#danandblair

title: Blair Waldorf is Not Friends With Dan Humphrey, Thank You Very Much! author: starkidpatronus fandom: gossip girl (tv) rating: general audiences word count: ~600 pairing: dan humphrey/blair waldorf other tags: Canon Compliant, POV Third Person, POV Third Person Limited, POV Blair Waldorf, Friendship, Fluff, Unresolved Romantic Tension, Internal Monologue, Drabble, Dair Appreciation Week 2021 summary: Blair only agrees to see Monsieur Hulot's Holiday with Humphrey because he just looks so pathetic. Blair doesn't even have fun. Really.Or, the missing scene of Dan & Blair watching a movie together after "The Kids Are Not All Right." A/N: written for day 3 of Dair Appreciation Week, Favorite Friendship Moments! excerpt: It’s a late enough showing that they’re two of five people in the entire space, so there’s more than enough room to leave two seats between them. But once the first act is done, Blair finds herself moving over and stealing some of Dan’s popcorn. Dan says nothing, merely smirking and keeping his eyes glued to the screen. The popcorn inches just a little closer to Blair. Dan’s reactions are engaging enough to be their own film, full of snide remarks and eye-rolls and grins. When he laughs, Blair laughs. She’d never say it out loud, but Dan has a lovely laugh. Full and unbridled. It makes Blair laugh harder, which is kind of nice. Very nice, actually. Did Dan ever watch movies with his mother? Is he thinking now of the woman who left him and his (wretched) sister and his father? At one point, he has the audacity to throw a piece of popcorn at Blair, so she throws one back, and then an all-out war ensues. Dan gets more shots in, picking up big handfuls with little regard for precision, while Blair gets more shots to land, picking each piece up with a skillful hand and carefully aiming it. It ends with them being thoroughly shushed before they collapse into giggles. Blair cannot remember a time when her heart has been lighter. continue reading here! rbs>likes if you enjoyed, why not buy me a coffee?

title: The Wild West author: starkidpatronus fandom: gossip girl (tv) pairing: dan humphrey/blair waldorf rating: teen and up audiences word count: ~1.1k other tags: POV Third Person, POV Third Person Limited, POV Blair Waldorf, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Western, Outlaw!Dan, Saloon Owner!Blair, Unresolved Sexual Tension, First Meetings, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, One Shot summary: Hoosegow Humphrey rides into Blair Waldorf's little Utah town in the late 1800s. Not only that, Humphrey walks right into Blair's saloon, acting like he owns the place. excerpt:               Humphrey remarks, "It’s a nice place.” He takes a sip of beer. “Mm, with a mighty fine draft too.”               “Thank you,” Blair replies, head held high. “I work hard to keep it that way.”               “Well, congrats on a job well-done.”               Blair nods. “Anything else you’ll be needing?”               Humphrey shakes his head. “I’m all set, thanks.”               Blair nods again and picks up her novel again. Humphrey sits at the bar and takes his time with his beer, not slamming it back the way Blair had honestly expected. Not that she’s paying any attention.               Apparently, though, Humphrey is paying attention, as he pulls Blair out of her novel to comment, “I like that book.”               Blair arches a brow in response. “You can read?”               Humphrey cracks a grin that Blair will not call charming. “You know how many schemes require reading, ma’am?”               “Miss,” Blair corrects.               Humphrey smirks. “Miss.” He allows for a beat of silence to pass, his gaze meeting Blair’s as Blair refuses to back down, before Humphrey continues, “Anyways, yes, I can read. In fact, I quite enjoy reading in my off time.”              “Hm,” Blair says, then says nothing more, returning her attention to her book. But Humphrey won’t stop staring. Blair sighs and stops reading Middlemarch again to inquire, “You need something?”               Humphrey starts as if snapping out of a trance. “Oh, no, Miss, I apologize if I was making you uncomfortable. I was just—thinking about the book, that’s all. Again, my apologies.”               Blair doesn’t show how much the statement surprises her, merely saying, “Thank you.” Then, only because she’s curious, only because no one else in town has read Middlemarch, not even her supposed suitors who claim they would do anything for her but refuse to read any of the books she wants to discuss with another living human, she asks, “What do you like about it? The book.” continue reading here! rbs>likes if you enjoyed, why not buy me a coffee?