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· DANNY MCKINNON · TWENTY-ONE · ARTIST ❝ but i know there's SO MUCH more to find just in looking through MYSELF and not at them still i know to trust my own TRUE MIND ❞

[dannyxmckinncn]

aryanarcbins​:

“I mean– I know you can’t go back to your sister’s since she got a new roomie since you left, but I legit live on my own. I’m a little bummed you put up flyers before talking to me,” she couldn’t resist teasing the other. She wasn’t actually hurt– in fact she’d been so busy thinking about Harper’s kidney transplant that she hadn’t made as much time for Danny as she would’ve wanted. “How are you holding up bud? The flyers look cool– lets hope you don’t get any creeps.”

“Yeah, maybe should have held off on moving in with my boyfriend of less than a year.” He considered, still feeling the ache of his break up, realizing that he had been rather wrong in thinking that Felix was the one. “I thought about talking to you, I really did.” Danny sighed, running a hand through his hair. “But I didn’t want to be a burden on you, like-... you put up with me a lot and I didn’t want to make it so you got sick of me. That and I thought maybe you’d be wanting to move in with Harper soon.” He shrugged. “But this has literally just gone up, I don’t have any other around. If you want to be roomies, you know I’m not going to say no. We are best friends after all, we’d be living the Pinterest aesthetic dream.” He chuckled, letting out a sigh and small smile when the other asked how he was. “I’m getting there, just sort of took a little dip in mood. But I’m working through it and a lot of colours.” He joked, holding up his arms as proof. “How’s Harper doing?”

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ariakclchcva​:

“Neither. I was trying to figure out if I’d somehow caught you in the crossfires of one of my exploding experiments but then I realised, I’d managed to avoid that today.” Aria answered perkily, a little smile on her face. “You’re very colorful.”

Danny looked at the other with slight confusion for a moment before looking to his hands and seeing the dried paint smeared across them, starting to crack a little at his joints. “Oh, yeah. Hazard of the job I guess. I’ve been pretty much working around the clock on commissions and personal pieces lately. I guess this is just a normal look for me right now.”

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Danny knew he probably looked a little bit of a mess, paint streaks in his hair and on his sweatshirt as he pinned a flier to the notice board in the coffee shop. The break up had hit him hard despite it being a mutual understanding and him wanting Felix to do what was best for him, but he still mourned the love he had lost, he made sure he wasn’t going to let it get to him too much though and after a week of feeling sorry for himself he knew he needed to put his plans into action. The main one being finding a roommate, when he felt someone standing behind him he turned, looking to their face and then back to the flier he had just put up, “You interested? Or were you just trying to figure out the riddle of the day?” 

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18, 50, 36

18: Are you scared of spiders?

No, I'm not. In fact I actually like spiders a lot, I find them really interesting.

no 50 so have 40

40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked?

I have, though it wasn't through choice and I wasn't aware I had done it until I woke up in a park very cold. Manic episodes are fun.

36: Do you give out second chances too easily?

No and yes. I don't let a lot of people get close to me because I know if they get to know me, they could find me too much to handle and then leave. But those who are in my life, well I'd probably give them second, third and fourth chances because I don't want to lose them.

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aryanarcbins​:

“Hey– those are your words, not mine,” she pointed out in his comment with a laugh to make sure he wouldn’t hold her responsible for either of those theories. “Does that make me Rapunzel? I love that for me,” Aryana added, wishing her hair could be as strong and powerful as the fictional princess’ was. “You’re right. I really need to call you Meeko more,” she reminded herself in amusement. When Danny tried to list off the Quidditch balls, Aryana couldn’t help her eruption of laughter that was loud enough to cause the customer to look over at them with an alarmed expression. “Merlin– I wish. The game would be significantly improved with name changes like that,” she expressed, still not giving him the actual names on purpose.

“Doesn’t mean I didn’t pluck them out of your head, you know sometimes I’m convinced we share a mind sometimes. Which is-... well, more concerning for you as it is for me given the state of mine.” He snorted, finding the best way to be okay with his illness is to make jokes at his own expense, even if it wasn’t in very good taste. “I think it does, though I think you might need to grow your hair out a little more before you can officially take up her crown. I don’t think it’s long enough for anyone to climb up it yet.” Danny smiled at the other, “Please tell me I’m saved as that in your phone, if not then I’m going to be so disappointed.” Danny told the other, given the other had given him that nickname in the first place. “Given your reaction I’m guessing that is not the names of them, but you’re right, I think I’d enjoy the game more if those were the names of the balls.” Danny sighed, “So I guess I’ll just try and avoid naming them and hope that she doesn’t ask.” 

