*'𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕

Daniel Moon 🌙 25. photographer. elementary art teacher. Sagittarius.

[daniclmoon]

『 kim taehyung. twenty five. cis man. he/him. 』 oh heavens, is that DANIEL MOON from MAIN STREET i see roaming around mapleview? minnie may’s always calling them -IMPULSIVE & -STUBBORN. i happen to think they’re not that bad! they’re a pretty cool ART TEACHER/PHOTOGRAPHER and every time i’ve seen them, they’ve always been +PASSIONATE & +CREATIVE. i hope i see them around again! 

TLDR at the end!

STATS || CONNECTIONS

trigger warnings: mentions of depression, drug addiction/overdose, death, illness and cheating

@mapleviewstarters​

hi guys!! I’m Cam and I’m super excited to be here (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧♡ this is my bby Dan, he’s a muse I’ve had for a while now that I revamped specifically for this lovely group :’) I can’t wait to start writing with you all ♡ please give this is like so I slide into those DMs for plots!!

BASICS

Name: Daniel Moon

Nickname(s): Dan, Danny, Moon

Birthdate: December 10th, 1995

Age: 25

Zodiac sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Sexual orientation: Bisexual

Gender & pronouns: Cis man, he/him

Occupation:  art teacher at Mapleview Elementary School, freelance music photographer

BIO

Born in Seoul as Moon Daehyun, his family moved to Philadelphia (just bc I love The Office) after his father’s family business was extended to America in July 2005, when he was just 9 years old. 

He has a teenage sister named Aera (Ari), born on May 26th, 2005. She’s pretty music oriented (esp singing and dancing) and has a Tik Tok following oop (#FunAriFacts).

Moving out to a whole different continent was really difficult, given he didn’t even speak English, so he had a hard time adapting at first. This is also when he started to go by his english name: Daniel.

However, he quickly began to learn the language given how he had always been a brilliant kid even when he didn’t really care enough to study: it came naturally for him. Teachers always pointed out this, though they also pointed out how hyper he was: super talkative, natural born leader. Constantly getting in trouble with them but nonetheless getting straight A’+s (so teachers couldn’t rlly be THAT mad at him lmao).

In America he made his first friend ever, a boy named Matty who didn’t care enough for language barriers and the two quickly connected (we’ll get back to him in a Minute).

Daniel developed an interest in the arts, but most specifically photography from a young age. Getting his first camera at age 13: it wasn’t even a professional one, but still he managed to take the most beautiful pictures with it. He just was Gifted for it.

In high school, his best friend Matty formed a band named The Getaways and that’s when Daniel started to get into the music photography world, later on photographing other local bands too. 

He LOVES music so it combined both of his passions. He knows how to play piano and guitar and sometimes writes poems that end up becoming songs but he keeps it to himself, he’d never pursue or see a career in music. Photography is where his heart is.

He always found life in Philly to be Boring and ever since a trip to NYC that he had with his family as a kid, he became obsessed with the city. Often escaping there as a high schooler, so when college time came along ofc he decided to go to NYC for that. 

His father wanted him to take on the family business next, so he accepted to attend NYU’s business school just for the sake of leaving Philly but having zero intentions to be the business man his father wanted. 

Just a few weeks in during his freshman year, Matty’s band finally signed with a music label (after The Getaways became a viral overnight internet sensation) and they were supposed to go on tour soon. So Daniel was asked to be the band’s personal/tour photographer... ofc he took the opportunity and didn’t enroll on his second year of college, dropping out to never look back.

When his dad found out, he was Fuming, but there was nothing he could do about it. His relationship with him had never been the Best but after this: it became Estranged. 

Also, when he first moved to NYC, he met and fell for a boy who broke his heart terribly (he’s proudly Bisexual!!) so he became Bad At Love ever since (WC!!!)

