hi..?

Hi, I'm Dante Armano. It's nice to meet you.

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I’m so tired…

[dante--armano]

Me, too...

[dante--armano]

I just ate an entire sleeve of cookies..

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  I love your lips, too. So, how about those cookies and kisses? I’m mainly wanting the kisses now, though.

[dante--armano]

Sure thing, bean. So, how was your day?

[dante--armano]

I just ate an entire sleeve of cookies..

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  You know you can’t resist these lips.

[dante--armano]

I really can't.

[dante--armano]

I just ate an entire sleeve of cookies..

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  I guess that’ll make up for it. I also require many kisses.

[dante--armano]

Like you weren't going to get them anyway.

[dante--armano]

I just ate an entire sleeve of cookies..

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  That makes it even worse, nugget! I’m sad now.

[dante--armano]

Don't be sad! Here, I still have two more sleeves left, so we can eat them?

[dante--armano]

I just ate an entire sleeve of cookies..

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And you didn’t share?!

[dante--armano]

I'm sorry! They had fudge in the middle...

[dante--armano]

I just ate an entire sleeve of cookies..

I don't regret anything.

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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  A bit of Shay’s sorrows left when he felt Dante’s lips softly kiss the skin of his back. “It’s just,” he started, still facing away from the brunet, “I’ve had one of the most important people in my life leave me because he wasn’t happy. My father left me because he wasn’t happy. If my father, a person who is supposed to love me unconditionally, can’t love me enough to stick around, how can I expect anyone else to? Well, I can’t, and…” Before continuing, the blonde turned around in Dante’s arm to face him. “I’ve never been close to anyone so I never had the fear of anyone leaving So this… I’m just scared, Dante. I got over my father, it took a while but I did it. If you left… I wouldn’t be able to get over it. Being left behind is one of my biggest fears.”

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Dante frowned. He didn't know what to say to his boyfriend, other than telling him that he loved him and wouldn't ever leave. Dante believed Shay didn't deserve to feel so scared all the time. Dante leaned up and kissed his face a bunch of times, rubbing his cheek with his thumb. "Don't be scared of me leaving. I never will. I promise. I would never dream of leaving you." he tried to comfort Shay, taking one of Shay's hands in Dante's free one. "I love you so much, okay?" 

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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  Shay nodded, knowing it was true, he could talk to Dante about anything, but it was hard for him. “I just… What if…” Sighing and looking down at the water, he dropped his hands from Dante’s body to run his fingers through his own blonde locks. “What if you go somewhere across the country, and you forget about me and us and everything in between. What if someone else makes you forget because you don’t have room for me in your life anymore? There’s going to be some hot girl or guy or someone that will make you forget me, that will make you not love me anymore.” Turning around, he looked at the spread of the horizon, turning his back to Dante so the brunet doesn’t see the small tear escaping his eyes.

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Dante frowned, shaking his head. "No, I wouldn't ever do that. I couldn't ever forget about you, even if I wanted to. And why would  want to? Not only are you amazing and beautiful in every way, but you help me so much. You didn't have to come to my rescue when I texted you, but you did, and that made a huge difference on me." he hugged Shay from behind and kissed his back. 

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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  Shay’s arms quickly wrapped around Dante, returning the reassuring embrace. “You’re right. We love each other enough that we’ll be able to make it through any rocky roads. I just… I don’t know what I’d do if I lost you… You’ve become such a big part of my life that… I wouldn’t know what to do without you by my side.” Moving slightly away, he still stayed close but made sure he could look at Dante. “Sorry for briinging the mood down, it’s just some of things that have been going around in my head and stuff…”

[dante--armano]

Dante rubbed Shay's back and kissed his chest while they were in the embrace. But once Shay moved away, Dante watched him and shook his head, moving to peck his lips. "It's okay. You're allowed to talk to me about anything you want. You know that." he said, nodding. 

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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  Shay placed his hand over Dante’s that rested on his chest, nodding a few times at the responding question. “Yeah, a bit. I know we have to start applying after this summer… I just, um… Do you know where you’re planning on going? What if… W-What if our schools are really far away from each other?” Shay’s lip began to quiver at the thought of being more than an arm’s length from the brunet, much less across the country.

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Dante frowned and kissed Shay's quivering lips. "Don't think like that. We would make it work, I promise. No matter what schools we go to, we'll love each other." he smiled a little, hugging him again. He didn't have any idea where he wanted to go, but he had been looking. 

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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  Shay let out a soft laugh as Dante tried to hide himself in the warmth radiating from Shay’s chest. “You’re goofy, and I love you, too. Always.” Kissing Dante’s forehead gently, he rested his chin on top of the brunet’s head, keeping his arms tightly around the boy, holding him in a warm embrace. “So, uh, this might seem random, but… Have you started looking into colleges or anything?”

[dante--armano]

Dante smiled but his smiled faded just a little when Shay mentioned college. It wasn't that the thought of college bothered him, but it was a little stressful. "Yes..have you?" he smiled again, looking up at Shay and rubbing his chest a little. 

