SOUP AND CEREAL


Scott eats soup and cereal for every meal. (X-Men: Season One)


Scott is eating soup again. Soup and Cereal, every meal for a week. Just watching him eat out of a bowl breaks everyone's heart. When Warren, Jean, Bobby and Hank ask him if there's anything else he would like to eat, he replies with, "Soup is a perfectly edible meal. And so is cereal. It fills you up."

The team is thinking of going to a carnival. Jean sees Scott busy obsessively danger-rooming, as usual, fighting bad guys. She asks him if he wants to go but he declines.

He knows they all think he's crazy but he needs to be in here. Unlike his teammates he can't control his mutation. Jean storms off when he tells her off.

At the carnival, Warren complains about being unable to date women because of his wings.
Jean subtly reminds him that he could always date a mutant. Doesn't specify which one. To which, Warren replies "Jean, I know like six of us. And of those- hold up are you asking me-?"

She knows he's avoiding the main issue. He likes Scott. She can read his mind. It's very loud. But she likes Warren.

So when Warren finds a female mutant performer, he latches on to her and throws his car keys at Jean. He really doesn't want to get into this. Doesn't know how to let her down gently because he's sure she can read his mind.

He comes home confused. When Jean confesses that she liked him for a bit, he kisses her. She frowns and walks away. Warren realises that Scott watched him and Jean kiss. Calls out his name. Tries to stop him, but can't. Wants to confess that it is Scott who he really likes. Before he can get a word out, Scott slams the door with a look of disappointment.
"Smooth. Real smooth." He mutters to himself and rubs his neck in shame.

When Unus the untouchable attacks the X-Men, Scott fires an optic blast at him which deflects and hits Jean instead.

Warren flies towards the mutant but Scott stops him. He shoots him with a low beam optic blast. Warren gets angry and verbally fights with him after Scott calls him an Idiot for not thinking before acting.

Upset that his crush would use such harsh words and hurt him with his powers if necessary, he retaliates. They quickly forget about Unus and bicker like an old couple on the street ignoring the destruction.

Oddly Hank saves the day with his ion ray gun.

Scott's eating soup again. Jean and Hank are trying to make conversation with him but they don't get a response. He's still wound up over Warren.

Think of the devil or in this case the angel, and he appears with a box of pizza, hoping it would be an easy and nice change for Scott. "Alright. Hear me out. Before everybody runs away, I brought pizza. We can forget about all this crap and be friends again." He adds cheerfully.

Scott pointedly ignores him. "I've got practice" he says and walks away leaving Warren dejected. Jean stands up and walks away too.

Warren's plan for truce didn't work after all. He sulks and eats his pizza alone.

Bobby calls Scott on his way back and reaches the answering machine. He tries explaining why he's late for the danger room training session. He's got Scott's favorite Coconut popsicles. The real kind. He holds the bag and ices it with his powers so it won't melt.

Scott gets trapped in the danger room when Magneto appears. The man tries to convince him to join.
Holds Jean hostage. But Scott doesn't buy it. Magneto wouldn't kill a mutant. The guy was just flexing. After a long fight, they defeat Magneto. It was tiring. But it beats the hell out of calculus for others. Not so much for Scott.

The next time Scott eats soup, Warren makes it a point that it's different. He cooks a batch of Miso soup, hoping Scott would like it. Gives it to him for breakfast with rice and salmon. Scott approves it. He's grateful to Warren because he hasn't had a meal this good since, well, since ever. Warren smiles.

He wakes up extra early to make sure Scott's lunch is ready.

For lunch it's Scott's favorite tuna melt. Warren hates it and wonders how anyone can eat one of those gross tuna melts. To him, cheese and fish don't pair well. He decides to make it taste appetizing with really good cheese. But he doesn't taste it. Scott devours it with a weird expression on his face. He wonders why Warren is cooking for him. Nervous. Afraid. Morbidly Curious.

For dinner Warren decides to get take out. He orders pozole and burritos. Scott is just about to make his soup when Warren stops him. "I brought take out." He says and smiles.

Scott smiles back. "You're spoiling me." He shakes his head.

"I'd rather you eat this. There's more to food than vegetable soup and cereal." Warren says and sits next to him. He opens the bag and the smell of tomatoes and spices waft in making Scott's stomach rumble. They eat in silence. Scott takes surprisingly well to spice. Warren doesn't know that Scott never got much food before coming to Xavier's. To him anything remotely edible is a good meal.

"I have a surprise for you." Warren says and takes out another bag. Scott looks at him skeptically and opens the bag. "Chocolate Mousse." He exclaims with a grin.

Joy radiates from Warren. He sighs. With courage and determination, he takes Scott's hand in his and kisses it.

Scott looks at him dumbfounded.

"Can I?" Warren asks Scott.

"Can you what?" Scott asks, blushing.

"Kiss you?" Warren asks tentatively, scared he's ruined their friendship.

Scott gives a shy smile. Nods.

That's all it takes for Warren to joyously flap his wings and place a soft kiss on Scott's pink lips.

After the kiss, Scott pulls back. "How?" He stutters "When?"

"Always. Since we met?" Warren confesses.

"So you don't like Jean?" Scott asks.

"Not really. I was confused. But, I do like you. I have for a long time. I just wasn't sure. Wasn't willing to admit it that I liked you because you're a guy and I've never- never been with one before." Warren explains and rubs his neck, mirroring Scott's actions.

"You aren't confused now?" Scott asks, worried.

"Not about you. Not about us." Warren tells.

Scott smiles and nods. He holds Warren's hands. The following week they eat together every day, holding hands until it gets difficult when Warren has to teach Scott how to use chopsticks for the sushi. His boyfriend, yes, his boyfriend now loves sushi and Warren is ecstatic.

Scott doesn't have to eat soup and cereal anymore because Warren loves feeding Scott. And Scott would eat anything for Warren. Even the god awful tuna melt which he pretended to love if it means having Warren next to him for the rest of time.