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petermustdie · 7 months ago
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dan and phil uploading at 2am for australians is actually so sinister of them
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ahappydnp · 5 months ago
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so sorry but ive seen two different things about this now and im very lost, why did people think they were breaking up/broke up in 2012??? pls help me understand, wise keeper of the lore. thank u so much
response under the cut for general 2012 discussion/too long
basically 2012/2013 used to get (and sometimes still is) generalized as this dark and awful time period where dnp "hated" each other and us, when in actuality it was two very young very scared closeted queer people who were in the process of several major life changes at once while also dealing with a new exploding fan base
there's a few big things from that "era" that people talk about:
deleting old posts- around this era dnp deleted a ton of old tweets/formsprings/dailybooths that could read as them being in a relationship. they were blowing up online and had more eyes on them than ever before, not to mention had just starting working with the BBC (where being queer would have greatly affected their careers). also keep in mind dan was still in the closet to EVERYONE, and now he's got tons of fans going through his accounts and sending shit to HIS LITTLE BROTHER on tumblr asking if dan's gay. anyway people decided them deleting early tweets meant they had broken up
dan's customerservice tumblr blog- in the middle of them blowing up and people finding all these old posts, dan in an effort to control the narrative, makes a new blog for people to anonymously ask him questions (: which went about as well as you can imagine for an extremely defensive closeted 20 year old with undiagnosed depression. basically he said some unfortunately things out of fear
the video leaked again- won't get too much into that because of the subject matter, but the yeah the video leaked for the second time except this time way more people saw it/shared it and dnp actually had to respond to it this time. which is. just fucking awful and heartbreaking all around.
phil persona- basically this was the birth of the amazingphil persona that'd follow phil to the quiff era. he became more sanitized and less personable than original phil fans were used to (which got romanticized into uwu he's sad because he and dan broke up and now he's shutting down)
"no homo"- pretty self explanatory...people asked if they were gay (every single day constantly on every platform) and they would say no because what else are they going to say. this one particular vyou where dan's actually trying to make people think kills me (x) god he was so young. but they'd also started doing the "omg i don't want to see you naked/ew people want us to kiss" and the infamous "you need a girlfriend" "my future wife" etc etc.
the breakup rumors mostly stemmed from and became popular/ treated as fact by younger fans who kind of saw them as these fictionalized characters (which i mean not to blame them because they were literal children and youtubers were still so new that people did treat them like tv show characters you could be friends with). it also got turned into more sinister theories like the "dan is abusing phil" ones and "phil is actually gay but dan isn't and just used phil for attention and fame in 2009"
there was also factors like them moving to london in 2012 (and people were CONVINCED they'd stop being friends in london??), people thinking them getting popular would mean they'd get girlfriends like other popular youtubers (shoutout danrific shippers), and most importantly just them sharing less about their personal lives with their audience. like of course they're not going to live tweet their day/location anymore when people are showing up at their house and trying to find their families.
basically, dnp were putting boundaries between themselves and their fans, but the fans interpreted it as putting distance between each other. in actuality the 2012/2013 era was full of some really amazing memories and content and things people loved (literally the photobooth challenge is from 2013!! sleeping phil saying i hate you is from 2012!!!)
in conclusion, imagine building a forever home with your ex lmao
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serendipnpipity · 5 months ago
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My name’s Phil Lester thankfully not Mo It’s finally time to make my diss track yo You thought I was too innocent to roast myself? Well watch out bitch This might be bad for your health
A Youtube dinosaur His channel older than your mum He’s so insanely clumsy Always falling on his bum Some people think he’s weird Cause he doesn’t like cheeses He’s so frickin' pale You’d think the sun gave him diseases
His name’s AmazingPhil (What?) Why’s he so great? (Dunno) For ten years he had hair From 2008 All that time Hiding behind a fringe And on top of all that He’s secretly a ginge
You quiffed it up What is this a rebrand? If you didn’t dye it black You’d be totally bland And innocent whatever Wait till you're in private Your mouth’s so dirty You sound like a pirate
Hey you say you’re an angel You know that’s a lie You just don’t want to get Demonetised Your vids are so sweet You can’t even say crap I bet you’d even censor A swear in this rap
You look like a badly photoshopped Benedict Cumberbatch And I realize nothing rhymes with Cumberbatch So I guess this verse doesn’t rhyme
(Okay, this is terrible, I'm out, bye)
I’d better get going And end the bants I murdered this beat Like I murder houseplants If you can’t keep a cactus Why’d you want a dog? I’d give it three weeks Until the funeral vlog
Don’t get me started on that guy called Dan The only reason I’m here is people ship phan More followers than me I’m living in his shadow Next thing you’ll know He’ll be playing the piano
EMMMMMMMM YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
okok lemme see if i can do dan's without looking now:
a month without uploading, he comes back with a tag that no one even tagged him in, he's not a challenge to drag so prepare for an attack (and by that I mean cringe) cuz this mfer's boutta get DRAGGED BY HIS FRINGE
first things first, you're freakishly tall it's weird, you look like a noodle you've got hair that was cool in 2007 and wet you just look like a poodle just throw in an annoying posh voice and... yup, that's dan! you're what would happen if winnie the pooh f*cked slenderman!
you procrastinate making videos 'cause being judged is scary you're so close to being irrelevant the hate's imaginary! the only reason you get views is you're another white guy that people ship with his friend 'cuz they think it's ~kawaii~!!
reasons why dan's a fail---YAY!
you never tweet, you overeat, all you do is cry and sleep, your jokes are shitposts and memes with no originality, your family's sad you dropped your law degree at university, and anything embarrasing about yourself you just delete. you were a vegan for what, three weeks before you missed the meat? wow, i'm so impressed by your clear moral integrity. try so hard to be peaceful and diplomatic but can't make toast without tumblr saying you're problematic
*deep inhale* I could go on, there's more if I check. there's more things on this list... than chins on your neck!
your celebrity crush was JLaw, but now it's Evan P, what the fuck even is your sexuality? it's hard to put you in a box when you keep it so blurry, i think it's just to hide that you're secretly a FURRY.
woah now, that went deep. repress it? yup! before I start crying, let's wrap this shit up.
i'm gonna go and masturbate, then cry into a slice of pizza, shoutout to the other youtubers, especially Ryan Higa a cringe compilation mixed with cultural appropriation met with no depreciation, it's the youtube nation.
click SUBSCRIBE if you wanna watch 4 videos a year (ha) to see my last one (from ten years ago) just click over here something something, you can call me a liar 'cause you just witnessed the roast of danisnotonfire
[explosion noises]
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la-galaxie-langblr · 7 months ago
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6 Week Challenge Catch Up Post
It's been a chaotic weekend 💀 but so much fun
Week 5 Day 6 7/12/24
Today I:
Woke up very late in a bad mood
Watched YouTube for hours
Found out most of my exam times but not for the one I really need to know
Only ate lunch at 2pm
One of my flatmates came into the kitchen and we commiserated over how our days were going
Placed a grocery order online for Christmas dinner ingredients
Cleaned the kitchen and living room with my flatmate
Chatted with my flatmate's friend who's staying the weekend
Made potato and onion soup for Christmas dinner
Ate leftover pasta for dinner
Went round to a friend's house and hung out until 2am 💀
Came home and yapped with my flatmates until 4am 😭
Daily joys:
Human connection really is special isn't it :) my day started so awfully and was gradually filled with giggles and swapping stories
Goals progress:
I was a bit nervous about hanging out w my friend cus it's the first extended hangout we've done, but I had so much fun!!
Week 5 Day 7 8/12/24
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Today I:
Woke up much later than intended
Rushed to the bus stop to meet my bestie from home
Spent a little while catching up in Tom Horton's
Made wheaten bread
Helped my housemates cook and serve a Christmas dinner for 8 people (my soul starter and all the desserts not pictured)
Had a few drinks and did silly drunk karaoke w my friends (there are some absolutely DIABOLICAL pictures that my friends took of me 😭)
Daily joys:
It was an odyssey getting all the cooking done, but WE DID IT
Week 6 Day 1 9/12/24
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The final week of the challenge, and of uni for my first semester!! I ate a lot of wheaten bread for dinner 😅
Today I:
Dragged myself to uni for my 11am class despite being very sleep deprived and a wee bit hungover
Hung out with my bestie in my students' union
Bought a meal deal for lunch
Vibed some more
Brought my bestie to the train station 😔 we'll see each other at home next week though!!
Went to another class
Walked home w my housemate
Daily joys:
Watched the new dan and phil video
Did some research on French universities
Wheaten bread my beloved <333
Had a bit of sleep deprived angst today but my playlist got me through it
Goals progress:
Did a few more grammar activities for French, only 3 left until I'm done with them for the semester!!
I got my final assignment mark back for Analysing Grammar and I did really well on it, so my total coursework mark is just under 24%/30%!! That takes off a bit of pressure from my exam in January :)
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philsglassesapologist · 8 months ago
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Dan and Phil upload the video before I go to sleep challenge (level: impossible)
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dykephan · 11 months ago
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i’m not convinced of hard launch or anything but it certainly doesn’t seem like they’re closing the door… i feel like they’re “frog in boiling water”ing us and it’s working: censoring an “ily” in a text is something they always would’ve done, it just feels out of place amidst the content they’ve been putting out lately (and that we’ve been acclimating to). same with implying separate bedrooms— they used to stick to that bit religiously but have they even fully said they have separate bedrooms in the phouse? sorry for the ramble haha that post just got me thinking and my optimism wanted to challenge the cynicism ✨
never apologize for rambling, you're talking to a chronic rambler fjkjsds i love to hear other people's thoughts!!! i definitely see your point and i was feeling that way too until super recently. i get the impression that they opened the door just a little too much too quickly and they might want to backtrack somewhat. i talked about this with the green bedroom thing -- seeing phil film in there (and most importantly, not acknowledge it at all) felt like a pointed gesture and it made me feel kind of weird and guilty even though i didn't do anything to feel guilty for. also i'm the biggest proponent for couples sleeping separately to save their relationships. i've been telling my parents to sleep separately for years now because they almost got divorced over my dad's snoring & my mom's insomnia but anywayy my point is, i don't actually care if dan and phil have or don't have separate bedrooms, it was just the way it was implied so heavily (the family photo being moved out of dan's room into the green room) and so suddenly that made me feel like we were being chastised lol. if there was a personal reason why he couldn't film in the usual room, i'm surprised he wouldn't just say "we have a guest" or "we're using that room for some super secret tour stuff" etc
but like you said, it only feels weird because it's such a big contrast from what it seems they've been building up to. especially after phil's medical scare, the difference has been palpable; they're less afraid to show genuine care for each other on camera. so anytime they go against that (beyond what the bit calls for, because obviously i know they're joking most of the time), it feels extra obvious
but idk, i'm just not getting hard launch vibes. there was a period of time where i was reallyyy on the edge of my seat waiting for it, but now don't feel that way. and that's okay!! my interest in dnp has never been contingent on finding out the "truth", i'm just here for the ride :) and i'm always okay with being wrong because you literally can't predict their next move even if you try sjfjksd
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wouldduskwood · 1 year ago
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Descendants of Despair Part 85
Running was freeing. As each step found solid purchase on the ground below, I forced myself to focus. Focus entirely on the next step. That was all I needed to do. Just one step. As I did, I forced Jake out of my mind. He was an unneeded distraction. An emotional problem that would cause me to fuck up when I needed clarity. An end to problems instead of a beginning of more.
