Title: Call him stupid.
Author: Angel Reid
Summary: Richie isn't sure he can pull off stupid...
Spoilers: None, not really.
Rating: Pg for swearing
Warnings: Er...there's swearing and a bit of slash.
Disclaimer: I don't own Static Shock or anything Static Shock related.
Distribution: Ask and ye shall receive. Will be on my ff.net account, too.
A/N: (optional) Just a little thought in Richie's behalf from a comment conversation between me and Mouse...
Richie didn't think he could pull off stupid. It wasn't that he didn't want to; he did, oh, did he ever. And it wasn't like he wasn't trying; if anyone found out his secret, they would most likely guess two very secret identities. But it just wasn't easy for him, with all these new thoughts roaming around in his mind, fighting for dominance, to pretend he couldn't understand the very simple question on the bored.
Well, yes, the question wasn't really simple. It was a question that even the teacher had difficulty with, but would tell the students that yes, it did have an answer. After all, the teacher hand book said it did. But Richie, he could just see it; see the simplest mistakes the teacher made, and he couldn't help but want to say no, you're wrong, and did you carry the two?
But he couldn't, and the thoughts were burning fuel in his mind. He could see the outcome before it happened; it reminded him of that old show he and Virgil had watched, Action Man. See the outcomes mathematically, decided where what would show up. He could even calculate the exact second Virgil would blink, sigh, and cross his eyes every math class, because even though he didn't want to constantly watch the other teen, he did.
It wasn't something he could force himself to stop doing, either; like being smart. He couldn't hide anything from Virgil, so he was lucky that the electrically charged boy was oblivious to everything that wasn't in immediate importance to his world that day. Food, homework, and patrolling; these were the most intricate thoughts of Virgil Hawkins. Nothing to overly comprehensive went on in Virgil's mind, and personally, Richie was jealous. Did Virgil ever have to worry about getting something as complicated as A.I perfected on the first try or risk being fried in the process of testing it? No, he didn't; and Richie wished he didn't, either.
But he did. Sometimes, he just wanted someone to call him stupid.
Author: Angel Reid
Summary: Richie isn't sure he can pull off stupid...
Spoilers: None, not really.
Rating: Pg for swearing
Warnings: Er...there's swearing and a bit of slash.
Disclaimer: I don't own Static Shock or anything Static Shock related.
Distribution: Ask and ye shall receive. Will be on my ff.net account, too.
A/N: (optional) Just a little thought in Richie's behalf from a comment conversation between me and Mouse...
Richie didn't think he could pull off stupid. It wasn't that he didn't want to; he did, oh, did he ever. And it wasn't like he wasn't trying; if anyone found out his secret, they would most likely guess two very secret identities. But it just wasn't easy for him, with all these new thoughts roaming around in his mind, fighting for dominance, to pretend he couldn't understand the very simple question on the bored.
Well, yes, the question wasn't really simple. It was a question that even the teacher had difficulty with, but would tell the students that yes, it did have an answer. After all, the teacher hand book said it did. But Richie, he could just see it; see the simplest mistakes the teacher made, and he couldn't help but want to say no, you're wrong, and did you carry the two?
But he couldn't, and the thoughts were burning fuel in his mind. He could see the outcome before it happened; it reminded him of that old show he and Virgil had watched, Action Man. See the outcomes mathematically, decided where what would show up. He could even calculate the exact second Virgil would blink, sigh, and cross his eyes every math class, because even though he didn't want to constantly watch the other teen, he did.
It wasn't something he could force himself to stop doing, either; like being smart. He couldn't hide anything from Virgil, so he was lucky that the electrically charged boy was oblivious to everything that wasn't in immediate importance to his world that day. Food, homework, and patrolling; these were the most intricate thoughts of Virgil Hawkins. Nothing to overly comprehensive went on in Virgil's mind, and personally, Richie was jealous. Did Virgil ever have to worry about getting something as complicated as A.I perfected on the first try or risk being fried in the process of testing it? No, he didn't; and Richie wished he didn't, either.
But he did. Sometimes, he just wanted someone to call him stupid.