We're friends but more.
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Last published Fri, Oct 28, 2016
"We're friends, just a bit more." Is the only way Dan could think to describe his and Phil's relationship for a long time in their life, not that he would tell anyone else. To their friends and family they were only friends now and nothing more, or Dan hoped that's what they thought. Before everything was messy between them he was sure he knew what to call Phil, his boyfriend. But now he wasn't so sure. Would they ever fix what they broke in 2012? Or would they continue to lie through their teeth to everyone they cared about.
This story follows Dan and Phil throughout their life and the ups and downs they faced as children, teens and adults both together and separately.
[PART ONE: YOUNG DAN AND PHIL - 2011]
[PART TWO: 2012 - 2014]
[PART THREE: 2014 - 2016 AND BEYOND]
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