Matty’s band started to get more and more popularity, so they landed a few more and Better gigs around the world. Seeing the world with your very best friend? Sounds like the total dream. However, with the increasing fame: the dark and ugly side of it came along too. (tw drug addiction and overdose mention) Matty began developing a drug addiction that eventually took his life from an accidental OD on January 30th, 2017. The Getaways decided to disband after this.

(tw depression) Daniel’s whole world came crashing down after losing his best friend and he fell into a deep depression and spent months only feeling sorry for himself at his NYC apartment. Daniel had already battled depression in his teens and even saw doctors for it, so this only made it all come back worse and stronger than ever. To this day, he still battles said depression, but he’s learned to manage it better (he also Finally went back to therapy!!).

2017 just continued to get worse when shortly after losing Matty, his parents divorced and his mother and sister moved to Mapleview where they had some relatives. 

The reason behind the divorce was his mother finding out that his father had been cheating on her for quite some time now. But what the family doesn’t know yet, is that he kept a secret second family hidden from them and he has a half brother he has yet to learn about aka @mikemoon​ !!.

However, that same summer he was asked to be the photographer for @kassldyruocco​‘s band, Infinity, for Warped Tour 2017. So this is when his life kinda started to get back on track. When Warped Tour was over, he enrolled in community college to get a degree in Fine Arts as he continued to do music photography for acts in NYC. This is also when he adopted his pet, a (back then, new born) black and brown Pomeranian named Scarn!! (yes, to honor the great Michael Scott don’t @ me).

Though he continued to be chaotic and have poor coping mechanisms to mourn his best friend. It was around this time when he met @alanacs​ and relied on her a lot to ease his pain. The two began a really toxic on/off relationship that Daniel eventually broke off in early March 2020 after he decided he couldn’t keep on being unfair by loading all his Emotional baggage on her and broke her heart and left to L.A, where he had a couple of friends, to wander around for a few months.

(tw illness mention) Late July 2020, he had to move to Mapleview after his mother fell ill (let me add she was diagnosed early so she’ll be okay though <3). 

Besides continuing to do freelancing and music photography. His aunt pulled some strings and landed him a job at the Elementary School as an Art Teacher given his Fine Arts degree. He has no idea what he’s doing yet but he’s having a lot of fun! Given he has always loved kids, also, his aunt is of great help to guide him through it all.

He’s stuck on his emo phase and is chaotic asf (#Sag) but he has a heart of gold!! And is super protective over the ones he loves. 

Smoothie enthusiast, find him drinking a Mango flavored one daily. 

I think those are the basics, sorry it got so long!!!

WCs: people he knew from Philly/NYC/L.A (or even Seoul, why not), exes, flings (current or former), friends in town, party buddies, frenemies, enemies, co-workers, the boy who broke his heart in NY, fellow art/photography lovers... the possibilities are endless, pls gimme all the plots!

TLDR: born in Seoul, Daniel moved to Philadelphia at 9 years old after the family business extended to America in July 2005. He has a 15 year old sister born in May 2005 named Ari. His father had hopes on him being the heir of the company so he sent him to NYU’s business school. However, Daniel dropped out shortly after freshman year was over to become the tour photographer for his best friend’s (named Matty) band: The Getaways. This made his relationship with his father become estranged. He traveled around the world thanks to his new job, (tw drug overdose and death mention) but then Matty became dependent on drugs and died of an accidental overdose in early 2017. (tw depression mention) The Getaways disbanded and Daniel fell into a deep depression. Shortly after, his parents divorced over his mother finding out that his father had been cheating on her for some time now. But what the family doesn’t know yet, is that he also had a second family hidden and Daniel has a half brother he has yet to meet (@mikemoon​). His mother then moved with his sister to Mapleview where they had some relatives. Summer 2017, he was asked by @kassldyruocco​‘s band (Infinity) to join them as photographer for Warped Tour so his life started to kinda get back on track. When Warped Tour was over, he then went to community college to study Fine Arts, kept on photographing music acts in NYC and adopted his black and brown pomeranian, Scarn (Michael Scott reference, yes). Later that year, he began a very toxic on/off relationship with @alanacs​ that he ended in March 2020 that caused him to run away to L.A (where he had some friends) to wander around for a few months. (tw illness mention) However, he had to move to Mapleview in late July 2020 to take care of his mom who fell sick (I need to add that it was an early diagnosis and she’ll be okay <3).

