Phandomsub appreciation blog

see I love this. it's horrible and causes visceral discomfiture if I spend too much time thinking about it, but it's also totally benign. hot cola is objectively terrible, but this person isn't claiming

it's the only "right" way to drink cola

or that cold cola should be outlawed or restricted

or that people who drink cold cola are morally inferior, or that their experiences are less valid

so while this is a terrible opinion, it's not a harmful opinion. which makes it my favorite type of bad opinion! the person above is staying in their lane and not trying to force their value system on others. they don't seek to infringe on my rights as a person who disagrees; there is still room for me to co-exist peacefully on the hot-cold cola spectrum. this is the standard to which all opinions should be held; in a way it is quite noble.

dapg in 2018 [10/57]

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Finally managed to complete my list. I was a bit short of time and not in the best mood, so I ended up throwing in a couple of new stories in between my favourites, and all in all I really love every single fic on this list. 

1. Age Difference: hard times, baby by @queerofcups (12k, E)

As soon as I saw this tag I knew I would have to recommend this fic. Admittedly this is more than just age difference, it’s a beautiful combination of time travel and smut and an approach to the 2009x201x trope that I’m just a sucker for. 

 2. Snow in London: fulsome by @queerofcups (500, G)

So maybe I’m just a Dann fan account, but their writing always has that innate quality in it to be so damn deep and I’m amazed that a story so short can pack so much introspection and character growth in it, so many implications of fears and wish to feel free. I especially love that it’s straightforward with no dialogue, the descrption of the first day of snow feels poetic and the way it is, plain back text on white background with no decorations around it just goes so perfectly with it. It’s a small gem in my collection. 

3. Chance Meetings: The One Star Review by @jestbee (20k, M)

This tag was probably the hardest one for me. There are a lot of stories that start with an accidental meeting and develop from there, so many gorgeous AU built on made-up worlds. So I decided to make my life easier and choose one that I already know and love, just so other people can know and love it too. And maybe I’m biased because I did beta read this story, and saw how much thought went into it, but I just love the idea of it, I love picturing Phil in the kitchen and I can totally see the snobby way Dan loves and talks about food. It’s just perfect, and there’s a vibe to this story that reminds me of a rom-com, all autumn colors and the smell of spices. 

4. Road Trip:  my heart will howl (till you pull it off the ground) by islet (21k, T)

This is one of those stories that just stay with you the moment you stop reading them, those stories that come back to you in a flash when you least expect it, stories that leave you with a itch to know more of the universe where they’re set. There’s something poetic about it, and I adore the way the road trip is not only a physical trip but also a metaphor for the growth of these characters, both as people and as a couple. It’s beautiful in its pain, you feel every emotion Phil is going through so deeply and the ending leaves you without a breath.I highly recommend this story and the sequel, because there is something about it that just makes it vivid in the mind. 

5. Radio show: The Pianist Everyone Is Talking About… Is My Husband by natigail (25k, T)

Surprisingly enough, there aren’t as many stories that focus on Dan and Phil working at the radio show as I thought they would be, and this one technically isn’t a radio show story per se, but Phil does work at the radio show, and I love the office vibes that just surround the whole story. I love Phil’s reactions and I’m a sucker for Phil being the radio host for a chance. And if it also works into it a somewhat twist of Phil being the “fanboy” rather than Dan, well that’s just a plus. There’s dan and phil and there’s radio setting, I’m not cheating! 

6. Skype sex (2009/2010): read between the lines (i will if you will) by @phanbliss (72k, M) 

There are hundreds of fics on ao3 that explore the sexual relationship building in 2009/2010, and admittedly this story is so much more than that, but I can’t help myself, whenever I think about a story set on Skype in that time, this is the one that comes to mind. It’s not only beautifully written, but the build up is in my opinion so realistic, portraying the insecurities and the desires of two people getting more and more into each other. I love that it focuses on the build up and lets the readers connect the dots with what we know of their history once they met, because we know that story, but it’s how it came to be that is up for interpretation and I love how right this one feels.  

7. Vegas Trip: Roll the Dice and Swear by @ramonaspeaks -  (15k, E)

I think this author and this story in particular needs no presentation, and that’s probably why it’s so vivid in my mind. I love that the premise of it is so simple and seemingly purely sexual and yet there’s a character exploration that feels so real, especially when you think about the age they’re supposed to be in. 

8.Sexuality Crisis: a new blue by @watergator (6k, T)

This is a really lovely take on the build up to Dan meeting Phil, his relationship with his previous girlfriend and what it might have been like questioning his sexuality with the onslaught of confusing feelings. It captures perfectly what it feels like to have a relationship at that age, spanning from high school to university, and questioning if that’s what you really want, who you really are, if it’s just because everyone else is doing it. 

9.Sexual Roleplay: イカ - by @phandomsub  (2.8k, E)

There were so many options for this tag that I almost found myself defeated in trying to choose one, which is why I ended up rereading one of my old time favourites, because why not. And if this is a twist that also involve some really incredible tentacle porn, well, you can’t blame me. I love the dark atmosphere of this piece, it makes you feel tense and trapped with the onslaught of feelings and the revelation at the end is a breath of relief, almost knocked over by the last two sentences. There’s a particular dark nuance that is often found in tentacle play but it’s played so so well. 

10. AU inolving a hospital: grey’s (ph)anatomy by @alittledizzy (1k, T)

Summary: Dan and Phil have been together for seven years. Their love used to feel so soft and sweet, but now all they seem to do is fight. The insults are getting worse and it’s starting to get physical. They both hate it, until they realise they love it.

Genre: Smut as fuck

Word count: 6,909

Kinks: sadomasochism, choking, breathplay, verbal humiliation, rough sex

Warnings: Contains themes that may be perceived as physical and/or mental abuse. Pretty heavy sado/maso content. Minor mentions of blood. Reading may cause eternal damnation.

This was supposed to just be a choking fic but I never know when to stop. I could keep working on this forever but I need it out of my life.

Also available here on AO3