Title: Smut Readers
Characters: Sylar, Peter Petrelli
Rating: R
Warnings: None
Word count: 350
Setting: After the Wall
Summary: Technically this is set after The Wall, but I don't want to publish it by itself. Inspired by a Tumblr post asking which of one's OTP would read fluff and which would read smut.
"Whoa!" Sylar's brows climbed up his forehead as he read the computer screen.
"What?" Peter looked over from where he was curled on the couch with a comic book. He squinted, looking past Sylar at the screen. "Wait, what are you looking at?"
Sylar remained fascinated by what he was reading. "It was open to this when I sat down."
Peter realized and tossed down his comic. In a panic, he hurried across the room, reaching around Sylar to grab the mouse. Sylar lifted his hands slightly to show he wasn't going to interfere. Peter clicked the window closed.
"That's rude!" Peter exclaimed. "Don't look at that stuff! It's personal!"
Sylar raised his brows. "Then it would help if you wouldn't leave those windows open. I don't know what I'm not supposed to see until I see it." The corners of his lips curled in amusement.
Peter snorted. "It's been a long time since I was living with anyone and had to worry about that!" He ran his hand through his hair, then shook his head in exasperation as he walked away. "You didn't read any of that, did you?"
Sarcastically, Sylar answered, "Of course not. I just said, 'Whoa,' because the computer had a few windows open when I turned it on."
Peter rolled his eyes from the entrance to the kitchen. "It doesn't mean anything."
"Of course not, Peter," Sylar said diplomatically. "But I would have never guessed."
Cheeks hot, Peter snapped, "Just forget about, okay? Don't mention it!"
"Why ever so?" Sylar purred, swiveling in the office chair to cross his arms as he surveyed Peter's discomfort. "Is there something to be ashamed of in liking werewolf knot porn or mother-daughter ... dub? What is 'dub' anyway?" Peter buried his face in his hands, not answering. Sylar grinned and continued, "From what I read, the 'knot' doesn't refer to tangled hair, either. I can't wait to hear the explanation."