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"Fuck…I think my shoe is untied-" Eddie rasped, breathing in through his lips as he continued climbing. It was an extremely hot day, the sun was beating down on his freshly tanned skin. The sky stretched on with an endless array of blue.

Danny chuckled from above. He was already on top of the hill, his knees digging into dirt and sand. Those cargo pants of his were already ruined from a long day of hiking through the Arizona desert. Eddie exhaled sharply once he reached the top of the hill, wiping the sweat off of his forehead with the back of his hand.

Danny seemed to be extremely focused, his hands digging through the Earth as his hair fell into his face. He looked awfully handsome that way. His cotton button-down was currently rolled up to his elbows, exposing those strong forearms of his. Sweat was dripping from his face, but he didn't seem to mind such things.

Eddie huffed as he sat down.

"Did you find any more bones?" He asked.

Danny nodded towards his pile on the right.

"Just a few Iguana legs," he replied casually. "But…I think I've got something big here."

Years had passed since they had escaped The Entity's realm. And yet, the memories seemed to linger. Eddie continued to watch his partner work in the sand. The way that the sun reflected off of Danny's dark brown eyes. His smooth skin. It was perfect. Such a sight had seemed impossible to fathom back in that tortuous alternate reality. He could still remember how much he had yearned for the sun's warmth back then. Eddie wasn't sure which god he should thank for their extreme luck.

There was of course one downside to their victory. Feng and Jake. They were likely still trapped in the other reality. At times, Eddie would feel guilty for enjoying his normal life. He would think about the friends which he had to leave behind. The only thing which made him feel better was knowing that Jake and Feng still had each other. He held onto hope that the two of them would somehow escape the realm and return to their respective worlds.

Eddie lifted a hand to his brow, staring at the horizon.

Arizona was a wonder.

It was way better than Downieville. One of his greatest accomplishments was getting out of that town before it could suffocate him. The second that Eddie had received his acceptance letter from Arizona University, he started packing his bags with Danny by his side. The two of them made the big move together, and the best part was that they could even afford to have their own apartment in the city due to Danny's inherent success with journalism.

Everything had progressed as if it was always meant to turn out this way.

A sudden gust of wind blew by. Eddie sighed out of relief, enjoying it while he could. The heat was a bit much. It was only springtime, but the desert climate was intense.

"Hell yeah," Danny grunted. He gave one final pull, and a large bone popped out of the hole he had been carefully digging.

"Do you think this one is a dinosaur bone, ?" He asked, entirely breathless from all of the exertion.

Eddie laughed at him.

"I'm not a doctor yet, Danny. And…" He leaned down, taking a closer look.

"…Actually."

Eddie traced his fingers over the aged grooves. He brushed off some of the sand particles, revealing the strong bone structure beneath.

"It looks like it could be the femur of a Carnotaurus, or at least a dinosaur from the same family" Eddie muttered in deep thought. He bit his bottom lip as he continued to study the indents. "Which is crazy, because that would mean that the paleontologists who were here last week completely missed this."

It was a magnificent find. Eddie had overheard one of his paleontology professors talking about the excavation he had been called to. He took note of the location and asked Danny to go there with him, which is what led them to the desert in the first place.

Eddie had never been on a real excavation before. He was only in his second year of university, so he had to wait an entire week for the professional paleontologists to leave the area. That way he and Danny could search the archaeological site for leftovers.

He never expected that they would actually find something. This was like a dream come true. Eddie's face lit up with complete and utter excitement.

He took the bone from Danny, grinning from ear to ear.

"Thank you for finding this!" He chirped happily. He was absolutely ecstatic to find a real dinosaur bone out in the wild. Eddie had only ever seen them in museums and textbooks. It almost felt like he was dreaming all of it.

Danny chuckled as he climbed to his feet.

"Oh, please. You're the one who found it, sunshine. You told me where to dig, remember?"

He pulled out his camera, lifting it up to his face so that he could get a good view.

"Let me get a picture of you holding the bone," he said. "I can probably write an article about this for The Arizona Republic newspaper. Maybe it'll even make the front page."

Danny snapped a few pictures, trying his best to see through the sunlight. Eddie did as he was told and gave the widest smile he could. He felt like a little kid again. Getting excited over dinosaurs like that. His inner child was practically bouncing off the walls. He held the bone up like it was a fish he had caught.

Danny grinned once he was done taking the pictures.

"Those are gonna turn out so nice, baby. Now, what about the headline? I was thinking I should write something like, 'Local Twink Finds Forgotten Fossil'."

He sounded so goddamn smug and cocky, as always. Eddie gaped at him in horror, slapping Danny's arm playfully.

"Don't you dare!" He shrieked. "And…I'm not a twink!"

He would deny that until he was six feet under in a grave. Eddie knew that he was a bit on the shorter side and didn't have a lot of muscle mass, he was painfully aware of that. But he would never give his boyfriend the satisfaction of breaking his bratty nature. Not in a million years.

Danny smirked at him. He stood up straighter, stretching his back. That outfit of his really hugged his figure in the best way. He was wearing a tight black T-shirt with green cargo pants and combat boots. Paired with a button-down shirt which he left open.

Eddie couldn't help but stare at his boyfriend. He looked down at his own outfit after a moment, looking at his bermuda shorts which exposed his reddened knees. Goddammit. Of course he looked like a twink whenever he stood next to someone like Danny. He just needed to accept his fate at that point.

"Come here, sunshine."

Danny pulled Eddie in by his slim waist. He didn't give his partner anytime to react before he gently pressed their lips together in a passionate kiss. It was slow and innocent. Completely void of all lust.

Danny's hand found its way into soft blonde hair. He tangled his fingers into it, deepening the kiss and gripping Eddie's waist simultaneously. He just couldn't seem to get enough.

The sun was their friend. It kept them warm and kissed their skin. Perhaps making up for all of the time spent in the darkness of The Entity's realm. Eddie reveled in it. He held his partner's face with both of his hands. Feeling the warmth beneath his fingertips. The flesh and blood.

Danny was real.

They were real.

And they existed in the same reality, at the same time, in the same place. Just so that their souls could intertwine day after day.