Fics like pas de deux

“Shit, sorry, didn’t realise someone else was here!” Framed in the door of Cass’ ballet studio is Jason, wet hair dripping and dressed in sweats and a t-shirt – just back from patrol, then. His shoulders are tight, indicating tension, embarrassment, but his posture is half tilted towards the room, as if he were… longing, perhaps. Cass looks at him, at his large shoulders, appraising. She cannot perform the pas de deux on her own, and she would like to practise. Perhaps… She lifts a hand, indicating the room. “You want to dance? I need…” she pauses, struggling. “I need… partner.” Jason moves closer so he can see the video, too, and the emotions move through his body so quick that Cass can barely parse their meaning; grief, anger, embarrassment, love… longing. Always the longing. “You know this?” she asks, waving to the video. He nods slowly, still watching the dancers. Or: Cass didn't know that Jason once did ballet; she's just happy to have a partner. Alfred, on the other hand, is just about ready to cry with happiness over the fact that Jason's dancing again.

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