Stephanie has found a new obsession: Mad Tsai. She had only found about him from YouTube, someone had used one of his songs for a story in their channel. Not any youtuber Stephanie was interested on, she had simply been scrolling through the stories and found it by chance. At that moment she had felt so lucky. The rhythm and beat were sick! The lyrics killer! She had just discovered a great artist... that was until she heard his song Stacy's Brother. Now that song hit her hard... in a way she had not expected.
But I got a secret I must confess
It's not her laugh or the way she'd dress
She's not the reason
I've been thinking 'bout love
Every weekend when we hangout
I lose my cool when he's around
And I don't know if this is just a crush
How do I find
The words to tell her?
Since when she had stopped feeling nervous around Tim, her heart skipping a beat whenever he smiled at her. When did she start thinking of Cass whenever someone mentions love? Every weekend she visits Wayne Manor, she spends most of her time with Cass, not her supposedboyfriend. Not that he cared, as he spends them in Smallville, visiting his Superboy. Cass is the one that makes her lose control and giggle like a schoolgirl... which fair, she is one.
I'm in love with Stacy's brother
"I'm in love with Tim's sister," Steph echoed, as she barged into her step-sister's room.
"Did you only just realized that?" Harper asked her incredously. "I thought you were not ready to accept your bisexuality, neither of you."
"Neither of... oh, God! Tim likes Conner!" Steph exclaimed, stunned by the discovery. "Shit!"
"If it helps, I don't think he has realized it yet," Duke chimmed from where he looked very embarrassed underneath his girlfriend.
"I totally knew you were on top," Steph crowed at her sister, ignoring how much redder it made Duke's face. "Help me!"
"I won't get involved with your bullshit," Harper drawled. "She likes you, you like her. Conner likes Tim, and he likes him in return. Get your shit together and fix things, so all of you can stop being so depressed."
With that said, Harper got off her boyfriend and pushed her step-sister out of her room, before going back to ravish her adorably embarrased boyfriend.
"Thank you for nothing!" Steph huffed, right outside the door. Scowling when Harper screamed back 'You're welcomed'. "Typical!" She stumped to her room, before stopping and thinkign about it. "Urgh! She is right!"
It hurt her admit it, but her Harper was right. She could not continue running from her feelings, not when it was not fair to anyone involved. Tim deserved better than to have a girlfriend that was not completely into the relationship, he deserved to be happy with the one he truly loved. Cass and Conner also deserved to be with the ones they loved. And she... she deserved to be happy. Though it took her a long time to accept that little fact.
Thank you screwed up childhood! Steph grumbled internally, as she parked the Brown-Row car in the Wayne Manor's garage.
"Good evening Miss Stephanie," Alfred greeted her politely. "Miss Cassandra is in her dance studio."
Was I really that obvious? Steph cringed internally. That even Alfred's first instinct is to guide me to Cass and not my supposed boyfriend.
"I came here for Tim..." Steph winced at how stupid she sounded.
"He is in his black room," Alfred told her without missing a beat.
"Thank you," Steph thanked him softly, before rapidly going there. She did not want to meet another Wayne, she has already surprassed the ammount of awkward meetings she allowed. At the end, she facepalmed when she had to correct her pathway, her body had automatically taken her towards the dance studio.
We are truly a pair of idiots, Steph thought chuckling. How did we not figure this out before?
"Steph," Tim smiled, as she entered his black room. "What are you doing here? I thought you had a family dinner today."
"I do... but we need to talk," Steph told him.
"Oh, oh, that sounds bad," Tim joked, but frowned when she did not laugh with him. "What's wrong? Are you ok?"
"I am," she assured him. "But we are not."
"Ar-are you breaking up with me?" Tim's expression twisted.
"Yet you do not look as hurt or confused as someone would expect a happy boyfriend to be," Steph replied with a sardonic smile. "You've been expecting it. Unlike me, for once in your life, you were not dense about your feelings. You knew about them, but you are too afraid to admit it."
"Being negligent is not all my biological parents were," Tim smiled sadly. "They were racist and homophobic too. Not that they ever directed that towards me, but the small ammount of time I spent with them was enough to impact me. They had strong views and those that did not fit... well, they did not exists in their lives. They made it quite clear that I was never to be their son, but just an heir to succeed them."
"They are assholes that are rotting in prison for their crimes!" Steph growled, angry at her boy... friend's part. "They had another decade added to their sentence for negligence and child abuse. Good riddance!"
"It's still not easy," Tim replied. "I know that my family will love me... but I can't really love myself with their words hanging on me. I can't be with Conner without being able to accept myself first. It wouldn't be fair for him... for either of us."
"Then we'll stay together until you can," Steph decided. "I'll be your beard!"
"I can't ask that from you!" Tim shook his head in distress.
"Good thing you are not asking," Steph replied with a beaming smile. "I am offering. You are my best friend and I want to help you! Please accept."
"Are you sure?" Tim asked timidly, he still found it hard to accept that people cared about him and wanted him to be happy.
"I am," Steph assured him.
"Then... until I am ready..." Tim smiled hesitantly, laughing when Steph threw herself at him. "Thank you."
"You're welcome," Steph giggled in his ear, as he spun her around.
They'll be fine. They just needed a little bit more time. There's nothing wrong with that.