I covered the distance quickly and despite the situation, I found myself enjoying the challenge of a longer run over rough terrain. It had been a while since I had been in a situation where I was required to just run.
I arrived outside Dan's while it was still dark. Having no idea what the time was or how long had passed since I had told them I was going out to check on the equipment, I made my way inside as silently as I could. Instead of heading towards the room that Lilly and I shared, I lay on the couch.
Sleep didn't come. Instead, I fought with myself to stay where I was. The walls seemed to close in around me, becoming practically suffocating. Relief washed through me as morning broke and I heard Lilly's frantic voice calling to Dan that I was not in the room.
"I'm in here," I called, as friendly sounding as I could. I had a role to play, and I would play it to the best of my ability. Manipulate the situation then leave. I had no use for them. My life now had just 3 purposes and I would focus all of my attention into solving them. Whatever the cost may be.
Lilly entered the room and smiled warily. She was right to be afraid of me. I shrugged and smiled, shaking my head a little. "Sorry, I didn't want to wake you when I arrived back." Lilly smiled, more genuinely this time, and replied: "So, do you think it will work?" I nodded enthusiastically, no longer as invested in Phil. That was a small cog in a bigger machine.
"That is good!" Lilly smiled as Dan entered, shaking his head. "What's good? Jeez Lilly, it is too early to be this enthusiastic!"
Lilly was about to answer when her phone rang. She picked it up and her eyes widened. I forced myself to watch her. I knew at that moment. I knew the call would be coming from Jake.
"It...it is the police station." Lilly's voice shook as she held her phone. "Answer it," I frowned. "If you ignore it, then they will come here if they need something." She nodded weakly.
"Hello, Lilly speaking..."
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notsosaucystuff · 8 months ago
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All of these are on AO3. Anything in purple is my personal notes.
Come along by ottertrashpalace
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: In medieval England, a young knight rides north, sent to serve at the court of the quiet young Duke of Lancaster.
If I had to choose one favorite phanfic of all time it would be this one. The writing is brilliantly done and everything is worded as if it were historical fiction or an old fairy tale. It reminds me a lot of Ella enchanted due to the setting and medieval/fairy tail aspect.
The Pianist Everyone Is Talking About... Is My Husband by natigail
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: YouTuber pianist Daniel James Howell is thrown into mainstream media's awareness with the release of his first album. Phil works at BBC Radio 1, who increasingly play Dan's songs more and more often, and he couldn't be prouder of his husband. However, no one knows that Dan and Phil are married as they have chosen to keep their relationship private.
By accident, Phil is thrust into his husband's fandom when his colleagues learn that he likes the pianist. Phil isn't sure how to tell everyone that he's actually married to the guy everyone is either praising or swooning over.
*Best Chaptered Fic for Phanfiction Awards 2018*
Absolutely love the flow of this story. It's set in an alternate universe and the fandom is very realistic.
read between the lines (i will if you will) by Ablissa
Rating: Mature
Summary: Phil ^_^ (5:31 PM)
Dan?
danisNOTonfire xD i swear im really not. come check. (5:31 PM)
yeah?
Phil ^_^ (5:32 PM)
I think I'm in love with you
I just
I can't wait to meet you
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Skype conversations between Dan and Phil, leading up to their first meeting. 2009!Phan. Prepare for fluff.
Although this story is mostly fluff, there are some dips which when I was reading at 3:00 a.m. made me cry.
all the memories i hold dear by Ablissa
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summery: "It's not really our anniversary, though," Dan reasons against his own will.
"It's one of our anniversaries," Phil argues.
Dan snorts. "Yeah, one of like, ten."
"Four," Phil corrects him, fondness seeping from his voice.
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Nine years after meeting Phil for the first time, Dan thinks it's alright that they'll be spending October 19th apart.
But is it really?
(companion piece to read between the lines (i will if you will).
I loved to see how their relationship matured from the last fic. Very cute
Origins of the Phass Inflation Post (Dan and Phil in Greece) by EverythingIsAsItWas
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Dan and Phil rarely take vacations just for themselves, vacations in which they make no content, do not work, and simply enjoy each other's company. Going to Greece feels like the perfect opportunity for this, but Phil also thinks it's the perfect opportunity for a video... and Dan likes being a little shit.
It's the little moments in this fic that piece it together. The small glimpses at their lives in this story when they are on their vacation really sell hard on how beautifully they work together.
Christmas at the Lester's by trashcanfromgallifrey
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Inspired by Dan and Phil telling us about the pre-christmas visit at Phil’s parents<3
A quite fluffy fic that also goes into themes of finding safety in Phil’s family when they were closeted.
slutville, population two by dvp_95
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Dan and Phil both have reputations for sleeping around. Their friends don't think they could hold down a relationship if they wanted to. Sounds like a challenge to them.
In Dan's defense, tequila makes anything seem like a good idea.
Dan has a repressed crush on Phil, there are very well written original characters, I never knew what to expect and loved every turn.
everyone i need to be distracted with fics recommend me fics NEOW
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deadandphilgames · 2 years ago
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Imagine. The Urge but no homo
okay challenge accepted
It was a crisp winter's night in London, England. It was that particular time in late January where there was no longer any frost, but simply biting cold air in what felt like a completely empty atmosphere.
Dan Howell was walking down the road; his tall black silhouette cast shadows from the artificial amber glow of streetlamps. His breath formed swirls of mist with every exhalation and he decided to slide his exposed hands inside his coat pockets to retain some warmth. The street was empty at this time and his footsteps echoed up and down around him, only interrupted by the cruising hum of a taxi driving past. He wasn't totally alone after all. Dan had time to think on this journey, time to think about what had happened the night before.
The events had played in his head so many times over that he didn't know whether he could trust their accuracy, or if his own perceptions had rewritten how the events unfolded. Any way he thought about it, one thing was certain. His friend roommate, Phil Lester, was dead.
Phil had a habit of always being in the worst place at the worst time. It was an endearing quality that often resulted in funny stories for him to share with his friends or his followers on the internet. He was a kind person. Perhaps that's why he was singled out as a victim. It wasn't fair. A painful stab of recollection shot through Dan's brain, as if forcing itself through a wall he had built to protect himself. He saw it again. The dead, lifeless eyes, the way it moved so swiftly out of the darkness, the blood. The blood was the most vivid memory of all. Dan had somehow found himself collapsed in a corner, unable to move, but out of the corner of his eye he saw the crimson trail of his friend's life weaving around the cobbled stones of the street and down a drain. Dan saw his hand twitching, those last moments of resistance and hope that something, someone, would be able to save him. Then it stopped. That is the last time he saw Phil Lester alive.
Dan arrived home at their apartment. It felt wrong. Opening the door to the living room, the usual bright colours of their possessions seemed inappropriate, disrespectful even. How could anything dare to be so bright at this time? He turned off the lights and collapsed on the grey carpet of their hallway. Sleep.
The next day was to be Phil's funeral. Dan had no interest in going. He would rather be having lots of sex with women that day. His friendship with Phil was personal to him and not something he wanted to share with family and friends who would mean well but insult with every word of comfort. He decided that even if he had to attend physically, he would be somewhere else in his mind, thinking of cars and beer. He had to.
Dan remained silent and stoic through the service. People left to return to their lives, the relatives trading condolences, leaving Dan alone in the room with the coffin. He didn't want to look - it would be real if he saw. He wanted to run away from this nightmare, but he had to see. Dan strode over and gazed into the box. Lifeless. Even with Phil's typically pale skin you used to see the warm glow of life within. All that could be seen here was the sickly pale-green colour of death.
Dan went to turn away, to walk out of the room into a life where everything familiar was gone, when something grabbed his wrist.
'Don't go, it's okay.' Dan turned to see the same pale skin he had just had burned into his memory gripping at his shirt.
He looked up slowly to see his dead friend sat bolt upright. Dan ran. Not stopping to blink, breathe or process a single thought he sprinted out of the back exit and all the way across the grounds of the building to underneath a tree. He vomited. It wasn't real. He was hysterical. He tried to rationalist the thoughts in his head as his eyes shook with distress.
'Dan, stop running, I'm not going to hurt you.'
He spun around to see Phil, standing upright as if completely fine with his hands forwards as if anticipating Dan's irrational behaviour. 'You can't, I mean, this can't be real,' Dan said, grasping behind his back to try and hold onto the tree as if it was a tether to reality.
'You know I'm real, Dan, this is real and I think you know why.'
'No!' Dan shouted and pushed Phil backwards in utter disbelief. Phil punched dan and didn’t pin him to a tree, that would’ve been very homoerotic. Phil grabbed Dan's wrists and pinned him against the tree. Dan could feel the sharper edges prodding uncomfortably into his back as if the tree itself was pushing him towards the nightmare. 'It was a vampire.' The words stuck in penetrated into Dan's head and seemed to pull down on his soul as if everything he had been trying not to believe in the last two days was sinking like quicksand. 'I don't know how, or if that's exactly what it is, but it explains it well enough,' Phil said in a calmer tone, clearly aware of Dan's slow realisation.
‘oh sick. a vampire,’ Dan said.
‘Let’s go look at boobs. I won’t bite you, because I don’t want you to join me for eternity. that would be kinda gay,’ replied Phil. The end
'You aren't the real Phil,' Dan said in a flat, emotionless tone. His head was bowed and in Phil's grip it seemed Dan wasn't trying to resist anymore. 'If what you're saying is true, you aren't Phil. You're just a beast possessing his body.' He looked up and stared into Phil's eyes. He didn't see the bright blue pools of life that he used to, he sat emptiness. He must be right.
