Searching for him.... (Dan Howell x reader) ??

quick question- long chapters or short chapters? this one is around 1000 words

-rya
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Your hands began shaking.

F/n had dropped you about a block from where you'd meet Dan. You needed to walk, get some fresh air, think.

Unfortunately, that backfired, and the anxiety began to bubble up in your stomach.

What if he was late and didn't take it seriously?

What if he thought of this as one big joke?

What if you were falling too fast?

What if it turned out to be just like Alex?

You shook your hands and tried to shake off the anxiety. Dan wasn't Alex, or any of your other exes. Dan was Dan. You knew Dan. You knew he wouldn't do that to you.

You knew it was just the complications of your past coming back at you, but you couldn't help it.

You pushed those thoughts out of your head completely. Dan wouldn't let anyone hurt you when he was there, let alone hurt you himself. You took a deep breath and rounded the corner. There it was, the arcade. You expected he'd be late, but as you approached the building more, you saw him. Standing against the brick, there he was, on his phone, probably browsing Tumblr or Twitter. He looked up and his eyes widened in shock slightly before he waved at you and smiled. You smiled slightly and waved back.

When you stopped in front of him, it was like all time stopped for everyone but you two. Dan's eyes scanned up and down your body, making you slightly uncomfortable, but you reminded yourself again that this was Dan. You trusted him.

"Wow... You look... Wow," His voice was low, he said it almost under his breath. His eyes came up again to meet yours.

"Wow," he repeated and you giggled slightly.

"Well hello to you too, Howell," you joked. He snapped out of his trance.

"Right, shall we head in?" Dan cleared his throat and you nodded. He opened the door and held it open. For you. He held it open for you. The smallest gesture, but it put a small smile on your lips. You turned and he was there, lights reflecting off his eyes. There weren't many people, considering it was a Wednesday, and you could play almost any game you wanted.

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  "Come on, weak shot," You teased Dan. He scoffed. He was playing Skee Ball, and you found it amusing to tease him.

"Right, you say that like you could do literally any better," he scoffed again. You rolled your eyes and grabbed the last ball out of Dan's hands. You rolled it right into the centre and turned back to Dan, smirking lightly. He rolled his eyes.

"Lucky shot," he grabbed the tickets that came out of the slot. You gently shoved his shoulder.

"Right, whatever, you dingus, I need to pee, be back in five minutes," you stated. He smiled and nervously pecked your cheek.

"Okay. Hurry back," he rubbed the back of his neck and his face flushed red. Yours did the same as you scurried off to the restroom. As you locked the cubicle, your brain turned on.

Holy shit this is happening. I'm on a date with Dan, he kissed me on the cheek, HOLY CRAP.

That was all you could think as you went about normal bathroom business.

You unlocked the lock and went to wash your hands. When finished, you reapplied mascara and lipstick and checked your phone. You'd only checked it once to text F/n, honestly, you'd forgotten about it. You saw you had a few snapchat notifications, and one name caught your eye.

"Alex."

Your eyes widened slightly and you slide the name over to read what he'd said.

"You'd better not be going on a date, honey. You're still mine."

You gulped and typed in your response.

"I'm not yours nor anyone else's. I'm my own person. Leave me alone."

With that, you walked out of the bathroom and placed your phone in your pocket.

You saw Dan fiddling with something in his hands, leaning against a counter.

God, he looks hot as hell.

Your phone buzzed, but you ignored it and walked over to Dan.

"Hey boooo, didya miss mee," you made your voice high pitched and were sarcastic. He chuckled.

"Yes bae, I missed you so so much I thought I was gonna die," he made his voice sound like a stereotypical cheerleader's. You both laughed.

"So, Y/n, I got you something," He gave you a nervous smile. You cocked your head. "You gotta close your eyes and hold out your wrist."

You did as he said and felt him grab your hand gently and wrap something around your wrist. You felt his hand make its way into yours.

"Open your eyes now," his voice sounded, and you opened your eyes, looking straight to your wrist. Right there, was a bracelet, with a silver little chain and a heart on it. Dan had one on too. You stared at it in disbelief for a second.

"Dan, it's beautiful," you marvelled. He grinned.

"So, erm, I was actually wondering, since we're on a date and all, and I've wanted to kind of ask you this for the longest time, would you, erm, consider, maybe, being my girl- girlfriend?" He choked out. Your little Danny Boy was nervous, about asking you out. Your stomach flipped. Your eyes widened. Your face broke out in a smile as you threw your arms around Dan's neck. He nearly fell back before catching his balance and resting his hands on the small of your back.

"Yes!" you almost yelled, before remembering yourself. You cleared your throat and pulled your head back to look Dan in the eyes.

"I mean, yes, I'd um, love to erm, be your girlfriend," you attempted to regain your composure before losing it and breaking out in a smile. Dan was grinning ear to ear and you buried your head in his chest.

Possibly the best night of my life.