let it snow! | dorbyn

TWENTY

december 20th

"you're under the mistletoe."

corbyn looked up, and he was indeed under the plant with daniel. they were back in the outdoor mall, this time with eva and her girlfriend, delrose, del for short. she was about a foot shorter than eva, the height difference making the two boys melt.

"should we kiss through the mask?"

del gasped, nodding her head enthusiastically. she took her phone out, turned on her live photos, and waited for the two to share a kiss.

okay, and corbyn really wasn't expecting this, but daniel's free hand that wasn't holding the hot drink they ordered only a few minutes ago, came up around his throat. so, in the middle of a fucking mall, in front of their new friends, corbyn was suddenly growing too warm.

thankfully, his mask covered any sign of him blushing, but daniel knew. he always knows. their masks touched, and oh no, the butterflies. the butterflies the butterflies. del was taking multiple photos at a time, absolutely in love with the two of them.

"you guys!" she squealed, thumbing through the picture. "i'm obsessed with the two of you!"

daniel let go of his throat and slapped his ass. "blushy boy." he cooed, fixing his beanie. some of his hair peaked out of the hat, which made him look unbelievably soft. before corbyn could respond, del grabbed his hand, and pulled him towards one of the many shops.

the other two watched them fondly, and slowly started walking towards the shop. "you got your soulmate." she bumped her shoulders with his. he smiled, looking down at his boots.

"i did." he brought his mask down to take a sip of his hot coffee. "still can't believe i said yes to going on a date with him."

"del actually tricked me into the date." eva laughed with a shake of her head. "we met up at the movies, and once we had our tickets and snacks she admitted to it." she rolled her eyes warmly. "and three years later, here we are."

"he actually asked me during one of our shows. like, on stage in front of thousands of our fans. not that any of them knew, but it was enough to make him blush. during one of our changes i said yes and now we're here." he brought his mask back up and over his nose. "i took him to the beach. he loves going down there to just think or disconnect." he shrugged. "light of my life."

eva snickered. "you are so gone for him."

"hey!" he pouted, holding the door open for her. "you're gone for her, i don't wanna hear it."

the store they just walked into was a record store. he easily spotted his boyfriend sifting through the many vinyls on the shelves. del was just looking down at the records corbyn was looking through.

"hey bug." he whispered, wrapping his arm around his shoulders. corbyn leaned against him, still looking through the bunch. "gonna buy one?"

"mm probably not. maybe. i dunno. but if i do buy one, i will buy it because you spend all your money on me as is."

"you say that as if i'm not set up for the rest of my life, bug." daniel picked up a beatles record for jack that he knew he didn't have. "you know i love spoiling you."

"mmh." corbyn leaned his head on his collarbone, feeling rather cuddly today, and since daniel lived in a small town, it was unlikely for them to be noticed. (although. daniel did get noticed by joey. corbyn was kind of bummed he didn't meet him.)

"you're like a monkey today, bug." he cooed, rocking them side to side. "my lil cuddle bug." he kissed his cheek, erupting a small giggle from the boy.

(del took more pictures. it was a necessity.)

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after dropping del and eva back at their apartment, corbyn and daniel were back home, bags in their hands from the gifts they bought either for each other, family or the boys.

they sat in the kitchen, corbyn making another gingerbread house with anna, daniel occasionally eating some of the candy, earning a gentle slap on the arm from his boyfriend.

keri walked in with a smile, looking above the couples head. "you guys are under the mistletoe."

corbyn looking up, laughing lightly. "again?"

"what do you mean again?" anna asked, letting the gingerbread rest together.

"there was a mistletoe at the mall." daniel shrugged, setting his phone down to give corbyn a sweet kiss and then stood up to get something to drink.

"you guys remind me how lonely i am. i don't like it."

corbyn nudged her, and was going to respond but daniel pulled him up to his feet, twirled him around and pressed their chests together. he just realized the christmas music that was playing from his phone.

corbyn had his arms around his neck, daniel's around his waist. the peppy christmas music didn't match their swaying what so ever, but they didn't care. they were wrapped up in each other's arms, that's all they could really ever ask for.

anna took her phone out, and started up a video. she pointed the camera at the two, catching daniel looking down at corbyn, his eyes soft and loving. his hands under corbyn's sweater. they were whispering to each other, daniel had said something to make corbyn roll his eyes with a laugh.

corbyn, without knowing, saved daniel's life.

anna had never seen her brother so down. he would go from happy, to sad to neutral. he'd show no emotion, stay in his room and just sleep. he grew so depressed, so anxious, it broke anna's heart to see her brother like that. and she did everything in her power to keep him safe, to keep him happy.

but corbyn washed all those worries away.

once corbyn and daniel started to date, it got so much better. so much better. he'd smile more, laugh more, spend more time outside, and be himself. it was really like he washed all the anxiety and depression away from the younger boy. even before they started dating, corbyn would wiggle his way into daniel's arms, grounding him, keeping him secure and sane.

corbyn is daniel's sun.

corbyn is daniel's safe space.

and daniel is corbyn's.

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[a/n]
i want it to be christmas so i can give my friend her present :,(