Phan Oneshots

Paint

Summary: Requested by 1l1zbeth, a one shot where Phil is an art teacher, and Dan stays behind after school to finish a project. (No smut sorrynotsorry.)

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It was pretty well known that Dan had the hugest crush on Mr. Lester. He didn't know how everyone knew, because he sure as hell never told anyone. Except Chris. Maybe that's why.

He was sure that even Mr. Lester knew, but if he did, he didn't acknowledge it. Which Dan was grateful for, cause that would just be embarrassing. He'd never be able to go to school again.

He knew it was kind of weird to have a crush on the teacher, but it was also very cliche. He'd read enough fan fiction to make himself believe he actually had a chance with his own teacher, who had to be at least seven years older than him.

But it's not like he could help it. No one chose who they liked, and you couldn't just get over those kind of feelings easily. No matter how much he knew it wasn't socially acceptable, he still carried on with his unrequited feelings, and he cherished them as well.

Needless to say, his constant daydreaming in class got him into trouble all the time, and it was especially embarrassing when he was called out by Mr. Lester himself.

But at least no one judged him for it. Probably because they, too, had had crushes on people older than deemed allowed.

It seemed kind of unhealthy though, because Dan had become so deep in his rapture that he never seemed to connect with anyone else romantically. He'd tried, he really had, because of the obvious fact that he knew he wouldn't ever get his chance with a teacher. But every time he had gone on some blind date or outing, he found he couldn't really enjoy himself as much as he did just sitting in class and staring at those blue eyes and that sexy mess of black hair.

He'd probably be miserable forever.

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It was Friday afternoon that Dan actually decided to work up the courage to go further in his hopeless endeavors.

He wasn't going to outright throw himself at the teacher, but he'd at least try and satisfy his own selfish needs.

He had art last period, as always, and they were in the middle of working on some huge project. Dan decided that he would stay after school that day and 'finish' the project, while most likely trying not to stare at Mr. Lester's ass the whole time.

He was a nervous mess the whole class, barely getting any work done, and he was actually surprised that he didn't have it on him to stalk Mr. Lester at all. When the bell rang at the end of the lesson, and everyone was packing up to go, Dan say in his seat, his fingers tangling together anxiously under the desk.

"Are you coming, Dan?" Chris asked, staring at him questioningly.

"Uh, no actually." Dan said, smiling weakly. "I was gonna stay after to finish this project."

Chris instantly started smirking, and Dan's face heated up at the clear suggestion in his eyes. "Gonna make a move, then? About time."

Dan scowled at him, looking over to see if the teacher had heard them. "I'm not 'making a move'. I'm just... opening up a bit."

"Well, something's opening up." Chris said, and Dan threw his pencil at him. He only laughed, and then left the class, and now it was only Dan and Mr. Lester.

He was sat up at his desk, looking over some papers, and it didn't even seem as if he'd noticed Dan was still there. This was a bad idea, Dan thought morbidly. He felt like he was suffocating, he had no idea what the hell he was supposed to do. Cough, so that he at least knew he was there? Or just wait until he was noticed. Both seemed kind of lame.