Sparkly Hearts Strike Back
Disclaimer: I asked Santa, but...
Fandom: Hawaii Five-0
Pairing: Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams
Warnings: extreme fluff, neckwear
Rating: PG
Word Count: 380
Soundtrack: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (Olivia Olson)
Summary: Steve decided on Wednesday that he could live with Danno’s ridiculous addiction to neckwear. So, of course, on Thursday, Danno just had to show up at HQ wearing... that.
Author's Notes: This one's a sequel to Badass Sparkly Hearts. You could understand this one without reading that one, but it's short and, frankly, kind of adorable, so you might as well. :-)
Sparkly Hearts Strike Back
H50 - Steve/Danny
It was the Wednesday after Christmas when Steve decided he’d finally gotten used to Danno’s ties. Understandably, he thought, it took him a lot longer to get used to the ties that it it did to get used to Danno. To be honest, he’d gotten rather attached to the man himself. Maybe too attached.
But back to the topic at hand. Steve decided on Wednesday that he could live with Danno’s ridiculous addiction to neckwear. So, of course, on Thursday, Danno just had to show up at HQ wearing... that. And, of course, he had no idea whatsoever why Steve might have a problem with it, or why such an abomination might cause Steve to rear up like a startled horse upon spotting his partner.
“What’s your problem?”
“No. Uh uh. Just... no.”
“Seriously, Steve, what the hell is wrong with you?”
“What’s wrong with me? Have you looked in a mirror today?”
Danno stilled, one hand settling firmly on his hips. “This is about my tie, isn’t it?”
“Of course it’s about the tie, Danny! It’s got hearts on it! Hearts!”
“You’re not allowed to make fun of this tie, McGarrett.”
“Danno, why would you even wear that tie if you don’t want me to make fun of it?”
“Gracie got it for me, okay? She knew I liked ties, so she got me one for Christmas.” A hand came up to rub gently at one of the silky red hearts. “The hearts are to remind me that she loves me.” -- and now Danny seemed to regain some of his usual animation -- “So I don’t care if it offends your G.I. Joe machismo sensibilities, I’m wearing it!”
Steve smiled and closed the distance between them, one big hand landing on Danny’s shoulder and drifting slowly down his arm until he had his partner’s hand in his. Danny looked down at their hands, then back up at Steve, pale blue eyes bright with confusion... and something else. Hope?
“Well, if it’s from Gracie, then I like it.” It was true. Steve loved that little girl more than anything. Well, almost anything. There was something -- someone -- he loved even more.
“That’s good,” Danny said with a mischievous grin, “because she got you something, too.”