Okay, I know I haven't been keeping up with my animal crossing story, Endless Problems, but that it because I have had writers block, I had the idea for this story, and my Aunt passed away of cancer. I only use POV when the characters I am talking about are separated.
I've been trying to help my grandma out lately and haven't really had the time to type much.
I do not own YouTube, or any of the YouTubers or YouTube Channels listed below. I do not own Apple or any of its products. I do not own Nintendo, its games, or its characters.
Auto Correction
Phil's POV
Philip Lester, more commonly known as Phil or AmazingPhil which is his YouTube name, sat on the leather seat of a subway station, texting his roommate and best friend, Daniel Howell, about what might possibly appear in the next Nintendo Mario game, if they made another one. He was waiting for a ride to a party that his friend, Tyler Oakley, and that, not surprisingly, Dan had gotten banned from. He was going with a few other YouTubers from England or were visiting England, such as Tyler himself, and was not sure who—or how many—people were attending, nor who was even invited. The club was a decent distance away from the shared apartment of Dan and Phil, so the subway ride would be longer than usual. Phil, while waiting for the train, had decided to spend the entire time either daydreaming about or texting with Dan.
Phil sent two texts that read:
You:
What would be your favorite character if they came out with a new game right now?
Mine would be Yoshi.
He then looked longingly at the clock on the wall of the underground bus station and waited for the train.
Dan's POV
Dan sat on the sofa in the living room of his shared apartment in England, iphone held as if it were a weapon in hand. It buzzed twice, alerting him of a text message, and Dan diverted his attention from the TV screen to respond. The following texts were from Phil:
Phil:
What would be your favorite character if they came out with a new game right now?
Mine would be Yoshi.
Dan responded:
You:
Yeah.
I love yoshi too.
It auto corrected to: "I love you too" Dan, not realizing what he'd sent, glanced back at the television. He looked back at his phone, realizing that Phil had not responded for awhile. He noticed the "…", symbolizing that Phil was still typing his response. As he waited he glanced around his screen and caught sight of a mistake in the text he had just sent.
"WHAT?!" He screamed to no one in particular as he shot up out of his seat, sending a pillow into the air as if it were a military plane on an important mission, but sadly crash landed in the soft carpeting of the living room. Pacing, Dan released his imagination wild on the possible answering—
His phone buzzed. Slowly Dan raised the phone to the appropriate level to read Phil's response. A cold sweat ran down his neck as he read the next text:
Phil:
I… Uh… I have felt the same way for a few weeks now and have been trying to find a way to tell you that I'm…
"Oh dear God," Dan spoke aloud in frustration, then swore. Frantically he typed a message into his phone: "That was auto correct!" But due to Dan's terrible misfortune with typos, he typed, "wasn" and it auto corrected to "wasn't"
Now how was he supposed to explain this to Phil? Was Phil lying, so that not to hurt Dan's feelings? Was it possible that the creaking that Dan had been hearing at night in the apartment, was not the refrigerator, it was Phil watching Dan sleep? The last thought made Dan shiver and swear, again, under his breath. Why is it that he, never in all the years he had known Phil, had even seen the slightest hint that he was Gay? And even so, if Phil were Gay before, why didn't he go to Tyler first? Was he just THAT attracted to Dan? Phil was going to a party that Tyler was hosting anyways.
Tyler had invited Dan, and Dan was all for it, but when Tyler revealed the location, Dan had had to admit, quite embarrassingly, that he had been banned from that particular club for the rest of the year. Thankfully, it was only October, so he had not to fret of waiting too long before returning.
He had begun to wonder what Phil would respond with when his phone buzzed again.
Phil:
Oh. I thought you were either kidding with me or that is WAS auto correct. TG.
"TG?" Dan thought aloud. "Oh, 'Thank God'. Wow, Phil really IS Gay." His phone buzzed again:
Phil:
Train is here. Brb, luv u.
"NO!" Frantically, Dan searched the depths of his very soul for the solution to his new found problem. He then whispered, "He's taking this seriously… as if I'd just asked him out." He hesitated for a few long, painful moments before he sent:
You:
Luv u too.
Phil's POV
As Phil finished shoving his iphone into his bag it went off again. He knew it was Dan, and that made him want to check it more than with other people, but he decided to wait until the train was moving. He heard a tune come out of a speaker, signifying an announcement. "The train headed to—" Phil missed the rest of the lady's voice because he had hopped on the train. The voice was still audible but the only thing on Phil's mind was Dan.
His Dan.
A woman carrying many bags walked onto the train and stood across from Phil. Out of caring Phil asked, "Would you like to sit Ma'am?"
