Summary: Something from Danny's past gets brought up to his boyfriends.
Characters: Dash x Danny x Kwan
Afterward 13
"Since when did you grow a beard?"
Dash looked up from reviewing some things for class tomorrow right as Danny choked on a sip of his water. He tried not to snicker, but the reaction was a little funny.
"What?" Danny gasped out after coughing to clear his throat. "How - Who said anything about that?"
"Tucker and I have been chatting," Kwan explained, flicking his gaze to Danny before turning back to his phone. "When he mentioned you had a beard once, I didn't believe him. He sent pictures."
Dash didn't realize it was possible for someone's face to turn so red until he saw Danny's face growing steadily darker. "Oh, I have got to see this!" He got up, crossing the room before Danny could scramble up from his seat and stop him.
Kwan turned the phone for him to see once Dash joined him in the kitchen. On the screen was a picture of a younger Danny with his hair buzzed short and scruffiness on his chin. Dash bit his tongue, barely holding back a snort of laughter. Danny groaned, burying his face in his hands as he slowly strolled over to them.
"It was a terrible decision that Tucker wouldn't stop teasing me about so I shaved it after a week." Danny looked away, rubbing the back of his neck. "Getting my hair cut like that wasn't a good idea either."
"Everyone makes terrible decisions at some point." Kwan chuckled and nudged Dash in the side. "Remember that mustache you tried to grow?"
"Ugh! Why did you bring that up?" Dash groaned. "You're not going to show him those pictures, are you?"
"We got to see his embarrassing pictures," Kwan pointed out.
"I hate when you're all reasonable sometimes." Dash sighed but knew Kwan was right, even if it was highly embarrassing. "This isn't fair at all, though." He leaned back against the counter as he folded his arms. "You actually looked good with the long hair." He grinned when he spotted Danny's puzzled look. "Paulina and Valerie loved playing with it. Well, Paulina mostly. I think we have a bunch of pictures from that."
"It's still a little embarrassing." Kwan blushed. "I ended up cutting it after a month because it got annoying having it long."
Danny squinted then, after a minute or two, nodded his head. "I can see it. You'd definitely look good with long hair."
"Oh, he did." Dash grinned as Kwan's blush darkened. "I didn't appreciate it then, but you did look really good." He reached over, running his fingers through the back of Kwan's hair. "Maybe you should grow it out a bit."
"I tried that once. I don't plan on doing it again."
Dash sighed. "Well, I tried. At least we have pictures." He turned to Kwan, a frown settling on his face. "How long have you been in contact with Tucker?"
"Since we went ice skating?" Kwan shrugged. "We got along pretty well, so we decided to keep chatting. We text every once and a while." He winced as he set his phone on the counter. "I'm not sure about Sam though. Does she still hate me for the poetry slam thing?"
"She doesn't hate you." Danny slipped his hand into Kwan's hand. "And she wants to get along with you and Dash because she wants me to be happy with the people that I love. But," a small grin tugged at his mouth, "I think staying away from poetry slams when you're hanging out with her is a good idea."
"Noted." Kwan laughed.
Dash guessed he should probably make more of an effort to talk to Danny's friends. He hadn't said a word to them ever since they when ice skating over the winter break. "So, dinner? Do you need any help?"
"Only if you want to help. But you can keep working on school stuff if you need to."
Dash rolled his eyes. "That won't take me long to finish." He moved the cutting board in front him and grabbed a knife to cut some vegetables. He caught a smile on Kwan's face as the three of them worked on different parts of cooking their dinner. Even though they rotated who cooked, Dash still liked these moments when they all took part in it. It was a nice quiet moment among them. He smiled as he focused on the vegetables. This was the kind of relationship he always hoped for, even when he didn't know what he wanted.
xXRainbowCleoXx: Thanks! 8D Haha, Danny just needs his boys and he'll be fine. I haven't been keeping up with a lot of stuff. D8 I have been so bad about reading stuff lately.
Kimera20: Slowly but surely! Will would probably agree to that too. XD Though he could have always been like, "I taught him everything he knows." XD;;;;
YumiStar: There's never enough fluffiness!
writergirl142: Thanks! =D I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