Phil stared back at Dan, seeing his brown irises blazing with fury. Phil let his grip loosen for a second. Dan realised and swung a punch as hard as he could, hitting Phil square in the jaw. Phil reached towards his lip. Blood. He looked down at it in a strange way and glanced back up at Dan who seemed to almost be expecting something. Phil decided to wipe the blood on his shirt. 'I won't lie,' Phil said, rearranging his suit jacket and sweeping his black hair away from his eyes. 'I feel different. I feel urges. I still know who I am, what I do, what the difference is between right and wrong. And yet something within me, something primal ...' 'Shut up.' Dan said, clenching his fist and visibly shaking with rage. 'You are not my friend and if I have to destroy his body to give him peace, do not think I won't.'
Dan spun around, reaching for the sharp wood that was cutting into his back. In one sure motion he snapped the branch and immediately swung towards Phil, who, as if in slow motion, leant backwards, smacked the branch from Dan's hand and grabbed his by the throat. Dan's head banged against the tree with a force that shoo. The leaves from the branches, falling over the boy's shoulders. His breath was heavy. He could feel the beads of sweat forming on his forehead. This was fear. He tried to move but the force his friend was applying to his neck seemed immovable and impossible.
Phil stepped closer until their noses touched and looked Dan directly in the eyes: 'I could kill you. Every fibre of my being is urging me to tilt your head back and bite your neck, but I can choose not to.'
'What?!' Dan said, spitting out warmth before taking in a huge gasp.
'I don't want to kill you. I want you to join me.'
Dan felt his heart drop in pressure. An overwhelming stillness waved through his body until he was stunned into silence. 'No p-please,' he stuttered.
'You don't have a choice, but I do. Appreciate it,' said Phil. 'Think about it, Dan, things can continue like normal! We can tell everyone it was one of those miracle situations where I was never actually dead. We can go back to our apartment and continue our normal lives ... with some dietary adjustments, I guess.'
Dan had completely lost his ability to think. Part of it made sense, maybe it would be okay if he didn't have to lose his friend, or his own life. He knew it wasn't true though. Even though Phil was right in front of him, there was no breath coming out of his lips. The only sensation he experienced was the damp chill of Phil's skin pressing against his.
Just then Dan noticed a man who must be the groundskeeper walking by in the distance. Dan had made his choice, and he knew it would be the right one. 'HELP!' Dan shouted, shaking as hard as he could, causing Phil to almost loosen his grip. 'He's trying to ki-'
Then he felt it. Two sharp stabs pierced the skin of his neck. Dan dropped his arms and buckled his knees, he had lost.
Phil moved in closer, pinning Dan's body against the tree as he gulped gallons of thick blood through his teeth and down his throat. Phil almost felt himself losing control, feeling a desire to completely give in to a more powerful force within himself. 'No,' he said, pulling away, feeling the blood run down his neck past the collar of his shirt. Quickly he raised his wrist and pierced his own veins. 'Drink!' he ordered, pressing his wrist against Dan's mouth. Dan, with the last moments of his fading energy attempted to resist, pitifully shrugging his shoulders. It would t be enough. His natural instinct to breather opened his lips and the pungent taste of iron filled his mouth and flowed across his tongue. Dan's vision faded to black.
Blinking. Vision hazy and unclear. A yellow light. A white ceiling. After what seemed like a dreamy eternity unable to move, Dan's eyes focused and noticed the familiar patterns of his bedroom ceiling. He was home. Had it all been a dream? Dan asked himself this as he reached to touch his bare chest with his fingers. He could still feel. Surely that meant he was still alive? His hand stopped. Palm lying flat over his chest, he tried to focus all senses of detecting something, anything. No pulse.
He looked to the right to suddenly notice Phil, sitting in a chair leaning over the bed.
'How do you feel?' he asked, with what seemed like a degree of confidence.
Dan's eyes darted up and down trying to decide what he made of this person, or whatever it was, who sat next to hi. He sat up and swung his legs over the bed. Lifting his head up with a strange, new assuredness he had never felt before, he locked eyes with this friend. 'Hungry,' Dan said, feeling within in an urge, a biological mission he now felt he had to begin.
'Me too,' Phil said with a smirk. 'Why don't we go find someone to eat?'
The End.
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100 days of Dan and Phil! 12/100
we hAVE to SHOUT to juMP??! - Dan vs. Phil: YASUHATI Don’t Stop Eighth Note
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feelingofcontent · 4 years ago
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DNP Rewatch: Dan Takes Quizzes About Himself
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Date video was published: 04/03/2017 (X)
DNP Main Channel Rewatch: 339
Dan’s quizzes video! Phil had done one back in September 2016, with some of the same quizzes, so I’ll do a bit of comparing their results. Warning that this is going to be a long one.
0:00 - I love this intro. I love it so much. “well...no” 😂
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0:14 - “a certain rat called Phil...I’m still listening!” this intro is too much 😭
0:19 - so many big smiles and eye crinkles
0:26 - mmmm, navigating the YouTube changes
0:39 - that is...extremely specific
0:45 - “creative” I would love a compilation of Dan just saying that in that specific tone
1:04 - yeah that has to be the weirdest part as the subject of the quiz
1:17 - “Daniel” definitely trying to prepare the audience for the rebrand
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1:30 - um...annnnd cutting that sentence off 😳
1:36 - I love that space-themed blanket
2:09 - jump scared by the memes
2:36 - they had just uploaded the third and final Crafts video for April Fools Day a couple days before this
2:45 - Dan has already started cringing at himself
2:53 - alright, Dan is funny
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3:07 - wow 100%. Phil took his version of this quiz and only got 75%.
3:31 - this one is just silly
3:38 - the dead-eyed look at the camera is great
3:50 - he’s so dramatically upset about being wrong
4:05 - he’s just given up and us choosing the middle one every time
4:11 - lol at his reaction to remembering he put that in a video... 😂
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4:18 - this is equivalent to the “PSL or Phil” quiz Phil did in his video. 
4:30 - Dan’s hair looks really good in this video. This is about when DNP started getting the exact same haircut
4:54 - so many cute fetus Dan photos
5:03 - oh Dan, cringing at that one specifically...
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5:19 - Dan’s facial expressions in every video are great
5:28 - Dan thinks it’s very important that we know that they have the same sleep schedule... “I can assure you that neither of us wake up before mid-day”
5:38 - he’s getting ready to kill the branding
5:41 - “Phil wears a lot of socks, but they’re odd, like him...” and then the “still listening you bitch” which should not be fond at all but somehow is
5:50 - “I’m literally not wearing any pants right now” ...thanks for sharing? 😳 also, Dan is wearing the same shirt as the *cough* pants-less live show, so this might have been filmed that same day
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okay, Phil did this same quiz in his video! (though he went through more of the questions in the video than Dan does. Let’s compare:
Left or Right? Phil - Right; Dan - Left - different
Early Bird or Night Owl? Phil - Night Owl; Dan - Night Owl - same
Snow or Beach? Phil - Snow; Dan - Snow - same
Lion or Llamas? Phil - Lion; Dan - Llamas - different
Coffee or Tea? Phil - Coffee; Dan - ??? - didn’t see Dan’s answer
Pikachu or Totoro? Phil - Totoro; Dan - Pikachu - different
Socks or Not? Phil - Not; Dan - Not - same
Worm or Moth? Phil - Moth; Dan - ??? - didn’t see Dan’s answer
Taylor or Emma? Phil - Emma; Dan - ??? - didn’t see Dan’s answer
The Queen or Justin? Phil - The Queen; Dan - The Queen  - same
5:59 - I’m glad they both managed to get themselves, lol. Though they did seemingly have a mix of the same and different answers
6:12 - his red-patch is out, but this starts off less horrifying than he expected
6:24 - just gonna skip those last two sentences
6:43 - “I can’t do this...I’m gonna do it” 😂
6:50 - it’s really not because this one is just...bad lol. He is also so horrified by how many people have taken it
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7:20 - “christ” is right
7:26 - he can’t even make it through the first question 😂
7:53 - he’s so done...and yeah
8:14 - the inter-cuts of his reactions make this video so good
8:52 - “Dan-cest is on the cards” help.
8:52 - another one Phil did...let’s just compare their faces after reading the title
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9:08 - that would be hilarious to have someone who doesn’t know who they are take this quiz
9:18 - “is that a challenge?!” I love it 😂
9:24 - that had a very obvious Dan answer
9:48 - the fact that he hovered over “PHIL 100%” as if he was thinking about picking that 😭
9:58 - maybe because advice-type content is the content he likes making best
10:07 - “Dan’s inner trash can is about to be revealed” going with classic Phil solo content out of those options
10:43 - “no one do that” 😨
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answer comparison:
Favorite color - Phil - Blue/Greeny colours; Dan - Black (like my soul)
Favorite type of music - Phil skipped this question & we didn’t see what Dan answered - it’s weird that neither of them showed that one!
Choose Dan or Phil - Phil - PHIL 100%; Dan - I would refuse to choose
Favorite Dan video - Phil - Photo Booth Challenge; Dan - Internet Support Group
Favorite Phil video - Phil - Halloween Baking; Dan - Why I was a weird kid
How much do you love DNP - Phil - My life would such without them; Dan - My life would such without them - the only same answer
10:49 - Dan is so happy about this after the challenge at the beginning, hahaha. Both DNP got “phil” body-parts as a result
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11:00 - his attempt to read this description, the majority of which he skipped over because well...
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11:37 - both DNP wanted to nope out as soon as they saw the “Dan’s crotch” option 😂
11:42 - great Dan face
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12:05 - he really didn’t need to attempt to justify this one... 😳
12:20 - so nice about his audience so no one feels bad
12:35 - “I’m going to go and have a long and hard...” WHERE is that going?!
12:50 -  after this he doesn’t post for a month again, until his rebrand
I like this video a lot; I find Dan so funny in it. I also love that DNP can use the same idea for a video, but they end up being so different. But I definitely think this is part of the era where Dan was struggling a bit with deciding if he was okay with posting less “serious” content to his channel.
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cloud-gays · 3 years ago
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Quick, drop one out of context Dan and/or Phil quote! Then send this to a few people so that we're all inundated with how freaking weird dnp are.
"i've got the octopus he's gonna marry me, we are gonna have octopi babies with parrots on the (???)"
