
Artemis: Come on, just ask me a question now and get it over with
Baywatch: nope. saving it
Artemis: You’re exhausting
Baywatch: thank you so much
Baywatch: hey if you’re still bored, wanna come over and play checkers? I have root beer and spongebob fruit snacks
Artemis: checkers and fruit snacks? You really know how to charm a girl, West
Baywatch: just for you arty ;)
Dick > Wallman
Saturday, March 30
03:04 EST
Dick: Are you awake?
Dick: Wally
Dick: WallyWallyWally
Dick: Seriously dude I’m not kidding please answer me I’m legit about to have an attack
Dick: WALLY
Wallman: I’m here I’m here, I’m awake now
Wallman: it;s okay buddy just take a breath
Wallman: you okay?
Dick: Sorry. Just needed to make sure you were still there
Wallman: dreams again?
Dick: Yeah
Dick: Sorry I woke you up
Dick: I’ll let you go back to sleep. Just needed to make sure you weren’t. you know. dead or anything
Wallman: nah don’t worry, I’m up for good now so it’s fine
Dick: Sorry. My brain gets weird this time of year
Wallman: don’t apologize, I get it
Wallman: want to come over and watch cartoons?
Dick: Yes please
Wally > Blondie
Saturday, March 30
09:48 EST
Wally: why did the bow insult the archer’s technique
Blondie: I’m going to regret this
Blondie: Why?
Wally: he was very ARROW-gant
Wally: :D
Blondie: That was the worst joke I’ve ever heard
Wally: you laughed, admit it
Blondie: Never
Wally: killjoy
Wally: that’s okay though, because I know you laughed even if you refuse to say it and that’s satisfaction enough for me
Blondie: Mút mông tôi
Wally: lucky for you I can’t read vietnamese, otherwise I’d insult you right back so HA
Blondie: Tàn nhang của bạn thực sự rất dễ thương, nhưng bạn không thể đọc được điều này vì vậy nó không thành vấn đề bởi vì bạn sẽ không bao giờ biết tôi đã nói điều đó
Wally: now you’re just rubbing it in
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Saturday, March 30
16:18 EST
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: Kaldur did my makeup and now I feel like a movie star.
Zatanna: so THAT’S how he does it
Dick: Oh my god?? Kaldur you never told me you have magical abilities
Megan: You look great, Roy!!!
Roy: Thanks. <3
Artemis: I can’t believe we are learning the secret to Kaldur’s contoured cheekbones and glowing skin
Kaldur: My mother taught me how to do makeup when I was thirteen.
Zatanna: kaldur, thou art a WIZARD
Roy: I feel so pretty.
Dick: KALDUR PLEASE DO MY MAKEUP I WANT TO BE PRETTY
Megan: Me too!!
Dick: Conner get in your car and pick me and Megs up, Kaldur get your palettes ready because we are COMING
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Saturday, March 30
18:04 EST
Dick: BEHOLD
Dick: [image sent]
Dick: I am fabulous
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: kal did eyeliner on me check it out
Conner: we slay
Megan: [image sent]
Megan: I feel cute :3c
Roy: [image sent]
Roy: It’s like I’m part of a really gay and majestic motorcycle gang.
Kaldur: You’re welcome. :)
Wally > Conner
Sunday, March 31
16:57 EST
Wally: knock knock
Conner: whos there
Wally: orange
Conner: orange who
Wally: ORANGE you glad I didn’t say banana?
Wally: …...conner?
Wally: you still there pal?
Conner > Wally
Sunday, March 31
17:01 EST
Block this number? [Yes] [No]
Notes:
Mút mông tôi: "Suck my ass."
Tàn nhang của bạn thực sự rất dễ thương, nhưng bạn không thể đọc được điều này vì vậy nó không thành vấn đề bởi vì bạn sẽ không bao giờ biết tôi đã nói điều đó:
"Your freckles are really cute, but you can't read this so it doesn't matter because you'll never know I said it."
Chapter 18: Absolute Fools in April
Notes:
18 chapters!!! This fic is officially old enough to vote.
Chapter Text
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Monday, April 1
04:27 EST
Steph: i just learned that approximately 25% of the organisms on earth are beetles, so if that’s the case then that means four of us are actually just beetles in human suits
Steph: impostors, please reveal yourselves now before extreme measures need to be taken
Jaime: THEY’RE ONTO US BOYS.
Jaime: *skitters back to my hive under your deck*
Megan > Conner <3
Monday, April 1
06:01 EST
Megan: I don’t like you…
Megan: APRIL FOOLS!!!! :D
Megan: I actually LOVE you!!!!
Conner <3: aww that was really cute
Conner <3: is this a sign that i should take down all the shrek faces i printed out and stuck to every photo in your house
Conner <3: …...not that i did that or anything
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Monday, April 1
08:38 EST
Zatanna: new fun and sexy way to make people think ur weird: fill an empty mayo jar with vanilla pudding and eat it with a spoon
Conner: i was wondering why you were doing that, but i figured it was just another new trend i missed out on
Roy: What was the last one?
Conner: mozzarella friendship bracelets
Roy: I think you just hang out with weird people.
Artemis: Mayonnaise pudding? That’s it? You need to step up your game, Zee
Artemis: I replaced every stick in my friend Cam’s pack of gum with play-doh and he only realized it after the fourth one
Raquel: See this is why I’m smarter than all you guys
Raquel: I’ve locked myself in my basement with seven bags of gummy worms, enough caprisuns to last me the day, and my phone charger
Raquel: Try and prank me now, fools
Megan: Does your basement have a bathroom?
Raquel: No
Megan: Then what happens when you have to pee?
Raquel: I’ve got that covered
Conner: ?
Conner: how
Raquel: :)
Roy: Alrighty, new conversation topic!
Kaldur: But I want to know the pee solution.
Roy: A L R I G H T Y N E W C O N V E R S A T I O N T O P I C .
Roy: You guys see any other cool pranks so far?
Wally: my birth
Artemis: My life
Megan: My face
Conner: kids could you lighten up a little?
Kaldur: One person in orchestra wrapped Zari’s torso in plastic wrap when she fell asleep under the piano.
Megan: What happened when she realized?
Kaldur: Oh I don’t know. She hasn’t woken up yet.
Zatanna: i didn’t know u were in orchestra
Kaldur: Yes, I play the violin.
Zatanna: can u play the devil went down to georgia?
Kaldur: I don’t think so.
Zatanna: then what’s the point?
Raquel: I’m in orchestra too and lemme tell you, Kaldur is GOOD
Raquel: He’s been playing so long, he doesn’t even get violin hickeys anymore
Roy: Yeah, ‘cause not everyone fucks their violin like you do.
Raquel: DOST THOU WANT TO GO, SIR?
Roy: COMETH AT ME, BRO.
Wally: I can play the kazoo
Wally: we should form a screamo band
Megan: What will we call it?
Wally: wally and the sluts™️
Wally: I’m wally of course
Wally: you guys can be my sluts
Zatanna: i’ll join, but only if we do a cover of kaldur’s favorite song baby shark
Wally: well duh, what am I an animal?
Megan: BAY
Megan: BEE
Megan: SHARK DO DO DO DO DO DO BABY SHARK DO DO DO DO DO DO BABY SHARK DO DO DO DO DO DO
Raquel: This is why I’m hiding in the basement today
Wally > Dicktionary
Monday, April 1
11:20 EST
Wally: hey buddy
Wally: I called your house and alfred said you’re not up to getting out of bed
Wally: which is totally okay, by the way
Wally: however you’re feeling is okay
Wally: listen, I know today’s a pretty sucky day with the anniversary of you-know-what and all, so I just wanted to remind you that I’m here for you if you need to talk or anything
Wally: oh also you don’t need to respond to this; I just wanted to make sure you knew that
Wally: call me when you can
Wally: <3
Artemis > Baywatch
Monday, April 1
12:36 EST
Artemis: Best ever April Fools Day pranks GO
Baywatch: last year I put a life-sized cardboard cutout of luke perry in our bathroom and my aunt screamed so loud it cracked the mirror
Artemis: I convinced my mailman that it was actually March 32nd because it was a leap year
Baywatch: filled all the oreos in the cafeteria vending machine with toothpaste
Artemis: Told my boyfriend that my real dad was actually John Cena
Baywatch: ……..you have a boyfriend?
Artemis: Ex
Artemis: Ex-boyfriend
Baywatch: oh
Baywatch: good
Baywatch: wait no
Baywatch: I didn’t mean “good” as in “good,” I meant like “oh that’s cool that you don’t have a boyfriend because you're an independent woman who don’t need no man or person or anything” but like, not in a “you don’t deserve to date people way” I mean it in like a chill way becasue even if you were, like, dating someone that would be super duper okay with me
Baywatch: actually why am I saying that it’s not even my business
Baywatch: idk why i even thought about it, not that ive thought about it ive never thought about it ever i dont even think about thinking abpout it, it’s like you dating people hasnt even occured to me ever, not even right now i typed that withou teven thinking about it isnt that wild what a cool talent i have right hahaha
Artemis: Um
Baywatch: anyways who was your ex? not that I care or anything, you don’t even have to answer if you don’t want to that’s how little I care
Baywatch: but also who was it
Artemis: You know my friend Cameron Mahkent?
Baywatch: THAT was your boyfriend????
Baywatch: isn’t he on drugs?
Artemis: Probably
Artemis: We only dated for a couple months before we both got bored and decided to be friends instead
Baywatch: wow
Baywatch: didn’t see that coming
Artemis: That I could stay friends with an ex? You know plenty of people do that right
Baywatch: no, that someone could get bored with you
Baywatch: wait that wasn’t supposed to send SHIUT
Artemis: Is that supposed to be a compliment?
Baywatch: plEase, you wish
Baywatch: you’re just so hostile and annoying all the time, every conversation with you is an adventure
Artemis: Have you dated anyone before?
Baywatch: well, duh. I AM the wallman
Artemis: How could I forget
Baywatch: but yeah, freshman year I dated this girl linda
Artemis: Did you now
Artemis: What was she like? Not that it matters
Baywatch: she was fun and really cool to hang out with, but she moved to new york during the summer so we had to break it off
Baywatch: we still talk sometimes, just as friends now
Artemis: Who else?
Baywatch: uhhhhh that was it
Artemis: No really, who else
Baywatch: no, really, there IS no one else
Artemis: Seriously?
Baywatch: yes?
Artemis: Oh
Baywatch: what?
Artemis: I don't know. I just figured there would have been more
Baywatch: awww why yes I am incredibly hot and charming thank you so much for noticing
Artemis: Don’t flatter yourself
Artemis: I just meant that you flirt around so much there must have been at least a dozen people you conned into taking pity on you
Baywatch: sadly no, linda is the lone lucky duck
Baywatch: and I don’t flirt THAT much
Artemis: You asked the guy at the McDonald’s drive thru yesterday what he was wearing
Baywatch: well excuse me for taking an interest in people’s attire?
Artemis: You practically drooled over Megan for months
Baywatch: okay well I never actually expected to get anywhere with megan in the first place so she doesn’t count
Artemis: What does that even mean
Baywatch: come on, everyone knew meg liked conner. and yeah she’s cute and makes good brownies, but I like being friends with her more now anyway
Artemis: Are those the qualifications then?
Baywatch: liking conner?
Artemis: No dipshit, being cute and baking diabetes squares like the witch from hansel and gretel
Artemis: You know, your “type” or whatever
Baywatch: that’s a weird question
Artemis: Fine then don’t answer it. I don’t care anyway
Baywatch: hey now I never said I didn’t want to answer
Baywatch: because no, that’s not my type
Baywatch: which is part of the reason I knew things wouldn’t work out with me and megs no matter what I did
Artemis: Because she’s not your type
Baywatch: romantically? not really
Artemis: Then what IS your type?
Baywatch: I can’t tell you that
Artemis: Why not
Baywatch: because you’ll make fun of me for being cheesy
Artemis: What if I promise I won’t?
Baywatch: you gotta pinkie swear
Artemis: We’re on the phone
Baywatch: then how about you tell me your type too, that way we’re both sworn to secrecy
Artemis: I guess that’s fair
Artemis: Now let’s hear about that dream person
Baywatch: passionate
Artemis: Ew?
Baywatch: not like that, you perv
Baywatch: I meant about stuff in general. someone who gets excited about what they like and doesn’t try to tone it down for someone else’s approval. someone who doesn’t care what other people think about them
Artemis: That’s...specific
Baywatch: fine then I’ll stop
Artemis: I never said stop
Artemis: So you don’t want someone boring?
Baywatch: would anyone?
Artemis: I didn’t ask about anyone, did I
Baywatch: they’ve also gotta be interesting
Artemis: Like having a secret collection of creepy doll heads under their bed?
Baywatch: like taking some time to understand. not being an open book
Baywatch: I don’t want to know everything about them just by looking at them
Artemis: Why not?
Baywatch: because good things can’t come easily
Artemis: So you want someone who’s difficult? That’s weird
Baywatch: I never said difficult
Artemis: Then what DID you say
Baywatch: I dunno, there’s just gotta be some tension there, y’know?
Artemis: Kinky
Baywatch: no it’s not
Artemis: Yes it really is
Baywatch: stop kinkshaming me
Artemis: Can’t help it. Kinkshaming you is my kink
Baywatch: alright, now it’s your turn
Artemis: No I changed my mind
Artemis: This game is weird
Baywatch: artemissssss come on
Baywatch: I told you my stuff
Baywatch: tell me about your dream hottie
Baywatch: I’ll bet they’re blonde
Artemis: Why blonde? I’M blonde
Baywatch: you tell me
Artemis: I’m actually into people with dark hair so choke
Baywatch: AHA
Baywatch: so you admit you have preferences
Artemis: Put a cork in it Watson
Baywatch: I’m sherlock and you know it
Baywatch: so...dark haired folks?
Artemis: Most of the time. Not always
Baywatch: what else?
Artemis: I don’t know
Artemis: I guess I want someone who's funny
Baywatch: but you never laugh unless someone is in pain
Artemis: Hence why it’s an achievement when someone makes me laugh for real
Artemis: Bitch
Baywatch: I make you laugh all the time, you just don’t admit it
Artemis: You sure about that?
Baywatch: very
Artemis: Then I guess that would put you ahead on the list wouldn’t it
Baywatch: think I’d have to dye my hair first
Artemis: It’s a shame being a dorky hot mess isn’t on my list too
Baywatch: aww you called me hot ;)
Artemis: I also called you a mess
Baywatch: don’t forget dork. that’s an extra trait than you gave your dream person
Artemis: And what does that mean
Baywatch: you tell me
Artemis: You think that’s charming?
Baywatch: that depends, do you think it’s charming?
Artemis: I think…
Artemis: I’m late for a science lab
Artemis: See you at lunch
Baywatch: ...woah
Wally > Ginger #2
Monday, April 1
13:16 EST
Wally: I feel like I just got whiplash
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: [image sent]
Ginger #2: Please stop sending me screenshots of you flirting with my sister thanks.
Wally: IT WASN’T FLIRTING
Wally: and she’s not even your sister
Ginger #2: Says the government.
Wally: okay but seriously, what just happened
Ginger #2: To quote the great Wally West while he grossly flirted with Satan herself, “You tell me.”
Wally: I think megan’s just getting in my head
Ginger #2: Yeah, I’ve seen you with Megan in your head. Trust me. If there’s someone making a house in that big brain of yours, it’s definitely not Megan.
Wally: what’s that supposed to mean
Ginger #2: It means you might want to start looking at what’s right in front of your face.
Wally: bold of you to assume I have a face
Wally: and I’m not following you
Ginger #2: Figure it out yourself, Sherlock.
Wally: you’re a terrible friend
Ginger #2: Yeah, but I’m a great Jedi master and that’s what matters.
Tim > Big Bird
Monday, April 1
14:37 EST
Tim: just so you know, I got your homework from your teachers so yeahhh
Tim: Also Alf made cinnamon rolls so if you ever feel like coming out of your room i’d get them while they’re still hot
Tim: ALso also I invented something today
Tim: it’s like a jacket but instead of fabric there’s thumbtacks that adhere to your skin so it doesn’t blow off when it’s windy
Tim: I call it “The Tim Jacket Of Power” and am planning on selling the prototype to hot topic
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Monday, April 1
16:16 EST
Conner: all right, which one of you did it
Artemis: Whomst?
Conner: [image sent]
Wally: jhgftdgfhjlk K O N
Zatanna: good god it’s like looking into a funhouse mirror except instead of ur own reflection ur actually staring right into hell
Kaldur: What are those? Are they floor tiles?
Conner: coasters actually
Conner: they arrived on my doorstep in a giant box a little while ago and it was horrifying
Conner: my dog fear-peed on the rug when he saw them
Megan: You have to admit, it takes a lot of skill to take a picture of someone mid-sneeze
Raquel: Tbh I didn’t even know Conner COULD sneeze
Conner: thank you
Conner: but yeah, who sent them
Conner: come forward prankster
Conner: theres 150 of these things and i dont know what to do with them
Raquel: Donate them to charity
Artemis: Do you honestly think anyone would take 150 coasters of a teenage weirdo sneezing? It’s the same thing as taking home a haunted puppet
Artemis: Cursed
Roy: My guess is it was Dick who sent them.
Wally: really? I would have thought it’d be kaldur
Kaldur: Why me?
Wally: because we already know dick is a chaos entity
Wally: you could be a secret psychopath
Kaldur: You know full well that I don’t send mail.
Megan: Why not?
Kaldur: I don’t trust mailmen to not turn their bones flaccid in order to slip through the mail slot and come after my family.
Zatanna: oh! okay. okay this is normal
Artemis: Nah, my money’s on Dick too
Artemis: Only he would waste that much time and resources on a prank
Artemis: Me? I’ve got a family to feed
Roy: You’ve got a dead worm you “rescued” from a puddle and refuse to get rid of.
Artemis: Like I said, I’ve got a family to feed
Artemis: Everyone knows Dick’s family is rich, so they only eat stuff like caviar and diamonds and probably oompa loompas
Roy: It’s true. I’m rich and I ate four oompa loompas this morning alone.
Artemis: Speaking of, has anyone seen the little guy today? He wasn’t in school
Zatanna: i tried calling him earlier to see if he wanted to hang out, but he wouldn’t answer
Raquel: That’s...weird?
Conner: youd think dick would be a maniac today
Zatanna: yeah, the guy’s like Pranks R Us on a normal day
Wally: how DARE you speak of the dead like that
Wally: (I’ll never forget u…...toys r us kids…..)
Artemis: I brought a helmet to school because I knew he’d try to pull something, but he never did which is slightly disappointing because I drew a bunch of dicks on it for the occasion, and now all that hard work will have gone to waste
Zatanna: weird
Wally: I think he said he was gonna be in gotham today. his dad had a wayne enterprises thing and dick had to go with him. it was very last minute
Kaldur: Oh, well that’s good. I was worried it was something more serious.
