Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Bits o' Legionnaire Business Love and Chocolate - An LL/SG Valentine's Thread by Sarky

Something I'm trying to do for Valentine's Day focusing on the Legion's best couple before Ayla/Vi. Four short tales in a different continuity, with me indulging in some self love and my fat!Garth kink. Enjoy.

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Retroboot - Earth-0

Something smelled good. No, something smelled amazing. After a long shift as a Legionnaire, this was just what Imra Ardeen-Ranzz needed to come home to.

"Garth" Imra called out.

"In the kitchen!"

Of course he was in the kitchen. Ever since settling back into his role as house husband, the kitchen became Garth's territory. He'd discovered a new love and appreciation for food, as well as cooking which he did not have before. Imra wasn't complaining. Although her husband wasn't a master chef, he loved preparing meals to show his love for his family.

And Imra certainly loved what all that cooking had done to his body.

Imra entered the kitchen to find her husband washing dishes. Spread out on the table was a gorgeous array of baked goods and homemade chocolate, fresh out of the oven. They weren't the kind you'd find in a gourmet bakery or chocolate shop, but Imra could recognize the effort.

Garth turned around to face Imra, his big belly jiggling slightly as he did so. His blue eyes lit up as he saw the love of his life standing in the doorway. There was nothing that made Imra relax more than seeing her beautiful husband with his beautiful round body. That's what new dedication to home life had done to Garth, and seeing her fat, handsome husband in a pair of tight blue jeans and an open flannel shirt was balm for her weary soul.

"So how was work today?" Garth asked as Imra sat down at the kitchen table and let out a sigh of relief as she began to relax. "That bad, huh? Judging from your expression, I'm assuming Brainy set something on fire, or Rokk finally had that nervous breakdown."

"You're almost right," Imra scratched the back of her neck as Garth placed his hands on her shoulders. "Rokk was up for 72 hours and HE set something on fire. I had to force him to take a vacation leave. Night Girl hauled him off as he tried clinging to the monitor board."

"72 hours?" Garth laughed as he began to rub Imra;s neck. "Poor Rokk."

"He'll be alright," Imra answered as the tension in her neck started to fade. "But then Brainy unleashed something small, slimy, and with too much teeth into the vents. We spent all day trying to find it."

"What was it?"

"Oh, who knows, it's dead now. Were you baking all day?" Imra asked, trying to change the subject to something more palatable.

"Just about," Garth made a sweeping gesture towards the array of sweets with his thick, meaty arm. "I needed to make sure to get everyone on the roster. It's a very important day tomorrow. A day all about loooove," Garth said in a drawn out, sickly sweet manner.

"Ugh," Imra shuddered. "I forgot how corny Valentine?s Day could be."

"Now now, you're just cranky," Garth said as he patted Imra's head. "Have a piece of candy and you'll feel better."

"Don't need it." Instead of reaching towards one of the sugary delights before her, Imra wrapped her arms around Garth's ample waist and buried her face in his soft belly. "I've got you."

"Now who's being corny?"

"Exhaustion and anxiety bring out the worst in me," Imra spoke. "Mm but God you feel amazing. Getting fat was the best thing you ever did." Garth couldn't help but laugh, and the jiggling motion of his stomach was a soothing sensation to Imra after such a long day.

It was times like these that made Garth extra appreciative of having a woman like Imra as his best friend, wife, and mother of his children. Their relationship was built on trust and support, and having her express such joy in his body was a wonderful feeling.

Imra looked up at Garth and couldn't help but laugh at the chocolate stains on his plump, scruffy cheeks. Of course the cook would be sampling his own wears.

"Y'know, Ayla took Graym and Garridan out shopping so they wouldn't bother me in the kitchen," Garth explained.

"Really."

"And they're supposed to be sleeping over at her's and Vi's place."

"Is that right?"

"So, it's a day early but," Garth picked Imra up in his arms and continued with, "I did have something a little special prepared for both of us to indulge in."

