â Just Friends
Includes: Dick Grayson, Wally West, Roy Harper, Kyle Rayner, Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen & Guy Gardner
Summary: he says you're just friends, but when he catches you with someone else, he can't bear it
Content/CW -> gn! reader, fwb! guys, jealousy & possessiveness, flirting, cursing, slightly suggestive, brucie wayne cameo
froggi yaps -> it's been so long since i did a multi-fic i feel like these lowkey suck :,) i had some planned for the other guys (jason, booster, bruce, clark, constantine) but couldn't commit to doing them rn </3 if this one does good tho i can do another part ^^ hope you guys enjoy
Dick Grayson (Roy):
Dickâs jaw drops when you walk into the bar, greeting your table of friends with a little wave before settling on Royâs lap. Royâs lap. His hand tightens around his glass.
The redhead raises his eyebrows, instinctively placing a hand on your hip to steady you. He tilts his head up, flashing you an easy grin. âHey.â
âHey,â you say casually, grabbing his glass of ginger ale and sipping on it.Â
In your peripheral, you can see Dickâs jaw clenched, fingers digging into his palms. Roy rubs his thumb in circles around your hip, ignoring the inquisitive stares coming from your friends.Â
You watch as Dick downs his whole drink and forces a smile. A breath, and then heâs back to normal, making conversation with Donna across the table.
The night is normal after that, laced with jokes and easy conversation. Itâs so normal youâre beginning to think Dickâs forgotten about your antics now that youâve moved from Royâs lap to the seat between them.
Itâs when youâre on your way out of the bathroom that shit hits the fan.
âSo, you and Roy?â
Heâs standing in the small nook where the bathroom doors lay, looking at you expectantly. His arms are crossed over his chest, muscles bulging out of his t-shirt.
You flinch at the sound of his voice, hand clenched over your chest in shock. You recover quickly. âWhy do you care? Weâre just friends, arenât we?âÂ
âFriends? Iââ He laughs incredulously. âIs this because of what I said?â
You scoff and shake your head, shoving past him only for him to catch you by the arm.Â
âCâmon, donât be like this,â he pleads. âI didnât mean it like that.â
You spin around to face him. âThen how did you mean it, Dick?âÂ
âI just meant that we arenât dating.â
âSo why does it matter so much to you if I flirt with Roy?â
He looks puzzled, brows knit together as he tries to find an answer for your question that doesnât involve him confessing his feelings for you in the back of a bar. He doesnât find one.
âI-I donât know.â He runs a hand through his hair, âweâre not just friends, alright? It wasâit was stupid for me to say that. Just, please stop flirting with my best friend.â
âOkay,â you say quietly. âGood to know.â
You retreat to the bar, getting another drink, while Dick returns to the table. You give it a few minutes, letting him stew before making your way back.
Youâre about to sit back down on Roy when Dick catches your wrist, tugging you towards him. You stumble, falling into his lap. Your eyes widen, looking up at him curiously.
âNo chance in hell,â he mutters into your ear, ânice try.â
Roy flashes you a thumbs up under the table. Mission accomplished.
Wally West (Kyle):
Wallyâs clenching his glass so tightly it might break.Â
Standing in the corner of the bar, leaned against the wall and watching you dance with Kyle of all people, he canât help but wonder what it would be like to toss the glass at his head. Itâs a tempting thought, Wallyâs fingers wandering up the side of the glass.
Itâs payback. He knows it is. He hurt your feelings and now youâre taking it out on him via grinding on Kyle. Itâs whatever. Heâs not going to fall for it. Whatever.
Itâs when the song ends and you press yourself real close to Kyle, laughing in his ear about something he said, that Wally really loses it. One minute, Kyle has a hand on your hip, basking in the radiant sound of your laughter, and the next, youâre gone.
The cold night air is unforgiving, clinging to the sweat soaking your skin. You shiver, wrapping your arms around yourself.
You scowl at the redhead who dragged you out here. âWhat the hell, Wally?âÂ
He paces the alleyway in front of you, long strides casting dark shadows across the brick wall of the club. He has a hand in his hair, the other fidgeting nervously.
