"I live with Dan, I've been best friends with him for over five years now. I can tell you the ins and outs and shortcuts to win his heart. I'll be the best wingman you've ever had!"
After Phil discovers that you have a crush on Dan, he offers to h...
Phil: "Dan is at the anime store on Oxford right now, you should go and 'accidentally' run into him!"
That was the text that Phil had sent to you less than twenty minutes ago, while you were conveniently wandering around Piccadilly Circus shopping for Christmas presents. It was late November and you weren't planning on returning to the United States for holiday, mainly due to finances, so you wanted to get a head start on buying and sending gifts over to your family and friends at home.
"Wouldn't it be awkward?" you had texted back, though your feet were already walking towards Oxford Street.
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Phil: "Don't be ridiculous, you were already nearby anyway. It would be a total coincidence!"
A total coincidence, huh? You thought to yourself, staring up at the building which housed the anime store Dan was supposedly in. You swallowed.
How am I going to walk in and make it seem totally natural and not like I'm stalking him?
Phil's plan as 'wingman' was simply to notify you of Dan's whereabouts every now and then so you could score alone time with him. It was quite opportunistic, but Phil didn't see anything wrong with it. He always spaced them out so Dan wouldn't notice either.
Today was probably your third attempt so far. You always texted Phil each time, usually to ask for advice. It was a wonder you didn't have an anxiety attack each and every time you found yourself alone with Dan, especially now with the new agenda. Usually you, Dan, and Phil hung out together as a trio, and even then it wasn't too often. You were busy with your job and so were they.
"(Y/N)?" you heard your name being called out and your eyes danced around hesitantly, unsure. Did someone just call my name?What? You turned and instantly spotted Dan standing a few yards away.
"D-Dan?" you choked back, completely caught off guard. He was supposed to be inside the store!
You thought he was going to walk over to you, which he was, but not before turning away from you momentarily to say goodbye to someone you didn't realise he was with. The pavement was crowded with shoppers so you couldn't quite make out who the person was, minus the fact she was a girl.
You couldn't hear them, but eventually they parted ways and Dan was then by your side.
"What are you doing here?" he asked after giving you a quick hug. His eyes glanced down at the bags you held in your hands. "Shopping?"
"Yeah! I, uh, Christmas is coming up quick, you know?" you managed to say. You didn't feel like a total liar and Dan accepted your answer without much doubt, which was good.
You decided to elaborate, "I'm not going home for Christmas, so I'm buying stuff early to send them so they'd get there on time."