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hcrperleeclcrk​:

“You gotta be a little more optimistic, McKinnon,” Harper said. “I love Felix and you, and I’m sure Arya does too. So, unless you guys secretly hate us, I’m not too sure what could go wrong.”

“If you want optimistic then you have the wrong, McKinnon. I’m not really the optimistic type a lot of the time.” Danny pointed out to the other, listening to the other. “Well given we’ve been best friends for year, I should hope that Arya loves me, if not we’d be having words.” Danny let out a long sigh, tipping his head back for a moment and then looking at the blonde once again. “I guess I can ask him and see what he says.”

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adabellaxskeeter​:

“You see, I imagined you drinking black coffee,” she replied. “So I guess I wasn’t too far off. I do understand the whole sugar thing. I’ve been trying to lay off the caffeine though, at least a little, sometimes I get too jittery, and that with scissors near someone’s face, it’s not too great.” Addy let out a small laugh. “Does caffeine do that to you? I feel like I could not paint hopped up off caffeine and sugar.”

“I’ve cut a lot of stuff out of my life, I don’t think I could give up caffeine as well.” Danny told the other, “I also don’t know how I’d get through the day without napping if I didn’t have at least two cups before 11am. But yeah, I don’t think I’d want someone near my face with scissors if they were having the coffee shakes.” Danny told the other before shaking his head, “It doesn’t. I guess I’m lucky in that sense.”

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veramckinncn​:

“Alright, I guess it’s better the way you put it first,” Vera laughed lightheartedly. No matter how things had gone, she was just glad Danny was happy with where he was living now. “Interesting,” she nodded as he explained himself. “I’m just gonna say as long as you haven’t been stashing a dead body somewhere after all this time, we’re good. I don’t want Freya complaining about a smell or for the aurors to come after me for hiding a corpse in my apartment.”

“Pining sister it is then, I’ll picture you crying over a photo of me whilst wearing a hoodie I left, eating ice cream when I left that first night.” Danny continued to tease his sister, trying to make light of the fact that when he had moved out, there was a rather large part of him that did feel sad about the fact he wouldn’t be living with his sister anymore. “Don’t worry, no manic murders were committed so I can confirm that there are no corpses hidden in your home.” Danny explained. “Though I have to ask, would you cover for me if the Aurors did find a corpse in my room?”

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msg // danny & felix

felix: she can definitely jump into the chest of drawers. i've found her napping in there curled up in one of my hoodies before. it was adorable.

felix: she's always the highest priority. she'd be very pissed off with you if you treated her as anything else.

felix: ouba's not terrible in the bathtub. especially if it means we have to pamper her when she gets out.

felix: please!

danny: STOP. PLEASE TELL ME YOU TOOK A PHOTO BECAUSE THAT VISUAL ALONE HAS STOPPED ME IN MY TRACKS.

danny: she really has no right to be as cute as she is, it's definitely for evil and selfish purposes.

danny: you're right, and i value my life, clothes and paintings. i don't want her to sabotage me in any way.

danny: maybe it's because i'm trying to do a more thorough scrub to get the paint off, i don't think we're on the level of pampering right now.

danny: anything you want, darling

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adabellaxskeeter​:

closed starter - addy & danny ( @dannyxmckinncn )

“Here you go,” Addy said to the other, putting the drink down in front of him before taking a seat. “I didn’t take you as that kind of drink person. I was picturing you liked quite the opposite.”

“Thanks.” Danny smiled, pencil still moving across the paper as he accepted his drink from the other, having procrastinated a little too much he was getting close to the deadline of the commission he was working on and was trying his best not to get distracted or that was until the other turned up, offered to buy him a drink and he decided he deserved a break. “Normally I am a black coffee, one sugar kind of guy. But when I’m working close to a deadline, sometimes the sugar is what helps me through it.” He explained to the other.

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aryanarcbins​:

“I feel like Felix would find it funny if she did. I’ll have to tell him the story afterwards,” Aryana suggested with a playful wiggle of her eyebrows, taking the opportunity to poke fun at her best friend. “It is a pretty cool talent. You’ve got chameleon vibes,” she said. Aryana watched as he moved to stand up straighter, already wondering how things would play out between him and the customer. “Pointers? Tips? Merlin, do you really know that little about Quidditch?” she laughed. “The brooms are for flying and the gloves go on your hands– good enough info for you?”

“I’m not sure if you’re finding this amusing because of the situation I’m now in, or amusing because you didn’t think anyone would want to give me their number. Either way, ouch.” Danny commented, holding a hand over his heart as he shook his head at the other. “Just call me Pascal. Though this whole chameleon thing better not take me too far away from my raccoon vibes, that’s my original spirit animal and I can’t just abandon it.” Danny gave the other a look, “You should know it never really ended up on my radar.” Danny point out. “I mean, I knew that much. Do you think the balls will come up, I know there’s the golden snitch, but what’s the others ones... the waffle? Badger?” 

