Dan woke up alone in the bed, a cold space where Phil should have been. He frowned and pouted for a second, before realising he no longer had a headache. He smiled a little to himself, but he missed his boyfriend, and he still felt groggy and tired. So he rolled out of bed and shuffled down the hallway, where he heard Phil laughing quietly to himself. "Phil?" He called quietly, opening the door and walking in, rubbing his eyes. When he opened them, Phil had turned in his chair and was looking at him intently. He computer was on in front of him, and Dan realised it was a live show. He bit his lip and felt a pang of disappointment at the fact that he probably wouldn't be spending time with his boyfriend for up to an hour. He craved cuddles and affection, but it would have to wait, sadly. "Hey Dan, how are you feeling?" Phil asked gently. Dan shrugged a little. "Tired." He said quietly. Phil smiled at him. "I'll leave until you've had your liveshow, though." Dan gestured to the computer. Phil frowned, and opened his mouth.
"No, I'll feel terrible. Stay? Please?" He gave Dan puppy dog eyes when he opened his mouth to disagree. He knew it was an immense struggle for Dan to resist them. Dan picked at his oversized hoodie.
"Phil, I'm in pyjama bottoms, a hoodie, have just woken up and have hobbit hair. I look terrible. Your fans don't want to see me." He murmured. Phil frowned again.
"Rubbish!" He cried. He turned back to the screen. "Hey, do you guys want to meet Dan?" Immediately the replies began pinging non-stop. Phil turned back to Dan, smiling smugly . "They'll love you, Dan. Just relax." Dan looked down and fidgeted uncertainly. "We can cuddle." Phil offered, seeming to remember how much Dan craved affection when he was sleepy. Dan looked up. Phil grinned and walked over to him, gently taking his hand and leading him over to the other chair. He sat Dan down and didn't let go of his hand.
"Ok, guys, this is my silly little boyfriend Dan. He's feeling sleepy and shy right now." Dan blushed and looked down, playing with his sleeves. "Look, Dan, they're all saying hi to you." Dan hesitantly looked up, and sure enough, there were hundreds of greetings in the chat box. Dan was something of a mystery to Phil's fans; he had only been glimpsed in a few of Phil's videos, never there long enough for people to see his face, but people knew he existed because Phil talked about him often in his videos."Are you going to say something back?" Phil prodded gently. Dan blushed again shyly, but raised his hand and waved a little. The chat box went crazy. He looked down again, cheeks red. "Why is Dan so cute? Maria asks." Phil read aloud. He gazed fondly down at Dan and said, "He just is. It's a gift."
"Aw my god, I can't even, says Andrea." Phil comentated.
"Honestly, neither." He laughed.
"Alex says, Dan, you can look at us, we're not THAT mean." Phil read.
"No, you guys are lovely." He assured his fans. "Weird, but lovely." He resumed talking to his fans, and smiling at some things they said. Dan began to grow sleepier and sleepier as he listened to Phil's calming voice, and was beginning to close his eyes when he heard his name. "Phil, can you please hug Dan? Sarah asks." Phil shrugged and smiled down at Dan. "Sure." Dan smiled and held his arms out, and Phil bent down a little to give him a warm hug. Dan relaxed into the caring embrace, sighing happily, and when Phil began to draw back, Dan whined and clung onto his shirt. Phil chuckled, and allowed Dan to curl into him and press his face into Phil's chest, breathing in his raspberry scent and soaking in the warmth, humming happily. Phil wrapped his arms around Dan and held him securely, and Dan listened to him respond to the messages and exclamations of adoration. Most people were fangirling over how cute Dan and Phil were together. Dan once again got lost in the simple comfort of Phil, revelling in the scent of the raspberry bodywash he still used, the feel of Phil's strong arms wrapped around him, the warmth Phil emamated and the sound of his cheerful voice. He could stay like this forever. He hummed contentedly, snuggled closer, and began to drift off. He was vaguely aware of Phil shifting and holding him tighter as Dan snuggled closer into the fabric of Phil's shirt.
"-N? Dan?" Phil was asking quietly. Dan snapped back to reality and lifted his head from Phil's chest, blinking owlishly up at him. "Can I kiss you?" Phil asked, sounding slightly uncertain. Dan nodded and smiled, and Phil leant down to give him a quick, soft kiss on the lips. Dan hummed contentedly, and wrapped his arms around Phil's neck, nuzzling his face into the crook of Phil's neck and basking in the warmth and the comfort it bought him. "My, you are cuddly tonight." Phil chuckled a little, ruffling Dan's hair. Dan just hummed happily again and pressed closer against Phil, clinging onto him. This time, he actually did fall asleep with his head on Phil's shoulder. He woke up about twenty minutes later to Phil ending his show. "Alright, I've got to go now, guys. Thanks for coming!" He exclaimed happily. Dan raised his head and blinked blearily. "Oh, look! Dan's awake!" Phil exclaimed in delight. "So you wanna say goodbye to everyone, Dan?" Dan turned to the camera and smiled, no longer so shy. These people had seen him cuddling and kissing Phil and had even seen him asleep, it couldn't go bad now. He lifted his hand again and waved, and spoke for the first time on the liveshow. "Bye bye!" He called. The chat exploded with comments. Phil saw one in particular, and smiled. "Hey, Dan?" He called. Dan turned to him. "Yeah, Phil?"
"Can you meow?" Without thinking, Dan held his hands up like claws and meowed. Then he blushed and realised thousands of people had seen him do that. The chat was an endless stream of adoring comments, and he buried his face in Phil's shirt, clutching the soft material in his hands. Phil laughed. "Aw, we embarrassed him. Oh well. Bye guys!" He stopped the YouNow and turned to Dan, gazing at him adoringly. Dan looked up at him, and chocolate brown eyes met warm blue eyes. Phil gave him a loving kiss, which Dan eagerly returned. "They think you are just the cutest thing ever." Phil finally said, breaking away. "I agree."
Dan smiled and shook his head. "You're far cuter than I am." He murmured affectionately. Phil shook his head.
"Impossible. You are THE cutest. But you should come to my liveshows or my videos more often. They love you almost as much as I do." Phil suggested. Dan smiled up at him. "Maybe." He said softly. "But I'm still tired, Phil." He pouted. "I want a hug." Phil giggled.
"You really are just the cuddliest thing I have ever seen when you're sleepy." He remarked. Dan rolled his eyes and wandered off to the bedroom. Phil strode after him, and hugged Dan from behind once they entered the room, resting his head on Dan's shoulder. They stood in comfortable silence for a moment, each just enjoying the other person being there. "I love you." Phil whispered suddenly.
"I love you too." Dan whispered lovingly back. Phil moved them towards the bed, and let go of Dan long enough to quickly take off his clothes and change into pyjama pants and a shirt. He gently grabbed Dan and tugged him down, and lay on his side, pulling Dan tightly to his chest. Dan curled up and shut his eyes, breathing in a synchronized rhythm with Phil. "I love you." Phil murmured into Dan's ear again.
"I love you." Dan repeated, pressing back into Phil. Phil tightened his grip on Dan, and they continued to whisper sweet nothings until they drifted off into a warm, peaceful sleep.