Fandom: Dance Central 2 Disclaimer: I don't own anything, save for the laptop and summary.
*Pairing: Bodie/Glitch, MoCoy
*WARNING: THE FEATURED TEXT CONTAINS FLUFFY MALE/MALE ROMANCE. IF YOU'RE ALLERGIC TO FLUFFY MALE/MALE, CONSENSUAL ROMANCE, PLEASE STEER CLEAR.
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"We don't have to. I'll be more than happy to wait." There it was again. The kindness not even Mary Poppins could rival. The tenderness that blanketed Mo's partner in glowing, searing sunshine. Different from the radiance Mo cast over him. Around his mentor, it was impossible to be anything but restless. Uncomfortable. Impatient and antsy. Until Emilia's partner came into the picture. Whenever Bodie's name came to mind, Glitch could never stop smiling. The sweetest of sweethearts befriended everyone, of course, but Bodie showered him in special attention. The kind of attention that elicited thoughts of rain-soaked nights, candlelight and roses dipped in golden silk. The blonde had actually given Glitch the gift of a rose, as a starting point for their Valentine night. Emi's crew mate treated him as if he were a gift from the Lost City of Atlantis, precious, special and something worthy of immortal love. Glitch had been high, ever since Bodie decided to take his eyes off of Mo. _ "We ain't gotta do nothin' 'til yer ready." "Are you absolutely sure?" Bodie asked, as if Glitch was about to push him out of a plane-without a parachute. "Yeah, I'm sure," a sky-high protege sang. "Happy Valentine's, Bo."
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Second Sunflower-A Fine Evening for Confession
Glitch felt higher than every king, queen, prince and princess in history.
Heaven swept him through its clouds on a daily basis. Bodie had given him a set of wings, and he danced across silver clouds with a smile. It was one thing to say you were high among the clouds, but when you were higher than the stars...words could do little to measure how much you've flown. And Glitch found it impossible to put any words to his emotions.
Sunshine and moonlight ran hand-in-hand. Illumination blanketed the days, nights and weeks. The Hi-Def protege felt an intense disconnect from Mo, but he and Bodie shared mutual ground. Riptide's dreamboat didn't mind playing Pokemon with him. Bodie never complained about Batman and Teen Titans, even though he preferred JR Tolkien. Emilia's partner never complained about 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol', even though he would've preferred the new Sherlock Holmes flick.
Glitch still worshipped Mo. He always would. But because of Bodie, Glitch wasn't separated from Mo by a gaping chasm.
Emi's partner-in-crime always laid out the red carpet. When the Hi-Def crew was on their down time, Bodie invited Glitch out for a lunch in the park. The winds were rough, but not cold enough to discourage Glitch from taking the invitation. And then Bodie's protective nature kicked into high gear, compelling him to dress the breaker in the warmest coat.
Whenever they shared hot chocolate at Starbucks, Mo's partner realized just how much sweeter it really was.
Whenever Bodie called him 'cute', 'beautiful' and 'amazing', the breaker realized just how powerful words were.
But there were no words to describe how high he felt, after they made love. Glitch felt so high one time, he dashed out into the streets in song.
Mo's partner never saw Bodie in the bathroom, wiping tears from his eyes.
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Feeling so high, he could look down on Heaven, Glitch bolted into their new suite.
Valentine's Day might have ended, but the world decided to celebrate Valentine's Day all week. And on another night of the celebration, Riptide's prince and Hi-Def's junior entered a lover's suite. A lovingly decorated Hyatt suite had been sprinkled with roses, both red and white. Warm, gentle candles had been lit, the perfect view of Los Angeles slept outside their windows, and the stars were at their brightest.
Mo and MacCoy had taken another suite. They had made love several times that day, but neither of them were too tired to add more notches to the scoreboard.
The day had been one of intense magic. All dancers were able to have their fill of excitement, with the exception of a certain breaker. With a streak of Valentine red in his hair, he explored the suite as a child explored the world's biggest candy store. "This is A1 fly," Hi-Def's junior declared. However, he was not only excited over the room's lush decor.
He was even more excited about his company.
"Th' best shizz. Glad ya decided t' take it with me."
"It is rather nice," the Parker said, his voice as soft as candlelight. As always, he was impeccably dressed in attire fit for a ball. However, he didn't even feel remotely close to a well-dressed prince-let alone a frontline member of Riptide. Despite overwhelming weariness, though, he thought it would be best to conceal as much as he could.
"Don't think either one of our friends are gonna be interested in the decor, though."
Recognizing the reference to Mo and MacCoy, Glitch sat at Bodie's side with a grin. "They'll take turns lookin' at th' ceiling," the younger male chuckled.
