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One Little Kiss

Based on @otp-imagines-cult‘s prompt:  Imagine your OTP opposing each other in a video game. Person A loses, which prompts Person B to start gloating. To make Person B stop, Person A kisses them right on the lips.

Summary: Dan and Phil play a video game and Dan wins. He starts gloating and Phil reacts in an unexpected way.

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Dan and Phil were playing Mario Kart like they do nearly every day. Both were very good at it. Between the two of them, Dan would win about 60% of the time. They were neck and neck in their current game with Phil only slightly ahead of Dan.

“I’m catching up to you, Philly,” Dan said. “You better watch out.”

“You mum better watch out,” Phil retorted.

“Shut up,” Dan said.

Then, Phil somehow missed the entire line of item boxes. Dan, however, got one. It was a red shell.

“No!” Phil exclaimed.

At the same time Dan said, “Yes!  Say goodbye to that victory, Phil.”

Dan released the red shell and it directly hit Phil. Then Dan zoomed by his friend and crossed the finish line. He immediately jumped up and started cheering.

“Yes! That was so awesome. Oh it feel so good,” Dan gloated.

Phil rolled his eyes, but he was smiling.

“Do you see that, Phil? Do you see the 1 next to me? It’s glorious.”

“O.K. you can stop now, Dan. You won. Now, can we go eat dinner?” Phil asked.

“Not yet. I’m still backing in this victory,” Dan replied.

Phil knew Dan wouldn’t shut up about this for at least another 15 minutes. He smiled up at his best friend. Even though, he lost, Phil couldn’t really be upset when Dan was this happy. He didn’t know why, but he was suddenly standing up. Phil had the urge to do something he had been wanting to do for years.

Dan was mid-gloat when Phil grabbed his face in both hands and leaned in. Their lips touched for maybe a second before Phil pulled away quickly. Dan was speechless. He just stod there with wide eyes and mouth slightly open. Phil looked away and blushed.

“Um, I, uh,” Phil stuttered whole rubbing his hand on the back of his neck.

He scurried out of the room and down the hall to the lounge. He felt so stupid. He didn’t think Dan felt the same as he did about Dan. Tears began to form in his eyes. Soon Phil was full-on crying.

“Phil,” he heard Dan call. “Where are you, Phil?”

Dan’s head appeared in the doorway. He had a worried look on his face which deepened when he saw his best friend bawling on the couch.

“Hey,” Dan said calmly as he sat down next to Phil, “what’s wrong? Why did you run out of the room?”

Phil gave a Dan a “You know why” look.

“What?” Dan asked.

“I kissed you,” Phil whispered.

“Yeah, that surprised me, but that still doesn’t explain why you ran away.”

“I’ve ruined our friendship,” Phil replied.

“How?”

“What?” asked Phil.

“How? How have you ruined our friendship?”

“I crossed a line that should not have been crossed.”

“What line?” Dan asked rhetorically. He smiled. “We’re already closer than most best friends. We’ve known each other for almost eight years now. What could one little kiss do to that?”

“What do you mean?” Phil asked.

“I mean this,” Dan replied.

He leaned in slowly and closed his eyes. His lips gently pressed against Phil’s. Phil stilled for a moment before kissing back. They kissed for about a minute when Phil tried to deepen the kiss. However, Dan pulled back. Phil pouted which made Dan giggle. Dan gave Phil another peck. Dan smiled and stared at his best friends lips. Then he looked up to Phil’s eyes.

“I’m in love with you. Have been for a long time,” Dan stated.

“Me too. With you, I mean. Not me. That would make me narcissistic,” Phil stammered.

That made Dan giggle again and to lean back in.

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Sleepy Texts

Based on @otp-imagines-cult's prompt: Imagine Person A trying to text something sweet to Person B overnight but autocorrect ruins it.

Summary: Sleepy Phil texted Dan because he wanted to comfort Dan from the horror film Dan decided to watch when he wasn't home.

Warnings: minor swearing

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Phil was visiting his parents in the north of England for the weekend. He hadn’t seen them for a couple months, so he really missed them. A side effect of Phil’s trip was that he’d miss his best friend/flatmate Dan. He also knew that Dan would miss him even more.

They lived together and saw each other nearly 24/7. Generally, the only times they didn’t see each other was when used the bathroom, slept, or when filming solo videos for their YouTube channels.

They didn’t get annoyed with each other very often even though they were almost always within a few feet of each other. The rare time they got upset was resolved with video games or just going to their separate bedrooms for a little while.

About an hour and a half ago, Dan had tweeted that he was going to watch a horror film. He claimed it was because Phil wasn’t there. That didn’t make much sense since Phil loved horror films, and Dan, especially when alone, was terrified by them. Dan was probably almost done watching the movie as long as he didn’t pause or run of the room before it was finished. Phil wanted to text Dan to help comfort him from the fear.