Roy: Yeah, nope. Just normal rich guy stuff. He’ll be in school tomorrow.
Conner: so does that mean he didnt send the coasters?
Raquel: Guess not, buddy
Megan: I mean, he could have sent them in advance so they’d arrive today because he knew he wouldn’t be here to prank you himself
Conner: thats unnecessarily thorough, but okay
Conner: so…..anyone want a coaster? since now ive got a few extras
Wally: I’ll take 30
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Monday, April 1
23:11 EST
Tim: Life……………………...is like a seed
Cassie: Explain
Tim: Not real
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Wednesday, April 3
13:40 EST
Jaime: My dad took me for a driving lesson and when I was practicing parking he asked me if I was straight and I fucking laughed and finger gunned at him HELP.
Traci: Lol oh my GOD Jaime
Steph: i mean. DID you park straight?
Jaime: NO.
Jaime: I SOMEHOW PARKED COMPLETELY SIDEWAYS AND RAN OVER A SODA CAN WHILE I WAS AT IT.
Kaldur > The Coaster Guy
Wednesday, April 3
17:02 EST
Kaldur: Sorry to bother you, but I just realized that on the receipt you gave me it charged an extra twelve dollars for something called “emotional and mental health cost”? May I ask what that is?
The Coaster Guy: Of course. You see, when we were packaging the coasters to be shipped, one of my workers took one look at the contents of the box and was so overwhelmed with fear that he had a stroke and is now in therapy.
Kaldur: Ah.
The Coaster Guy: Your friend has the body of a greek god, but the sneeze of a rabid gorilla.
Chapter 19: 5318008 But Upside Down
Notes:
Guess who saw Shazam yesterday!!! So for those of you who haven't watched that movie yet, PLEASE go see it as soon as physically possible because it was phenomenal. I'm trying to convince my parents to take my little brothers to see it that way I have an excuse to watch it a second time.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Group Chat: Young Just Us
Sunday, April 7
09:14 EST
La’gaan: soooo ive got a question
Traci: What is it?
La’gaan: so like…...arent all gay people supposed to be obsessed with fashion? because my cousin is gay and he got mad at me when i asked if he owned a boa scarf which i thought was a completely valid question
La’gaan: so i dont understand why he got pissy about it
Cassie: Probably because that’s kind of a stereotype?
Cassie: It’s the same as saying that all blondes are dumb. Just because someone’s gay doesn’t mean they do every single thing stereotypically gay people do.
Tim: bƏsiďes, ỉ’m pretty gáy and I čan’t drëss well at ãll
Steph: what-
Steph: what’s happening there
Tim: trƴing sōmethinǧ nɛw
Steph: well stop trying, you’re embarrassing yourself
Tim: բưɔķ ÿøü
Tim: I havǝ mađǝ thǝ ǝxǝcutĭvǝ dǝcisiōň that typiňg likǝ a rǝǧular pǝrson is akin to suŕřǝndǝring tổ thǝ Đrǝadǝd Nőrm, and I will bǝ damňǝd if I đarǝ bǝ cőnsidǝrǝd aňythinǧ remổtǝly ňőrmal
Wally > Megalicious
Tuesday, April 9
08:20 EST
Wally: you’re the yee to my haw
Megalicious: I’m so sorry
Wally: ??
Wally: for what?
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Tuesday, April 9
08:24 EST
Megan: [image sent]
Megan: Wally is a hillbilly confirmed
Wally: *gasp* BETRAYAL!!!
Megan: I said I was sorry
Artemis: Don’t you mean betray’all?
Zatanna: HA
Dick: Told ya Wally’s a closet hick
Dick: See everyone? This is what happens when we don’t listen to Dickie
Dick: We miss out on golden opportunities to drag the Wallman as a team
Wally: just because I’m from kansas doesn’t mean I’m a hick
Artemis: No, I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what it means
Wally: conner’s from kansas too and we don’t make fun of him!!
Kaldur: Yes we do. Quite often.
Conner: i would be offended if you didnt honestly
Raquel: Wally, didn’t you say the other day that my outfit looked prettier than butter on a stack of wheat cakes?
Wally: how dare you spill my secrets to these undeserving piranhas. that’s not friendship
Zatanna: one time wally and i had a sleepover, and i swear to sweet baby jesus he has an accent when he’s tired
Wally: (deceptionnn) AN OUTRAGE! (disgraaaace) FOR SHAME!
Megan: I think I would make a good southerner
Megan: I wear cute headbands and I know how to bake an apple pie
Dick: Ah, but do you have the correct amount of homophobia and backwards thinking?
Megan: You got me there
Raquel: Actually my aunt’s from Kentucky and she’s a liberal so I mean
Raquel: Stereotypes, you know
Dick: Good point!
Dick: I take it back. Megs, you can be as southern as you want because stereotypes are Bad and we don’t prejudize here
Roy: That’s not a word.
Dick: Sure it is
Wally: I mean, that is true about the stereotyping and stuff, but I will say though that the reason my aunt and uncle had to move us to rhode island was because Some People had some Very Strong Opinions on who I am/how I choose to express myself and were Very Very Loud And Aggressive About It Even Though Literally No One Asked But Thanks For The Input Karen
Conner: i guess it all depends on who youre around
Conner: some people are just normal human beings, and some people are gross closed minded jerks and theres nothing you can do to avoid them completely
Conner: all that you can do is make sure you surround yourself with the former rather than the latter as much as possible, and remember that not all stereotypes apply to everyone so its important that you dont judge someone before you know their story
Artemis: Wow, that was...really deep, Conner
Conner: thanks i got it from a fortune cookie
Conner: my lucky numbers are 5318008
Zatanna: slkdjskldk
Kaldur: I don’t get it.
Zatanna: turn ur phone upside down
Kaldur: Ohhhhh.
Wally > Ginger #2
Thursday, April 11
15:06 EST
Wally: it’s a cold and it’s a broken jalapeño,,,
Ginger #2: I wish I could return this text and get a refund.
Wally: don’t forsake me just because ur afraid of the truth
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Friday, April 12
07:12 EST
Raquel: [image sent]
Megan: Awwwwwww <333
Dick: they’re cuddlin
Conner: thats adorable
Kaldur: Raquel, where did you get this picture?
Kaldur: Not that I mind of course, because Roy and I ARE incredibly cute.
Raquel: Took it when you both fell asleep during the subway ride from the cheesecake factory
Conner: hey megs, i think we need to up our cuteness levels
Conner: theyre trying to be a cuter couple than us
Roy: That’s because we already are.
Megan: I beg your pardon?
Roy: Then beg.
Megan: Conner and I are SUPER cute! We hold hands like twice as much as you do
Conner: yeah! check and mate
Roy: Well Kaldur bought me a heart-shaped cookie this morning.
Conner: megan knitted me a scarf
Roy: Kaldur and I play bingo on Saturdays.
Megan: Conner calls me sweetheart
Roy: Kaldur calls me darling.
Megan: CONNER CALLS ME BABY DOLL
Roy: KALDUR CALLS ME HONEY BUNCH.
Raquel: Calm down you actual fourth graders, let’s put it to a vote before you all kill each other
Roy: ...Oh yeah.
Conner: thats one way to do it i guess
Raquel: All in favor of Roy and Kaldur being the cutest couple in our squad?
Roy: Aye.
Raquel: You can’t vote for yourself
Roy: Tyrant.
Dick: Aye
Zatanna: aye
Raquel: Aye
Raquel: Conner and Megan?
Dick: ……………
Zatanna: *crickets*
Megan: That’s no fair! Wally and Artemis aren’t here and I KNOW they’d be on our side
Roy: Where are those two, anyway?
Zatanna: hmmmm ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Dick: Can’t imagine what they could possibly be doing right now. Together. Alone ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Kaldur: Artemis said they are studying together at the diner.
Zatanna: “studying”
Kaldur: Also.
Kaldur: I am sorry to break it to you all, but Roy and I are actually not that romantic.
Roy: Shhh yes we are.
Kaldur: On our first date Roy asked me if I wanted to see something cool, and then he proceeded to burp the national anthem.
Roy: Yet you stayed with me anyway, so I must have done something right.
Kaldur: Yes, I will admit I was mildly impressed.
Roy: See? I’m a stud. Sink, line, and hooker.
Dick: Roy? I love you, but you’re an idiot
Raquel: Is that a true story??
Roy: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Raquel: Wow
Raquel: I’m sorry, but men are gross and I’m ashamed to even be associated with you hooligans
Raquel: This is why I signed up for lesbianism
Group Chat: Bread
Saturday, April 13
10:53 EST
Crouton: Sorry but uhhhh the best time to wear a striped sweater?
Crouton: ALL the time??
Wonder Bread: Cheers I’ll drink to that bro
Tim > Big Bird
Saturday, April 13
23:11 EST
Tim: Can I borrow all of your pillows & blankets? Pretty pleaze?
Big Bird: I’m using them
Tim: 4 wut
Big Bird: Sleeping?
Tim: Ew what is that
Tim: Soundz like a diseaze
Tim: Bart, Gar and i want to build a fort
Big Bird: ………………..Fine, but only if I can join
Tim: Bring snax
Artemis > Baywatch
Sunday, April 14
06:44 EST
Artemis: Let’s say, hypothetically, that you died in a gruesome accident
Baywatch: good morning to you too?
Artemis: Sorry
Artemis: Hi
Baywatch: hi
Baywatch: so…...I’m dead?
Artemis: Yes
Baywatch: a tragic loss, but okay
Artemis: Your family and loved ones are setting up the funeral, and they’re going to the dead people store to order your headstone
Baywatch: “the dead people store”
Artemis: Hush
Baywatch: yes ma’am
Artemis: What would you want your headstone to say?
Baywatch: ate ass, sucked dick, and sold drugs
Artemis: That’s stupid
Baywatch: a woman at the corner of 8th and 31st smoking a cigarette that isn’t lit anymore would be very offended
Artemis: I’m serious. What would you want people to see every time they visited your grave at ye olde dusty, haunted cemetery?
Baywatch: you planning on killing me, crock?
Artemis: Just a healthy curiosity
Baywatch: okay, then I guess it would have to be something inspirational. you know, like “keep running” or “enjoy the good times when they come”
Baywatch: or that thing my uncle told me, something like “life is too short unless someone you love goes first”
Baywatch: I wanna make people think
Baywatch: that way everyone will spend way more time looking at my cool grave than all the other dead peoples’ and I’ll be super popular in the afterlife
Artemis: How humble of you
Baywatch: ikr
Baywatch: what about you?
Artemis: “I’ll be back.”
Baywatch: charming
Baywatch: come on, I gave you MY real answer
Artemis: So did I
Baywatch: did you?
Artemis: I just don’t want a boring grave
Baywatch: but what about the stuff that talks about who you were, all that cool shit
Artemis: Fine, then I guess below that it can say “Beloved daughter/friend/sister/partner/etc.”
Artemis: Happy?
Baywatch: well yeah, except that stuff’s kind of a given
Baywatch: I meant the special stuff
Artemis: It literally says beloved, how much more special can it get?
Baywatch: you know what I mean
Artemis: Nope, sorry. Sticking to my answer
Baywatch: why?
Artemis: Because I’d want people to think I was loved
Baywatch: *gasp* artemis crock, is that sentiment I hear? I never thought I’d see the day
Artemis: You shut your hecking mouth
Baywatch: but shouldn’t it be “know”? they won’t /think/ you were loved, they’ll know
Artemis: Same thing
Baywatch: is it though?
Artemis: Look, I haven’t seen my mom or sister in years, and my dad kinda hates me so
Artemis: Excuse me if I’m not really feeling the love
Baywatch: Yeah, but you’ve also got a family who loves you a ton from what I can tell
Artemis: Clearly you haven’t met my family
Baywatch: I wasn’t talking about that one
Artemis: Are you including yourself in that, then?
Baywatch: do you want me to?
Artemis: ...Haven’t decided yet
Baywatch: well let’s see
Baywatch: according to the super official wallman dictionary which is definitely a real thing, family is the people who:
Baywatch: 1) care about your wellbeing
Baywatch: 2) will send you stupid memes at 3am when you’re feeling sad
Baywatch: 3) have your back no matter what
Baywatch: and
Baywatch: 4) love you even when they hate you
Baywatch: so going by this, I dunno. I like to think I’d qualify
Artemis: Nice to know that you love me even though you also hate me
Baywatch: well it should be obvious by now that I hate you
Artemis: And the other part?
Baywatch: ...depends on how you look at it
Artemis: Explain
Baywatch: well, I love a lot of things. chemistry. sandwiches. lady gaga
Artemis: Then on a rate from sandwiches to gaga, where would I fall?
Baywatch: hmmmm
Baywatch: cake
Baywatch: you would be cake
Artemis: Because I’m sweet?
Baywatch: because you’re artemis
Artemis: From what I’ve seen, you really like cake
Baywatch: yes I do
Artemis: Good to know
Wally > Dicktionary
Sunday, April 14
17:32 EST
Wally: I need your help
Dicktionary: Uh oh
Dicktionary: Are you okay?
Wally: yeah don’t worry everything’s fine, I just
Wally: something weird’s been happening lately?
Dicktionary: Weird like what?
Wally: just a little while ago I was talking to artemis, and out of nowhere I started feeling all...weird and tingly?
Dicktionary: Yeahhhhh I don’t know if I’m qualified to give you this particular talk
Wally: not THAT kind of tingly
Wally: little perv
Wally: fuck how do I explain this
Wally: okay so like, when I’m around artemis, I feel kind of nauseated? but also filled with butterflies? but also like I just took a whole ton of cocaine
Wally: and when I’m talking to her, it feels as though we’re in a bubble or something
Wally: the whole rest of the world is a million miles away, and nothing exists except for her and me and it makes me want to stay that way forever and never come back to reality ever again
Wally: you know?
Dicktionary: Wow
Dicktionary: That’s...
Wally: is it a brain tumor?
Dicktionary: I’m no expert, but uh
Dicktionary: I think that’s what loves feels like, my friend
Wally: I’m sorry, that’s what what feels what
Artemis > Zee
Sunday, April 14
17:55 EST
Artemis: For some reason, every time I talk to Wally lately my chest hurts and I feel sick and my heart pounds and my face gets red and I can’t think straight?
Artemis: What a bitch I hate him
Zee: wow, and u guys say i'm the clueless one
Notes:
Fun fact, during the part when it mentions Lady Gaga, when I typed that I thought, "Man I love Gaga, I should listen to Born This Way next that song's great" and the very second I thought that, the music playing on my phone, (which was set to shuffle), started to play Born This Way.
So I'm not saying I have superpowers, but I have superpowers.
Chapter 20: Sneezy, Eggy, and Dummy
Notes:
I'm really sorry about the late update, guys. My cat died very suddenly over the weekend, and it was pretty difficult so I wasn't up to writing anything for a while. But I'm back now with a new chapter, so yay.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Dick Grayson has created the chat: Get A Room
Monday, April 15
17:51 EST
Dick Grayson has added Megan Morse to the conversation.
Dick Grayson has added Kaldur Durham to the conversation.
Dick Grayson has added Zatanna Zatara to the conversation.
Dick Grayson has added Raquel Ervin to the conversation.
Dick Grayson has added Conner Kent to the conversation.
Dick Grayson has added Roy Harper to the conversation.
Dick Grayson has set their nickname to Sneezy.
Sneezy: We’re doing dwarves, people, so get your nicknames in order
Megan: I call Happy!!
Megan Morse has set their nickname to Happy.
Conner: i want to be dopey
Conner Kent has set their nickname to Dopey.
Sneezy: Interesting choice
Dopey: he has the most personality
Dopey: also i cant grow a beard either so i connect with him on a spiritual level
Happy: Roy, you’re definitely Grumpy
Roy: Why am I Grumpy???
Zatanna: because ur the angsty one
Zatanna Zatara has set their nickname to Doc.
Roy: Fine.
Roy Harper has set their nickname to Grumpy.
Kaldur: Who should I be?
Doc: hmmmmm
Doc: i’m thinking bashful?
Sneezy: Yeah, I can see that
Kaldur Durham has set their nickname to Bashful.
Raquel: YES I was hoping I’d get Sleepy
Dopey: why?
Raquel: He’s the most relatable of all the dwarves
Raquel Ervin has set their nickname to Sleepy.
Sneezy: Now that that’s settled,
Sneezy: WELCOME, GUYS GALS AND NONBINARY PALS
Sneezy: To the official Let’s Talk About Artemis And Wally’s Very Obvious Crushes On Each Other Because We Have No Lives Of Our Own group chat!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grumpy: Ah, the L.T.A.A.A.W.V.O.C.O.E.O.B.W.H.N.L.O.O.O.
Sneezy: Our office building is located between Denny’s and Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc.
Sleepy: I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SEES IT THANK GOD
Sleepy: WALLART IS REAL, Y’ALL
Grumpy: Yesterday Artemis spent a solid hour complaining about how annoying Wally’s freckles and hair and voice and laugh were. I swear to god there was drool.
Sneezy: That’s it? PLEase
Sneezy: You don’t know hell until you’re stuck third-wheeling it with two people who claim they hate each other but spend the whole time ignoring you and debating about who’s better at paper football
Happy: Once I told Artemis she and Wally would make a cute couple, and she got so flustered she actually walked into a wall
Doc: these poor disaster babies
Doc: we should help them
Sleepy: Do what?
Doc: stop being dummies and smash before the sexual tension asphyxiates them both
Sneezy: Nice job spelling “asphyxiates” on the fly like that
Doc: thanks i googled it
Happy: Cool, we’ll set them up like in the parent trap
Bashful: I thought I was the parent.
Grumpy: Daddy?
Bashful: DO I LOOK LIKE—
Doc: roy calls kaldur daddy pass it on
Grumpy: That was a joke.
Doc: uh huh
Doc: anyways roy calls kaldur daddy pass it on
Sneezy: I think if anything, it’s the child trap
Sneezy: Because they’re acting like children
Grumpy: But child trap makes it sound kinda pedo so…
Sneezy: Good point
Sneezy: Alrighty, parent trap it is
Happy: Yay, I always wanted to be Lindsay Lohan!
Happy: Except for the meth part
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Wednesday, April 17
10:38 EST
Raquel: What do you think rosin tastes like?
Conner: whats rosin
Raquel: It’s the stuff you put on your bow
Artemis: Like a bow and arrows?
Artemis: Because I’ve never heard of that
Megan: I think she means a bowtie
Raquel: No I mean the kind that makes music
Artemis: You can make music with a bow and arrows? Wack
Raquel: You fucking goldfishes oh my GOD
Raquel: [image sent]
Conner: ohhhh that kind of bow
Conner: what about it?
