A/N: Sorry for the long wait and the short chapter. This is the first smutty fanfic I've ever written and I'm a little nervous. I'll make it my goal to try and write as often as I can. Thanks for the lovely reviews! Keep them coming :)
It was already 6pm, and Dan, Phil, PJ and Chris had only captured ten seconds of their stop-motion video. They could practically recite the video they were animating and almost didn't find the humour in it anymore.
Dan sat on the bus seat, nodding on and off into unconsciousness only to be woken up repeatedly by a sharp turn from the driver.
But that wasn't the only thing keeping him awake.
Since his talk with Chris, he had been acutely aware of the bottle of wine weighing down his backpack. He felt bashful carrying it around, as if everyone knew the secret he was carrying in there. Dan was all about sex positivity, but for some reason having this around was a little…much. He didn't feel comfortable with the idea of a (possibly illegal) substance making someone submit to arousal. He knew this wasn't Chris's intention, but he just wanted to be rid of it now.
Dan's whole body was heavy when he opened the door to his apartment. He wanted to sleep so badly, but he would be damned if he didn't finish one of his assignments tonight. Which reminded him, Phil was coming over to help.
The thought of him made Dan a little less tired and more aware of his messy apartment. He knew Phil didn't care what his place looked like – he practically lived there with how much he was over lately – but Dan liked making the effort for him. Well…by 'effort', he meant kicking the dirty clothes under his bed and rinsing the dishes just enough to look somewhat clean.
Dan set up the tripod, camera and lights in front of his and Phil's gaming computer. Their assignment was simple; film a video. Any video. Of course there was a little more than that. The professors wanted to see how they use their background, lighting, sound and overall quality in their video. But they could film any video they wanted as long as it looked good.
So Dan and Phil decided they would do what they loved and film themselves playing video games. Dan, of course, would have to try refraining from getting his gamer rage on, but since it was 'The Impossible Quiz', he made no promises.
After everything was set up, Dan collapsed on his bed, hoping to get just a few minutes sleep. He was really in no mood to film a video, but he knew he would perk up when Phil arrived.
He only had a few minutes sleep before he rolled over onto his backpack. His eyes shot open when he remembered what was inside and quickly pulled out the bottle.
He sat there for a moment, trying to wake up and study what he was holding. It didn't look like anything special. Just a regular wine bottle. No description of the effects it may have on a person, or any dirty words on the bottle. Maybe there was a pill slipped in there.
Or maybe Chris was just screwing with him.
Dan started towards he sink as he uncorked the bottle. He still didn't want to take any chances. And if Chris asked, he would say it was still buried at the back of his cupboard.
Suddenly there was a knock at his door. Dan set the bottle on the breakfast bar and rushed to the door to greet his best friend.
The bottle was left completely forgotten on the counter.