Re: Danny/Flack #5 - Kinka-Poodles Don't Cuddle..or do they?
^It's from "Love Run Cold." Clearly, Flack wanted to get that interrogation over with so Danny would be freed up to deal with his needs. :lol:
Faylinn said:
Aww, lookit Danny being annoyed. *wub* He knows Don will make it all better later. Saucy little minx.
Danny does look like a saucy little minx. He's looking up at Don with a sultry pout, clearly expecting Flack to make it all better. :lol: He is one spoiled little Kinkapoodle. :lol:
So Don is allowed to have some control, and Danny is allowed to give it up to someone that he trusts. (I had these thoughts when I was writing a fic that never got published, so they might be a bit confuzzled. :lol
I definitely agree with that. Danny seems to have so little control over his own life--he's often somewhat of a helpless victim caught up in either bad circumstances or the results of his own misjudgment. Maybe giving himself to Flack is something he sees as in his control--and at the same time, he's putting himself in the hands of someone he trusts, someone even insecure Danny knows adores him.
Now, this all begs the question: when would their dynamic cause problems for them? Don likes to be in charge, and Danny likes to be taken care of--but when might that clash?
Also, what might make Don feel like Danny is using him? And what might alert Danny to the fact that he's taking advantage of Don? How might they respond to these realizations?
If the dynamics in the bedroom are what I think they are, I don't think Don feels like Danny is using him, and Danny doesn't feel like he's taking advantage of Don. I think Flack feels like he's rewarded when Danny gives himself to him, and Danny feels like has something to offer Flack in return.
Flack doesn't have the low self-esteem issues Danny has, and I can't imagine if he was getting nothing out of the friendship that he'd put himself through everything he does, or focus on Danny in the way that he does. Flack's not insecure, there's nothing in him that he seems to feel is lacking (in direct opposition to insecure, vulnerable Danny), so I think he must get the pleasure of having Danny give himself to him. I think that's what balances out the scales.
Kimmychu said:
Excellent points, everybody!
I wanna contribute to the discussion, but at the moment, my brain has gone on an overload trip of Flack beaming at Danny. :lol:
Geez, look at the guy ... enamored is too mild a word to describe his expression.
Enamored, smitten, besotted...there are so many words that basically convey that Flack is completely head over heels in love with his Danny.
Okay, wait, I can add this at the moment: I agree that Danny probably has no clue whatsoever how to react to someone caring bout him, particularly when that person is doing it without any ulterior motives. From what we've been told about Danny's past, he doesn't trust easy, not even his own family. And he hurts easy, as much as he acts all badass. So, you can imagine how befuddled he must be to find this blue-eyed cop with a famous family history and no criminal past liking him and befriending him and being there for him when his own family isn't.
Exactly. I think Danny doesn't quite trust Flack's love, even if he can't possibly miss how taken the detective is with him. So he tests Flack a bit--after all, calling him to the diner was a bit of a test. Would Flack come? Would he say the right thing? Of course Flack couldn't read Danny's mind (even though Danny seemed to expect him to), but he damn well came as soon as Danny called. I think Danny is trying to puzzle out and make sense of the depth of Flack's love. It's possible--no, probable--that no one has ever loved him like Flack does.
I agree with the part about ulterior motives, too. I think people tend to "want" things from Danny, and then here's Flack, who only seems to want to be allowed to adore Danny. That's got to throw insecure Danny for a loop a bit.