âKyle? Really?â He laughs humourlessly, âhe canât even dance.â
âHe dances better than you.â
Wallyâs jaw falls open in offense as he clamps a hand over his chest.Â
âWhy do you care, anyway? Weâre just friends.â
âYeah, cause friends fuck the way we do.â
Itâs your turn to be shocked, turning your head away from him to try and hide it. âYouâreââ You take a deep breath, fighting the heat rising to your face, âyouâre the one who said weâre friends.â
âThat doesnât mean you can justâjust go and fuck Kyle!â
You shake your head. âWeâre not fucking, Wally. Weâre dancing.â
You turn away from him, starting to leave the alleyway to get back in the club. Still, you canât help yourself. âBut, now that you mention itâŠâ
Wallyâs in front of you before youâve finished blinking. Heâs breathing heavily, a dark look in his eyes. He presses closer to you, squeezing out all the space.
âDonât,â he breathes, âfuck Kyle.â
Something in his tone tells you to tread lightly. Something in your core tells you to press him more.
âYeah? And what if I dââ
Wallyâs lips are on yours before you finish speaking, his hands settling into your waist like they belong there. They roam your sides, feeling every inch of you. His tongue slips into your mouth, marking his territory.Â
He pulls away, looking at you seriously. âCome home with me, Iâll show you how friendly we are.â
Back in the club, Kyle smiles to himself. Your plan must have worked.
Roy Harper (Dick):
Roy almost faints when he walks in the living room, a necessary stop on his journey to grab a glass of water, and finds you and Dick snuggled up on the couch. He rubs his eyes, thinking this must be a result of a nightmare, but when the stars dissipate from his vision, the two of you are still laying there.
Youâre face down in Dickâs chest, your head buried in his t-shirt. Dickâs laid down on his back, watching a movie while idly rubbing your back. Itâs so domestic that it has Royâs heart wrenching, his mouth suddenly dry.
Dick notices the redhead immediately, cheekily raising a finger to his lips to signal him to be quiet. He gestures to you with his eyes, putting emphasis on the fact youâre trying to rest.
Roy, with frustration bubbling up in his chest, does not give a fuck. âWhat are you guys watching? You look cozy.â
And just like that, your head is perking up, puffy eyes landing on Roy. Thereâs dried tears on your cheek, the skin around your eyes still wet and shiny from crying. Shit.Â
âI didnâtâfuck, Iâm sorry.âÂ
You push yourself away from Dickâs chest, untangling your body from his. âCan I speak to you for a minute?â
Roy only nods, not wanting to say anything else and risk upsetting you. You lead him back to your room, the gesture so familiar it has your heart hurting.
âLiterally what is your problem?â Your voice is thick with tears, âcanât you leave me alone? Since weâre âjust friendsâ.â
âYouâre crying,â is all that he says, evidently stunned by your disheveled state. âIs that why youâre crying? Because of what I said?â
âDoes it matter?â
His voice cracks. âYouâre sad, of course it matters.â
You avert your eyes, suddenly unable to meet his gaze. Drawing your arms around yourself, you take a big step away from Roy. Like that will be able to keep this conversation from happening.
âIt hurt when you said that, Roy.â
âSo you go and cuddle up with Dick?â
âJesus Christ.â You pinch the bridge of your nose, âheâs my friend. He was comforting me. And last I checked, according to you, friends do a lot worse than cuddle.â
He sucks in a breath. TouchĂ©.Â
âYou either care or you donât, Roy. Make up your damn mind.â
âI care, okay?â He runs a hand through his hair, âI care too much to see my best friend using you as a blanket.â
âBut not enough to date me?â
He takes a deep breath and for a moment, you wonder if heâs going to leave. If heâs going to storm out and leave you here and never speak to you again. Instead, he does something that surprises you even more.
He drops to his knees in front of you, looking up at you through his lashes. He says your name, reaching up for a hand. Reluctantly, you peel a hand from your shoulder and offer it to him.
âThere is nothing I want more,â he says seriously, âthan to be with you.â
Your vision blurs with tears. âYou mean it? No more mixed feelings?â
He kisses the back of your hand. âPromise.â
Kyle Rayner (Guy):Â
Kyle doesnât think anything of it when you donât respond to his good morning text. Barely even notices it when you choose to sit next to Guy instead of him. Forced himself to ignore the way you seemed glued to the ginger all day. But this? Thisâseductively biting your nail while rubbing a hand up Guyâs chestâcannot stand.
He stands in the corner and watches the two of you flirt, waiting for his time to interject. He shifts his weight from foot to foot, fingers clenched to his palms. Any minute now, thereâll be a lull in the conversation and he could pull you aside to talk this out.Â
âAny minuteâ doesnât come for at least another ten minutes, your rampant flirting with his partner only growing to annoy him more and more. Heâs pacing now, twisting the ring around his finger.
