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  1. Public Bookmark 14

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    Dan nods, his eyes flooding with something between gratitude and relief. “I can’t come out, Phil. Probably not ever, and definitely not now.” 

    “And I’m okay with that, Dan,” Phil says, “As long as it means I get to have you. But right now, I don’t feel like I have you. I feel like I’m clinging to you while you desperately try to shake me off.” 

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    or: the Valentine's Day video leaks, and Dan and Phil handle the fallout. Featuring a modern happy ending set in 2026.

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    13 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 21

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    “It’s not going to show on the camera,” Dan says, because of course he does.

    “I know,” Phil says back, quiet. “That’s not the point.”

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    08 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 18

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    During a depressive episode, Dan starts thinking about how strange it is that water is necessary for human survival, but can also be deadly in so many ways (waterborne illnesses, flooding, accidental drownings, etc.). The more he thinks about this, the more his mental and physical health start to deteriorate. Phil doesn't understand Dan's obsession with water at first. By the time he realizes what's going on, damage has already been done.

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    07 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 11

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    “Well. Here we are.”
    “You, me and everything between us,” Dan says, gesturing between them.

     

    In 2014, Dan and Phil break up.
    Five years later, Phil checks in.

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    18 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 71

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    Dan steps off the train, and in front of him, looking equally as dishevelled but somehow still the most beautiful thing Dan has ever seen, is Phil. He’s real, Dan thinks, stupidly, in utter disbelief that the person he’s been thinking of almost every waking moment for the past few months is right here. Phil smiles, a wide, crooked grin. “Dan!” he exclaims, stepping closer, bringing him into an all-consuming hug. It feels warm, hopeful, like a sigh of relief. It feels like the Phil he’s slowly fallen in love with. It feels familiar, somehow. Dan leans into it, wrapping his arms around Phil, too. He smells like cheap Lynx body spray, but it’s somehow the best thing Dan’s ever smelled. “Hi,” says Phil, so quiet it’s almost a whisper. He sounds nervous, too, which makes Dan feel a little bit better.

    Or: Dan and Phil through the years, from 2009 to now, from the internet to real life.

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    17 Jan 2026