"it's a fold down bed incase I wanna do porn"
"loading terrain, the rain, the snow, the hill"
"nahh?? yahh yahh?? i thought you were being aksj babadook babadoook"
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the moment in the not my arms challenge where phil is like "am i straight?" and dan answers "i dont know phil jesus christ"
the thing phil said about being a submissive rabbit!!! im still like okay
whatever thats all, ive been sitting like, 9/10 things dnp said are weird af and thanks anon u have revived my love for dnp ill go watch dnpg all over again
(not that my love for dnp was dead, just a bit sleep aksdjhasj)
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love-songs-for-emma · 4 years ago
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2012 buzzwords and phrases
nutella
one direction video diaries
dan & phil radio show on BBC1
"rose tyler, i-"
mishapocalypse
covering things in patterned duck tape (tie dye, lime green/pink arrows, that terrible purple)
oovoo/skype video calls<33
roblox dot com "can i haz chez burger too?"
o.O xD :3 (:
frantically skipping over fucked up shit on omegle (we should Not have been able to access this site)
using twitter to tweet shit like "@NIALLHORAN I LOVE YOU!!!!" >>0 likes 0 retweets 5 followers (best friend, internet friend, internet friend, & two porn bots)
tumblr girl
#justgirlythings
unironically saying "I'm not like other girls" "EPIC" "ROFLCOPTER"
troll face rage comic
top text bottom text memes
"shut up and take my money!"
desperately wanting those mini polaroid cameras
mario galaxy 2!!!!
mindlessly playing the wii/wiiu for hours on urs or ur best friend's couch
(for americans spec:) that random obsession with british people and drinking tea???
2012 mayan calendar ending,, the end of the world!!
(spec to east coast US+) hurricane irene & hurricane sandy on halloween
hot topic thick rubber bracelets
walking around ur local mall for hours w/ like 3 friends, just to end up buying over-priced taco bell in the food court
high top converse!!!!
colored skinny jeans!! (bright red w/ suspenders & a striped t-shirt, the louis tomlinson look)
"hug me" t-shirts (ty niall horan:/)
black & white checkered studded belts, seatbelt-looking belts
the cinnamon challenge
kony 2012
starting a youtube channel on ur own and/or with ur best friend (only to forget the password & nvr come back to it)
hobbies?? outside of school?? (i.e. dance class, musical theater, gymnastics, tennis, horseback riding, baton twirling (why is it always baton twirling), etc.)
boyscouts/girlscouts (wasn't me but i Saw y'all)
the scary maze game
making cringe 4 panel memes of urself to post on this new app called instagram ("hey um.... >~<" "did you know that..." "like..." "you're really beautiful :)")
science side of tumblr
superwholockian
"you were the bravest man i ever knew, the most human... human being i ever met" (if u dont still cry ur lying)
"okay?" "okay." or,, throwing tfios when reading The Part
the green brothers!! & vidcon!!
jennamarbles (i miss her sm & i hope she's happy & safe & doing SO well) & her spiderman poster
"what boys are like" "what girls are like" YouTube videos
slenderman
the maximum ride series/reading anything by james patternson
/reading late into the night
camp, sleep-away camp, babysitting or being babysat while ur friends/ur parent(s) worked in the summer bc u couldn't stay home alone (this prob isn't 2012 specific but it is to ME)
or,, staying home alone
& listening to music so loudly????
hiding headphone wires up ur sleeve to listen to music in class
going to "the computer room" in urs or ur friends house (bonus points if it was in their basement, u had to share it with siblings, and/or ur/their dad would kick u off it to idk check his email)
divorce qkjxsjjdkd (again,, prob not 2012 specific but LMAO)
three way calls on The House Phone
calling ur friends house & saying, "hi. this is x, is y there?"
hand games, like quack dilly oso & concentration 64 (do ppl still play these ones in particular)
"IMA FYARIN MAH LAZER BLARGH!" "doctor octogonopus BLAH!" (i.e.,,, the laser collection)
the asdf movie(s)
charlie the unicorn, llamas with hats
fedoras...... unironically my beloved..........
y'all think furries are bad?? remember bronies??
i'm yours by jason mraz, someone like you by adele, hey soul sister by train being the only songs that exist
bangin' ur ankle with ur metal razor scooter,, those soft grips on the handle bars, pressin' in the lil metal buttons to twist & push out the handles for some reason
comedy central: tosh.0, its always sunny in philadephia, south park, etc.
THE GREATEST FREAKOUT EVER!!!! (vid where guy shoves remote up his ass bc his mom canceled his WOW account)
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succubusphan · 5 years ago
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Love Your Body
Summary: Dan and Phil are interrupted by everyone’s worst nightmare.
Sequel to Beautiful Stranger and I’ll Be the First to Blow Your Mind.
Rating: E
Tags: Smut, blow jobs, face fucking. There is smut but also i added a bit of plot.
Word count: 1.2k
A/n: Written for the im-PROMPT-u phandom creator challenge hosted by the @phandomreversebang, day 26: love + That’s the plan. Yes, I will probably continue this.
Read on ao3
Dan was finally taking some time off from work and spending most of his days sunbathing by the pool of his hotel. He loved the feeling of the sun rays caressing his skin, making him tremble, he could feel the heat pulling inside him at the sensations. He clutched at the arms of the lounge chair and arched his back as every muscle on his body tensed in pleasure. He gasped for air and moaned, finally opening his eyes and blinking repeatedly as his eyes tried to adjust to the light.
He heard the traffic and was brought back to reality, he was not, in fact, on vacation but his day wasn’t that much worse than his dream. Dan moaned again at a particularly skilled swirl of Phil's tongue around his cock and pulled the covers down to finally see him working on his pleasure. 
“Phil!” He moaned, tangling his fingers in the other’s hair and pulling.
Phil pulled off with a pop and smirked at him. “Like your wake up call?”
Dan nodded. “Yeah, don’t stop, I’m close.”
Phil’s smile widened and he returned to his task. He swallowed Dan in one go, letting his cock slide into his throat and hummed. 
Dan moaned louder and louder until he came in a scream, his body twitching in the aftershocks. 
Swiftly stradling Dan, Phil started to work on his own cock, his hand moving in a blur until Dan looked at him from under his lashes and groaned. “Fuck my face.”
Phil raised his eyebrows but didn’t question him instead, he straddled Dan’s chest and carefully slid his cock into Dan’s waiting mouth. 
With a smoldering look upon his face, Dan focused on covering his teeth and let Phil go to town. He really enjoyed hearing Phil’s whiney little moans every time he got close to orgasm, the dishevelled look he got when they were going at it, but above all, he enjoyed how sweet Phil was. No matter how horny he was, Phil always put Dan’s wellbeing and his pleasure before his own. Phil was, for the lack of a better word, perfect. 
With that thought in mind, he hollowed his cheeks out and reached up, pinching Phil’s nipple, causing him to come with the most adorable shocked face Dan had ever seen. 
Phil panted above him. “You - you are amazing.” He leaned down for a kiss.
“You can wake me up like that every day,” Dan whispered against his lips.
“Does this mean that you are coming back here after work and staying the night?” Phil asked with a smile.
“I have to sleep at my own place sometimes. The neighbors will think I went missing.”
“It’s only been three days. It’ll be fine.” 
“It’s been four day and I really need to go home,” Dan said with a hint of sadness.
Phil pouted but moved off him. “Okay,” he said as he watched Dan pick his clothes up and go to the ensuite bathroom.  “I could come over to your place if you wanted.” 
Dan replied only with a hum. He had ruled that had helped him stay safe, physically but above all emotionally. He didn’t allow hookups in his house, none of them had ever known where he lived, or what he did; some, not even his real name. Phil was special, but Dan didn’t know if he was ready for that; it was a bit too much all of the sudden.
Phil’s phone started ringing insistently and it made Dan’s stomach crawl. ‘What if he had a boyfriend, or even worse, a husband.’ He pressed his ear to the door and unashamedly eavesdropped.
“Hi. How ar- what? Here where? No, I was in the shower, sorry. Mum, what do you mean with ‘here’? O-ok. Sure, no problem. Of course, just give me five minutes to get dressed. See you in a bit.”
Dan heard him walk around the room in a hurry.
“Fuck! Dan?”
Dan finally came out of the bathroom with only half of his clothes on but continued to dress by the bed. “Yeah? What happened?”
Phil had a bit of a deranged look upon his face and he looked paler than normal. “Dan I really really like you, but my mom is in town and coming here in like five minutes and I think it’s too soon for you to meet her.”
Dan was dressing himself in a hurry before but the possibility of Phil’s mum coming and finding him here gave him an extra dose of adrenaline. “Don’t worry, I’m not staying for the family gathering.”
“I’m so sorry, she was supposed to come next weekend, I don’t know what happened.”
“It’s fine, everything will be fine.”
Not a minute later they were walking to the door and kissing every few steps. “I’ll call you when she’s gone,” Phil said apologetically.
“Ok,” Dan smiled, but before he could pull the door open, the bell rang. The upstairs doorbell. 
They looked at each other in panic for a moment until they both spurred into action. 
“I’ll hide in your bedroom, you take her to the lounge and I’ll slip out.”
“Ok, ok. We can do this.” Phil said more to reassure himself than Dan. 
Once Dan had taken cover in the bedroom, he cracked the door open and watched them pass by. He was about to make his escape when he realized that they hadn’t exchanged numbers and he didn’t even know what apartment he was in. He had spent the past four days rolling in the sheets with Phil, and on the floor, in the shower, in the kitchen island - even the balcony, but they had barely touched their phones the entire time. He searched for a pen inside Phil’s bedside table and he found it alongside a block of sticky notes… and like one hundred condoms, lube and a very nice turquoise vibrator. Trying not to get sidetracked, he scribbled a note with his phone number and set it on the bed.
“300-123-5577 Call me, Dan <3”
Checking that he wasn’t forgetting his phone or keys, he exited the apartment with a sigh and tried to figure out what the nearest tube station was. Dan smiled and started walking to his destination. This was no walk of shame.
His smile widened when he saw he had a text. 
“Hi, this is my number. I’m afraid we got caught. My mum found your note on the bed that was clearly still messy and said that she wants to meet you (Sorry). She already knew though, you didn’t tell me I had a massive bite on my neck, are you sure you are not part vampire?”
“I guess you’ll have to wait and see if I come into your flat to bite you.”
“Please do.”
“Your mum is cute. What did you tell her about me?”
“She asked if you are my boyfriend…”
“...”
“I said ‘That’s the plan’ so now you are stuck with me.”
“Ugh, I guess you’ll do. We can discuss this later in my apartment, bring the turquoise vibrator.”
“I don’t know what you are talking about.”
“Of course you don’t.”
Dan smiled. This was going to be a good day.
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blissedoutphil · 5 years ago
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Dan The Personal Assistant Part 11
Dan has to submit an application video to be an assistant for a company President, Mr. Lester. But what happens when he accidentally sends a wrong video?
