Obligatory Plug for 'A Very Bakers Street Christmas' over on EnduranceInHope's profile. Chapter 6 went up yesterday!
Hello, everybody; ModernDayBard here! Another…interesting one to write, since these characters were a little underdeveloped in season 2, but I think they're cute and there's probably some potential there, if I can tap it (we'll see).
Disclaimer: Young Justice is not mine. Since this takes place the winter following Season 2, my oc's do not even show up in this fic. I OWN NOTHING.
It should've been a nice day, (cold sure, but it was the middle of December), because Tim had come to her town to spend some time with her while they were both on winter break. Given how hard it was to actually make time for each other outside of Team-related business, afternoons like this should be special.
But Cassie was surprised (and a little disappointed) as they continued to walk down main street in relative silence. Okay, so she'd asked for nothing big: just wanted to spend some time together, and she knew Tim wasn't a chatterbox like she was, but the longer he went without saying something, the more worried she got.
This fact was apparently not lost on the young detective, as he finally stopped walking and turned to the blonde beside him. "Cassie? What's wrong?"
"Did I do something wrong?" she blurted out, half-surprised at her own words, but meaning them all the same. "I mean, I didn't want to embarrass you by taking the first steps, by being the one to ask you out—well, kiss you, but that's what it meant—I just didn't know if you'd ever get around to saying anything. But now, we have moments like these where it's like neither one of us knows what to say and that makes me think you might be upset with me and I don't want that but I don't know what I did or how to fix it or—"
He stopped her with a smile as he took her hand again. "Cassie, I'm not upset," he assured her, before glancing to one side and admitting with a wry grin, "I'm just a little nervous."
Whatever she'd been expecting, that wasn't it. She let her boyfriend lead her over to a nearby bench as she asked with no little amount of confusion, "Nervous?"
Tim scratched the back of his neck, still struggling to meet her eyes. "Yeah. I mean, I'm pretty new to this, Cassie. Well, we both are, but you're so much better at talking to people and being outgoing, and I guess I'm always afraid I'll say or do the wrong thing—you know?"
"Yeah, I do," Cassie answered honestly, thinking of all the worries that'd been running through her mind that afternoon. "So you just decided to play it safe and say nothing?" her tone was nowhere near as accusatory as the words were: she was asking an honest question, and it wasn't until after the words were out of her mouth that she realized how it could've come across. "No, I didn't mean it like that, I just—"
Tim shook his head. "No, I probably deserved that. If it makes it better, I kept trying to come up with something to say, I just keep second-guessing everything I come up with."
"I don't know if this makes it better or worse, but given how often I put my foot in my mouth on a daily basis, I really don't think you have anything to worry about. I'm no one to judge. Plus, I already like you—it's not like you have to impress me."
"I'll keep that in mind," he replied with a small smile, before standing, still holding her hand. "Want to give it another shot, then?"
The blonde was on her feet in an instant. "As many times as it takes."
So, yeah. I wasn't sure where this one was going to go originally, and even then it still managed to surprise me, but I honestly think it fits their characters—as presented in the show at least, I'm not as familiar with the comics. Another not-that-Christmas-y one, but don't worry: back to Holiday fluff next time!
As always, if you saw something you liked, or something you think I can fix/improve on for next time, don't hesitate to leave a review and let me know!
