Homeless Romantic

by potatoes-are-not-for-sex

Phil was always a dreamer, perhaps too much so. He always believed in being true to yourself, but he learnt very early on that the truth can be painful. Dan has never been the romantic type, more the kind to mess around in class, be an idiot for attention. But fate has a funny way of taking you precisely where you need to go. Phan multichapter story! Please review :D

1. Back in the Atmosphere

Chapter 1: Back In The Atmosphere

It's not as if Dan is a horrible person. He's really not.

But as he sits listening to his headmaster reel off the list of misdemeanors he has committed during his second last year at school (he can't help but grin a little as he recites some of them, 'running into the library with water pistols asking where they've hidden the flame princess'), it almost sounds as if he's done nothing BUT be a menace. The headmaster certainly seems to think this is the case, reprimanding Dan's parents for not having managed their son better. Actually, Dan's kind of annoyed that the blame seems to be falling to his parents, as if they had anything to do with him getting bored in class and coming up with pranks, and says as much. Big mistake.

The headmaster turns on him; steam practically sizzling out of his nostrils. He's told not to interrupt the adults, to learn to wait his turn, that this is precisely the kind of disrespectful behavior that got him into this situation in the first place.

But later when Dan's mum hugs him and looks him in the eyes, saying she was proud that he was willing to stand up for others, he couldn't help but feel like the headmaster has the wrong definition for respect.

He was condemned to eight weeks of community service, three days a week for the duration of his holidays. Dan tried not to make a scene but internally he was raging, that was a substantial part of his holidays they were taking away from him, just for playing up a bit in school?

As he shuffled out of the office beside his parents, he read over the note that had been given to him with the address of where he'd be working and the name and contact number of his supervisor:

Booth Centre
Manchester Cathedral
Victoria Street
Supervisor: PJ

Phone: 0161 835 2499

Dan let out a big sigh as he clambered into the car behind his parents.

This was bound to be the most tedious two months ever.

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New story! Multichapter Phan but will be nice and slowpaced (: Fun fact! The Booth Centre is a real UK organisation set up to support and help homeless people, the address and phone number above are real :D

Tell me what you think? I am possibly planning for Phil to come in next chapter but we shall see! :3