Is This A Date? (Rose)

Participants: Red Devil, Rose Wilson

Open/Closed: Close

Location(s): Any of the numerous alleyways and seedy spots of Gotham

Time of Day: Sunset

Weather: Light snow, around 0c/32f. 

Summary: Eddie and Rose spend the night in Gotham

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Were they a thing? Weren't they a thing? Were they together, a couple, just really good friends, friends with benefits, colleagues, acquaintances? What exactly were he and Rose Wilson? Eddie really didn't know. He wasn't even sure if Rose knew. The two spent a lot of time together; as Teen Titans or on simple cases together, as friends hanging out and lounging on the couch or getting coffee together, and depending on who asked and who answered, the two had done a handful of other things.

But nothing was ever set in stone.

Nothing was ever stated as fact.

Nothing

Nothing might be all there is between them.

That thought always crept into Eddie's mind. Not even just with Rose, but with every aspect of his life. The prevailing feeling of nothingness. That he was nothing. It all compiled greatly with his self-doubt and self-confidence issues. His mentor ditched him. His best friend died and when he came back to life, didn't bother to tell him. His other best friend never gets back to him. And the girl he's crazy for can never seem to give him a straight answer.

But he'd still do anything for any of them.

He'd drop anything and everything for them.

And that's why when Rose reached out to him and asked to meet her in Gotham, Eddie ditched his search for information on devils and the Hells immediately. If Rose needed him, he'd get to her ASAP. Which really wasn't that hard thanks to his ability to teleport. So even with making some stops along the way, he'd get to her in no time.

The stops were quick. First to a clothing store to procure a Hawai'ian style button-up shirt. Even though his internal temperature was always hot as Hell and the weather didn't effect him, he had a plan. Second stop was to pick up some Sunscreen. Again, nothing he needed, but he was about to meet up with Rose and if his plan worked, she'd need it for sure. Third stop was a quick stop off at each of the Hawai'ian islands to see how busy they were.

Last stop was Gotham, at the agreed upon meeting spot.

Clad in his usual black trunks, his usual low amount of cloths was now paired with a gaudy and bright Hawai'ian tshirt with a noticeable bottle of Sunscreen in the front pocket of the shirt. Seeing the snow lightly falling around, Eddie stuck out his tongue to catch some, only for the snowflakes to melt before touching any part of his body due to his temperature. "Aw nuts. Gotta remember to keep workin' on that" Muttering to himself about his temperature control, Eddie swayed back and forth on his toes and quickly scanned the area.

"Babe? You around anywhere?"