Afire Love // Dan Howell

Chapter 1

"When are you gonna be here?" Dan complains down the phone.

"Calling me won't make me get to your place any faster Daniel!" You giggle, throwing your black jacket over your shoulder and picking up your bag.

You hear Dan's impatient sigh and know that he has been missing you just as much as you have been missing him. With Dan's busy schedule of touring and making new videos, you haven't seen your best friend in weeks. You can't wait to finally catch up with him and you have a good feeling about how this week is going to go.

Let's face it - you like him!

You also have a feeling that he likes you back and if that's so, you want to drop hints and eventually, tell him exactly how you feel. It's going to be tough but you just can't wait much longer - you've been in the friendzone for far too long now!

"I'm just leaving now." You tell him, walking out of your house to a hot, blazing, summers day.

"Okay see you in a bit" Dan says, hanging up.

You lock your phone and place it in your jean pocket, pulling out your set of keys from the other pocket. Locking your front door and then facing the path ahead of you, you take a deep breath in and prepare yourself for a potentially life-changing week ahead.

All you want is to be with that brown-haired dork and nothing will get it the way of that, right?

~ Time Skip ~

Now feeling the nerves, you approach the door to Dan and Phil's apartment. This is it. Your chance to finally express your feelings towards Dan

Taking a moment to stay calm, you reach out your hand and clench your fist. You slowly knock on the door and then wait patiently for someone to answer. A couple of chains from behind the door begin to make a clatter, allowing the door to open wide and a smily Dan in a Yeezus shirt to appear.

"(Y/N)!" He exclaims, wrapping his long, pale arms around you.

With a huge smile plastered across your face, you return the hug and reply with "Dan!"

Pulling away Dan says, "It's so great to see you!"

You just fiddle with the zip on jacket and awkwardly wait for him to invite you inside. After a few seconds, Dan realises and pushes the door wide open, revealing a rather dark, houseplant-infested hallway.

"Oh sorry, come in!" Dan quickly says, scratching the back of his neck.

"It's fine" You smile, walking past him.

You slip off your black converse whilst Dan follows you in and closes the door. As he places your shoes on the black, wooden rack, you look up to the ceiling and notice a hanging, broken bulb swinging from the lamp shade.

"Yeah we've been meaning to get that fixed" Dan tells you, placing his hands on his hips.

"So right now, it could basically just fall into my eye like in Final Destination?" You joke.

"That's exactly what I said!" Dan chuckles, "Wait 'til I tell Phil!"

With that, Dan's large, warm hand is placed on your lower back as he gently escorts you up the stairs and into their living room. You feel a small shiver up your spine but ignore it and move further into the room to see Phil on the sofa, wearing his black-framed glasses