His cheeks adopted a savage shade of red.
"It'll be cool. Both of our crews are on downtime anyways. They c'n boink each other into oblivion, and not hafta worry 'bout 'nythin'."
...
Emilia's partner wasn't one for bouncing off the walls. Glitch knew it and accepted it, the same way he accepted his dancer's name. But the blonde's silence was just too uncomfortable to ignore. There had been jokes about Coy and Mo's sexual prowess before, and Bodie never hesitated to offer some sort of spice to the mix. He shyly made references to their own adventures, even. But on that night, blue eyes remained silent. He tugged on the other's sleeve, peering into the other's face with the eyes of a fawn.
"Bo?"
"Yeah?"
"About today...thanks. It'll go down as one of th' best days o' my life."
"No problem," the Parker said sweetly, patting him on the head. He then planted a kiss on the other's forehead, and withdrew from the bed. But Glitch wasn't the least bit pleased. The day's conclusion wasn't returned, and not only that, but Bodie seemed intent on ending the conversation. He seemed intent on ending the night. "You okay?" Mo's teammate asked.
Love and silence were in synch, gutting him. And Bodie gave him no reason to relax. "Yeah," the blonde said with a smile.
"It's just been a long day. We've been up since four this morning, and I'm certain there's a world of fun to be had tomorrow. We'd better get some rest."
Enough was enough. Bodie was usually up for all nighters, in and out of the bedroom. 'I'll grab a magic carpet and take you through the stars all night,' he just said, only a few nights ago. Sometimes they never clocked out until four in the morning! But on that particular night, Bodie was checking out far too early for Glitch's comfort. Not to mention the check out process was anything but smooth.
Emilia's partner was well aware of his age, but never coddled him. To Bodie, he was a young, sacred canvas, ready to be filled with love's greatest memories. And on that particular night, those memories seemed to be taking a break.
Glitch felt no different from a spoiled birthday boy, and hated it. With a passion.
He had options. He could either burst into a fit of anger, but then he'd cloak himself in the very cloak he had thrown away: the cloak of an immature child. So he'd combine anger, concern and sorrow. "What's up?" the breaker asked, emeralds glistening.
"Ya ain't actin' like yerself. Did I do somethin' t' ruffle ya?"
Weariness and frail happiness did nothing to soothe Glitch's nerves. "Of course not," Riptide's blonde said, reclaiming his seat alongside the other.
Glitch noticed Bodie's eyes, and bit his bottom lip.
"I had a wonderful time too. I just...think it's time for bed."
The younger male sat. He sat, waited, watched. Watched as Bodie dove into the bathroom, listened as Bodie changed into his pajamas, watched as Bodie came out of the bathroom, and-
Decided enough really was enough.
"How come ya don't wanna talk t' me, Bo?"
And 'talking' encompassed quite a lot. Bodie talked to Glitch through words, body language and by tying his body into the other's. He said 'I love you' in a thousand languages whenever he simply smiled, or shared a pizza with the apple of his eyes. But on that particular night, Bodie wasn't saying anything at all. And from the look of things, he was much too afraid to do so.
Rain threatened to drown the breaker. Perhaps dreams weren't meant to come true for him. Perhaps his true love wanted to turn away, simply because of his age. Fearing the worst, Glitch swore to hold back his tears long enough to carry himself out of the room. He'd wait for Bodie to end it, then he'd bolt out of the room and weep himself to sleep. All alone, in the thick of the night.
Just as he began.
Bodie found him in tears once. The gang went out, Glitch went back to the room for some much-needed alone time, and the Parker decided to check on him. The sobbing junior revealed his unrequited feelings for Mo, and how being around MacCoy broke his heart into a thousand pieces.
Bodie drew him into the warmest arms, assuring him Prince Charming was right around the corner.
"Glitch, there's...there's something I've...been keeping from you."
Glitch took a deep breath and shut his eyes.
"I...well, I...I've been lying to you. I...you...you weren't...my first."
Mo's junior blinked, as if Bodie had swatted him with a flyswatter then opened a can of backwards Russian. "What?"
Bearing the end of the world in his soft eyes, Bodie took the other's hand. He bit his bottom lip, struggled to catch his breath, then he pressed on. His voice was hoarse, and rain glistened in the eyes Glitch loved, but there was no turning back. "You weren't my first," the Parker repeated.
Glitch's eyes became as wide as saucers.
"You...I was with someone...before I met you. With...three others, actually."
"That's it?"
"That's not it," Bodie said, shaking his head. Emi's partner was so close to tears, and his body language was tense. He rubbed at his arms while he spoke. "Glitch, I...I was...there was...s-s-something happened, way back when. It...I was..."
