chapter three- happy valentine's day delilah; zaniel

a/n: hi hi! happy valentine's day! remember that you don't need a boo to have a good valentine's day! love the people that love you! tell them, how much you appreciate them! zaniel is courtesy of tj 🤍

warnings: a little teeny teeny bit sad if you squint and turn your head a little, but other than that, valentine's day fluff! yay! 🥺

song: hey there delilah by the plain white tee's

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zach let out a happy sign as the call connected, daniel's fluffy blonde hair popping into the top of the frame. the phone fell to rest on the older's face, leaving the other boy to marvel.

"happy valentine's day baby baby!" daniel smiled, his tooth gap making the brunette's heart flutter.

"happy valentine's day to you," zach sighed.

daniel sensed something was off, but decided that zach would tell him when he was ready. instead he started a conversation up about their days, filling each other in on the shenanigans they got into while at school or the studio.

it grew quiet after a while, the two of them content to spend the time just being in the presence of their lover.

zach broke the silence with, "hey, do you miss me?"

daniel gave him a reassuring smile and an, "of course! now what kind of boyfriend would i be if i didn't baby baby?"

the smaller usually would have smiled and moved on to a less dreary topic by now, but he kept pushing, "even though you've never actually met me in person?"

daniel grasped that something deeper was going on, his eyebrows furrowing together, "honey, baby, where is this coming from? you know i miss you, you know hate seeing you stuck in that homophobic hellhole of a state, you know i wanna me you and kiss your cute face, but we can't fix it because you're not eighteen yet sunshine."

zach sadly smiled despite himself, "yeah, but sometimes i think you're going to look around and realize that there's a bunch of supermodels with abs walking around la like they own the place and you could be dating one of them instead of your seventeen year old loser of a boyfriend."

there it is. daniel realized what real the problem was.

"baby baby, i love you and only you, and yeah there might be beautiful models with abs and perfect spray tans walking around la, but i only want you. and also, no guy with a tooth gap is gonna pull a supermodel."

zach started to say something, but daniel cut him off, "ah ah ah, no you don't. 'but daniel i'm not good enough or pretty enough or smart or talented enough to be your boyfriend' and i say, lies! you're perfect and i love you my precious rose,"

"now, i was gonna give this to you as a birthday gift, but i think we need it now, you just sit back and listen,"

"but-"

"i said- listen!" the blonde pouted.

the younger shut up.

he began to sing.

hey there, delilah

what's it like in new york city?

i'm a thousand miles away

but, girl, tonight you look so pretty

yes, you do

time square can't shine as bright as you

i swear, it's true

hey there, delilah

don't you worry about the distance

i'm right there if you get lonely

give this song another listen

close your eyes

listen to my voice, it's my disguise

i'm by your side

oh, it's what you do to me

oh, it's what you do to me

oh, it's what you do to me

oh, it's what you do to me

what you do to me

hey there, delilah

i know times are gettin' hard

but just believe me, girl

someday i'll pay the bills with this guitar

we'll have it good

we'll have the life we knew we would

my word is good

hey there, delilah

i've got so much left to say

if every simple song i wrote to you

would take your breath away

i'd write it all

even more in love with me you'd fall

we'd have it all

oh, it's what you do to me

oh, it's what you do to me

oh, it's what you do to me

oh, it's what you do to me

a thousand miles seems pretty far

but they've got planes and trains and cars

i'd walk to you if i had no other way

our friends would all make fun of us

and we'll just laugh along because we know

that none of them have felt this way

delilah, i can promise you

that by the time we get through

the world will never ever be the same

and you're to blame

hey there, delilah

you be good, and don't you miss me

two more years and you'll be done with school

and i'll be makin' history like i do

you'll know it's all because of you

we can do whatever we want to

hey there, delilah, here's to you

this ones for you

oh, it's what you do to me

oh, it's what you do to me

oh, it's what you do to me

oh, it's what you do to me

what you do to me

oh, whoa, whoa

oh whoa, oh

oh, oh

zach was freely sobbing at this point, wiping his dripping eyes furiously, "thank you, i love it, and i love you, i'm sorry about those things i said,"

daniel smiled, "i love you too, and you're allowed to feel insecure sometimes, it's my job as your boyfriend to remind you that you're the shit. anyway, what'd you think?"

that brought a fresh round of tears, "oh, my god, it was so beautiful. just- why delilah?"

daniel smiled at that too, "it means delicate, you're like a rose petal, delicate and sweet, and they match your cheeks too,"

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a/n: hi hi! i hope you all had good valentines days! (stream tgtatbo for your nose 😧)

xoxo, sophie 🧚‍♀️

no gif today wattpad's being a bitch

🧚‍♀️one thousand and thirteen words🧚‍♀️