𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 . . .

uno

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as usual, daniel walks to the park near his house where every afternoon he hangs out with his neighbors dante and connor, quite different twins, who take their dog for a walk.

the twins are older than daniel and always take care of him. when daniel's mother works nights at the hospital, she asks the twins to take care of daniel and his brothers, they accept without receiving anything in return. actually, the two enjoy being with the blonde's little family, since theirs is in germany. they came here to get good jobs

the little blond stops his steps once in the park, looking for dante's platinum hair or trying to listen to kobe barking. he puts a hand on his forehead, blocking the sun that prevents him from seeing clearly. frustrated, he smooths his pants and sits on the white bench across from him. he don't see them anywhere, maybe they stayed a few steps behind.

"what did you miss?" he listens next to him, a deep voice.

he looks up and sees a boy with brown hair, quite well known.

"corbyn!" shrieks happily. "i'm looking for my friends, but I don't see them around here. what are you doing?" he crosses his legs, pulling them up onto the bench and pats the spot next to him, for corbyn to sit down.

"i was passing by. i went to do some work at a friend's house and I wanted to come for an ice cream," he explains.

the blonde nods.

daniel has known corbyn for a few months. corbyn works as a receptionist at the dental office daniel attends. the blonde's mother always leaves him there ten minutes before each appointment and comes back another ten minutes after the appointment is over. long enough for them to talk about anything. the tallest likes the company of the youngest during his work because it is boring and he distracts him for a few minutes.

daniel also likes corbyn very much, he gives him color palettes after leaving the office, even knowing that those palettes are only for little children. very rarely has he come across him in the supermarket, daniel, very embarrassed, raises his little hand and shakes it slightly in greeting, corbyn smiles and also waves his hand.

"what's your friend's name? if he lives around here, i'm sure i know him" asks the youngest, animated.

"jack" says "do you know him?"

"yeah yeah! he's got pretty tattoos and he comes with a guy and then they sit in that tree smoking" he points to a specific spot and sure enough, there's jack with his boyfriend, zach.

daniel waves his hand to where the two are. they return the greeting, smiling with cigarettes between their fingers.

the sun beats down on corbyn's face, bathing it in an orange hue. making his eyes shine and notice a lighter green color. daniel thinks they are the prettiest eyes he has ever seen. and he is a lover of looking into people's eyes, because there he could tell if that person was good or not. nobody understands it, only him.

in corbyn's eyes he saw warmth, sweetness and a lot of confidence. he always has a sincere smile to give daniel every time he went to his consultation, once in a while a little tired but in the end always sincere and cheerful.

a small, miniature french poodle approaches them, sniffing daniel's hands, then corbyn's. the brunette is alarmed when the dog starts licking his hands.

"calm down" says daniel, making a movement with his hand, thus calling the dog's attention, drawing him towards him "it's just kobe, a friend's puppy. he won't do anything to you, right kobe?" the blond makes a funny voice, strokes the puppy's ears and kisses his head.

corbyn calms down then, he wasn't afraid for him. he was afraid that that dog might bite the shortest one, but from what he told him, he calms down. he copies daniel's action, and pats his head.

"hey dog, don't run like that!" dante's voice is heard, weary and agitated "hello daniel and..."

"corbyn" introduces himself "i'm corbyn"

"nice to meet you, corbyn. i'm dante. i apologize if it scared you but it's a bit, hmm, affectionate" jokes the platinum and with difficulty takes the dog in his arms.

"don't worry, I'm fine" he assures.

"okay. when you're done with your friend, daniel, you can go get some ice cream with me. connie will be here in a bit." the tall boy walks away, winking at them.

the little boy's eyes widen and his cheeks heat up why did dante have to be so obvious sometimes and put him to shame? he wonders inside his little head.

"do you come here very often? i see that you know quite a few people" corbyn wants to know.

"every day. i live in the house over there" points out a white house with black details. it was large and quite elegant. of course, if daniel's mother was a doctor at the city's private hospital, and his father an engineer. the blonde's father's job prevents him from seeing him frequently, causing great sadness in his three children.

"and dante, who is him?"

"he is a neighbor who lives right next to my house, in the yellow one. he came from germany with his brother to work. they always take care of me, anna and tom when my mommy works at night and dad travels work." he tells, taking his blonde hair between his fingers, braiding it. his hair was so straight that it came loose once the braid was finished. he snorts and accommodates it better. "where do you live, corby?"

since his third visit to the dental office that daniel made, he starts calling him corby, the brunette doesn't seem to mind.

"do you know the public university?" the blond nods "i live in the rooms over there."

"a bit far, don't you think?"

"yeah, a little bit. I live with zach, jack's boyfriend. when he heard that I was coming to do homework with him, he didn't hesitate to sneak in with me. now i'm just waiting for them to decide to leave, sure, not after i get my ice cream"

"oh yeah! ice creams. come, we go where dan and connie, they always buy ice cream. i can introduce you to connie. at first he seems like someone heavy and mean but i assure you that he is very sweet too, well, when he wants." daniel lets out a low chuckle.

daniel takes corbyn's big hand, dragging him to the small outdoor ice cream parlor near the same park, where the blake twins were sitting at some tables.

the afternoon passes quietly, between laughter and rosy cheeks on the part of the shortest, when the older twin, connor, said one or another comment in double meaning.

zach walks up to the table, telling corbyn it's time to go. jack, greet the twins and daniel with his fists, as they usually do every time they see each other in that park or when they hang out.

at the time of saying goodbye, corbyn kisses daniel's soft cheek, feeling its hot temperature on his lips. the blond mutters a low 'bye, corbyn' somewhat embarrassed, dante was looking at him with his pierced eyebrow raised.

"you like him, huh?" connor asks, once the brunette and his friends are no longer around.

"no-o"

"don't lie, little one. look what colors you have on your face!" dante squeezes daniel's cheeks, he complains.

"enough, i don't like him... well, not too much" he hides his little face.

"ooooh" croons the younger twin, sweetly "calm down, daniel. you know we're not going to judge you. on the contrary, we're happy that you like someone" he reassures him, pulling him to his chest "right, connie?"

the black-haired boy doesn't say anything, he just frowns and shrugs his shoulders, indifferent.

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