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hcrperleeclcrk​:

Harper nodded in understanding, “I get that, I’ve always been that way with Gabe. Gabe had turned more into a brother than a best friend.” Harper let out a small laugh. “Probably, but a fun eventful, right?” 

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen her as a sister, I think it’s because of how close I am to Vera and the fact I had two of them. So it’s nice just to see her as a best friend who I could go talk all my family stuff out too.” Danny shrugged, not really feeling the need to explain his friendship with Aryana to anyone, because it was their own special thing. “I would not put the word fun in there yet, only because it could take a bad turn of events and I don’t want to jinx it.”

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veramckinncn​:

“I don’t remember saying ‘the best time ever’ in regards to you leaving,” she squinted at her brother playfully. “You make me sound like I shoved you out of the apartment,” she added with a laugh. “I mean, sure you can but… should I be worried?” Vera wondered when he said he wanted check his room to make sure he hadn’t left anything be accident. “It just sounds awfully suspicious when you say it like that, you know?”

“Okay, okay, maybe I exaggerated a little there.” Danny pointed at, because the other hadn’t really said that, but he knew that his sister needed her own space away from him and he really wanted to move in with Felix so it had been sort of a win win situation for them both. “You did not, I was the one who left because I got a boyfriend. I could paint you as the pining sister begging me to stay if you’d prefer?” He teased however when the other asked if she should be worried he only shrugged, “I can become a bit of a weird hoarder when manic, a lot of the time I find where I hid stuff. But when you think the FBI is going to come and arrest you for having weed and alcohol, you get creative with your hiding spots.”

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msg // danny & felix

felix: i feel like it's not hard. she could just chew on them to force me to get new clothes. i do too

felix: okay. but we will need to get rid of it well in advance of us moving out of this place to leave time for a professional to help.

felix: oh merlin please, that would be adorable. if we have to get rid of it on the floor then i won't feel as bad if we've still got a painting of it.

danny: well you're not exactly one to leave them lying around and she's not exactly big enough to reach them once they're hung up in the wardrobe. maybe she's still plotting.

danny: i'm planning on getting rid of it as soon as i get the paint off of ouba. i felt like she was probably a higher priority.

danny: she's not really a fan of being in the bath tub though, is she?

danny: i'll see the best way to go about puppy painting and me and her will spend time having a session soon.

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aryanarcbins​:

“You might be right,” she laughed, taking another look at the woman who did seem to shoot a few glances over at them in between browsing. “Clearly. You are way too at home for someone who doesn’t get paid to be here,” Arya teased, all jokes aside she loved when he came to keep her company in the shop. There were days slower than others and in those times it was nice to have somebody to chat with. “Perfect,” she grinned, knowing it would only make it funnier to watch Danny stumble his way through explaining some of the products Broomstix sold. “You’re definitely asking for a high price but– it’s a deal,” she nodded with a laugh at his terms.

“I guess we’ll find out when she tries to slip me her number when she get’s rung up.” Danny commented, not that anything would come of that, given he wasn’t interested and that he had Felix. “What can I say, it’s a talent. I tend to be able to feel at home in a lot of places that are not in connection with me directly.” He shrugged, though he did find himself coming to hang out with the other a lot when he was bored of being stuck in his home. “Brilliant.” He smiled, moving to stand up straight from where he had been leaning against the counter and looking towards the other woman. “Are you going to give me any pointers or tips or am I going into this completely blind?”

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ariakclchcva​:

“It’d be nice to have the money to do it up. Can you imagine how beautiful it would be if it was turned back into what it was once upon a time?” There was slight whimsy to her tone as she thought about it. “Unfortunately some people are all about the profit I’ve found and if it doesn’t benefit them, they won’t bother.”

“I don’t know, I’m sort of drawn to places that have been abandoned and forgotten.” Danny shrugged, because it was those sort of places that he tended to gravitate towards when he wanted to tag it with his art. In fact there was a part of him who was filing this place away for a later date to come back to. “I think a lot of people are about profit and nothing else. People are greedy.”

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msg // danny & felix

felix: if she knew about style then she wouldn't have let me wear jeans and hoodies every day of my life.

felix: are you 100% sure?

felix: ... yes.

felix: [ opens image ] okay. not as bad as i thought.

danny: maybe she doesn't want you too but hasn't figured out how to fix your wardrobe yet. i happen to like your hoodie and jeans.

danny: felix. i'm an artist. this is not the first time i've gotten paint somewhere it shouldn't be, i promise.

danny: i knew you would.

danny: just very cute, right? I might see if she wants to do a little canvas of her own before I go and clean her up.