Violins And Cookies (Phan AU)

The One With The Green Tea Cookies

Dan was biting the end of his pencil staring at the space ahead of him just thinking.

That was until he saw a blonde haired boy in front of him with a big smile on his face.

"Dan," he said.

Dan snapped out of his daydream and smiled back at the blonde boy.

"Oh hi, Matt," he said. "Sorry I didn't notice you"

"That's fine," Matt said as he sat down on the spare chair next to Phil.

Matthew or Matt as he insisted everyone should call him had just joined Dan's work about 3 weeks ago.

He was nice and smiling all the time and talked a little too much for Dan's liking and he was friends with almost everyone that is how friendly he was. He talked to everyone and that included Dan.

"It's Saturday you know," he said.

"Yeah"

"A couple of us are going for a few pints after work. Wanna come?"

"No-"

"Please Danny"

Dan cringed at the nickname 'Danny' but he didn't say anything.

Dan shook his head no.

"Come on it's a one-time thing and you can leave if you don't like it"

Dan sighed in defeat.

"Fine"

"Great, I'll see you after work," he said winking and then left.

For the rest of the day, Dan hadn't thought about it at all but when Matt showed up at his desk after their shift ended he groaned inwardly but plastered a smile on his face anyway.

Matt had called a Uber for them.

"There is this amazing bar downtown" he was saying.

"Where are the others?" Dan cut him off.

"They left already," he said. "Come on now"

Dan nodded getting into the cab. And then for the rest of the ride, Matt was making awkward conversation and Dan answered his questions.

Dan was grateful when they reached the bar.

They got out of the cab and went in. But Dan didn't see anyone from his work there.

Maybe they were late, Dan thought.

"Hey Dan why don't you sit down and I'll get some drinks," Matt said.

Dan nodded sitting down on one of the plush couches.

After a few minutes, Matt returned with two Cosmopolitans.

"Matt"

"Yeah"

"Where are the others?" Dan asked.

"They are not coming" 

"Why?"

"I don't know," Matt said. "So for, now, it's just us"

"But-"

"It's much better," he said.

Dan didn't say anything.

Matt continued to make small talk while Dan gave him the shortest answers he could. He really had the urge to leave.

"Dan"

"Yeah"

"Do you wanna dance?" Matt asked with a little smile.

Dan's first instinct was to say no but he just nodded.

Matt broke out into a huge grin and took Dan's hand taking him to where everyone else was.

They danced well mostly Matt did and Dan just awkwardly swayed around and moved when Matt got a little too close for Dan's liking.

That was what they did for the next half hour.

Matt then tried to be closer grabbing Dan's waist and Dan didn't like it all but he just moved with the music looking at Matt who was smiling at him.

"Dan"

"Yeah"

"I wanted to say something to you"

"Oh go on"

"I really like you"

Dan just stared at him until he leaned in and Dan realized that Matt was going to kiss him.

Dan pushed him off.

"I am so sorry Matt but I can't"

"But Dan"

"I am sorry. I have to go" Dan said navigating his way through the crowd ignoring Matty calling out his name as he finally exited the bar.

The cool air hit his face as he looked for a cab and he found one soon enough.

He sat in and the only person in his mind was Phil.

He could never look at Matty or any person for that matter the same way as he looked at Phil.

Dan wanted to scream because life was unfair and there was nothing he could do about it at all.

He didn't realize he had reached home until the driver told me the fourth time snapping him out of his thoughts so Dan paid his fare and stepped out.

He took the stairs walking slowly and when he reached his door he looked behind to find the lights in Phil's house still on.

Without even thinking about it Dan just went and knocked on Phil's door twice.

Phil opened up wearing a lion shirt the  front covered in flour.

"Oh hi Dan"

"Hey Phil" Dan smiled.  

"I was just baking," Phil said. "Do-do you wanna come in?"

It was all so formal and stiff between them.

Dan nodded and Phil let him closing the door and Dan inhaled the familiar scent of Fireside Treats and Snowball who had immediately found herself on Dan's legs.

Dan picked up her.

He had missed her.

Phil went inside the kitchen so Dan just sat on the sofa stroking Snowball.

"Cookies," Phil said.

"Thank you," Dan said taking one.

"They are green tea flavored"

"Oh that's different"

"Yeah"

Phil sat on the sofa next to him and they ate cookies together not really talking and Dan really appreciated Phil not asking questions about Dan's strange behavior for the past few weeks.

Phil grabbed the remote from the coffee table.

"Do you wanna-?"

"Yeah"

Phil switched it on and it was some mindless sitcom that neither of them watched but it helped fill the silence.

Dan sat back a little and then he slowly rested his head on Phil's shoulder.

Phil didn't move and they just sat there.

Everything seemed fine.

At least for now.

A/N : So the movies are out now. And I am too broke to get them oh well. Not like I care, I'll be fine : ))))

Sorry for this sad excuse of an update