Prologue

Philophobia
Noun (uncountable)
• The fear of falling in love or emotional attachment.

Dan is philophobic. He avoids conversation, friendship and, most of all, love. Just the word strikes fear in his gut. Just the idea of getting too deeply attached to someone and he's shying away into the shadows.
But then, one day, someone knocks on his apartment door.
The same someone who was destined to change his life forever.

Phil.

(**DISCLAIMER** this isn't a 'safe' phanfiction, no it won't have smut (sorry) but it will have some self harm and references to suicide. So if you don't want to read that, I would avoid this one. Sorry!)