4759 words of Dom!Phil, sub!dan, buttplug, cock cage, blowjob, exhibitionism/in public, angst
~Part 10~
~Part 12~
or read on ao3!
Dan slowly stirred awake, his senses following suit as he felt warmth press up against his back, and scruff grazing his shoulder. He sighed softly as his mind connected the sensations to Phil placing lazy kisses on his shoulder, his stubble scratching against his smooth upper arm. He stretched a little, and Phil took the opportunity to kiss down the top of his shoulders to his neck.
“Good mornin’,” Phil said in a gruff voice, lips moving against Dan’s skin as he spoke.
Dan managed to croak out a response, blushing at how silly he thought he sounded compared to how absolutely sexy his boss’s morning voice was.
“We’re gonna have fun today,” his boss said decidedly, sending a tingle of excitement down Dan’s spine.
He turned around to face Phil, still somewhat surprised when he was met with those green-blue eyes mere inches away from him.
Phil took his time letting his gaze roam over his boy’s sleepy face. He’d known his boy was pretty since he first saw the video that started all this, but he felt like he’d never got to fully appreciate him until he started waking up next to him everyday. It was a good move to get a room with just one bed after all. He smiled a little thinking back to when he was worrying if Dan wouldn’t be comfortable with it. As it turned out Dan didn’t even question it, and it felt like second nature to sleep with each other. His smile faded a bit when he realised that once this trip ends, he’d be going back to sleeping alone in his empty house.
Dan returned Phil’s soft smile, feeling his cheeks warm a bit under Phil’s gaze. He wondered what Phil was thinking about, but he didn’t want to break the peaceful silence between them.
The longing gaze seemed to disappear and Phil cleared his throat and propped himself up on his elbow. “So. Before we head out to where you planned last night, I have things planned too. Choose one - A, B, or C?”
Dan squinted his eyes in suspicion, “What do those options even mean?”
“Obviously you have to choose first! Then I’ll reveal what they are,” Phil smirked.
“Hmm,” Dan contemplated as he stretched a bit more, “B?”
“Good choice,” Phil grinned mischievously.
“Doesn’t look like I made a good choice,” Dan laughed nervously, “so what is it?”
“Eager,” Phil stalled, “I’ll tell you what you didn’t choose first.”
Phil spoke lowly, climbing over Dan, “A was an anal plug. Would’ve been kept in you as we explore the city the entire day.”
Dan swallowed, not sure whether he was glad or upset he didn’t choose that.
“C was a pretty little cock cage, would’ve been a good choice for you to be honest. Just because we’re gonna be out doesn’t mean I’d keep my hands off you. Wouldn’t wanna show an erection outline in your pants to the whole city, would you?”
Dan whimpered a bit at Phil’s words, feeling himself get aroused at the thought of a bit of exhibitionism. Phil was smirking down at him, his hands on the bed either side of Dan’s head to hold himself steady above him. Dan didn’t even care anymore that Phil could see him obviously blushing at his words.
“Why don’t you guess what B stands for?” excitement was clear in Phil’s eyes.
Dan’s mind was still barely awake, and now that it was getting clouded with arousal, he couldn’t think properly at all.
“Uhm, butt plug?”
“How would that be any different from A,” Phil rolled his eyes fondly, “try again.”
Dan frowned a bit, what toy started with B that Phil could’ve brought along on this trip?
Phil was amused by how hard Dan seemed to be thinking of an answer. He carded his hand through Dan’s tangled curls. “Give up?”
Dan nodded, staring up at Phil in curiosity.
“B...” Phil nipped at Dan’s jaw, “is for...” he bit on Dan’s earlobe, drawing out time to reveal the answer.
Dan almost whined at the suspense.
“Both,” Phil whispered in Dan’s ear before moving back to catch Dan’s reaction.
Dan gulped and bit his lip. They haven’t played with toys in a while and he could feel himself already thrumming with excitement.
“You’ve had your days off, now it’s my turn. And I’m gonna have fun on my only day off. How’s that sound?” Phil asked, although he could see from his boy’s dilated eyes that he was definitely up for this game.
“Sounds really hot. Can’t wait, Sir,” Dan admitted.
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They took a quick shower together, where Phil got his hands all over Dan in a personal challenge to get his boy as hard and horny as he could.
“How are you supposed to use your cage if you’re hard like that?” Phil then said disapprovingly.
“You could help to get me off first,” Dan suggested cheekily, to which he was rewarded with cold water sprayed at his crotch until his boner died down.
Once they dried off and got into their bathrobes, Phil took the cage out of a hidden pocket in his luggage. Dan stood quietly as he felt the cool plastic encase his cock, and watched as his boss locked him and pocketed the key. It was a first for him, and he didn’t know how he was supposed to last the whole day with it on. He was already horny from the shower, and he was sure Phil was only beginning his teasing. The denial was surely going to drive him crazy by the end of the day.
He then got on all fours on the bed as instructed. Phil took his time fingering him open, brushing against his prostate. Dan moaned, it had been a while since Phil fingered him, and he didn’t even realise that he’d missed the gentle teasing and prodding, the light squeezes on his ass, the reassuring hand on his lower back as more fingers were pressed into him, all a sure way to leave him a desperate mess, and Phil knew what a desperate mess he could be. He was definitely taking advantage of all the tricks he knew to get him there.
The plug slid in him easily, then Phil was patting his ass to get him to stand up. He sat on the bed and got Dan to kneel between his legs.
“Boy, look what you’ve done to me,” he said as he untied his bathrobe to reveal his own erection.
Dan couldn’t help but smile as he wrapped his lips around Phil’s dick. Phil leaned back and enjoyed his boy’s mouth on him. He toed at Dan’s thighs to spread them apart, before toeing at Dan’s cage.
Dan moaned desperately, feeling himself try to get hard to no avail. His cock twitched pathetically as Phil played with it. He tried his best to focus on the blowjob instead, deepthroating and sucking on Phil’s balls too, relishing in the way he made Phil falter in his teasing movements on his locked dick.
He was an expert in pleasuring his boss now, and it didn’t take long before he had cum down his throat. He licked Phil’s cock clean after he swallowed his load, as he waited for Phil to calm down from his orgasm.
“I forgot to mention,” Phil started when he’d regained composure.
He tugged gently at Dan’s hair to get Dan to look at him. His other hand sneaked into his bathrobe pocket, and before Dan knew what Phil was up to, he reflexively jolted up to his knees.
“Oh,” he grabbed onto Phil’s knee to steady himself.
Phil was giggling, taking a small remote out of his pocket. He pressed a button and the vibrations from his plug died as quick as they started.
“C’mon, get dressed. Can’t wait to go to wherever you were planning to last night,” Phil stood up, leaving Dan on the floor wondering how he was going to survive the day.
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Thankfully for Dan, Phil didn’t immediately start playing when they left the hotel. They started their adventure walking around Times Square in a quest for some good breakfast bagels. Phil ordered his without cheese and Dan was offended by his lack of good taste, and the fact that he only knew now that Phil was a cheese hater.
“Stop judging my food choices or your ass is gonna get it,” Phil warned jokingly, but still Dan bit his lip, he’d already almost forgotten about his little predicament.
Despite the toys he was wearing, Dan found himself thoroughly enjoying the day with Phil so far. It was easy to forget that Phil actually was his boss when they made fun of advertisements on the big billboards together and joked about licking their palms after touching the grimy poles in the subway trains. His feelings and stupid butterflies in his tummy aside, Phil felt like a genuine friend he could have fun and be comfortable with no matter where they were.
“You should get a caricature done,” Phil suggested after they walked past what seemed to be the 10th artist along the streets.
So Dan found himself sitting in front of an artist. Which was a fun idea, especially because Phil looked so excited for Dan to do it, until he suddenly felt the toy in his ass come to life. His smile stiffened and he gripped the edge of his seat, having to hold back from glaring at Phil who was sniggering behind the artist.
The artist gave him a weird look, but didn’t question it. He finished his caricature quickly, which Phil paid for.
“Aww, look at that smile,” Phil cooed at the drawing, “a good memory immortalised, of you being horny in the middle of New York City.”
Dan blushed deep, looking at his awkward smile depicted on the art. “I hate you,” he pouted.
“Oh do you?” Phil smirked.
Dan gasped, his pout instantly wiped off his face as the vibrations turned up a notch. He tried not to stagger as he kept up with Phil’s pace. The vibrations disappeared slowly, but after that he was certainly kept on his toes, hyperaware of the plug almost grazing against his prostate with every step he walked as they explored the city.
And the day continued with Dan getting surprised by the vibe at the most random times when he least expected it - while standing in a crowded subway or waiting at a stoplight, while getting a slushie or figuring out their route from google maps.
But Phil never went too far, the vibrations were small enough that Dan would be able to control himself without drawing attention, but they were enough to bring colour to his cheeks and make him pause in his step. Phil found himself getting obsessed with the way Dan looked at him equally desperate and embarrassed and annoyed, and he didn’t tell Dan but the more Dan glared at him, the more he couldn’t resist turning the toy on.
“Oh god,” Dan gasped quietly and shut his eyes as the familiar sensation started again. It never got less frustrating even as he got used to it, since he was forced to remain soft in his cage while being stimulated.
They were standing on an escalator leaving the subway platform, and Dan subconsciously held onto Phil’s upper arm to steady himself. The sadist in Phil had been enjoying his control over his boy, but this was the first time that day he felt a twinge of softness for Dan. Dan could’ve disagreed with their little game, but here he was being at Phil’s mercy just because. Phil lowered the vibrations to a stop, watching as Dan quickly dropped his hand, blushing at the realisation that he had been squeezing Phil’s arm.
“C’mon, it’s already 3pm and we haven’t had lunch. Show me that cafe of yours that can’t possibly be better than the one we have back home.”
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“Hm, I prefer how our coffee shop looks.”
Dan tried not to think about ‘our’ too much as they both stepped inside.
“Yeah I agree that the one back home is cosier. But the coffee’s good here. Trust me,” Dan answered.
“Better than Starbucks?” Phil’s voice was dead serious, but his raised eyebrow and smirk said otherwise.
Dan rolled his eyes, and Phil had to resist from turning on the plug while Dan ordered as payback.
They sat with their sandwiches and cups of caramel macchiato and began digging in.
“Okay I admit their macchiato is good. But I have too much of an attachment to my Sunday home to think anywhere else could be better,” Phil gave his honest review.
“Can’t argue with that. But I’ll still miss this place when we get back,” Dan considered.
“What about it will you miss?” Phil asked curiously.
