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Scarian Summer Smooch Fest
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2024-06-29
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Whole but for the Singed Feathers

Summary:

HotGuy and CuteGuy reunite after an explosively close call.

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Scarian Summer Smooch Fest 2024, Day 4: Forehead Kiss / Reunion / Superhero

I saw the "Superhero" prompt and just had to write some HotGuy/CuteGuy :D

Enjoy!

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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CuteGuy stumbles as he touches down on the broken pavement, struggling for balance as he flaps his burnt wings. Explosions ring out distantly behind him.

HotGuy rushes towards him and holds him in his arms. CuteGuy isn’t sure which of them is shaking harder.

“You’re alive.” HotGuy’s voice is ragged. He pulls CuteGuy in closer, and CuteGuy clutches at the rough straps of HotGuy’s uniform. He welcomes the cold metal of the buckles as they dig into his skin. There’s a barely perceptible touch of lips against his temple, and then HotGuy rests his chin in his hair. “You’re alive.”

Notes:

What do y'all think of the formatting of HotGuy vs. Hotguy? Personally, I lean more towards the camel case because it feels like more of a nod to the original mixed-caps HoTGuY/hOt gUY spelling... but then again, as long as we aren't directly using the exact original formatting anyway, it's not all that strange to only capitalize the first letter. That's more consistent with "traditional" superheroes like Batman and Superman or even Hawkeye. But I guess there's also Spider-Man to consider...

The formatting within canonical AO3 tags right now seems to be Hotguy, which I didn't like at first, but it is actually starting to grow on me. If nothing else, it is MUCH more convenient to only have to capitalize the first letter instead of pressing shift again in the middle of writing the name xD I'd love to hear what other folks prefer. Maybe I'll make a Tumblr poll, heh! UPDATE: I have made a Tumblr poll, if you'd like to cast your vote!

Anyway, thanks for reading! <3