Bart was your friend… sort of. You did everything together—so much so that people joked you were two peas in a pod. He didn’t mind. It felt normal. Comfortable. You even knew about his whole secret hero thing. Just two guys being close. No big deal.

Except—dammit.

It was a big deal. Because somewhere along the line, Bart realized he might be into guys.

Worse—he might be into you.

He tried to shove the thought aside. There were bigger things to worry about, right? Probably. Hopefully.

Still, he found himself drifting over, peering over your shoulder as you busied yourself making… something. He had no idea what.

“Wow,” he said, leaning casually against the counter, trying to sound normal. “What’cha making this time? Science experiment or actual food?”