Raquel: Rosin. The hard, sticky, tree-sappy stuff you put on the bow so it doesn’t screech like a rooster when you draw it across the string
Raquel: What do y’all think it tastes like
Megan: I think it would be like maple syrup
Artemis: How would you know? You don’t play an instrument
Megan: She wouldn’t ask if she didn’t want to hear an answer
Artemis: Yes she would, I do it all the time
Artemis: Speaking of which, what time is it?
Megan: Hang on let me check
Artemis Crock has left the chat.
Megan: I wish I could say I didn’t see that coming
Kaldur: I am just going to chime in here and tell you that rosin definitely does not taste like maple syrup.
Kaldur: But I won’t tell you how I know that.
Conner: um
Raquel: *concerned silence*
Kaldur: And despite what you might think, cork grease is not the same as chapstick.
Raquel: *concerned silence intensifies*
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Friday, April 19
05:28 EST
Wally: I have a very important question for you all
Wally: it’s a matter of life or death, so I require your most honestest answer
Dick: Haven’t we done this before?
Artemis: Honestest isn’t a word, kidiot
Wally: kidiot isn’t a word either, kidiot
Artemis: Yes it is, I just invented it
Dick: Seriously, hasn’t this happened before?
Wally: well I invented honestest so get off my ass
Artemis: I’ll stay on your ass all I want, it’s a free country
Zatanna: please stop ur weird flirt-fighting, jesus christ
Zatanna: wally, what do u want. u interrupted my morning david bowie karaoke session
Wally: yeah artemis, be quiet and listen to what I have to say
Artemis: Bite me
Wally: ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION FRIENDS
Kaldur: I know you’re not really yelling, so why does it still hurt my ears?
Dick: Okay, this has DEFINITELY happened before
Zatanna: what’s up wally?
Wally: I simply require answers
Artemis: “To get to the other side”
Wally: oh ho ho, I see we have a comedian here
Wally: back of the classroom
Artemis: But we’re not in a—
Wally: BACK OF THE CLASSROOM
Artemis: I HATE this fucking family!
Wally: anyways
Wally: how do you guys feel about cadbury eggs?
Artemis: Hate them
Megan: Love them
Roy: Disgustening.
Dick: Worse than dog food
Zatanna: u guys are all wrong, cadbury eggs are delicious
Conner: i consume nineteen a day
Wally: welp, turns out my only real friends here are conner, zee, and megan what a surprise
Wally: you three will get my money when I die
Artemis: What money
Wally: the money I’m gonna get when I sell you to the circus
Wally: gotta be worth at least five or six dollars I’ll bet
Dick > Wallman
Friday, April 19
16:16 EST
Dick: Mr. Stark?
Dick: I don’t feel so good…
Wallman: YOU SHUTT THE F U C K UP
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Saturday, April 20
09:03 EST
Steph: does anyone wanna, like, marry me?
La’gaan: wow, only 15 and already getting proposed to
La’gaan: i knew my life would turn around some day
Traci: I’ll marry you but I have 2 be home by dark
Bart: I’m busy tonight, but I can probably marry you next week? of course I’ll have to divorce my husband john cena, but that’ll only take an afternoon if I play my cards right
Jaime: Can I ask why you’re proposing to us?
Jaime: I’m not ready for marriage, I could barely keep my fish alive for more than a few hours.
Traci: Did you put food in the tank?
Jaime: Actually I kept Señor Bitch in a cup of iced coffee.
Tim: ……….why
Jaime: Because I wanted him to get superpowers. Duh.
Traci: I really don’t know how to respond to that, so back to you Steph!
Steph: well ya see, folks
Steph: i asked my mom for a pet rattlesnake yesterday
Steph: but she said no??
Steph: can you believe that????
Tim: căn’t imaginǝ whÿ
Steph: however, she did say that once i’ve moved into my own house and gotten married i can get whatever poisonous animals i want
Steph: and i’ve already got a refrigerator box in the backyard, so all i need now is a spouse and i’m good to go
La’gaan: i totally would offer to help you out, but you see i dont really feel like it
La’gaan: also you make me nervous
Steph: it’s not my fault you can’t handle my wonderful personality
Jaime: You streaked across the field during a golf game last year while wearing a Freddy Krueger mask.
Steph: that was in protest
Steph: golf is stupid and no one should play it
Steph: but bACK to the matter at hand
Steph: marry me, you fools
Bart: I mean...I’m gay? so I’m out. and also I don’t really wanna
Bart: sorry
Steph: peasant
Steph: tim what about you
Steph: you’re my boyfriend anyway so i think you owe this to me
Tim: ...
Tim: I ‘ m s o r r y w h a t
Traci: You guys are dating? That’s awesome!!
Bart: when did this happen????
Tim: I’m...nõt suře
Tim: Steph are we ďāťįńģ???
Steph: timmy, are
Steph: are you serious
Tim: what?
Steph: we’ve been dating for two months
Tim: ¿We have????
Tim: oh my GOD I can’t believe this
Steph: oh, do you...not like me?
Steph: because no offense, but you really should have told me that before we started dating
Tim: Holy shit no I’ve had a crush on you for months
Tim: Just????
Tim: Why didn’t you tell me about this sooner???? I could have been doing dating-person stuff this whole time and I wasn’t even İŊƑǑŔḾƎĐ?????
Tim: I need to update my facebook status oh my god
Tim: also can I borrow like five of your hoodies cuz I want to wear them that way people will know I’m in a relationship because I AM, apparently
Tim: this is ĄẄẾȘǑḾƎ i’ve never been someone’s boyfriend before
Steph: you don’t say
Steph: i just don’t understand how you’ve had no idea this entire time? i thought it was pretty clear
Steph: like, do you just make out with ALL of your friends, or……..
Tim: I mean
Tim: you got me there
Steph: and i took you to meet my mom last week
Tim: That was a playdate. We watched star wars and played checkers
Steph: i introduced you as my boyfriend
Tim: well, yeah. I’m a boy and a friend aren’t I?
Steph: we held hands?? for several hours??
Tim: my hands were cold, I thought you were just being polite and keeping them safe
Steph: i sat on your LAP, ya noodle
Tim: it’s not my fault I’m comfortable and squishy
Steph: oh boy
Steph: hey tim, guess what!
Steph: we’re dating
Tim: I really wish you had told me that earlier
Tim: I could have done so much SCRAPBOOKING
Tim: hey wait, am I allowed to call you babe?
Steph: sure
Tim: ČØØĽĨŎ
Tim: wow, I’m really glad we’re dating because i was actually too scared to ask you out since you’re really pretty and I have anxiety, so this worked out well
Tim: oh my god wAIT A SECOND
Tim: does my family know about this???
Steph: i would assume so
Tim: And they never ČŌŊŚŮŁŤĒĎ me??? I am their ĆĦĨĻƊ, and they let me get into a relationship without even ŤǍĽƘỊŃĞ to me about it??
Tim: I’m ŞĦỢÇĶẾĎ
Bart: …..mazel tov?
Group Chat: Bread
Saturday, April 20
22:56 EST
Rye Bread: COMING OUT OF MY CAGE AND I’VE BEEN DOING JUST FINE.
Wonder Bread: GOTTA GOTTA BE DOWN BECAUSE I WANT IT ALL
Bagél: IT STARTED OUT WITH A KISS, HOW DID IT END UP LIKE THIS
Crouton: IT WAS ONLY A KISS, IT WAS ONLY A KISS
Rye Bread: JEEEALOUSY, TURNING SAINTS INTOOO THE SEA.
Wonder Bread: SWIMMING THROUGH SICK LUUULLABIES, CHOKING ON YOUR AAALIBIS
Bagél: BUT IT’S JUST THE PRIIICE I PAY, DESTINY IS CAAALLING ME
Crouton: OPEN UP MY EEEEAGER EYESSSSS
Crouton: ‘CAUSE I’M MISTER BRIGHTSIDE
Rye Bread: This. This is true friendship.
Roy > Kaldur
Sunday, April 21
06:30 EST
Roy: You want me over at eight today, right?
Kaldur: Yes.
Roy: Okay, cool. And did you hear yet if you’re dad’s coming?
Kaldur: He is.
Roy: Are you going to do it?
Kaldur: I am not sure yet.
Roy: Well whatever you decide, just know that I support you and I’m gonna be right by your side.
Kaldur: Thank you. <3
Wally > Blondie
Sunday, April 21
07:32 EST
Wally: you awake yet?
Blondie: Since sunrise
Wally: cool. hi
Blondie: Hi
Blondie: What’s up?
Wally: nothing, just wanted to say happy easter
Blondie: Oh yeah, almost forgot about that. Happy Easter
Wally: thanks
Wally: so...are you doing anything today?
Blondie: Cam and I were thinking about going hiking, but idk for sure yet. Why?
Wally: no reason
Blondie: Because it's not like, set plans or anything so if you wanted to...I don't know, hang out or anything
Blondie: That could be cool too
Wally: well actually...
Blondie: Yeah?
Wally: um
Wally: ....nevermind
Wally: yeah I'm
Wally: I'm gonna be busy today too
Blondie: Oh
Blondie: Okay
Wally: um, my aunt is calling me so I gotta go now but
Wally: I'll talk to you later?
Blondie: Yeah. Later
Wally > Dicktionary
Sunday, April 21
07:48 EST
Wally: you know when you plan on doing something?
Wally: like you spend an hour gearing yourself up for it, planning out what you're gonna say and how you're gonna say it and even buying the chocolate bunnies and sparkling cider beforehand, and then you finally go to actually DO IT,
Wally: but at the last second you panic and don’t go through with it because it turns out you’re just a big coward, so now there’s nothing left for you to do but stress-eat chocolate bunnies in your room?
Dicktionary: Not really, no
Wally: I'm going to bury myself alive under the arc de triomphe
Dicktionary: No offense, but could you please just tell me about the situation you’re describing instead of dropping vague hints about it?
Dicktionary: Because I’m having a hard time keeping up here
Wally: it’s nothing, just
Wally: hnghghhhhhh
Wally: forget it
Megan > Conner <3
Sunday, April 21
11:49 EST
Megan: I love you………..bitch
Megan: I ain’t gonna never stop loving you………………...bitch
Conner <3: :’)
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Sunday, April 21
13:20 EST
Kaldur: So...I came out to my father today.
Raquel: That’s great!! How did it go?
Raquel: If he was an asshole we’ll just have Conner beat him up so don’t worry about it
Conner: i volunteer as tribute to defend you in battle kaldur
Kaldur: No no, actually it...went well?
Kaldur: Very well, in fact.
Megan: What happened?
Kaldur: Well we were all having brunch, and eventually I mustered the bravery to just come out and say it.
Roy: Bart would have been proud, you guys.
Roy: Kal said super loudly, right in the middle of the conversation, “Guess what, Roy is actually my boyfriend and also I was the one who broke your TV last year. Happy Easter.”
Megan: …...Kaldur
Kaldur: I figured why not get it all out at once?
Wally: kallie you’re iconic
Dick: Then what happened?
Kaldur: My dad said okay, and then he went back to eating his hashbrowns. And...that was it.
Wally: luckyyyyy
Wally: my dad punched me in the face, so like. kudos
Kaldur: Afterwards I asked him if he was really okay with me being bi, and he said that no matter what, I was his son and he loved me. So that was a pleasant surprise.
Artemis: Awww. I’m really happy for you, Kal
Kaldur: So am I. There’s a weight off my shoulders now and that’s pretty darn wild.
Megan: That warms my heart <33
Kaldur: I do regret telling him about the television, though. He made me pay for it.
Wally: rip
Dick > Megs
Monday, April 22
14:51 EST
Dick: Ever wanted to know what a bald furby looks like?
Megs: ………...Please no
Dick: [image sent]
Megs: NO!!! DEAR GOD PUT IT BACK PUT IT B A C K
Group Chat: Get A Room
Wednesday, April 24
12:39 EST
Dopey: *slides in with roller skates on a red carpet made of bubble wrap*
Dopey: something needs to be done about wally and artemis
Sneezy: What an entrance
Dopey: thank you
Dopey: but seriously. wally and artemis. the shenanigans needs to stop
Happy: Elaborate
Dopey: i invited them both over today to hang out, but they were just? so awkward?
Dopey: wally called artemis pretty at one point without meaning to, so he said “pretty UGLY haha thats totally what i meant” and part of my soul died
Dopey: but then when we were watching tv, they were sitting really close together on the couch? like...REALLY close together. and i dont think they even realized they were doing it
Dopey: i guess artemis noticed eventually because she got up really fast and said she had to go home to feed her dog and left
Dopey: and im like...90% sure she doesnt have a dog
Dopey: listen theyre in so deep and they dont even know it
Sleepy: I think it’s cute
Sleepy: They’re like school kids with crushes
Sleepy: But yes, I agree that they need to get over themselves and bang already
Dopey: i was thinking they should just go on a date, but okay
Sneezy: Don’t worry my beautiful dwarves, I got this
Grumpy: Uh oh, Dick is taking the initiative guys. This is gonna end badly.
Sneezy: SHut up you’ve trusted me this long haven’t you
Bashful: Bold of you to assume we’ve ever trusted you.
Sneezy: …
Sneezy: Ouch
Dick > Wallman
Wednesday, April 24
12:54 EST
Dick: Yo, are you busy on Friday? I’ve got tickets to Endgame, you in?
Wallman: HELL YEAH I’M IN LET’S GO
Dick: Cool beans
Dick > Artemis
Wednesday, April 24
12:57 EST
Dick: Wanna come to the movies on Friday? I’ve got Endgame tickets
Artemis: That’s like asking me if I want to take my next breath
Artemis: FUCK YEAH
Artemis: I can’t wait to watch Ant Man go up Thanos’ ass
Dick: Noice
Group Chat: Get A Room
Wednesday, April 24
13:01 EST
Sneezy: Mission accomplished
Notes:
Poor Wally, this boy just can't ask out the love of his life someone save him.
Chapter 21: Endgame
Notes:
Disclaimer: There are no actual Endgame spoilers whatsoever in this fic; I just think I'm funny.
Chapter Text
Barbara > Dick
Thursday, April 25
10:39 EST
Barbara: Howdy, wonder boy
Barbara: Just letting you know that my plane is scheduled to arrive in Happy Harbor at noon-ish tomorrow, so if you’re not there to pick me up from the airport then I am actually going to start selling pictures of you to porn sites this time
Dick: I should probably be offended, but that was a long-winded compliment in disguise so thanks
Dick: And noted
Barbara: What are we going to be doing for the next four days, exactly?
Barbara: Aside from sitting in that one chair at that one place Adam Sandler sat in that one time
Dick: Anything that you want tbh
Dick: Except for the movies, of course
Dick: I’ve got morons in need and we can’t afford to ruin this for them
Barbara: ?
Barbara: Waaaaait
Barbara: You’re scheming again, aren’t you
Dick: Me? Scheme? I would never
Barbara: Uh huh
Barbara: Let me guess. Wally and Artemis?
Dick: :3c
Barbara: What did you do to them
Dick: You’ll find out soon enough, curious monkey. The plan is being set in motion as we speak
Barbara: You do realize that if I were literally anyone else I would be absolutely terrified of you, right?
Dick: And that’s exactly why we’re perfect together
Barbara: Down, boy
Barbara: Wally is a bad influence on you I think
Dick: Bold of you to assume I’m not the one who’s been influencing him all along
Dick: The man once used the word “aster” on an english essay, and then argued with the teacher when he told him that it wasn’t a real word
Dick: I am an unstoppable force of hullabaloo
Wally > Kallie
Thursday, April 25
15:03 EST
Wally: nnnnnnnn,,,, fuckety schmuckety?
Kallie: Please get out of my house.
Group Chat: Bread
Friday, April 26
09:24 EST
Bagél: I came here with the intention of asking a question, but now I come bearing the answer
Rye Bread: Answer to what?
Bagél: The Answer
Rye Bread: To?
Bagél: The™
Bagél: I have it
Wonder Bread: But nobody asked a question?
Bagél: and YET
Bagél: I have it
Rye Bread: Which is...?
Bagél: why the answer of course, weren’t you LISTENING you UNWISE and UNRULY piece of QUILTED FABRIC
Rye Bread: I won’t lie, that hurt my feelings somehow.
Crouton: I vote Wally off the island
Crouton: All in favor, throw whatever you’re holding at the nearest wall
Wonder Bread: But I’m outside
Crouton: Then adapt. Improvise. Overcome.
Bagél: don’t want to concern anyone, but I just heard something shatter in the classroom next to mine
Rye Bread: Not my fault I take pottery.
Crouton: Wally, say your thing now or forever hold your peace
Bagél: fine
Bagél: I present to y’all, a revolutionary idea:
Bagél: we rename this chat……
Bagél: brad
Bagél: DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Rye Bread: Oh my fucking god you fucking genius this is FUCKENING IT what a QUALITY idea—
Crouton: Now I lowkey want to know what the original question was
Bagél: well I just wanted to know what time dick got the tickets for, but then I got distracted
Wonder Bread has renamed the group: Brad
Crouton: Not all heroes wear capes
Wonder Bread: Or pants
Crouton: What
Wonder Bread: What
Bagél: what time is the movie?
Wonder Bread: Ohhh yeah
Wonder Bread: About that?
Wonder Bread: I’m not going
Crouton: Pussy
Bagél: coward
Crouton: Invertebrae
Bagél: ?
Crouton: No spine
Bagél: ah
Wonder Bread: For your inFoRmaTiOn, Barbara’s in town for spring break so we’re going to be hanging out today
Wonder Bread: Sorry nerds
Wonder Bread: I’ll watch Endgame next week
Crouton: *cough* WHIPPED *cough*
Bagél: so we’re not going????
Bagél: way to go dick, I was looking forward to this
Wonder Bread: Well……...
Crouton: Well?
Wonder Bread: I mean, just because I’m not seeing it doesn’t mean you guys can’t
Crouton: You mean Wally and me? Just the two of us?
Bagél: ………….together?
Wonder Bread: Yeah
Rye Bread: Or I could just take the extra ticket and go with you! :D
Wonder Bread: Sorry I already ate the ticket so you can’t go oh well that’s a real convenient shame
Rye Bread: I get no respcet from my freinsd.
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Friday, April 26
10:13 EST
Megan: Are you a YMCA gay or a Take Me To Church gay
Raquel: I’ll take choice C: a Dancing Queen gay
Group Chat: Spill The Tea Sis
Friday, April 26
10:45 EST
One Black Coffee: Hey guyz, so in my last video we did forty seconds of me screaming in confused and panicked agony, and guess what!! That status has not changed since!!
Chamomile: be sure to SMASH that like button below
Hot Chocolate: Subscribe if you want to see more Wally-related angst, see ya later youtube
One Black Coffee: SHUT THE FUC KJ UP IT’S NOT ABOU UT WALLY
Hot Chocolate: Suuure it’s not
Chamomile: wait, what’s that i smell?
