DEADROSES | PHAN

-ˏˋ epilogue ˎˊ-

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phil burst through the door, a navy scarf wrapped around his neck, his glasses crooked on his nose. he immediately spotted dan across the room, and ran to him.

"oh-!" dan exclaimed as phil wrapped his arms around him from behind, picking him up. he giggled. "phil! put me down right now!"

phil shook his head, peppering the back of his neck in kisses. "no can do."

"well why not?"

phil set him down anyways, just to spin him around, grabbing his hands. "we got it."

dan's eyes widened and he searched phil's face, finding only truth. phil watched his expression melt from confusion to excitement. "really?"

"yeah," phil said breathlessly, wrapping his arms around his waist. "frank sold me the shop, it's ours now, dan... you can use it for flowers, or whatever you want."

dan's jaw dropped and he bounced on his heels. "oh my god... oh my god!"

phil beamed at him, grabbing his chin and dragging him into a kiss. he smiled against his lips. "and... i finished it."

dan stared at him, beaming. "you did?"

phil nodded, grabbing his hand. "wanna see it?"

"obviously!"

they took a cab to the shop, their hands intertwined. dan was bouncing, and phil chuckled softly. when they got there, dan hopped out right away.

"show me."

phil nodded, tugging him inside and to the back, to the armchair.

a large section of the ceiling was painted navy blue, dotted with an assortment of sizes of twinkling stars. dan let out a shaky breath, looking up at it. in the center there was a boy, his eyes closed, his curly hair floating around his face. his heart was outlined and painted red, flowers and vines intertwining it and spreading out to circle his body.

phil heard him gasp and he grinned, watching him. "do you like it?"

when dan looked back down there were tears in his eyes, and he nodded mutely. phil stepped over to him, brushing the tears away with his thumb.

"baby, don't cry..." he kissed his cheeks slowly. "it's for you..."

dan let out a choked noise, almost like a sob, and threw his arms around his neck.

"thank you," he whispered, his voice breaking. phil ran his fingers through his hair.

"of course," phil whispered back, squeezing him tightly. "i love you so much."

"i love you too..." dan whimpered. "you saved my life."

phil bit his lip, just holding him tighter. after a while, he pulled back, smiling at him.

"if we're gonna open by next week, you'd better get to work," he said softly. dan nodded, beaming.

phil led him to some flower beds he had already set up in front of the shop for him. "go ahead," he whispered. "eliza and i'll start on cleaning up a bit for opening day." he smiled, touching his back gently before disappearing back into the shop.

dan bit his lip, staring at the flower bed. he kneeled after a moment, smiling and hovering his hands over the dirt.

he watched the tiny green bud emerge from the spot, growing quickly, and soon a flower blossomed. dan grinned.

it was a rose.

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