Daminette December-- So Close (And Yet So Far), Chapter FourGaming

Daminette December-- So Close (And Yet So Far), Chapter Four “Gaming”

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Just as he promised, Damian was right on time. He had changed into more casual clothes, just jeans, a dark t-shirt and black sneakers. Marinette had changed too, into black leggings and a striped pink t-shirt with white sneakers. Both of them realized they’d never seen the other in such casual wear, but neither said anything about it out loud.

The two walked over to the building where the club meeting was being held, and even when they were down the hall they could hear yelling and background music-- wait, was that an Ariana Grande song?

It turned out that the club was playing Just Dance 2019 that night, and Damian wasn’t sure how to feel about that. He was a proven champ at Dance Dance Revolution, but Just Dance? That was a bit different. It was on the xbox, so it just charted movements through a sometimes-faulty sensor as opposed to hitting the squares on the floor. Still, he was sure he’d excel as he always did. Marinette, too, was excited and prepped to dance.

“Ooh, this is awesome! I haven’t played Just Dance in a while, and it was the old version on the Wii. Do you want to do a team dance or competition?” she asked, looking at Damian expectantly.

“Why not start with some friendly competition?” he offered. “Fair warning, I’m quite a good dancer.”

“Good for you. So am I.”

“Miss I-trip-over-thin-air can dance? I’d like to see that.”

“Oh, you will, mister I-trip-on-the-sidewalk,” Marinette told him, attempting to look intimidating. It didn’t work on Damian.

“I don’t doubt that,” he replied before walking through the crowd to get in line for the next round.

“Alright, congrats to Bridgette for winning the last round! Who’s up for the next challenge?” A boy with a bright red microphone said over the chatter and hold music from the game console.

Marinette raised her hand to get his attention. “My friend and I want to play!” she told him.

“Fantastic! What’s your name?”

“I’m Marinette, and this is Damian.”

“Welcome to Gaming Club, Marinette and Damian! Are you ready to dance?” The two nodded. “Cool! Do you want to choose a song, or do you want to take a risk and make it randomized?”

Marinette and Damian shared a look, and Marinette responded, “Randomized.”

“Alright, alright! Random it is!” The boy said, and a minute later the song was prepped and the duo was ready to dance.

An avatar that looked eerily similar to The Riddler popped up on the screen and the first few notes of “I’m Still Standing” (the version by TopCulture, not the original Elton John tune, the pair noted) filled the room. Both of them were able to catch on fast, as they both knew the original version of the song well, but the moves were not typical dance moves. There was a lot of arm flailing and jumping around, and on more than one occasion Marinette almost whacked Damian in the face, or Damian almost tripped Marinette during a kicking move (which he later swore was completely unintentional. He would never dare ruin the sanctity of dancing games by cheating to win).

In the end, Damian technically won by a few points, but the crowd loved Marinette’s energy and personal flair. They agreed to consider it a tie of sorts for that reason.

“Wow, that was really fun! We should do another one!”

Damian looked at the line by the side of the room, which had grown substantially longer in the time they were dancing. “Maybe, but the line is so long and it’s a bit stuffy in here.”

“Yeah, it is, isn’t it? I haven’t danced like that in a while…” she sighed. “Wow, I’m out of breath.” It was these moments that she wished she still had the extra endurance the Ladybug miraculous had granted her. “Maybe we can go back to my dorm and hang out? I mean, if you want to, that is. I don’t want to force you to talk to me or hang out with me or anything, that would be rude--”

“That sounds nice, Marinette.” Damian cut her off, but he knew she would probably continue to ramble once they left the room. Best to give both of them a short reprieve from that.

There was a chill in the night air as the two left the building. Neither of them had realized how much time had passed until the saw the moon and some dim stars appearing in the sky.

“If it’s too late for you, we can hang out another time. I don’t know if you have a nightly routine or anything. I don’t-- Allegra does, but she’s home for the weekend so we don’t have to worry about her. I mean, we don’t have to worry about interrupting her sleep, not that we’d have to worry about her for any other reason, because we’d just be hanging out-- wow, how many times have I said ‘hang out’ in the last two minutes?”

“At least four,” Damian replied. “And no, I don’t have a nightly routine. My brother thinks I should, but it’s too tedious for me.” Dick was always telling him about how great a nightly routine was as he went on a tangent about his favorite creams and eye masks and lotions and those jade roller things people were obsessed with, but it was so much work. Sure, Damian obviously took care of himself, but he didn’t need to spend upwards of an hour in the bathroom two times a day for that.

“Oh, okay. You have three brothers, right?”

“Unfortunately, yes.”

“I always wanted siblings, but given how much people always say they hate theirs, maybe it’s a good thing I don’t have any.”

“They can be good sometimes. You can never tell anyone I said that, though,” he added.

Marinette held out her pinky. “I promise.”

Damian reluctantly held out his pinky as well. If his brothers ever found out he did that, they’d torture him relentlessly.

“So, what do you want to do? We can watch a movie, or play Ultimate Mecha Strike, or just talk,” Marinette offered.

“You choose.”

“Movie?”

“Sounds great.”

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COMING UP NEXT: Chapter 5 “Fire”

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You know what? Crisis would've been 1000% better if the Starkid Batman, Robin and Superman were referenced in any way

Bonus is Brian's Superman was the Paragon they were looking for

New drinking game:

Every time someone during the Crisis crossover says the word 'Crisis' take a shot

Take two shots if they just call it 'Crisis' instead of 'A Crisis' or 'The Crisis'

This Week's Prompts:

Role Reverse AU

Kids

Promises

Note: Last week's prompts will also be accepted!

I can't wait to see what people come up with!

Here's an idea:

If I was to start a weekly maribat prompt thing, would anyone participate?

Probably 'Maribat Mondays' and every Monday would get a new prompt, but submissions could be sent for the entire week

Let me know what you think ❤️😊