"You don't have to wear spandex," Matt replies with a chuckle. "I mean, you could break the mold and be your own kind of superhero."
"I could, maybe."
"What do you think you want to do after high school?" Matt asks. "I mean, aside from finding a better alternative to the superhero suit, of course."
Frank lays back on the ground, staring up at the ceiling. Somehow able to tell what he's doing, Matt does the same.
"I'm probably going to join the military in one way or another," Frank says. "I talked to a recruiter earlier this year. I'm not sure what branch, but I think it's probably my best bet. I'm not that great in school subjects, and I really want to make some kind of a difference out there."
"That's really cool," Matt murmurs. "I think that you'd be good at that. Defending people. You're good at keeping people safe..."
"What about you?" Frank asks. He isn't really sure that he wants to talk about the future, because it's a terrifying subject and he's very unsure where he'll end up. "What do you want to be?"
"I want to help defend people too," Matt murmurs. His voice is quiet, and Frank can tell that he's sad. "I want to make sure that stuff like what happened to my dad never happens again. I want to make sure that bad guys don't get away with what they do."
"So, like a cop or something?"
From the corner of his eye, he sees the blind boy sit up and shoot him a look.
"Seen many blind cops lately?"
Frank winces a little. His comment had definitely been stupid. Of course the kid couldn't be a cop, not in a traditional sense.
"Sorry..."
"It's okay," Matt says, as Frank sits up and leans against the end of the bed. "I know what I want to do anyway, but it's going to probably be very hard."
"What is it?"
"I want to be a lawyer. I've done some research on them. I can be a defense lawyer and protect people. I can help put away people who deserve it. There's a lot of crime here..."
"Sure is," Frank said, with a bitter laugh. "I think you'd make a pretty awesome lawyer, Matt."
Matt positively beams at Frank's words. Frank can tell that they mean a lot to the kid, and that makes him feel pretty important.
"Thanks," he says.
"I may need a lawyer in the future," Frank says with a laugh. "Especially if people keep deserving it."
Fic - Those Who Deserve It - 6/6 - Frank&Matt friendship - teenage AU
"I could, maybe."
"What do you think you want to do after high school?" Matt asks. "I mean, aside from finding a better alternative to the superhero suit, of course."
Frank lays back on the ground, staring up at the ceiling. Somehow able to tell what he's doing, Matt does the same.
"I'm probably going to join the military in one way or another," Frank says. "I talked to a recruiter earlier this year. I'm not sure what branch, but I think it's probably my best bet. I'm not that great in school subjects, and I really want to make some kind of a difference out there."
"That's really cool," Matt murmurs. "I think that you'd be good at that. Defending people. You're good at keeping people safe..."
"What about you?" Frank asks. He isn't really sure that he wants to talk about the future, because it's a terrifying subject and he's very unsure where he'll end up. "What do you want to be?"
"I want to help defend people too," Matt murmurs. His voice is quiet, and Frank can tell that he's sad. "I want to make sure that stuff like what happened to my dad never happens again. I want to make sure that bad guys don't get away with what they do."
"So, like a cop or something?"
From the corner of his eye, he sees the blind boy sit up and shoot him a look.
"Seen many blind cops lately?"
Frank winces a little. His comment had definitely been stupid. Of course the kid couldn't be a cop, not in a traditional sense.
"Sorry..."
"It's okay," Matt says, as Frank sits up and leans against the end of the bed. "I know what I want to do anyway, but it's going to probably be very hard."
"What is it?"
"I want to be a lawyer. I've done some research on them. I can be a defense lawyer and protect people. I can help put away people who deserve it. There's a lot of crime here..."
"Sure is," Frank said, with a bitter laugh. "I think you'd make a pretty awesome lawyer, Matt."
Matt positively beams at Frank's words. Frank can tell that they mean a lot to the kid, and that makes him feel pretty important.
"Thanks," he says.
"I may need a lawyer in the future," Frank says with a laugh. "Especially if people keep deserving it."
"I'll defend you," Matt teases. "Promise."