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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  Shay shook his head softly, whispering, “No, you’re the perfect one. You’re the one that did all of those things.” Gently, the back of his hand stroke the brunet’s cheek before the boy kissed every inch of his face. “Your kisses are my favorite, but you know what my favorite thing about you is? Your eyes.” Tilting Dante’s head up again, he looked deeply into the warm brown. “Your eyes intensify everything you feel, every emotion brewing in your heart can be seen in your eyes if someone just looks closely. I love that about you, especially when I see the love in your eyes when you look at me.”

[dante--armano]

Dante listened and nervously fidgeted, cheeks red. He wasn't used to someone complimenting him that much. He didn't know how to react other than hiding. That's what Dante did, burying his face in Shay's neck and clinging to him. He giggled a bit into Shay, too embarrassed to show his face. Instead, he just mumbled into him. "I love you."

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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“You make me happy,” Shay whispered softly against Dante’s cheek. “When I first got here, I thought it would be the same. Same classes same people, same thing, that was seeming to be true, until I met you. You were shy, but you still became my friend. You were nice, funny, and sweet to me. You were yourself with me, told me your secrets, and let me into your world. No one had ever done that for me before. Then, I started having these feelings for you that were foreign and new for me, and I didn’t know what to do. All I knew is that you had to be in my life because you changed me for the better. Then, you did the one thing that I never though anyone could ever do: You loved me back. You kissed me, held me, let me meet your family, met my family. You completely let your guard down for me to enter your heart just as I took the chance to do with you as well.” Pausing to look at Dante, Shay held the boy’s face between his hands, staring deeply into his chocolate eyes. “Dante you made me fall so deeply in love with you that I need you more than I need air to breathe.”

[dante--armano]

Dante listened to him and felt his cheeks get redder and redder. He leaned forward and kissed Shay, smiling against his lips before pulling away. "I...I don't know what to say..you're...perfect." he said, stumbling over his words, "I love you. I love you so much. I wanna be with you forever and ever." he admitted, kissing the boy's face a couple times and then resting in his arms again. 

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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  Letting a soft laugh slip from his lips, Shay kissed the dimple present on Dante’s cheek. “I promise not to splash you, and you never need an excuse to cuddle. Cuddling is a necessity now.” The blonde loved it when Dante kissed his hand or fingers so delicately and gingerly. It almost made him feel as if he were a precious possession to Dante’s heart, so he had to be careful with him. Smiling, he put each hand on either side of the brunet’s head, pulling his face in towards his own to kiss his plump lips once again. Shay still couldn’t get over how perfectly their lips, hands, and entire bodies fit together so perfectly, like they were specially made for each other. Letting go of the kiss, his green eye sparkled with love and glimmered with passion for the boy in front of him. “I love that we fit perfectly together when we kiss.”

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Dante grinned, his cheek turning pink when Shay kissed his dimple. "I like cuddling being a necessity. That's always a good one." he continued to stroke Shay's fingers gingerly as if he was a treasure. Dante smiled and looked at Shay, nodding his head. "We do. It makes me so happy."  he nuzzled against Shay's neck and sighed happily. He felt much differently than he did around forty-five minutes ago, when he was curled up in the bathroom. He was amazed by that. 

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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A smile instantly graced Shay’s lips when he felt arms wrap around him and soft lips touching his chest. He wrapped his own arms tightly around the shivering boy trying to warm him up. His thumbs rubbed soft circles on Dante’s lower back just above the hem of his shorts, softly humming as he let his cheek rest on the top of the brunet’s head. “We can get out if it’s too cold, nugget,” Shay whispered worriedly, not wanting the brunet to catch a cold. Taking a hand away from Dante’s back, Shay put a finger beneath the boy’s chin, tilting it up so their lips could meet in a short but sweet kiss.

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Dante shook his head, smiling against Shay's chest. "No, it's fine. I like this. I'll get used to the water. Plus, I got an excuse to get cuddled." he chuckled softly, kissing him back, then rubbing his nose against the taller boy's cheek when the kiss was disconnected. "Just...no splashing, pretty please." he smiled, pulling up one of Shay's hands and kissing his fingers.

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After The Storm || Dante & Shay

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Shay smiled at the soft lips touching his neck, slowly rising to his knees then feet, taking Dante’s offered hand. Smiling, he easily slipped off his shoes and took of his tshirt and waited for the brunet to do the same. Lacing their fingers and softly squeezing the boy’s hand, Shay ran to the water pulling Dante along with him. Stopping when his toes hit the water, Shay’s smile grew brighter as he looked between his boyfriend and the foamy water covering half of his foot. Letting go of Dante’s hand, he slowly walked into the water, stopping when it reached his mid thighs. Turning around, he looked at Dante, holding out his arms, silently telling Dabte to come to him.

[dante--armano]

Dante did as Shay did, taking off his shoes and shirt. Dante took Shay's hand and followed. He watched as his boyfriend went out into the water, smiling and carefully wading out to meet with Shay. He went into the taller boy's arms and rested against his chest, shivering a little. It was warm out, but the water was still pretty chilly. He put a kiss on Shay's chest and smiled, trying to steal the boy's body heat.