Originally Posted by
Adekis
Earth-33
In a small dorm room at the university of Wichita, two boys sat on two beds, one across the room from the other. One had a small auburn goatee underneath a pair of horned glasses and a carefully coiffed head of handsome hair. The other had hair cut very close to the scalp, shaved on the sides and generally not much of it. His eye were peircingly blue and his face shockingly handsome. He looked, it had been remarked, like a young Henry Cavill. To make matters worse, his parents had seen fit to give him the unfortunate name of "Clark Kent".
"Ernesto, huh?" Clark couldn't resist a smirk, "Does he have a cute accent?"
"Yeah," Rob lightly flushed, "he's only lived in the U.S. for a few years. He speaks English really well, but his accent is super hot."
"How much of this is because of your huge crush on Bunker?" Clark chuckled in reference to Rob's favorite Teen Titan. Clark didn't read comics, though he seemed remarkably well-acquainted with the DCU for someone who seemed to dislike it so much.
"What? None of- well, I'd probably say that it's more like they're both my type independently."
"And Ernesto's better than that Dan guy you used to date?"
"Do you mean better in bed or--" Rob was interrupted when Clark burst out laughing.
"I meant how does he measure up as a boyfriend, man! Not that I'm not interested in the dirty details, but that's secondary, you know that."
Rob flopped back onto his bed and stared at the ceiling.
"I guess so," he said, "it isn't easy to tell. Remember how much I liked Dan at the start? He really seemed like a good guy at first. I still don't really know why he started getting more distant."
"Although," Rob grinned, "unlike Dan, Ernesto doesn't have Chron's disease. I didn't realize it before, but it's kind of fun to... be on top."
"I could've told you that!" Clark laughed, "Not that I've gotten any in years."
"Still hung up on that Laurie girl?"
"Yeah." Like a single drop giving way to a freak downpour, a short pause stretched out into a long silence.
Rob looked at Clark and internally sighed. He knew that his buddy had been through some really tough times in high school, and done a lot of things he wasn't proud of, but he'd never elaborated on what, except that he spent a good amount of time in a gang or two. Ironic for a guy named "Clark Kent". He wasn't up on the details, but Rob had gathered that Clark's ex had left him because of those criminal activities. Scared of him, he guessed. Clark once said that Laurie's fear was what snapped him out of his old life, but Rob could tell there was more to the story. He doubted Clark would ever tell him all of it. He kept his past close to his chest.
After about two minutes, Rob decided to break the silence.
"So," he said, "want to play something?"
"Sure," Clark said, "like what?"
"Well Patrick just got Injustice. We could play that."
"DC Comics? No thanks!" Clark laughed nervously, "What about that platformer I saw you playing? Royal something?"
"Rogue Legacy. Sure, if you don't mind taking turns."
"No objection there!"
They went out into the living room and played video games until dinner, after which they played some more. They both neglected homework. It was a good time.