[daniclmoon]

hi everyone, I'm saddened to see this go since I had a lot of fun here:( I'll always remember you and your beautiful characters fondly, if anyone would like to keep in contact dont hesitate to ask for my discord. hope we meet again in a future 💕

[everythingoes]

Taehyung ✦ Run BTS! Ep. 100

[daniclmoon]

text 📲  michael (not scott)

mike: ur taking ur job so seriously i see

mike: thanks but... we’re just best friends 🥺✨

daniel: u r welcome 😌

daniel: ... for now...

daniel: 🚪🏃🏻‍♂️

[daniclmoon]

☏ TEXTS ─ to : danny ❜ from : jj .

Jaden: there are other emos? thought it was just us

Jaden: WELL! who are they. and where. hit me with the details

Jaden: if you cant hang then theres the door, bb

Daniel: yes, i know quite a few...

Daniel: ok so... his name is Jude, lives in Chestnut Drive, radiates sunshine

Daniel: and he's 100% on board on having us host an emo nite at his place 👀

Daniel: no, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality...

[daniclmoon]

text 📲  michael (not scott)

mike: yes and? are you here to make fun of me?? :(

daniel: it is my job to be a pain in the ass, mind you 🤗

daniel: in all seriousness... that's adorable ngl 🤧

[daniclmoon]

text 📲  michael (not scott)

mike: i- ? ?? ?

mike: LEAVE ME ALONE OK hescute 🥺

daniel: aww

daniel: sounds like someone's whipped

[daniclmoon]

text 📲  michael (not scott)

mike: where was i a simp on main??!

mike: did u mean my stories about mateo?

daniel: ... yes

daniel: 😩👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👨‍❤️‍👨👬💞💓😍🥰😘

[daniclmoon]

text 📲  michael (not scott)

Daniel: not you being a big ass simp on main but making fun of me when i tweet about dula peep 😭

[daniclmoon]

☏ TEXTS ─ to : danny ❜ from : jj .

Jaden: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/04DTHkh7VxZfTJXfvTq9Kt?si=kqXGaYpfTUydhxk1qNDzMQ

Jaden: thank me later

Jaden: now we just need a venue and a date

Daniel: icb u...

Daniel: wow getting me all hyped, what a tease

Daniel: listen idk about date yet (tho hoping asap) but if u wanted our own personal emo nite with fellow emos in town.. i might know a friend willing to let us use his space 👀

[daniclmoon]

atticusm​:

atticus shouldn’t be encouraging daniel to continue drinking when he can smell the alcohol so prominently on his breath, though he simply doesn’t care enough. if they were to have done this before alana had shown up on his doorstep in the state she was, then maybe atticus would be in the same position ─ just as drunk, or worse even. now, however, there’s obvious tension and the kindergarten teacher refuses to let daniel see him with his hair down. not that he would with atticus in the mood he is in. we don’t wanna be chickens, do we? the comment brings a forced grin to the brunet’s lips as he finishes pouring the shot, and he’s raising the glass as daniel makes his toast. “ to mapleview elementary. ” atticus repeats, downing the tequila in a beat and slamming the glass back on the table. “ that’s what i’m talking about. ”