The lady, however, did not see him as a polite young man, and answered, rather loudly and rudely, "I'm not PREGNANT, I'm just FAT."
Phil looked as if someone had slapped him. He sat quietly, mouth wide open, gawking at the lady. When the train was set in motion he reached into his bag and fumbled for his phone. When he opened it, he was surprised to find that he still had 4g. He checked his messages:
Dan:
Luv u too.
Hey, you think I could dress up as a woman and sneak into that Club?
Phil let out a burst of laughter that was instantly silenced when everyone on the train looked at him. He cleared his throat and texted Dan:
You:
I like bad boys.
He almost instantly received a response:
Dan:
Two things.
One, who said I was bad?
And two, is that why you never asked out Tyler?
Oh God, I want to see you in person so bad right now.
The truth was, Phil felt the same. The problem was, he was too surprised to type anything besides:
You:
Yeah.
It took everything in Phil's power to resist the urge to jump off the train and run home to Dan.
His Dan.
Are you going to do it?
Dan:
Anything for you.
Phil then put his phone away and waited.
Dan's POV
Dan was in his room, sitting on his bed when his phone buzzed. Reaching, he grabbed it off of his pillow and laid down.
Phil:
Are you going to do it?
Dan thought for a moment. He had all of the equipment, but did he really want to be seen in public with Phil? Would he try to explain to Phil what had happened? No, that would crush Phil, he was so tender and soft, and Dan knowing his secret would just destroy him. Dan opened his underwear drawer. Hidden under his underwear there was a bra. Dan grabbed it and a box of tissue.
He dropped them on the bed and went down to his shirt drawer. Buried beneath all of his shirts was a tan woman's shirt.
A moment later Dan was out the door, purse in hand, headed to the subway. How do women run in high heels? He thought. He ran through in his mind the conversation he might have with Phil when he arrived.
Phil was so stupid! The roads were clearer than normal, so traveling by taxi would actually take less time today. Wow, Dan thought, surprising. He pulled out his phone and texted Tyler while he waited for a Taxi:
You:
Hey, when does the party start?
Tyler:
In a few, why?
You:
I'm sneaking in.
Tyler:
Lol. Don't tell me, you're going as a woman again?
Dan stared at his phone, wide eyed. A taxi rounded the corner and Dan held up a hand, moving it side to side. The taxi pulled over. Dan opened the back door and in his best woman impression he explained where he was going.
After a few minutes of driving, Dan's phone buzzed.
Tyler:
You are, aren't you? Why?
Dan giggle and responded:
You:
For Phil.
Tyler:
Oooooh!
Dan broke into hysterical laughter.
"Hey, you okay Ma'am?" Asked the taxi driver carefully.
"Yeah, yeah, it's just my…" Dan hesitated for a moment then said, "Boyfriend."
Dan expected something like "OMG. EWWW!" from the cab driver but then he remembered he was dressed as a girl. So instead he received a, "Oh. That's too bad."
Tyler:
How long have you known that Phil is Gay?
You:
Today… when I accidentally asked him out.
Tyler:
XD
Tyler's POV
Tyler sat at a table in a night club, waiting for his friends to arrive. He sat on his phone texting Dan Howell. He was hosting a party at the night club, and he was paying. He intended to get drunk with his good friends while he was in England: Dan Howell, Phil Lester, Jim Chapman, Chris Kendall, and PJ Ligouri. They were all YouTube video bloggers. And more importantly to Tyler, they were all guys.
The door opened and a woman walked in. She was wearing a tan shirt, and had incredibly short hair. She walked over to Tyler and said, "Two questions, one, is there another exit? And two, should I change in the women's or the men's bathroom?"
Tyler stood up and hugged Dan. He released and said, "Yes, there is another exit in the back. And they have a family bathroom, surprisingly."
Dan smiled and said, "I'll be right back."
Tyler watched him leave, then continued texting Phil.
I really want to type more for you guys right now (this is only a day's work) but I don't want to stray too far from the title of the chapter, "Auto Correct." So yeah… I'll stop here and post it. But don't worry, I'll begin typing again as soon as this is posted. Oh, and, btw, I know I haven't been working on Endless Problems but, I have to say, I am currently working on two Fan fictions, an original story, AND a script for the movie I will be filming and directing soon. I am doing my best to rotate which one I am writing and I am most enthusiastic about this story right now so… yeah. I'm just going to stop typing and post this now.
UPDATE: I made the name of the person who is texting italicized so it is easier to decipher over the actual text message. Also removed un-needed section of disclaimer.