Disclaimer: Not mine
Notes: I finally caved and signed up for prsw22. ; Most of these will be one-shots, but if one of the later entries is a sequel/prequel/midquel/whateverquel, I'll be sure to note it before the story. Also, spoilers for 'Never Give Up!' in this one.
Danny's really trying not to think about how close he came to losing Max today. But each time he promises himself that he won't obsess about it anymore, it comes rushing back in painfully clear detail.
Bell Org's voice dripping with cruelty when he told him where he had trapped Max. The way his chest tightened when he realized that there couldn't be much air left. Pain wracking his body as the Org kept blasting him, and pushing it back because it was nothing compared to what the Org had done to Max…
… Max lying on the ground, not moving. Maybe not even breathing.
But he was, Danny tries to remind himself. Not only was he breathing, he helped him stop the Org. Everything turned out for the best.
But if it hadn't… if he had really lost Max because he was busy chasing a crush from his past, he…
"I don't know what I would do," he admits to himself.
"What'cha talking about?" He'd been so lost in thought, Danny hadn't heard Max creep up behind him.
Danny tries to smile. "N-nothing. I was just… letting my mind wander, that's all."
It must have worked, since Max is giving him a wide grin, saying something about how he's going to try and sneak a little of what Alyssa's making for dinner as he runs off, leaving Danny alone again.
Danny watches him as he goes. He's not sure when things changed, when his feelings shifted from Kendall to Max... but he supposes it doesn't matter. What does matter is that today's events made that fact very clear to him. And it's also made clear to him that this can never happen again.
He can no longer obsess about the past. Max is here for him now, and Danny plans on making sure things stay that way.
