Heartbroken ❥ Dan Howell x Reader

Chapter Two

so I totally forgot to mention that this story is completely inspired by Hanisnotonfire07 , specifically her fanfic louder... lemme tell you, it is so good, i finished it in two days. i totally recommend it if you're looking for a good story

here you go~

You started the video the same way you had for years; a simple "Hello YouTube." Emma suspected you'd stolen it from Dan's "Hello internet," but you would never give her a straight answer.

The next day, Emma had already nearly finished unpacking, and you hadn't even started.

"(Y/n)!" Emma sounded frustrated as she entered your room.

"What is it, Em?" You asked. You were editing some videos you'd filmed weeks ago that you'd forgotten about, and being interrupted really wasn't ideal.

"You haven't even started unpacking! You slept on a bare mattress on the floor last night for God's sakes!" Emma was very punctual, and you... weren't, to say the least.

"I'm the patron saint of procrastination. This isn't news - plus, we've been living here for a day! You act like it's been months." You said with a smirk.

Emma sighed. "Touché. By the way, I met one of the two neighbors that lives across the hall yesterday. They're coming over to officially meet us in an hour."

"An hour?!" You exclaimed. "That's less time than it takes for me to shower!"

"Better get a move on. They're both guys our age, plus the one I saw is cute." Emma giggled like a young child, which she really was at heart, despite being a grown woman.

"I swear to God..." You muttered as you ran into your bathroom and took a quick shower. You pulled on some black ripped jeans and a hoodie that was, of course, also black, just like everything else in your wardrobe. By the time you were dressed Emma called your name, saying the neighbors were there. You started to panic.

"Just a minute!" You called out. You tried to sound cheery and breezy.

It didn't work.

You pulled your (H/C) hair into a messy bun and walked out your door, a bit frustrated that you didn't get to put on makeup. Standing next to Em, you'd probably look like a tall (You're 5'11 in this universe), awkward... Cereal box. You entered the living room and started to introduce yourself.

"Hi, I'm (Y/N), nice to meet you-" You cut yourself off, because after you said those words your brain registered who was standing in front of you.

There were two men, who were both around your age. The one on the left had snow white skin, kind blue eyes and raven black hair. Phil Lester. Phil Lester was standing in your living room, meters away from you.

To the right of Phil was a man with tanner skin, but not tan - he was still pale. He had chocolate brown eyes and hair to match. Dan Howell. The Dan Howell. It didn't feel real. You tried to recover from your sudden pause. "Oh, s-sorry I - ugh I mean... M-My..." You let your voice trail off. You used one of your talents, your humor, to recover. "Well, I'm awkward, nice to meet you." Dan laughed.

I made him laugh...

Phil quickly carried on with the conversation. "(Y/N), was it? I'm Phil, nice to meet you." He stuck out his hand out, and you shook it. Little did he know, you already knew him. Not personally, but... through a screen.

Then Dan spoke. "Oh - I erm... see, I - I um... H - Hi, my name is Dan." He stuck out his hand and you shook it, while biting your tongue to prevent bursting out in laughter. Partially because you just touched Daniel Howell's hand, and you thought you were going insane, and partially because the way he introduced himself reminded you of his first video. Yes, you were such trash for Dan that you'd seen all his videos. Every. Single. One. That is not an exaggeration.

You realized that the reason the complex looked so familiar was because you'd seen in in multiple Dan and Phil videos.

Then a strange thought passed your mind... Why was Dan acting so nervous? It could just be his usual social awkwardness that he often joked about... Or maybe something else? You brushed it off and conversation continued. Emma and Dan were introduced, so it was probably Phil that Emma met yesterday.

*Dan's POV*
Phil woke me up from a coma-like sleep to tell me that I had to meet people. Fuck. Neighbors. I then remembered what he told me the day before - he met one of them, there were two. He said the girl was quite cheery, and extroverted.

If the other one is like that, I'll feel very out of place.

He had also said the girl was quite cute, but... I didn't think I'd be interested. There was only one girl who could make my heart soar... A girl that I knew I had no chance with. That girl was (Y/n) (L/n), otherwise known as (Y/YT/N) on YouTube. She's funny, relatable... Out of my league.

(Y/n) started YouTube two years after me, and has way more subscribers. I've seen her at VidCon, and other YouTube conventions, but I've always been too nervous to say hi. One time I swore I caught her looking at me... But a fan approached her by the time I noticed, and she looked away. If the look was even real.

Basically, no matter what, I really wasn't interested in these neighbors like that. I rolled out of bed and put on whatever shirt I saw first and some black jeans. I slipped on some sneakers, and went into the bathroom and attempted to tame my hair.

~Time Skip~

Me and Phil (Me AnD pHiL) exited our apartment and knocked on their door. A girl answered. She had blonde hair and was shorter than average, which was extremely awkward because Phil and I are giants. She had blue eyes and something about her looked familiar, like I had seen her somewhere before. She called for her roommate, who's name was apparently (Y/n). I thought about the name... Then the second girl walked out to the living room and everything clicked.

cliffhanger! ...kinda. it's not too difficult to guess what happens next... but hey, two updates in one day! From someone with as little of a social life as me, I'd expect at least one update every 1-5 days, especially since it's summertime. okay, that's all for today!

bye my beautiful babes!

-Kayla xx