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chapter 25

the bed sharing roommates friends to lovers fic i was always destined to write

Phil has sometimes, always, felt out of control of his emotions around Dan. Not in a bad way, but in a way that was difficult to understand. Phil was a shy kid who became a shy teenager and then a slightly less shy but still awkward adult, never asked for anything he wanted, too scared to even make appointments on the phone or give his order in a restaurant. He tripped over words unless they were scripted, could only speak confidently if he’d rehearsed it a few times, looking at a tiny reflection of himself in the camera display. At some point during that first weekend, maybe when Dan was about to go home, looking back at the Manchester Eye like it had happened years ago, Dan had said, “Do you want to do this again?” in a way that seemed to say do you want this to happen again, do you want me to happen again, like Dan was a once-in-a-lifetime event, that them being together was a chance in a million. And Phil said, “Yes,” without anyone having to prompt him or nudge him or say speak up Phil, use your words. It’s always been like that, with Dan. Like the words don’t stop. Like every inch of him is showing itself all at once. 

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