#danny tim

A quick pre-canon, pre-relationship Danny Tim ficlet in which Dan’s obliviousness is slowly killing his friend. Roughly based off a chat with @taonpest

“Sir?”

“There's no need to call me sir when we're not on duty, Tim.”

“Right you are,” Tim said. “Dan?”

“Yeah.”

Tim paused, wondering for the umpteenth time how to say it, then chickened out. "Can you put some socks on? Your feet are freezing.”

“Alright.”

Dan rolled out of bed and started stumbling around as quietly and gracefully as a drunken elephant. Tim sighed.

Society thought of it as perfectly normal, two knights sharing a bed on cold nights. Tim thought it was a particularly cruel twist of fate that he always ended up bundling with the man he had more than brotherly feelings for. It was uncertain if Dan thought anything at all.

Now suitable socked, the man in question clambered back into bed and cuddled Tim like an affectionate limpet. There was no way this could be accidental, not even from the man who really did think Imanzi was asking him for help with gardening.

Tim swallowed and gathered his bravery.

“Well here we are,” he said. “It always seems to be the two of us who end up together. Almost like it means something...”

“Yeah, you're my best friend. Who else would I want around? Why, who would you rather be with?”

Tim rolled his eyes in the dark. Trust Dan to notice he was giving hints, but pick up on entirely the wrong one.

“No one. I just wondered if you were having... similar thoughts.”

He felt Dan shrug. “I just assumed that was how things go now. You know, like Karl and Dirk.”

Tim's heart sped up. Everyone knew exactly how close those two "sworn brothers" were, surely even Dan wasn't that oblivious.

“Yes, just like Karl and Dirk.”

“I’m glad we got that sorted,” Dan said, so close that Tim could feel the man’s breath hot on his face.

“Yes.” He leaned closer.

“Right, goodnight mate.”

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dan/kiya is cute but have u considered........ This? 

I never expected to add another chapter to this, but @taonpest has changed my brain chemistry, so take a bonus chapter of Dan and Tim talking about that most terrifying thing of all, Feelings. (Plus it gets those fuckoff long tag lists off the top of the works list, because I’m petty like that).

Rated T for a bit of cursing and suggestive language. 13th century Gallowmere is gay and trans friendly because I said so, no identity based angst around here, lads.

Okay so I did a Dan/Tim fanfic BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT AND I SACRIFIED MYSELF.