the first two drinks are slowly starting to hit atticus as he stands beside daniel, the hustle and bustle of the bar fading to background noise; he really shouldn’t made them doubles. sucking in a slow, deep breath through his nose, the brunet places a hand on the other’s shoulder and gives a gentle squeeze. “ so, ” he begins, the longer he looks at the younger lad, the harder it’s getting to bite his tongue. “ you look like you’ve been having one hell of a night, hey? mapleview’s been treating you kindly then? ” it’s a genuine question, one that he waits for an answer for. “ i say we get that other shot in you before you fall ass over tit. ” the tone he gives off is nothing but light hearted and he’s flashing his usual charming grin to emphasis his facade. with a quick glance at the tequila bottle, it becomes clear that there’s only the one shot each left and there’s an evil glint in atticus’ eye. “ luckily, there is only each one left. ” he announces, pouring the shots immediately. “ my turn to make the toast. ” there’s a pause, and he pulls the glasses towards himself. “ but, before i do, i want your opinion on a photo i took. i know you’re really good with all that stuff and i’m not and it was just on my phone, but you wouldn’t mind taking a look, would you? ”

There was some sense of victory that Daniel felt inside that had him drunkenly smiling all around as Atticus seemed to have finally let his guard down and begin to look more relaxed around him. Daniel’s inner monologue was basically him congratulating himself over and over for making the decision of inviting his co-worker tonight, thinking the pair were gonna leave this place being friends again. Little did he know. He was feeling too excited, he even felt brave enough to friendly pat him in the shoulder a couple of times after they had their first shot round. “Ah, yes! That’s the spirit!”, he enthusiastically said. “I’ve had! I’ve been having a blast! And I mean, all my favorite people are here. Twenty five and blessed”, he offered another drunken yet sincere smile. “I’ve missed you, man!”, he couldn’t help but confess during his happy haze. 

“I’ve felt like shit’s been weird lately, you know? I overthink a lot and well... I’m sorry if I did anything to upset you, that was... that was never my intention. I mean, I’m not... I’m not even sure what could have been?”, he confusedly slurred. “But, but I apologize, I really used to enjoy chatting with you during my lunch breaks and then it got kinda lonely”, he shrugged. The alcohol made the words inevitably fall off his lips, no filter. No way to take them back now. “So yes, I’d love to toast again... for this moment, since I never thought you’d show up here”, he admitted, taking the glass shot and raising it up. As he was about to drink it down, he was stopped by Atticus’ words. Feeling surprised, his eyes lit up at the mention of his favorite activity. He always felt honored when people wanted his opinion on photograps they took. “Of course! I’d love that, show me”, he curiously got closer to Atticus’ waiting for him to take his phone out and reveal said picture, putting the glass shot back on the table for a bit. 

[daniclmoon]

matrodriguez​:

    𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓸 𝓭𝓲𝓭𝓷’𝓽 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀 it was possible to be both happy and sad simultaneously, yet here he was experiencing that very feeling. hearing the more his friend spoke, his heart began to ache physically, and he felt like his lungs every other word was compressing them. they were small knives that cut into him, hitting him with an immense amount of pain that mateo had no idea existed until this moment. he had known what it was to love and have lost, he knew what it felt like to lose a loved one (but not in the same way daniel was speaking of), but hearing that daniel suffered a silent torment every single day over the ‘what if’s and how he lost his best friend, his love, it tore mateo apart to know such a thing. “ i wish you didn’t have to live like that, daniel.” mateo gently spoke up after a minute of silence, his glance shifting down to his hands, “it’s torture to know you’re going through that and there’s nothing i can do. i wish i could take you back in time, something, to give you the closure you rightfully deserve. but for what it’s worth, he did love you back. whether it was platonic or romantic, that’s a mystery, but what doesn’t have to be is that he loved you. he truly loved you; despite everything, he loved daniel. imperfections only made you more beautiful to him, d. you guys shared a special friendship, close, and it was a bond that only you two would ever hold. that bond, daniel, is a love that goes beyond words. it’s a love that is felt, and while you didn’t verbally tell him, he had to have known you loved him so much. he had to have felt it in the way your friendship flowed so easily, in the connection you shared, in the way you helped pick him up, and in every ‘haha i’d be in love with you if..’ joke there had to have been some truth behind it all. i think he did know you loved him, d. i think he knew every day, every second, and that’s why those jokes came up.”  he paused for a brief second, slowly looking over at the other, “ but i can understand the feeling of laughing off jokes with someone you have feelings for as if they didn’t secretly cut deep.” he paused, thinking about mike but also someone else.