Chamomile: do u smell that rocky?
Hot Chocolate: Oh yes, it’s a very potent fragrance
Chamomile: i wonder what on earth it could be!
Chamomile: hmmm
Hot Chocolate: Wait a second…
Hot Chocolate: Gasp! Could it be?
Chamomile: is that...DENIAL i detect??
Hot Chocolate: Goodness gracious, I wonder who could POSSIBLY be causing this aroma of denial and pheromones!
Chamomile: can’t imagine
Hot Chocolate: No idea
Chamomile: it’s a mystery
One Black Coffee: Fuck you traitors
Megan > Wally
Friday, April 26
10:49 EST
Megan: :^)
Wally: ...no
Megan: :^)
Wally: stop it
Megan: Hmm? :^)
Megan: Stop what? :^)
Megan: I am simply :^)
Megan: Living life :^)
Megan: Breathing air :^)
Megan: Enjoying the fresh flowers :^)
Megan: Oh look, here comes one now :^)
Megan: ✿ “!!!”
Megan: Oi, what’s that? What is she saying? What news does she have to share with us? Speak up my fine petaled friend, I shall translate with fairy magic!
Megan: (✿ ͡◕ ᴗ◕)つ━━✫・*。
⊂ ノ ・゜+.
しーーJ °。+ *´¨)
.· ´haev fun on yuor date binch☆´¨) ¸.·*¨)
¸.·´ (¸.·’* (¸.·’* (¸.·’* (¸.·’* (¸.·’* *¨)
Wally: corporate america will one day gnaw on your flesh like a hamster would a week-old head of lettuce, and I hope I am there when that day comes
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Friday, April 26
15:07 EST
La’gaan: i think…. my leg is broken?
Cassie: Huh. That’s unfortunate
Cassie: I’ll send petunias
La’gaan: yeah but see, i dont know if it really is broken or not
Bart: hmmmmmm
Bart: poke it
La’gaan: okay
La’gaan: ouch that hurt
Bart: now I’m not great at math, but I think that means it’s broken
Jaime: Could just be a sunburn though.
Cassie: It’s night
Jaime: Good point.
Cassie: Hey La’gaan what does it look like
La’gaan: well you know in geometry, how sometimes there are right angles?
Bart: yes
La’gaan: thats what it looks like
Jaime: Guess that means it’s broken then.
La’gaan: huh
Wally > Blondie
Friday, April 26
15:32 EST
Wally: hey
Wally: sooooo
Wally: that was hella crazy today right? dick bailing on us I mean
Blondie: Yeah, didn’t see that coming
Wally: I mean, what did he expect us to do? just go together?
Blondie: I know right? Like, why would we ever do that
Blondie: It would be totally weird
Wally: TOTALLY weird
Blondie: SUPER weird
Wally: INCREDIBLY weird
Blondie: Well
Wally: well?
Blondie: Maybe it’s not that weird
Wally: yeah no, of course not
Wally: just a smidge weird
Blondie: Yeah. Tiny bit
Wally: because it’s not like we’ve NEVER hung out one-on-one before
Blondie: Exactly. It’s just that we both know that going to a dark movie theater and sitting right next to each other for three hours straight...you know
Wally: yeah, definitely
Wally: super weird
Blondie: SUPER weird
Blondie: And even if we did want to go—which we don’t because it would be weird—I’m sure the line would be a mile long
Wally: and the popcorn would be outrageously overpriced
Blondie: And it would be really crowded
Wally: boy am I glad we’re not doing any of that, we’re the real winners here
Blondie: Definitely
Wally: definitely
Bondie: DEFINITELY
Wally: well, unless
Blondie: Unless?
Wally: I mean. the tickets ARE already paid for,,,
Blondie: That's true
Blondie: And I suppose it would be wasteful of us not to use them
Wally: not to mention that it would be rude since dick went out of his way to buy them for us and all
Blondie: Not going would definitely compromise our souls
Wally: and we’re pretty good people I think
Blondie: Best way to keep that status would be to
Wally: go to the movie together
Blondie: As completely normal friends
Wally: just two friends going to the movies
Blondie: Totally chill
Wally: yeah
Artemis: Yeah
Wally: yeahh
Blondie: I’ll pick you up at 8:30 then ...pal
Wally: sure thing ...buddy
Blondie:
No problem at all...bro
Wally > Dicktionary
Friday, April 26
19:21 EST
Wally: I’M DYING, SCOOBERT
Dicktionary: Oh hello Wally, how are you? :^)
Wally: NOT VERY WHELMED, SCOOB, NOT VERY WHELMED AT ALL
Wally: (also stop hanging out with megan)
Dicktionary: Well that is awfully unfortunate :^)
Dicktionary: Care to explain the cause of your un-whelmed-ness? :^)
Wally: NO
Dicktionary: What’s the problem? :^)
Wally: NOTHING
Wally: I’M FINE AND DANDY
Wally: TOTALLY NOT FREAKING OUT OVER ANYTHING
Wally: AT ALL
Wally: DOING JUST SWELL, CAPTAIN CRUNCH
Dicktionary: Wait a minute, this can’t POSSIBLY be—*gasp!*—about you going out with Artemis tonight, can it? :^) :^) :^)
Wally: SHJUT UP YOU MEDDLING MEDDLER I AM DISTRAUGHT HERE
Dicktionary: Get traught or get dead, buddy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Artemis > Baywatch
Friday, April 26
20:27 EST
Artemis: I’m outside
Baywatch: okay, be there in two seconds
Baywatch: nice motorcycle by the way ;)
Wally > Dicktionary
Friday, April 26
20:39 EST
Wally: WE’RE AT THE THEATER NOW
Wally: IS THIS A DATE????
Artemis > Zee
Friday, April 26
20:44 EST
Artemis: WE’RE TAKING OUR SEATS NOW
Artemis: IS THIS A DATE??????
Wally > Dicktionary
Friday, April 26
20:48 EST
Wally: IS THIS A D A T E ??????????
Artemis > Zee
Friday, April 26
20:51 EST
Artemis: IS THIS A D A T E ???????????????????????
Wally > Dicktionary
Friday, April 26
20:58 EST
Wally: IS THIS
Wally: A
Wally: D A T E ??????????????????????????
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Friday, April 26
23:16 EST
Raquel: My head was hurting so I took four baby tylenols and everything is totalliy fine except now I can smell colors and I’m 90% sure there’s a ghost in the closet
Zatanna: that’s just me freshman year shhh don’t disturb her
Raquel: I’m gonan go kill it I’ve got a frying pan
Conner: i think you need a vacuum according to the ghostbusters but go for it i guess
Raquel: I’m openening the door now pray for me guys
Zatanna: what a brave soul,,
Raquel: Oh wait nvm
Kaldur: No ghost?
Raquel: Nah, it was just my plastic bag filled with several other plastic bags hanging from the doorknob
Conner: close call though
Raquel: ‘Twas
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Saturday, April 27
00:15 EST
Roy: @Wally how was the movie?
Zatanna: artemis exists too, u know
Roy: Whom?
Wally: Fuck you gingerbread man I’m gonna Beat You Up one day
Zatanna: violent but valid
Wally: Oh this is Artemis by the way
Wally: I’m just using Wally’s phone
Zatanna: oh?
Wally: Wally is...coping
Megan: Uh oh
Megan: How is he holding up?
Wally: He cried into my shoulder all through the credits
Megan: Poor baby :(
Wally: Yeah it was hilarious, he was soHGKhjkgfhGXfckgvl ihduAR’P
Wally: gfda0 28y lrkm,m4 s4
Wally: ffFfucky you artemis stop stealing my stuff
Wally: and for the RECORD, I only cried through the first ten minutes of the credits so get your facts straight
Wally: but yes, my soul is dead and my heart is pulverized and my life is over hel p
Roy: Wow, I can’t believe Wally West died in Endgame.
Megan > Wally
Saturday, April 27
02:09 EST
Megan: Well???
Wally: well……?
Megan: How did it go!!!!
Wally: I already told you in explicit detail and with cited evidence that the movie was fucking amazing
Megan: Wally
Megan: You know that’s not what I meant
Wally: whoops sorry megs, I’m going into a tunnel we’ll have to talk more tomorrow byeeeeee
Megan: You can run from me, but you can’t run from your feelings Wally~
Artemis > Baywatch
Saturday, April 27
02:21 EST
Artemis: Hey, so I forgot I was still wearing your track team jacket earlier
Artemis: I’ll stop by tomorrow morning and drop it off
Artemis: Well actually it’s after midnight, so that would be...today morning I guess
Baywatch: yeah that’s cool, you can return it whenever
Baywatch: I mean
Baywatch: unless
Artemis: ?
Baywatch: well, I think I read or watched or...heard something?
Baywatch: about a new sparta exhibit opening in the museum across town?
Baywatch: was thinking of trying it out
Baywatch: maybe….we could both go and you can bring me my jacket then
Artemis: But you hate any history that takes place before the vikings
Baywatch: yeah I do
Baywatch: but you don’t
Baywatch: so....what do you say?
Artemis: ...
Artemis: All right, you got me. Let’s do it
Baywatch: sweet
Baywatch: then it’s a date
Wally > Megalicious
Saturday, April 27
03:10 EST
Wally: ...I am so fucked
Chapter 22: Invasion
Notes:
Current status: My last two brain cells have fled the confines of my cranium and are now vacationing in Tahiti without me. Will provide further updates upon their return. Hopefully they bring me back a piña colada.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Monday, April 29
06:23 EST
Rudlak: ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???? GOD CHRIST FUCKING MOTHER OF GOODNESS GRACIOUS FUCKEN DAMN FRICKIN MOTHERFU GOSH DARN DOODILY SHIT—
Rennoc: never thought id see the day when kaldur truly reached the end of his rope
Rennoc: im just honored that i get to witness it
Rudlak: AFTER ALL THE THINGS I HAVE DONE FOR YOU PEOPLE GDO FUCKING— I AM THE REASON YOU ARE STILL ALIVE AND INHABIT THIS EARTH AND DO NOT EAT OUT OF DUMPSTERS. WALLY WOULD HAVE DIED LAST WEEK HAD I NOT STEPPED IN WHILE YOU WERE ALL DARING HIM TO EAT THAT THREE-YEAR-OLD YOGURT AND NOW THIS!! GOODNESS SHIT HECK!!
Dick: I have accomplished something great today
Rudlak: AND HAVE I ASKED FOR ANYTHING IN RETURN? HAVE I DEMANDED COMPENSATION FOR MY DEEDS? HAVE I CASHED IN ANY ONE OF THE MANY HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GODDAMN HECK FAVORS AND BLOOD OATHS YOU ALL OWE ME TEN TIMES OVER?
Yor: Messed up a perfectly good boyfriend is what you did.
Yor: Look at him, he’s got anxiety.
Rulak: I AM DISGUSTED!!! I AM REVOLTED!!! I DEDICATE MY ENTIRE LIFE TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, AND THIS IS THE THANKS I GET???
Simetra: Dick I am going to fucking maim you
Dick: Good luck climbing the tree to reach me, bitch
Nagem: Nanny 911 to the rescue I guess smh
Nagem: Kaldur, come to my house and have some kit kats
Rudlak: THIS IS NOT HECKENINGING OVER.
Nagem: I have Avatar the Last Airbender on blu-ray
Rudlak: ……………..
Rudlak: Okay.
Group Chat: Get A Room
Monday, April 29
09:27 EST
Sneezy: We’ve done it, fellas
Sneezy: The eagle is officially in the nest
Grumpy: What?
Sneezy: The pie is in the oven
Grumpy: Huh?
Sneezy: The toilet paper is on the ceiling
Grumpy: Pardon moi?
Sneezy: Jesus fcking christ WALLY AND ARTEMIS WENT ON A DATE
Sneezy: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED FRIENDS
Grumpy: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Grumpy: You could have just said that. Drama queen.
Happy: So,,,
Happy: Does this mean they’re dating now?
Sneezy: Idk probably
Sneezy: I’m just a kid I have no idea how relationships work
Doc: i hope it does
Doc: if i have to watch those two dance around each other any longer i’m actually going to start doing crack
Dopey: from what i can tell, theyve been happy lately
Dopey: as in. really happy
Dopey: so if theyre not already dating, then from the look of things its only a matter of time until they are
Sleepy: Thankk god
Sleepy: It’s about fucking time
Bashful: Maybe now we can all finally get a life and stop pinning our future happiness on whether or not our friends fall in love with each other.
Happy: Eh...
Doc: yeahhhhhhh no
Doc: i say next we go after mal and karen who’s in
Sneezy: ME
Sleepy: Join us Kal ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Bashful: ....
Grumpy: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Happy: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Dopey: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Bashful: Fiiiiiiine.
Bashful: I’ll buy the movie tickets…
Sneezy: Attaboy
Group Chat: Brad
Tuesday, April 30
07:51 EST
Bagél: *justin timberlake voice* IT’S GONNA BE MAY
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Friday, May 3
14:09 EST
Bart: klfPIjwgyvn / /ggqu86636y63
Bart: jpqi wr hwciqg
Bart: ijdjjkjkjkjjjkkjkkjjjkkkkkkjkjjjk
Bart: gv
Bart: fiyi gjbcgjcgctuj
Tim: ...Ðo wé evện wañt tö knoẃ?
Traci: Bart are you high
Jaime: Of course not, we’re like. Seven years old.
Steph: i think you’re off by a couple years there, buddy
Bart: fuck sorry guys
Traci: Don’t do drugs please they’re bad 4 you
Bart: what?
Bart: oh no, that was just my baby sister
Bart: left my phone alone for a second and dawn stole it and slobbered all over it
Cassie: Hi Dawn!!! You’re doing amazing sweetie and I support you
Bart: :/ f u cassie
Cassie: She has messages to share with the world
Tim: Iṣ she evən alloẅed in here ťhouğh?
Tim: this is a Ğays Ōnly Ẓone, read the signs
Bart: nah it’s cool, dawn’s gay so she gets a pass
Traci: How can you tell?
Bart: feel the vibes
Bart: she has queer energy
Jaime: She can’t even walk yet.
Bart: oh, does gayness suddenly require legs jaime? hm? is that it?
Bart: ya absolute fools. ya loons. ya rinky dinks. ya silly gooses
Traci: Let her speak!!!
Bart: dawn say hi to the folks
Bart: tdfjp343tq hjtkjfkbfa;j
Steph: she's a poet. i would die for her
Group Chat: Get A Room
Sunday, May 5
15:46 EST
Grumpy: Behold!!
Grumpy: [image sent]
Grumpy: A pair of gross dorks in love.
Doc: dang that’s really really gay man
Happy: Awwww! It’s so great seeing Wally and Artemis like this instead of fighting like they used to
Grumpy: Apparently they’re “studying for finals.”
Grumpy: I had no idea studying meant bringing all their shit to my place and sitting on the floor with Artemis' legs in his lap while they listen to the Bill Nye theme song on repeat and Wally draws flowers on her ankle with a highlighter.
Bashful: That’s one way to do romance I suppose.
Grumpy: No, see according to the gross dorks themselves, they’re just “hanging out.”
Doc: i’m sorry, but this is the least platonic thing i have seen in my entire life
Grumpy: Right???
Dopey: these poor idiots, theyre dating and dont even know it
Bashful: I’m sure they will figure it out eventually.
Doc: mmmmmm i don’t know
Doc: these are the same dorks who took like 7 months to figure out that they like each other
Doc: at this rate, they won’t get married until they’re 60 bc they’re gonna assume the other just proposed to them as a friend
Dopey: bleak, but accurate
Wally > Kon
Monday, May 6
11:39 EST
Wally: three words: water balloon assassination!!!
Wally: meet me and kal on the roof, we’re gonna throw them down at roy in a couple minutes when he gets to the courtyard
Wally: it’s going to be awesome
Kon: no thanks
Wally: you sure man? you usually love throwing things at unsuspecting innocents
Kon: i said no wally, now leave me the fuck alone
Wally: oh
Wally: okay
Wally: sorry
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Monday, May 6
15:13 EST
Kaldur: My emotional status: Standing shirtless in a dark kitchen, dissociating at 1:00 AM while eating an uncooked hot dog over a trash can.
Dick: ...You good buddy?
Raquel: He’s fine, he just lost at chess and is being a baby about it
Kaldur: THAT ROOK CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.
Megan > Conner <3
Monday, May 6
17:39 EST
Megan: Hey Conner? You doing okay?
Conner <3: yeah. why?
Megan: You’ve been kind of moody all day
Megan: And you’ve been binging on marshmallows peeps since lunch
Megan: It just seems like something might be bothering you
Conner <3: its nothing you need to worry about
Megan: But it is something, right?
Megan: You don’t have to tell me if you really don’t want to, but if you do, I just want you to know that I’m willing to listen
Conner <3: its not even that big of a deal
Conner <3: just somebody in my math class
Megan: Did they say something to you? Who was it?
Conner <3: nobody important
Conner <3: and he didnt even really do anything, he was just asking about the pride pin on my jacket
Megan: ...
Megan: Tell me who it was.
Conner <3: megs no, it wasnt a homophobe or anything dont worry
Conner <3: he was just curious i think
Conner <3: he asked why i had it so i told him i was in gsa, then he asked if i was gay and when i said i was actually ace he wanted to know what that meant
Conner <3: and when i explained it to him, he laughed and said that being asexual wasnt a real thing
Megan: Oh honey…
Conner <3: like i said its nothing
Megan: It doesn’t sound like nothing
Megan: Do you want to talk about it?
Conner <3: theres nothing to talk about. it was just one asshole. so its fine
Megan: If it helps, I know it’s real. You know it’s real. Plenty of other people know it’s real and they all support you
Conner <3: yeah i know
Conner <3: it just pisses me off sometimes
Conner <3: and i know it could be way worse so i should count myself lucky, but its hard to be proud of something when everyone just tells me its stupid or imaginary or me trying to be special
Megan: They’re just ignorant. Only you can be the judge of how you feel, and if you feel asexual then Guess What Buddy
Megan: You’re asexual and that’s perfectly okay
Conner <3: is it really though?
Conner <3: i mean, were dating
Conner <3: you of all people should have the right to have a problem with the way i am
Megan: Why should I? As far as I’m concerned, you’re perfect the way you are and you can take that to the fucking bank, mister
Conner <3: i wouldnt blame you though
Conner <3: if you did have a problem with it, or if it made you get bored with me after awhile
Conner <3: anyone else would be disappointed, so...ill understand if this is a dealbreaker down the line
Megan: Conner Kent. Stop talking like that, okay? You should know me well enough by now to know that I couldn't care less about that stuff. I love YOU, and I wouldn’t change a single detail about you ever
Megan: So deal with it homeboy, you’re stuck with me
Conner <3: i think that would have been a lot more tender if you hadnt called me homeboy
Conner <3: but thanks. this...really helped
Megan: Good
Megan: Now set up the blanket fort, I’m coming over and we’re having a marshmallow peep party just the two of us because fuck other people
Conner <3: okay
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Friday, May 10
11:11 EST
Steph: oh my god i just found this website about saving the endangered green monkeys, please donate what you can and god bless you all hallelujah amen
Steph: [link sent]
Cassie: Did you really just fuckinj rickroll me in this day and age
Steph: did you really just fall for a rickroll in this day and age?
