Falling For The Lion (phan)

Midnight

Phil's POV

It was late at night around 2 am I was still up thinking about Dan's dad yelling at him and hitting him while I just stood there and did nothing. Dan didn't seem too surprised he hit him. Did this happen in his childhood? Was his dad abusive? What about his mum? These thoughts are what kept me awake I figured dan was still up as well so I decided to text him.

Hey Dan can we talk

I heard a laugh through the wall

Haha yeah sure what's up

About your dad...

Oh

I couldn't see him but I can just sense his smile dropped and so did his mood

What about him

Has your dad hit you before like as a child

...yeah ever since mum died he was abusive to me and to my brother it became worse as he came out as gay dad tried to get him into therapy and doctors and none of them "helped" as dad would call it

Oh so his mother wasn't like this... I decided to ask anyway

How about your mum how was she

She wasn't exactly nice dad and her weren't always supportive of gays but she was more understanding of it than dad was

So your homophobic dad had two gay sons

Yeah ikr

There was no talking for a while

Dan's POV

I was now crying in my room reliving my childhood remembering my mums death remembering my dads hits when he would hit me and my brother. Remembering after lunch. I decided that now wasn't the perfect time but I did this anyway.

Phil can I ask a question now

Sure although that was one

I stuck my tongue out even though he couldn't see.

Are you gay

There was a long silence I suppose he was figuring out if he should say it.

Yes

Well Phillip I have something to tell you...