Dan's POV
That night was perfect.
It started out traumatizing, but when we shared that first kiss... Everything had just come together.
The boy I was in love with loved me back. No matter how impossible it seemed, it had actually happened. And I was the happiest I'd been in my entire life.
Suddenly, the nightmares left my mind. The fear and the horror that haunted and drained me every day wasn't what mattered. What matter was Phil.
That night, when he crawled into bed, he threw back the other side of the covers and looked at me expectantly.
Then he patted the spot next to him.
"C'mere."
He said, smiling.
I grinned and took my place next to him, immediately burrowing deep under the covers to escape the freezing cold. Scooting closer to me, he laid his head on my chest and softly stretched an arm across my waist.
I put my arm comfortingly around him and sighed deeply.
"Phillip Lester..."
I said softly.
"Hm?"
He looked up at me.
"Will you be my boyfriend?"
He smiled and nodded.
"I'd love too, Daniel Howell."
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That night I didn't have any nightmares. I slept peacefully with Phil at my side. Every time I saw him I could help but smile as my heart beat faster and the butterflies in my stomach came to life. As did I. Finally.
The next morning, we spent most of our time snuggling on the couch and talking about everything that had been held inside both of us for far too long. Suddenly, a thought came to mind.
"Daniel?"
"Uh huh?"
"Who are we going to tell about us? And... How?"
He thought for a minute before replying,
"Well... Who would you feel comfortable telling?"
I considered this a moment.
Obviously, we had to tell our parents at some point. Maybe not immediately... But it was necessary. And our friends had suspected it all along. So we had to tell them anyway. But... What about our fans...?
"I think that well find a way to tell the people in our lives pretty easily. It's not like I ever hid my feelings for you very easily..."
He smiled at me.
"Agreed."
"But Dan... The fans..."
He pursed his lips.
"Right... I was thinking maybe we could make a whole video about it and all... And just..."
"Break tumblr."
I finished for him.
He laughed an nodded.
"Exactly."
"What would we say, though?"
I asked.
"Um... I think we should just treat it like a conversation. Be causal, but serious."
"That sounds good."
"Want me to get the camera?"
I stopped him from standing.
"In a minute."
I said, pulling him close to me and holding him lovingly.
It was time to be brave.
It was time to be Dan and Phil, against the world.
(Picture above drawn by me fyi :3)