Cassie: …………………….point
Wally > Blondie
Friday, May 10
12:51 EST
Wally: I spy with my lil eye something long
Blondie: If this is some elaborate dirty joke I’m throwing another stapler at you
Wally: hey hey calm your pretty face, this is a legit “i spy” session trust me
Wally: I just got bored
Blondie: Okay...is it a pencil?
Wally: no
Blondie: Is it on your side of the classroom or mine
Wally: mine
Blondie: Is it that book you’ve got on your desk
Wally: no it’s not twilight: breaking dawn, the one when bella gives birth to a creepy monster baby and her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs
Blondie: Please stop talking about Twilight
Wally: edward cullen is batman pass it on
Blondie: What’s a Batman?
Wally: I
Wally: huh
Wally: I don’t know
Wally: that was weird
Blondie: Anyway is it Kaldur’s shoelaces
Wally: nope
Blondie: Gimme another hint
Wally: hmmmm
Wally: it’s soft
Blondie: A blanket
Wally: nope
Blondie: My hair?
Wally: no
Wally: though that is long and very soft
Blondie: Moving on
Wally: rapunzel
Wally: rapunzertemis
Wally: punzella
Blondie: Is it string
Wally: no
Blondie: Backpack strap
Wally: no
Blondie: Soft pencil
Wally: noperoni
Wally: give up?
Blondie: Yeah
Wally: it’s the guy in front of me’s sideburns
Blondie: Ah
Blondie: How do you know they’re soft?
Wally: assumptions were made
Blondie: You should ask him if you can pet them that way we’ll know for sure whether valid data was used in this game
Wally: good idea
Wally: asking him now
Wally: ...
Wally: he told me to fuck off
Blondie: How dare you Brion
Wally: what the fUCK brion
Blondie: Step the FUCK UP Brion
Wally: get it TOGETHER brion
Blondie: GodDAMN IT Brion
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Sunday, May 12
16:16 EST
Conner has added Conner 2 to the conversation.
Conner has added Conner 3 to the conversation.
Conner has added Conner 4 to the conversation.
Dick: *whispers* childrennn
Megan: You know that song It’s Raining Men?
Megan: I finally understand what she’s talking about
Raquel: Connerpocalypse?
Conner: THERE ARE SPIES IN OUR MIDST COMRADES, I HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED! LAUNCH THE FIGHTERS! SEND REINFORCEMENTS! HIDE THE SILVERWARE! TELL MY GIRLFRIEND I LOVE—
Conner 2 has removed Conner from the conversation.
Zatanna: i cant believe conner fucking killed himself before our very eyes
Conner 2: Ğṛəəťǐǹǧş ħũḿằņș
Conner 3: so THIS is the mysterious group chat I keep hearing about
Conner 4: How quaint
Conner 3: it’s dusty and smells like goblins, what do you think cassie
Conner 4: Feels like I just unlocked a new video game level
Conner 4: I think I’ll enjoy my stay here in the promised land
Conner 3: VIVA LA REVOLUTION!!!
Artemis: Time to abandon ship guys, we've been invaded
Artemis: It was an honor serving with you all
Conner 2: ATTENTION ALL COMMON FOLK!!!
Conner 2: we come in peace!!!
Conner 2: Also we’re hijacking your group chat because fuck you guys, secret secrets are no fun secret secrets hurt someone
Dick: Oh no
Wally: oh no
Kaldur: Oh no.
Roy: *smashes through wall like the kool-aid man* OH YEAHHH
Dick: Tim get out, this is big kid zone
Conner 2: our clubhouse now fuckers
Wally: bart I fuckin KNEW you would do this, ever since I left my phone unattended that one time I knew you’d snoop, how dare you invade my house like this
Conner 3: not my fault your phone password is really easy to guess
Artemis: Ooh what is it
Wally: DONT TLEL HER
Conner 3: catfoodbitch69
Artemis: I’m naming my dog that
Roy: I can’t believe we’ve been invaded by a tribe of toddlers.
Roy: I’m embarrassed.
Conner 4: To be fair, it wasn’t that hard
Conner 4: I asked Conner if I could use his phone to call walmart because they sold me a bag of chips with too much air in it
Dick: Conner is with me and he said fuck you
Dick: Damn he’s ranting now
Dick: Apparently he really hates untruthful chip companies who knew
Dick: Also I regret teaching Timmy how to hack
Conner 2: if we were in star wars this is the part where i would like, cut off your arm and tell you that I’ve surpassed your skills and no longer need to be held back by your jedi ways
Dick: Nvm guys he’s still a hopeless nerd we’re in the clear
Conner 4: In our defense, you constructed a fake group chat and locked us freshmen away so we wouldn’t invade your space
Conner 4: I say we overthrow the clergy and take this land for our own
Conner 2: this is a hostile takeover folks
Conner 3: from this moment on, the youngest of us shall take charge and condemn all who question our rule
Artemis: ...
Artemis: Kaldur exterminate them
Conner 3: NO PLEASE I HAVE THREE KIDS
Kaldur has removed Conner 3 from the conversation.
Conner 4: WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED
Kaldur has removed Conner 4 from the conversation.
Dick: Any last words?
Conner 2: hmmmm
Conner 2: moist
Megan: Good choice
Conner 2: Now let me die
Kaldur: As you wish.
Conner 2: ah hh, the sweet embrace of death..
Kaldur has removed Conner 2 from the conversation.
Wally: kid’s got issues
Dick: Yeah we’re still working on that
Notes:
“gjbcgjcgctuj” reblog if you agree
(Also my best friend Julie came up with the idea for that last part with Tim, Bart, and Cassie and she’s a genius and I love her so credit where credit is due)
Chapter 23: Fear of Falling Apart
Notes:
Super cheesy and cliche Panic! at the Disco-inspired chapter title? In MY usually lighthearted fic?
You're damn right it is.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Wally > Blondie
Monday, May 13
08:38 EST
Wally: ...artemis? you there?
✔ Read at 08:38 AM.
Wally > Blondie
Tuesday, May 14
12:20 EST
Wally: come on artemis, please just talk to me
✔ Read at 12:20 PM.
Wally > Blondie
Wednesday, May 15
13:49 EST
Wally: look I’m sorry okay? I shouldn’t have said what I said
Wally: but you can’t ignore me forever
✔ Read at 01:49 PM.
Wally > Blondie
Wednesday, May 15
14:21 EST
Wally: come on, I know you’re reading these
Wally: just let me explain
Wally: I swear I didn’t mean it, I wasn’t thinking and
Blondie: Fuck you Wally
Blondie: Just stay the hell away from me
Artemis > Baywatch
Wednesday, May 15
14:26 EST
Block this number? [Yes] [No]
. . .
Number blocked.
Roy > Ginger #1
Wednesday, May 15
18:34 EST
Roy: Dude what the fuck happened???
Roy: Artemis is seriously pissed at you right now. I’ve never seen her this angry before.
Roy: She barged into my weekly bingo game at the teacher’s lounge and dragged me out with her badger claws, yelling about how you were such an asshole and how she lowkey wants you dead and stuff.
Roy: What went down between you two?
Roy: ...Wally? You there?
Zatanna > Dickie
Wednesday, May 15
20:05 EST
Zatanna: maybe she pushed him into a koi pond
Dickie: Maybe he spoiled the ending to that book she was reading
Zatanna: maybe he revealed that he lied about being best friends with her dead brother
Dickie: Oh hang on for a sec, Raq won’t stop texting me
Zatanna: here i’ll add her
Zatanna has added Rocky to the conversation.
Rocky: What the fuck HAPPENED???
Zatanna: i know right??????
Rocky: Is it aliens????? A secret lover in France????? A cheesy love triangle????????????????
Dickie: MAYBE THEY’RE SECRET ASSASSINS AND WERE ORDERED TO KILL EACH OTHER
Zatanna: !!!!!!
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Friday, May 17
11:48 EST
Jaime: Do plants have feelings?
Bart: yes
La’gaan: no
Tim: No
Cassie: Yes
Jaime: See because I picked flowers for my mom, but now I feel bad for killing them and idk if I should hold a funeral or not.
Bart: ooh i wanna go to a flower funeral
Steph: ya know, apparently when the air smells good after you mow the lawn that’s because the grass sends out pheromones to the other grass nearby to warn them that they’re getting murdered and they should save themselves even though it’s futile and they’re already doomed
Bart: D^:
Cassie: Well that’s dark
Jaime: Oh my god...
Jaime: I have to leave.
Cassie: Where are you going?
Jaime: To dismantle my lawn mower.
Group Chat: Get A Room
Friday, May 17
14:08 EST
Happy: Can we talk about what happened please????
Happy: Because something BAD went down and no one is telling me anything
Dopey: yeah, every time i ask artemis or wally they just shut down on me
Bashful: Has Wally said anything to you, Dick?
Sneezy: Sorry, I’ve got nothing guys
Sleepy: But I thought you two had a brain connection or something
Sneezy: I know, I’m also shocked
Sneezy: But he keeps saying he doesn’t want to get into it
Happy: I hate it when my friends fight :(
Happy: What can we do?
Grumpy: I don’t think there’s anything we can do.
Grumpy: Have you seen them? All week they’ve both been icy as hell. I caught Artemis shooting arrows at a target with Wally’s face on it yesterday.
Sleepy: Y i k e s
Bashful: I’m sure they will work things out on their own.
Bashful: Eventually.
Conner > Artemis
Friday, May 17
18:16 EST
Conner: hey
Artemis: Hey
Conner: so….do you want to talk about it?
Artemis: No
Conner: okay
Conner: do you want to go someplace and sit on a bench for hours in total silence and not talk about our feelings?
Artemis: Yes please
Conner: cool lets go
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Saturday, May 18
07:32 EST
Zatanna: q e i w p r t o u l f s j a k d y h g m z x n b v c
Zatanna: hot take: the alphabet doesn’t have to be in a specific order for any reason other than because someone told us to do it that way
Roy: ………...Holy fucking shit.
Megan > Wally
Monday, May 20
14:24 EST
Megan: All right spill
Megan: What in the world happened between you and Artemis??
Wally: nothing, it’s fine
Megan: Wally
Megan: You haven’t spoken to each other in days and you’re miserable every time I see you
Megan: What went wrong? I thought things were going so well between you guys
Wally: they are
Wally: were
Wally: it’s complicated
Megan: Then explain it to me
Megan: A week ago you were head over heels for each other, and now it’s as if you’re right back where you started
Wally: it was nothing
Wally: just a stupid fight
Megan: No offense, but don’t you two always fight? I thought that was, like, your thing
Wally: yeah well. shit happens
Megan: What was the fight about?
Wally: doesn’t matter
Wally: like you said, we always argue. we’re used to it by now
Wally: it’s just...things got out of hand this time, and we said some things we shouldn’t have
Wally: I said things I shouldn’t have
Wally: I mean she did too of course, but…
Wally: I don’t know
Megan: Then apologize and make up? I don’t see what the problem is
Wally: you kidding? no way
Wally: I already screwed things up enough. I’m not going to go and make it worse for no reason
Megan: But you like her, right?
Wally: so?
Megan: Everyone makes mistakes
Megan: Everyone has those days
Wally: don’t make me block you
Megan: Sorry I couldn’t help myself
Megan: But for real though, if you just say sorry for whatever went down and talk to each other like adults you can work on making things better
Wally: why should I? there’s no point
Megan: What is that supposed to mean?
Wally: I mean everyone knew this wouldn’t work out anyway, right? it’s easier to let this be the end of it and move on
Megan: Hang on, wait a second now
Megan: What are you talking about? No one thinks that
Megan: And you’ve been crushing on Artemis for MONTHS. What changed?
Wally: nothing’s changed
Megan: Clearly something has. I thought you wanted this
Megan: You want to be with Artemis, right?
Wally: yeah, I still want that
Megan: Then why are you suddenly giving up?
Wally: what, you think I WANT artemis to hate me?
Megan: I know you don’t
Wally: yeah well, sometimes things don’t work out. that’s just life
Megan: Bullshit
Wally: excuse me?
Megan: That’s complete bullshit and you know it. Things aren’t just “not working out” on their own
Megan: You’re giving up
Wally: so what if I am?
Megan: I know you’re afraid of taking a chance with Artemis, but you can’t keep sabotaging yourself every time you worry you’re going to mess up
Wally: I’m not sabotaging myself
Megan: -_-
Wally: not….intentionally…..
Megan: Just find her and apologize. It’s not that hard
Wally: uh yes it is?
Megan: How?
Wally: come on, it’s artemis
Wally: she’s perfect and tough and confident and everything I don’t deserve
Wally: and I’m me
Wally: she’s going to get sick of freckly, nerdy, anxious me, and it’s gonna suck when that happens
Wally: but if it ends now before it can officially start, it’s easier
Wally: like a band-aid
Megan: Wally, no
Wally: look, I’ve got homework to do. and honestly I don’t want to talk about this anymore
Megan: Wally—
Wally: I’ll talk to you later
Wally West is now offline.
Group Chat: Brad
Sunday, May 19
09:27 EST
Wonder Bread: [link sent]
Wonder Bread: Who wants to read my Sonic x George Washington smut fanfiction?
Wonder Bread: ...
Wonder Bread: Don’t everyone say yes at once there’s plenty to go around
Rye Bread: Damn it’s quiet here now.
Wonder Bread: Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumbass had better make up soon because this is getting old
Rye Bread: Yeah.
Wonder Bread: So….you gonna read my masterpiece?
Rye Bread: God no.
Wonder Bread: :’(
Wonder Bread: i cr y ev erytiem
Steph > Timmy
Monday, May 20
12:09 EST
Steph: can you please come with me to the gym tomorrow
Timmy: sure, but why?
Steph: because Fucking Helen doesn’t believe that i hit you in the face with a brick that one time so i need you to show her the scar
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Monday, May 20
23:17 EST
Conner: [image sent]
Raquel: Awwwwwww sleeping Megan is adorable
Conner: right??? shes so fucking cute?????
Conner: she fell asleep with her head on my shoulder and i havent moved in the past half hour because shes so precious i dont want to wake her up
Raquel: Megan is too soft for this world. Like a really cute peanut
Conner: she IS!!!
Zatanna: yeah sorry conner, but ur not moving from that spot for a long time
Zatanna: it’s like when a cat falls asleep on your lap. u have to appreciate that shit
Conner: UPDATE UPDATE
Conner: SHE DID THIS LITTLE SNORE BUT IT WAS LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A SQUEAK AND A SIGH HELP ME IM TRYING NOT TO CRY BC I DONT WANNA WAKE HER UP BUT SHES JUST SO CUTE
Roy: Okay I’ll admit it, this is fucking adorable.
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
20:45 EST
Zatanna: *banging pots and pans*
Zatanna: wake up bitch it’s time to talk about our feelings!!
Arty: Begone vermin
Zatanna: come on, time to put on ur big girl pants and get ready to spout some truths
Arty: Yeahh no thanks I’m good
Zatanna: no ur not
Zatanna: if anything, ur the exact opposite of good
Zatanna: ur bad
Zatanna: and that’s so much worse than good
Arty: So?
Zatanna: so ur going to talk about ur feelings and we are gonna Work Shit Out
Arty: Everything’s fine. I don’t care about the Wally thing
Zatanna: sure u don’t
Arty: I don’t
Zatanna: in that case, u should have no problem explaining it to me
Zatanna: what the hell went down between u guys?
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
20:49 EST
Wallman: nothing, it’s fine
Dick: Dude, you’ve been acting like a zombie lately
Dick: I can see that this is killing you
Dick: Just talk to me and we’ll figure this thing out together
Wallman: god why is everyone so fucking hung up on this?
Wallman: artemis and I weren’t even DATING
Wallman: people get into fights. shit happens. sometimes things don’t fucking work out and it’s just easier to get out of it sooner rather than later
Dick: Is it really easier? Because as far as I can tell, you’ve been doing nothing but moping around and feeling sorry for yourself
Dick: Why can’t you just talk to her?
Wallman: oh yeah, and what am I going to say?
Wallman: “sorry I fucked up and was a gigantic asshole, I swear I didn’t mean it even though it’ll probably happen again because I’m an idiot and you’ll figure it out soon enough that I’m actually not worth your time because I’m a worthless piece of shit so we should probably end this now before someone gets hurt”?
Dick: You know that’s not true
Wallman: oh really? it happened already didn’t it?
Wallman: megan was right. I ruin every good thing I have going for me
Wallman: artemis hates me. my dad hated me. all of my friends think I’m a joke
Dick: Nobody thinks you’re a joke
Wallman: sure they don’t
Wallman: I’m panicking so hard over the possibility of dating the girl I like and probably love that I went and sabotaged myself and broke her heart while I was at it, like a moron
Wallman: if that’s not a joke then I don’t know what is
Dick: You made a mistake. It happens
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
20:56 EST
Zatanna: he made a mistake. it happens
Zatanna: what’s important is that it can be fixed
Arty: Maybe this a good thing, though
Zatanna: what do u mean?
Arty: I mean, it’s not like things were going to work out between us anyway
Zatanna: shut up, u don’t know that
Arty: Zee
Arty: I can’t tell the guy I’ve been crushing on for months that I like him
Arty: It took me YEARS of being friends with you just to get as close as we are now because I have no fucking idea how to trust that people aren’t going to walk out the second I get too comfortable
Arty: Fucking Cameron and I broke up because I didn’t know how to be a normal person and date another human being without keeping them at arm’s length
Arty: And you think Wally and I have a chance of working out?
Zatanna: yes i do
Arty: Well we don’t
Arty: If anything, I’m doing him a favor
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:03 EST
Wallman: I’m doing her a favor
Wallman: if she had to dump me later on she would feel guilty about it
Wallman: this is easier on both of us
Dick: You realize you’re sounding crazy, right?
Dick: It was a stupid argument
Dick: You and I have stupid arguments all the time and it’s never changed anything
Wallman: yeah but that’s different
Wallman: she’s different
Dick: So you’re just—what—never going to try and make up? Ever?
Wallman: why should I?
Dick: Because you both fucking care about each other?
Dick: And because you keep saying you don’t want to be an asshole, yet here you are, trying to explain to me that you would rather be enemies than take a risk on someone who likes you just as much as you like her
Wallman: even if I did try to apologize, she’d never forgive me
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:11 EST
Arty: If he just apologized, he knows I would forgive him
Arty: But why should he?
