#which for th record isn’t what happened; none of the boys were really at fault

[secondgenerationnerd]

Legacy

Author’s note: So I started this a while ago, but made a few changes. I will ship my soft bois in this fic, fight me and look out for more fics with them! Enjoy!

           The world’s ending again and it’s up to a bunch of teenagers to save it. They’d been going nonstop for two days, watching family and friends die from an unknown alien menace. 17-year-old Luca Gordon-Grayson and his team had been hiding in an old Cadmus Lab, gathering whatever information he could hack from the computers.

           Luca looks at his team. Jania West swears as her older brother, Matt West, unwraps a bandage on her arm to check a bullet wound, both their bows abandoned on the ground beside them. Ceridian sits on some old crates, carefully balanced as he reviews footage from around the world. He has all the calm grace of his father, Kaldur, at that age.

           All three of them are exhausted, but ready to continue the fight. Ready for what comes next. Why isn’t he?

           “I think we need to find a new hiding place.” Ceridan says, rising to his feet, “We can’t hide out here forever.”

           “We can’t let the bad guys find this place either.” Jania points out, wincing as Matt rewraps the wound. “Half the files here could destroy the world.”

           “I can destroy it.” Luca offers. “I have a few things I need to gather still, but you all should start heading out. I’ll meet you 4 kilometers southeast, at the old burger joint on 5th.”

           “Are you sure you’ll be safe? This place is still booby-trapped.”

           “I’ll be fine. I’m Robin after all.” He offers them the trademark Robin smile and none of them question it. They never do. While Ceridan and Jania gather their stuff, Matt pulls him to the side.

“Babe, you sure you’re ok?” Luca tries to meet the speedster’s gray eyes, but he stops short. He knows that compassion in them will break him.

“Yeah. Just tired.”

“Are you sure? I can stay with you if you—”

Luca smiles softly and holds his hand, “I’ll be fine. Promise.”

The lie’s bitter in his mouth, but his boyfriend doesn’t question it. Matt takes a second to press a soft kiss to his lips. Luca kisses him back before looking up at him. “See you on the other side.”

After taking any supplies they can, he watches them head out. Luca lets his smile fall and hooks his gloves up to the cables in the wall. It’s easy for him to watch his friends’ blips make it out of the building safely and send all the files to them. Once his work is done, he activates some security measures.

“Robin?” Matt’s voice in his ear throws him off a bit. He can’t do this with them listening. “Rob, what’s your ETA?”

No answer.

“Robin?” It’s Jania’s voice this time.

“I have a plan. I promise.” He watches the numbers on his screen as they count down. “You all have what you need for the mission.”

“Robin. What’s your ETA?” Matt’s voice is serious now. Sharp and hard to hide the fear behind it. “Luca? Luca!”

“It’s gonna be ok.” 30 seconds now. He lets his head fall back against the wall, staring up at the hole in the ceiling. At least he gets to see the stars. “It’s going to be ok. I promise. I promise. You all don’t need me for this part.”

They understand too late.

“LUCA!”

10 seconds…

“I’m coming for you, Luca! I’m going to save you—”

5 seconds. He closes his eyes.

“I don’t want to be saved.”

The world erupts in flames around him. He doesn’t even scream.

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It’s been a week since their training simulation. Their failsafe, which went better than the first one their parents were in. The others failed soon after him. Luca had disappeared before anyone could confront him about his actions. A week in Gotham locked in his room, only coming out for food when he knew his parents were gone. He couldn’t avoid it forever which is how he ended up here, in the therapy room, face to face with Dinah Lance.

“I don’t want to talk about it.” Luca glares at the ground.

“Alright, we don’t have to talk about—”

“Don’t bullshit me. We both know the League protocol. I can’t go back in the field until you clear me. Given your record, you won’t clear me until I talk.”

“You seem to have it all figured out.”

“Comes with the territory.”

“What’s does that mean?” Dinah leans forward.

“I’m Robin, part of the infamous Batfamily. I always have a backup plan, I always know what to do, I always have an answer.” Luca chews on his tongue.

“That sounds lonely.” Dinah says. “Is it?”

“The title alone? Yeah, it is. But try being the son of the OG Robin and OG Batgirl. Try being the grandson of Bruce Wayne and Jim Gordon.” The tightness in his chest gets worse and worse the longer he talks. “Try never getting to be a teen and fuck up. Because everyone is looking at you for the answers. Everyone expects you to have a plan even though you just watched your entire family be eviscerated, but you’re a Bat so it’s not like you feel anything, right?”

