Sure, his life was a little more complicated than the average person, but the average person couldn't freeze their body and singlehandedly win a snowball fight against three opponents, one of whom was a telekinetic.
He'd ruined everything. Any idiot could see that Hank was just stunned by the fall. Bobby's ice slide had cradled him from most of the impact and he was just gasping for breath. Any idiot except Bobby, who had landed beside his best friend in the world convinced that Hank was gasping his last breath.
Humiliation colored his face as he recalled clutching Hank's shoulders and screaming for help. Hank had gasped his name, sure, but that was only to reassure him that everything was going to be all right. Instead, Bobby heard a tremulous goodbye. Time froze, no pun intended, and all Bobby could think was that Hank was going to die before he knew how Bobby really felt about him.
So he'd kissed him. It had seemed like a good idea at the time. Hank stiffened underneath him and Bobby broke the kiss with a single frozen sob, only to be hauled upright by Scott, who was staring at him in shock. Warren and Jean stood off to the side, clearly having seen everything.
"We've got to go." Scott ordered. "Now. Beast, can you walk?"
To Bobby's eternal relief, Hank had replied. "Yes." It wasn't as eloquent as Hank normally was, but Bobby didn't care.
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Sure, his life was a little more complicated than the average person, but the average person couldn't freeze their body and singlehandedly win a snowball fight against three opponents, one of whom was a telekinetic.
He'd ruined everything. Any idiot could see that Hank was just stunned by the fall. Bobby's ice slide had cradled him from most of the impact and he was just gasping for breath. Any idiot except Bobby, who had landed beside his best friend in the world convinced that Hank was gasping his last breath.
Humiliation colored his face as he recalled clutching Hank's shoulders and screaming for help. Hank had gasped his name, sure, but that was only to reassure him that everything was going to be all right. Instead, Bobby heard a tremulous goodbye. Time froze, no pun intended, and all Bobby could think was that Hank was going to die before he knew how Bobby really felt about him.
So he'd kissed him. It had seemed like a good idea at the time. Hank stiffened underneath him and Bobby broke the kiss with a single frozen sob, only to be hauled upright by Scott, who was staring at him in shock. Warren and Jean stood off to the side, clearly having seen everything.
"We've got to go." Scott ordered. "Now. Beast, can you walk?"
To Bobby's eternal relief, Hank had replied. "Yes." It wasn't as eloquent as Hank normally was, but Bobby didn't care.