The New Boy: Phan High School AU

Chapter 6-Phil's POV

So I added the music on the side for this chapter. It doesn't have much to do with the story, but I listened to it at least 5 times  while writing this, so I figured I might as well add it. Now, on with the story!

I can't get Dan out of my head. He's so kind and funny and sweet and I really like him. I wanna become better friends with him. And maybe more? I dunno. I'm not really sure yet. I've kinda just tried to block romanticism from my head.

As class begins I try to banish Dan from my thoughts, but it doesn't work. I guess he's there to stay for a bit. Not that I really mind. As I said, I quite like him, especially for someone I met less than 12 hours ago. We just kind...clicked, ya know?

I like school. Well not really, because who likes school? But as far as it goes, I don't particularly hate it. So as a rule, I usually try to pay attention, but today that's just not in the cards. Dan's pretty face keeps floating in and out of my brain. Not that I'm complaining. It's a very good face.

So I sit in class and pay attention as best I can. I notice myself drawing on my arms again. It's an old habit. I've tried to break it, acos I'm kinda scared of ink poisoning. But it looks cool and I'm too scared to get actual tattoos so this is a good solution.

But I start drawing little stickfigure Dans on my palm and forearm. Before I know it, I've tuned the lesson out completely.

It's funny. The drawing on my arms and hands started out as a coping mechanism. Towards the end of last year I got really depressed.

I had a few good friends at my old school, and we got along quite well. And I when I was about 16, I joined an art class too, and made some really good friends there. A few girls: Kelly, Sarah, Chloe, Jaydan. A few boys too, although there were more girls than boys. There was maybe only 5 guys probably less, and I only really made friends with Blaise and Caid.

We had a lot of fun. Kelly, Sarah, Chloe, and Blaise had known eachother since forever and were really tightly knit. The art class was a yearly thing and they had met Caid and Jaydan the year before. This was my first year and felt kinda nervous cuz I didn't know anyone.

But I made friends with Blaise and Sarah really quickly. And since Sarah and Chloe are twins, I made friends with Chloe soon after that. Kelly was odd (still is) and a bit standoffish at first but once I got to know her, she was absolutely amazing. Caid and I bonded over a shared love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Jaydan and I bonded over a shared love of cats and plants. By the ended of the first week I ended up with a bit of a crush on Jaydan, but I kind of forced it away after I found out she's aromantic.

Blaise and I got closer and better friends, but we lost touch after the class was over. I think I should mention that by the time our class had finished, I had a pretty big crush on him.

We both took the class again the year after, along with all our friends from last time, and it was like we'd never left.

As before, Blaise and I got pretty close over the course of the class and we found out that we both have mild obsessions with Doctor Who. Since the class was a late summer/fall sort of thing, we decided to go as the tenth doctor together for Halloween.

About a week before Halloween, our parents sort of stranded us in picking us up after class. It was over at four, but neither parent got there until almost six. It was alright though, because we got to sit on the cold concrete steps and just talk for a good hour and a half. Before I left, he asked me for my number in this adorable, slightly shy way that he has.

After I left, I got a text. ' Wish we could have stayed :/ '

We texted for the better part of an hour and I fell asleep smiling that night, something I hadn't done in a while.