What Phil didn’t plan on was that he’d be tired at 2am. He usually stayed up pretty late with Dan. They were both night owls. Ignoring his exhaustion, Phil texted his scared friend.

P: Hey is the film done yet? [smiley face emoji]

 It didn’t take long for Dan to text back. He almost always had his phone by him.

 D: Yeah

D: Thankfully

 P: Why do you insist on watching horror films or playing horror games when I’m gone?

 D: Idk I’m probably just bored

D: I should’ve just watched the notebook

 P: No

P: You know the rule

P: No watching the notebook alone

 D: You can’t control me [sunglasses guy emoji]

 Phil rolled his eyes.

 D: How are you?

 P: Good I’m kinda sleepy though

 D: Long day?

 P: Yeah I spent it catching up with old fries

 D: fries?

D: You ate some old nasty fries?

 P: friends [tongue sticking out emoji]

P: How are you feeling?

 D: Better now I’m still scared to go to bed though

 P: Did you turn off the hallway light?

 D: No but there’s other lights off

 P: It’s alright Dan. Nothing will feel you

P: Get you nothing will get you

 How did that even happen? Phil wondered as he yawned.

 D: Wow you really must be tired

D: Definitely don’t want anything feeling me up

 Phil snickered.

 P: That would be even scarier

 D: I’d want the ghost to at least take me out to dinner first

 That made Phil crack up. It didn’t even matter that he was tired; Dan could always make him laugh.

 P: Don’t stay out too late and Ron do anything u wouldn’t do

 D: The ghost’s name is Ron?

 Phil snorted.

 P: No

P: Dint do anything I would do

 D: What the hell would you do? [scared emoji]

 Phil yawned again.

 P: What

P: Oh for in so tiree

 D: Phil you need to go to sleep

 P: Nag I’m just a little sleeoy

 D: Philip

 P: Fuck I’ll do brf

 Dan didn’t text back right away.

 D: Did you just swear?

 Phil was confused. He doesn’t swear.

 P: No

 D: Yeah you did

D: I think that’s a good sign for you to go to sleep

 P: Goodnight bear

 D: How the hell did you type that correctly?

 P: I love you

 D: Ok there’s the autocorrect again

 P: That’s not auticirredt

 Phil fell asleep right after that text. When he woke up at 11am, he found a couple texts from Dan.

 D: Oh

D: Well I love you too

 Phil smiled and he went back over their texts from last night.

 P: As long as Ron hasn’t already asked you yet, do you want to go out to dinner with me?

 D: I’d love to [kissy face emoji with the heart]

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Prompts

I am currently accepting prompts for fanfiction and short stories. Please no smut. I will try to respond to you asap. I will be trying to post a work every week alternating between fanfic and short stories.

For fanfics, I will write about Phan (Dan and Phil). More ships may be added later.

For short stories, I ask that you give me a character name/quality, setting, general plot, etc.

I will accept prompts in my ask box and submission box. You can also reply to any posts on this blog or my main blog danandphilblog.

Most of my work is on here and all of my fanfics are posted on Ao3.

All of this is free. I’m not charging anyone for my writing.

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Prompts

I am currently accepting prompts for fanfiction and short stories. Please no smut. I will try to respond to you asap. I will be trying to post a work every week alternating between fanfic and short stories.

For fanfics, I will write about Phan (Dan and Phil). More ships may be added later.

For short stories, I ask that you give me a character name/quality, setting, general plot, etc.

I will accept prompts in my ask box and submission box. You can also reply to any posts on this blog or my main blog danandphilblog.

Most of my work is on here and all of my fanfics are posted on Ao3.

All of this is free. I’m not charging anyone for my writing.

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Prompts

I am currently accepting prompts for fanfiction and short stories. Please no smut. I will try to respond to you asap. I will be trying to post a work every week alternating between fanfic and short stories.

For fanfics, I will write about Phan (Dan and Phil). More ships may be added later.

For short stories, I ask that you give me a character name/quality, setting, general plot, etc.

I will accept prompts in my ask box and submission box. You can also reply to any posts on this blog or my main blog danandphilblog.

Most of my work is on here and all of my fanfics are posted on Ao3.

All of this is free. I’m not charging anyone for my writing.

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Here's my poem in my school's art/lit mag!!!

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Seasons

Buds on ends of tree branches start to grow.

Soon bright green leaves will emerge.

Flowers in every color of the rainbow

Begin to appear with bees buzzing.

Birds of every shape and size chirp.

Mammals come out of their burrows

From their long slumber.

The earth is damp from a recent rain shower.

The blistering sun beats down.

Everything is in full bloom.