“It’s just a different vibe,” Dan said dreamily, imagining that in another universe, they’d travel the world together and discover little coffee shops in each country that they’d call theirs.
He went for a sip of his drink but almost spilled it when his plug turned on again. He bit his lip and looked up at his boss with wide eyes.
“I think I get what you mean,” Phil said thoughtfully as he looked around, feigning innocence.
The butterflies floating around in Dan’s stomach melted as his arousal took over again. He shuddered, his arousal quickly mixing with frustration as he couldn’t even get hard.
A barista walked past their table and Dan stiffened.
Phil seemed to know how he was feeling. He always seemed to know these days. “Just say if you want to stop and we will,” he reassured.
Dan shook his head. He was finding the exhibitionism hot after he got over being jittery about the possibility of strangers picking up on what they’re doing. The fact that Phil loved it too just made him even more up for it.
“No, it’s just. It’s not fairrr,” he whined quietly, “I hate the cage.”
“Hey, you chose that option,” Phil sat back, enjoying the show that was his boy’s expressive face.
He changed the vibrations to a different pulse and Dan shifted in his seat to try to angle the toy away from his prostate. He could feel his cock straining against its confinement.
“And I’m just giving you something more to miss about this cafe. Bet you’ll miss getting horny in plain sight. Being denied and desperate but not able to do anything about it. Do you think the tables around us can hear you?” Phil spoke low, his raspy voice and his words making Dan’s cock twitch, as much as it could in the cage anyway.
He let out a strangled moan, and quickly coughed to cover it up. It only earned him a higher setting on the vibrations, and he gripped the edge of the table.
“Please, Sir,” he whispered.
“Please what?” Phil shrugged.
“Unlock this stupid cage,” Dan said exasperatedly.
“It stays on until our day’s over, remember? Besides, look at you, you love it. Why would I stop you from your fun? Maybe I shouldn’t unlock you until this whole trip is over,” Phil leaned forward, pushing his plate aside and clasping his hands on the table, “What if. I make you wear both the toys the entire flight home, huh? Let you join the mile high club?”
Dan let out a shaky breath. The thought of that turned him on even more, and he was struggling not to moan out loud.
“Tell me boy, are you leaking right now?”
Dan could feel that he’d been leaking for a while now. He nodded, feeling his cheeks turn crimson as Phil tutted.
“Tsk tsk, dirty boy. You gonna continue exploring the city with soiled underwear after this? I guess that’s another memory for you huh, walking around New York with your cum in your pants,” Phil smirked.
Phil turned the vibrations to a maximum, wanting to help Dan reach his orgasm, even though it would be a ruined one in his cage. Instantly, Dan let out tiny quiet whimpers and scrunched his eyes shut, head down as he focused on keeping still and not drawing attention to himself.
He could feel himself reaching the brink of orgasm, but never actually able to get it since his cock was barely hard. It felt confusing, but the continuous pulse against his prostate was overwhelming his sensations.
“Maybe we should do this in our coffee shop back home, too. It’d make for nice Sunday afternoon entertainment,” Phil commented nonchalantly.
“I’d- I’d love to do anything for you, Sir,” Dan managed to say before gritting his teeth.
Phil wasn’t sure why he was surprised to hear that from Dan, since he’d sort of known that Dan would do anything for him. The boy’s in New York submitting to his atypical boss in the middle of a cafe, for fuck’s sake. He swallowed, not going to let the comment break his character.
“Oh how I’d love to see that cock of yours right now. It must be so pathetic, unable to grow and leaking so desperately from its cage, huh?”
Dan nodded in exasperation, his chest visibly rising and falling as he breathed harshly. He bit his lip hard to stop from moaning too loud.
“Look at me,” Phil ordered, wanting to see the desperation in his boy’s eyes.
Dan’s eyebrows were furrowed as he looked up at his boss, showing Phil exactly what he’d expected to see. Dan’s wide brown eyes met Phil’s and silently conveyed his urgent need for relief.
Just as he was about to beg his boss to stop or unlock him or fuck him in the restroom or just something, anything, they were both jolted out of their little bubble.
“Well, fancy seeing you here!”
Dan felt like his heart jumped out of his chest at the intrusion. Meanwhile, Phil’s just sank to the pits of his stomach as he heard the all too familiar voice.
“Jeezus,” Phil muttered in shock as the man clapped his back, “god you scared me, Frank.”
Dan’s eyes darted up to the man. He’d never actually seen Frank before, and he certainly had almost forgotten about the whole talk Frank had had with Phil. It all felt like a lifetime ago, especially with how different things are with him and Phil now than it was back then.
He was sweating, from their scene but now also from nerves as Frank stood over their table, side-eyeing him. Exhibitionism felt like a good idea until someone who knows them shows up.
Thankfully, Phil had slowed the vibe to a stop, and he let out a muted sigh of relief. He was still a wreck of nerves as he wondered if Frank could tell what they were just doing, if it was obvious from his flushed cheeks and erratic breathing. He looked to Phil for his next move, to save them and get Frank to leave as soon as possible.
“You missed the staff bonding breakfast this morning,” Frank stated matter-of-fact, chewing on his gum.
“I already spent everyday this whole week with you all, just wanted a short break before work again,” Phil retorted truthfully enough.
Dan tried his best to shrink back into his seat, not caring that the plug dug further up his ass as he did so. He wished he could turn invisible in that moment.
Frank looked unsatisfied by Phil’s response, so he turned to Dan, who didn’t know where to look. His eyes darted from their intruder to his half eaten sandwich to Phil, but eventually settled back on Frank since he could feel Frank’s stare bore through him. He gave a small, stiff smile.
“I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Frank, Phil’s buddy at work. And you are...?” Frank extended his hand.
“Um-” Dan quickly wiped his clammy hand on his jeans before accepting Frank’s hand, “I’m Dan.”
Stupid handshakes, Dan thought as he awkwardly let his arm be moved by Frank. He didn’t really appreciate how hard Frank squeezed his hand.
“I feel like I’ve seen you before,” Frank said, his tone suggesting that he knows exactly where he’d seen Dan.
Dan didn’t know what to say, but luckily Phil spoke up before he could make a blunder.
“You here to get lunch?”
“Lunch? It’s like, 5pm now. Nah, I was just exploring areas near our hotel. I don’t have a personal tour guide like you,” Frank chuckled.
“Still, you should try the smoked salmon sandwich before they run out, it’s like their best seller or something. And we’d better get going,” Phil pointed Frank in the direction of the counter.
Frank looked like he was about to say something, but decided against it. For a terrifying second, Dan thought that Frank was going to suggest joining them for the rest of the day. Instead, Frank only chuckled at Phil’s remark, but Dan thought it sounded almost like a scoff.
“It’s alright. Anyway, have fun you two. See you tomorrow,” he glanced between both men, intentionally not directing his statement to just one of them. He lingered at the table for a while before leaving.
Dan let out a breath he hadn’t realised he’d been holding in. He looked at Phil, who was visibly tense now. Dan wanted to say something, but he didn’t even know what. He was still worrying if Frank knew what they were up to mere moments before he spoke to them. Had he noticed them here long before he said hi? Was he watching from afar how Dan got all horny and desperate, did he hear Dan’s little whines?
Phil quickly finished up his coffee, his brows knitted together in a frown. His phone pinged and he looked at it, frown lines deepening as he saw a text notification from Frank.
“Is there a restroom here?” he asked, looking around.
Dan pointed in the direction of the restroom. It’d been a while since he last felt proper intimidated by his boss, but then again it’s been a while since he saw his boss this upset. He’d begun to associate bad mood Phil with Frank encounters. In that moment, he suspected that things between them could possibly go back to square one unless he did something about it.
“Here,” Phil said despondently, holding his fist out.
Dan opened his palm in confusion, and Phil dropped a key from his grip.
“You can just. Take care of yourself. Remove the toys and all that. I’ll wait for you here.”
Phil wouldn’t even look Dan in the eyes, and Dan was crushed by the 180º shift in Phil’s mood. They were both having fun before this, and he wanted nothing more than to forget that interruption by going back to the fun and complete their itinerary for the day, including their little game.
“No,” Dan found himself replying, “I’d like to continue.”
Phil looked incredulous at Dan’s response, it was rare of his boy to go against his orders.
“But I don’t.”
“Because of Frank?” Dan needed to make sense of it, he had let go of the very first muddle regarding Frank but now it’s all coming back again and worse because of all the progress they’ve made being dashed just like this.
Phil didn’t know how to respond. He just suddenly felt disgusted at himself for using and playing with Dan in public like this. He knew they were both having fun, and Dan was here telling him he wanted to continue so there was no reason to feel that way, but Phil just couldn’t continue. He knew he shouldn’t let Frank bother him at all, and they were making such good progress that he sometimes forgot that Dan wasn’t something more than his personal escort. But maybe forgetting that is a problem, and he might not have wanted the reminder in the form of Frank interrupting them, but maybe he’d needed it.
So he just sat back and sighed.
Dan took that as a yes to his question. He placed the key on the table and slid it back to Phil, adamant on continuing their day according to plan.
Phil had to ignore how his heart fluttered at the fact that Dan was insisting to continue their play, showing how much he truly wanted it and wasn’t doing it just because Phil made him and it was his job.
“Fine,” Phil said, looking at the key, “then let’s head back to the hotel.”
“Wha-” Dan was honestly getting upset at this point, “we haven’t even gone to the empire state building yet!”
“We can go there, only if you go to the restroom now and take everything off first. Or you can keep them on, and we’ll go back to the hotel.”
It was Dan’s turn to frown, and he folded his arms as he leaned back in his seat as well. He looked at the key. He’d be damned if he was going to let this moment ruin all the progress they’ve made and go back to all the boundaries and lines drawn between them because of a coworker or whatever Phil was so scared of.
“Fine,” he mimicked Phil, “let’s go back to the hotel.”
Phil was surprised by Dan’s decision, but he tried not to show it. This boy had the opportunity to explore a city he’d never been to like a normal tourist without Phil’s silly sexual games interfering and yet he’s choosing not to? Hell, he had the opportunity for relief after being denied the entire day, and yet he’s choosing not to have it?
“If that’s what you want,” he said, slowly pocketing the key.
Dan knew their day wouldn’t be fun anymore with a moody Phil in tow; there was no point in trying to explore the city further like nothing happened. So he nodded surely and got up, ready to leave this cafe that he won’t miss anymore.
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They walked the short distance back to their hotel in silence, only broken by the sound of leaves crunching under their footsteps. Central Park was dipped in beautiful gold and red, the sunset glow further illuminating the autumn leaves. The two men walked through the trees and the leaves falling around them, heads down and too occupied with their own thoughts to fully appreciate the beauty around them.
