This one's been sitting around forever but I decided it was too short to post as its own story. No warnings for this one either :)
"Psst, Ace," Sabo called from softly behind his barrier, knowing that the freckled man was directly across from him on the other side. "Come here, I need to tell you something important," he said urgently, glancing around warily before daring to poke his head out from behind the barrier.
Ace's head hesitantly glanced over the top of his own barrier at Sabo after a few moments, suspicion clear in his eyes. When he wasn't immediately shot down, he glanced around as well before whispering back, "What?"
"Come here! It's important, I swear to god," Sabo insisted, continuing to scout the surroundings for enemies. It wouldn't do to let his guard down, after all. Ace may not shoot him, but Sabo was still fair game to the other's teammates.
"What is it?"
Sabo shook his head. "Not here, over there," he stage whispered, nodding his head over to the far wall where the two sides met. Ace nodded after a moment and the two quickly but silently made their way through their respective sides to the side wall.
Once they were face to face, Ace stepped closer, concern clear in his expression. "What's wrong?" he repeated, but Sabo only shook his head once more, taking Ace's wrist and pulling them deeper into Red territory where it was safer.
"I love you," he said simply once they reached the other wall, pressing a light kiss to Ace's lips. The freckled man chuckled but readily kissed Sabo back, bringing up a hand to cup the blond's cheek. They slowly backed to the corner of the dark room where they'd be safely hidden from other Reds.
Sabo pulled away from the kiss after a long moment, smiling sweetly. "Green wins."
Sabo them proceeded to shoot Ace directly in the chest with his laser gun before racing off back to Green territory, laughing victoriously.
Ace stood there in shock for a moment before the utter betrayal washed over him. He made to chase after his boyfriend—just as the lights flickered on. The overhead speakers clicked on, and a booming voice boredly announced the winner.
"And by a narrow margin of 1 hit, the Green team wins. Congratulations."
"You smooth fucker," Ace muttered in disbelief, unable to help but grudgingly admire Sabo's tactical skills.
