Alternate (Phan)

12*Bear

Phil

I sat up on the bed next to Dan, hearing him groan in slight frustration at the change in position. I slipped my boxers on as I stood up from the bed, offering a hand out to Dan to do the same. He reluctantly took it, groaning again as he pulled himself upwards. His lips pressed to mine before he slipped his own underwear on and we shuffled into the primary room.

I walked over to Ev, who was sleeping in his hammock, as Dan collapsed against the sofa, obviously uncomfortable in any position that wasn't lying down. I smirked slightly before redirecting my attention back to Ev.

I cradled him in my arms as I took out his bottle from the stocks in the back room. I took a seat next to Dan, allowing him a bit of space as his body was spread out across the entire piece of furniture. Ev sipped away at the bottle and once finished, I flipped him over and applied pressure to his back to release his gas.

I smiled a bit as my baby giggled. Laughing at his gas, definitely my kid. I returned the small figure into his hammock before returning over to Dan who seemed to be drifting off into sleep.

'You alright there?'

'Mm.' he mumbled, groaning slightly.

'Dan, you can't fall asleep you lazy rat.' he looked at me, his arm resting over his forehead to block out some light.

'Why not?'

'It's two pm.'

'So?' he whined. I pouted, causing him to moan as he lifted himself upright against the sofa. His movements were still uncomfortable. I held out an arm for him to lie on my lap, to which he happily accepted, cradling onto me with his head resting on my legs. I stroked his brown curls as I turned the screen wall on.

I didn't know I'd drifted off until I woke up to my stomach rumbling. I'd fallen onto my side against the arm of the chair, Dan cradling my body. Between both of us being the size of giants, we didn't have much space and I was almost completely lying off of the side of the furniture.

'Awake now, sleepy?' he asked as I chuckled, knowing it couldn't have been too long ago since I told Dan not to sleep.

'What time is it?

'Five.' I groaned, realising I'd slept for three hours.

'Shit.' I gasped as I sat up, Dan also raising himself on the chair.

'What?'

'Ev was supposed to eat at four.'

'I took care of it.' I smiled in awe at Dan before ruffling his curly fringe.

'Thank you.' he smiled at me. I'd happily let him be a dad to my kid.

'What are you thinking about?' he asked, catching me off guard. I chuckled.

'Why you asking?'

'You're staring at me like I'm actually the best thing in the world.' he giggled, blushing slightly in the process.

'You are. And I'm thinking about you and Ev.'

'What about us?'

'How you'd be a great dad to him.' Dan opened his mouth in awe, the corners turning upwards a bit.

'I'm only nineteen.' he chuckled, fiddling with his thumbs on his lap.

'And? I can tell whether someone would be good with Ev or not, age doesn't matter; it's maturity.'

An extremely obvious blush had formed against Dan's cheeks, so I decided to move subject.

'Do you want food?' he smiled, nodding. I stood up, making my way to the back room.

'Phil?!' Dan called out.

'Yeah?!' I propped my head around the corner.

'While you're up can you grab my connector from my backpack?'

'Yeah, sure!' I swapped rooms and went into Dan's backpack as the loaves were heating up.

While I was going through his bag, I noticed something fluffy in my reach. I pulled it out, revealing a toy bear. I grinned, walking into the primary room and passing Dan his connector. He turned around, seeing me holding up his stuffed toy. A pout appeared on his face.

'Why did you get Bear out?' he whined.

'It's cute. Imaginative name by the way.' I chuckled.

'I like certainty with some things in my life.'

'What's that supposed to mean?'

'I dunno! I wasn't imaginative when I was younger.'

'He kind of looks like you.'

'Small and fat?' I burst out a laugh.

'No! Brown, curly and cute.' there was a soft beep, signalling the loaves were done.

'Loaves are done, daddy.' Dan purred, catching me off guard.

'Hopefully you're hungry, Bear.' Dan's face turned to pure shock.

'Don't sexualise my childhood!'

'I never said I was!' Dan huffed from the other room as I pulled out the loaves onto a plate.

We'd finished our food and completed the evening with a mixture of modern films and old-time games. Aka screaming at each other.

'Dan, I'm going to head to bed now,' I yawned, shutting off the screens, 'Joining?'

I held out a hand to Dan, which he took, and led him to my room. I kissed Ev goodnight and tucked myself under the covers, the warmth of Dan's body encapsulating me.

'I love you, Phil.'

'I love you bear.' I chuckled, scuffing his curls. He faced me, holding my arm from underneath my shoulder as he stared into my eyes. He pecked my lips before resting his head against my chest, my right arm wrapped around his body as we drifted off to sleep.