    his first crush had been someone mateo had never spoken about to anyone. still, he figured here, now, daniel was the person who he’d tell his story to. “m-my first crush…like..when i began to discover i liked guys was with my neighbor.” he softly sighed, looking back at his hands, fiddling his thumbs a bit. “ s-so..one day..i w-was out playing with the neighborhood kids, as i usually did, a-and it happened when me and, his name was lauro, stayed up on his roof one night after all the other kids had gone into their homes. he was talking about his girlfriend, but there was a light in his eyes, a sweetness to his voice. When i looked over at him beneath those stars..god, i wished so much that he had been talking about me.” he paused, shaking his head a bit, “and wh-while i never figured it out on how to tell him, because like you said, what’s the point, i think he figured it out before i could. He used that to his advantage after a while. especially after he and his girlfriend broke up, he would start to talk to me in private with words that..god, they filled me with this hope, this fight, a strength within me that i had no idea existed. and one day, i foolishly thought..i just need to be upfront about this with my father, and so i told my father.” he sighed, scooting away from daniel a bit, “b-but it obviously didn’t go well. anyway, when i finally told lauro about me telling my father about me being bisexual, but never about my crush on him, he turned around and laughed. he told me i was an idiot, which is probably true, and that most of what he was saying to me was to get me to do or buy shit for him. he legit told me he was bored, and i was just entertainment. i didn’t know it at the time, but i was buying him things for him to re-gift to girls he was crushing on. i realized it when shortly after he told me all that, he had a girlfriend, who, for the record, was the girl i first dated over. they happened to be outside at the same time i was..and she was wearing the hoodie i got him because he ‘was too low on money’ and it was winter, so i didn’t want him to get cold. i overheard him telling her how he bought the hoodie because it reminded him of her warmth. it’s so fucking cheesy but that hurt.” he paused, looking over at daniel now, “things in my house got worse, my confidence went to shit, these feelings felt like a curse, and i began to feel like a curse. all for what? someone who tossed me to the side like yesterday’s trash when they longer found a use for me. i really am an idiot, like he said.” he sighed, looking at his hands again, a feeling of a weight being lifted off his chest began to emerge slowly.

Cont (x)

Daniel had managed to fight back his tears and not break down when he spoke about Matty the first time. But hearing Mateo’s words at him now, it was impossible not to. He hated crying in front of others, it made him feel way too embarrassed. But in front of Mateo though, he didn’t feel as ashamed. It was strange but comforting. His tears were a mix of sad and happy ones. Nobody has ever been able to point out the things his friend just did. The remote possibility of Matty knowing his feelings, yet never leaving his side and not seeing him any differently made Daniel feel all types of emotions inside. He tried his best to kept looking at Mateo as he spoke, but when his tears became uncontrollable: he buried his face between his own knees, arms wrapped around as he sobbed. Scarn right next to him trying his best to comfort him too. There was probably a small moment of silence. Which surprisingly didn’t feel awkward... just somewhat peaceful as he tried to proceed it all and have an answer for him. “T-thank you”, that’s all he could speak softly for a bit, as he finally but slowly began to show his face again. Wiping his tears with his sleeve. 

