Dolph's laugh is more sincere than Zack's heard it in awhile. He's talking to some tech backstage before his match, preparing to go further his feud with Miz, when he says something and Zack's brows furrow thoughtfully. "Yeah, I've been looking for a stunt double, you know. Why should Miz have all of the fun?"
Zack tilts his head, considering who could possibly do a serviceable job pretending to be Dolph, like Mizdow does for Mike. Biting his lip, he slips back into the locker room and searches through his bag, finding one of Dolph's most recent shirts under some of his gear. Freeing it, he holds it up to his chest, staring at himself in the full-body mirror. Finding it sufficent, he moves to change out of his clothes and put it on, make sure it looks as good on him, when he hears Dolph's music on the nearest monitor.
Not expecting Dolph's match to start this soon, he looks up in confusion, wondering if Dolph had decided to hold off on the stuntdouble idea until he had time to actually talk to Zack about it... when R-Truth comes out, dressed similarly to Dolph. It's ridiculous and Zack isn't sure who's more annoyed about it, himself or Miz, who motions angrily towards Sandow as they approach the ring, Dolph looking smug and R-Truth oblivious to it all as he plays along with Dolph's plan.
All Zack can do is watch as the match progresses, his anger growing while he looks at the shirt bunched up in his hands. It seems to last a lifetime but end quickly all the same, Zack still sitting there until Dolph and Truth return, laughing and pleased at their victory against Miz and Mizdow. Dolph is so distracted by everything that he barely notices the look on Zack's face, turning just in time to see Zack stuff something into his bag, Dolph barely able to see much more than a flash of pink.
He frowns and walks over to Zack, resting a hand on Zack's back and rubbing lightly between his shoulder blades. " Hey, kid, are you ok?"
"Never been better," he snaps, trying to brush past Dolph but failing when his arm is gripped, gently but with enough force to stop him. He's just turned with a frown when he finds Dolph digging around in his bag, which had somehow been unzipped. "Bro, what the hell?!" he snaps, trying to pull away and failing.
Dolph stares, perplexed, at his own merch shirt before looking up at Zack. "What the-?" Cool blue eyes trailing past Zack to rest on Truth, who is currently wearing the exact shirt in Dolph's hand, realization crosses his face and he grimaces. "Kid..."
Face flushing with anger and humiliation, Zack reaches out and pulls the shirt from Dolph's grip, stuffing it back into his bag. "Leave my stuff alone." He's trying to leave once more when Dolph blocks his path, eyes him with a faint smile. "Don't you dare laugh."
"You're mad I made him my stunt double," Dolph says, struggling not to laugh as Zack glares at him. "Oh, kid."
Zack tries again to free himself but Dolph is just as stubborn so they fall into a stalemate of staring at each other. "I would be a better stunt double," Zack huffs. "Who else knows you as well as I do?"
There's a tinge of uncertainty in his voice that brings Dolph up short, his lips twisting as he weighs the situation. "I wasn't going for a good stunt double," he explains, glancing over at Truth. Finding that the man is paying them little to no attention, packing while dancing wildly to whatever music is playing in his earbuds, he resumes trying to explain. "I'm out to piss Miz off, I don't really need a believable stunt double. The point is that there's no comparison between me and Truth. You probably would be an amazing stunt double, which ruins the point. Ok?"
Zack purses his lips. "So if you'd needed a serious stunt double..."
"You would've been my first choice, duh," Dolph says, patting the side of Zack's face. "Alright?"
Zack's lips twitch. "Alright." He leans in and presses his forehead against Dolph's. "You'd better mean that."
"I do," Dolph mumbles, aware that he'll probably, hopefully, never need another stunt double after Truth. Shaking the thought away, he leans in and kisses Zack.
