Adopted By Phan

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*TRIGGER-ISH WARNING*

Phil POV

"Aaron? Dan and I need to speak to you." I said as I pushed his bedroom door open, only to see him sat on his laptop.

"Okay." He mumbled back, shutting the lid and sitting up to face us. Dan sat down on the edge of the bed and I did too, taking his hand in mine and squeezing it in reassurance.

"I'm so disappointed in you." Dan said quietly.

"We both are." I added. "Aaron why did you send the pictures? Was it a dare? Were you bored?"

"No, it wasn't a dare, and I wasn't bored. He sent one and I did too, that's all there is to it." He replied bluntly.

"Bullshit, Aaron." Dan said angrily.

"Dan," I warned him. "Calm down, he made a mistake."

"How long are you going to keep defending him for?" He shouted.

"I'm not defending him, Dan. We all make mistakes! I'm not saying he hasn't done something bad, he still needs to be punished!" I retorted viciously.

"Really? We're playing good cop and bad cop, Phil. I'm always the one to discipline, not you!" He shouted. I could see the tears welling up in his eyes.

"Dan, go to the lounge." I said quietly, aware he was refraining from crying. He stood up silently, and left the room without a word.

"What was that?" Aaron said uneasily.

"I don't know, he has just come off of his medication. So over the next few days he's going to be very emotional. That's why I want to send you to Louise's house for a few days."

"What? I don't want to leave you guys!" He protested.

"Aaron, trust me. It's really for the best. You'll come back on Sunday night and we'll be here, we're not going anywhere, okay? I don't want you walking on eggshells around Dan because of his state. Now pack your clothes and everything for 3 nights, I'll allow you to have your phone but only if Louise can check it everyday."

"Fine." He mumbled in reply, lifting up his laptop lid and putting a pair of headphones in. I walked up and made my way down to the lounge.

"Dan?" I called out, as I walked in to see him sat on the sofa with his head in his hands.

"I didn't t-think it would b-be this hard, t-t-to c-come off the t-tablets." He weeped.

"Mm I know bear, you can do it though." I whispered softly, wrapping my arms around him and kissing his head every so often.

"I've organised with Louise for Aaron to live with her until Sunday, I don't want him seeing you like this." I explained.

"Sunday? It's Thursday today, Phil!" He exclaimed.

"I know, it's only a few nights, plu-" My sentence was interrupted by a knock at the door. Louise was here.

"Dan, Louise is here, I'll back back in a minute, okay?" I smiled. He sniffed in response and I jumped up to invite Louise in.

"Hi Phil!" She grinned.

"Hey, Dan's in the lounge. I'll go and get Aaron. Do you want a cup of tea?" I smiled.

"Yes that'd be great, how's Dan doing?" She lowered her voice, aware he could probably hear us.

"He was doing okay," I began, "But he had another nightmare last night and I think it kicked off some anxiety. I just really need Aaron out of the house for a few days, Dan needs some space."