Universes || Phan {Completed}

Queer

Three years later

"Phil-" Dan pushed Phil through a bush and into the clearing they claimed after their first day at school
"What?" Phil laughed, dropping his bag.
"What the frick does queer mean?" Dan's voice went quiet as Phil flinched slightly before relaxing again
"You never googled it?" Phil was shocked, still smiling.
"Nope" Dan was confused "I promised not to"
"We've never broken a promise" Phil smiled softly, sitting cross-legged opposite Dan.

"Time to explain-" Phil pulled his phone out of his pocket and opened google

 "A historical derogatory term against people who were homosexual" Or "an identity in which Gay and Lesbian individuals have so they could take the negativity away from the word and use it to say they were proud" Or "an identity that has been taken back as a word to be more inclusive, incorporating all of the community (the queer community)" Or "An identity used to be vague or non-specific about a person's sexual orientation, identifying with the LGBT community as a whole. Also a description of people's sexual orientations in a non-specific and unbiased manner"
"They were calling us gay?" Dan wasn't even surprised
"Yeah- I guess so" Phil nodded.

"I'm glad you didn't tell me that when I was younger" He sighed, "I thought being gay was bad"
"I doubt that" Phil smirked "Based on how we acted"
"My dad always tells me about how homosexuals are all damned to hell and stuff"
"Oh no- The homosexuals are banished with other homosexuals- What a pity"

Phil and Dan never came out to each other, but they both knew the other was bi. Although neither of them had confirmed it.

"Where do the bisexuals go?"
"Limbo" Phil replied "Nowheresville" Then Phil whispered "The inbetweens of universes"

Dan and Phil hadn't discussed their universes in a long time, until now for some reason.

"Do you reckon you could go back to other universes?" Dan whispered
"Like, back to the tent?" Phil replied, his eyebrow raised slightly. They hadn't kissed since then- Phil told Dan they could never kiss again during one of their fights and Dan didn't want to risk it
"Which universe would you go to?" Dan didn't even notice how close they were sitting.
"Our daisy one" Phil giggled "It's my favourite- Then the tent one"

Dan inhaled sharply- He thought Phil hated the tent.

"Oh" Dan mumbled, confused
"Oh?" Phil replied "It was a great universe- Your hair was still curly, we were still kids- we got away with lots" Phil paused for a moment before smirking
"We kissed"

\/\

Dan was blushing vibrantly when he had to go to class, which was a problem because Leroi, his bully, was in his class too.

"Which boy did you fuck this break?" He scoffed "Must've been a good one if you're still blushing"
"If I did sleep with a boy every break, I would be seeing a hell of a lot more action than you do" Dan replied, setting his books down.
"Wow Howell, rather cocky of you to presume I don't have sex loads"
"Leroi, why are you so obsessed with my sex life, or lack thereof? Do you just wish you got to have sex with me? Just once you got the innocent boy who's never sworn but surely must've had sex with a different boy every break for the past two years"

Leroi stood up and began walking over to Dan, before punching him square in the jaw. 
"I- Unlike you. Am not a filthy queer faggot"

Queer was ringing in his mind.
Everyone says you're gay. Everyone says it bad to be gay. What's so bad about being gay?  

Dan immediately left the class without saying a word. Climbing back into the bushes he was in just minutes before.

And there was Phil and a can of beer. Of course.
Because Phil always ditched this class, and Dan knew that because he usually ditched class around this time, too.

\/\

"So- drinking Phil is the current phase?" Dan sighed, as Phil tended to his jaw.
"I guess so" He replied.
"I thought it was just temporary"
"So did I" Phil laughed slightly, keeping his hand steady on Dan's jaw as he inspected the bruises which had already started to form
"Still want to be the best scientist ever?"
"Yeah" Phil laughed "I would've told you otherwise."
"What class are you missing? I've always wondered"
"Gym"
"Forget that" Dan laughed "Nobody likes gym"
"Why don't you swear?" Phil asked quietly "Saying fuck that seems much more normal"
"I don't exactly know. I just never really wanted to swear"
"It's super liberating" Phil laughed again
"Not nearly as liberating as letting a drunk boy tend to your bruises. It's like a rollercoaster"

\/\

"You're gonna be hella sore tomorrow morning, Dan" Phil sighed "I haven't the faintest idea of how the fuck I could fix it."
"Fair enough, you're a college student drinking beer instead of going to gym class- I don't come to you for medical advice"
"Why do you come to me then, Dan?"
"One- Best friends forever, I miss you blah blah you're basically my rock and stuff. Two- I have nobody else to go to"
"What about Alyssia" Phil smirked. Everyone knew Alyssia had a crush on Dan, even Dan knew.
"Not my type" Dan replied, adjusting his fringe
"Too straight?" Phil giggled
"Too eh. Too basic, there's at least 10 Alyssia's in the school"
"You want someone unique then?"
"I guess so?" Dan bit his lip slightly as he thought

He wanted someone unique, someone with a bright personality and big blue eyes who's as tall as he is and lovely and kind and wanted kids who loved animals and-
Fuck, he was describing Phil, again.

"You bite your lip a lot, huh?" Phil asked "You've been doing it forever. Ever since we found Conner"
"Woah I forgot about Conner" Dan dodged Phil's question.
"What was his real name?"
"I don't remember" Dan sighed, scratching his head to pretend he was thinking
"What good students we are, forgetting names of kids who died."
"Well, at least 3 kids died per year so we really shouldn't have expected to remember"

\/\

"Do you remember any of their real names?" Phil mumbled. The period was nearly over.
"PJ? But PJ wasn't his real name- But everyone called him PJ-"
"Oh yeah, him. How'd he die?"
"Found in the river, nobody knows how"
"How can you remember him but nobody else?" Phil smirked "Did Danny have a little crush on PJ"

Dan knew Phil was joking because Phil knew Dan hadn't had a crush on anyone that wasn't him ever since they were little.

"Sure- Let's go with that" Dan giggled.

\/\

"Hey Phil-" Dan said as the bell rang, signifying the next period was about to begin.
"Yeah?"
"See ya later for a dramatic reading of Bridge to Terabithia?"
"Only if you're Leslie" Phil laughed "I don't wanna die this time"
"Until then, Jess" Dan whispered, briefly holding Phil's hand, before pulling away again and walking out of the bush.

\/\

Sometimes i forget how nice it is to hold ur hand -p

why did you sign off you nerd, also your hand is nice to hold

Signing off is cute dont deny it -p

i guess -d

Have fun next period whatevr you have -p

see you at lunch, pip -d

Auf weidersehen, dip -p

Au Revioir -d