"Mmm, say no more," Imra wrapped her arms around Garth's neck and kissed him as he brought her into their bedroom. He tasted sweet.

One of the things I like most about these is that you have Garth, who's been shown trying to cook in the classic stories, has got this skill down really well to an obsession.

Well he didn't get fat from being a terrible cook

Exactly!

And in fairness I haven't really focused on him doing anything else since the context is him in the home.

I plan to do the Reboot, Threeboot, and the Cartoon. I'm not doing Bendis. I'll never do Bendis.

Cartoon Legion

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They smelled heavenly, and he knew Saturn Girl would have no problem taking care of them. As Lightning Lad walked down the HQ hallway, he thought to himself that these zebra roses were the best Valentine's gift for-

"THERE you are!"

Ah grife.

Lightning Lad stopped dead in his tracks when he heard the authoritarian tone of Cosmic Boy, one of his closest friends in the whole world and someone with a real stick up his butt.

"Hey Rokk," Lightning Lad said as he turned to face his friend, "Happy Valentine's Day. Sorry I didn't get you anything."

"Are you gonna tell me when this happened?" Cosmic Boy asked.

"Oh, I ordered the roses for Saturn Girl a few weeks ago," Lightning Lad explained. "I just picked them up today. She'll love 'em, don't you think?"

"I'm not talking about the flowers-"

"Roses."

"I'm talking about," Cosmic Boy motioned with his arms, "all THIS."

Here we go.

"Yeah, so I put on a few pounds," Lightning Lad admitted.

"This," Cosmic Boy punctuated by accusingly jabbing his index finger at Lightning Lad's large midsection, "is not what most people would call a 'few.'"

"I take it you've been talking with Brainy," Lightning Lad spoke in a rather dry tone, well familiar with Brainiac 5's rampant body shaming ever since he gained weight.

"He's been telling me about how you let yourself go, but I didn't think it was this bad."

Lightning Lad practically had this speech rehearsed when he started to walk away from Cosmic Boy and said "There's absolutely nothing wrong with my weight, I'm in fine physical condition, I've had my Cybernetic 4000 adjusted for my new frame, and I happen to like being fat now if you'll excuse me."

Cosmic Boy wouldn't let up and followed Lightning Lad as he prepared to leave the pot of zebra roses in Saturn Girl's room.

...

She knew Lightning Lad enjoyed hazelnuts, and this was the biggest container of chocolates she could get short of making her own. Saturn Girl was certain this would be the perfect Valentine's gift for her boyfriend when she unexpectedly heard shouting from? her own room?

"-you can endanger your health on your own time, but as an active Legionnaire you owe it to your team to be in prime physical condition."

Oh, grife.

"I AM in prime physical condition."

"That double chin of yours says differ-HEY!"

Saturn Girl rolled her eyes as she heard a thud and more shouting coming from her bedroom.

"Hello, Cosmic Boy," Saturn Girl acidly addressed her co-founder and best friend, before brightly saying "Hey Garth."

"S'up Imra," Lightning Lad answered, while Cosmic Boy writhed on the floor pinned under Lightning Lad's butt.

"Get him off me!" Cosmic Boy yelled.

"Are those for me?" Saturn Girl asked.

"Yep, had them special order," Lightning Lad explained as he held up the potted plant. "Is that for me? Aww, you're giving me your heart?"

"Don't ignore me, you two!" Cosmic Boy whined while his two friends went on talking. Saturn Girl sat down in front of Lightning Lad and Cosmic Boy. She opened the heart-shaped box and plucked out a chocolatey morsel.

"Say 'ahh,'" Saturn Girl asked as she held the candy to Lightning Lad's lips.

"For God's sake don't give him candy!" Cosmic Boy ordered. "You're just making it worse!"

"Here," Lightning Lad plucked a rose from the bush and placed it in Saturn Girl's hair. "Happy Valentine's Day."

"Happy Valentine's Day."

As the two Legionnaires kissed, Cosmic Boy groaned.

"Look if I'm gonna be stuck under your fat ass can I at least have a chocolate?"