Spellbound

Danny had known that there was a chance he might end up falling prey to the same curse that so many members of his family had done before if he chose to embrace his Druid heritage rather than shy away from it the way his parents had done but he had made the decision he had done so that he could help his friends and he didn’t regret that at all. He knew that he wasn’t able to offer support in the way that Riley, Malia, Liam and some of the others could do but he was able to offer knowledge of the supernatural world and that was something that often came in handy. He had been learning as much as he could about the supernatural world so that he could help them all and deep down he knew that he probably should have said something about the curse before now but he hadn’t wanted to do that until he absolutely had to. Now Riley knew about it and Danny knew that he was definitely afflicted with it so he knew that it was only a matter of time before he would have to tell the others as well. Danny knew that he didn’t want to divert their attention from everything else that they were facing but he knew that he wouldn’t be able to stop them from doing that anyway. He had done some research on the curse before deciding to help the others so he knew what this meant but he had people to fight for and he knew that he wasn’t going to go down without a fight.

He knew that he couldn’t sugar coat this for Riley though, he needed to know exactly what might happen so he could try and prepare himself for the worst but Danny still felt his heart break every time he saw the tears building in Riley’s eyes. A sigh escaped Danny’s lips as Riley kissed his throat and Danny held his boyfriend to him. “I know it is but if anyone can do it then you can. You’ve been through so much and you’ve made it through the other side, I know you can do the same with this.” That was something that he was certain of at least and it was enough to give him some comfort. The thought of leaving Riley behind scared him especially since Danny had no idea where he would end up afterwards – people who were supernatural were guaranteed to end up on the Other Side until they found peace but he had no way of knowing if that was the same for Druids – but he was doing his best to stay strong and as Riley spoke again, he couldn’t stop a laugh from escaping his lips. “You know, that actually doesn’t sound like a bad idea,” he chuckled before his expression softened as Riley confirmed that he would never give up on him. “I know you won’t,” he said gently, leaning forward and pressing a kiss to Riley’s lips.

It was hard not to feel like a death sentence had literally been burned into his skin but Danny knew that Riley needed him to hold it together right now and Danny was doing his best. How he was going to tell his parents and grandparents he had no idea, they had all made it clear that it was completely his decision and that they supported him either way but he knew what this would do to them so the truth was that he wasn’t sure that he could tell them. “I won’t, I promise,” Danny assured him. “You’ll always be with me, you’re a part of me.” When Riley had died he had felt like his own heart had been ripped out of his chest too so he knew that Riley was probably feeling something similar right now. Riley’s touch to his abdomen was only light but it still had Danny wincing momentarily before the pain subsided. It was still sore at the moment but he hoped that in time it would ease, knowing that it would serve as enough of a reminder just by being there without adding constant pain to the mix as well. “I will,” he nodded, his voice sounding more confident than he felt. “Yeah they are, they’re in my room,” Danny said, pushing himself to his feet and holding a hand out to Riley. “No time like the present, let’s get started.”

RILEY PARKER