âJeez, Rayner, can you cut that out? Youâre making me nervous.â
Guyâs voice grates on him, adrenaline pumping through his chest. Kyle forces himself to take a deep breath, to think reassuring thoughts and thenâ
âIgnore him, he doesnât know what he wants.â
Itâs something in your tone that sets him off, that has him creating a bucket of water and dumping it over the top of you and Guy. Heâs barely even registered heâs done it until youâre turning on him with a scowl, looking like a wet cat.
âReally, Kyle?â You scoff, âreal mature. Iâm soaking wet.â
âYeah, you are.â
You ignore Guyâs innuendo, rushing out of the room to go and dry yourself off in the bathroom. Youâve pulled off your shirt, holding it under the hand dryer, when the door swings open and Kyleâs coming in and stammering an apology.
He barely pays any mind to your half-naked figure, too busy talking himself in circles. âI donât know what came over me, seriously.â He tugs off his sweatshirt, tossing it to you to cover yourself up. âIâm so sorry.â
You catch his sweater, your own ruined shirt dropping to the floor. âNo youâre not.â
He opens his mouth to speak but you beat him to it.
âWhat do you want, Kyle?â You pull his sweatshirt over your head, âyou say weâre just friends and then you get all weird and jealous when I try to move on. Itâs bullshit.â
And Kyleâs at a loss for words because you look so fucking cute in his sweatshirt, hair still damp and messy from the water.Â
âAnd youâre not even listening to me.âÂ
You shoulder past him, about to leave the bathroom when he suddenly grabs your hand and spins you around to face him. He says nothing, only tugging you into his chest and holding you tightly.
âI donât want you to be with anyone else,â he says quietly. âI donât want to be just your friend.â
You nod slowly, letting his words sink in. And just as heâs pulling away, you squish your hand into one of your wet pockets, gathering the water and wiping it on the back of his neck.
Kyle cringes, loosening his grip. âI deserved that.â
Barry Allen (Hal):
Six laps. Barryâs done six laps of the planet, changed in and out of his costume in the bathroom, and eaten an entire burger in the time you and Hal have been playing pool. Itâs not the game that bothers him, really. Itâs the way Hal has his hands on you, bending you over the table and pressing himself into you.
The sight ties Barryâs stomach up in knots, the deluxe bacon cheeseburger he just devoured threatening to come up again. He sits back, watching the two of you play a game against Ollie and Dinah and trying to keep the jealousy from rising to his throat.
It should be him down there. Those should be his hands wandering too close to your chest. Heâs about to take another lap when Halâs crotch is suddenly flush with the swell of your ass and he canât take it anymore.
One minute, heâs sitting on a bar stool and the next, the two of you are standing on a beach somewhere far, far away from Hal Jordan.
âBarry?â You frown, adjusting to your surroundings, âwhere are we?â
â...Brazil.â
âBrazil? Iâwhy are we in Brazil?â
âBecause Hal isnât,â he mumbles.
âWhat?â
âBecause I need to talk to you.â
You blink. âAnd you needed to talk to me in Brazil?â
âCan you forget about Brazil for a minute?â He sighs, âcan Iâam I allowed to ask whatâs going on between you and Hal?â
You burst out laughing. âMe and Hal?â â...yes? I donât see whatâs funny about this.â
You reach for one of his hands, kneading your thumbs over his warm palm. âBarry, nothingâs going on between me and Hal. What you sawââ You scrunch your nose, embarrassed, âI was trying to get your attention.â
âYou always have my attention.â
âI donât want to be âjust a friendâ, Barry,â you confess, looking at him through your lashes. âFriends donât do the things we do.â
Realization dawns on his face, his lips tugging into a frown. âNo, thatâs notâI didnât mean it like that. God, Iâm an idiot.â
You think back to the conversation in question, wracking your brain to decipher what else he couldâve possibly meant by that wording.
He rubs a thumb over your cheek, leaning in until his lips are inches away from yours. âYou could never be âjustâ anything to me. You mean so much to me and Iââ
You cut him off by kissing him, swallowing his words.
Hal Jordan (Bruce):
Of all the people Hal expected to find you flirting with, Bruce Wayne was the last on his list. Guy? Absolutely. Barry, Clark, DianaâŠhe wouldnât cross off the possibility. But Bruce? That would almost be as bad as if you were cozied up to Jâonn himself.
