Love Under The Mask || DaouOffroad

This work is a collaboration with @oueiiija on X / AO3! This Halloween fic idea had been in our DMs for around eight months, and somehow the two biggest procrastinators only started writing last week... BUT we actually finished it 🥹🥹 Don't forget to let us know your thoughts and enjoy reading! 💕

Just a heads-up: this story is completely fictional. The characters and events are made up and aren't meant to reflect any real-life people, including the artists mentioned.

Summary: Daou and Offroad have been part of the same chaotic friend group for years, teasing, bickering, and driving each other insane but never crossing the line. With Halloween around the corner, a discussion about costumes leads Daou to make the biggest mistake of his life. Now, the only way to fix it is to find the courage to confess his feelings... or maybe let Spider-Man do it for him.

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"So what," Daou asked, a little sharper than intended, "you're doing a couple costume? Angel and devil?"

But irritation prickled beneath the teasing. The idea of Offroad walking into the party dressed as some glowing, irresistible angel - and maybe matching with someone else - made his stomach twist.

"Maybe." Offroad's grin widened, his eyes flicking deliberately towards Daou. Then, in a bold move that sent the whole group into sudden, watchful silence, he said: "Actually, P'Ou... you should be my devil."

The room stilled, as their friends looked at each other with hopeful eyes.

Daou blinked. "Me?"