CHAPTER TWO
"Hello internet. So today I have something rather important to talk about..." Dan trailed off, unsure how to start this video. "I-um-um-Ugh-Phil!"
"What?" Phil's voice cried out from his bedroom.
"Can you help me with this video?" Dan questioned.
A moment later, Phil was standing in his doorway, smiling brightly.
"What's the video?" Phil wondered.
"My coming out video," Dan admitted, nervously chewing his lower lip.
"Oh!" Phil sat down on Dan's bed. "Okay. Do you want me to just sit here and be supportive?"
Dan chuckled, nodding slowly. "Yeah, sure. hang on, let me fix the camera angle and I can sit with you."
Phil nodded as Dan moved the camera before plopping down next to Phil. Dan took a deep breath, causing Phil to gently squeeze his shoulder and send him a small smile.
"It'll be fine," the older promised. "They'll still love you."
Dan smiled thankfully before returning his gaze to the camera.
"Hello internet," he repeated. "So today I have something rather important to talk about. And you can probably guess what from the title."
He glanced at Phil, who gently squeezed his hand in support.
"I'm gay!" announced Dan.
"Not a little gay, a lot gay," Phil piped up.
"Shut up," Dan rolled his eyes, chuckling. "He's referencing to when I came out to him. Phil, they won't get the reference!"
"Well now they will," Phil exclaimed. "We just told them!"
"Right, okay," Dan chortled.
"Ugh! That was hard!" complained Dan, collapsing onto his back.
"I think you did a good job, though," grinned Phil.
"Thanks," smiled Dan.
"Do you wanna watch Attack on Titan?" asked Phil.
"I have to edit this," sighed Dan.
"But you already worked so hard filming it," Phil stated. "C'mon. Just a little break."
"Alright," chuckled Dan. "But only because you're cute."
Phil glanced down, a light pink appearing on his cheeks as he shuffled his feet awkwardly. Even though he knew Phil didn't like him back, Dan couldn't ignore the way his heart sank when he saw Phil's reaction.
"Erm-S-Sorry," Dan mumbled. "It just sorta slipped out. I didn't mean-"
"It's okay!" smiled Phil, glancing back up at him. "I mean, a compliment's a compliment, right?"
Dan smiled at his friend, sending him a small nod.
"I don't wanna make you uncomfortable," he murmured.
"Don't worry about it," beamed Phil. "Now c'mon!"
Dan followed Phil into the living room, ignoring the slightly upset feeling in his stomach.
"I'm going to upload it," mumbled Dan, his eyes fixed on the computer screen and his finger hovering above the button. "I'm going to upload it...Ugh. I can't do it!"
"What's wrong?" questioned Phil, glancing up from his laptop.
"What if uploading my coming out video is a bad idea?" Dan frowned.
"You don't have to upload it if you don't want to," Phil informed.
"I want to upload it but..." Dan trapped his lower lip between his teeth.
"You're scared?" muttered Phil.
Dan nodded, slowly.
"It'll be okay," Phil promised. He crawled closer to his friend, wrapping his arms around Dan. "They'll still love you."
"Are you sure?" murmured Dan.
Phil nodded, pulling away from the hug. "Positive. I mean, most of them want us to be gay anyways. I'm sure it'll make someone's day."
Dan chuckled. "I suppose."
Phil grinned, squeezing Dan's shoulder supportively.
Dan took a deep breath before slowly clicking the upload button. He squeezed his eyes shut, running a hand through his hair.
"Well I guess there's no going back now," he mumbled.
Phil once again threw his arms around the brunette.
"I'm proud of you," Phil breathed.
"Thanks," Dan beamed.