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“Ah, there’s nothing like a brisk walk in snowy woods to get the blood pumping!” David sighed happily, stretching his arms above his head. In the early morning light, he looked like an angel, but neither Max nor Daniel had the patience to see this as a good thing.
“You pulled me out of bed…” Max began incredulously, “At five in the morning. To go for a walk in the woods. It’s Christmas Eve, David. Shouldn’t you be giving me the gift of sleeping in?”
“I second that.” Daniel added, wiping at his sleepy eyes and yawning behind his hand. “It’s too early for this.”
“Nonsense! It’s as good a time as any to spend some time with my favorite boys!” David grinned, grabbing them both up and holding them tight. Max pushed out of his arms first, shaking his head.
“No, David, it’s too early and you need to be less of a morning jog person.”
“Come on, it’ll be good for us!” David offered, though his smile faltered as he took the teen’s hand and started to pull him up the path. Daniel followed dutifully, if not at a slower pace, closing his eyes and shaking his head.
“We may as well get it over with, Max. Appeasement is sometimes the best option.” He told the eighteen year old, who huffed and knocked some snow off his hoodie.
“Appeasement caused Hitler to take over.” Max grumbled, yanking his hand back and falling in step with Daniel as David amped up his pace.
“True, but David is hardly that bad.” Daniel yawned again, rubbing the crust from his eyes again and sluggishly following their forest guide. At least the snow glittering in the early morning light was pretty. Perfect and white and untouched by humans. He could appreciate that, at least.
“If David ever becomes a dictator, early morning jogs would probably be mandatory.” Max observed absently, giving a defeated sigh as they crunched up the path behind their excited lover.
“Then we can’t let that happen--”
“Come on, slowpokes! You guys can keep up with me, I know you can do it!” David called, grinning from ear to ear. Both Daniel and Max groaned softly, before jogging half-heartedly after him. What a great way to start the day.