Been thinking a lot about how much Robin would love the Artemis II space mission and then it turned into a soft little Cap/Robin ficlet 🥹
Title: Beautiful
Rating: G
Link to AO3
Ever since they'd watched the launch, Robin had been obsessed with all things space and moon. Even more so than usual. And the Captain loved it. He loved watching Robin's rapt interest as he watched the footage, the way his eyes light up at new photographs.
Like now as he flicks through a new set of photos of the moon. Even the Captain, who is usually not that interested in space, can't deny how amazing it is to see the moon in such detail. The craters, the light, even the colours - all new and mesmerising.
And most mesmerising of all is watching Robin.
"Cap, look!" Robin tilts the phone so that the Captain can see it too. "It's the most beautiful thing ever."
The Captain glances at the screen and then looks at Robin. His eyes are bright and he's smiling.
The Captain coughs. "Second most beautiful, actually."
Robin frowns softly and looks at the Captain in confusion. "What do you— Oh. Oh." The confusion clears and his cheeks flush pink. Robin shakes his head, embarrassed and happy in equal measure. "Don't be ridiculous. There's no way I could compete with—"
The Captain leans in and silences him with a kiss. "It's not even close."
The flush on Robin's cheeks deepens and the phone slips from his hands, forgotten, as he climbs onto the Captain's lap.
"You're still ridiculous," he says, happily.
The Captain just reaches up to stroke his thumbs across Robin's warm cheekbones. "And you're still the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."
