True Beauty lies Beneath the Skin (Phan)

Fuck the World, My Love is Real

You grab the gun, I'll take the wheel
Fuck the world, my love is real
Fuck the world, my love is real
Fuck the world, this love is real

Phil actually woke up on his own for once, without the loud banging of Iesha knocking on his door or her shouting at him in general. He blinked a few times, then rolled over and lay on his back, his vision blurry as he obviously didn't have his glasses or contacts in. The tattoo on his leg that Dan had done had reached the itchy and peeling stage, which was all kinds of fun. With a groan, Phil sits up and grabs his glasses before putting them on, deciding it was only a matter of time before Iesha called him so that they could do something today. She didn't like leaving him alone or very long, and she herself didn't like being alone much either.

Runaway Exorcist had returned from tour two days ago, and the members had spent the past couple of days at home resting. However, Phil decided that today might be a good day to actually get up and do something productive. So he forced himself out of bed and went downstairs to get himself some coffee.

In all honesty, Phil lived in a pretty massive house. Perks of being a rock star. The only detriment was that he lived in it alone. He'd wanted to get a dog for a long time now, but he was gone so much that he wouldn't be capable of taking care of one. He'd either have to have a constant pet sitter or be boarding the poor animal all the time because he was gone on tour so much. Phil loved his touring life, and he loved his big house and he loved that he was able to pay the bills and not stress about money too much, but all of his luxuries didn't mean that much to him when he was constantly alone. Sure, he had Iesha, but lately Phil had been thinking that all that he had would be nice to share with someone...

Once Phil got his coffee, as if on cue, his phone began to vibrate. Phil looks at the caller ID, then answers his phone and puts it to his ear.

"You're late. I expected a wake up call," He jokes.

"Tour managers need sleep too sometimes," Iesha says in return, "But I have been up for a while, and I've been trying to think of an excuse to bring this up but I can't so I'm just gonna flat out say it. How did you feel about Dan?"

Phil nearly spit out his coffee, "What? Why?"

"You were talking to me before about how you don't just wanna sleep around anymore and that you might actually want to, you know, find someone. So when you were with or around Dan, did you, you know, like him?"

Phil sighs, "Of course I liked him, wasn't it obvious?"

"Did you like him in a non-douche bag way?"

"I'll admit I was actually interested in getting to know him, yes. But what does it matter? I barely knew the guy, I know nothing about his personality or story; I thought he was cute, I wasn't in love with him. Why do you ask?"

"If you had the chance to see him again, are you saying you wouldn't be a fuckboy around him? You'd actually be a human being and be real around him?"

"Yes...?"

"I want to get my nose pierced, and I was thinking I should go do it at Zombified since they do piercings there too. We all know how much of a wuss I am, so I'm probably going to need someone to go with me to make sure I don't chicken out and for just general emotional support, so..."

"You've already made an appointment, haven't you?"

"2:15."

"I'll go get in the shower."

x

"Why did I agree to this?" Phil questions as he and Iesha approach the tattoo shop.

"What are you so nervous about?"