bxb - daniel james x zachary dean
warning - none :)
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daniels leg bounces impatiently on the floor of his ubers car. he scrolls through his instagram feed in hopes of the slow time will pass quicker. daniel was late to his hair appointment. daniel never liked to be late to anything. his leans back against the car seat as his nerves increase, liking a post. he got so caught up in his lunch date with his best friend eben that he completely forgot about the time.
soon, his uber pulls up across the road from the hairdressers and he pays for his ride. he thanks the driver before sprinting across the road. he stupidly pulls the glass door that clearly says 'push' and walks into the air conditioned workplace.
he checks his phone screen at the time and rolls his eyes. 2:13.
he paces over to the counter and sees a man stand from his stool and paces over to the other side of the counter where daniel was standing. he runs a hand through his messy hair and taps a few times on the screen.
"name?" the man says tiredly, clearly bothered by the heat. he glances up at daniel and daniel is taken aback by his lovely dark brown eyes.
"uh daniel." he says, taking in his features. his slopey button nose, his pink lush lips, his soft jaw, his long gorgeous eyelashes and his breathtaking toothy smile. "i-i made an appointment for 2."
the boy nods, tapping the screen a few more times. "i-im so sorry i'm late." daniel apologises. the boy laughs a little, making daniel get chills.
"oh it's not a problem. although, i bought someone else in so you have about a five minute wait." the man says with a sweet smile, leaning over the counter slightly with his hands. daniel looks down and smiles. he nods and takes a seat in one of the comfy leather chairs toward the side whist he waits for him to finish up.
whist daniel entertains himself with his phone, he can't help but look up at the boy whist he worked on another customer. he thought it was absolutely adorable the way his lips curled into a smile when he took amusement at something the other customer said. he loved the way that he cut the hair so specificity and concentrated on his work. the boy looked at him and daniel widened his eyes. he looked back at his phone quickly in embarrassment at being caught staring. he glanced back at the boy after a few seconds, seeing him smiling with a blush coating his cheeks as he combed a piece of hair.
"so that boy over there..." daniel over hearing the customers statement. "what do you think?" daniel smiled, hoping for a positive response. there was a little silence before daniel heard him speak again.
"go for it! he seems nice." daniel blushes at the statement, keeping his eyes fixed on his phone screen to make it not obvious he is eavesdropping. after a few more minutes, the boy finishes up, the customer paying.
"daniel?"
daniel glances up and sees the boy standing behind the counter with another sweet smile. daniel stands and sits down in the chair he is instructed to. the boy grabbed a few things before he made his way over to where daniel was seated.
"what would you like today, sir?" the boy said, placing his hands on his shoulders. daniel shuddered slightly at the touch, not knowing the effect that he thought the is boy would have on him. daniel told him what he would like, consisting of some frosted tips and a fade. "and please, call me daniel. 'sir' just isn't like me." he said. the boy nodded with a smile before heading to grab the dye and supplies.
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after a while, daniel was smampooed and was washed from the excess dye. he headed back over to where he was seated first to begin blow drying and cutting. daniel pulled out his phone to text his friend eben.
yo eben
what
this boy that's cutting my hair is really cute.
really? send a pic.
what? no i can't just take a photo of him that's creepy
i wanna see
daniel rolls his eyes and takes a pic in the mirror, pretending like he was taking a photo of his hair. he presses send and awaits a response.
oh shit. stop texting me and talk to him.
you think?
yea go for it ;)
and with that, daniel shuts off his phone and looks at the boy in the mirror as he concentrates on his hair.
"what's your name?" daniel says blandly. the boy looks at his sparkling eyes in the mirror before continuing his work, blushing.
"zach." he says timidly, biting his lip nervously. daniel smiles at the fitting name.
"cute." he says, turning his attention back to his phone. somehow, zachs blush darkens and he smiles.
"so daniel," zach says, raising his chin confidently. "what made you so late?"
daniel perks his head back up to find zach continuing on his hair like he didn't even say anything. he loved the way his soft hands glided through his hair as he worked. he loved the way his name felt so right slipping off his lips.
"i was out with a friend and completely lost track of time." he said.
"and i'm guessing you don't like to be late."
daniel gave him a confused look. "wh- how could you tell?"
"by the tone of your voice when you apologised earlier."
daniel blushed. he thought it was interesting how this boy could read him like a book when they just met a little less than half an hour ago
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"you are really good at this aren't you?" daniel says, running his fingers through his hair in the mirror.
"i guess." zach says with a smile, shuffling his boot on the floor. daniel turns to his and smiles as a thank you before making his way over to the counter toward the front of the shop. daniel pays for his amount, tapping his card on the machine. daniel slides his card back into the back of his phone case.
"hey um-, c-could i maybe have your number?" daniel says nervously looking up at the boy. zach smiles at him before nodding. daniel slips his phone across the counter and zach punches in his digits. daniel smiles at what zach named himself in his phone before looking back up at him.
"see ya round, cutie." he says before spinning on his heel and exiting the shop.
"you too handsome." zach mumbles to himself, blushing once more.
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this is gross but still.
i need to write zaniel more often they are so cuteee
daniel in this relationship would seem like the type of boyfriend that would show zach off all the time in the cutest ways.
that just seems like him and idkw.
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