bxb - daniel james x zachary dean
warnings - none.
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daniel parks his car across the road from the local, town library. he loved the library and he loved books. it was always quiet in the library and he would always go there when he was feeling sad. he would engage in a book and forget about the troubling world around him for a few minutes, living in a fantasy world that seemed metaphorically 'perfect'.
he looks at his front windscreen, dotted with water droplets that fell from the sky. he sighed at the sad weather and pulled the keys out of the ignition. he grabbed the borrowed book sitting in his middle console and opened the door. he bows his head slightly after he looked both ways of the road and ran across the clear road, covering the book in his denim jacket.
he walks through the sliding doors of the large library. he relaxes his shoulders at the warmth and takes the book from underneath his jacket as he paces to the left a bit. he pushes the thick book into the slot where you return the books and he walks further into the relieving space.
you may be wondering why he doesn't get multiple books at one time to save multiple trips but the thing is he loves coming to the library - all the time - so it gives him the excuse to return to the calming place. he came today in search of a book that will help him distract himself from heavy storm passing by.
he heads over to the young adult fiction section and looks for a book. he slides out a book that looks interesting and flips it over and reads the blurb. he scrunches his nose and places the book back, looking for something that will suit all his needs. he runs his lengthy fingers along the contacted spines of soft and hard covered books and comes across a book and pulls it out of its tight squeeze between the other two books and reads the title. he pulls out his phone and reads the blurb of the book. he flips the book back over and snaps a photo of the cover, a reminder to grab it next time he comes. he places the book back and tries to places his phone into his back pocket of his black skinny ripped jeans when he missed the pocket and dropped his phone.
he heard a cute giggle echo in the quiet space and he flicks his head over to the sound. he sees a boy with fluffy brunette hair looking at him with a hand shadowing over his cute smile. he blushed and glanced down back again at the large open book and writes something down in the note book next to it.
daniel picks up his phone and he looks at the boy again and smiles at his adorableness as he bounces his leg excitingly. daniel turns on his heel and paces around the isle for a book. he quickly glances over in the boys direction to see that he is staring back at him. daniel blushes and sees a title of a book that seems interesting. he pulls the book out and flips it over to read the summary. his eyes find themselves looking up at the boy again, his pink tinted cheek resting in the palm of his hand boredly and watching his hand glide across the notebook page, crossing his legs over one another.
daniel thought he was very beautiful.
he decides that he wants to read this book and he walks over to his regular spot. he liked this spot because it was near the window, the air conditioning and he could see almost the whole library. that specific spot was perfect for today's visit because the cute boy was in perfect view of daniel.
every so often, daniel would get distracted and glance up from the book and stare at the boy. he admired the way that his honey brown eyes skimmed across his laptop screen. he admired the way that his brunette hair flopped from side to side as he glanced between the screen and the book, writing down notes. he loved his bright pink cheeks and the way his slopey nose sniffled every once in a while. daniel got lost in time, appreciating the boys beauty when his blue eyes met his brown ones. daniels eyes widen and he hides his red flushed face behind the book. he slowly peers over the edge of the book, meeting the boys eyes again. daniel sends him an awkward smile before receiving a goofy grin from the boy back.
daniel glances down at the pages of text in front of him, reading a few more paragraphs before glancing at the concentrating boy again. daniel sighs as he watches the boy from afar. he smiles at him as he watches the tip of his youngers tongue peak out from the side of his mouth in concentration.
daniel looks back into the book and doggy ears the page as a bookmark and closes the book. he stands up from the chair and tucks it in under the desk. he looks at his faint reflection in the window and runs a hand through his brunette hair. he lifts his chin up in hopes of looking confident and strides his way over to the table where the boy is seated.
"h-hi. mind if i join you?" he speaks quietly. the smaller brunette glances up at him and smiles. he nods his head with a sweet smile and looks down at his notebook, writing a small note. daniel anxiously takes a seat across from the boy and his leg instantly starts to bounce. the boy places his pen down and lays his chin on the palm of his hand, gazing into daniels bright blue orbs.
"i'm zach." the boy now known as zach says.
"i'm daniel." daniel says. he goes to lift his hand for a polite handshake but bangs his hand on the edge of the table. he clenches his hand at the pain and clenches his eyelids. zach laughs at him and picks up his pen again and glances at the laptop screen. daniel shakes his hand slowly to hopefully rid it from the pain, placing his book on the table in front of him.
"what brings you to the library today, daniel?" zach asks, looking up from his inked notebook.
"oh um," daniel glances down at his feet, "i came to read a book to just ya know, help make this storm go by quicker." daniel chuckles at his forced humour, coughing awkwardly as he didn't get one in return. "you?"
"oh i'm just studying." zach says with a small smile. " i have an exam coming up soon."
"oh what's it on?"
"algebra. i hate algebra."
daniel looks at him with a sad smile. "why do you hate algebra?"
zach sighs and gently throws his pen onto the paper,crossing his arms as he leans back against the chair. "i'm not good at it. it just doesn't make any sense."
"hey don't say that." daniel says as he leans forward slightly. "practice makes perfect. would you like me to help you?" daniel asks. zach looks at him in the eyes hopefully.
"i may not be the best at it but i know a fair bit." he says reassuringly. zach looks down at his black vans and then back to daniel, giving him a small nod. he picks up his pen and leans over his notebook again, staring blankly at the pages. daniel scoots his chair over more to zachs side and looks down at the paper in front of him. zach lets out a tired sigh and glances at the laptop screen. daniel lays his hand atop of zachs and gives it a light reassuring squeeze. zach looks back at daniel who is giving him a warming smile. zach smiles back and returns the loving gesture, looking down at his troubling paper once more.
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not proof read but this is shit but i wanted to get this finished and i didn't really know how to end it either.
whoops!
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