Daniel Howell Imagines

Gorgeous

A/N: this is a #promo for a new book I have coming out (and yes I'm actually going to finish this one) and this is the first proper chapter (it'll be published in the book 'reputation' when i finish writing the third and fourth chapter) so i hope you like it

Loud music blared in my ears, as I drink back the rest of alcoholic beverage. Flashing lights feel like they could almost blind me, like lasers. Neon lasers illuminating the club, sweaty bodies cramped in together, dancing near and on each other like it was the last night they were ever going to experience something like this. Queues for the bar seem to go on for what looks like forever and the smoke from the ciggarette smokers outside start to seep in through the doors. Everyone almost looked like they could've been at peace, but in a party way, kinda like this was the best night of their lives; the best night they were ever going to experience.

The club scenary wasn't anything strange to me, infact, this place was more or less like my second home, everyone that worked here knew me on a first name basis, we were practically friends.

"Im just gonna be looking around babe." My 'boyfriend', who isn't technically my boyfriend, Ethan said as he walked off to god knows where, not that I really cared in all honesty. I just rolled my eyes and made my way to the bar, one of my favourite places on earth to be honest.

While being social and chatting to the bar tender who was making my drink, one of my friends, Charlotte, sent me a text saying that she was here with friends.

'huh, didn't think she would be bringing friends to be honest' I thought to myself as I took my drink from the bar and looked around trying to find her, and whoever she was with. After about five minutes of looking around, and basically finishing my drink, I found Charlotte and the friends she bought along with her. Charlotte was waving her arms up and down, signalling to me where she was. As she did this, the friends that she had brought along with her turned around to look at me, and I almost stopped in my tracks.

Now,

I was pretty smashed, but not smashed enough to make a complete fool of myself. Okay maybe that's wrong, but I had a feeling I was gonna make a complete fool of myself tonight, and boy, was that feeling ever so strong.

One of the people that she had brought along was absolutely gorgeous. His dark, wavy brown hair, and his deep brown eyes. Literally tall, dark and handsome, and he was so gorgeous that it actually almost hurt to look at him, I couldn't make eye contact. I just felt really weak under his gaze. And there was just something about him that just seemed to pull me to him.

I walk over, and hug Charlotte, and then she introduces me to her friends.

"(Y/N), this is Dan" She says gesturing over to Dan, as she does he does an awkward little wave and a little shy smile. Oh my god that just made my heart feel a hundred times warmer. "And this is Phil." Phil, the boy with the bright blue eyes, reaches his hand out to me to shake it, and happily oblige. But my mind just can't stop thinking about Dan, and I just can't take my eyes off of him.

"So how do you guys know Charlotte, she's never mentioned you guys before?" I asked both Dan and Phil, but before they could speak, Charlotte interjects

"Friends with my brother, speaking of which, he's around here somewhere, i just don't know where. Phil, do you mind coming with me to look for him." and with that, Charlotte and Phil disappear and it's just Dan and I there by ourselves.

"So, how do you know Charlotte?" An awkward posh voice speaks up, putting the emphasis on the 'you', I look over at Dan and realise that, that voice was indeed coming from him.

"I've known Charlotte since primary, and sorry, your accent, where are you from?" I asked, slightly giggling to myself. I have never heard anyone in London talk like that before, so obviously in the (drunken) state that I'm in, I'm gonna ask.

Dan goes bright red, and looks down at the drink in his hand, whiskey on ice, nice choice. "I-I uh, I'm from Reading in Berkshire. And I also used to watch a lot of Winnie The Pooh as a child so that's kinda where I get the accent from.." Dan explains, and I just can't help but take in every single one of his features as he talks, he's really, really, really fucking gorgeous.

It's almost like there's butterflies in my stomach whenever I look at him, but at the same time I shouldn't be feeling like this because I barely know him, and he's kinda making me mad because of how gorgeous he is. As I'm about to get to know Dan a little bit better, Ethan comes up behind me, wrapping his arms around his waist, obviously drunk as he does't usually want to be around me in public.

"Hey babe, I'm ready to go, you coming?" Ethan slurred, I rolled my eyes and threw his arms from off of my waist. In all honesty, I had no idea why I was seeing Ethan, but everything was pretty casual, and that's just part of my reputation.

"Nope im gonna stay here, bye Ethan" I told him and then turned back around to talk to Dan.

"Okay fine whatever" Ethan grumbled and then left, and honestly i was quite relieved that he was gone.

As Ethan leaved, Charlotte and Phil come back without Charlottes brother. Apparently as soon as they got arrived to the club, her brother Adam saw and oppurtunity and took it, if you know what I mean.

"Well, looks like it's just us tonight" Charlotte stated as we continued on with the rest of our night.

The night almost went as a blur, but maybe that was the alcohol talking. Out of slight drunkeness and panic, I spent most of my night talking to everyone here, except Dan, but that should be taken as a compliment, that just means he has some sort of affect on me where I find it almost borderline embarrassing to talk to him, just incase I make a fool of myself.

But what really took the cake, is when we were all dancing together, and in the darkened room he took my hand as we continued to dance, and I could feel my heart skip like a hundred beats, and I know thats gonna come with some consequnces tonight. And while all of this is happeneing, I can't help but wonder if Dan was single, because if he had a girlfriend I would obviously be jealous of her, but I find that if he was single, that would be worse, because then I would feel the need to want him, instead of backing off, and there's nothing I hate more than what I can't have.

The night continues to progress, with drunken flirting going on with Dan and I, as Charlotte and Phil supervise us to make sure we don't do anything stupid.

"Okay guys, clubs closing, lets bounce." Charlotte stated, grabbing my arm and pulling me off of Dan's lap.

"Well, looks like I'm going home to the cats.... alone...." I sighed, as if I was hinting. Who am I kidding I was totally hinting.

"If this is an invitation, then I totally accept" Dan slurred, wrapping his arms around my waist and pressing his lips into the crook of my neck. Boy, was I well excited.

But what can I say? He's so gorgeous.