Their cries echoed around the walls of the hospital.

"DAN!"

"PHIL!"

They collided in a tangle of arms and legs, hugging one another so tightly they thought they might snap.

"Oh my god...oh my god..." Dan repeated.

Phil clung onto Dan, as though trying to pour his emotions into him. "I thought-" he choked.

"They wouldn't let me see you," Dan said, his voice broken. "I was begging them for weeks, but they said we weren't strong enough."

"I didn't even know you were alive," Phil whispered.

"I'm sorry, Phil. But it's OK now, isn't it. Everything's going to be OK."

Phil buried his head in Dan's shoulder, his tears soaking into Dan's shirt.

"I love you so much, Phil," Dan whispered, blinking away the water in his eyes. "So goddamn much."

"I love you too." Phil said, his voice clouded by tears. "More than anything."

They didn't let go of one another for so long, that a doctor came running out to see if they were alright.

A/N
Y'all thought Dan was dead, didn't you?
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