We Met On The Internet (Phan)

Chapter 9

(this is like 3 weeks after the last chapter)
Dan's POV
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I walk into my English classroom with Phil by my side. We sit down in our desks and do our last minute preparations before we have to present our English project.
"Hello students! Today we'll be presenting your projects. The first people to go will be Clara and Katherine! Please come up to the front ladies, you have five minutes to present," the teacher says.
After the whole class but Phil and I have gone up, we're called.
"Dan, Phil, it's your turn!" The teacher tells us.
Phil and I get out of our seats, shuffling towards the front, Phil holding the posterboard.
We present our project on our book of choice; 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness.
As I'm heading back to my seat I hear two of the popular girls whispering.
"Ha, fags. Look at how they were looking at each other. I think they're dating," one of the girls says.
"I know right. It's so gross," the other girl agrees. I watch them pull out their phones, probably to spread the rumor.
Great. Time for Phil and I to be living in literal hell.
"Did you hear what those girls were saying?" I ask Phil quietly.
"Yeah. They're idiots, though. Don't listen to them," Phil says, pulling his phone out of his pocket.
My phone buzzes seconds after.
Phil: and don't forget I love you
Dan: I love you, too

~lunch~

Phil and I sit down at our normal table in the cafeteria with Chris and Pj. The minute we sit down, Chris takes his phone out of his backpack and opens an app. He turns the screen to Phil and I.
"Read this facebook post," Chris tells us.

Clara B:
Dan Howell and Phil Lester. Such fags.

Shit.
There are 29 replies and 40 likes.
I pull the phone from Chris' grasp and look through the replies.

We don't need any gays at this school, ew.

Hah, fags. They can go fuck themselves.

Dear Dan and Phil: if you see these replies, go kill yourselves. We don't need any fags.

gtfo of this school fags.

And many more rude comments just like that. None were positive. None were supportive.

Don't let it get to you Dan.

Just don't.

Phil would never leave you because of those comments.

"Dan! DAN! It's okay. I know it's horrible, but we can get through this," Phil whispers to me.

"O-okay," I stutter.

~after school~

Phil and I walk into his house and go to the living room.
"Hey, Nick! How are you doing?" Phil asks his younger brother.
"I'm good! Guess what, Philly!" Nick exclaims.
"What?" Phil asks, excitedly.
"Mummy took me to get my halloween costume today!" Nick tells him.
"Yay! Will you show it to me?" Phil asks.
"Nope! You get to see it on Halloween! It's only in two days! Yay!" Nick says.
"When do you get your casts off?" Phil questions.
"Tomorrow!" Nick tells him.
"Yay! That's great that you healed so quickly!" Phil exclaims.
"Yup! Will you and Dan come trick or treating with me on Halloween so Mummy and Daddy can stay home and hand out candy to the other kids?" Nick asks.
Phil looks over at me.
"Dan? Would you like that?" Phil asks me.
"Yeah! That'd be great!" I say, ruffling Nick's hair.
"Dan and I are going to my room now. See you later Nick!" Phil says, grabbing my hand and dragging me up the stairs.

Phil's POV

The second I shut the door, Dan falls on my bed and breaks down.
"Dan, babe. It's okay! You shouldn't let things get to you like this," I say.
"I c-can't help i-it," Dan stutters.
"Why are you letting this get to you?" I ask in a gentle tone.
"B-because I'm scared y-you'll l-leave me because you d-don't want to be b-beaten up and b-bullied," Dan answers through his sobs.
"I don't care if I get bullied, as long as you're not going to get hurt. This is unfair, I know. There will always be homophobes. And their opinion shouldn't matter to you, as long as you're happy. We can get through this and get those bitches off our backs," I say.
"I love you," Dan replies.
"I love you, too."

~Halloween~

Dan and I walk into our last class of the day together and immediately the populars start making rude comments.
"Hey gayboys. Are you guys going to go trick or treating tonight?" One of the jocks named Dylan asks.
"Hah, I bet they are. Going to go find an abandoned house to fuck each other in or something," Clara, one of the popular girls says.
"Have fun with your boyfriend," another rude comment shot our way.
I stand up from my desk.
"I'm so done with all the shit you guys have to offer. I am not dating Dan. Yes, we actually are going out tonight. With my six year old little brother so he can have some fun. So, for the ever loving fuck, go deal with your own problems and leave us alone," I shout.
"Lies, lies," I hear one of the jocks mutter.

Yeah, I am lying. Because I am dating Dan. And I love him. But, they don't need to know that if they're already acting this horribly.

"Phil, that was such a bad idea," Dan tells me quietly.
"I know it was, but I need to stand up for you. For us," I say.

~time skip~

Dan, Nick and I walk out my front door and start to trick or treat.
Nick knocks on a door.
"Trick or treat!" He squeals.
"Awe, well aren't you cute. I love your costume!" And elderly woman compliments him.
"Thank you!" Nick says.
The woman drops a few pieces of candy into Nick's bag and Nick thanks her once again.

We're out for about two hours until Nick complains that he's cold.
"Philly, Danny! I'm cold! Can we please go home? I've got enough candy and I just want to sleep now," Nick complains.
"Sure, let's go," Dan says.

We walk back to my house and let ourselves in.
"Mum! Dad! We're home!" Nick yells.
"Hi sweetie! Did you get lots of candy?" Mum asks.
"Yes, I did! One lady even gave Danny and Philly a couple pieces of candy!" Nick exclaims.
"Well isn't that nice?" My mum asks. "Get up to your room and get into bed now, I'll be there to tuck you in soon."
"Okay!" Nick says, running up the stairs and into his room.
"Would you like to stay over tonight, Dan?" My mum asks.
"That'd be great!" Dan accepts.
"Okay, you boys go to Phil's room and get ready for bed. You can have the extra candy we didn't hand out," my mum says, handing the bowl filled with chocolate bars and chewy gummies to me.
"Thanks, mum!" I say, and run up the stairs, Dan following my lead.

Once in my room, Dan and I strip down to our boxers and get into bed. I grab the candy bowl and my laptop, putting them on our laps.
"Want to watch some youtube videos?" I ask.
"Yes!" Dan accepts. "Can I pick the first video?" Dan asks.
"Go ahead," I say, handing the laptop over to him.
He turns away from me so I can't see the screen, and types something in.
He turns the laptop back to me and shows me what's on the screen.
"Did you just-" I say, but I'm cut off by his lips being pressed against mine.

He picked the video where we met in the comments.
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A/N: HEY! I'm sorry I haven't posted in like 3 or 4 days. That's not that long of a wait but I still feel bad. I'm going to start a new thing in my a/n's where I tell you what songs I listened to while writing the chapter because why not? Maybe it'll influence you to listen to some of the songs.
Songs:
Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off by Panic! At The Disco
Always by Panic! At The Disco
House of Wolves by My Chemical Romance
Far Too Young To Die by Panic! At The Disco
The End of All Things by Panic! At The Disco
Tear in my Heart by Twenty Øne Pilots
Ride by Twenty Øne Pilots
American Beauty / American Psycho by Fall Out Boy
Okay that's all for today! Hopefully I'll get a new chapter out before school starts (on tuesday ugh) The next chapters are going to get a little sad :( byeeee <3
(Oh also I changed my usename I hope you love it)

edit: _quietisviolent_ is the person I saw that did the songs I listened to thing in her a/n's so I'm giving credits to her because I really liked the idea. I was going to give credits when I first updated but I couldn't remember who I needed to credit. If you'd like me to stop because you feel that I'm copying you, please let me know and I'll stop :)