The corn stalks are slowly growing.

Humidity steadily rises.

Sunflowers sway in time with the breeze.

Dandelion wishes float away into the wind.

In the dark, stars fill the sky.

The air is filled with joy.

Leaves start to turn yellow, red, and orange.

Soon they will be brown and drop.

The branches will be bare.

The autumnal air turns cooler.

Birds head south to warmer weather.

Squirrels fatten themselves up.

The stalks of corn yellow and decay.

Animals prepare for their long rest.

Soft, white flakes fall to the earth.

Tree branches freeze.

Jack Frost has left his glacial trace.

Living things avoid the frigid air.

Blustery winds whip around trees.

Pines are the only ones still green.

After the blizzard, it will being in warm.

A tiny speck of green on a tree appears.

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Short Story and Fanfiction Prompts

I am accepting prompts for short stories and fanfics. For short stories, I ask that you give me a plot idea, character name and/or personality trait, etc. I will write fanfics about Dan & Phil (Phan) and Sherlock Holmes & John Watson (Johnlock).

I can accept the prompts as replies to this post, asks, messages, and as comments on my fics. My blogs are danandphilblog (this one) and @readinglitblog.

You can read some of my fics here on A03.

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Short Story and Fanfiction Prompts

I am accepting prompts for short stories and fanfics. For short stories, I ask that you give me a plot idea, character name and/or personality trait, etc. I will write fanfics about Dan & Phil (Phan) and Sherlock Holmes & John Watson (Johnlock).

I can accept the prompts as replies to this post, asks, messages, and as comments on my fics. My blogs are danandphilblog (this one) and @readinglitblog.

You can read some of my fics here on A03.

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Short Story and Fanfiction Prompts

I am accepting prompts for short stories and fanfics. For short stories, I ask that you give me a plot idea, character name and/or personality trait, etc. I will write fanfics about Dan & Phil (Phan) and Sherlock Holmes & John Watson (Johnlock).

I can accept the prompts as replies to this post, asks, messages, and as comments on my fics. My blogs are danandphilblog (this one) and @readinglitblog.

You can read some of my fics here on A03.

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Dance With Me

Based on @otp-imagines-cult‘s prompt:  Imagine your OTP at a big party. Person A keeps asking Person B to come dance with them, but Person B is nervous and keeps declining. Finally, Person B says yes. But mere seconds after the pair goes out there, slow dance music comes on.

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Dan doesn’t know why he agreed to come to this party. He knew he’d just sit in the corner doing nothing, but Phil insisted. “These are your friends, Dan” he had said. It still didn’t matter. Dan was still going to avoid everyone. At least Phil decided to stick with Dan so he wasn’t by himself. Or it would have been fine if Phil didn’t keep asking him to dance. The first few times Dan just brushed it off with “Maybe later,” but that wouldn’t work much longer.

“Hey, Phil,” Dan started, “could you get me another beer?”

“Sure,” Phil replied and stood up to get the drink.

Phil didn’t show it, but he was slightly disappointed. He really wanted to go to this part, because they didn’t get to see their friends very often. He was finally able to get Dan to come with him when he offered to get all the packages in the morning for a month. For some God forsaken reason, deliveries always arrived at the ass crack of dawn. Now they were at the party, and Dan was being anti-social as ever. Phil really shouldn’t have been surprised. He didn’t want Dan to feel lonely, so he stuck by his side. Phil wanted Dan to actually do something, so he offered him to dance. Dan turned him down each time. The music was pretty good and Phil really wanted to dance, and it would be better if Dan joined him.

It was obvious Dan would rather be home right now. Phil was going to give him an ultimatum if they were both going to get what they wanted.

When Phil returned to Dan, he handed him another can of beer.

“So how about this,” Phil began as Dan popped the tab open, “one dance and then we’ll go home?”

Dan took a sip of the beer. “We don’t have to go. You really wanted to come here, and you haven’t spoken to anyone. You’ve just hung out with me the whole time.”

“Dan, you obviously don’t want to be here. There’s no point for both of us to be here if you don’t want to.”

“O.K. fine, but why do you want to dance with me so bad? You could literally ask anyone here, and there’s a 105% chance they’d say yes,” Dan said.

“What? I can’t dance with my best friend? We’ve danced together before. We’ve danced together in front of our friends before. Will you please just come dance?” Phil pleaded.

Dan tipped his can back and finished the beer. He grabbed Phil’s wrist and stood up.

“Alright, let’s show these losers how it’s done,” Dan stated.

Phil glared at his friend, but it quickly turned into a smile. He pulled Dan towards the center of the room. Once they reached the area most people were dancing, Dan let go of Phil’s wrist. He was going to start moving, but the music switched over to a slow song.

Dan groaned, “Seriously?”