Arty: I started the argument in the first place. It’s not his fault he finished it, and it’s not his fault that it’s better this way anyway
Arty: At least if it’s on my own terms, it won’t be as bad as it would have been if I’d let myself get too attached
Zatanna: so ur big plan is to ignore him forever?
Arty: He’s going to be relieved, trust me
Arty: He’s dodging a bullet
Zatanna: i doubt he sees it that way
Arty: It doesn’t matter how he sees it
Arty: He’s going to find someone else in no time anyway
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:08 EST
Wallman: she’s going to find someone else in no time anyway
Wallman: someone better
Dick: You don’t know that
Dick: And even so, would you be happy with that?
Wallman: it doesn’t matter if I’m happy
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:10 EST
Arty: What matters is that he’s happy
Zatanna: no, u mean what matters is that u won’t be
Arty: What’s that supposed to mean?
Zatanna: it means u won’t admit that ur scared to be happy
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:11 EST
Wallman: I’m not scared to be happy
Dick: You’re certainly scared of something
Wallman: fine, you really want the truth?
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:13 EST
Arty: I don’t fucking know how to let myself be happy
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:13 EST
Wallman: I don’t know how to let myself be happy
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:14 EST
Arty: I’m going to fuck it up sooner or later
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:14 EST
Wallman: and then what?
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:14 EST
Arty: Then we’ll BOTH be miserable
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:14 EST
Wallman: she deserves better than that
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:15 EST
Arty: He deserves better than that
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:15 EST
Dick: But do you?
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:15 EST
Zatanna: is that fair to u?
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:16 EST
Dick: The only thing worse than taking a chance and losing anyway
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:16 EST
Zatanna: is not taking a chance and regretting it after it’s already too late
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:17 EST
Wallman: then what am I supposed to do?
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:17 EST
Arty: What am I supposed to do?
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:17 EST
Zatanna: take a chance
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:17 EST
Dick: You take a fucking chance
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Wallman: and if I crash and burn anyway?
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Zatanna: u won’t
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Dick: You won't
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Zatanna: because i see the way u look at each other
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Dick: So get off your ass,
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Zatanna: grow a pair,
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Dick: Quit feeling sorry for yourself,
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Zatanna: and start letting urself be fucking happy
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Wallman: you say that like it's easy
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:18 EST
Arty: You say that like it's easy
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:19 EST
Dick: It's not supposed to be easy
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:19 EST
Zatanna: now stop standing in ur own way
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:19 EST
Dick: And tell her how you feel
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:19 EST
Arty: ...Okay
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:19 EST
Wallman: okay
Zatanna > Arty
Tuesday, May 21
21:19 EST
Zatanna: good
Dick > Wallman
Tuesday, May 21
21:19 EST
Dick: Good
Notes:
:)
Chapter 24: I Feel Gay In This Chili's
Notes:
Sorry it took me like two weeks to update, guys. I could lie and say I was distracted by school stuff, seeing as I'm graduating high school in a few weeks, but let's be honest here. I just forgot. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Disclaimer: The convo between Tim and Bart was taken from the original Young Justice comics because I couldn't help myself.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Wednesday, May 22
11:29 EST
Raquel: Who was your first gay crush, I’ll go first mine was Meg from Hercules
Dick: Mine was Chris Hemsworth
Roy: Flynn Rider. He was a shexy man.
Kaldur: My best friend Garth.
Wally: selena gomez
Megan: The girl protagonist from Fifty Shades of Gray
Zatanna: ಠ_ಠ
Wally: uh, megs?
Megan: I’m just kidding it was Kim Possible
Dick: Oh thank fuck, I nearly had a heart attack
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Wednesday, May 22
14:31 EST
Tim: if you could have dinner with any person, living or dead, who would u pick?
Bart: well that’s easy
Tim: Oh yeah? Who?
Bart: living
Tim: …………..pârdõn më
Bart: I mean, who would want to have dinner with a dead guy? sitting there and rotting, with flies and maggots and….disGUSteninging
Bart: unless of course you’re like, on a diet and want to do something to kill your appetite
Tim: no you àctûãl înfəctęd hāngnăil, I meant some famous person like thomas jefferson
Bart: I thought he was dead
Tim: he is
Bart: so what’s your point?
Tim: The point is, if Jefferson were alive, would you want to have dinner with him?
Bart: well sure
Bart: for one thing I’d wanna ask him why he’s not dead anymore
Tim: oh my fucking god
Tim: you know what? I don’t know why I bother
Bart: me neither
Tim: let’s just not talk about dead people for a while, okay? Jesus christ
Jason Todd has joined the conversation.
Jason: hiya fuckers
Tim: …………………………
Dick > Zee
Friday, May 24
03:44 EST
Dick: I have a proposal for you
Zee: does it involve getting married in vegas?
Dick: Sadly no
Zee: darn
Dick: But it does involve mischief
Zee: mischief, u say?
Dick: Yeppers
Zee: in that case, i’m in
Dick: I haven’t even told you what it is yet
Zee: don’t care. i’m still in
Dick: Perfect
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Saturday, May 25
08:20 EST
Wally: someone predict how I die
Raquel: Running into a brick wall
Kaldur: Leaving a candle unattended.
Roy: Eaten alive by sharks.
Megan: Parachuting without a parachute
Conner: burned at the stake
Dick: Please, you fools are all incorrect
Dick: CLEARLY he’s just going to spontaneously evaporate
Dick: One minute you’re having a nice dinner with your relatives, and in the next you’ve been Thanos snapped
Wally: dark, but honestly that sounds fun let’s do it
Roy > Satan
Saturday, May 25
10:09 EST
Roy: Wally doesn’t have a date for the prom yet.
Satan: Hello to you too?
Roy: I thought you and Zee talked about this.
Satan: We did
Roy: So why haven’t you made peace with Wally yet?
Satan: Look I’m planning on it, okay? It’s on my to-do list
Satan: Just...
Satan: I’m planning on it
Roy: If you want something, you can’t sit around and wait for it to happen. You gotta go out and make it happen yourself.
Roy: You can’t ignore him forever.
Satan: Yes mister fortune cookie, I’ll get right on that
Wally > Megalicious
Saturday, May 25
16:16 EST
Wally: so I’m sitting there,
Wally: dysphoria all over my titties,
Megalicious: Oh boy
Megalicious: Good story or bad story?
Wally: good
Megan: Lay it on me then
Wally: I was at the boardwalk in my binder earlier because it was hot as balls today, and some Shitty People were giving me nasty looks and whispering and pointing, so in my brain I was like “abort mission abort mission run run run”
Megalicious: :(
Wally: but then?? fuckin?? CAMERON MAHKENT of all people
Wally: comes up to me out of nowhere and is like “hey what’s up WALLMAN, great to see you BRO, we haven’t hung out in so long DUDE, MY MAN, BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER, etc etc”
Wally: and after a minute the Shitty People stopped being shitty bc cam looked ready to bitchslap anyone who so much as looked at me the wrong way
Megalicious: Wait, do you mean ARTEMIS’ friend Cameron? I thought the guy was a douchebag deluxe!
Wally: SO DID I UNTIL NOW!!!
Wally: turns out he’s pretty cool actually
Wally: smells like snoop dogg in a weed factory, but he does awesome looney toons impressions
Wally: we’re getting hot dogs tomorrow actually
Megalicious: That’s great!
Megalicious: I will sic Conner on those mean people at the beach though, just say the word
Megalicious: I’ve got Connections
Wally: appreciated
Wally: you know, it’s nice having another trans friend I can talk about this stuff with. nobody else actually Gets It
Megalicious: Oh yeah trust me, I Get It
Megalicious: We should get matching trans flag friendship bracelets
Wally: !!!
Wally: megs you fucking GENIUS
Zatanna > Dickie
Sunday, May 26
04:23 EST
Zatanna: is anyone else involved in The Heist besides us?
Dickie: Well Roy has plans Wednesday night because he’s an old man who likes to go midnight bird-watching. And Walls and Mis still aren’t talking to each other yet, so I figured it would be awkward to invite either of them
Zatanna: those bungling clodhoppers
Dickie: Exactly
Zatanna: it’s just the two of us then?
Dickie: Looks that way
Zatanna: cool beans
Zatanna: so...do u want me to bring glitter or spray paint
Dickie: Hmmmmmm
Dickie: Both
Zatanna: excellent
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Sunday, May 26
13:54 EST
Dick: [image sent]
Dick: Halloween candy??? In May???
Dick: D e l i c i o u s
Kaldur: Please don’t eat tide pods.
Dick: Please don’t tell me what to do
Kaldur: You’ll die.
Dick: I think your lack of support in my abilities is debilitating, and I will not let it weigh me down from reaching my dreams any longer
Roy: I say let him eat them and deal with the consequences himself.
Dick: See? Thank you
Dick: Healthy snaccs
Zatanna > Dickie
Wednesday, May 29
23:03 EST
Zatanna: i’m here and i brought bolt cutters
Dickie: And I’ve got the hula hoops and olive oil
Zatanna: meet me by the south entrance, and then u can pick the lock and get us inside
Dickie: Ten four
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Thursday, May 30
00:32 EST
Dick: @everyone HELP HELP HELP WE NEED ASSISTANCE!!!
Zatanna: @everyone 911 911 WEE WOO WEE WOO DANGER DANGER DANGER!!!!
Raquel: STOP BLOWING UP MY PHONE I’M TRYING TO SLEEP
Dick: TOO BAD, WE’RE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE AND EVADE CAPTURE
Dick: @everyone SOMEONE COME HELP US
Artemis: God fuck stop screaming it’s hurting my eyes
Zatanna: sorry artemis
Dick: Sorry Artemis
Artemis: Now
Artemis: What did you guys do
Dick: Um
Zatanna: well
Dick: We sort of broke into the school
Zatanna: and by “sort of” we mean we legit broke into the school
Dick: And engaged in illegal fun activities
Zatanna: including but not limited to: painting loss.jpg on a locker, sledding on lunchroom trays, and playing twister in the principal’s office
Dick: And now we can’t get out
Zatanna: because SOMEONE left our lock-picking stuff outside
Dick: Yeah well, SOMEONE ELSE forgot to leave something to prop the door open
Zatanna: and now we’re stuck
Dick: Hopelessly stuck
Raquel: …...
Raquel: That’s it I’m going back to sleep
Dick: GET BACK HERE COWARD
Kaldur: Why is it that every time I choose to answer this group chat in the middle of the night, someone is in grave, stupid danger?
Dick: Uhhh global warming?
Kaldur: P.S.—Roy sends his regards and hopes you get sentenced to the guillotine.
Zatanna: ?
Dick: I thought Roy said he had plans tonight
Dick: What’s he doing with you?
Kaldur: Um.
Kaldur: Nothing.
Dick: What do you—
Dick: OH
Zatanna: yeahhhhh i can’t get that image out of my brain now so thanks for that
Dick: You guys are gross
Dick: Blehhghgghghg I need hand sanitizer just thinking about it
Zatanna: it’s like imagining ur parents right?
Dick: Yup
Dick: Icky
Kaldur: ...Anyway, have fun figuring this problem out on your own.
Dick: NO!!! COME SAVE US YOU HOE
Kaldur has left the conversation.
Zatanna: …………….arty?
Artemis: Yes?
Zatanna: please
Zatanna: my dad will kill me if i get caught
Dick: All you gotta do is drive to the school, find our lockpick stuff, pick the lock, and then take us to Dairy Queen after because we’re scared children so now we need comfort
Zatanna: lots and lots of comfort
Dick: In the form of several flurries
Artemis: You guys owe me big time for this
Zatanna: YAYYYYYY ARTEMIS IS COMING FOR US
Dick: WE’RE SAVED!!! :D
Artemis: You’re paying for my flurry tho
Dick: Deal
Group Chat: Brad
Friday, May 31
12:45 EST
Wonder Bread: I just spent two hours teaching Bruce how to use Instagram
Wonder Bread: Why are all old people intrinsically Like That
Crouton: Please, you think that’s bad? My mom still doesn’t know what wifi is
Bagél: yeah well, my grandpa jay says davenport when he means couch, and I don’t know what the phuck a davenport is but I know it’s baloney
Bagél: ...hi artemis
Crouton: Hi Wally
Bagél: sorry it’s been a while since we, y’know. talked, or
Crouton: Yeah, it’s been
Crouton: Yeah
Bagél: yeahh
Rye Bread: …..
Wonder Bread: So can we like, dial down the awkwardness a lil bit or..?
Wonder Bread: Because this is getting uncomfortable
Bagél: shut up dickwad
Rye Bread: Anyway, Kal and I got our suits for prom so let’s talk about that convenient change in topic now!
Rye Bread: Mine’s red and his is blue like Klance.
Wonder Bread: Noice
Wonder Bread: Zatanna and I are sophomores, so instead of going to prom like all you curdled upperclassmen, we’re gonna spend the night watching Pokemon in the theater at my house with Bette and Donna
Wonder Bread: Because we’re cool people
Rye Bread: Wally? Artemis?
Rye Bread: What are your prom plans?
Bagél: uh
Bagél: don’t know yet
Bagél: haven’t thought about it
Crouton: Yeah me neither, haven’t made any plans yet
Bagél: wait you really haven’t?
Crouton: No, why?
Bagél: no reason
Wonder Bread: Wow, I can’t believe neither of you has plans for prom yet! :^)
Wonder Bread: How interesting! :^)
Bagél: shut up
Wonder Bread: I have a solution for that, if you want :^)
Crouton: Whoops would you look at that, I have to go bye
Crouton has left the conversation.
Bagél: you have the subtlety of an attack helicopter
Wonder Bread: You do know what I’m thinking though, right?
Bagél: no shit, we all know what you’re thinking
Bagél: but the answer’s no
Wonder Bread: From you, or from Artemis?
Bagél: both
Wonder Bread: You’ll never know until you ask
Wonder Bread: We’ve been over this
Bagél: yeah, and I’ll get around to it
Bagél: just...give it some time
Wonder Bread: Okay, but don’t go and put it off until it’s too late
Bagél: yeah, yeah, thanks for the advice mom
Wally > Blondie
Friday, May 31
23:34 EST
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: [image sent]
Blondie: What the hecc are these
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: apology memes
Wally: [image sent]
Blondie: Uh, thanks?
Wally: [image sent]
Blondie: That one is just a picture of your elbow
Wally: an apology elbow
Wally: I’m running out of memes
Blondie: So...this is your apology?
Wally: yes?
Blondie: It’s not a very good one
Wally: would it help if I threw rocks at your window and held a boombox over my head while singing the little einsteins theme song?
Blondie: Probably, but I don’t think you own a boombox
Wally: you got me there
Wally: I am sorry though
Wally: for everything
Blondie: Yeah
Blondie: Me too
Wally: I’d say something cheesy like “let’s never fight again,” but I think we would just be kidding ourselves with that one huh
Blondie: Probably, yeah
Blondie: But it’s okay
Blondie: It’s our thing
Wally: hell yeah it is
Wally: so...friends again?
Blondie: Do you want to be friends again?
Wally: I did just send you apology memes didn’t I
Blondie: That’s not what I meant
Wally: oh
Wally: in that case...I don’t know
Blondie: Me neither
Wally: we could figure it out as we go, I guess?
Blondie: That works
Wally: cool
Wally: ...would it help if I sent more memes
Blondie: Meme away
Wally: nice
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: [image sent]
Wally: [image sent]
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Saturday, June 1
06:00 EST
Dick: HAPPY PRIDE MONTH, MOTHERFUCKERS
Dick: I FEEL VERY GAY ON THIS LOVELY MORNING AND I HOPE YOU DO AS WELL
Dick: GO OUT AND BE GAY AND EAT RAINBOWS, FELLOW QUEERS
Wally: megs and I got trans friendship bracelets and also I have a bi flag cape so YEET
Zatanna: fuck that, i’m going full rainbow today
Zatanna: i’ll even dye my hair if i have to
Roy: Best gay pun t-shirt of the day wins, GO.
Roy: Mine says “I put the ‘bi’ in ‘bitch.’”
Conner: “ace ace baby”
Wally: “let me be perfectly queer”
Zatanna: “i consider myself pun-sexual”
Megan: “Assigned martian at birth”
Dick: “Baby I’m bi bi bi”
Kaldur: “I’m not gay, but my boyfriend is.”
Artemis: “Bisexu-whale”
Raquel: “Finding homo”
Roy: I love my gay friends.
Wally > Ginger #2
Saturday, June 1
16:47 EST
Wally: I need you to do me a favor
Ginger #2: What is it?
Wally: agree with everything I say right now so that I can’t talk myself out of this
Ginger #2: Okay.
Wally: tell me I’m brave
Ginger #2: You’re SUPER brave.
Wally: tell me I’m not a coward
Ginger #2: From one to ten, you would be a negative fifty thousand on the coward scale.
Wally: tell me I’m worthy of being happy
Ginger #2: You fucking DESERVE to be happy.
Wally: right?
Ginger #2: RIGHT.
Wally: RIGHT
Ginger #2: NOW GO ASK OUT ARTEMIS.
Wally: YEAH
Wally > Ginger #2
Saturday, June 1
17:13 EST
Wally: hey roy?
Ginger #2: What?
Wally: I’m terrified
Ginger #2: God dammit.
Group Chat: Spill The Tea Sis
Saturday, June 1
17:25 EST
Hot Chocolate: I like my men the way I like my coffee
Lemonade: Black?
Chamomile: disappointing?
One Black Coffee: Keeping you up until 3am?
Hot Chocolate: I don’t like coffee
Artemis > Baywatch
Saturday, June 1
20:12 EST
Baywatch is typing...
Baywatch is typing…
Baywatch is typing…
Artemis: For the love of god Wally, whatever you have to say just spit it out already
Baywatch: oh, uh
Baywatch: hi
Baywatch: sorry
Artemis: What’s up?
Baywatch: I kind of have something to ask you
Artemis: Wow, uh
Artemis: So do I, actually
Baywatch: you do?
Baywatch: what’s your question?
Artemis: You can go first
Baywatch: no no, you go first
Artemis: Mine’s not important, it’s just something about prom
Baywatch: so is mine
Artemis: Is it...the same as my question?
Baywatch: I don’t know, is it?
Artemis: Look, just ask me yours and then we’ll KNOW if we’re both asking the same thing
Baywatch: yeah, but what if we’re both wrong and we just walked into a really awkward conversation
Artemis: Pretty sure that’s not the case
Baywatch: you don’t know that
Artemis: What other question would I POSSIBLY have to ask you other than do you want to go to prom with me
Baywatch: AHA!
Artemis: Fuck wait—
Baywatch: you want to go to prom with me!!
Artemis: Shut up no I don’t
Baywatch: that’s so sweet of you arty, I’m flattered <3
Artemis: I’m guessing this means we were both thinking the same thing?
