Archive of Our Own ^beta

dan’s head hit the pillow with a soft thump, too tired to even properly cover himself with the ugly reddish orange duvet that adorned his bed. the bed was warm and welcoming though, but that wasn’t because of any comforters.

that was because of phil, laying next to him in the rather small space. the bed was a queen size, sure, but when you’re two grown men both over 6 feet tall, it can get quite cramped. that never stopped them though, nothing could ever stop them, dan thought to himself.

he rolled over onto his side, seeing phil’s half hidden face snuggled up into the numerous pillows he had stacked on his side of the bed. he snored softly, and dan noticed he hadn’t taken his glasses off. how he had managed to not break them, dan didn’t know. but he looked so adorable. dan almost felt bad for even debating to wake him up… almost.

phil let out a little whine that made dan’s heart flutter, sounding like a little kitten mewling. maybe that’s why phil had dressed up as a cat for halloween all those years ago, and maybe dan had dressed as a bear because of the sleepy half-growls he’d let out whenever phil tried to wake him.

“philly… c’mon, y’know you wanna see me…” dan tempted, trying to see if phil would open his eyes to see him. phil instead let out another little whine, burying his face into the pillow once more.

when that didn’t work, dan loosely wrapped his arms around phil’s sleepy form, his face now less than an inch away from phil. he placed various kisses all over phil’s peaceful features, with one kiss behind his ear being particularly ticklish and causing a sleepy little giggle to escape from his throat. god, how dan wanted to hear that laugh every day for the rest of his life.

“earth to phil… c’mon, baby…” dan cooed softly, stroking his finger against phil’s pasty skin.

eventually, phil opened his eyes, albeit quite begrudgingly. “there’s my pretty boy,” dan murmured softly, placing a quick peck onto phil’s forehead. he watched as phil’s nose slightly scrunched up, deciding to trail his lips down until he reached phil’s.

phil gasped a little bit, not expecting it within the sleepy haze inside his brain. he soon melted into dan’s embrace, his lips moving lazily against his lover’s as he started waking up more. he whined as dan pulled away.

“ah ah, not too much. haven’t even said good morning to you yet, have i?” dan murmured softly, running his fingers through phil’s blonde strands.

“well, can you say it?” phil whines.

“not too needy now, and besides, you know we best not get too riled up too early. it’s only still…” dan checks the imaginary watch on his wrist, “half past eight.”

phil sighed, reluctantly letting dan win. “i guess you’re right… but can i get more kisses?”

dan chuckled, nodding. he leaned down, connecting their lips once more. he heard phil’s soft sigh, and he knew this was exactly where he was supposed to be.

he soon pulled apart again, murmuring a soft “good morning” as he did. he knew they couldn’t lie in bed all day, so dan asked his question before phil could once again interject.

“well, what do you wanna do today, phil? we have an off day, after all. might as well put it to good use.”

phil didn’t say anything, just looking softly at dan. his fingers laced in the wavy ends of the baby mullet dan was growing currently, smiling like an idiot. “you sounded so young when you said that,” he said softly.

he could tell dan was confused, causing him to laugh. “you didn’t say ‘phil’, you said ‘phiw.’ you haven’t done that in so long, didn’t know you still had it in you, bub.”

dan blushed embarrassedly. “it… it did not sound like that…” he muttered, burying his face in phil’s neck.

“yes it did, but i don’t mind. quite cute, always has been.” a comfortable silence fell over them, phil’s fingers carding through the soft, conditioned curls that were messily splayed out all over phil’s chest as dan scooted even closer. it felt as though he was trying to meld his body into phil’s, and he thinks he wouldn’t mind that.

he felt dan’s body growing heavier and heavier, knowing he was going back to sleep. he chuckled, placing a kiss on dan’s forehead. “who’s the sleepy one now?”

dan groaned, looking up from dan’s chest with an annoyed look. his eyes were so soft and so beautiful, deep brown and insanely gorgeous. he’d always had the prettiest eyes, phil thought.

“and to answer your question from earlier, i think we should decide later. i think a certain person i know needs a bit more sleep, hm? got too excited with waking me up and tired yourself out…”

dan nodded, letting out a soft yawn and nuzzling his face into phil’s chest again. his actions were quite kittenish, and thus quite adorable as well. phil was glad to know that only he got to see this, nobody else. all his, forever.

he laid there for about another thirty minutes before dan’s calm breaths had managed to pull him under their sleepy spell. they both awoke a few hours later, dan once again waking first. it was about 11 now, and he knew he’d better wake phil up. after a few failed. attempts, he said directly into phil’s ear, “alright, angel, c’mon now…”

it was rare dan was ever this affectionate so much in a day, he hadn’t been this sickeningly sweet since he was 20 and still worried that phil would find the better person who obviously existed and would leave dan. but by now, he knows that’s not true, and dan didn’t feel the need to prove that this was more than some sort of ‘puppy love’. they were meant to find each other in every life.

phil stirred, now being the one to bury his face in dan’s neck. but he wasn’t being innocent and sleepy, no, dan could feel his lips trailing down his neck, hands gently moving to grab at his ass. he rolled his eyes affectionately, letting phil be as clingy as he wants. he loved this.

“where we going today, bub- oh-“ phil had bit down on the part of dan’s neck that was always sensitive, smirking as he saw dan’s mind go blank at the touch.

“anywhere you want, just gotta make sure everyone knows you’re mine, hm?” his tongue darts out to soothe the slightly burning skin, before gently sucking to make sure there’d be a place.

“i hate you,” dan pouted, touching the currently forming bruise though there was no malice in his words. years ago, they’d made a deal to never leave any marks on each others’s necks, as it weakened their ‘plausible deniability’ narrative they’d been running with for the last 15 years. but now, they were much more authentically them, and neither of them care if some fan on the streets of london saw the forming bruise on the spot where dan’s neck met his shoulder. he leaned down, kissing phil again, still keeping it as soft as humanly possible.

when they did manage to roll out of bed, it was basically noon. dan stood brushing his teeth in the mirror, phil’s arms wrapped around his waist and chin resting on his shoulder. occasionally, he’d place a soft kiss to his neck or shoulder, feeling happy with himself as he saw dan’s little smile afterwards. as dan spat out the minty toothpaste and turned around to face phil, he kissed dan’s cheek now, ruffling his hair as he was yet to have fixed it. “you look so perfect,” phil murmured.

“okay, luke hemmings,” dan rolled his eyes at phil’s comments. despite growing so much more used to and learning to love phil’s cheesy compliments over the years, he still downplayed his comments from time to time.

“i’m so serious, don’t make me take you to that bed and show you how serious i am right now-“

“oh fine, okay, okay. so yeah, i look perfect then. anything else to feed my ego?”

phil chuckled, smiling the smile that only a few people got to see. all teeth, a bit of gums visible, with his tongue subconsciously placed between his teeth. “well, i think you’re the best person to ever be created, how about that?”

“that’ll work just fine, thank you.” they kissed for a few more minutes before deciding to get dressed. they had no idea what they were gonna do today but that didn’t matter. they’d find something to do, they always did.

but for the moment being, they remained kissing around their hotel room, relaxing before their next tour stop.