“Come on, Dan,” Phil chuckled and placed his hands on Dan’s hips. He pulled his friend a little closer.

Dan draped his arms on Phil’s shoulders. He liked being about the same height as Phil. He smiled a little, and they started stepping side to side. Phil smiled back.

Even though he was smiling, Dan was kind of freaking out on the inside. This is why he didn’t want to dance with Phil. Not that long ago, Dan realized his feelings for Phil were more than platonic. Dan didn’t know if he could control himself while being this close to Phil. He wasn’t drunk, but he was slightly tipsy from the few beers he had.

Phil hadn’t expected the song to be slow, but it would probably help him. It wasn’t too long ago when he realized he had romantic feelings for his best friend. Phil had decided he was going to do something about it. Even if it turned out that didn’t reciprocate his feelings, they’d still be best friends. Yeah, it’d hurt, but it wouldn’t ruin their friendship. Planned to slowly hint that he like Dan. He wasn’t going to profess his undying love right then and there. He was going to do it not in public and while 100% sober.

Somehow they ended up even closer. Maybe they were subconsciously avoiding the stumbling drunks around them. Phil’s arms were wrapped around Dan’s torso now, and the sides of their heads were resting against each other’s. Dan’s eyes were closed. He was mentally telling himself to control himself.

After what seemed like forever and not enough time, the music changed back to a club remix of some pop song. They stood in the same position for a few more moments. Eventually, Phil pulled away.

“Hey, let’s go home,” he said softly.

As they started walking towards the door, Phil, without realizing it, grabbed Dan’s hand. They walked outside, and Phil hailed a cab with his left hand. Dan got in first, and pulled Phil with him. He noticed they were holding hands, so he let go. The absence felt weird. Once Phil gave driver their address, he sat back and placed his hand on Dan’s. He gave Dan a little smirk who smiled back blushing slightly.

Later, when they got home, they decided to watch some anime. While Phil set it up, Dan got them a couple glasses of water. Phil thanked him and took a gulp.

Phil was distracted the whole time they were watching. Right now, for some reason, seemed like the right moment.

“Dan?” Phil asked.

“Yeah,” Dan replied pretending to focus on whatever anime they were watching.

Phil paused the TV and turned toward his roommate. He opened his mouth and closed it again.

“Umm,” he began, “I have to tell you something.”

Dan nodded for him to continue.

Phil took a deep breath and slowly let it out with his eyes closed. He open them and immediately blushed.

“I, uh, I like you,” Phil stuttered.

Dan chuckled while trying to not seem super affected by what Phil just said. “I like you too, you dork.”

“No, Dan, I really like you,” Phil said. “Like ‘I’m in love with you’ like you.”

Dan blushed and ducked his head. He looked back up and replied quietly, “I’m in love with you too.”

Phil’s eyes widened in shock. Even though he really hoped Dan liked him back, he didn’t expect him too.

Hesitating, Dan reached out, hugged his best friend, and grinned. Phil hugged back and clung onto Dan.

“Oh, God, I love you so much,” Phil said.

“I love you too, you spoon,” Dan replied. “Now can you loosen up a bit so I can kiss you?”

“Oh, yeah,” Phil said releasing his tight embrace.

Dan pulled his head back a bit and placed his lips on Phil’s.

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Athenaeum

I pass by the library every day, maybe I should go in.

Once I set foot inside it’s all foreign,

But I somewhat recognize my surroundings,

Like a distant memory.

I have been here before, but not for many years.

This isn’t my usual library, but I still feel at home.

It’s not difficult to navigate.

I travel upstairs and I’m drawn to a familiar section,

Nostalgia washes over me.

I wander the aisles and trail my fingers along the spines.

I pick up a hardcover with an intriguing title.

I open it and breathe in.

There is a familiar scent, and I am at peace

I want to spend all day here and get lost in the pages.

To live and breathe books.

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Ocean

I saw the ocean once.

It was many years ago.

I don’t really remember it,

because I was so young.

  There was a jellyfish on the beach.

I don’t know if it was alive or dead.

My dad told me not to touch it,

because I could get stung

if it was still alive.

  I saw the ocean once.

It was the Gulf of Mexico

I was in Alabama.

I was visiting my grandparents

during spring break.

They rent a condo

for March every year.

  It has been so long

since I’ve seen the ocean.

I have been to Florida

a couple times since then,

but I didn’t see the ocean.

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music

music

i feel a strong

connection to it

i don’t know why

though

i love listening to it

but i can’t play any instruments

very well i can play piano

somewhat well

i played in my middle

and high school bands

but i was never

very good

i’m an ok singer

i can match pitches

but i’m not very good

at singing acapella

was i a

singer

or a musician

in a past life

  music

why do i feel so strongly connected to you