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Tombarn // As Sweet As Honey

(Soo technically bear honey was created in the 50s but shut up also this is REALLY cheesy and kinda short)

Barney was skipping around manhatten, he already sold all his papers and was looking for entertainment. He was just wondering about when he came across a new store that had just opened. It was called "As Sweet As Honey", it was a small but super cute store with pictures of bees and hives. He decided to check it out and went inside, "Hi, darling." A sweet old lady greeted him. Barney smiled, glad he wasn't going to be kicked out simply for looking poor, "Hello, I just saw your store and wanted to have a look." The inside was equally as sweet, it smelt of honey and cookies, and the shelves were stocked with different types of honey, clover honey, buckwheat honey, wildflower, even honey combs. And the honey was stored I bottles and jars of different shapes and sizes. The old lady kindly smiled, "My husband is a beekeeper and collects alot of the honey himself, would you like to try some?"
Barney smiled back, "That's really kind of you, but I don't have much money on me."
"That's no problem, son, these samples are free." She pulled out a tray with different coloured honey in time jars and pieces of bread with each honey on it to try. Barney smiled and tried each one, each tartine tasted sweet and soft and kept getting better and better.
"Thank you, its all so good!" Barney honestly couldn't pick a favourite. He looked around the shop again and noticed a basket full of bottles of honey, but these bottles were soo cute. They were shaped like little bears, the honey inside was a golden yellow that Barney has never seen before, "Aww," Barney picked up a bottle, "these are adorable." Barney knew exactly who would love these, Tommy. Barney wasnt sure if Tommy liked honey, or if he's ever had any, but one things for sure, Tommy LOVED bears. He loves storybook bears, Teddy Bears, Circus bears that Barney showed him pictures of, Barney is even helping him read a book all about bears, teaching him about all the different species, like polar bears, brown bears and even pandas.
The lady kindly said, "Why don't you take it?"
Barney looked at the price, it was quite expensive, for him at least, "I'm sorry I don't have the money for it."
"Don't be silly, love, your our first customer, this one's on me."
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely!"
Barney excitedly thanked her and left to meet Tommy back at the lodging house.

Arriving back, Barney saw Tommy with Henry and Jojo. He skipped over to his boyfriend, "Hi, angel."
Tommy's face instantly lit up but he went a little red from shyness, "Hi."
Barney but is completely fine with it and finds it adorable, he turns to Jojo and Henry, "How are you guys?"
"We're fine," Henry said kindly, "You finished later than usual."
"Oh I finished ages ago," Barney explained, "I just wandered around," He looked at Tommy and held out his hand, "I've got a gift for you, follow me."
Tommy nodded and got up as Barney led him into a little kitchen area they have, that's really just a table with empty cabinets. Tommy was excited, he didn't want to show it, but he was, he was so curious what the gift could be. Barney hopped onto the table, Tommy sitting beside him, before giving him his present, Barney cupped Tommy's cheek and softly kissed him. Tommy's cheeks went pink and his stomach fluttered. When they pull away, Barney, to get Tommy speaking asked, "How was your day, angel?"
Tommy smiled, "It was good."
"Good? That's all you have to tell me?"
"Um... yeah, I guess..."
Barney didn't mind, he loved his boyfriends shyness and quiet nature, "There's a new store that opened, right near the centre."
"Oh really?"
"Yep, and you know what they sell?"
Tommy just shrugged.
"Honey."
Tommy thought for a bit, "As in, honey combs?"
"I guess, but honey in jars, you know, to eat."
"You can eat honey?" Tommy tilted his head a bit.
Barney's jaw dropped, "Tommy, you've never had honey?"
"No? I knew about hives and bees but I didn't know you could eat it."
"Aw darling," Barney chuckled a little, "Yes, you can..." Barney reached in his bag and pulled out some bread he bought on the way back, he smiled at himself when he felt it was still warm. He got a bread knife from one of the cabinets and cut 2 slices for him and Tommy. He then took out the bottle of honey. And Tommy gasped, "Aww!"
Barney's heart MELTED at his boyfriends reaction and handed him the bottle, "You like it?"
"It's so cute, a real life honey bear. I used to have a teddy bear called Honey."
"Really?"
"Yeah, he had golden fur and brown eyes and he smelt so sweet, he had a little green bow tie and he felt quite big, but really, I was just very little, but his fur was so soft I'd fall asleep instantly when I was holding him."
"You still have him?"
Tommy was so lost in his thoughts he completely forgot the full story of Honey, how he was abandoned and Honey was taken from him, and how baby Thomas cried all night and got a beating from the other boys the next morning for keeping them awake. Tommy went quiet and Barney instantly realise he just hurt his boyfriends feelings with that question. So he changed the subject, "You want to try some honey?"
Tommy didn't answer, he just stayed quiet and looked down at the bottle. Barney just slowly took the bottle from him, noticing that Tommy did resist a bit having his bear taken away. He squeezed the honey of the slices of bread and handed Tommy his slice. He then rubbed Tommy's back and softly said, "Take a bite."
Tommy sighed and took a bite. As soon as the sweetness touched his tongue, his face lit up, he smiled at Barney, "I like this."
Barney awed at him, "Is it good?"
Tommy nodded and took another bite. Barney grinned and took a bite out of his, "So good." Tommy looked at Barney he gave him a silly face, making them both laugh. They got closer and Barney lay his head on Tommy's shoulder as the both looked put the window at the sunset, the sky was golden. Tommy's hair was golden and so were his eyes. Barney looked at him and giggled to himself. Tommy looked at him, "What?"
Barney just shook his head, "You just look like you're made of honey with this lighting."
Tommy chuckled, and held Barney closer.

This moment truly felt as sweet as honey.