In Another Life (Dan and Phil X Reader)

You started down the hallway with Dan, and it felt like walking the long corridor that led to the execution room. Letting go of Dan and Phil, and returning to normalcy, might just be the death of you.
You reached for Dan's hand, grasping it suddenly and without asking permission to do so. You just needed to feel the familiar warmth of his hand in yours.
Dan turned and stared at you, and you smiled sadly. "I bet Phil will be excited to meet you," you said, your voice a hoarse whisper. This was for the best.
Recognition dawned in Dan's brown eyes.
"(Y/N)? What are we doing here?" You stared at him in confusion. "I just explained to you. We're going to meet Phil. We're at Tube Con?"
"But why are we at Tube Con? I don't... I don't understand. I feel like I've blanked out for the last couple of hours. I can't remember."
You pulled away from him in shock. "Dan? Are you my Dan?" This was your Dan from the Daniverse, without a doubt. Somehow, he'd suddenly come to his senses and remembered who you were.
"Yes, I'm your Dan, as long as you're my beautiful (Y/N)." Dan gave you a quick kiss. "Oh my God. You remember." You wiped away the tears that had begun falling from your (e/c) eyes without warning.
"Dan, you have no idea how worried I was. I thought you wouldn't ever remember me!"
"How could I ever forget you? Please explain to me what's going on. Why can't I remember the past few hours?"
You took a deep breath and gave a quick synopsis. Now that Dan had experienced both universes for himself, he might not think of your tale as crazy. "So there's two universes, the Daniverse and Philiverse. I'm stuck between the two of them, and everyday I switch. Now it seems like you're switching, too. In the Daniverse, I'm your best friend and I love you. In the Philiverse, I'm Phil's best friend and I love him."
Dan looked at you, and his face fell, as if his heart had suddenly shattered. "You love someone else?" he whispered. "Oh. Okay. That's cool, I guess. I mean, good for you! Haha. Um..."
"No! Dan, no." You took him by the shoulders and turned him to face you. "You misunderstand. I love both of you! But here in the Philiverse you don't know me. In the Daniverse you do. But does that mean we're in the Daniverse now? Does Phil not know me? I don't understand."
You drew in a shaky breath, thinking of Louise. You needed to be strong. Strong and brave. Girl power.
Dan looked at you in concern, and reached for your hand again. "I don't want to be separated from you by a whole universe. I'm never letting go of you again." You smiled up at him. "Okay. Maybe that'll help. But right now, the one thing that we need to do is find Phil. I think once we get the two of you back together, things will reset to normal. Of course, that means I won't ever see either of you again..." Dan's hand tightened on yours. "No," he growled. "I'm not agreeing to that."
You sighed. "Once the universes go back to normal, you won't know any better. It will be Dan and Phil, not Phil and (Y/N) or Dan and (Y/N). I'll be just another subscriber on the Internet to you. But that's how it needs to be. I love both of you, so I'm going to let you go."
You squared your shoulders, and swallowed back tears. If you'd allowed them to fall, you would have drowned in them.
"You know what, maybe I should just text Phil and get him to come over here," you decided. "We might want somewhere private to talk, and the middle of a convention hall isn't exactly private."
You pulled out your phone and sent Phil a quick text. "Found Dan! Come to the creepy hallway near the Starbucks. Love you~"
"Why did you say you loved him?" Dan asked, glancing over your shoulder. You hit him playfully on the arm. "Quit reading my texts!" Dan pulled you closer to him. "I don't want anyone else to have you." You sighed. "Okay, but Phil does have me. And so do you. Wow, jealous much?"
You saw Phil rounding the corner, glancing at his phone and then looking around for you. You detached yourself from Dan and ran over to Phil. "Phil, please tell me you know who I am," you pleaded. It seemed like the Daniverse and Philiverse had combined, but Dan and Phil still obviously didn't know each other. So things hadn't reset to normal yet.
Phil gave you a quizzical look. "Of course I do, silly." He pressed a kiss to your forehead. "Now, where's this Dan that you want me to meet?"
Dan had moved back to stand in the doorway of the panel room, shooting daggers at Phil with his eyes. You winced. That glare even turned your insides cold.
"Okay, come on, you two. Into the panel room." You motioned for Dan to head in, and ushered Phil in after. You closed the door, giving the three of you some privacy.
As soon as you entered the room, both Dan and Phil moved closer to you, one on either side. Phil had also seemed to figure out what was going on, and was quick to try and claim you as his.
"Ugh," you said, dropping your head into your hands. "It wasn't supposed to be like this. I should have tried to get the two of you to meet sooner, before I fell in love. Twice. Do you know how badly it sucks to fall in love with two people at the same time? Two people you can't have?"
"You do have me," Dan and Phil both said in unison.
"Okay. I want you to take me out of the equation for a minute. I love you, and I love you," you said, turning to each one as you spoke.
(Author's Note: Reader, really think about this. The choice is yours. Who do you turn to first to say "I love you"?)
"But I want the two of you to get to know each other. It might take some time, but just... Pretend like I don't exist." It hurt to say those words, but you had to. "Talk to each other. Please. And don't kiss while I'm gone or anything." You winked at both of them and stepped out of the panel room, closing the door behind you.