He sniffed. “I’m sorry, everything you said was just so fucking beautiful. I couldn’t help it”, he confessed. “I really needed that. Thank you”, he gave him the warmest and most sincere smile. “H-he had to know, right? He knew me too well, it was a bit obvious”, he giggled a little. “Yet... he stayed”, he spoke softly, thinking out loud. The millions of butterflies he never thought he’d feel again without Matty being physically around suddenly came back. He was feeling like a high school boy again. “You know. I’ve loved many people throughout my lifetime. I’ve definitely fallen in love more than once but... I’ve never loved anyone the way I loved Matty. And, I don’t know if I should? Maybe that was a love that was reserved just for him and that’s okay”, he confessed. “Or maybe one day someone makes me feel similarly close and then I know they are the one”, he added, a strange warmness invading him at the thought. He would never really have full closure about this, but somehow this conversation was feeling so healing, like never before when he spoke about this. It was insane the connection he felt with Mateo, even if he hadn’t known him for long. Maybe they were platonic soulmates after all. Daniel believed there were more than one throughout ones lifetime, and he had been lucky to maybe have found them already now. 

His feelings were quickly shifted though, as Mateo explained his story. From going to feeling a sense of peace in his heart, to going through every emotion possible as he spoke further. He ended up listening to his words with his fist clenched. Feeling his blood boiling for whoever wronged his friend like that and cursing whoever he was. He felt his heart aching for his friend too. “What a fucking piece of shit”, he finally spoke, teeth clenching. “I’m so sorry the first guy you had feelings for had to be a complete jerk to you. You didn’t deserve that at all... if I could find this guy, I wouldn’t hesitate to beat his ass. Fuck, I’m so pissed”, he grabbed his own hair with an annoyed expression, only feeling a bit better when petting Scarn who laid devotedly by his side. “You are not an idiot”, he remarked in a serious tone, looking right into Mateo’s eyes. “I mean, those words you just spoke to me a few minutes ago? I’m still in awe by them, they were so... healing. You are such a wise young man”, he nodded. “You’re smart, and funny, and kind and you bring joy wherever you go. That guy? His loss. I just don’t understand how he’d want to hurt a soul as pure and beautiful as yours”, he added. “I’d wish him bad karma but his life must be so sad and miserable already to want to use and hurt others like that. I think waking up as him is already punishment enough”, he shrugged. “You’re amazing, Mateo. And I’m so blessed and lucky to have you, we all are”, he smiled warmly and reassuringly at him. “And I’m so sorry to say this but... fuck your dad. There’s nothing wrong with a man loving another man. In fact, that’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever experienced. Don’t limit yourself of experiencing that too over living in fear of what he’d think”, he spoke firmly. “Like I said, the ones who truly love you... we will continue on loving you just for being you”, he reminded him with another soft grin. “I love you too, Mat. And thank you for trusting me with all of this too”, he wholeheartedly told him. 

Though when Mateo spoke about Mike again, he felt his heart warm once more. He couldn’t help but giggled when he mentioned a kiss. “Ah, the first kiss... always so exciting and nerve wracking. But, isn’t it beautiful? Isn’t it beautiful to kiss cute boys? Most specifically... the cute boy you like”, he playfully said and giggled again. Memories of his very first time doing so making him feel all warm inside. He remembered how young and scared he was, pretty adorable to look back at now. “I’m sure they’ll be more kisses and cute moments though, so don’t worry. I have a feeling”, he winked. He wasn’t lying: something inside his heart was confidently telling him Mike felt the same. “You can’t just compare yourselves to Michael and Holly like that! Way to make me soft!”, he playfully protested, throwing a cushion at him. “Well, that’s just adorable. To find your soupsnake... the absolute dream. I’m rooting for you guys, my heart is telling me it’ll happen”, he smiled, placing a hand over his chest. “And I’m here for all your boy problems to listen and try and give the best advice I can”, he reminded him. He laughed a little as his next words. “He could be Angela with only Dwight storyline... he’s already cat obsessed so”, he chuckled. “I think he’d make a cool Andy though, that makes the squad complete now. You know? I adore Michael but I’ve personally always identified more with Jim", he paused. “Not only his personality but... his secret love for Pam, I guess. Even if I didn’t have my happy ending, the episodes before Jam get together always have me feeling some type of way”, he confessed. It felt nice to have someone besides Jude now to freely talk about Matty with now. Curious eyes followed Mateo as he got up to get his gift. When he finally had the box in his hands and opened it, he couldn’t help but gasp, followed by a loud laugh when he read what the Dundie said. “No fucking way!”, he said in between giggles, smile from ear to ear. “Oh my God. Thank you. Not to be dramatic but this is the best gift I’ve ever received! I always wanted my very own Dundie... I’m feeling God in Mateo’s room tonight”, he playfully quoted, pulling the gift close to his heart lovingly. “Is this my calling for changing careers and look up for a small company that’d take me as a temp though? Gotta honor this properly” 

