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I mean. . . The manner is nice probably better then Bobby old house but it's so empty, sure Scott's here but god he's a bore, glasses are kinda cool though.
Then you came along, well after Warran. . . And Hank, but eventually came a grumpy flame face, you! His best friend
"Flame face! C'mon I wanna show you what I learned!" You sigh as you hear the boy outside your door
"Bobert, it's too early, go get Hank or something." He hates when you call him that but since he hates it, it only makes you want to call him that more
"He's too busy doing his science stuff, plus it involves you." You growl opening the door being bet with the short boy
"Fine. Let's go." Walking you to the yard he creates a slush copy of himself making it do a little dance
"See! Now you can practice with this guy without burning me on accident!" You scoff, it's impressive
"And I thought since our powers are kinda similar you can do the same and I can practice on your flame copy instead of accidentally freezing you!"
"Yeah, that's kinda smart actually, Bobert." Being praised by you was the best feeling for Bobby often found himself wanting to improve just to get that praise it made him feel super warm, and he doesn't think it's just your mutation
—
It's been a few years, we got some new members, some are cool storm, colossus, kurt and some- are. . . Well the hairy midget.
Looking through flame faces room I look for some clothes I can barrow for my date with Lorna grabbing a jacket i begin to walk out till something catches my eye, peeking out from just under his bed. His room is super clean so it sticks out, is that a comic book? Putting the jacket on the bed Bobby reaches down grabbing the 'comic' and being met by a gay male-centered magazine. . .
"He's gay?. . ." I mutters to myself, you didn't seem gay? Yeah usually you didn't talk about girl. . . Okay you've never talked about girls. . . But Bobby didn't expect-
"Bobert?" I hear a familiar voice behind me, panicking I try to put the magazine back
"Shit- fame face- I- i didn't mean to. . ."
"It's fine, just kinda embarrassing." He rubs the back of his neck
"You don't care? That I know, I mean" I ask standing to my full height
"Not really, not that I was trying to hide it." I watch him shrug
"Oh. . . Why didn't you tell me?"
"Didn't feel the need to. What difference does it make if I'm gay or straight. Thought it didn't matter much."
"Guess your right." Him saying this churns something inside me, something about that statement makes me envious. The only thing snapping me out of my thoughts is a small flame flicking my forehead
"And stop stealing my shit without asking." I see him scoff walking to sit on his desk chair
"If it comes back with a stain on it you owe me a new one." I laugh at his statement and nod tossing my own little snowball at him only for him to burn it midair
"Whatever, flame face. I gotta date I can't be late for." I walk to the door with the jacket in hand looking back one last time
The date felt dull, I like Lorna at least I thinks I do. I felt the same with kitty. . . and Anne. . . And Zelda. . . But deep down I know. . . I just can't come to accept it.
—
Currently on a undercover mission the X-men are undercover at a Galla
"And your name?" The man guarding the door ask
"James, James Sinclair." you simply answer with the fake name you where given that should be on the list
"And you." He points his pen at Bobby
"Richard Frost." The guard looks over his list before looking at you
"Your good." Then looks at Bobby
"Your not." Shit.
"What?-" Bobby starts
"He's with me." You quickly try to find a way to get him in as you need him for the mission
"He's. . . My husband." The guard gives a suspicious look
"Why the different last names." He ask
"Who are you to criticize our marriage practices." You try to sound as offended as possible wrapping a arm around Bobby to really sell the act, looking over the two of you one last time before he steps aside with a nod and a grunt, alowing the two of you to pass
"nice save" Bobby wispers as you walk into the beautiful ballroom your eyes catch other x-men scattered around the room all in position
"No problem." You simply respond keeping your hand on Bobby's lower back, kinda forgetting you had it there but he doesn't mention anything so you continue, you would be lying if you said you didn't feel a LITTLE something more for Bobby then friends since you where kids but you don't wanna ruin one of your very few and best friendship over it.
—
Welp, Bobby's relationship with Lorna ended. Leaving Bobby upset and re-considering his future in the x-men not just because Lorna but he kinda wants to go to college. . .
"I don't know man, I like it here I do but like is this really what you want to do with the rest of your life" he sighs as he lays on your bed and you sit at your desk trying to do school work
"Why not. It's all I know." You say continuing to take notes from the textbook
"I was thinking about college, UCLA has some really good accounting programs." He sees you turn in your chair
"UCLA, like Los Angeles UCLA?"
"Yeah, what's wrong with that."
"Nothing I guess. . . kinda far don't you think-" just then there's a knock on the door
"You guys might want to see this. . ." You hear Jean say before both of you get up and walk out to the yard where your met with. . . Yourselfs? But younger?
