Random daydream I had at work while waiting for quitting time. Modern day au where Jacob Frye is celebrating his 21st b-day with some friends. Gathers his courage to try and pick up the hot bartender, Desmond. He doesn’t really know how to, as while he is interested in guys too, he’s never had the courage to explore that part of himself yet.
He does not end up picking Desmond up. Desmond ends up picking him up.
His first encounter with another man is glorious.
Subsequent encounters, not so much.
Toys are a step up from other guys, but still not quite as good.
Weeks go by and Jacob returns to the same bar. Tries to pick Desmond up again. And again Desmond picks him up instead.
Jacob was right in thinking the first time was glorious and not a fluke. Other guys are still subpar, however.
Third encounter with Desmond and it’s Desmond that figures out what Jacob’s problem is. The difference between Jacob’s encounters with Desmond and other guys? Desmond dominates. And it’s that domination that gives Jacob the mind numbing, heart racing, leg shaking encounter he’s looking for with the other men and not getting.
With the new information in hand, Jacob tries again, with new criteria.
And Desmond is still the best.
Jacob tries for a 4th encounter, and gets a counteroffer instead.
Desmond wants to meet for coffee. And exchange numbers.
It’s several more weeks, and in turn nearly a year since his birthday, later that Jacob realizes he and Desmond are dating.
It should have been obvious to him sooner. Desmond is the only person Jacob has been with for month. No more picking up the sorority girls hanging out in the quad and his college, no more ill advised frat party hook ups, no random woman or dudes from bars/clubs/coffee shops.
He spends nearly every weekend exclusively at Desmond’s place. In fact, most of his clothes are at Desmond’s place, instead of his dorm room.
He shares his revelation with Evie, who simply shakes her head at him.
His next birthday is again at bad weather, but with Desmond sitting beside him instead of behind the bar. And this time, Desmond let’s Jacob take him home.
The night ends gloriously.
Just figured, in game Jacob is pretty much a guy who does what he wants how he wants to. He takes over a whole gang, just because he can. But leadership can be pretty heavy at times. So why not give him a dom/sub bedroom relationship where he can lay back and enjoy himself for once instead of having to be in control?
So Desmond’s his canon age of 25-26, Jacob is 21-22. Desmond is still a bartender, while Jacob is in college for a degree he doesn’t want but his father does. In an act of rebellion towards his father, he takes his chance of hooking up with a guy for the first time (being Desmond) and long story short a year later is in a happy relationship with said guy that his father may or may not know about. (Evie does and she’s just glad Jacob has someone else to complain to now, lol.)
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I am all in for supportive!Evie who still thinks Jacob is an idiot for taking this long to realize that he’s been dating Desmond, especially since:
His screenlock is a picture of Desmond smiling at the camera while his homescreen wallpaper is a picture of the two of them (it’s so sickening Evie changed her screenlock and homescreen wallpaper because she didn’t want to be like her brother even though it was with a heavy heart since Henry looks so good in both pictures but she has a reputation to defend and defend it Evie will!)
Desmond has answered Jacob's phone far too many times that their father is asking Evie if Jacob changed dormmates and, seriously, Evie should get a medal for not telling on Jacob.
Evie knew that the best way to find Jacob is to call Desmond and asks him where Jacob is. Even if Jacob didn’t tell him where he was, Desmond always have an (kinda scary) idea where he could be.
Everyone assumes that inviting Jacob to any get-together or casual outing means inviting Jacob-and-Desmond.
Other unorganized suggestions/ideas:
Evie actually had the talk with Desmond before Jacob realized they were dating. Desmond took it seriously but also promised that he would tell Jacob about it as soon as he got a clue. Jacob is embarrassed af once he learned about it.
Desmond knew that Jacob didn’t realize they were dating until later on. He never made a big deal out of it because he wants Jacob to learn on his own pace. (Also because he finds everyone's exasperation with Jacob's cluelessness entertaining)
When Jacob did realize they were dating, Desmond is a little shit who has their calendar marked for their ‘first-night’ anniversary, ‘first date’ anniversary, and ‘the day Jacob finally admits we’re together’ anniversary.
Ethan Frye is a distant father who tries to do the best he can but the death of his wife had irrevocably changed both him and his relationship with his children. He wasn’t even surprised that Jacob didn’t tell him about Desmond and that Evie hid it as well. He’s hurt that they believe he wouldn’t approve of Jacob’s ‘taste’ because he loves his children enough to not bat an eye on such things. He doesn't make a big deal out of it though because he knows Jacob would just take it the wrong way.
Ethan and Desmond have a polite but cold relationship. Desmond is closer to Ethan’s best friend, George Westhouse, who likes to send embarrassing child photos of both Evie and Jacob to get back on all the things the two had done to him when they were younger.
Desmond is obviously the more experienced of the two but he always asks Jacob what he wants to do. He takes control whenever they’re in bed but every kink and ‘experiment’ they do comes from Jacob.
They always talk about what they’re going to try before doing anything if it’s quite ‘heavy’. Otherwise, Jacob usually just lets Desmond lead.
Jacob has a weakness for praise and worship kinks.
He likes it when Desmond holds him close and whispers right to his ear what he’s going to do next.
While it’s going to be far into the future… Desmond and Jacob ends up adopting a boy named Jack.
