Gay Pride Desus Pics + Ficlet
While out scavenging Daryl & Paul came across a Gay Pride Flag. Paul recognized it & its significance, but Daryl didn't. He’d never seen one.
Cue Paul sitting Daryl down for a Gay History 101 Lesson.
He told him about the Stonewall Riots and who Harvey Milk, Divine & Gladys Bentley were.
He explained the LGBT acronym, including the additional letters from more recent years, the origin of the inverted pink triangle and about the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
How Pride Parades originated, who the Daughters of Bilitis were and what it meant to be a Friend of Dorothy.
Daryl sat quietly taking it all in while cleaning a part for his bow over and over.
A few days after their run, Paul woke to discover his coffee mug had disappeared. In its place was one that depicted a Jesus in a rainbow colored robes and said “Ah, Men”, also in rainbow. He knew that only one person could be responsible, but that person was missing from their home.
When he caught up to Daryl later to go out on a run, he saw that Daryl had finally found a new one to switch out for his beloved red bandanna. This one was in the pride colors.
Paul didn’t say anything.
He simply smiled and took Daryl’s hand.