(Bdoc,,, something. 747w)

"Double0. Double0! Double– Bdubs, come on!!" Doc dragged his ravenette friend away from the burning dumpster. "Bdubs, the police are here!"

Bdubs blinked, the malicious glint in his eyes fading as he looked away from the fire he lit. "Oh, shit-"

He flipped his lighter closed and stuffed it into his pocket. Him and Doc booked it just in time, not bothering to put out the fire. The police were hot on their tail, though, as they sprinted down the long web alleyways that made up the underground of Downtown.

"Shhhit! 'M sorry for taking so long!!" Bdubs apologised, glancing briefly over his shoulder. He unhooked a knife from his belt and handed it to Doc-- just in case. "Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry--"

"Shut up, Bdubs! It's okay!" The taller replied, taking the knife and pulling down his hood, "Just be more careful next t-"

Doc cut himself off when the two came to the end of the alley, which emptied out onto a usually bustling street. There were less people, given the time of night, but Doc pulled Bdubs to lean against a nearby wall, whispering, "Let's just blend in."

The police broke out from the alleyway just a few moments later. They began scanning the crowd, looking for the two ruffians. 

Our two said ruffians had plastered themselves against the brick wall, trying to look as casual as possible.

But the police were heading in their direction. It was too late to run-- if they did the authorities would immediately know they were the ones to go after, and they were in too dense of a crowd to even be able to get very far.

Their only chance was--

"A distraction." Bdubs whispered. "We need to cause a distraction."

Doc toyed with the knife in his hand, "Yeah. Got any ideas?"

Bdubs lifted his lighter as discreetly as he could. "I could set someone on fire? Or something."

Doc blinked, then shook his head. "That'd just get more police on the site." He explained, "Something to draw attention away from us."

The two stood in a tense silence, both trying to think of something – anything – that would work. The police were only a few steps away when Doc huffed, muttered "fuck it." and grabbed Bdubs' shirt, pulling him close and connecting their lips. 

The ravenette squawked in bewilderment, his entire body heating up. He didn't know if it was because of embarrassment or because his taller friend had pressed himself right up against him.

Bdubs wasn't sure what was really happening. He wasn't sure whether he was supposed to kiss back or not, and so he just stood, frozen, while Doc kissed him, like, passionately. 

Then, he was surprised again, when the police shoved past the two boys quickly, basically avoiding looking at them.

Doc pulled away. 

"Doc.." Bdubs started, "Doc what was that."

The ravenette was annoyed that he didn't sound angrier.

"Sorry." Doc muttered. He took a step back, avoiding eye contact. "We.. we should go. The police might come back."

Bdubs slowly nodded, trying to collect his thoughts. His mind was still all jumbled, but he let Doc awkwardly grab his hand and lead him back down the alley they came from.

A few minutes later, once they were at what felt like a safe distance from the police and crime scene, the two stopped running and walked in an awkward silence.

"W-well that was close--" Doc mumbled in an attempt to break the ice.

"What the fuck was that Doc." Bdubs interrupted, "And don't avoid the question."

Doc raised his hands in surrender, "I'm sorry! It was the only option I thought of!"

"What do you mean 'option'!?"

"It's in that one Marvel movie, remember?" The duo stopped walking, "The one where Black Widow and Captain America are running from.. Hydra, I think? PDA makes people uncomfortable, so kissing is gonna make the police try to ignore us! Get it now?"

Bdubs took a moment, then huffed, "I guess."

"Don't think too much of it anyways." Doc said, "It was.. It was just a distraction."

"Wh-why do you sound so unsure of yoursef?" Bdubs laughed awkwardly, trying to joke.

"Shut up, man!" Doc exclaimed with a slight chuckle, punching his friend lightly on the shoulder. The two kept walking. "Seriously, just a distraction."

"Right." Bdubs agreed. "..Just a distraction."

He refused to acknowledge the insecurity of his own voice.

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(A/N: You can also find this story in a Punznap version on ao3, if you're into that. Same title under the user easthet1c)