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When he thought about it, Booster really was cute like this – big blue eyes, puppy-like innocence belied by a devilish gleam; round face softened by baby-fat; sunny blond hair curling madly in every direction. When they’d brought him back to headquarters he’d been swimming in his suit, and Ted had donated some of the spare civvies he kept in the Bug for emergencies. The sleeves on his old Midwestern t-shirt went nearly to Booster’s wrists, and the hem was past his knees, but the denim shorts, though rather baggy, fit well enough with the addition of a belt. The overall effect was of a particularly clean street urchin.

Of course, the fact that he was supposed to be Ted’s very much grown-up teammate and best friend took away a bit from the inherent cuteness of the picture.


...the cuteness, it burns! Where did my angst mojo go?

*reads over the writing she did last week*

Oh, right, I'm using it all up on alcoholic!Tony and his enormous daddy issues. And the original short story about the office boy who turns down the chance to have sexing adventures with a mysterious stranger.

So I'll just be over here for now...writing...Ted and tiny!Booster cuddling. Yeah.