“I can’t imagine—”

“No. You can’t. No one can. Ceridian gets to stop being Aqualad and just be Ceridian. Matt and Jania stop being Impulse and Velocity. They get to be teenagers. They get to go home and go to school and do what they want. They haven’t been in the media’s eye since birth. They never had to learn how to carefully word things, so you don’t create a scandal at 5. They might have expectations in the hero world, but they get to be civilians!” He’s crying. When did that happen? Why can’t he stop? “They don’t have tabloids filled with homophobic bullshit about them because they’re GAY!”

“Luca—”

“No, Dinah! I’m done! You got me to talk! And you know what?! I hate it! I hate this feeling! I’m done!” Luca storms to the door.

“Luca, if you leave, I can’t help you—”

“I don’t want help! I don’t need to be saved!” He slams the door behind him. His ears ring. He needs to think. Somehow, he ends up on the beach. The League rebuilding Mount Justice for the new generation was supposed to give them hope. Instead, Luca wants nothing more than to run into the ocean and never stop.

“Hey.” The boy wonder whips around to see his boyfriend walking up to him. Matt sits on the sand, not saying anything. Luca sits next to him. They watch the ocean in silence for a while. Matt, of course, breaks the quiet. “You know what sucked the most about the failsafe?”

“What?”

“Not being fast enough. After you…did what you did… we kept moving. Training kicked in and we all just…shut down. Focused on the mission. Jania went next. I was right next to her. I should have seen that fucking bullet. I should have saved her…” Matt keeps his eyes on the ocean, red hair seeming to catch fire as the sun starts setting. “Ceridian and I…We just wanted to take as many of the fuckers out as possible. And we did. And we died.”

“Matt—”

“I don’t know why you did what you did. I don’t.” Matt finally looks at Luca. “But I wanted to tell you something.”

You’re breaking up with me. Luca steals his heart.

“I’ve got your back.”

“Wait…What?”

“Look, I know better than anyone what it feels like to have a shitty legacy.”

“How do you know about that?”

“You told me before we were together. Remember? We were talking about our initiation day. I was so excited to be Velocity. You were proud to take the mantle of Robin, but you told me you were scared. I’ve seen it beat you down over the years. If I’ve contributed to that, I’m sorry.”

“Matt. You don’t have to apologize. I should have told someone I was struggling sooner. This is on me.” Luca can’t stand the hurt in Matt’s eyes. Matt gives him a small smile and takes his hand.

“How about this? It doesn’t matter if it was anyone’s fault. What matters is what we do moving forward. I’m not sure what you want to do, but I have some appointments set up with Aunt Dinah.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. I need help figuring out some other stuff that failsafe made me go through.”

“I… I don’t know if I’m ready to talk to her.”

“That’s fine too. She’s always around. Hey.” Matt makes Luca look at him. “Talking about what hurts doesn’t make you any less of a man. It doesn’t make you weak or unworthy of being Robin. It makes you strong.”

“Why are you so fucking smart?”

“My mom’s been reading me Poe and Dickson since birth. Comes with the territory.” Matt kisses Luca’s forehead. Luca’s never let Matt kiss in out in the open. Failsafe was an exception, but the thought of someone seeing them petrified him. So why is he pulling Matt closer? Why are his lips brushing against the speedster’s as the setting sun sets the world on fire? Just one last goodbye in case Matt suggests a break?

Matt kisses him back, his hand holding the back of Luca’s neck. Luca grips the front of his boyfriend’s shirt, scared to let go. Eventually, they need air, reluctantly breaking apart. Matt stands up and offers Luca his hand. They walk to the cave together.

“Matt, when you said you understood a shitty legacy…”

“I’m talking about my grandparents. Lian has it worse with Aunt Jade’s past, but yeah.” Matt shrugs. “We’ve made our place in the team on who we are. Not our parents’ merits.”

“One day, you’re going to talk like a normal 17-year-old.”

Matt gives that bright laugh that Luca fell in love with “Not likely.”

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Luca arrives home in Gotham a few hours later. He’d spent most of the evening just thinking while he and Matt watched mindless sitcoms. Luca can still feel the warmth of his boyfriend’s arms around him, his much longer body encasing him. Luca could have lived there for the rest of his life. But he has things he needs to do.

His parents are at the dinner table. Dick rises as his son comes in.

“Luca John. We need to talk—” Dick doesn’t get much farther than that. Luca’s already crying before he reaches his father, throwing his arms around him. Dick looks at his wife before hugging his son as tightly as possible. “Hey, bud. It’s ok. I’m here. Your mom and I are both here for you.”

“I know, Dad. I know. I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”

#Young Justice #dick grayson #barbara gordon #Future fic #Literally just for cuteness/angst #No fandom drama needed #Dickbabs #spitfire kids

[vertigoseokjin]

(Not) Meant to Be

Requested: Because I love your work and the way you have with words. Requesting angst for jk. like y/n falls in love with him (or vice versa) and then slowly realizes that they're not really in love but just with the idea of love and who they thought the other was @moonchild-love-letter (sorry this took so long!) 

