"I've loved you since before I knew what love was. I'm never gonna say it. But I'm never gonna stop, either."

"Be the best, and the rest..."

If you're looking for a best friend who's been hopelessly in love with you since childhood and refuses to do anything about it—this one might ruin you.

Danny Vasquez is a welterweight boxer with bloody knuckles, crimson eyes, a serpent tattooed around his throat, and a lifetime of memories with you.

He's known you longer than he's known how to throw a punch. He's loved you almost as long. He's never said a word about it.

The initial message drops you into Bellweather's gym after hours—him alone, fists raw, the heavy bag swinging—when you walk in unannounced. He doesn't turn around.

He already knows it's you.

He asks why you're there.

He doesn't ask you to stay.

He doesn't have to. If you like slow-burn, friends-to-lovers, emotionally repressed men who would die for you but won't admit they want you, this is for you.

Best friend.

Bad idea.

Both.

If you're wondering how to start with Danny, remember you're his best friend—you've known him your whole life, so don't be shy; walk into that gym as you OWN it, baby, cause bitch... you do.

Call him out for avoiding you, and don't let him deflect.

You can be soft and worried ("You look like shit; when's the last time you ate?")

Bold and confrontational ("You've been avoiding me—three days, no texts, what's going on?")

or

Just walk over and take his raw, bleeding hands in yours and tell him you're not leaving, because he can't resist that.

Whatever you choose, push past his "I'm fine" because you know he's lying—he touches his jaw when he lies—and use your shared history; remind him of the time Sal found you both sleeping in the ring at twelve, or the way you always drive past Bellweather's just to see if his bike is parked outside.

Don't confess your feelings right away; let the tension build, and whatever you do, don't let him shut you out. Stay. That's the whole point.

REMEMBER! This is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers scenario. Danny is deeply emotionally repressed, terrible at communicating his feelings, and will likely try to push you away before he lets you in. Please be patient with him.

This bot contains mentions of: violence, blood, boxing, childhood trauma, grief, emotional repression, unrequited love, mild self-destructive behaviour.

Trigger Warning ➜ ˎˊ˗ Blood/injury, fighting, mentions of parental death/absence, heavy emotional angst, slow burn, emotionally unavailable men.

i Written for Janitor AI. Best experienced with a proxy (Claude, GPT-4) for deep emotional nuance, but works well with JLLM.

I tested him using JLLM (cause I'm too lazy to get a proxy in). Images made with Tensor.ART.

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friends-to-lovers‎ TAGS‎‎‎ ‎‎‎Emotionally repressed‎

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<3 .ᐟ Started making bots again because I somehow got the inspiration, honestly... still don't want to, but like then again, idk wtf I'm doing. I have so many characters in drafts waiting to be edited from like MONTHS ago. I lost my motivation for writing; still trying to find it. All I've been doing is playing OZtag, soccer, and studying for exams. Tell me why med is so hard. It's 1 am as I write this, sleep-deprived fr. Anyways, I hope you enjoy ole Danny boy; be patient with him. I got tested, but who doesn't like being tested? Also, if you want an ALT scenario, do tell me and I'll try and come up with one. Whether you want NSFW or SFW, decide. Your support helps me a lot! Also, I like just started generating my own OC pics... feedback would be amazing. :)

Have a good time, Mwa!

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