[daniclmoon]

jude-ellison​:

“Just a pair of lone wolves, you are. Moon really captures your whole aesthetic perfectly,” Jude teased. He didn’t miss a beat when Daniel mentioned wanting a sugar daddy — though he did make a point to lower his voice. “Well, all you had to do was ask, y’know? Consider this flower the beginning tokens of my never-ending affection for you, sugar,” he winked back at his friend. Really, Jude was only half joking. He would get or do anything for Daniel in a heartbeat, no matter how small or insignificant it might have seemed. The sound of Daniel’s laughter was infectious as it rang over the various hustle and bustle. Easily one of Jude’s favorite sounds in the world. Laughter burst from Jude, too, and he clutched Daniel’s sides. “I am dead serious, though! Maybe just give me like… eighty years to really rock the look. Fuck, I can finally break out the suspenders!” Jude pumped a first into the air victoriously. 

“Good! Can’t let the Moon gang down, can I?” Jude did a playful bow. “You know that I’m always down for a rerun of The Office… though I’m sure Mateo will be crashing it with us,” he chuckled. “Oh, yeah. You drunkenly told me all about that. I’m really curious about where the hell you even managed to find Dua Lipa cutouts…. Did you have it custom made? Have you hidden it from us all this time?! Lucky for you, I’m well-versed in DM—drunk mess, or as I like to call it, Daniel Moon.” Meeting Daniel’s gaze full-on, Jude nodded. “Alright. Be right back. Just try not to forget who I am once you lay eyes on the love of your life, alright?” He didn’t give Daniel a chance to object before he was walking up to the stranger. After waking up and some extra-coaxing ( in which Jude may or may have not paid the elderly man five bucks to just please help him out ), he was heading back with the stranger in tow. Jude felt his heart leave his body as he handed his new camera over to unfamiliar hands. “Say a quick prayer this doesn’t go to shit,” he whispered out of the side of his mouth. Jude helped gather all the Moons into an adequate photo lighting, and leaned in close as the camera flashed bright to capture the moment. “So… guess this means I’m part of the family now?” He joked. 

“I mean... I’m 10 days older than you, technically I’d have to be your sugar daddy”, he joked, nudging his best friend. “But we can always ignore math and I’d gladly be your sugar baby”, he teased, playfully flipping his hair, which was as messy and fluffy as always. Proudly reppin that emo aesthetic. Daniel couldn’t help but laugh out loud once again at Jude’s next words. “I can’t with you!”, he said in between laughter. “Well, I’ve actually always kinda found men in suspenders attractive... which sounds odd now”, he laughed again. “But really... I mean, Brendon Urie during the Vices & Virtues era was definitely an awakening for me. Way to get to my heart, Ellison”, he teased, offering a playful wink at Jude. “Oh, you could never! You know we love you”, he reminded him with a warm smile. “You, Mat and me is the dream team for The Office marathons”, he replied, though Scarn was quick to let out a small bark, Daniel laughed. “And Scarn, of course... sorry buddy, thought that was understood”, he cooed, leaving a soft kiss on the tiny dog’s head. “Now we just need to convince Mike to watch it and get into it”, he nodded. 

