summary: all it takes for daniel's feelings for y/n y/l/n to be put out into the open are the words of a drunk jack avery.

pairing: daniel x female!reader

triggers: underage drinking, partying, mentions of drugs.

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daniel was absolutely mesmerized.

the girl from math class. there she was, moving on the dance floor like it was her own. she was hypnotizing with her every move, her hips swaying back and forth to the beat.

a red cup was in her hand, the liquid inside being sloshed around with her body. her curled hair bounced around, moving with the music.

she was the most beautiful thing to him. she was popular, gorgeous, everything anyone would want in a girlfriend. not to mention she was insanely intelligent, and to daniel, she was the entire package.

she had boys drooling and girls jealous, but somehow she still stayed down to earth.

in daniel's eyes, y/n y/l/n was everything he ever wanted. so that's what lead him to where he was, standing in the corner of the living room of one of his classmates with a red cup in hand.

of course he wasn't at the party by choice, his friend jack had dragged him along. but when he found out y/n was gonna be there, he was fully willing to be forced into a sweaty, alcohol filled house.

his eyes never left her form, until he was ripped out of his trance by a curly-headed boy crashing into him.

daniel caught jack's body, nearly falling down himself in the process. he steadied his obviously drunk friend, the smell of cheap alcohol invading daniel's senses.

"god jack, how much have you had to drink tonight," he mumbled, abandoning his post in the corner to lead jack outside.

"i only had six or seven, that's under ten so it's not a lot," he slurred, stumbling a bit as they made their way into the backyard. daniel rolled his eyes, guiding jack to an empty lawn chair. there were only a few people hanging out outside, since the party was mainly inside.

"that's still a lot jack, you're actually wasted right now," daniel forced jack into the chair, sighing.

"i'm not wasted," jack mumbled to himself, and daniel didn't respond. all he did was plop down into the lawn chair next to jack, taking a small sip of the bitter liquid inside his cup.

"ugh, this stuff is disgusting. i don't understand how you drank so much of it," daniel grimaced, setting the red solo cup on the floor.

they sat there for a few minutes, the only conversation being exchanged between jack and daniel being the drunken mumblings of jack and the exhausted replies of daniel.

"oh look it's y/n!" jack yelled, jolting daniel out of his bored daze. sure enough, y/n had walked outside, her cheeks red from the dancing she had just done inside the house.

"oh, hey!" she smiled brightly at them, walking over to where the two boys were sitting. daniel froze up completely at the sight of her walking towards them, his cheeks reddening.

"h-hi y/n," daniel managed to get out, nearly choking on the air. jack laughed, patting daniel's back.

"hey there y/n," jack practically yelled, causing daniel to cringe in embarrassment. if there was one person he did not want around when he was talking to y/n y/l/n, it would be drunk jack avery.

"hey daniel, hey jack," she settled herself in a chair facing the pair. "how are you guys doing?" her melodic voice was music to daniel's ears, and he almost just sat there drooling until jack elbowed him.

"dani boy and i are doing fantastic," jack announced, causing daniel yet another cringe attack.

"how are you doing yourself, y/n?" daniel choked down his nerves, managing to sound at least semi-smooth.

"i'm doing amazing," she leaned over to daniel. "jack is absolutely wasted isn't he," she whispered into his ear, laughing.

"a hundred percent," he whispered back, looking to his curly-haired friend who was giving them a confused stare.

"listen lovebirds, break it up," jack gestured to the two of them, resulting in y/n and daniel to jump apart, each blushing profusely.

"jack, you need to sober the hell up. i'm gonna go get you some water," daniel stood up. "y/n, i hope this isn't too much to ask but can you please make sure jack doesn't do anything stupid?"

"i got it under control," she sent him another heart melting smile and he walked away, retreating back into the house.

y/n and jack sat in silence for a moment or two when jack's buzzed up mind got the best of him and he spoke up.

"hey-hey y/n, c'mere," jack slurred, beckoning her closer. y/n looked hesitant at first but leaned in anyways, jack's mouth going up to her ear. "i have a secret to tell you,"

"what is that secret jack?" y/n asked, pulling away so she could see all of jack's face.

"dani boy has a crush on you," he carried out the "u", a smirk painting itself on his features. y/n blushed, her breath catching itself in her throat.

"w-what?" she stuttered out.

"yeah, dani boy over there has a hug ol' crush on you. he's been like totally whipped since like ninth grade," jack snorted, only furthering y/n's crimson cheeks. she cleared her throat, trying to keep her composure.

"well jack, i'll tell you a secret now," she said, and jack's face lit up like a little kid on christmas. he leaned in, eager to listen to the secret. "i have a crush on daniel too," she whispered into jack's ear.

jack gasped loudly. "you should tell him, it would make him happy. and i like seeing daniel happy," he advised to her, wagging his finger around like he was scolding a child.

"maybe i will," she replied. jack opened his mouth to respond, but he was interrupted by daniel coming back with three water bottles in hand.

"i got one for you too y/n, just in case," he handed the water bottle to her, then turned and gave another one to jack.

"thank you, you're too sweet," she paused, clearing her throat. "daniel, do you want to talk a walk?"

he nearly did a spit take at her words, but he managed to keep his cool. "y-yeah, that sounds great." the pair stood up. "jack, don't do anything stupid,"

"you're telling me to not do anything stupid? use protection lovebirds," he laughed, and daniel rolled his eyes. in a bold move he took y/n's hand, leading her away from the still laughing jack.

"sorry, about him," daniel said once they were far enough away from jack, at the front of the house where there were no people.

"it's alright," she breathed out. "it's really pretty out here,"

"it is," daniel hummed in agreement, staring up into the starry sky.

"y'know, jack told me something when you were gone," y/n started, looking at daniel.

"what'd he tell you?" daniel inquired, diverting his attention to y/n.

"that you had a crush on me," she whispered, leaning in closer to daniel. he chocked on the air, his cheeks flaming up.

"w-what? i-i," daniel stuttered our, but y/n interrupted him.

"i mean if it's true, i figured you should know that i like you too," daniel stared at her in shock, not believing his ears.

"you do?" he breathed out in surprise.

"yeah i do, and i hope jack wasn't lying because if he was this is really embarrassing," she ran a hand through her hair, biting her lip.

"he wasn't, because i really like you too," daniel told her, and she turned to him with a big smile on her face.

"well if we like each other, would it be alright if i kissed you?" she asked him.

"i would love that," and with that, she closed the space between them, capturing his soft lips in a gentle kiss. he smiled, deepening the kiss as his arms snaked around her waist. her fingers threaded themselves through his dark locks, tugging slightly as their lips moved together in harmony.

"i told you guys to use protection, and i hope you do take my advice," the pair broke apart at the smug sound of jack's voice, each of them breathing heavily. a smirk was etched into the curly-headed boy's features.

"shut up jack."