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I'd want to be with you even if the whole city was warning me off you.

I know who you are. Really.

[Quentin's got a good heart. It's absolutely clear to Chris.]

I did mention that I used to be a supervillain, right?

[He chuckles self-consciously this time. Chris is too sweet and he feels he doesn't deserve it - even if he wants it.]

And I used to be a giant douchebag who killed a bunch of people for sketchy reasons.

Even if you decided to backslide and do some supervillain shit, I'd still try to pull you back. You deserve good things, dude.

[They're already snuggled close but Beck goes for a bigger, tighter hug at that, burying his face in the side of Chris' neck.]

I, um. [He hugs back, slightly awkward.] I think I kinda love you.

[There, just a bunch of stupid words. They don't have to change anything or mean too much.]

[Beck just... pauses. Did he....? After a moment, he cautiously lifts his head to look searchingly at Chris.]

Did I... hear what I think I heard?

[The movie keeps inventing convoluted ways for the hero to lose his shirt and occasionally pants, and Chris takes a second to answer.]

Yeah. I--I said it.

[His heart is beating a little fast suddenly.]

[It takes another moment for Beck to figure out that he really wasn't dreaming or mishearing things. Chris has his whole attention; the movie completely forgotten. Noticing that slight awkwardness and he can practically hear that heartbeat... He leans in and gives Chris a light kiss and murmurs.]

I... think I kinda love you too.

[Shit. This is kind of a big deal, isn't it? It doesn't have to be, but it is a little. A grin surfaces on Chris's lips.]

Cool.

[He smiles broadly back. Yes, it's a big deal but Beck also doesn't want to make it so. He just feels so very connected with Chris even after just a month. Like when they first met and it felt like they'd known each other in some way for years. Everything just felt comfortable and this, while indeed a little awkward, also felt right to say. Not even with a grand proclamation. Just two dudes, cuddling on a couch...]

I know this city isn't a great place for a lot of people but... I'm really glad that I came here... and that you came here too.

[Could things go wrong? Could one of them be sent home unexpectedly? Sure. But right in this moment, Beck was happy being with his boyfriend.]

[It's a warm, comforting feeling, of not being alone, of being grounded with someone, and having hope even though the future doesn't actually matter much right now.]

I'm glad I came, and I'm glad I sucked at twenty questions, and I'm glad you helped me anyway.

[Beck's the best boyfriend ever, and Chris is lucky to have him.]

I'm glad I started that game. Imagine if your first impression of me had been... a little while later. When I was... Mysterio.

Instead of Quentin Beck.

[When he was being over the top, under the city's influence. It was an impression he used to be proud of making, when he wanted to play the supervillain back home. Now, it just felt further apart from himself and he wanted people to like him for himself and not the act. It seemed that Chris actually did and he was grateful for that.]

[Chris laughs a bit at the memory.]

Oh man. You were so full of hot air. I might've had a hard time taking you seriously after that.

But I knew the real you, so I could tell you were just... puffing your chest up. In a way.

[Obviously a very exaggerated and annoying way, but still.]

It was something you had to do in my world, to stand out. There are a lot of outrageous superheroes.

[In both their worlds.]

Well, you were impossible to miss.

[Between the grandiosity and the (not-fishbowl) helmet.]

That was the idea.

And I did make an impact on my first appearance.

[He chuckles.]

For at least a short time, everybody thought I was the superhero and that Spider-Man was the villain.

So what went wrong?

I even got a parade. The people were applauding my conquering of Spider-Man.

But... he got to me. Tracked me down. Beat me up and got a confession that I'd framed him for some crimes.

[Beck sighs.]

So my superhero days were short-lived.

That's a shame. You might've made a fun superhero.

[And Spider-man still sounds like a giant douchenozzle to him, even if Beck did frame him.]

But now you're an upcoming super director, and my super boyfriend.

That's a lot of super.

Yep.

[Just the right amount, he figures. He kisses Beck again, happy to be with him.]

I'll take it. I'm not cut out to being a superhero.

I wouldn't want you to be. You're super cool just the way you are.

Your super cool director boyfriend.

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