dan rubbed his hands together malevolently. "katy says... hey, you two should kiss!"

phil laughed really hard for a couple of minutes whilst dan just stared at him.

"wait... do you actually want to do it?" phil asked, turning his body so he could face dan properly.

"well, yeah." the brown haired boy shrugged. "it's just a kiss."

it wasn't just a kiss. not for phil and certainly not for dan, despite him trying to look indifferent towards the whole situation. their fans had been conspiring that they were together for years now and it was impossible for them not to wonder how the other felt about themselves; the proof was pretty solid.

yes, they did stare at each other longingly sometimes. but it wasn't like it was all the time. dan had only stared at phil for about half of the last gaming video they'd filmed.

yes, they did find the other attractive. phil loved dan's curls to death and he couldn't help but smile every time his dimples made an appearance. but it wasn't like dan was the single most beautiful person he'd ever seen – he was tied for first place with sarah michelle gellar.

yes, they were a bit touchy, indeed. dan was quite needy, especially off camera... but who could blame him? he'd been single for years!

yes, they did think the other was hilarious. phil couldn't remember a single day he'd spent with dan where he didn't laugh, at least, about fifty times. but they were best friends. and that's what best friends do, right? they have fun with each other.

yes, they did sleep together when they were away. but it was just because it was slightly less expensive to get a double bed instead of two single ones in a hotel.

and, okay, yes, sometimes maybe they did sleep together even when they were at home, despite having separate bedrooms. but it was only when they were watching an anime or a tv show at night on one of their beds and happened to fall asleep.

they didn't deny they did those things, but they also didn't confirm them. they simply stopped being bothered by the shipping. and thank god for that because, for a while, it made their friendship really strange. dan had never kissed a boy at that point and felt really self-conscious about being called gay. phil was happy he got over it.

"the phandom will go insane!" the raven-haired boy pointed out, not knowing if he should actually kiss the younger boy.

"and that's a bad thing? it'll be funny!"

"dan... i don't know." phil recognized. "even if it will be funny, we- you know- we do have to kiss."

he could feel his cheeks blush. dan noticed it right away and couldn't help but think it was adorable.

"it's not like it's the first time you're kissing a boy."

phil let the silence fill the air for a couple of seconds. "but it's the first time i'm kissing my best friend!"

the taller boy rested one of his hands on his flatmate's knee and smiled. "if you really don't want to, then it's okay. we can just cut this out of the video."

if he was being honest, dan really wanted to kiss phil. even if it didn't mean anything to the other boy. even if it was just for a brief moment. he'd been wanting to taste phil's lips since the first time they ever skyped, but used to be too uncomfortable with his sexuality to admit that even to himself.

"no! i'll do it." the pale boy snapped, way too eagerly.

if he was being honest, phil really wanted to kiss dan. even if it didn't mean anything to the other boy. even if it was just for a brief moment. he'd been wanting to taste dan's lips since the first time they ever skyped but knew dan used to be too uncomfortable with his own sexuality to even try to flirt with him.

apparently, dan was way more comfortable with his sexuality now.

dan's hands moved so they were holding phil's hips lovingly and he leaned in.

yet, phil needed to feel he was more in control of the situation. he rested his hands on his best friend's neck, which made him stutter phil's name. the smaller boy leaned in, investigating the feeling of having dan's face so close to his own. playing with the distance between their lips, phil moved away slightly, but the distance didn't grow any further. dan followed him like they had a string attaching them and phil couldn't help but smile at that, before leaving a little peck on his flatmate's lips.

it was the shortest, most delicate kiss dan had ever experienced and, yet, he'd never felt that way after just a kiss. he could feel his cheeks blushing.

it was the most beautiful sight the pale boy had ever seen. the other boy, flushed, completely at his mercy, and clearly wanting to kiss him further.

that little kiss wasn't enough. not for dan and certainly not for phil.

as they caught their breaths after what seemed like forever, they both went in for a second kiss. their noses smashing against the other's face.

the littlest kiss quickly became a deeper one. dan was opening his mouth before phil could even react to what was happening, eager to touch the older boy.

phil almost told his flatmate to take it easy. they had all the time in the world to kiss each other and they could take it slow.

except they didn't.

the camera was on. and they still had to finish the video.

wohooo they kissed

no homo tho