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Part 1

•You met Darby at catering right before the tapings of Dynamite.

•You were both standing in line looking at all the food and he must've seen that you weren't the biggest fan of anything that you saw.

•"If you don't eat it, it will slowly but surely eat you." He said. You didn't know that he normally never talked to strangers.

•You just had to smile.

•"Just a matter of time." He smiled. You didn't know that he normally didn't smile very often.

•You introduced each other and you thought Darby was such a badass name.

•It seemed like you clicked instantly first it was just looks you gave each other. Inside jokes only you could understand. Then fast forward a short time you always sat together at catering and also hung around together after the shows.

• Darby soon became the first person you texted in the morning and the last one you said goodnight to in the evening.

•It was weird, it was like as soon as you had met that an instant unknown glue kept you together. You never questioned it and neither did he. You were always waiting for him behind the curtain when he had a match and so was he.

•One day after one of his matches you two were walking down the hall, he was fully covered in sweat and his face paint had melted all over his face. He was laughing and had one arm thrown around your shoulder, he carried his skateboard in the other one.

•Suddenly you heard a despicable laugh that could only belong to one person...MJF. He stood there in the hallway with his suit and scarf. He was clapping and had an sarcastic grin on his face.

•"Aren't you guys the cutest little couple.", arrogance was dripping off of every of his words, "Maybe she's the reason that you all of a sudden know how to win a match."

•You felt anger crawling up in Darby as if he was a volcano ready to errupt as MJF stood right infront of you placing one finger under your chin.

•"But your lucky charm right here won't help you get the win against me next week, won't it?"

•That was it. Within a split second Darby swung his skateboard up, eye's glaring, ready to knock MJF's damn head off. You yelled his name. "Don't you ever lay one of your disgusting fingers on her ever again."

Part 3

•Darby and you were driving together to the Dynamite tapings. He drove drumming on the steering wheel with his thumbs while mumbling along to the Fugazi lyrics blasting from the radio.

•"I wait, I wait, I wait, I wait. My time is like water down the drain.", you sang as you joined in.

•Darby looked at you in shock "Where the hell did that come from ?"

•"It was a phase in high school", you shrugged your shoulders.

•"Ewwwhh mom it's just a phase.", Darby said doing a funny voice.

•You laughed at the way he tried to look disgusted at his painted black fingernails while saying it.

•"You're stupid. You know I love you.", you giggled and then blushed at what you just had said. You had told him a thousand times, but never in a romantic way. Darby seemed to smell that something was off.

•He looked confused "Thanks"

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•After you had arrived you went to the lockerroom and dressed yourself in your gear.

•You had promised to paint Darbys face for his match against MJF so you hurried up but got almost clotheslined as you walked out.

•"Sooooo how are things going with Mr. Icy Blue Eyes ???", it was Anna Jay. She'd been the only one you had talked about your feelings.

•"Is that how we call him now ?", you asked.

•She had also said it was about time and that she couldn't understand how you only now had realized that you liked him THAT way cuz she had seen it coming for months.

•"Okay I get it.", Anna Jay continued, "You're best friends and you don't wanna lose that but you don't have to alright ? It will just get even better. And I know you two are totally different but you're also like two sides of the same coin."

•"What she means is....it's just like when the light shines through an icicle on a sunny winters day." It was Sting who had joined you two, put his hands under his chin as if he was a love drunk teenage girl and then left as fast as he had appeared.

•"What he said.", Anna Jay said pointing to Sting who's coat could still be seen down the hallway.

•You still stood there with your mouth open.

•"I gotta go see Darby"

•"Yeah go get him girl ! Like a fly flies on the butter...or ? Nah I have to practise poetic stuff like that more."

•"No I promised to help him. See ya."

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•You went down the hall when you saw Darby skating towards you "I was just trying to find you. I got the paint !"

•Then he looked somewhere over your head "Why is he looking at me like that ?" "What ? Who ?"

•"Woooooo!!!", it was Sting who sat in a corner grinning at the both of you.

•You pushed Darby inside the next room "Nevermind"

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•Painting half of Darby's face was one of your favorite things to do. Most of the times he wanted to do it himself cuz it was a way for him to get in the right place mentally but on special occasions he would let you do it. Especially because he knew that you liked to get creative aswell.

•You were completely lost in the process. The black and white, when one side of Darby's lips formed themselves to a grin "Mhhmmm so dreamy. What's that look in your eyes?"

•You slapped him jokingly on the not painted side of his face "Stay focused on your match you weirdo."

•You both laughed. If it just wasn't so easy to have fun with him and you wouldn't get along so well.

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• A few days later you were both still in a really good mood. Darby had won against MJF, but you hadn't expected anything else. Slimey MJF had even tried to get the win through Wardlow but Darby had just been a little smarter and faster. You were also one step closer to your goal the AEW Womens World Championship. Next week would be a tournament for the number 1 contender and you were ready to give it your all.

•Like usually Darby hang around your place but you decided to keep things relaxed. The only thing you had on your list was to film another video for Darby which would be part of his promo for next weeks Dynamite so you went to the little empty hall that you filmed a lot in.

•You were used to him doing all kinds of crazy stuff so you weren't really worried when he came up with a new idea.

•Yet this time something went wrong and you heard his bones make noises that bones just shouldn't make.

•He crashed hard on the floor and you screamed his name in fear that this time he really got seriously hurt.

•You ran and kneeled down beside him.

•"Are you hurt ? Darby talk to me!"

•Under pain he sat himself up.

•"Darby-"

• And then it happened. He kissed you.

•Your thoughts tumbled over each other until everything became calm and there was total peace in your mind. The only thing you thought about was Darby and the only things you felt were his lips and hands.

• And then as suddenly as he had leaned over, he pulled away. He looked nearly as surprised as you.

• You couldn't say anything, you were just dizzy.

• Then he sighed and began to look away.

• Within the blink of an eye you felt a fire crawling up your bones you had never felt before.

• Afraid of this Moment passing away right before your eyes, you grabbed Darbys face and kissed him with all you had. You pretty much tackled him down. "Ouch", Darby said as his head hit the ground. There it was again the huskily laugh.