Phil felt as angry as the bright sunset rays warming his skin and the fiery red leaves he was stepping on. At Frank for interrupting their otherwise good day whether intentionally or not, at himself for still letting trifling things affect him, even at Dan for still foolishly being by his side despite his fickleness and hesitance on their relationship.
The tension followed them all the way to their room. Phil made sure that Dan saw him place the key for the toy on the bedside table, then wordlessly entered the shower.
Dan plopped onto the bed, wincing a bit as the plug in him shifted uncomfortably. He smushed his face into his pillow and groaned into it. He didn’t understand how Frank could influence Phil’s mood so drastically. He knew they needed to talk things out, and potentially disrupt their current arrangement and take the next step. Whatever ‘next step’ means, be it being something more or ending it all. But he had no idea how, and Phil seemed like he won’t speak up first either.
Dan listened to the steady shower stream, thinking about how just this morning, they shared the shower together. He glanced over at his chastity key. He still had no intention to unlock himself, though. It had turned from a display of submission to a statement of defiance for him. He wasn’t going to let Phil have his way right now.
Dan was too busy thinking about what to do after Phil’s done showering that he didn’t hear the first knock on the door.
He shot up from the bed when he heard it the second time. Cautiously, he approached the door and peeked through the peephole.
His breath got knocked out of his lungs. On the other side of the door was the cause of his current problems. Dan stood still, not knowing whether he should answer it or ignore. How did Frank even know that they were back already?
Frank knocked once more so Dan reluctantly opened the door a tiny fraction.
“Where’s Phil?” Frank asked once the door opened, unfazed that his boss’s wide-eyed boy was the one who answered.
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ooo the cliffhanger! the suspense! can’t wait to find out what happens when I finally update in like 2 months lmao!
no but srsly I also have no clue what's gonna happen next omg lol how did this fic that was originally intended for purely office smut turn into *gestures vaguely* this
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paradisobound · 5 years ago
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“Stormy” Days
Summary: Dan finds a dragon sitting on the street one afternoon and takes it in as a pet. However, a suspicious note is beside it that leaves Dan thinking about his future with the new pet...and Phil's reaction to the sudden creature.
Word Count: 4.3k 
Warnings: None 
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A/N: This is my 3rd and final fic for the @phandomreversebang! I had a lot of fun writing this prompt and I hope you all find it just as cute too! The fic was beta read by @masoncore and the art was by @phantasticphun! I have a few more fics coming (one for phandom gives) and then my PBB fic in the fall. I hope you all have enjoyed all of the pieces from the PRB this year!
Phil had just left for the weekend, which was completely normal. Dan was used to him leaving to go to his parents and with Phil’s mum’s birthday coming up, he knew that it made sense for Phil to leave to go and visit them.
Phil had asked Dan to go, but Dan had refused this time because he was busy working on his finishing touches on his new project: a poetry book that told the story of life. It had taken, the better part of the last two years to write, so with the publishing so close, he was putting all effort possible into making it as best as he can.
But there was also a problem with this. Dan hated being home alone. He was scared of the dark, so night was especially a challenge. He’s pretty much learnt how to sleep with a light on at this point, which...he doesn’t mind all that much but he wakes up completely exhausted.
It was day two of Phil being gone, and day two of having this new sleeping routine. He wakes up completely drained, his eyes feeling cottony and a migraine beginning to take residence in his temple from exhaustion.
He swings the duvet off from his body and slowly starts to get up, stretching out his limbs that had stiffened from the tense position he had been in trying to sleep and ward off any intruders. He shuffles to the bathroom and relieves himself and then turns on the shower to a cold setting and strips down, getting inside.
The cool water feels like pricks to his skin but it works in waking him up more. He shivers a bit, and washes the cold over his face and his eyes feel less cloudy. He washes his hair and then washes down his body and steps back out, wrapping a towel around his waist and another around his head. He’s taken Phil’s habit of multiple towels as the years have gone by and Phil will pick on him. But really the jokes on both of them when they get too lazy to do the laundry and suddenly all of their towels are dirty.
When Dan walks back into the bedroom, he sits down on the edge of the bed and ruffles through the duvet for his phone because he has a bad habit of falling asleep without putting it on the chargeer. When he finds it, he unlocks it and looks over his messages and emails that are lighting up his screen.
Two are from Phil, which is unsurprising. The messages are telling Dan that he dropped his cereal in the kitchen and his mum banished him into the living room and the other one is that Martyn doesn't come down for the weekend too. So Dan just shoots back a reply and then scrolls the rest of the way through his notifications until he sees a text from Bryony asking if he wants to go out to lunch at Nando’s. He hasn’t been to Nando’s in well over two years, but at the thought he suddenly craved it and sent her back a text telling her he could.
Deciding he needed to get his ass into gear, Dan got back up and strolled to his closet. He opened the curtains and pushed them aside to see the array of black clothing on the hangers in front of him. It was almost comical actually when he looked to the left and saw Phil’s array of colors compared to his monochrome.
He goes with his normal striped sweater and a pair of black skinny jeans. He grabs a black cap and puts that on his hair to cover the unruly mop that it’s become. He needs a haircut desperately but he hasn’t made an appointment with his hairdresser. He and Phil normally do that at the same time so he’ll wait for Phil to get back home to do that.
Bryony texts him back and he calls for a taxi  and starts heading downstairs to meet it.
***
Lunch was good as always, but yet again, he never has a bad lunch with Bryony. They’ve always been close, as far back as Dan can remember. So every time he meets up with her, it’s always fun. Bryony will talk about her newest KPOP fascination and Dan will waffle on about his new obsession with The Real Housewives of Orange County, because damn it there is something about that show that just grabs him.
But now, it’s only half past one and he’s not sure what to do with the rest of his day. The weather, when he looks into the sky, looks a bit grey, but that’s normal. Although, he doesn’t want to get stuck in the rain if he decides to do something outside...which is already unlikely.
Dan folds his arms over his chest and hurries his strides down the pavement. He’s close to their flat, not too far now from the building. So he continues on his way, passing by the little shops and other apartments along the way.
As he passes by the park on his right, he hears a noise that stops him in his tracks. It sounds almost like a dog panting, but the noise also doesn’t sound like that at all. He sees a small bush of flowers down by his feet and he bends down, looking at it.
He shouldn’t look at it, he thinks, because he doesn’t know what is there. But there is someone drawing him in. Just as he peeks over the grass, his eyes come into contact with something he had never seen before.
It looked like a baby dragon, straight out a Game of Thrones episode. He stumbles back, falling on his ass on the pavement. Dan looks around, noting that no one is around and it’s like he’s the only one even in the area. That’s weird in and of itself.
It’s starts walking out from behind the bushes now, it’s little tail wobbling behind it and it’s wings extended away from its body. Its scales were blue and purple, shining quite prettily in the afternoon glow. Dan didn’t know what to do though. This felt like a weird fever dream.
Surely, dragons aren't real? They were just mythical creatures but…
Dan notices a note sitting on the pavement next to the little creature. It was a white piece of paper, but Dan could see something written on it. He picks it up, because maybe this will tell what exactly is happening with this little creature that Dan swears can’t be real and he’s seeing hallucinations.
“Be Careful of Who You Trust”
Dan read the note over and over again in his head. What could that possibly mean? That sounds like a threat...but also not like a threat. Dan’s confused. He doesn’t know what it means. He doesn’t know what to do.
Does he turn this into the police? What about an animal shelter? Do places like that even take dragons? What about an exotic animal pet store?
The little creature looked up at Dan, it’s eyes so big and wide that it was almost comical. As Dan reached down, his hand extended in a gesture like a puppy to let it stuff him, it’s nostrils flared and it huffed out a puff of smoke.
Dan slowly stands back up, and backs up slightly, but the dragon waddles towards him, following him like a lost puppy. Now Dan knows he’s in trouble. What is he going to do? He stuffs the note in his pocket and looks around. There was still no one around the area.
“Hi little buddy,” Dan finds himself saying in a calm, gentle manner.
The dragon’s tail begins to swing back and forth excitedly behind it.
“Where did you come from?” He mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand.
Maybe he should just leave and call the animal shelter as soon as he gets back to his flat. But he can’t leave this animal here. That would be inhumane to do. He needs to help out the creature in any way possible. But how does one take care of a dragon?
Up until now, Dan didn’t even know they were real.
Just as Dan begins to back up again, the sound of footsteps sound down the pavement from him and he turns his head to see a woman walking his way. He has just a few seconds to make up his mind, so without thinking too much, he bends down and takes the creature in his arms and bolts towards his flat.
The creature is squirming a bit, it’s tail hitting Dan’s cheek as Dan tries to run without seeing anyone. Because how can he explain to a random person why he’s carrying a dragon in his arms?
He’s not far from his flat so getting there isn’t that much of a hassle, but as he gets out his keys from his pocket, holding the dragon in his arms like a puppy, he realizes just the situation he has gotten himself into and begins to panic.
Can he even take this creature into their flat? Can it breathe fire? Will something happen to it? Will something happen to Dan? What does he even feed it?
He lets out a sigh and looks down at the dragon. For all intents and purposes, it seems friendly really. If Dan didn’t know any better, which being real he doesn’t, he would think it was smiling at him, wagging it’s tail and flapping it’s wings.
It looked almost excited.
“What am I going to do with you?” Dan asks and the dragon stares up at him with a cocked head. Dan sighs and opens the door to the flat, and walks inside. He sets the dragon down on the floor and almost immediately, it flaps its wings and begins to try and fly.
Dan’s eyes widened and he reached out, catching it in mid-air, “Oh no! You are not flying around in here.”
The dragon seemed to huff in annoyance of being reprimanded.
Dan gently set it back on the floor and looked at it. He had no idea what he was going to do now, “Do you eat food?”
As soon as Dan says anything, he facepalms because of course the animal eats food. Every living being does. But what does this creature eat in specific?
Dan began to walk to the living room and the pitter patter of feet behind him reminded him once again that he wasn’t alone. He made it to the couch and as he sat down and reached for his laptop, the dragon flew up and landed on the couch next to Dan, curling into a ball and looking up at Dan with those big eyes.
Keeping it well within his view, he opened his laptop and googled Dragon Pet and he was shocked at the amount of websites that came up. Apparently dragons were extremely popular among people as a new form of exotic pet. According to the blog that Dan found, they require a high protein diet and lots of water. They also like sleeping in a comfortable bed at night but a lot of people claimed that they slept right on the edge of their own beds so Dan figured he could let…
Dan suddenly breaks out into a sweat because he forgot the most important part about this entire ordeal. He had to tell Phil about the dragon. What was he even going to tell Phil about it? He was going to have to tell Phil before he came home tomorrow.
