Ficlet: Unconditionally
Author: on_the_ground
Title: Unconditionally
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Stiles/Jackson, Danny/Original character
Character/s: Danny, Brian (original character / Stiles's employee), Stiles (mentioned), Jackson (mentioned)
Summary: Danny and Brian go on a blind date and of course, they end up talking about Stiles and Jackson.
Content Notes: Fluff, nobody is dead, future fic.
Warnings: None
Submission Type: Ficlet
Word Count: 994 words
Prompt: #212 - Inheritance
Author's Notes: The remaining 385 words will be added on AO3. This continues More Than a Cuddle, True Love Lasts Forever and My Path Is Bound With Yours, ending that arc in the past. This will be part of my series "All I Saw Was You."
"Maybe this isn't blind date material exactly but I need to know... so, can I ask you something personal?" Danny asks.
"It depends, what is it about?" Brian frowns.
"Stiles," Danny says.
"Stiles? What about him?"
"Are you...?" Danny hesitates "I mean, do you have feelings for him?"
"Feelings?" Brian asks confused.
"Yeah. Feelings. Do you like him?"
"Are you always this direct?" Brian smiles.
"Yeah. Sometimes. When I have to be, I guess." Danny says, taking a sip of his beer.
"We're here on a date or whatever this is and you ask me about Stiles? Don't you think that's a little weird?" Brian asks.
"Yeah, I guess it is... but I still want to know." Danny admits.
"Danny, he's my boss." Brian says simply like if that explains everything.
"Yeah, well, Jackson says you're friends."
"Yeah? And what else did he say?" Brian licks his lips.
"Well, he'd kill me if he knew I told you, so you anything I say is totally confidential... You can't say a word, okay?"
"Whatever," Brian says, waving his right arm.
"He's convinced you have a thing for him."
"A thing?" Brian raises his eyebrows, smiling.
"Yeah. You know... He thinks you like him. So, I won't tell him... but I want to know. He's not usually wrong." Danny admits.
"I..." Brian hesitates. "Fine. Yeah, I like him. I do. What's not to like, right? He's so smart, always nice to everybody and yeah, he's hot... he's gorgeous, okay? It's like impossible not to like him. I'd have to be blind..."
Danny can't help but smile at him because on the one hand, Jackson was totally right, and, on the other hand, he knows Stiles would be surprised to hear those words about him, just like Jackson said.
"Jackson thinks that... you know... You'd like to sleep with him."
"Shit. He said that?" Brian raises his eyebrows.
"Kind of... yeah." Danny admits.
"I..." Brian hesitates again. "That's never gonna happen. Even if I like him, I'd never act on it. Not only he's my boss, but he's also fucking married and I know that. I see that ring he's got everyday, you know? And I'd never get in the middle of a couple... let alone a married one. No, thank you, relationships are already messy enough without adding that to the mix."
"Yeah, that's true." Danny nods. He's also relived to hear those words. Brian seems to be convinced about what he's saying because it doesn't sound like an excuse to him.
"Besides, they're in love, right? Just the few times Stiles has mentioned him... I got that impression. But when I met Jackson that day..."
"What?" Danny asks when Brian doesn't continue.
Brian snorts. "You know... I guess he's not what I expected, that's all."
"Why not?" Danny asks although he's not surprised to hear reaction.
"I just... I mean, I don't know Jackson obviously but I think I kind of know Stiles and I just... I don't know... they just seem so different I guess..." Brian waves his arms unsure about how to explain what he's thinking. "But yeah, the guy is smoking hot and that suit? I figured he's loaded, right?"
"Well, yeah, but he works his ass off, you know?" Danny doesn't like it when people simply assume that Jackson's money comes from his family or his inheritance and, even if Brian might not know about it, he still feels like he needs to defend him somehow, so probably what he said doesn't make a lot of sense to Brian right now.
"I didn't mean it like a bad thing..." Brian says.
"Sorry. I know... It's just... his family has money, so, sometimes people assume that's the reason... that's all... but Stiles couldn't care less about that because yeah, you're right." Danny smiles. "They are very different but they're also ridiculously crazy about each other. They've been together since high school."
"Since high school?" Brian raises his eyebrows. "Seriously?"
Danny snorts. "Yeah, seriously. It's a long story... All I can say is that they've been through a lot. A lot more that you can ever imagine. And well, it doesn't matter that you wouldn't try anything because Stiles would totally blow you off... You don't stand a chance against Jackson. They have a connection that you wouldn't understand."
"The way you just said that... it sounds like you envy them..."
"Yeah, I guess I do in some way... They love each other unconditionally. And they think that what they have is forever... Who wouldn't like something like that?"
Brian nods. "Well, all I can say is that the way Jackson looked at me... I got the impression that he didn't exactly like me. There was this weird vibe in the air, you know..."
Danny snorts. He totally knows that vibe and he knows too well the way Jackson looks at people many times. "Don't take it personally. That's just how he is. He's very protective."
"You mean, jealous, possessive...? I know his type." Brian takes a sip of his beer.
"That too, yeah. He doesn't trust people easily." Danny admits.
"And Stiles likes that kind of guy?" Brian says with disbelief.
Danny smiles because there are many things he wishes he could say but it's obvious that he can't go that far. He's probably said more than he should.
"Yeah, the thing is..." Danny licks his lips as he chooses his words carefully, "there's this bond between them that I can't really explain... And they belong together, believe me. Jackson is my best friend and he's not perfect in any way but he loves him. He loves him more than his own life and that's why he reacted that way. You were some kind of threat to him, you know? And he doesn't like threats."
"A threat? Are you kidding?" Brian shakes his head.
"Yeah, I know it sounds ridiculous. Because honestly, I don't think that anything could actually break them apart..." (To be continued on AO3.)
