Pantera One Shots

Foolin'

Pure fluff because I cannot get enough of the thought of late 80s Phil and Diamond being boyfriends <3

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On a chilly fall evening in 1989, Pantera was enjoying an evening at the carnival.

Phil, Darrell, Vinnie and Rex all treaded along together, acting like fools and blowing all their new made money from Power Metal on rigged games and enough fried food to give heartburn that would last into tomorrow morning.

Phil was so happy with this new band, everything had seemed to pick up.
And damn, he was crushing so hard on Darrell - and the feeling was quite obviously mutual.

Phil and Darrell walked a few steps behind the others, sharing loving touches and Darrell sneaking cotton candy into Phil's mouth, all on the sly of course. The others couldn't know yet.

"Want another piece?" Darrell smiled as they walked along, Vinnie and Rex wanted to get on the Farris wheel now, and they happily obliged.

Phil nodded - and ate the fluffy candy right off his finger, before smiling so foolishly.

"You're adorable, Diamond." Phil spoke quiet.

"Your mouth is blue." Darrell laughed slightly.

"Just like your eyes." Phil said, after he couldn't think of anything more clever to say.

"You are such a dork.." Darrell smiled back.

Their hands brushed as they walked, walking so close to one another. They hooked fingers cautiously, not wanting to be apart even physically.

Darrell hadn't changed much, his hair was still fully fluffy and ridiculous, and now he was leather clad. He sported some dark aviators today, which Phil thought complimented him nicely.

Phil was glad they were hopefully gonna get their own seat together on the Farris wheel, because Phil was craving a kiss and they had to somehow get away from Vinnie and Rex.

Darrell fully grasped his hand as they walked through a sudden large stretch of crowd, as Darrell tried not to loose sight of Vinnie and Rex.

Phil could've felt the hearts in his eyes as he was gently pulled along by Darrell, he was perfectly happy and so damn grateful to have Darrell as his boyfriend.

"I love you - " Phil repeated in his head, maybe it was the carnival and all the bright lights and delicious snells, and all the fun they where having that was making Darrell look like the love of his life.

As they finally cleared the crowd, they continued walking together , cracking jokes and smiling and giggling, fingers intertwined with one another.

They shared more cotton candy, falling in love more as they followed the others.

"You fucks ready to get on the Farris wheel?" Vinnie spoke up, and Darrell nodded quickly.

"Damn, yall are holding hands? Scared to loose each other? " Rex commented, before Vinnie and him laughed.

Darrell snatched his hand away quickly, nervously laughing as well as he flustered.
"Well, there was a lot of people.. and Phil is a slow walker." Darrell tried to defend himself, to no use.

"You know you two loooooooove each other,  in the most fruity way." Vinnie snickered, and Rex nodded along.

"Fruitcakes.." Rex added.

Phil couldn't put much thought into Darrell acting embarrassed, because he knew he was loved by Darrell. That's all that really mattered to him.

After some bickering and arguing over who was going to sit where, Vinnie and Rex got stuck together, leaving Phil and Darrell to their lonesome in their own seat. Phil couldn't have been happier.

They handed in their tickets and Phil climbed in first, offering Darrell his hand to climb in afterwards.
They sat in tight, and Phil saw it as the perfect opportunity to wrap his arm around Darrell's shoulders.

After a short peaceful moment, the ride was loaded with people and they were gently lifted in the air.

"I always love the views from up here. They're beautiful." Darrell spoke happily, still snacking on cotton candy as he looked around.

"You're beautiful." Phil added.

Darrell smiled, his cheeks flushing. Phil smiled as well before he caressed Darrell's cheek with his hand, Phil leaning in for a kiss that Darrell gladly accepted.

They kissed slowly , every moment full of love. Darrell's lips tasted like sugar and Phil wanted to devour them.

"Mmm.." Phil hummed, his heart thumping away from the thrill of it all. His hand moved to caress Darrell's arm, stroking it lovingly.

They pulled away after a long kiss, lightly gasping for air. "Geez, you trying to give me a boner?" Darrell snickered, resting his head on Phil's shoulder.

"Ha, no, I just love you." Phil gushed, looking at the sweet smile on Darrell's face.

"I love you most." Darrell said. His hair tickled Phil's neck as they sat like smitten fools, Phil not able to stop his heart from fluttering.

It was still like they had just met, and Phil was grateful for this seemingly forever honey moon phase.

"Darrell, some day I'm gonna marry you." Phil cooed, reaching for the others hand to hold. He looked at Darrell's fingers, imagining the most beautiful ring on his ring finger. Getting to call Darrell his husband would feel better than anything he'd ever known.

"I would say yes." Darrell mumbled, Phil feeling Darrell's smile in the crook of his neck.

"I love you." Darrell added. His skinny arm hugged Phil in tighter.

"I love you more." Phil smiled, a blush on his cheeks as he leaned down to kiss the back of Darrell's hand.

"Forever?" Darrell asked, looking Phil in the eyes.

"Forever and always." Phil met his eyes, before taking Darrell in for a soft kiss.