Baywatch: perhaps...
Artemis: You can’t not say it now, fucking coward
Baywatch: well see, I don’t have to ask anymore do I? you already did it
Artemis: No I didn’t, you were just being difficult
Baywatch: call it what you want. all I know is that you want to go to prom with me so I’m happy
Artemis: No? If anything, YOU’RE the one going to prom with ME
Baywatch: what’s the difference?
Artemis: There’s a big difference
Artemis: I’m the one doing the asking, therefore it’s me who’s inviting you
Baywatch: pretty sure it doesn’t work like that
Artemis: Yes it does
Baywatch: but I wanted to ask you to go with me
Artemis: Too late, I’m going to ask you for real and then you’ll have to go with me so HA
Baywatch: not if I ask you first
Artemis: Doesn’t matter, I’ll say no and then you’ll HAVE to accept my invitation
Baywatch: fine, then I’m saying no too
Artemis: You can’t do that
Baywatch: yes I can
Artemis: But then neither of us will be going so it’s kinda counterproductive
Baywatch: maybe you should accept my invite then
Artemis: Or maybe YOU should accept MY invite
Baywatch: sorry, not gonna happen
Baywatch: I wanna take you to prom
Artemis: But I wanna take YOU to prom, you literal thorn in my side
Baywatch: fine, then how about we just take each other to prom and call it a day
Artemis: That’s stupid
Baywatch: do you want to go or not?
Artemis: Duh
Baywatch: BOOM you just accepted, no takebacks
Artemis: That doesn’t count and you know it
Baywatch: it does in the eyes of the law
Artemis: But I get to ask you too, asshole
Baywatch: then ask me
Artemis: Fine
Baywatch: …
Baywatch: you still there?
Artemis: SHUT UP I’M WORKIGN UP TO IT
Artemis: Wally.
Artemis: Will you go to prom with me?
Baywatch: hmmmmm
Baywatch: sorry, I think I’m busy that day
Baywatch: gonna be preoccupied with taking you to the prom
Baywatch: thanks for asking me, though :)
Artemis: WALLY
Baywatch: okay okay
Baywatch: yes, I’ll go to prom with you
Artemis: Good
Artemis: I swear to god it’s like you WANT to drive me crazy
Baywatch: come on, you like it
Artemis: Don’t push your luck, Raggedy-Ann
Baywatch: wow
Baywatch: never thought I’d miss hearing you call me ginger names <333
Artemis: Get used to it
Baywatch: is it bad that I’m looking forward to that?
Artemis: Yes it is
Baywatch: sweet
Notes:
If you drop a comment, I will hitchhike all the way to your house and give you a fist bump.
PS:
HAPPY
PRIDE
MONTH
MY
FELLOW
GAYS
!!!!!
Chapter 25: Get Turnt
Notes:
I'm sick as a dog today, so how I managed to write all of this is a complete mystery, but here it is!! The beginning of the end!!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Wally > Kon
Sunday, June 2
04:04 EST
Wally: eerybody mash the potato, but nobod ever wanna sma sh the potato..
Kon: …
Kon: its 4am
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Monday, June 3
11:45 EST
Dick: Back in the closet back in the closet, yippee aye kay yay!
Artemis: What does this even mean
Dick: It means I’m in the closet
Dick: Imbecile
Wally: in a gay way?
Dick: In a literal way
Artemis: ?
Dick: I filled Mr. al Ghul’s thermos with gushers juice
Megan: Why?
Dick: Wanted To Do Crime
Dick: Also he told me my dad was a slut, so
Dick: I mean like yeah it’s true, but you shouldn’t say it
Wally: sdfghjklkjhgfd
Dick: Plus I did him a favor
Dick: All al Ghul drinks is black coffee, which is Yucky
Dick: Whereas gushers are a delicious snacc and he should be grateful
Kaldur: What does this have to do with you being in a closet?
Dick: Oh yeah
Dick: He figured out pretty quick that it was me who poisoned him, so he sent security after me
Dick: Now I’m hiding in the janitor’s closet with my two new best friends Moppy and Half-Used Toilet Paper Roll
Artemis: Can I come too?
Artemis: I don’t want to go to gym
Dick: Fine, but make sure you knock seven times before entering, and the password is fre sha vaca do
Conner > Megan
Monday, June 3
13:56 EST
Conner: what do you think we should do after prom?
Megan: Hmmmm I don’t know :/c
Megan: What do you want to do?
Conner: dont know
Conner: ive never been to a school dance before
Megan: Artemis and Wally said they’re going to an arcade, and Roy and Kaldur are going to the aquarium
Megan: The aquarium might be fun, why don’t we join them?
Conner: cant, im banned from that place
Megan: ??
Megan: What did you do?
Conner: i broke into the seahorse tank once
Megan: Why?????
Conner: they looked sad and i wanted to rescue them
Conner: what about raquel? we can tag along on her plans
Megan: She and her date are going into the woods to hunt cryptids
Conner: we have strange friends
Megan: The strangest
Conner: alright alright, how about we both describe our ideal prom afterparty, and then we can try to find an idea thats sort of in the middle
Megan: Good idea
Megan: Personally, I want to be outside
Megan: And I don’t want to be all hot and sweaty, so I’m up for any place that’s by water
Megan: And it’s gotta be cute and romantic because I’m a slut for that
Megan: What about you?
Conner: well im very up for it being outside
Conner: also if wolf could come that would be pretty fucking neat
Megan: So it has to be somewhere that’s outdoors, swimmable, naturally romantic, and accepting of the occasional wild animal
Megan: Are you thinking what I’m thinking?
Conner: yup
Megan: ROMANTIC WALK ON THE BEACH!!!!
Conner: SWAMP ADVENTURE!!!!!
Megan: What
Conner: what
Dick > Timmy
Wednesday, June 5
02:30 EST
Dick: For the love of god Tim PLEASE go to sleep, it’s been two days
Timmy: Slëëp îs før thê wëâk
Dick: You’re being an idiot
Dick: Don’t make me tell Alfred to drug you again
Timmy: Trŷ ǐt bïťcħ
Timmy: Ĩ hàvĕ thė pôwęr ŏf gōd āñd ånĩmê øn mÿ sĭdĕ
Wally > Dicktionary
Thursday, June 6
09:31 EST
Wally: clown fucker says what
Dicktionary: What?
Dicktionary: Wait shit fUck
Wally: HEHEHEHEH I GOT YOU I GOT YOU I GOT YOU SUCK IT
Dicktionary: You absolute buffoon, you know full well that if I ever saw a clown in real life I would punch it in the dick and run away
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Thursday, June 6
15:27 EST
Raquel: Help I need an opinion
Megan: You quote the Wonder Pets too often
Zatanna: ur too tall and beautiful and it makes others feel self-conscious
Dick: Your spinach puffs aren’t as good as you think they are
Raquel: I MEANT ON MY PORTFOLIO INTRO YOU FUCKIN SCHMUCKS
Roy: Oh.
Roy: Our bad.
Zatanna: portfolio for what?
Raquel: I’m applying for this super prestigious early-acceptance writing program at Ivy University, and I need to construct a portfolio to send to the people there
Raquel: I need y’all’s opinions on my intro
Dick: I’m all ears
Raquel: Okay, here’s what I have so far:
Raquel: “Howdy folks, and welcome to my gosh-diddly-darn junior portfolio extravaganza. Every work in this folder is trademarked by Satan, so use caution. I implore you to read further and examine what makes me a writer. Please pick apart every single line and clause, telling me what I did wrong until I cry tears of agony. Yes. Dedication. A good fraction of my pieces are gay and well-written, so if that doesn’t tell you this portfolio is an absolute Snacc, I don’t know what will.”
Dick: I love it
Zatanna: i want that intro tattooed on my forehead
Roy: Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique—
Raquel: Idk man, I still think I can do better
Raquel: Okay how about this one:
Raquel: “Welcome goblins, skeletons, and undead pals. Come forth and take a gander at my writing portfolio, filled to the tippy top with pages upon pages encasing the inner workings of my mind. Every time someone reads a work of mine and cries hopeless tears, a soldier dies. We’ve got bad poetry, teenage angst, and cat food galore, so if that’s your kink then step into my office and prepare to earn your happiness here.”
Dick: Raq I would die for you
Zatanna: i am crying actual tears right now holy shit
Raquel: Thanks, I think I’m gonna call the portfolio The Diary Of A Useless Gay Hoe
Wally > Blondie
Friday, June 7
11:11 EST
Wally: 11:11 make a wish ;)
Blondie: I wish I had a cookie
Wally: lmao
Artemis > Baywatch
Friday, June 7
11:42 EST
Artemis: Did you seriously leave a cookie in my locker?
Baywatch: oh look, suddenly I must go—
Artemis: Dork
Wally > Blondie
Friday, June 7
12:02 EST
Wally: finish this sentence
Wally: wake me up…
Blondie: Before you go go
Wally: :D
Wally: you complete me
Wally > Blondie
Friday, June 7
12:23 EST
Wally: hey, what color are your eyes?
Blondie: Why do you need to know?
Wally: trying to figure out what color corsage to get you for prom
Wally: and see, I already know that your eyes are a light gray with flecks of blue and white in them and that they shine brighter than the night sky, but I figured it would be much less creepy to ask first
Blondie: Kid Stalker, you are truly one of a kind
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Friday, June 7
12:59 EST
Kaldur: For those of you unaware, today will be our last GSA meeting of the year. This is your reminder to be as gay as possible during the summer to make up for the deficiency, and also if you happen to have anything stashed away in that room, please clear it out or risk it being thrown out by the custodial staff. I am looking at you, Wally.
Wally: hey now, anyone who touches my used left sock collection is gonna get a chair to the face
Megan: Thanks for the reminder, Kaldur!
Megan: I’m sad though, I’m going to miss GSA :( It was like our home
Roy: Fuck you guys, you don’t have to graduate in a few weeks.
Conner: shouldnt this message be extended to the freshmen too?
Kaldur: Oh yeah.
Kaldur: I keep forgetting they exist.
Dick: OOH OOH OOH!!! Can I make the announcement Kallie?? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease please please can I can I can I can I ca
Kaldur: Fine.
Dick: YES
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Friday, June 7
13:08 EST
Dick: Last day of GSA, bitches, so clear the heck out of that place like the rats did in that one scene of rattatouille when the old lady shoots their nest with a fucking shotgun and they have to vacate the premises because real estate in France is fickle as hell and then Remy ends up alone in the sewer like we all shall one day when our journeys reach their end and the apocalypse hits and all that is left of society in the aftermath is an empty husk of a planet left for the robot overlords to scavenge and collect the remnants of the once great and thriving human race
Traci: …..
La’gann: what the fucking fuck does this say
Dick: Y’ALL GETTING KICKED OUT FOLKS, GET YOUR AFFAIRS IN ORDER
Megan > Conner <3
Saturday, June 8
15:07 EST
Megan: I’m so excited for prom tonight!!!
Conner <3: <3<3<3
Kaldur > Roy
Saturday, June 8
18:32 EST
Kaldur: Why is there a limo outside my house?
Roy: Perks of being the son of a rich dude. We’re going to prom in Style™ tonight.
Kaldur: What, was the horse and carriage unavailable?
Roy: You joke, but there actually are horse stables at Ollie’s place.
Kaldur: Of course there are.
Artemis > Baywatch
Saturday, June 8
18:41 EST
Artemis: [image sent]
Artemis: I think this is the first time I’ve worn a dress in like, five years
Artemis: …
Artemis: Wally? You there?
Baywatch: sorry yeah, I just
Baywatch: I think my brain just melted out of my ears
Artemis: I hope that’s a compliment
Baywatch: trust me, it’s definitely a compliment
Baywatch: I’ll be there in ten
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Saturday, June 8
22:16 EST
Bart: hey if I ate a scented candle, would I die?
Cassie: Why would you eat a candle?
Bart: it looks all gummy and waxy like candy
Bart: wanna eat it
Jaime: Please don’t eat it.
Bart: wanna
Jaime: No.
Bart: wanna eat it
Steph: what flavor is it?
Bart: vanilla
Steph: don’t eat it
Steph: the only flavor worth eating is pineapple upside down cake
Cassie: Please don’t encourage him
Bart: in unrelated news, who wants to come to bath & body works with me for completely normal reasons
Jaime: Nobody.
Steph: me!
Jaime: Bart, we need to have a lesson on impulse control.
Bart: 1) bold of you to assume I have any
Bart: and 2) wally’s usually mine, but he’s at prom with his girlfriend so there’s nothing to stop me from being awesome tonight
Cassie: You mean stupid
Bart: I mean totally cool and unique with a sprinkle of unpredictability
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Saturday, June 8
22:38 EST
Megan: Prom pictures!!!!
Megan: [image sent]
Megan: [image sent]
Megan: [image sent]
Megan: [image sent]
Megan: [image sent]
Megan: In that last one you can even see Kaldur and Wally twerking in the background
Zatanna: fun!
Zatanna: what’s everyone doing now?
Megan: Right now Conner and I are at the beach and it’s so nice here I love it
Megan: Roy and Kal are at the aquarium, and Raquel went cryptid hunting. Wally and Artemis left a little before the end so idk what they’re doing now
Zatanna: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Raquel > Kaldur
Saturday, June 8
23:57 EST
Raquel: Where’d you guys go? I thought we were going to meet up at the world’s largest vacuum cleaner emporium at 11:30
Kaldur: Oh sorry, Roy and I made a pit stop at Taco Bell and forgot to tell you. My bad.
Raquel: Pick me up a dorito taco and all will be forgiven
Kaldur: Already bought five.
Raquel: !!!
Raquel: This is why we’re friends
Wally > Blondie
Sunday, June 9
03:12 EST
Wally: question 20:
Wally: did you really mean it?
Blondie: Did I mean what?
Wally: what you said earlier
Wally: before we kissed, you said you loved me
Wally: did you mean it?
Blondie: Yeah
Blondie: I meant it
Wally: cool
Wally: just checking
Blondie: Did you mean it when you said it back?
Wally: I did
Blondie: Okay
Wally: okay
Blondie: Okay
Notes:
Only one chapter left, guys!!!! I am so happy with the way this fic turned out, and I'm so grateful for everyone who stuck around with me this long. The 26th and final chapter will hopefully be up later this week, so stay tuned! <3
Chapter 26: The Last Day of School
Notes:
Here it is, fellas!! At long-last, the end of this wild ride has finally arrived!! It is such a relief to be able to close the book on this one, and I'm looking forward to getting started on some new projects. That being said, I had a ton of fun writing this chapter, so I hope you like it! <3
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Monday, June 10
11:34 EST
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: [image sent]
Wally: hey kon? why are you sending us pictures of random stuff
Wally: two of those were just bowls of dog food
Conner: [image sent]
Wally: pretty sure that last one was a brick wall
Conner: this is actually zatanna btw
Dick: *gasp* Identity theft!!!
Conner: connie over here let me borrow his phone to play scrabble, but i got distracted so now i’m looking through all his photos
Conner: he’s got such weird stuff on here?
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: look it’s a carton of dented chocolate milk
Roy: Please tell me this is all for some hipster aesthetic thing.
Conner: nope
Conner: he said he just likes them
Conner: there are like fifty blurry pictures of his hands and eyes and stuff
Conner: ooh look it’s megan
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: she’s so perdy
Conner: there’s actually a ton of pictures of megs on here?
Conner: like, they’re the only pics that look like they were taken with any care at all
Wally: now that’s just cute
Megan: (ꈍ ᴗ ꈍ✿)
Conner: HE’S GOT LIZARDS
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: [image sent]
Conner: literally just a handful of lizards what even
Zatanna: i like them
Zatanna: theyre friends
Roy: Conner you’re the purest kind of weirdo.
Zatanna: thanks
Wally: never before have I bee so grateful for the man’s subtle strangeness
Wally: *been
Artemis: Bee
Wally: sHhhHhhh
Artemis: Buzzzzz
Wally: had it not been for the laws of this land I would have slaughtered you
Artemis: Fine, then I’ll just pack up all my uwus and leave
Wally: …….pwease don’t I liek u
Conner: im actually going to vomit
Artemis: Shut UP Zatananana!!!
Conner: this is actually conner now, zee got bored and gave my phone back
Conner: you guys are gross
Wally: shut up we’re cute
Artemis: YEAH
Dick: Nope. Icky. Highkey regret setting you two up on your first date
Artemis: Wait
Wally: you did whAT
Dick: Um
Dick: Oh look, my helicopter is here I m ust g o
Kaldur > Megan
Monday, June 10
12:42 EST
Kaldur: What are you doing for the rest of the day?
Megan: Uh. School?
Kaldur: Well I have a proposal.
Kaldur: Let’s skip the rest of the school day and go somewhere.
Megan: !!!
Megan: You want us to ditch class??
Kaldur: Yes.
Megan: But we’re the good ones! I’ve never even jaywalked before
Kaldur: Exactly.
Kaldur: Today is senior skip day. Roy is skipping school, but I chickened out because I did not want to get in trouble.
Kaldur: However, I think it is about time you and I lived on the edge. We need to do something rebellious.
Megan: Aren’t you the one who said yesterday that ditching class was for low-lifes?
Kaldur: That was yesterday Kaldur. Today Kaldur is a far different man and he craves danger
Megan: Oh my gosh, you didn’t even use punctuation at the end of that sentence. It’s like I don’t even KNOW you anymore
Kaldur: Let’s go to the junkyard because my mother always warned me not to go there, so it is the perfect place to engage in bad behavior.
Megan: Can I ask my uncle for permission first?
Kaldur: NO, WE ARE BEING REBELS MEGAN.
Megan: :’(
Kaldur: ……….Fine, you can ask your uncle.
Megan: Yay!
Megan: We should bring helmets too, just in case.
Kaldur: Well of course, that is just basic safety knowledge. I am also bringing knee pads and elbow pads just in case.
Megan: Smart
Megan: I’ll search the junkyard up on Google Maps that way there’s no chance of us getting lost on the way there
Kaldur: We are also stopping at the store for chocolate milks because it is good to be mindful of dehydration.
Megan: Good idea, captain.
Megan: We’re such bad kids
Kaldur: The WORST kids.
Megan: Yeah!
Kaldur: Yeah!!!
Megan: YEAH!!!
Kaldur: Y E A H !!!!!
Garfield > Megan!!!
Monday, June 10
14:08 EST
Garfield Why is your friend Kaldur crying on the couch?