Title: Unconditionally
Rating: G
Pairing/s: Stiles/Jackson, Danny/Original character
Character/s: Danny, Brian (original character / Stiles's employee), Stiles (mentioned), Jackson (mentioned)
Summary: Danny and Brian go on a blind date and of course, they end up talking about Stiles and Jackson.
Content Notes: Fluff, nobody is dead, future fic.
Warnings: None
Submission Type: Ficlet
Word Count: 994 words
Prompt: #212 - Inheritance
Author's Notes: The remaining 385 words will be added on AO3. This continues More Than a Cuddle, True Love Lasts Forever and My Path Is Bound With Yours, ending that arc in the past. This will be part of my series "All I Saw Was You."
"Maybe this isn't blind date material exactly but I need to know... so, can I ask you something personal?" Danny asks.
"It depends, what is it about?" Brian frowns.
"Stiles," Danny says.
"Stiles? What about him?"
"Are you...?" Danny hesitates "I mean, do you have feelings for him?"
"Feelings?" Brian asks confused.
"Yeah. Feelings. Do you like him?"
"Are you always this direct?" Brian smiles.
"Yeah. Sometimes. When I have to be, I guess." Danny says, taking a sip of his beer.
"We're here on a date or whatever this is and you ask me about Stiles? Don't you think that's a little weird?" Brian asks.
"Yeah, I guess it is... but I still want to know." Danny admits.
"Danny, he's my boss." Brian says simply like if that explains everything.
"Yeah, well, Jackson says you're friends."
"Yeah? And what else did he say?" Brian licks his lips.
"Well, he'd kill me if he knew I told you, so you anything I say is totally confidential... You can't say a word, okay?"
"Whatever," Brian says, waving his right arm.
"He's convinced you have a thing for him."
"A thing?" Brian raises his eyebrows, smiling.
"Yeah. You know... He thinks you like him. So, I won't tell him... but I want to know. He's not usually wrong." Danny admits.
"I..." Brian hesitates. "Fine. Yeah, I like him. I do. What's not to like, right? He's so smart, always nice to everybody and yeah, he's hot... he's gorgeous, okay? It's like impossible not to like him. I'd have to be blind..."
Danny can't help but smile at him because on the one hand, Jackson was totally right, and, on the other hand, he knows Stiles would be surprised to hear those words about him, just like Jackson said.
"Jackson thinks that... you know... You'd like to sleep with him."
"Shit. He said that?" Brian raises his eyebrows.
"Kind of... yeah." Danny admits.
"I..." Brian hesitates again. "That's never gonna happen. Even if I like him, I'd never act on it. Not only he's my boss, but he's also fucking married and I know that. I see that ring he's got everyday, you know? And I'd never get in the middle of a couple... let alone a married one. No, thank you, relationships are already messy enough without adding that to the mix."
"Yeah, that's true." Danny nods. He's also relived to hear those words. Brian seems to be convinced about what he's saying because it doesn't sound like an excuse to him.
"Besides, they're in love, right? Just the few times Stiles has mentioned him... I got that impression. But when I met Jackson that day..."
"What?" Danny asks when Brian doesn't continue.
Brian snorts. "You know... I guess he's not what I expected, that's all."
"Why not?" Danny asks although he's not surprised to hear reaction.
"I just... I mean, I don't know Jackson obviously but I think I kind of know Stiles and I just... I don't know... they just seem so different I guess..." Brian waves his arms unsure about how to explain what he's thinking. "But yeah, the guy is smoking hot and that suit? I figured he's loaded, right?"
"Well, yeah, but he works his ass off, you know?" Danny doesn't like it when people simply assume that Jackson's money comes from his family or his inheritance and, even if Brian might not know about it, he still feels like he needs to defend him somehow, so probably what he said doesn't make a lot of sense to Brian right now.
"I didn't mean it like a bad thing..." Brian says.
"Sorry. I know... It's just... his family has money, so, sometimes people assume that's the reason... that's all... but Stiles couldn't care less about that because yeah, you're right." Danny smiles. "They are very different but they're also ridiculously crazy about each other. They've been together since high school."
"Since high school?" Brian raises his eyebrows. "Seriously?"
Danny snorts. "Yeah, seriously. It's a long story... All I can say is that they've been through a lot. A lot more that you can ever imagine. And well, it doesn't matter that you wouldn't try anything because Stiles would totally blow you off... You don't stand a chance against Jackson. They have a connection that you wouldn't understand."
"The way you just said that... it sounds like you envy them..."
"Yeah, I guess I do in some way... They love each other unconditionally. And they think that what they have is forever... Who wouldn't like something like that?"
Brian nods. "Well, all I can say is that the way Jackson looked at me... I got the impression that he didn't exactly like me. There was this weird vibe in the air, you know..."
Danny snorts. He totally knows that vibe and he knows too well the way Jackson looks at people many times. "Don't take it personally. That's just how he is. He's very protective."
"You mean, jealous, possessive...? I know his type." Brian takes a sip of his beer.
"That too, yeah. He doesn't trust people easily." Danny admits.
"And Stiles likes that kind of guy?" Brian says with disbelief.
Danny smiles because there are many things he wishes he could say but it's obvious that he can't go that far. He's probably said more than he should.
"Yeah, the thing is..." Danny licks his lips as he chooses his words carefully, "there's this bond between them that I can't really explain... And they belong together, believe me. Jackson is my best friend and he's not perfect in any way but he loves him. He loves him more than his own life and that's why he reacted that way. You were some kind of threat to him, you know? And he doesn't like threats."
"A threat? Are you kidding?" Brian shakes his head.
"Yeah, I know it sounds ridiculous. Because honestly, I don't think that anything could actually break them apart..." (To be continued on AO3.)