Better Than Me

Chapter 20

chapter notes: guys um when i was updating this it said that better than me is eligible for the wattys ??? i don't really know what that means but it says that there's 60 winners and i could win $1000????

i'm still debating entering, i honestly believe i could win considering that i've gotten to #1 in the phan tag and my writing is good and i have a decent amount of readers and stuff which is awesome and i'm very thankful (it'd probably be better if i updated more often oops sorry)

but the thing is, and i've told you guys before, my family doesn't know that i write and upload for obvious reasons. i am still considered a minor too because i'm 17 (for 8 more months) but i feel even if i was technically the "legal age for sexual things" (bc idk is writing smut not like legal??? idfk all i know is that it would probably be better if i was 18 already) i would still be embarrassed if they knew. and you guys know how bad my anxiety is. so i really think i could win, but ofc i'm scared to enter, so i'm still considering it.

the fact that i'm even eligible amazes me. btm is reaching its one year anniversary (i wish i was way further with it but oh well) in august and i am so thankful of all of the support that i didn't expect so much of. it has boosted my confidence in my creativity so much which is incredible. thank you for all of your feedback and support uwu

anyway, while i consider entering, ngl you guys i fucked up my own btm calendar i'm confused af idk what i did kfnfjfjskdjdk so i'll try to be clearer with the days sorry. this chapter goes from christmas day (dec 25) to the day after (dec 26). dan is supposed to leave to go home on dec 29 (which is going to be a friday). sorry it's confusing :)

this chapter is short too rip ;-; i guess it's okay since the last few have been really long??¿ i hope you guys are doing well my job got postponed twice but now i should be starting officially monday (july 1st) so let's hope it'll make me productive !!!

hope you all are doing well love you all v much <3

and tw for a bad dream! again i want to clarify that the "real people" in this fic are simply characters of a story, yes dan and phil are based off of irl dnp, but dan's fic parents are crappy but definitely aren't how i perceive them irl and i don't mean to disrespect them. they are characters for the story and plot, and act the way in the fic as such, not because i'm trying to be disrespectful and offensive, thanks :)

-floof (although i changed my ig username to dykehowell, should i do that on here too?)

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Dan carefully placed the sticky note inside his pocket as he made his way to the living room. The game that Phil, Cornelia and Martyn were all playing had already been cleaned up, but he looked to see Cornelia curled up in a ball gripping onto what he presumed to be a photo album. Phil and Martyn were trying to pull it out of her hands, but she had a tight hold.

"Cooorn!" Phil complained, "Put that back!"

"Nooo!" she whined, playfully pushing them away. Kath was laughing at them, separating them nicely but taking the book from Cornelia herself. She proudly sat down onto the middle of the couch.

Phil perked up to see Dan, "N-N-No! Muuum!"

Cornelia and Kath giggled, Martyn watching, rolling his eyes, and sitting down beside his mum.

"Aren't you going to invite Dan over to sit with us and see all of your childhood photos? It'd be rude to ignore your boyfriend on Christmas, Philly," Cornelia teased. Both Dan and Phil went red as their eyes met, but chose not to correct her.

Phil sighed, gesturing Dan over as he sat beside Kath. Kath then opened the album to pictures of Martyn as a baby, telling the story of how he was born, then Phil, which made him hide and cover his face with his hands. Dan watched as she flipped to pictures of him as a baby, nearly gasping and smiling as he glanced at him continuing to hide.