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If there was one thing Damian hated more than losing a fight it was being sick. Nothing made him feel more useless than having to lay in bed all day sweating buckets. To make it worse everyone else had gone on a mission so he was stuck alone to suffer.
What he didn’t know was that Beast Boy was currently in the kitchen cooking up some tomato soup for his ill teammate. He hadn’t felt right leaving him alone in the tower so had gotten permission to stay behind as his skills weren’t exactly needed on this mission. He hummed as he finished up and scooped some into a bowl as he placed it onto a tray along with some crackers and a glass of ice water.
He carefully carried it through the halls to Damian’s room and knocked on the door knowing the younger teen preferred people to knock before entering. Damian jerked his head towards the door at the sudden noise not realizing anyone was still in the tower. “Enter!” he called out to the best of his ability, seeing how his voice was scratchy.
Soon enough he was surprised as the green Titan entered the room.
“Hey, I figured you could use something to eat” he said softly as he carried the tray over and placed it over the boy’s lap. “It’s just tomato soup” he said at the incredulous look from Damian. “I just didn’t know you could cook” the weak Titan responded, getting a laugh from him.
“As long as it’s not an animal byproduct I can cook it” BB said with a smirk “Do you need me to feed you or can you do it yourself?”
Damian lifted his hand in answer showing that it was shaking. “Okay help it is, now I didn’t know if you liked crackers in your soup or not” he said. “I break them into fours and have them one at a time so they don’t get soggy” Damian replied getting a smile from BB as he set to doing so.
BB smiled as he set to feeding Damian as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Damian blushed as he was fed feeling useless and weak. BB just kept at it until the soup and crackers were gone before setting the half empty glass of water on his nightstand “I’m just gonna go wash this and I’ll be back, you need anything?”
“A cool washcloth would be nice” Damian admitted weakly not liking depending on others. BB just nodded as he left the room to carry out his tasks. Damian left alone to his thoughts was pondering over this new side to the green Titan. He’d never known that Beast Boy could be so...nurturing? Yes that sounded right, he was acting like a parent or concerned partner.
Damian’s thoughts halted at that thought “i-is that why I didn’t protest? Because I’m interested in him?”
Before he could think on it further BB returned with a washcloth in hand and laid it over his forehead making him sigh in relief. “Want me to stay or you want to be alone?” the green teen asked him softly. “You can stay” Damian said as he worked through his thoughts over his revelation.
BB smiled and sat in the chair by the bed ready to help him with anything he might need. Damian just laid there relaxing the cool cloth helping him think easier. But once more his thoughts were interrupted as BB started running his fingers through his hair and his body relaxed as his thoughts went haywire.
“S-so I know this probably isn’t the best time” BB started as he continued carding his fingers through his hair “but I think this is my only chance to say this without having to worry about you beating me up. So here goes, I have a crush on you, have since I met you to be honest.”
Damian gave him an incredulous look trying to figure out how he hadn’t noticed. BB blushed “I’m very good at hiding what I feel by acting how I do. I learned that if you act happy go lucky most people don’t try to pry deeper.”
Damian snorted at that “guess I should’ve taken a page from your book, maybe then people wouldn’t constantly pester me about my attitude.”
“NO!” BB cried out before blushing at the other’s raised eyebrow “I mean no, part of why I’m attracted to you is how you’re always so sure of yourself, and you don’t let other’s opinions dictate your actions. You sure in yourself and will bend for no one always sticking true to yourself.”
It was Damian’s turn to blush at the green teens heartfelt words. “I think you’re braver” Damian shocking both of them as he didn’t mean to speak “always being so open with others, opening yourself to the chances of getting hurt. I have a hard time forging connections with others because I was raised to see them as a weakness. But you make them so easily, and I can see now, they don’t make you weak.”
With that he took BB’s free hand “because if you have connections with others, they can be strong when you aren’t.”
BB smiled and placed a kiss on the hand in his “then I’ll be your strength when you’re weak and you can be mine.”
Damian smirked back “I think I can live with that.”