Kinda gay Howell//phan

Chapter six

Dan's POV
"So, Phil told me about what happened!" Elizabeth said excitedly. She was currently sat on the bed in my bedroom while I was sat on a bean bag on the floor. It was Saturday and she had invited herself over because we hadn't spoken in so long and she wanted to get back to how we used to be.
I buried my face in my hands. "Can we not?" I asked, giving my best puppy eyes.
"Nope, we are talking about this whether you like it or not." She grinned mischievously. "So, are you gonna go out with him?"
I sighed loudly. "Elizabeth you can't just ask people that and I don't know. I didn't think I was gay but..."
"But what?" Her eyes bulged as she sat forward so she her head was hanging off the bed while her body was spread out across the entire double bed. "You're gay as fuck, aren't you Howell?"
"Okay never call me 'Howell' again and I don't know!" I said, exasperated. "I didn't think it was. To be honest I've never really felt about it before but I mean when he was holding my hands everything kinda slowed. Like, I was so anxious after hearing what he said and my hands were shaking but once he was holding them it just... went. I wasn't so nervous anymore."
"That's a good thing!" Elizabeth encouraged.
"Is it?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "Aren't you supposed to feel butterflies when you're with someone you like?"
"If you ask me, that's bullshit. No one is going to feel the exact same when they're with someone they love. And quite frankly, I'd rather feel peaceful than like I was about to throw up." She said.
"You know a lot about romance for an aro/ace." I commented, nudging her playfully.
"It's cos I have an outsider perspective. Completely unbiased."
"Or you just read too many romance novels."
"Yeah, maybe."
"And you go on tumblr too much."
"Alright, that's enough."
I couldn't help but giggle as she threw a pillow towards me that I managed to catch and throw back to her.
"So, Phil." She said, her features softening until she was just smiling slightly. "What are you going to do about it?"
"I have no idea." I admitted. "Half of me wants to just not think about it and hope the problem goes away."
"What does the other half of you want?" Elizabeth asked.
"To make out with him." I said bluntly and Elizabeth burst out laughing.
"Okay I think we've solved your problem." She laughed. "Clearly you want to be with him in some way." She said and wiggled her eyebrows while making a suggestive face.
"Oh fluff off." I said, pushing on her shoulder lightly.
"I'll stop if you ask him out on Monday." She said cheekily.
"Fine." I admitted softly, Honestly, I wanted to do it anyway but I also very much wanted my friend to stop being so weird right now. "Now let's watch some movies."
"Okay but no Netflix and Chill."
"Seriously that joke is so old, get over yourself." She just grinned up at me before moving over so that I could join her on the bed with my laptop.
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