You offer Bruce a radiant smile, resting a hand on his shoulder while he tells you and a few other stragglers from Oliverâs charity gala a story. You cling to his every word, nodding along eagerly.
Hal clenches his fist and raises his glass to his lips, downing the whiskey in one go. Adrenaline, or liquor, or maybe some unholy combination of the two rushes to his head. He finds himself stomping over to the little group thatâs formed around Bruce.
Heâs not sure what heâs expecting when he sidles up next to you and flashes the group a fake smile. âYou guys donât mind if I borrow y/n for a minute, do you?â
Heâs already starting to tug you away when heâs met with resistance, Bruceâs other arm looped through yours.
âActually,â he says, giving Hal an even faker, even shinier smile, âI promised Iâd show everyone the pictures from my newest Gotham development.â
Hal yawns, addressing you directly. âYou donât really want to see that, do you?â
Bruceâs hand slides from the crook of your arm to the small of your back. A vein bulges in Halâs forehead. His frown deepens when you pull yourself away from him, sidling up to Bruce.
âActually, Iâd love to see those photos, Bruce.â
Hal shrinks, defeated. He hates the sudden cold in your tone, he hates the way you barely regard him. Above all that, he hates how good you look on Bruceâs arm.
He slinks away to a far away corner, Barry waiting with a new glass of whiskey and a comforting pat on the back.
Hal finds you an hour later, half drunk with booze heavy on his breath. Youâre just finishing up a dance with Bruce when the pilot saunters up to the two of you. You suck in a breath. Here we go.
âMind if I cut in?â
Bruce looks at you, assessing every miniscule expression on your face in less than a second. He sizes up the pilot, a silent reminder not to fuck with you.
âDo you want a drink?â Bruce asks, posture much more relaxed talking to you. âI could use a drink.â
âYes, please.â
And then heâs disappearing into the crowd, leaving just you and Hal.
âReally? Bruce?âÂ
You scoff at him, tensing when his hands find your hips and he guides you back onto the dance floor. âKeep your voice down, youâre gonna make a scene.â
âIâm not the one everyoneâs been drooling over tonight.â His jaw tics, âof everyone, why Batman?â
âBruce just wanted to help me take my mind off of things. Pissing you off was just an added bonus.â
He blanks.
âYou canât really be that dense, Hal.â
He thinks on it for a minute and you can practically see the exact moment the light goes off in his head. âIs this about what I said? The friends thing?â
Your silence speaks volumes.
âWhyâre you so mad about that? I didnât mean anything by it.â
You smile sweetly. âSo you wouldnât be mad if I went home with Bruce? I wouldnât mean anything by it.â
His grip tightens, fingers digging into the meat of your hips. He pulls you closer until his face hovers close to your ear, breath fanning over the side of your neck.
âI will cuff you to me right now. Donât even joke.â
You intentionally step on his foot. âAdmit it, then.â
âWhy does it matter so much to you what we are?â
You groan, pulling yourself away from him and starting on your way back to Bruce. He grabs you before you get very far, pulling you back to him and locking his arms tighter than before.
âFine, fine. Iâm sorry, okay?â His gaze softens, âI didnât mean it. Please, please do not go home with him.â
You kiss his cheek. âThatâs what I thought.â
Oliver Queen (Hal + Dinah):
Oliver thought things couldnât get worse than seeing you and Hal hug after winning beer pong. Oliver thought wrong.Â
Seeing Dinah kiss your cheek, her arms around your shoulders while the two of you pose for a photo, feels worse than any injury heâs ever received. Itâs no help that the two of you look so damn good together, itâs near unbearable.
Dinah pulls away but the slight shimmer of her lipgloss is still visible on your cheek. Oliver can feel the envy bubbling up inside him like magma in a volcano. He tries to focus on somethingâanythingâelse.
He looks to Booster Gold and Blue Beetle, playing something on Tedâs Nintendo. He looks to Guy, currently having a very intense conversation with Jâonn who looks like heâd rather be doing anything else.Â
It doesnât work, he always finds a way to come back to you. Always.Â
You and Dinah are now wrapped up in a conversation with Hal and Barry, the smile on your face glowing brighter than the sun. He should be there, standing at your side, talking proudly. Instead, heâs lurking in the corner, watching from afar and trying to pretend his blood isnât boiling.
