Melody from the Heart
have not written fanfic in a long while :') but Danny has my heart in an iron-grip
Danny (Evil Dead Rise) x fem!reader
Warnings: PURE FLUFF; swearing
Both are 21 and in college at a state university
Events in the film did not happen
Word count = 625 words
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It was a cozy late afternoon. Orange light from the sky was bleeding in from the windows, showering the room in soft hues. Right after class, Danny invited you to join in for a family dinner with his mom, Ellie, and sisters, Kassie and Bridget. Danny is at his mixing desk composing new beats for an upcoming gig at a nearby bar this weekend. Just another way to earn money, he says.
You would always tag along in his gigs, even though it ended at ungodly hours in the morning. Sometimes, it happens on class days, leaving you scrambling to catch your 8AM class, functioning on only two hours of sleep. It was well worth it. You love listening to his music, and the vibe he exudes when onstage is unmatched, a little smirk playing on his lips. He just looks so good up there.
He also looks good now with a look of concentration as he arranges the notes to his desired beats and melodies. Most afternoons are spent like this: you relaxing on his bed, either reading a book or catching up on schoolwork, and him over his turntable, head bobbing and body moving to the beat or brows furrowed in frustration because the sound doesn’t sound right.
He likes to keep his music a surprise from you. But, he also enjoys listening to his music from the speakers to get the feel of it reverberating throughout the room, even though, you both wanted to spend time together just relaxing in the same space. No need for words, just being in each other’s presence. So, you compromised. You owned a good pair of noise-canceling headphones and spent the whole afternoon on his bed while he worked in the background. Problem solved. You can’t hear a peep from his works.
Sometimes, you catch each other’s eyes and just smile at each other, then resume working again. It’s your own system, and it works.
Fuck. I am so in love with this guy.
You felt a soft tap on your shoulder.
“Hey.”
“Hey.” You smile.
“I want to show you something.” Mesmerized by Danny’s soft smile, butterflies started fluttering within your chest. Your relationship has been ongoing for a little over a year now. Still, your feelings go into overdrive whenever he shows you that damned smile.
“Okay.” Taking his hand, you let him lead you to a comfy chair beside his set-up.
“I– I really hope you like it.” His hands fidget on his shirt. You take his hand.
“Danny, I’m telling you now, whatever it is. I will absolutely love it.”
The song played was soft and sweet, with an intermingling sound from a piano and guitar. You recognized the lyrics were reminiscing your story together, all that happened within the past year of your relationship. His own love letter to you: one that replied to the feelings you poured onto your own letter when you confessed. You sat there, eyes misty with tears, as the song ended. Danny looked at you, and all you could reply was a soft kiss on his lips, heart swelling with overflowing love for this man.
“That was perfect. Thank you.”
“I realized I never gave you a reply from last time.” Danny sheepishly said. Your eyebrow rose, arms enveloping his waist.
“Baby, I didn’t need one; what we have going is enough of a reply. I love you and your family. And we practically live together if we ignore all of Bridget’s eye-rolling and Kassie’s teasing. But thank you for the song. I really appreciate it.”
“I love you, too.” His soft smile again.
He leaned in for a kiss, and you gladly reciprocated. Both of you softly sway to your song, looping in the background.
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Not gonna lie, I think part of the reason why I was so disappointed in “Evil Dead Rise” is that I’ve seen some relatively good horror movies recently that actually had protagonists that behaved realistically. Just to name an example, in the movie “Nope”, when Daniel Kaluuya’s character was confronted by the three fake aliens at night, his first instincts were:
1) to run away
2) to pull his phone out at a safe distance in order to record what was happening, just in case someone called bullshit on his story
3) to punch the first fake alien that got too close to him.
Meanwhile, “Evil Dead Rise” starts out with this character who can’t tell that there’s some demonic shit going on with her cousin. And this was after:
1) the cousin’s voice started getting all deep and distorted for no reason
2) the cousin was somehow reading a book that they weren’t even looking at
3) the cousin going from lying on the bed, ill, to sitting up straight like nothing happened
It’s a horror trope that characters are stupid, but sometimes, I feel writers take that trope WAY too far. And honestly, I feel that horror movies should have more characters that are actually thinking critically because it makes the movie even more tense. It makes the monsters look competent and doesn’t annoy the audience who just want the characters to use common sense.
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Hi! Bruce Campbell’s ‘cameo’ in the Evil Dead Rise films comes in the form of his voice - he’s the voice that you hear speaking/reading aloud on the vinyl record that is found along with the book, that the kid plays on the speakers.
OH MY GOD THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE
I should've realized, I even wondered who was doing the voice when it first started spinning 😅
after all, who else would read from the damn book lmao
thank you anon! 💖
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