DC Headcanons 2: Electric Boogaloo

Thing of Nightmares

"DUVAL." Florida called as he popped into his seat at the table. He smiled chaotically at the scene around him, ready for whatever mischief there was to be had at the meeting.

Only that was weird, he wasn't in his normal seat.

He was in the chair on the other side of the table, the one usually reserved for New York or any states joining the table. Even odder, was the person who was in his chair, New Hampshire.

"Hey man, that's my chair!" Florida yelled.

"Whoa, whoa calm down. This has always been my chair." New Hampshire pointed out.

"Oh that's bull--"

"Florida! It's good to see you." DC said with a smile. Florida turned and faced his boyfriend, eyebrow raised. Had he gone off with Louisiana again on a chaotic adventure?

"What?" Florida whispered.

"We're calling you to the table, jerk." New Hampshire muttered, rolling his eyes. Florida's mouth dropped, what did he mean getting called to the table? He's always been at the table. He was one of the originals at the table, what was going on?

"Dee what the hell is going on?" Florida asked.

"Well we want to know how you're handling the pandemic." DC explained, and Florida couldn't help but notice how much calmer he looked, how much more put-together he was, how....professional he was acting.

"Y-Y Know how I am!" Florida argued going red.

"Well it ain't well." New Hampshire muttered.

"Quiet granite boy! Mom and dad are talking!" Florida yelled.

"Enough!" DC commanded, and Florida noted how he reached over to New Hampshire's hand, gave it a squeeze, before sitting back.

"I was one of the originals! I remember it, Washington told us you were coming, and we all piled into the meeting room. You had a blue polo on!" Florida explained desperately.

"Weird how you remember that, you weren't here." DC pointed out making Florida stop.

"Who was here." Florida demanded.

"Why do you need to know?" New Hampshire asked, crossing his arms.

"Oh let's see, Texas, California, Louisiana was there which is kind of weird considering I didn't call him." DC muttered. "New York....and New Hampshire." Florida's mouth dropped and he jumped up.

"NO. I was there!" Florida yelled.

"Florida sit down...."

"NO. I was there! I just got back from Spring Break and I was hungover! You woke me up and I said 'White Claw'. You have to remember!" Florida begged.

"I think we're done here." DC said with a sigh, rubbing his temples. New Hampshire immediately went over to comfort the fed, only making Florida more hysterical.

"I was there! I was one of the main five! We're dating Dee! Why can't you remember?" Florida begged, feeling tears going down his cheeks. "Please you have to remember, you have to know me! I'm dad! Your mom! Please Dee! PLEASE."

"FLORIDA."

Florida's eyes shot open and he sat up in a cold sweat, trying to calm his breathing. He looked around frantically at the darkened room before his eyes fell on the worried eyes of California, who he was sharing his bed with tonight.

"Blossom what's wong? Did you have a bad dream?" California whispered. Florida swallowed hard.

"W-Where's DC?" Florida asked.

"He's back in Washington, please blossom tell me what's wrong?" California begged. Florida kicked the covers off of him and grabbed his phone off the bedside table, hurrying out of the room despite his boyfriend's protests. He hurried into the kitchen and hit DC's name on his contact list, bringing up a Facetime. Everytime the ringer rang, Florida felt his heart drop a little lower into his stomach. By the third ring, the camera clicked on and suddenly he was in IDC's kitchen.

"Dia? The hell are you doing up?" DC asked leaning on the counter eating a big forkful of rice.

"I-I could say the same thing." Florida joked, trying to stop his voice from breaking.

"We just got back from the office, IDC is making me eat." DC said rolling his eyes and stirring around in the bowl. "Seriously though is everything okay?" Florida took a deep shaking breath.

"Oh let's see, Texas, California, Louisiana was there which is kind of weird considering I didn't call him." DC muttered. "New York....and New Hampshire."

"Who was at our very first meeting?" Florida asked. DC paused halfway into biting into some chicken.

"Are you serious?" DC asked, partially full.

"Please, Dee, tell me." Florida begged. DC swallowed the chicken and leaned back in thought.

"There was Tex, Loui which was weird because I didn't mean to call him, Yorkie, Cali, and you Dia." DC announced. Florida finally let out the breath he was holding. It was a dream. It was all just a dream.

"Are sure you're alright? Are you high right now?" DC asked.

"N-No I promise I--"

Florida couldn't help but notice how much calmer he looked, how much more put-together he was, how....professional he was acting.

"Dee if I wasn't at the meetings would you be a lot better?" Florida asked. DC paused before he put another forkful in his mouth and lowered the fork.

"You are high." DC whispered.

"N-No I'm not just....please....just tell me." Florida begged and DC paused.

"I'll admit, the meetings would probably run a lot smoother." DC shrugged and Florida's breath caught in his throat. "But Dia they wouldn't be the same without you, you bring the funny." Florida let out another held breath, smiling and feeling lighter then he had.

"Feel better?" DC teased, finally eating a forkful.

"Thank you. I needed that." Florida whispered.

"And hey I come home in two days." DC announced, chewing on his latest bite. "Why not the first day I screw off of work and we hang out?"

"Really?" Florida asked.

"Yeah! All six of us can do something." DC said with a smile before throwing down his fork into the bowl and yelling at someone off screen. "HE DOESN'T NEED THAT IN WRITING IDC."

"Oh I most definitely do." Florida said grinning chaotically. DC turned back to the camera and rolled his eyes.

"Get some sleep hon, okay?" DC said softly.

"I love you." Florida whispered.

"I love you too, Dia." DC said with a smile before Florida hung up the Facetime. He breathed a sigh of relief before going back into California's room, where the human torch was waiting for him.

"You feel better?" California asked as Florida put his phone back on the stand and crawled back into bed.

"Much." Florida said with a bright smile. The two kissed and snuggled together, before falling back asleep. As Florida felt his eyelids drop, he felt himself filled with more love then he ever thought was imaginable.

DC loved him, DC called him first. Nothing could change that.