Title: moonlight dancing
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy
Pairing: Number 6 | Ben Hargreeves/Klaus Hargreeves
Rating: Teen
Length: 275 Words
Warnings: adopted sibling incest pairing, mentions of drug use/drug abuse
Summary: Klaus dances, Ben pines
Written for fan_flashworks Amnesty #55, Challenge #306: Moon



“Come on Ben, quit your brooding and dance with me!” Klaus spun around, his arms wide out and reaching for the stars. His upturned face was bathed in moonlight and there was a blissed-out smile on his face.

“I’m not brooding,” Ben said.

Klaus circled around him, swaying to music only he could hear. Beautiful. Ben stared a bit too long, shook his head, and turned away. Too much.

Klaus collapsed on the grass and started sliding his arms around strangely. “What are you doing?” Ben asked, against his better judgment.

“I’m making snow angels.”

Ben tried not to smile. “There isn’t any snow.”

“Imagination, Ben. Imagination.” Klaus closed his eyes. Ben sat down next to him. He wished --- He gathered his courage, leaned over, and brushed his lips against Klaus's. Just the barest of touches. Not that he was expecting to actually touch anything. He could imagine it though, and imagine it, he did. So well that he could have sworn that he'd felt the softness of his brother's lips.

Klaus’s eyes fluttered open. Ben froze. “Did you do something?” Klaus put his fingers to his lips. “I thought I felt something.”

Shit. It wasn’t fair that he even dead, he still got anxious. Ghosts shouldn't have to deal with panic attacks. He pushed the fear down and shrugged nonchalantly. “What can I even do, Klaus?”

“Mmm…must be my imagination.”

“Or maybe the drugs,” Ben murmured. It was easy to blame the drugs.

Klaus put his finger to his lips. “Shhh…” He trailed off.

Ben sighed. He really wished Klaus would spend more time sober. Even mostly sober would be better than this.