Dick Grayson; Prince of Gotham, downright gorgeous, and practically a genius. Formerly known as Robin, Boy Wonder, protege to Batman, now, Nightwing.
Wally West first met Dick as Kid Flash. He recreated his uncle's lab experiment with his chemistry set and gained super speed, becoming Kid Flash. At the time, he had no idea who Robin was, but what he did know was that he was kind of cute.
Wally had always liked girls, and only girls. Thinking that a boy was cute really bothered him, but he wrote it off. It didn't mean anything. And over time, he and Dick became the best of friends. So close was their friendship, that Dick revealed his secret identity, despite orders from Batman not to. He had thought Dick was cute before, but when he saw those eyes...holy crap.
Of course, Batman found out and he received a lecture, a very terrifying lecture in which Wally felt like he was about to have his soul forcefully removed from his chest and eaten before his very eyes, about the importance of keeping it a secret.
But over the years, Wally found an increasing attraction to his best friend that, frankly, disturbed him. Not because he was homophobic or anything, but because he was supposed to be straight! He liked girls! He flirted with girl! And he'd never had any attraction to another guy before...except Dick Grayson.
The teen had only recently turned sixteen, and he was damn good looking. There was no denying it. Wally tried to imagine what he'd look like as an adult, and frankly, the image he'd put together...well, a full grown, adult Dick Grayson could turn a straight guy, gay.
So was that it? Was he gay for his best friend? Well, that theory didn't last long; Wally discarded it immediately. He was straight and any attraction he felt to his best friend had to be purely platonic. Possibly jealousy, because he couldn't lie; Dick was a girl magnet.
But even if that were true, Wally decided he wanted to find out how Dick felt. Not because he was attracted to Dick, not at all! Just...curiosity's sake. So he took Dick to Haly's Circus for his seventeenth, and then the beach. He tried flirting a bit with Dick all day, nothing too obvious, but nothing too subtle either. And at the beach, he even tried the old "help me put suntan lotion on my back" trick. But none of it seemed to work. So when the day was done, Wally decided to shelf this particular...issue...once and for all.
Wally and Tim were currently playing video games in his room at the cave. Tim had been training and studying all day, so Wally turned up the charm, perhaps even the annoyance a little bit, and pestered Tim for a good ten minutes to take a break until he finally relented. Tim was a lot like Dick, only more intense, more serious. He seemed to have little time for fun and games, which was sad, really, because the kid could be quite a bit of fun when he wanted to be!
"Face it Timmy, you can't beat me! I'm way out of your league!" Wally teased, unleashing an attack combo on Tim's character. The game signified his victory and he threw his fists in the air and cheered.
"And another win for Wally West!" Wally cheered. Tim snorted and looked back up at Wally from his place on the floor.
"Yeah, yeah. Rematch! You're mine this time!" Tim replied, earning a laugh from Wally. Wally started up another match and grinned down at the teen on the floor.
"Alright little bird, if you think you've got game," Wally replied with a smug grin. A knock came at his door moments later and the speedster paused the game. He crawled off the bed, practically stumbling over himself and getting snorts of laughter from Tim. When he finally got to the door, he opened it, and standing before him, was Dick.
"Dick, hey, what's up? C'mon in!" Wally said cheerily, grabbing Dick by his wrist and dragging him into his room. He heard Dick laugh as he pounced back onto the bed and started up the game again. He has a beautiful laugh, Wally thought. He smacked himself mentally and barely stopped a blush from blossoming on his face.
He started the game up again and grinned at Dick.
"Timmy here's really good! Almost as good as I am!" Wally said with a grin. Tim snorted from his place on the floor then exchanged a look with Dick, both of them grinning. Wally didn't like that. When one of them grinned, they were up to trouble, but when both of them grinned, he was usually screwed.
"Time to put him in his place, Dick?" Tim asked. Dick nodded.
"Yup. Use those moves I taught ya!" he replied. Wally looked back and forth between them and pouted.
"No fair, you guys are totally conspiring against me" Wally mock pouted. He turned his attention back on the screen. Moments later, Tim killed his character.
"Aw man!" Wally moaned, burying his face in the bed while Tim cheered. Dick laughed at the two of them and high-fived Wally.
"Hey listen Tim, I need to talk to Wally alone. Can you give us a few?" he asked. Tim got to his feet and stretched a bit, heading for the door.
"Sure thing. You still-"
"Yes, I promise," Dick said with a little laugh as Tim vanished out the door. Wally turned the game off and sat up right on the bed, flashing a concerned look at his best friend. If Dick wanted to talk alone, then something was wrong, or he wanted to talk about something very serious. His curiosity was piqued, but he was also a bit concerned.
"What's up? Nothing bad, right?" Wally asked. Dick smiled and shook his head.
"No...well...maybe...I don't know," Dick replied, sitting down beside him. Wally scooted a little closer and leaned forward to look at his friend's face.
"Well, c'mon, you can tell me," Wally replied flashing one of his usual smiles, hoping to ease the tension. He reached up and took Dick's shades off, carefully, staring into his blue orbs. Dick had beautiful eyes. Wally swatted himself mentally, because now was not the time for this. Especially since Dick's expression remained unchanged. In fact, it grew more serious.
"I uh...need to tell you something, Wally," Dick said softly. Wally's smile faded, because those words were rarely followed by anything good. And accompanied with that expression...
"I uh...the thing is...You see..."
"Dick, c'mon, how bad can it be? You can tell me anything dude, you know that," Wally said, patting Dick's knee. He smiled again, hoping maybe it'd have some effect. But then something happened he wasn't expecting. Dick leaned closer to him. Wally's breath hitched, but his heart started racing because Dick's lips were pressed against his!
Dick is kissing me?!
What do I do?! What do I do?!
Kiss back you moron!
Don't freak out, don't freak out, don't-
Wally tensed, nervousness rising up in him and despite his best efforts...he freaked. He raced out of the room at his top speed and through the zeta tube back to Central City. When he finally stopped running, he was at his Aunt Iris and Uncle Barry's house. And he was still freaking out. What the hell just happened?! Dick hadn't made a move on him at all during their trip to the circus and the beach! Wally was certain there was nothing there and that this whole thing was over and done with!
And now, Dick had kissed him and dragged all those old issues up again!
Am I gay?
But I like girls!
So...maybe I'm bi?
But I don't like any guys except...Dick...
But he's my best friend!
Who I like!
But I don't!
But, no, I really do!
Shut up!
Wally felt that same confusion, all over again, and what made it more confusing was that fact that...he kind of liked it. He couldn't go home, his parents would ask, and knowing his father, if he found out he kissed a boy...
Wally sighed deeply and headed toward the door and gave a knock. Moments later, the door flew open, Barry standing before him.
"Hey kid, what's up?" Barry asked. Wally fidgeted a bit, and he could tell by the look on his Uncle's face, the man already knew something was wrong.
"Why don't you come inside?" Barry offered. Wally gave a nod, his voice having left him. How was he going to tell his uncle? Well, at the very least, his aunt and uncle would be far more understanding. And useful.