Danny’s face lit up as he watched Noah. Time slowed down as he watched him smile. It seemed like Noah was dipped in honey and Danny felt like he had plunged head first in his sticky sweetness made of summer blossoms. Honeybear. Danny wanted to buy every damn bracelet they were vending just to watch Noah ooh and aww forever. Danny supposed he would just settle on two.
“Yeah?” Danny confirmed as he tried to contain his own smile but he already felt like squinty mess as he gingerly took the bracelet he’d selected off Noah’s wrist and returned it to it’s spot on the holder. “If that’s the case then maybe this one,” Danny said gently sliding off two matching leather bracelets. This time instead of being set with a rich red garnet they had beads of shimmering moonstone. Once more he slid the bracelet on Noah’s wrist for him to examine. “I like the moonstone better. It sparkles the same way your eyes do when you smile,” Danny informed him giving the bead on his wrist a rub before crumpling the one destined for his wrist in his hand. Frankly he didn’t care how it looked on himself.
“We’ll take these two off your hands,” Danny said pulling out a crispy 50 dollar bill that’d just came into his possession tonight to pay for the matching bracelets. The vendor grinned at the sale and smiled as they broke change for him.
“You know they say if two-” The leatherworker began before Danny quickly cut them off.
“It’s good luck, yeah? Moonstones are supposed to bring you good luck on a full moon, right?” Danny cut in not wanting to hear what words were probably going to fall from their lips. He didn’t need anyone telling him about how if two people are wearing moonstones together on a full moon they were supposed to fall passionately in love. Danny hadn’t even built up the courage to ask Noah to be his boyfriend yet. The last thing he wanted was to ruin this moment (and his game later on quite frankly) by scaring with some spiritual hocus pocus.
Once his change was back in his pocket he finally slipped his own bracelet on his wrist. “You want to keep walking? There’s usually a quieter spot towards the back where the music doesn’t quite reach,” he explained as he reached for Noah’s hand once more as he lead him away from the stand and towards a structure that’d been erected from woven branches of iron and light with strings of multi colored string lights. Danny stopped them once they were under the arch.
“Noah, I want to be your boyfriend,” Danny began and he wished he’d been able to stop right there, “And I know that you probably aren’t looking for that with… how shitty your ex is and everything and I completely understand if… relationships aren’t your thing. I know they aren’t a lot of people’s thing but I really like spending time with you. You coming out here has been the highlight of my week,” he admitted shaking his head a little as he smiled down at the ground. He felt as nervous as he was excited but he figured now was as good a time as any to lay it out there. “But like if none of that’s your thing like exclusivity or relationships and stuff I just want you to know that I really like spending time with you and want to continue spending time with you. That’s probably pretty obvious but I just want to get it out there before it feels like an even bigger elephant in the room,” he said managing a little chuckle as he pushed back his hair from his face.
If the leatherworking vendor was going to spoil anything, Noah was completely oblivious to it. He was absolutely happy with the garnet stone bracelet, but smiled when Danny said the moonstone looked better, and that it complimented his eyes. That made Noah’s heart beat a little faster, and knowing that Danny was opting to have a matching one too made him feel warm inside. Noah smiled, feeling like he’d been the lucky one to wind up at a night market like this with someone so incredibly sweet and handsome, from the way he thumbed over the bead, to the way his face looked when Noah smiled up at him.
Danny didn’t even have to ask, but Noah nodded happily anyway when asked if he wanted to keep walking. The little bubble of anxiety began to float around inside his belly as he tried to muster up the courage to ask Danny if he’d even be interested in being something more than just a casual make-out session or date here and there. Noah felt like the two had connected on a level he’d never connected with anyone before. Danny treated him like maybe he could mean something. He never pushed for sex if Noah wasn’t feeling it-- which was rare, if ever. Maybe just after he’d had his major meltdown after the whole mess with his ex, and once after having had a bad egg salad sandwich. Other than that, the two were like rabbits. He also didn’t try to hide Noah, or control him. Danny always had something nice to say, whether it be about his curly hair, his big, bright eyes, or the clothes he wore. Noah never felt like he had to be somebody else when he was around Danny. Just being Noah Watson, as is, was enough.
Noah gently laced his fingers with Danny’s, feeling a flutter in his belly again at the mere warmth of the other’s hand. There was a beautiful arch of woven branches and lights just up ahead, and a smile spread over his lips, debating on whether or not to stop for a photo. Looking up, the lights illuminated the curly photographer’s face, but when Danny stopped them, his attention snapped to the other. Danny didn’t ask at first. He stated that he wanted to be Noah’s boyfriend, and Noah wasn’t sure if he was dreaming it, or if it was real. His big, sky blue eyes widened slightly, peering into the other’s gentle eyes as he continued speaking.
Everything Danny said felt like being wrapped up in a warm blanket on a cold night. Noah had been Danny’s highlight tonight? That alone was enough to make him want to cry, and he could feel the pins and needles in his eyes as emotion began to rise. Noah let Danny ramble for a minute until he seemed like he was finished speaking, then Noah wrapped his arms around him tightly, burying his face into Danny’s chest. He wanted to cry, and he really didn’t want to ruin such a lovely moment with his stupid tears, so he took a few deep breaths, inhaling Danny’s warm scent before finally looking up and tiptoeing to catch the other’s soft lips in a kiss. Noah’s hands came up to the back of Danny’s neck, fingers carding into the hair at his nape until he needed to breathe and pulled away slowly.
His eyes were misty, but Noah nodded happily. “I wanna be your boyfriend, too,” he admitted. “I wan-wanted to tell you earlier, but I didn’t know how to, and I didn’t think that you’d-- you know, after everything that happened, if you even wanted to because I know I can be a handful sometimes, and you don’t need any drama in your life, but you-- Danny, whenever I’m with you, I feel so fucking happy. Happier than I’ve ever felt around anyone else, and you get me, and you’re so fucking sweet and good to me, and I’m sorry if I’m a bit selfish but I wanna keep you around for a long, long time and get to know you more and just BE with you. So yes, I want to be your boyfriend, too,” he said, not realizing he’d been talking fast and rambling all the while.
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