✧˚[ 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐍 𝐄𝐘𝐄 ]˚✧ ||| A Sebastian Stan short story

✧˚[ 15 - TURBULENCES BETWEEN TWO UNIVERSES ]˚✧

"Ouch!"

"Oh! So sor-"

"I'm ok. No harm done."

"S-sure, Oliver? Uh, I mean, Mr. Queen. I mean...Sorry."

Lowering her gaze to the floor and without turning back to the man more than a head taller than her, the man she just slammed the door of the restroom in the face of, Nika snuck along the darkened cabin of the business class.

"You okay?" Sebastian wanted to know and pulled his legs up to let her pass.

"Yeah. Yeah, everything's fine. I ju-"

The unforeseen turbulence gave the plane a powerful shake. Nika lost her balance, barely managed to catch herself with one hand on the armrest and the other on Sebastian's thigh. When she opened her eyes again, two radiant, albeit visibly tired, sapphires shone out at her in the dim atmosphere. She hastily pulled away and dropped onto the seat next to them.

"S-sorry."

"Uh...no harm done."

"It's the second time within a minute someone says that to me", Nika remarked, taking her eyes off the darkness of the night sky behind the oval window pane.

Sebastian cleared his throat and put his feet back on the spacious footrest in front of him. "Who else did have a reason for that?"

"Stephen Amell."

"Stephen who?"

"Don't tell me you don't know him." Pushing aside the brief intimacy, which reminded Nika a little of the moment in the Stockholm hotel bar, she turned her full attention back to Sebastian. "The Green Arrow?"

"I'm afraid my brain is incapable of forming a one single thought. Help me out here, please."

Groaning, Sebastian made himself comfortable again, put his head back and closed his eyes. He really had a busy day. First an early radio interview about one of his latest projects as co-producer, then the photo shoot for GQ and after a quick meeting with his agent to go over a few financial matters, he finally sat on the plane on his way to L.A. Something Nika herself was still most surprised about. After all, she hadn't planned to spend any time on the West Coast. But how could she say no when, despite a packed schedule, he thought of her, tore the ground from under her feet in an incredibly sweet way with the prospect of the Thunderbolt premiere and was now actually flying through the night with him. There was no question of pulling up stakes in New York and heading to California for her last few days in the USA - with any luck, together with him; and bumping into one or two well-known stars along the way.

"Okay", Nika was very patient, although her heart kept racing through her veins with more excitement than usual. "He's no Pierce Brosnan or Quentin Tarantino or anything. But he's well known among DC fans."

At her mention of Marvel's biggest comic book rival, Sebastian peeked at her through a narrow slit.

"Batman? Superman? ... The Flash?!"

"I do know the DC universe. Didn't think you'd be such a big fan of it."

"Not like with Marvel", Nika replied, shrugging her shoulders. "But when I stumbled across Arrow, it intrigued me immediately."

Without much effort and with his arms crossed in front of his chest, Sebastian sat up a little and followed her gaze over the back of the seat into the back of the cabin. "I see..."

"Yes! The story about Oliver Queen captivated me right from the start. Of course, DC is a bit darker than Marvel, if you know what I mean. To me, the Green Arrow has always been more of an antihero than a hero. And even though I don't know the comics, I found the series extremely interesting. Especially when they put Felicity at the poor guy's side. Man, I wish I only had a fraction of her boldness."