Their landlord didn’t want them to have pets of any kind.
And then came the other tough part. Can you even keep this animal as a pet? Is that even feasible? He could barely handle a hamster, how can he handle a dragon that is...currently looking up at him with big eyes.
Dan turned back to his laptop, trying to ignore it’s gaze as he scrolled down the website further. They are like any normal pet really. They require vet visits and other various things. They also require walks, occasional baths, and they loved to be petted as well. Dan bit his lip and continued scrolling but found nothing else that stuck out to him.
Knowing what the thing eats now, Dan decides to google exotic pet shops around him and see if any of them would have any food for it. He would need to get food regardless if he is even going to keep this thing because it needs to eat. He can’t let it go without food.
He looks at the first website and goes to the search bar and searches for dragon food and much to his surprise, he sees that they have all kinds of options for various high protein diets for them. He clicks on a few of the different varieties of food and then checks out, putting that he would pick them up in a half hour.
Dan goes to stand up, shoving his laptop off to the side of the couch. He places his feet on the floor when he hears a little whine and he remembers that he can’t just leave. The little creature is flapping its wings and huffing through its nose and Dan doesn’t even know if he could trust to leave it alone for the whole fifteen to twenty minutes he would be gone.
But he doesn’t have a way to take it with him like one would take a dog on a walk.
Dan takes the chance and decides that it shouldn’t take him more than a half an hour so he can totally make it back before it destroys his entire flat. So he gives it one more look and a hopeful smile before grabbing his wallet and walking out the door.
***
Bag of food in hand and other various things like a “dog bed” and toys, Dan walked back to his flat as fast as he could. He looked at his phone many times to see how long it was taking him and by the time he reached the door to his flat, it said it took him approximately 27 minutes to walk there, get the stuff, and walk back. He figured it could be worse but also he was terrified to open his door in case he walked in to everything smouldering or tore to shreds.
Much to his surprise though, what was waiting on the other side wasn’t complete and total destruction, but rather a very well behaved creature sitting on the other side ofother of the door, waiting for him to walk in.
Dan was suspicious. He walked in further and the dragon followed him inside, like an actual puppy to it’s mother. Dan scoped out everything in view in his flat and noticed that nothing seemed out of place besides a pillow from the couch now sitting on their floor. He walked over to inspect it further and nope, nothing looked weird or out of place. Dan was actually relieved.
Walking to the kitchen, Dan takes the bag with the dragon’s new stuff and puts it on the floor. He pulls out the bowl for the food and then a water bowl and places it next to the counter. He pulls out the bag of high protein dragon food that sat on the bottom shelf of the pet store...much to Dan’s surprise… and opened the top, pouring its contents into the bowl. As soon as he finished, the dragon rushed over to the bowl and began to eat, it’s swings and tail moving rapidly, content.
Dan found himself smiling. Even though he has no clue what he’s doing, he still feels good knowing he’s going to take proper care of the animal. He can’t keep it, he knows that. But for the time being until he can find a place for it, he can try his best to take care of it.
Instinctively, he reaches down and pets it. Of course the texture of it’s skin is nothing like the fur of a cat or a dog. It’s rough, a bit coarse, but also has a soft feel that makes Dan want to continue feeling it.
Standing up, Dan grabs the bowl for the water and takes it to the sink, filling it up and then setting it on the floor. The dragon moves from the food to the water and laps at that as well. While the dragon is finishing that, Dan goes to the living room and sets down it’s bed and some of the toys he bought. He keeps an eye on the dragon and just as he looks into the kitchen to make sure it’s doing what it’s supposed to be, the creature flew out of the room like a bat out of hell and Dan screeched trying to catch it before it broke something.
To no avail, the creature flew from corner to corner and Dan had to just run after it and hope for the best. Tripping over the coffee table, he managed to reach out and grab onto the flying dragon just as it was zooming for another corner. He held its squirming body in his hands and took a few deep breaths.
This was going to be a rough night.
***
“Dan? Where are you?”
It was the next morning and Dan was currently laying in bed, the dragon curled next to his body. He was up most of the night, mostly because of the dragon in question not sleeping at all. Dan had also learned that the dragon had a new ability: it could definitely breathe fire. Dan learnt that the hard way after Dan woke up to the smell of burning and looked to see the dragon sitting on a burning pillow. Dan immediately threw the pillow in the sink and got the fire out before it spread, sweating at the adrenaline of having to move so fast.
But now...Phil was home, and Dan was sitting straight up in bed as he looks down at the creature and heardhears the footsteps outside of his room telling him that Phil was now walking around inside of the flat.
Dan gets up, giving the dragon one more look before heading out of the room to greet Phil, “Hey! How was the trip?”
Phil looked at Dan and smiled, “It was fun! Martyn and Corn showed up and it was fun to have the family all together for a bit. I also beat my dad at Scrabble.”
Dan just laughed.
Phil started walking into the kitchen and stopped in his tracks and turned to Dan. Dan at first didn’t know why Phil was stopping but then he remembered that food and water bowl on the floor.
“Dan...did you get a dog?” Phil asks, turning to him.
Dan bites his lip because he knows he’s going to have to tell Phil now.
“Not exactly.”
“A cat?” Phil says. “You know I’m allergic.”
“Not exactly.”
As if on cue, the dragon flew out of the bedroom and zipped past them both, landing on the island in the middle of their kitchen. The dragon sat there, panting and huffing and looking like the happiest little animal in the world.
Phil yelped and held his hand over his chest, “What is that!”
“It’s a dragon,” Dan mumbles. “I found it on the street and took it in.”
“A dragon!” Phil yells. “This is a dream. There is no way you have a dragon.”
“I haven’t named it or anything but yeah, we have a dragon.” Dan says, scratching the back of his neck.
Phil slowly walked up to the counter and lookedcounter looked down at the creature. He placed his hand out, offering his scent to the animal who just stared at him and then turned it’s head the other way away from Phil. Dan thought that was odd. The animal has been so receptive this entire time but suddenly it doesn’t even want to go near Phil, the gentlest person Dan’s ever known?
Maybe it has something to do with the note that came with it?
Dan hadn’t forgotten about the note. In fact, it’s sat in the back of his mind this entire time and he has no clue what it means. It said to beware of those he trusted but that doesn’t make any sense to him because he knows he can trust Phil. He’s not had any reason to not trust him in the long time that they’ve known each other.
“What do we do with it?” Phil asks.
“I’m not sure.”
They both look at each and then look back at the dragon sitting patiently on the counter. Dan has no clue what they even can do.
***
Over the course of the first week, Dan and Phil take turns researching the dragon and how to properly care for it. Dan even takes it on a few walks at night when he thinks people won’t be around to comment on the weird creature in a harness.
Dan’s trying not to become attached to it. But it’s slowly making it harder when he’s already came up for a name for it. Stormy. He knows that it’s a cheesy name, and also the same name as Kylie Jenner’s daughter. But the dragon’s temper was that ofthat of of a stormy nature so he thought the name fit.
Stormy also got used to sleeping next to him in bed. He feels bad that Stormy has taken the middle so now he and Phil actually don’t touch at night but Dan supposes that’s normal for a new animal.
Dan has also gotten Stormy better food, toys, and even a cute collar so he can keep track of it. He also found a vet that specifically handles dragon’s and other exotic animals and Stormy’s first appointment is in a week'sweeks time.
But Phil is adamant that they’re not keeping the dragon.
Dan kind of thought that Phil might be against it. Maybe it’s because the dragon won’t actually take to Phil. Stormy never comes to Phil for anything. Even if Phil tries to play with it, the dragon will huff and turn the other way.
However, it still catches Dan off guard when Phil turns to him one day and says, “I think I’ve found a new home for Stormy.”
Dan’s heart aches and he furrows his brows, “New home?”
“I found a special humane society that takes in dragon’s. The turn around rate for their adoption is less than a day, so Stormy will go to a good home really soon.”
“But why can’t we keep it?” Dan asks. Stormy was currently laying on his lap as they watched TV, curled up with his wings relaxed and his tail curled around him.
“Dan, be realistic. We can’t keep a dragon.”
Dan felt a bit hurt. He has grown to really like Stormy and having them as a pet. He didn’t want to get rid of Stormy unless he had an actual worry as to why he couldn’t keep them. He did all of the research. Stormy shouldn’t grow any bigger in size. Dan can even teach and train Stormy to control their flying and fire breathing.
“I’m not going to get rid of them, Phil,” Dan says, his voice unwavering and serious.
“We can’t keep them,” Phil repeated.
Dan picked up Stormy and held him close to his chest and walked to their bedroom, shutting the door and sitting on the bed with Stormy. He wasn’t going to let Phil take Stormy away. He was going to keep them regardless.
He just hopes that Phil will understand why.
***
The note is replaying in Dan’s mind. Be careful of who you trust. Dan can feel the words bearing into his mind and he couldn’t quite move past them. He has a feeling that the note is about Phil now. The note was a future comment about Phil not wanting to keep Stormy and trying to convince Dan as well that they can’t keep them.
Dan knows why. Dan knows why Phil says that they can’t keep Stormy. But that doesn’t make it hurt any less. Dan has grown to really love the little creature and he’s found it hard to not think about Stormy and all he can do for the dragon during its life time.
It’s been two weeks now since Stormy first came to live with them, and Dan is sitting on the floor playing with Stormy as he plays fetch like any other pet. Phil is sitting on the couch on his laptop and Dan keeps looking up at him to see if Phil will say anything to him.
Stormy brings the ball back to Dan and Dan pets the back of their head as Stormy huffs and pants and wags their tail excitedly at being praised for doing the right thing.doing right. Dan ruffles behind their eyes and leans down, pressing a soft kiss against Stormy’s head. The dragon sticks out it’s tongue and licks against Dan’s skin and Dan giggles at the feeling of the slimy tongue against him.
“Stormy’s appointment is tomorrow, right?” Phil asks.
Dan turns to him and nods, “Yeah, their check up is tomorrow.”
“After their appointment, I found this shop next to the vet that carries dragon specific stuff. I think we should stop there and see what they have.”
Dan’s heart races a little bit as he smiles, “Are you sure?”
Phil nods and flashes him a smile, “I’d be lying if I said that Stormy hasn’t grown on me.”
Stormy huffs out a breath and Dan smiles wide.
Yeah, he was happy to have the little creature as a new family member.
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