AN: Danny Reyes belongs in Judas Kiss. I just wanted him here for a little fun. :)
Courtship
Danny and Ivo went about it all backwards. Or maybe it was normal. I don't know what's normal for gay male courtship. They had had a passionate weekend of motel sex when they first met and then returned to Wolfville whereupon Ivo discovered that he had changed.
Radically.
In a short period of time he had grown self-conscious. He was suddenly genuinely worried about being older (31 was 100 in gay years), that he wasn't as fit as he had been in his twenties, that his beard might make him appear too… rustic? ("Lumberjack." *sigh*)
He really needed to do something with his hair. Of late it was shabby which while very appropriate for the academic milieu might be off-putting for Danny. Perhaps Danny liked his men better coiffed. He would spend some time getting to know him so that he knew what he wanted in a man.
His clothing was definitely definitely not suitable for the younger generation. To fit in with his colleagues and differentiate himself from his students, he wore trousers and ties but Danny seemed like a leather jacket kind of boy. He would need to invest in one of those if he wanted to retain his interest.
The question of entertainment was more worrisome still. Ivo enjoyed a quiet night at home with dinner and a book. He didn't own a television by choice, preferring the cinema and concerts (classical). What if Danny liked clubbing? Would he be expected to stay up all hours of the night on the dance floor? ("No please no please no please no please. No night clubs!") Ivo the Terrible was terribly intimidated.
It was a grueling morning of preparations, trying to decide which aspect of his physical person to tackle first. When the doorbell rang he almost ignored it but decided it might be the delivery of his new computer and put the comb down to answer. His mouth literally fell open when he saw who it was.
"Hi," said Danny shyly. He looked completely different. He was wearing glasses and a nice pair of trousers. He'd even washed his hair for the occasion.
Ivo burst out laughing.