“Drunk Mess... Daniel Moon... my initials were just destined and so on brand”, he chuckled, shaking his head yet feeling amazed at Jude’s remark. “Also Direct Message... do I even slide into peoples’ DM’s that much to honor my name though?”, he playfully tapped a finger over his chin as if he was giving it a hard thought. “It was all my cousins... they set me up for it. They just had to plan to have that cutout there... for me... at midnight, so I made a fool out of myself”, he recounted, laughing a little. He gasped when Jude seemed to actually be taking up his words. “Wait! Ju-”, but it was useless, he was already walking back with the old man next to him. It took everything in Daniel to not burst out laughing in front of the poor man’s face. He covered his mouth and took a breath, managing to greet the elderly man politely. “Oh, please! You’ve always been part of it”, he said with a smile, messing with Jude’s hair a little. He then posed for the picture, the biggest smile on his face that was reflecting just how he was feeling inside. The happiest around his family. Yes, Jude included. It didn’t matter that they weren’t blood related, Jude was like the brother Daniel never had. After a few clicks, he thanked the man, hoping he was skilled to have taken decent pictures. “Is this the moment where I shall ask for his number?”, he playfully whispered into Jude’s ear, a giggle followed before Jude went back to get his camera from him. 

[daniclmoon]

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zara pushed open the door to the diner and entered the room; looking around for daniel, as the two of them had promised each other they’d meet up. she was excited about spending some more time with daniel, especially as the two of them hadn’t really seen each other a lot since they both lived in new york. zara! hey! turning her head around, her dark-haired flew in the air and her smile widened as her eyes landed on daniel. she lifted her hand and waved at him, before walking into the corner of the room, and over to the booth that daniel had decided to sit at. “ hey you, ” she spoke and smiled as she wrapped her arms around him, squeezing him softly. “ aww, thank you, danny! you look great too, ” she said and bit her bottom lip as she had pulled back and looked at him. lemme tell you… for some reason i’m obsessed with the cheeseburgers they have here. she giggled and looked at daniel as she moved to sit down in the booth. “ the cheeseburgers here are so good, so i agree with ya. let’s order something, and then you can show me your work. ” 

“Oh, why... thank you”, Daniel spoke shyly as a small taint of blush creeped on his cheeks when Zara complimented him back. “I agree with you, I’m actually starving”, he joked, he nodded at a waiter that was around so they would come and take their order. “I’ll have a cheeseburger and a coke please”, he said, then waited for Zara to order her thing too. When the waiter wrote it all down and promised to be back in twenty, he thanked them, then redirected his attention back to Zara: putting the portfolios right in the center of the table now. “I brought two... you might ask yourself why”, he started, in a playful formal tone as if he was pretending to be at a serious job interview meeting. 

“This one...”, he pointed at it with a smile. “Is filled with pictures I took when I toured with Matty. Not only on stage but... from our adventures at the places we visited. I thought... you would love to see all the fun we had”, he smiled warmly. “I always keep that one around, though I can’t look at it without crying”, he confessed, feeling relieved it would be only Zara the one who’d go through it that day. Though he was more than ready to tell her whatever story she wanted out of a picture that could catch her eye. “The other one is... general pictures I’ve taken during my career. There are some very cool acts I got to photograph when I was in New York too”, he explained, pointing at the other one. He then smiled. “Feel free to pick one now!”

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long permed hair tae is the best thing that happened to us ♡

[daniclmoon]

Agate: What or who will your muse protect with their life?

My family and my closest friends (@jude-ellison, @matrodriguez, @esmealcott, @mikemoon , @jadenlapointe) 

HONESTY HOUR!

[daniclmoon]

If you could take anyone in town on a date, who would it be and why?

This town is full of hot people so... if anyone’s interested just hit me up. I did promise @esmealcott to go grab some lunch so that’s already a nice excuse. I’d also take @jude-ellison on one just to treat him like the king he is and if Dua Lipa ever set foot in Mapleview, I’d take her in a heartbeat. 

HONESTY HOUR!