(I've been trying to write this for three days and it's still short. I wanted to try writing more from Daniel's point of view on this, I don't know how it turned out. Thanks for reading, love you, bye. :3)
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Joey was an absolute tease.
And no, that wasn't just when it came to dating.
It amazed Daniel. Joey was terrified at the idea of actually telling his viewers that they were dating, but when it came to pretending he was going to tell them, he was absolutely fine.
It started with Daniel just being in the videos, which, of course, caused a whole bunch of rumors to be started.
Then, Joey started in with the misleading titles and thumbnails.
He titled one video as a date. He suggested that he and Daniel were having a threesome with Shane Dawson. He called them a family.
And Daniel had to admit, he would find some of those things absolutely adorable, if they were real.
Sure, the trip to Disney was a date, but not the parts that Joey was willing to show on camera. He would love it if Joey wanted to call Daniel and the dogs his family. They were a family, at least when they were off-camera.
Little by little, Daniel started to realize that his mindset was starting to change.
He had realizations over the span of quite a few months in which he was there, but not really present.
He didn't really want to hide their love anymore. Sometimes, when Joey was filming, he had the urge to just run up and kiss him on the mouth. To look into the camera and scream "I'm in love with Joseph Michael Graceffa and I want everyone to know."
Daniel had never, ever loved someone as much as he loved Joey.
He'd been in one serious relationship before, and it ended terribly, so that kind of ruined any really good memories of that.
But with Joey, it was different.
Joey wasn't just someone he was in love with. He wasn't just someone he kissed every now and then and held hands with.
Joey was Daniel's everything.
Joey was the first thing Daniel saw every morning when he opened his eyes, and the last thing he saw before closing them at night.
When they simply laid in bed together, not speaking, not moving, not doing anything but enjoy each others' company, Daniel didn't see it as two guys cuddling. He felt as if they were one. As if instead of two people, they were just a big ball of love.
When their lips moved together, perfectly in sync, Daniel felt the most euphoric sensation he'd ever felt in his life. He could finally say that he understood why cliché teen movies said that kissing felt like fireworks.
When they fought, it was Daniel's mission to make Joey smile again.
Joey's smile was guaranteed to make Daniel smile as well, because Joey's happiness was the most beautiful thing in the world.
Daniel had decided he wanted to hide their love before he knew what love was.
He had no idea how to express his love for Joey, usually deciding on spreading out his arms as far as they could go and telling Joey "I love you this much."
How could he ever hide something so beautiful?
Something that made Daniel's heart flutter at the mere thought of it, something that he'd been craving his whole life, even though he didn't always know it.
He finally brought it up to Joey one day, through text at about three in the morning.
Daniel: Joey.
Joey: Yeah?
Daniel: You know how I said I didn't want to tell your fans that we're dating?
Joey: Mhm? Why?
Daniel: I changed my mind. I think we need to tell them.
Joey: Wait, really?
Daniel: Yeah. Did you not want to do that or something?
Joey: I don't know.. I thought you wanted to keep your private life, you know..private?
Daniel: This is too fantastic to stay private.
Joey: Alright, let's wait just a little while longer, okay? Just, in case you change your mind.
Daniel: Whenever you want to do it, I'll be ready.
Joey: I know when I want to do it.
Daniel: When?
Joey: Valentine's Day.
