music to my ears // phan

little things 0.8

"i won't let these little things

slip out of my mouth"

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Dan and phil finally let go and start walking. to dans luck, the station was very crowded. Dan was visibly unhappy in the big crowd. Phil noticed. he noticed dan slightly humming, clicking his pen or tapping it on his journal as he walked. he was fidgeting quite a lot. "Dan? are you alright?" he asked "oh, uh, yeah. crowds just aren't really my thing." Phil understood. he used to hate crowds as well. Phil held out his hand to help Dan navigate through the crowd. Dan looked at his as Phil just smiled. he took his hand walking closer to Phil not wanting to lose him in the crowd of people.

the crowds started to clear up. "better now?" Phil laughs quietly. "yeah, i haven't been to the city in a while, i forgot how crowded it gets" "welcome to Manchester!!" Phil smiles proudly as Dan giggles. Dan quickly opens his journal jotting down a lyric for a new song.

"your hand fits in mine

like it's made just for me"

"what's that?" Phil's asks exiting the station. "oh nothing it's my song journal" phils face lit up "woah can i read your songs??" Dan smiles and thought for second. "when this one's done ill sing it to you" Phil got all happy and Dan couldn't help but smile over the cute boy in front of him. now in daylight, Phil looks better than he'd ever seen him. hes not pixally, it's not dark, and Dan can see all of Phil's little things he admired do much.

"but bear this in mind

it was

meant to be"

"come on, first day in Manchester with me, we've got places to go!!" Phil's says snapping Dan out of his trance. Dan laughs as phil pulls him along. when walking along dan couldn't help but stare at phil. it was unreal to dan, like a dream, one he never wants to wake up from. he studies Phil. the sparkle in his bright blue eyes when hes happy, the crinkles next to his eyes when he smiles widely, when he laughs and he sticks his tongue out a bit. Dan looked at all of phils "imperfections" even though to him they were by no means imperfect. Dan smiled watching the boy.

phil had noticed dan staring but kept looking ahead. he thought it was cute how Dan looked at him thinking he didn't notice. when they were about to reach their destination, Phil looked over to Dan, who was still staring. dan quickly turned facing front, flustered. "staring, danny boi?" Phil said jokingly. "oh shut up" Dan said opening his journal writing yet another lyric.

"and im joining up the dots

with the freckles on your cheeks,

and it all makes sense

to me"

phil watched him scribble it down in his quick cursive looking writing. "can i please read it" Phil whined. "when I'm done" Dan closed his journal loudly and kept walking.

finally they had reached stop #1 Phil had planned. it was the Manchester library. Phil had found himself going there a lot and thought it'd be nice to take Dan there. the corner that Phil always went to, rarely anyone came near. plus, there's a piano and a guitar resting in the room so people could practice their songs.

"a library?" Dan asked. phil just smiled in response taking him inside. when they walked inside they were greeted by the huge interior of the building. Phil said hello to the lady working at the counter as Dan looked up at the high celling and the different rooms. Phil took him into the place where he usually goes. "woah I've never been in a library like this, this is huge!" Dan says laughing.

when they walked in there was already someone playing the piano. it was a light melody and the both enjoyed it. they had sat down on some beanbags next to the wall. the sat in comfortable silence enjoying each others presence. dan had started writing more of his song as Phil read a book. every now and then Dan would look up at phil and he would turn to meet dans gaze, he smiled before returning to his book. just before Dan finished writing it, the man on the piano had stopped playing. Dan took this opportunity to play his new song for Phil. "done!" Dan smiled widely. "now can i hear it??" Dan giggled and nodded. they moved over to the instruments and Dan started tuning and strumming the guitar. he starts singing what he's wrote.

"I know you've never loved

the crinkles by your eyes

when you smile"

phil did just that, he smiled with the little wrinkles next to his eyes. dan smiles too and keeps singing

"you've never loved

you stomach or your thighs

the dimples in your back

at the bottom of your spine"

phil had told them about his insecurities in one of their deep late night Skype calls. sure, dan had insecurities and knew how it felt, but seeing him in person today, he didn't know what there wasn't to love about him. of course he wouldn't admit that, even though the next like says exactly that. "but ill love them endlessly" he decides to skip over that part not wanting Phil to get uncomfortable.

"I won't let these

little things

slip out

of my mouth"

phil listened to every word. hearing him in real life took him back to the time when he first found his channel. his angelic voice only got better and phil was so happy to be able to hear it.

"but if i do

it's you.

oh it's you, they add up to"

"and im in love with you" Dan wanted to sing. he wanted to sing the lyric but just couldn't. it was their first day together and he couldn't bring himself to do it. the lasting he wanted to do is ruin what they already had. he just mumbled the line instead.

"...andiminlovewithyou....

and all these little things"

Dan could finish the song but he felt like he should stop there. phil just looked at the boy smiling brightly. dan hadn't looked up yet as he set the guitar down. once he did look up at phil he was engulfed in a bear hug. "your actually amazing Dan" Phil murmered into Dans shoulder during the hug. all Dan could do is blush, smile, and hug back tightly. they soon separated Phil happily humming the tune and Dan rolling his eyes. after a few minutes dan and phil had gotten up and started walking toward the exit. as they passed by the same lady in the counter Dan noticed Phil turn around and smile to her and her saying good luck to him. he carried on walking next to Phil onto the next stop he had planned.

"ice cream!!!" Dan yelled like a little boy when he spotted an ice cream cart. Phil laughed as he walked over to the cart. "what do you want?" Phil asked. "uhhhhh mint chocolate chip cone!" phil smiled watching Dan get so excited over such a little thing. it was so adorable to him and he could stop himself from hugging Dan again. Dan was a bit confused but hugged back. they finally got their order and ate it while walking around town.

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heh uh okay

song: Little things by One Direction