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coprime_recs) wrote2023-06-17 12:33 am
coprime_recs) wrote2023-06-17 12:33 am
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DC Universe: Like This Before by poisonivory
Like This Before (Booster/Ted | G | 10,300 words): Ted doesn't remember Booster, but Booster says he knows Ted from an alternate universe. I believe this was written at least partially in response to DC's 52 reboot and wanting to add Ted into that new version of canon, although I had mostly stopped paying attention to DC at this point so I may be missing incorrect. Either way, this is a fun meeting of Booster and Ted finding each other no matter what, with a lot of humor and feels.
Excerpt:
"Yeah, you should get that checked out. I know that you hate the beach and I know that you wish you could stay in the lab all day instead of running the company and I know that you had a poster of Nicola Tesla on your wall as a kid. I know you, Ted." Booster slumped, clearly frustrated. "I just don't know how I know you."
Ted stared at him. "Erdel's Principle, huh?"
"I'm guessing," Booster said.
"And how do I know you aren't just a really thorough stalker and this isn't all some kind of elaborate hoax?"
"Do you really think I'm that clever?" Booster asked.
Ted couldn't help it. He laughed. The effect on Booster was remarkable: he absolutely lit up, like he'd accomplished something marvelous. Ted had a sudden, irrational urge to see if he could make Booster smile like that again.
Excerpt:
"Yeah, you should get that checked out. I know that you hate the beach and I know that you wish you could stay in the lab all day instead of running the company and I know that you had a poster of Nicola Tesla on your wall as a kid. I know you, Ted." Booster slumped, clearly frustrated. "I just don't know how I know you."
Ted stared at him. "Erdel's Principle, huh?"
"I'm guessing," Booster said.
"And how do I know you aren't just a really thorough stalker and this isn't all some kind of elaborate hoax?"
"Do you really think I'm that clever?" Booster asked.
Ted couldn't help it. He laughed. The effect on Booster was remarkable: he absolutely lit up, like he'd accomplished something marvelous. Ted had a sudden, irrational urge to see if he could make Booster smile like that again.