Well long story short a future version of frank went back in time to grab the original x-men as kids and bring them to the present to prevent a future evil cyclops (all new x-men 2012)
That whole thing happenes and after being confronted by his past self about truly being gay Bobby is stuck in a corner, he keeps it hidden even after being confronted but his time displaced younger self did not, walking around with a whole model boyfriend
Sitting with your time displaced self, you eat in the yard, a small brake from training. You both seem to be watching Bobby training with his own younger self
"Do we still-" he doesn't get to finish his sentence. . . You know
"Yep." You awnser continuing to watch the two, sitting in silence
"We don't ever. . . Try?" The younger version of yourself ask
"Why ruin what's not broken."
"Feelings suck."
"I know bud. I know."
—
Eventually Bobby does decide to leave the X-Men moving to LA and attending UCLA, your proud of him. You see him on the news sometimes, 'your friendly gayborhood iceman' a news channel highlighted and that made you laugh your glad he's so openly proud of his gay little self now.
You had a short thing with North Star, ended on good terms but you couldn't bring yourself to keep things going with another man on your mind.
During a small vacation you where given, you deside to stop by, for old times sake. . . Nothing else. . .
Sitting in a coffee shop as you've just arrived you look out the window to see a sight that you miss, Bobby fighting a huge sea monster by the bay. Smiling you leave your coffee and run out, once there's no longer a roof over your head you blast up flying over to help Bobby
Bobby's surprised as he sees a huge fire blast cause the monster to stumble back looking back he sees you.
"Flame face!" He smiles
"Get the people on the bay to safety, we'll have time for hello's after." And with a nod he listens sliding down on his ice trail and getting everyone to safety as you continue to blast the monster, due to the monsters body used to being wet it did not like the heat at all and retreated not long after
You watch as a exited ice form Bobby slides up to you hugging you mid-air, you've gained such good control of your flames over the years that Bobby doesn't even feel your heat as he hugs you
"What you doing all the way out here!?" Bobby looks up as he continues to have his arms wrapped around you
"Just thought i could stop by. . . I missed you Bobert." You scoff a smile looking down at your friend, he hasn't changed a bit, seems happier of anything
"Sick!, dude I could totally show you around! How long you staying for?"
"Well I got some time off for a week so, guess a week." Bobby finally untangles himself from you standing on his floating iceblock infront of you
"Well we better make the most of it, c'mon." Guiding you to a private alleyway so he can transform back out of the ice layer you also poof off your flames and the two of you walk out as regular citizens
"You seem like you like it out here." You comment walking down the street following Bobby
"Love it, schools a little stressful especially with- well y'know with the whole superhero thing but besides that it's awsome." He smiles and you just let out a scoff guess he hasn't really felt the same effects of your absence as you have his.
"That's good."
"How about the mansion? How things going over there"
"Eh same old, same old. Cant tell if Scott and Logan are fighting for Jean or if they're in a throuple half the time now though." This earns a laugh from Bobby and god you miss that laugh.
"Yeah! I can lowkey see it!" He continues to laugh takes a few minutes for it to actually die out
"How's the line life? Think of joining the Jean-Scott-Logan throuple yet?" He laughs again
"Na, na. . ." You scoff a laugh back "I uhh, I dated Jean-Paul for a little nothing super serious few dates, few months. . ."
"Jean-Paul? As in Northstar?" Bobby's mouth is left slightly ajar as he walks beside you
"Yeah him." You simply reply
"Dude he's like. . . Beautiful!"
"Yeah. . . He is just- wasn't in the right mind place and didn't want to lead him on." You run the back of your neck not giving the whole truth
"Hey i respect that."
"What about you? How's the dating life here?"
"Eh, like I said I'm a busy man. Plus, apps suck I can never write more then a sentence in the 'about me' section like "yeah I'm an accounting student" that that's all I got." He laughs at himself
"Fair, well I think there's plenty cool things bout you, Bobert." You see him side glance at you before the tips of his ears seem to blush a slight red, is he blushing? No. . . Don't read into it.
"Stop calling me that. . . Hey you down for some bagel sandwiches? I know this bomb place downtown."
"Sure. . ."
—
Currently sitting on Bobby's bed you look around as his room, apparently he gave the dorms a shot but didn't like it much and settled for a small apartment near the campus
"Hey, did you get a invite to the hellfire Galla?" You ask
"Yeah, not sure if ima go through."
"Why not?"
"Idonno i feel like I'll be left out since I haven't seen most the x-men since I left." You stay quiet for a second, say it. . . Say it damn it-
"Come with me then. Be my date." You look at him and watch as he spins in his chair
"Your. . . Date?" Shit. . . And there you go fucking up your only friendship
"Never mind I-" your eyes wonder, too ashamed to even look at him
"No. . . I'll go, I'll be your date." Your eyes snap back meeting his eyes
"Really? Yeah- okay then. Date."
"Yeah- date. . ." You two sit in silence for a second both not 100% sure if it's a romantic thing or-
"R-remember that mission?" Bobby brakes the silence with a broken chuckle
"Huh?"
"When we pretended to be a married couple at the Galla a few years back?. . . Guess that was just foreshadowing eh?" He tries to joke to help the awkwardness and you just let out a little chuckle in return.
"Guess so. . ."