#thread:dan

[strxngestlittlecup]

@ittybittylittlebit-hot

It took Dan an extra hour to get to sleep after the mixer he had gone to. Not only because he had had a few drinks, but because he saw Dakota. Not only that, but he saw Dakota see his girlfriend. So he spent most of the night making sure the two didn’t cross paths after that, but it was all to no avail. Dakota had seen them together multiple times that night, so he had insisted that they leave early after shaking all the hands necessary. She had barely finished her drink by the time he was dragging her out of there.  When his phone rang, he woke up quickly, pressing answer and not even bringing it up to his ear until he was out of the room and in the bathroom.  “I was asleep, I’ll have you know,” he said plainly, interrupting the boy as he spoke through the receiver. 

[strxngestlittlecup]

@rcsecolor

daisy wanted nothing but to get home after a long day. soak herself in a nice bath. order from her take out place. but her good day was soon interrupted by a sudden jolt from the elevator, making her hold onto the handrail, and the lights in it turning off for a minute. daisy didn’t have a lot of fears but being stuck on an elevator seemed to have slowly crept up as number one. she felt her heart beat against her chest as she stood in the corner. she had forgotten she wasn’t alone in the elevator so when the male had spoken, it made her jump a bit. “oh um. y-yeah.” she replied, glancing over at him. “this was far from what i had in mind today. are you good?”

when he noticed he had startled her, he smiled at her to help her feel a bit more at ease. “i’m good,” he assured her. “yeah, it wasn’t exactly on my agenda either. we should be fine, though.” he offered her his hand to help her onto the ground, figuring she might be a bit shaky right now, and it was ill advised to make any sudden gestures, in case that was the danger. it probably wasn’t, but he wasn’t about to risk it. “you might wanna sit down,” he hummed. “i’m dan.”

[strxngestlittlecup]

@thanaredreamtof

Felicity sat alone at the table in the corner, waiting for the book signing to begin. She couldn’t believe it, she’d only be in town for a few days and by pure chance had seen the ad for the book signing in the local newspaper that she had read that morning. Her favourite author would be there, and she brought along her own copy of one of their books to be signed. Flicking through the pages again she was lost in her own world when she heard the familiar voice picking her out. Dan. Well she hadn’t seen him in awhile. She lost her words as she saw him and stood up to greet him, “Dan?” She asked, the chances of such a meeting being so rare it caught her off guard. “It’s good to see you, please, please sit down.”

Once she stood up, he held out his hand to shake it, smiling at her. Not an unwelcome surprise. Far from it, in fact. “Felicity. It’s good to see you,” he told her, settling his things down so he could get more comfortable. “It’s certainly been a while. How have you been?”  After a moment, he signalled to the waitress to bring him a coffee so he would have something to do with his hands. It was difficult to look at her, but it was also difficult not to. “What have you been up to? Any news I can’t read on page six?” 

[strxngestlittlecup]

@staticspccelcvers

A gentle ‘oh fuck’ left Tomas’ mouth the moment the old elevator began to make loud, creaking sounds and jolted a few times before coming to a full stop. This sort of thing doesn’t happen, it only happens in tv shows and movies! Not to him! He backs away to brace himself against the wall, hands and feet planted firmly against the surfaces. That’s what you do in these situations, right? Or were you supposed to keep close to the floor in case of a fall?

It took him a full 5 seconds to realize that the other person in the claustrophobic space was speaking to him. By then, Tomas could feel his chest getting tight. With a wheezing gasp, he digs into his pockets to bring out his inhaler, only to accidentally drop it with how hard his hands were shaking. Oh no, no, no, no.

It took Dan a few moments to realise what exactly was happening. Obviously things like this were terrifying, so he couldn’t fault the other for shutting down, or even panicking, but the key was to keep calm so you wouldn’t shake the cab too much. As the lights came on, and he could fully process what was happening, he started looking around on the floor to find what he had just heard drop. 

Then he spotted it: an inhaler. Which was probably the worst thing to lose in this moment. “Look, alright,” he began, trying to get a grip on the entire situation as he reached for the inhaler, standing back up and reaching out for the boy’s hand, trying not to scare him too much before he placed it in the other’s palm. “Once you’re done with that, we’re gonna sit down, alright?” 

[strxngestlittlecup]

@sweetlipsandroses

Alright this had never happened to Conner before. He was startled when suddenly the elevator shook and came to a quick stop. A cold feeling filling him when the lights were the next thing to go out. What the hell?! He clung to the handrail, and then the lights were on again. What was happening? Were they stuck in the stupid elevator? He turned to the other, and let out the breath he had been holding for a moment. “What the hell was that? Are we stuck now?” He asked, even more confused on why the hell the guy was acting as if this was normal. He sits down, though he crossed his arms and stretched his legs out across the ground.

Dan sensed the boy’s panic, and tried to help the other calm down a little. “We’ll probably be stuck for a bit,” he explained. “But these things usually don’t last too long. If it’s just the elevator, I’m guessing half an hour. If it’s a blackout, then maybe an hour, or longer. But I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions.” Since he was closer, he reached for the elevator phone, pressing the call button and waiting a few rings before hanging up. “I’ll... try again in a bit.” Since even he was starting to get a little nervous, he cleared his throat and turned toward the boy in there with him. “I’m Dan.”