Dan: heyy philly

Dan: the three of us are

gonna study at my place,

wanna come over? i can

pick you up

Phil: that's perfect

thx :DD pick me up

in five

Dan: already there tbh,

i wasn't gonna take a no

Phil locked his phone, laughing to himself, and threw open his closet door, looking through his clothes and fishing out a purple gengar shirt and blue jeans. He also put on his binder and a beanie as usual, packing up a bag full of undone homework.

As he made it to the door, he heard Martyn mock,"I'm a boy with boobs!"

Phil grit his teeth and he retorted,"I'm a boy without a dick! Oh wait, that's you."

He slammed the door behind him, but his frown melted into a smile when he saw Dan waiting in the car.

"Hey Dan," Phil greeted, tapping on the car window and Dan unlocked the door,"Hey, Phil."

"What's with the heys?" Phil laughed, getting into the passenger seat as Dan started up the engine,"I don't know, what do you want me to say?"

"Something other than hey," Phil answered, shrugging and Dan replied,"Hi. Put on your seat belt."

"So, what's your family like? Will they..." Phil trailed off and Dan filled in,"Judge you? Oh, they won't. I don't even live with them anymore, so even if they aren't accepting, they won't be there to judge you or anything, so relax."

Phil asked curiously as Dan turned a corner,"You live alone?" He shook his head,"Nah, I live with Chris." Phil nodded quietly, looking out the window and feeling...

Peaceful.

He liked this feeling.

•

"Hello sons of bitches!" Dan shouted as the duo filed into the apartment and Chris yelled back,"Shut your mouth and join us!"

Chris was sitting cross-legged on Dan's bed, in a T-shirt that read "GEEK" and shorts. He held a pen and had a textbook in his hand, lined paper and highlighters sprawled on the bed. PJ was sitting at the table next to the bed, a pen spinning between his fingers as he read some notes. He wore a black and white jacket and black jeans, black framed glasses propped on his nose.