Megan!!!: He got bitten by a mosquito five minutes after we got to the junkyard and freaked out
Garfield: Wow
Group Chat: Brad
Tuesday, June 11
15:44 EST
Crouton: FINALLY finished my last final today, god I need a nap
Crouton: I took that test while running on nothing but redbulls, baby aspirin, and tears
Wonder Bread: Can’t relate. My tear ducts dried up in Vietnam
Crouton: Ur like twelve
Wonder Bread: Say that to my FACE BITCH
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Tuesday, June 11
17:29 EST
Raquel: Alright, who wants to hear my list of things I will name my future child
Wally: do tell
Raquel: Their name options are including but not limited to:
Raquel: Lil Bitch
Raquel: Fork
Raquel: Shoelace
Raquel: Fish Stick
Raquel: Pterodactyl
Raquel: Burgermeister Meisterburger
Raquel: Butter
Raquel: Flour
Raquel: Eggs
Raquel: Preheat At 350 And Jab It With A Toothpick To See When It’s Done
Raquel: and Raquel Junior
Wally: those are all amazing names and I would be honored to know your future child because judging by those fine ass names they’re gonna be a radical lil dude
Raquel: You’re damn right they are
Group Chat: Young Just Us
Wednesday, June 12
08:38 EST
Cassie: You know what I just realized?
La’gaan: that the reason olive oil was so popular in greece was because they were all super gay????
Cassie: No?
Cassie: Though that is actually fascinating and I applaud those queer Greeks
Cassie: I just realized that when all of the upperclassmen graduate, WE will be in charge of the GSA
Bart: aren’t there a bunch of them who will still be here next year?
Cassie: Well yeah, but they can’t stay forever
Cassie: One day,
Cassie: In the very near-ish future,
Cassie: We shall rise up and become the gay overlords that club deserves
Steph: our reign shall be legendary
Cassie: First order of action: more glitter
Cassie: There was not nearly enough this year
Jaime: Also matching t-shirts. Preferably rainbow ones with Elton John’s face on them.
Steph: and a club handshake that involves doing the chicken dance extremely slowly while making eye contact
Bart: not to mention cupcakes
Bart: lots and lots of cupcakes
Traci: I propose we do volunteer work that involves building an amusement park
Traci: Which we will be the first ones to use of course, and have year-round free passes for since we were so generous building it
Tim: mǎkə thė clűb mēĕtīngš tăkę plācė ĭn thě bŏĩlęr rōőm thąt wąy thễ ghỗsts ắrề ỉnvìtểd
La’gaan: pugs
Cassie: What about them?
La’gaan: idk
La’gaan: i just want one
Traci: This club is going to be in such good hands with us running it
Traci: We are the future!
Bart: damn straight
Jaime: You mean damn gay.
Steph: u mean damn gay
Cassie: You mean damn gay
La’gaan: you mean damn gay
Bart: sigh
Dick > Wallman
Friday, June 14
05:14 EST
Dick: So. The second to last day of school is on Monday
Wallman: yes it is
Dick: In honor of the inspiring acts of vandalism we have imparted on those hallowed halls, I think it is only right that we give it a proper sendoff before summer starts
Wallman: I’m not following
Dick: What do you say to one last great Dick & Wally trademarked prank?
Wallman: oh hell yeah
Kaldur > Roy
Friday, June 14
11:12 EST
Kaldur: We have not discussed your college plans, you know.
Roy: We haven’t? I could have sworn we’ve talked about this before.
Kaldur: A month ago you said, “Star University has an archery range. That’s pretty fucking cool,” and then you never spoke of it again.
Roy: Oh yeah.
Roy: Well...the archery range there is pretty fucking cool.
Kaldur: Are you planning on attending in the fall?
Roy: I mean. I’ve been thinking about it, I’ll tell you that.
Kaldur: Oh.
Roy: Oh what?
Kaldur: Nothing.
Kaldur: It’s just...Star University is all the way across the country. A flight there alone would be five hours. Nine times that long if you were driving.
Roy: Well sure, but don’t you worry your little tush Kaldur, because I have a plan.
Kaldur: A plan?
Roy: Queen Consolidated has its HQ in Star City, which means Oliver is there practically every other week. I figure if I complain enough, I can get him to let me tag along on his flights back, that way I can come here every few weekends to see you.
Kaldur: Wait, you mean you’re not planning on breaking up with me?
Roy: No?
Roy: Why, are you planning on breaking up with me?
Kaldur: No.
Roy: Then I guess you have your answer. Sorry, looks like I’m sticking to ya like glue. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Kaldur: So this isn’t goodbye.
Roy: Well duh, of course it isn’t. What, you think I would ever give up the only person in the world who’s willing to watch all seven seasons of Pretty Little Liars with me?
Roy: Sorry to break it to you Kaldur, but people like you don’t come around every day.
Roy: And yes, I am fully aware of how soft and mushy that was.
Kaldur: I really love you, you know that?
Roy: Right back at you. ;)
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Saturday, June 15
15:20 EST
Zatanna: what are everyone’s plans after high school?
Zatanna: because personally, i plan on being the new carbonaro-style magician
Artemis: Isn’t that a sauce?
Kaldur: That’s carbonara.
Artemis: Isn’t that the stuff that’s in soda?
Kaldur: That’s carbonation.
Artemis: Isn’t that poisonous?
Kaldur: That’s carbon monoxide.
Raquel: I don’t know about you all, but after high school I am gonna Get Rich Quick
Megan: I want to be a guidance counselor!
Wally: csi forensic scientist
Conner: mechanic
Dick: Stripper
Zatanna: i’m sorry what was that last one
Artemis: Uhhhhhh
Megan: Really, Dick?
Dick: Really
Dick: Or a cop I guess
Kaldur: Why are those your two options?
Dick: Because either way I get to be called Officer Dick, and that is the true goal
Zatanna: djsdlldldkadjd
Artemis: Absolutely inspiring
Group Chat: Spill The Tea Sis
Sunday, June 16
16:54 EST
Chamomile: who wants to come over my house and burn stuff
Hot Chocolate: Come again?
Chamomile: my dad bought a new fire pit and i wanna burn stuff
Chamomile: old schoolwork, textbooks, etc
Chamomile: u gals in?
Lemonade: Is it safe?
Chamomile: probably not, no
One Black Coffee: Then I’m definitely in
One Black Coffee: I’ve been waiting since September to set this physics textbook aflame
Hot Chocolate: We should bring marshmallows too and make s’mores
Chamomile: my dearest rocky, that is the smartest thing u ever said let’s do it
Wally > Dicktionary
Sunday, June 16
19:08 EST
Wally: I’ve already bought the hoodies and scladmred eggs, did you go to the pet store like you were supposed to?
Dicktionary: Did you really just scramble the letters in the word “scrambled”?
Wally: absolutely I did, I’m not a peasant
Dicktionary: and the apprentice surpasses the master
Wally: pet store?
Dicktionary: Oh yeah
Dicktionary: Items acquired and waiting in my room for transport
Dicktionary: Items are also very fluffy by the way
Dicktionary: I’ve cried, like, twice already
Wally: this is going to be the greatest prank in the history of pranks
Dicktionary: Feeling the aster already
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Monday, June 17
07:31 EST
Artemis: You guys are idiots
Conner: who?
Dick: You’re just jealous you didn’t come up with the idea sooner
Conner: what?
Artemis: A teacher is going to throw your ass in detention when they find out
Conner: you all really love to make me wait dont you
Wally: dick and I brought ferrets to school
Zatanna: u did WHAT
Zatanna: lemme see lemme see!!!
Dick: [image sent]
Dick: See we bought the extra large hoodies that way we can hide them in the pockets
Roy: I hate to agree with Artemis, but seriously. You both are idiots.
Dick: Not when we wear sunglasses that way when someone questions our furry friends we can say they’re our seeing eye ferrets
Wally: I’m keeping mine
Wally: gonna name him wally #2
Roy: I thought I was supposed to be Wally #2.
Dick: No, you’re Backup Wally
Dick: Totally different
Wally: ???
Dick: You know, for when you die and I need to replace you with another trusty redhead
Wally: ?????
Wally: I think I’m offended
Dick: Trust me, it’s a compliment
Wally: what happens when roy dies then?
Dick: I’ll make a clone of him, duh
Wally: then why didn’t you just clone me?
Dick: Cuz you’re dead
Roy: So will I be, though.
Roy: There are quite a few flaws in your plan.
Dick: STOP NITPICKING, YOU GUYS ARE DEAD AND DEAD DUDES DON’T TALK
Wally: I vote we replace dick with a new one, all in favor say aye
Roy: Aye.
Conner: aye
Artemis: Aye
Zatanna: can i be the new dick?
Wally: hmmm
Wally: prove to me that you’re worthy of inheriting the mantle
Zatanna: ...
Zatanna: feeling whelmed in this chili’s
Roy: You’re hired.
Zatanna: :D
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Tuesday, June 18
06:30 EST
Wally: a moment of silence for the fact that this is the last time we’ll all have to wake up at heck o’clock for the next three months
Artemis: To tell you the truth, I don’t mind waking up early
Dick: Me neither
Dick: It’s like the witching hour but with sunrise
Wally: sorry, I forgot you two are weird and don’t need sleep like normal humans
Dick: How dare you assume I am anything but a vampire pretending to be mortal
Group Chat: Brad
Tuesday, June 18
10:02 EST
Rye Bread: Who wants to have lunch in the school basement with me instead of eating in the cafeteria like a normal boring person?
Wonder Bread: Will there be ghosts there?
Rye Bread: Of course.
Wonder Bread: I shall gather the troops
Group Chat: Hi Gay I’m Dad
Tuesday, June 18
11:56 EST
Megan: I have a question
Artemis: Shoot
Megan: We’re all going to stay friends over the summer, right?
Dick: Well yeah, of course we are. Why wouldn’t we?
Megan: I don’t know
Megan: This chat was originally just supposed to be a place for Kaldur to bore us all with GSA-related stuff
Kaldur: I resent that.
Megan: And gay club was the thing that was holding us together this whole time
Megan: I wasn’t sure if we would all keep in touch even though there’s no school until September
Zatanna: well duh, who else am i going to send zesty memes to every day?
Raquel: We’re your friends, Megan
Raquel: That’s not going to change just because we’re not forced to attend the same classes anymore
Wally: yeah, and it’s not like gsa was the only thing that kept us together
Wally: I mean sure that’s how it started, but it’s not like we’re going to drop you just because we don’t gather for weekly meetings anymore
Wally: like raquel said, we’re friends. and we’ll stay friends no matter what
Conner: its like the breakfast club. just because detention ends doesnt mean the friendships do
Roy: Actually I think they all part ways forever at the end of that movie.
Conner: im
Conner: im sorry what
Megan: D:
Dick: Godammit Roy
Roy: I mean.
Roy: Yeah, they totally all stay friends forever at the end!
Wally: smooth
Artemis: To fix what Roy so un-gracefully tried to say, we’re all staying friends because fuck the universe. I like you guys and that’s not changing anytime soon
Kaldur: Exactly. It doesn’t matter if the school year ends or not. Nothing has to change if we don’t want it to.
Megan: That’s a relief
Megan: I love all of you a lot, and I wouldn’t want that to ever change
Zatanna: aww <3
Dick: Sorry to join in on the emotions-fest, but honestly? I love you guys too
Dick: So I don’t plan to lose any of you without a fight
Dick: If that means breaking into your homes in the middle of the night and tying you up in a burlap sack after which you will then be taken to a secondary location where I will have already set up a game of Mega Battleship, then so be it
Megan: Somehow that is the most reassuring thing you’ve ever said to me
Megan: Sorry for getting so sappy, I’ve just never had real friends like this before
Megan: It’s really nice
Zatanna: roy is crying now in case anyone was interested
Roy: NO I’M N OT.
Raquel: Awwwww Roy, don’t tell me you actually have feelings?
Roy: NO I DONT. THERES JUST S OME DIRT IN MY EY ES.
Dick: I’m crying too now tbh, fuck you guys you made me all emotional
Artemis: THIS IS ALL YUOR FAULT MEGAN YOU GAVE US FEELINSG
Megan: I’m sorry, I just love you all so much and I can’t wait to keep being friends with you forever
Wally: MAKE IT STOP, MY GAY HEART CANT TAKE IT
Zatanna: :’’’(
Conner: damn it now i need a hug
Wally: SEE WHAT YOUVE DONE??? YOU BROK E CONNER
Kaldur: If this is the reaction we get when the school year ends, I can’t imagine what it is going to be like when we all graduate.
Dick: YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP KALDUR
Zatanna: ah damn it, roy’s crying again
Roy: NO I AM NO T
Artemis > Baywatch
Tuesday, June 18
13:35 EST
Artemis: Hey sorry, I got held up trading my pen to some kid for a bag of gummy worms
Artemis: Where are you? I’ll come meet you
Baywatch: by that one tree at the entrance with the bark face that looks like a mix between robert downey jr. and ghengis khan
Baywatch: also I will sell you my eternal soul for some of those gummies :3
Artemis: Well duh, why do you think I got them? The whole point was acquiring a new soul for the collection
Baywatch: of course, how silly of me
Baywatch: have you made any plans for the summer yet?
Artemis: After today? Nope
Artemis: Have you?
Baywatch: nope
Artemis: Really? How shocking
Artemis: I guess you’ll have to come up with something to do all summer
Baywatch: yeah, if only there was a snarky goddess who could keep me company over those long, grueling months
Artemis: That sounds like an awfully unfortunate predicament
Baywatch: it is
Baywatch: unless of course, you wanted to volunteer by any chance
Artemis: Well let’s see
Artemis: Hmmmm
Artemis: According to my calendar, all summer I’m booked to hang out with a Waluigi Weast
Artemis: Can’t imagine who that could be
Baywatch: it’s a mystery
Artemis: I can see you, by the way
Artemis: Stop doing finger guns you look like a weirdo
Baywatch: I’ll stop doing finger guns when you stop flipping me off. there are children here
Baywatch: you look pretty by the way
Artemis: Shut up
“It’s true, you know.”
As Artemis approached, Wally pushed off the tree he was leaning against. He caught the bag of candy she tossed to him. “You saw me an hour ago,” she said.
“Yeah. One whole hour. I don’t know how I survived.” He crammed three gummy worms in his mouth, talking around them. “Did Megs say where to meet the others?”
“She told me they would catch us at the entrance of the school, so I'm sure they'll pull around in a sec.”
Wally handed the bag out to Artemis, who grabbed a handful. “How long do you think we have before they get here?”
“Knowing our friends? I’d say a good five minutes.”
“Wow, five whole minutes alone. If only there were something for us to do in the meantime.” He waggled his eyebrows.
“Oh, I’m sure we’ll think of something.” She stepped closer.
“Yeah, like stamp-collecting. Or a refreshing game of tag. Maybe even do some taxes—”
Artemis snorted. “You’re such a dork.” Before Wally could offer a retort, Artemis had grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him in for a kiss. He startled at first, but soon sank into it and kissed back with zeal.
Artemis had to admit it. Of all the many, many perks that came with dating Wally West, this was a pretty good one. Wally’s hands found her waist, and it seemed as though every time they did this he treated it like it were the first time. Artemis certainly wasn’t complaining.
“Wow, you guys are gross,” said a voice above them.
Scared shitless the pair sprang away from each other, Wally tripping over his own feet in the process and falling on his ass. Artemis looked up.
Up in the branches of the tree, Dick grinned down at her. “Hey, Arty.” He was sitting on one of the thicker branches, roughly five feet above their heads.
Artemis rolled her eyes, yanking Wally back up from where he fell in the dirt. “What are you doing up there, Grayson?”
Dick shrugged. “Hanging around.” When her glare didn’t let up, his eyes cut to the side. “I may have also hacked into your phones and saw that you were meeting up here.”
Wally brushed the dirt from his jeans. “Way to interrupt, dickhead.”
Dick adjusted his grip on the branch he was perched on. With what looked like minimal effort, he shifted until he was dangling with his hands wrapped around the branch, the tip of his sneaker brushing Artemis’ shoulder. She batted him away.
“We’d better get a move on,” Dick said as he swung back and forth, ever the acrobat. “We have to get to the carnival before the ticket lines get too long. Plus I want funnel cake, so that takes top priority.”
Wally perked up. “I second that.”
“I just got you candy,” Artemis reminded him.
“And I appreciate that. Which is why I’ll repay you with funnel cake.”
Artemis sighed. “Come on, Baywatch.” She grabbed his hand and started pulling him toward the parking lot.
Dick dropped down from the tree, sprinting to catch up with the couple. He threw his arms around them both. “Ooh, maybe the three of us can get a ride together on the Tunnel of Love.”
“Definitely not,” Wally said.
“Killjoy.”
As they got closer, Artemis spotted Conner’s familiar red pickup in the parking lot. Roy, Zatanna, and Raquel were already sitting in the bed of the truck, while poor Kaldur was crammed in the front seat between Megan and Conner.
At seeing Artemis and Wally’s joined hands, Zatanna whistled. “Lovebirds spotted, folks!”
Roy picked his head up. “Finally,” he groaned. “Do you know how long we’ve been waiting for you three to show up? I only have a few days left until graduation, and you’re cutting into what little time I have left to be a mindless delinquent.”
Artemis flipped him off, making Dick cackle.
Raquel arched an eyebrow. “Do you seriously plan on turning into a responsible adult once you graduate?”
“No, but I can pretend that I do.”
Dick ran ahead and climbed effortlessly into the bed of the truck. “Quick, someone do the Titanic pose with me.”
Wally released Artemis’ hand and bounded forward. “On it, buddy!”
Artemis shook her head in amusement, watching her boyfriend try and fail to climb into the truck, eventually having to get a hand from the others who pulled him in. Artemis took her time walking over, but stopped when she realized her phone was still on in her hand.
It was opened to her and Wally's texts from earlier. As her eyes grazed over their conversation, Artemis couldn't help smiling to herself. To think that all those months ago, back in September when the school year was just beginning the next stage of its never-ending cycle, she and Wally had been little more than strangers. This group of now beloved friends had been a handful of scattered souls, and the Happy Harbor High School Gay/Straight Alliance had been just another pointless after-school activity.
To think that this year had led to all of this—to friendship, to love, to joy—it had Artemis' chest throbbing pleasantly.
She was pulled from her thoughts when Conner honked the horn impatiently. “Come on, Artemis, it smells like fish in here!”
Kaldur frowned. “I told you, I had to come here straight from swim practice.”
All at once, half a dozen "I can’t do anything straight"s chorused, making Kaldur drop his head into his hands. “Why do I even try?”
Megan patted his shoulder. “If it helps, I think you smell nice. Like an aquarium.” She reached over him and Conner, pounding on the horn with her fist. “Now come on, Artemis! I want to ride a roller coaster!”
Artemis rolled her eyes, but there was no heat to it. “All right, all right, I’m coming!”
With a secret smile, Artemis turned her phone off and jogged over to join her friends.
Notes:
And there you have it, my dear readers. Thanks so, so, SO much to everyone who commented and kept my inspiration for this fic going, I appreciate the hell out of you and you're amazing. And all of you who kept up with this fic and saw it to the end, I love you so much and I hope you enjoyed the ride! <3

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