dan had never been on a date. was he supposed to talk? hold his hand? compliment corey like he'd done to him? or was dan supposed to let him pin him against a wall and kiss him until his head spun like phil had? he shook his head. he wasn't allowed to think about phil anymore.
"so," corey broke the silence. but he said nothing else.
"so," dan repeated.
corey turned to look at him before returning his attention to the road. "what kind of stuff you into?"
"th-theatre, m-mainly," he began, his cheeks tinting pink. "b-but i also really li-ike m-music, and wr-writing. r-reading, too."
"oh, you write? what about?"
"dreams, m-mostly." dan mumbled. corey nodded, urging him to go on. "i have th-these insane dre-dreams that i'll remember s-so vi-vividly, and i just have t-to write them d-down."
out of the corner of his eye, he could see corey smiling. "and music?"
"it v-varies, i guess." dan thought for a moment. "i really like th-things like r-radiohead, but i'm also k-kind of a s-slut for bands l-like no-novo amor, and ruth."
corey laughed. "wow, that's quite the range. i'm definitely more into the louder bands, but novo amor sounds interesting."
"oh my gosh, it's so nice. the music is so slow and beautiful, and ali john meredith-lacey, the singer is so perfect in the way he writes the songs. it's like he's pouring his entire heart out for everyone to see. i love them."
dan stopped his babbling and looked at the boy beside him who stared back in awe. he fidgeted nervously. "wh-what?"
"you-" corey looked back at the road with his mouth hanging open, and shook his head. "you just said all of that perfectly."
dan's eyebrows furrowed. "what do you mean?"
corey's eyes lit up. "there! you just did it again!" he exclaimed. dan blinked. "you didn't stutter!"
dan's chest tightened. "r-really?"
corey nodded. "really! oh my god, it's like it just disappeared when you started talking about the thing you loved. that's amazing!"
dan broke out in a smile. he didn't even know what to say. to most people, it wouldn't mean anything, but the fact that corey was as excited as dan felt made dan like him even more. he stared out the window happily, when the sudden thought came to mind.
would phil have cared as much?
suddenly, dan didn't find it as exciting.
a/n
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