"Bo, it's cool."
"No it's not. I was...I didn't want to tell you this, because I was afraid of what would happen, but...I don't want to keep it hidden any more. I was...I was eighteen, and...nobody else knows this. Not even Emilia."
"Won't say anythin' if ya don't want me to, Bo."
Even more tears flooded the Parker's eyes. He used both hands to clutch his heart, but Glitch took one of those hands and squeezed it. "Don't be afraid, baby," the young breaker said soothingly, rubbing the other's fingers.
"Talk t' me. It's okay. Jus' take a deep breath and say what 'cha gotta say."
A deep breath was taken, Bodie shut his eyes, and-
"Two years ago, three men took me against my will."
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"It was eleven o'clock at night," the blonde went on, fearing every breath he took. "I was on my way home, having closed down the family bar, and...it was someone I had turned down, several times. I told him he wasn't for me but he just couldn't get that through his head, so he and two of his friends jumped me one night and didn't let me go for two whole days."
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Glitch had gone back to being annoyed, but for an entirely different reason.
"Ya never told Emi?"
The male Riptide member shook his head so vehemently, he looked very much like a child.
"And lemme guess. Ya never told th' blues either, right?"
"No. They told me if I ever said anything, they'd hurt the people I cared about."
"Bo...those bastards couldn't have done ANYTHIN' if they had been behind bars!"
"I dunno. I wasn't sure if he had friends, family members-"
Mo's partner wanted to tear his own hair out. "Bo, ya NEVER said anythin'? Three asswipes jumped ya 'n ya never said anythin' at ALL?"
The Parker was a thousand times more annoying than every annoying thing on Earth, but the smile on his face was unbearably adorable. "You're the first to know."
"So that's it? You've been edgy because ya didn't wanna tell me about bein' raped?"
Bodie's gentle eyes widened. He didn't know whether to be frightened or overjoyed by Glitch's reaction, but something within him was brushing him towards 'joy'. "Yes," he said breathlessly.
"It was a horrible nightmare! I had forgotten all about it until I fell in love with you, but then I-"
"Bo, I thought you were breakin' up with me!"
"What? Whatever gave you that idea?"
Both of them burst into laughter, clearly relieved by the night's turns. "Like I'd break up with the love of my life," the Parker roared, clutching at his sides.
"Don't know what crept into that vivid imagination of yours, but you can definitely send that down the garbage disposal!"
Laughter, long and crisp, continued until the night's urgency was restored. But both of them were much calmer than before. They peered into each other's eyes, warmer and happier. "I don't want to break up with you," Emilia's partner said, clutching both of Glitch's hands.
"I love you."
"I love ya too," Glitch replied instantly, reacquainted with the moonlit sky. Bodie was always so friggin' sexy whenever he said those three magical words.
"But all of that build-up...man, ya killed me!"
"I'm sorry," the older male said, wiping at his eyes. "But that was a devastating topic for me! I thought you'd hate me if I told you, but I really didn't want to lie to you about being my first anymore!"
"That's just it, yo. That didn't check out as a lie."
"What're you saying?"
"First time only counts if ya do it with someone ya love."
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"You don't...think I'm-"
"Nope. Love ya even more than before. Just...when it comes t' stuff that freaks ya out, don't be afraid t' spill anythin' t' me in th' future, 'kay?"
"That's why I was so nervous," Bodie went on, sending his hands into a wrestling match. "About...being with you. I didn't want...to make anything filthy."
So. Bodie equaled sex with Glitch to the violation he suffered, two years ago. In other words, he wouldn't have been any different from the ruffians that stole his virginity, if he had ever taken the other's body. But-
Bodie made love to him anyway, and it was anything BUT intrusive.
Glitch sighed.
"Emi was right. You really are annoying."
"I'm sorry."
"Yer damn right yer sorry," the younger male growled, playfully storming off into the bathroom. One minute, two minutes, three minutes, and out he came in his pajamas.
"Wish y'would cut it out with th'-man, I don't even wanna go there any more. I'm tired out, thanks to yer dumb ass."
Their suite became silent. Bodie turned out the lights, leaving the candles to illuminate the suite on their own. Both of them dove under the covers, draped their arms about each other, and-
"Glitch, thank you. You don't know how happy I am, because of what you've done."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Hi-Def's junior mumbled into the sheets, snuggling against the other. "Shaddup."
A kiss fell into the top of his head, and they both spent the rest of the night, airborne.
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"Up for another round, baby?"
"Sure the Hell am," a giddy Coy said, intoxicated with his lover's scent and presence.
That was definitely Coy's new mantra. So much for being the mailman.
But then again, Mo was familiar with Coy's delivery.