Superhero au where Max is an out of control eighteen year old with weather powers, he loses his shit or something and destroys stuff. Naturally, the superhero force gets called. Enter Daniel who is asked to come to the Netherlands all the way from Texas to use his power to calm and uncontrollable teen. They click instantly with Max being calmed by Daniel's emotion manipulation power.
Fast forward three years, Max has decided to join the hero force and is buddies with Daniel bcs weather and emotion are hard to keep in check okay? They are sort of together, sort of not. Max is way more successful in superheroing than Daniel.
Daniel who believes the only reason Max is 'dating' him is bcs of his calming power. Max who is thinking, you were the one who gave me a chance and didn't immediately dismiss me as a kid who needed to be put down, I need you in my life and afterlife so so much.
Until... a mission where Daniel's powers get stolen, he goes on hiatus for a while, isolates himself from Max bcs he's lost the only thing Max wanted from him. Max who walks around like a kicked puppy everyday (bcs dan hates me for not protecting him from losing his powers :[ I failed ), tirelessly working on the power thief's case to try to get dan's powers back.
Until a new rookie joins his case on the power stealer and he's Australian with a broad back and scattered freckles on his face and he calls slippers 'tongs' but the only thing is that his name is Oscar. Max starts getting annoyed bcs how dare he not be Daniel. Then one day he loses his shit at the rookie (Oscar forgot to list Daniel as one of the power thief's victims in a PowerPoint) but suddenly he feels the calming effect and it's Daniel who is hugging him from behind and protecting him from the eyes of his judgemental coworkers. And although Daniel doesn't have his powers it's the same feeling of comfort and warmth and love and care and Max can finally stop feeling like he wants to claw his heart out of his chest. Daniel finally realises that Max doesn't love him for his power and they kiss and fuck then Daniel helps with the case and they get his powers back and they live happily ever after.
