~third person pov~
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just as daniel had promised, he let corbyn and jack out of the room. now, they were in the living room, on the couch together.
daniel held tightly onto zach's hand as he lazily watched jack and corbyn lay together on the couch across from them.
jack had his arms wrapped around corbyn's waist. the two were sleeping peacefully as they laid together, unable to do anything else.
daniel diverted his gaze to the side of zach's head. he wanted to be able to do that with zach. he was desperate for affection.
"hey." daniel muttered as he squeezed zach's hand. zach glances over, sending a 'hey' in return. daniel quickly swallows a lump in his throat.
"do you trust me?" daniel suddenly asks, nervous for an answer. zach locks eyes with daniel.
"i trust you." zach reluctantly whispers.
right then and there, daniel's heart explodes. he can't help but smile. it's crazy; a week ago zach was fearing for his life, but now he's created a bond with his kidnapper.
zach shyly smiles back, staring into daniel's ocean eyes. daniel slowly leans in, nervous. zach quickly gets the memo and leans in as well, slowly closing the gap between the boys.
daniel's eyes flutter shut as he looses his grip on zach's hands, slowly letting his digits dance down zach's body, finally resting on zach's waist.
everything felt.. okay.
zach felt safe, safe being this close to someone, safe being able to receive affection again; he felt safe with daniel, there was no denying it.
the kiss was sweet; there wasn't any tongue, there was no lip biting, it was just sweet, and passionate.
once daniel pulled away, zach whimpered, scooting closer, desperate for affection.
daniel takes in a deep breath.
"did you like that?" daniel asks nervous, once again. zach slowly nods, reconnecting their hands.
"y-yeah.. i liked it a lot." daniel smiles, letting his forehead rest against zach's.
"daniel?" zach asks.
"yes?"
"promise me you won't hurt me, or the boys?" daniel swallows a lump in his throat, before slowly nodding.
"promise."
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a/n
short chapter i typed up in literally five minutes
drama soon
ZANIEL FLUFF CAUSE I FELT KIND
love you pumpkin! 💛🧡 (there's isn't a pumpkin emoji smh 😤)