A loud shriek echoes through the almost empty house. The scream makes Jungkook jump up in fear.

It sounded a lot like you.

His mind couldn't help but to jump to the worst possible situation. You could be hurt, you could need help, but he couldn't force himself to move.

However, his mind was put to rest as laughing quickly follows. Not your laughing, but if Hoseok finds a situation funny there's probably nothing to be too concerned about. Jungkook finally gets himself to stand and follow the source of all the noise, but he doesn't have to get too far.

He opens the door to his room to see Hoseok sprinting down the hallway, holding your phone above his head, and you not too far behind.

"HOSEOK STOP!" While Hoseok's having the time of his life, you look like you're near tears.

"What's going on?" Jungkook finally asks, stepping outside of his room.

"Jungkook I have to show you som-" Hoseok's words are muffled when you finally catch up to him and cover his mouth with your hand, trying to grab your phone back.

"No he doesn't Kookie! Just go back to your room!" His head tilts in confusion, but doesn't feel too bothered to question what's happening as he's always surrounded by strange people doing strange things. You squeak in pain when Hoseok's teeth clamp down on your palm. You quickly slap him on the back of his head with the same hand. "Give me my phone!" He holds it teasingly over your head.

"Jungkook, read this!" He finally hands the phone to him.

"Kookie please don'-" you start to beg, but it's too late. His eyes scan across the words on the screen.

[you]

i think i rly like jungkook

His heart stops beating at the message you sent to his hyung.

Hoseok has a large smile covering his face but you've never looked more humiliated in your life.

"...y/n, I'm sorry but-" Hoseok's face falls with Jungkook's words, and you're already mentally preparing yourself for rejection "I asked Yebin out, yesterday actually." A tense silence fills the entire house. You were definitely expecting it, but it doesn't stop you from feeling like your heart was shattering.  

"Oh! Kookie I'm so happy for you!" You feign excitement, but part of you actually feeling happy for your best friend. "Why didn't you tell me?" You force a smile on your face, trying your best to act like he didn't just find out about your long term crush on him.

"Uh, I guess it just happened really quick and... I don't know." He shifts awkwardly, Hoseok feeling the worst in the situation.

Luckily, the three of you are saved when the door opens.

"We got food!" Seokjin's voice breaks the tension.

"Let's go eat!" You try to sound as cheerful as possible. You bounce away, running away from the situation as quick as possible.

"Jungkook what the hell." Hoseok sternly questions him. "You've been in love with y/n since grade school."

"I thought she didn't like me! That she'd never like me! Jimin hyung said I should move on if-"

"This is why you don't listen to Jimin!" Hoseok exclaims in frustration. "I told you thousands of times y/n loves you as much - if not more - than you do her, and you still listen to Jimin?" Hoseok's talking so loudly Jungkook is concerned that you're going to hear everything, but he can't quiet him down. He's right.

"I'm sorry hyung but Yebin and I both admitted our feelings for each other and... I don't know. It just happened." Hoseok sighs at his words, finally calming down.

"Fine, I get it. You're not totally wrong. You can't control your feelings. But y/n..."  Hoseok trails off.

"In my defense none of this would've happened if you didn't take her ph-" he isn't able to finish before Hoseok slaps the back of his head so hard the only thing he can hear is ringing in his ears.

"Fix this."

Jungkook lies flat on his back on his bed as he thinks about you.

You.

The person he had a crush on for the last however many years. He can't think of a time where he didn't like you.

But time does has a funny way of screwing him over. If Hoseok stole your phone three days earlier, he would be happy with you. He's still very much happy with Yebin, but he can't help but regret his confession to her with the new evidence of you being in love with him.

He smushes a pillow over his face and screams his heart out.

Now what does he do.

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[you]

we need to talk

[you]

today

[you]

im coming over

You and Jungkook have managed to maintain your silent strike for the last two weeks, which according to your records, is the longest you've ever went without talking.

It was mainly your fault though. Jungkook and all the other boys have been constantly inviting you over or just to hang out, but you couldn't bring yourself to see him yet.

However, after organizing your thoughts, you realized that as adults it's best to sit down and talk about your relationship, or lack of one.

Your mind is going at a mile a minute as you approach the boys' apartment.

After slowly knocking, the door is immediately thrown open.

"Hey." Jungkook tries to sound casual. But since you know him so well, there's no doubt in your mind he was waiting for you right next to the door.

"Hi." You shove past him and lay down on the couch, putting your feet up as soon as you remove your shoes.

