DC x Reader One-shots

Sour - Jaime Reyes [Blue Beetle]

Summary: Of all the things Jaime expects to find in his partner's fridge, a whole bag of seedless lemons certainly is not one of them. At first, he thinks it's for food and drinks as a garnish or ingredient, but then he never sees them used for such things. It isn't until one afternoon when he stays over to study that he finally finds out how his chaotic partner eats them.

Notes: Requested by @pink-lemonadae-san (on Tumblr). Okay, so this is partially based on me as a heathen; my roommate bought seedless lemons for her water, she then offered me one and I just scarfed it down, flesh and all, which concerned her.

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"Did you already get the keys? I can't find mine!" The voice of his partner rings down from whichever room they're scrounging around in, and Jaime snaps up at the sound. A moment of patting down his own pockets confirms he has picked up the keys already and he yells back as much before opening the fridge, like he had been going to do only moments before.

He just needs a quick snack. They're running late for the show already and won't have time to eat until later. But Jaime knows that if he doesn't get something in his body now then he will either be forced to endure Khaji Da's lecture or his stomach singing the song of its people. Whichever unfortunate outcome would make itself known first.

All he does is grab a quick snack; one he knows that his partner sets aside for him. That should be the end of it. And it is. At least until he is closing the fridge door when a large splash of yellow catches his eyes.

At the bottom of the fridge sits a large, open bag of seedless whole lemons.

It's a strange enough sight, but Jaime has no time to consider it further when you round the corner in a huff and usher him out the door, assuring him that he can eat on the way there.

By the end of the night, the unnatural resident fruit of the fridge is forgotten by Jaime as he enjoys the show that they just barely make it in time for.

And it remains forgotten until a week later when he makes his way back to their place after a long and grueling fight had cancelled date night. At almost 1 in the morning, he's knocking on the door, only for his very tired and sleep deprived partner to open up, confusion on their face until they see his weary state and move to let him inside.

He can't even manage to make it to the bedroom to collapse on the comfortable mattress, instead barely making it to the couch before falling over its arm and laying face first into the cushions. He has class in the morning, and his partner's home is closer to his school as is – so with Khaji Da already sending off a notice to his family that he was okay, Jaime has little to worry about.

Before sleep can overtake him however, his partner has jostled him, moving to lay his head in their lap and he complies. He flips over to look up at them blearily. They offer a small smile before running their fingers through his hair, leaving him to close his eyes and enjoy the soothing sensation.

Khaji Da will wake him with enough time to take a shower and get ready, and for the moment, Jaime relaxes enough to go to sleep, lulled by the quiet humming of his partner.

When Khaji Da finally rouses him, he finds himself curled around his partner in their bed – how they managed to pull him there was beyond him, but he's thankful for it. The scarab gives one more warning for him to get up that Jaime ignores, arms wrapped around his significant other as he curls tighter against them. He'll enjoy this for a moment longer. At least he will until he squeezes a bit too tight, causing them to stir.

Needing to get ready for class, and not wanting to wake them, he pulls himself from under the covers after giving the top of their head a quick kiss and moves to get ready. Silently thankful for the spare clothes he leaves behind and the hot water of the shower against his sore body.