summary: y/n gets lost in her own world when she's painting, but can always be snapped back to reality by her boyfriend daniel.

pairing: daniel x female!reader

triggers: none

link to original post: https://youngbloodseavey.tumblr.com/post/165183795609/a-perfect-picture-daniel-seavey

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painting. it was a getaway, a paradise away from the dark depths of real life. that's what it was to y/n at least.

each stroke of the brush was another sorrow washed away, another stress of life wiped away like the white of the canvas. once y/n began, it was as if she could never be pulled away from the beautiful world of art she was in.

but of course, there was only one person who could coax y/n out of her state of dreaminess. daniel seavey.

with eyes like the ocean and a smile like the sun, he had every girl on their knees with a simple look. he was tall, talented, and man, was he gorgeous. give him a guitar and a microphone and even God would listen in to his angelic melodies. he had thousands of girls wrapped around his finger, but she had him on hers.

they had met nearly five years before, when they were in middle school. there was an immediate connection, and he was the only thing that could make her forget about the world more than art. and when he asked her to be his, it was the most incredible feeling anyone could ever feel. they were happy, and had been for nearly two years.

she stood in her bedroom, her mind in a thousand different worlds as she let the paintbrush take over her senses. she hummed contentedly as she painted a picture of the skyline, with trees and buildings and birds. she and daniel had gone hiking the other day, and she was antsy to paint the beautiful scenes she had seen.

daniel had walked in a few minutes earlier, but she didn't take notice of him. all she could see and know was the canvas, which currently held a scene of a half painted sky. he stood in the doorway, watching with admiration in his eyes as his girlfriend get lost in her art.

"hey baby," he spoke, walking over to where y/n stood. she mumbled an incoherent reply and carried on painting as if he wasn't even there. "babe," he carried out the "e" sound, snaking his arms around y/n's waist from behind. he settled his chin in the crook of her neck, placing soft kisses on her flesh in an attempt to gather her attention.

y/n finally snapped out of her daze, laughing lightly at daniel's antics. she gently placed her paintbrush down and turned around, now facing her boyfriend's beautiful face. he wore a smirk of triumph at finally being able to grab y/n's attention.

"what is it babe?" she sighed, seeing that goddamned smirk still resting on his face.

"nothing. i just wanted to see your beautiful face," a wide smile spread across her face, a hint of pink tinting her cheeks. even after nearly two years she still wasn't over how he made her feel. from the butterflies to the hotness in her cheeks, he had made her feel like this every time she laid eyes on him.

"well now you've seen it, okay bye," she attempted to wriggle out of his grasp, but his hold on her was too tight. she wanted to get back to her work, but it was clear that daniel was going to make that pretty difficult.

"nope, you're taking a break. you've been painting for hours baby, i just wanna spend some time with you," his mouth formed a pout, with his brows furrowing in the most adorable facial expression y/n had ever seen.

she contemplated for a few moments, before looking her boyfriend's bright blue eyes and caving. "fine," daniel cheered silently in victory, picking up y/n by the waist and carrying her to the bed. she squealed in surprise, slapping his back at the abruptness of his act. he gently tossed her onto the mattress, before flopping himself down next to her. daniel rolled onto his side, taking y/n in his arms as he kissed her on the forehead, causing her face to scrunch up in the most adorable way possible at the sensation.

they laid there for what seemed like hours, the only conversation being exchanged between them being light kisses and sweet nothings.

"i love you" daniel carried out the "u", his eyes sparkling with adoration and love as he looked down at his beautiful girlfriend.

"i love you too seavey."