Jungkook walks towards your direction, gently lifting up your head and placing it back on his leg after he sits down. You two sit in silence for a little when he starts playing with your hair. Everything about the interaction seems so normal, but neither of you could ignore the tension in the air.

"So..." you trail off, not wanting to start the conversation. "Where are the others?"

"I told them to get out." You can't tell if he's kidding or not, but you don't have time to question him before he starts talking again. "Can we just start this talk? I've had something planned out for a while." You feel him shift while he's pulling a slip of paper out his pocket.

"Did you really take notes?" Your brows furrow in confusion.

"I didn't want to forget what I had to say. Anyway, I have about a paragraph's length of things to say and don't interrupt me till after, deal?" You nod slowly, getting up to face him. "Okay. Ready?" The warning was more for himself. "Okay. Y/n. I like you." There's a pause as he fumbles with the paper. "Wait I wasn't supposed to start with th- should I just go with it?" You nod slowly, still in shock with the revelation. "I'm gonna put the paper away." He mumbles, shoving it in his pocket again. "Anyway, I like you. I've liked you since that time you made me eat dirt in kindergarten because I cut half of your ponytail off. I liked you before that, actually, which is why I cut off your hair... which probably wasn't the best way to express a crush, right?"

"No. It wasn't"

"Yeah, I thought so. Moving on, Hoseok hyung has been telling me for the last year you like me because I told him earlier I liked you. He was trying since then to get me to ask you out, but I could never bring myself to do it. I always got too scared. I never in a million years would think you would like me. And I do have feelings for Yebin, but they were never the same that I felt with you. So I guess what I'm trying to say is, I do love you and I'm sorry." You took a deep breath at all the new information.

He likes you?

"Kookie... I don't know how to respond." You chuckle. "Wow, I guess is all I can say. I know I should be happier because I think I've liked you as long as you've liked me but... you're with Yebin now." He plays with his fingers, so you force yourself to keep talking. "Are you happy with her?"

"Yes." He answers a little disappointingly.

"I'm happy you're happy. We're still best friends?" You question him.

"Of course!" He's a little frantic with his response.

"Then that's that. Maybe it's best for us to stay best friends. This is probably fate saying we shouldn't be together." You joke. "Can we move past this?" Jungkook is a little surprised with how mature you're acting. He never realized how much you two grew together. He stares into your eyes as you keep talking, but eventually his eyes trail to your lips. He can't comprehend what you're saying, but he decides to act on impulse.

Jungkook grabs the back of your neck and leans in slowly. You can't stop the gasp and let your eyes flutter shut at your close proximity.

It's finally happening. It's finally happening. It's-

Wait.

Your eyes shoot open in realization and you shove him away, jumping up from the couch. You practically fly to the front door.

"You have a girlfriend." You firmly state, still keeping a large distance between you two.

"I know, but-"

"And you just said you're happy with her."

"I know, y/n, I ju-"

"So why are you here trying to kiss me right now?" He scratches the back of his head, in obvious turmoil.

"You're right, I really like her, but I really like you too." His words cause you to feel even more angry.

"Too? Jungkook, this isn't a game. This is your relationship. Our relationship. We just talked, I thought we could handle this like grownups. You can't be with both of us and I'm not going to be the reason you guys break up." You can tell Jungkook is struggling with how to respond and how to feel, but you're trying to distance from him.

"I'm sorry." He responds quietly, his eyes are glued the floor and you can't help but give him sympathy. You walk over and give him a tight hug.

"I get it. Feelings are hard." You rest your chin on his chest to meet his eyes, which you're surprised to see are filled with tears. "But I do not and will never promote infidelity." He cracks a little smile at your statement.

"Do you hate me?" He sounds like a child and you almost burst out in tears with him.

"Kookie, I could never hate you. You're always going to be my best friend." Your words cause him to smile slightly. Despite your words, you still pull away and start collecting your things.

"You're leaving?" The sadness has been replaced by a frantic tone, scared of losing you forever.

"Just for tonight. I think we need a little time apart right now, okay? Call Yebin over." Jungkook nods in understanding, walking you to the door.

"We're still friends?" You nod immediately.

"I still love you Jungkook."

He's finally able to show you a full teeth smile before pulling you in another hug. Jungkook kisses the top of your head lightly, like normal, and sends you on your way with a little "I love you too".

You share one last smile before you leave his house, finally able to feel content with the nature of your relationship with him.

Unfortunately, Jungkook can't exactly say the same. He sighs, sliding down the floor next to the door, but still calls his girlfriend and asks her to come over anyway.

Even with the confirmation of seeing his girlfriend soon, his heart still aches.

Jungkook knows he needs to let you go, but the question is how.

gif cred @jjks

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