And then Dinahâs hand rests on the small of your back and he canât take it anymore.
He clears his throat, approaching you. âI need to talk to you.â
No pleasantries, no sugarcoating it, nothing. He doesnât even bother to hide his annoyed expression.
Dinah flashes you a knowing smirk, nudging you towards him slightly. âGo on.â
Ollie leads you away from your gathered comrades, from the overlapping chatter and swell of bodies. Heâs just barely gotten you out of view when heâs slamming you against the wall and pressing his lips to yours.
He can taste the remnants of your dirty shirley temple, along with something that tastes suspiciously like Dinahâs usual lipgloss. He thumbs at your waist, slipping a leg between your thighs and pressing his chest further into yours.
You gasp, shoving him off of you. âOllie, IâwhatâIââ
Heâs breathing heavily, feet planted less than a foot away from you. His cheeks are pinkened from your impromptu makeout session, his beard just barely hiding how flustered he is.
âWhat was that for?â You frown, âthereâs people around.â
âAnd?â
âAnd?â You scoff in disbelief, âand you said you didnât want anyone to know and that weâre nothing more than friends?â
âFuck that,â he growls, reaching for you again. âYouâre mine.â
Heat washes into your core, travels up your spine, floods your cheeks. Youâre suddenly feeling lightheaded, unsteady on your feet.
âYouâre impossible.â
âMaybe,â he admits. âDo you want me, or not?â
You sigh, beckoning him in. Defeated.
Guy Gardner (Booster):
Pretty much every hero youâve worked with was confused by your relationship with Guy. It was clear the two of you had something going on, not that any of them were brave enough to inquire about it. No one thought too much about it.
That is, until you started cozying up to Booster Gold. As if Guy Gardner wasnât bad enough.
Guy tried to ignore it. He really, really did. He tried to play it up to himself. At least this way he could see other people, too. He didnât have to worry about hurting your feelings or dealing with jealousy. And yet, despite his sudden freedom, he couldnât get you out of his damn head.
Maybe thatâs what led him here, outside your house at two in the morning, banging his fist on the door.
Booster Gold answers the door, buttery hair disheveled and shirt nowhere in sight. âHey, Guy.â He blinks, eyes shooting wide, âoh, shit.â
His jaw clenches, something snapping behind his eyes. Guy shoves past him, barrelling his way into your house. Booster rushes after him, trying to catch him before he slams open your bedroom door.
You wake with a start, rubbing your tired eyes to face your attacker. âOh,â you say casually, sitting up. âItâs just you.â
Michaelâs head pops over his shoulder. âI tried to stop him.â
âYou tried your best, sir.â Skeets pipes up.
âLike you could,â Guy scoffs. âWhat the hell is he doing here, anyway?â
âSpending the night? What does it look like heâs doing?â Your response does little to quell the angry look on his face. Guy clenches and unclenches his fists.
âWhat are you doing here? Iâm sure whatever this is couldâve waited til morning.â
He ignores you. âAre you guys fucking?â You laugh humorlessly.
Booster slinks away, âI think thatâs my cue to leave.â
Your shoulders slump when you watch the familiar head of gold hair disappear back into your living room, presumably resuming his residence on your couch.
Guy crosses his arms, looking at you expectantly. âWell?â
âItâs none of your damn business, really.â
He closes the door behind him, stepping closer to you in the dark of your room. âDoes he make you cum? I bet he doesnât.â
âJesus, Guy.â
âWhat? Iâm just saying.â âWeâre not fucking, for fucks sakes.â Your head is still fuzzy with sleep, âheâs crashing on my couch. We hang out sometimes. Whatâs the big deal? Itâs not like weâre dating.â
He clocks the bitterness in your tone, the way your voice falters on those last words. A cheshire grin fights its way to his lips.
âSo thatâs why youâve been so mad.â Heâs standing at the end of your bed now, looking up at you, âcause I said weâre friends?â
âAnd what if it is?â
âCâmere.â Through the dark, you can just barely make out his hand gesturing you closer.
Despite your better instincts, you find yourself crawling towards him on the bed, kneeling just in front of him.
He grabs your chin, forcing you to look at him. âYouâre really that upset about it?â
You can only nod.
He leans in, lips pressing against yours. You relax in his grip, letting the world fall away from you while he kisses you.
He pulls away, offering you a toothy grin. âYeah,â he concludes, âstill mine.â
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