phanfiction catalogue

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part one, part two, part three, part four, part five

a scent and a sound (i'm lost and i'm found) (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: Something strange is happening to Phil.

Fall Right Into Me (ao3) - yazihowell

Summary: "Any plans for the full moon on the 15th, kings? It’s the Beaver Moon. Maybe we’ll turn into were-lesbians."

How Dan (Almost) Stole Christmas (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: For thirty-three years Dan’s lived up in the hill districts outside Who-ville, watching the wealthy elites celebrate their Christmases in the valley with glitter and food and an unfathomable amount of expensive gifts while the rest of the world was left cold and hungry, completely ignored. Between the off-key choir concerts and the way he could feel the icy wind through his uninsulated walls on Crumpit Lane, he had enough of it. It’s time for Who-ville to see what Christmas is like for everyone else, even if that means taking it by force.

A How the Grinch Stole Christmas AU

I was enchanted to meet you (ao3) - sunshineinthehat

Summary: A witch Dan owns a coffee shop and mistakes a cute man for his delivery person. The misunderstanding turns into one of fate’s most beautiful meet-cute’s.

i will not ask you where you came from (neither should you) (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: sister daniel is a nun who wants to make some extra money. he starts a demon-magic etsy shop offering penis enlargement spells and summons the demon phil to fulfill his orders. he quickly becomes infatuated.

i've got all this ringing in my ears... (ao3) - catboyhowell (bloodyscarab)

Summary: you're a canary, i'm a coal mine

'cause sorrow is just all the rage

i've got all this ringing in my ears and none on my fingers by fall out boy

Man's Best Friend (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Phil wakes up to his long-time partner of fifteen years having been turned into a furry little friend.

melt your headaches, call it home (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: Even if he tried, Phil couldn't really stop himself.

miracles and moving parts (ao3) - obsoletecartography

Summary: Dan and Phil Raven Cycle au. Dan, Phil, a small town, a private school, and a surprising amount of magic. Phil is destined to die in a year. Dan is the only one who knows. He’ll do anything to stop it from happening.

Morning Coffee (ao3) - Absolutefilthimsosorry

Summary: Phil drinks a magic potion that turns him into a fairy and they get kinky about it

move your body when the sunlight dies (ao3) - phegetarian

Summary: dan is cursed, phil is a witch.

Panoramic View (ao3) - Maiwe44

Summary: Dan has a very uneventful life, by choice. He works his dream job as the host of a music show at a local radio station. That is, until one day, Dan receives a cryptic message threatening him with a curse of bad luck, which he completely ignores, being the sceptic that he is. That’s when the TikTok tarot influencer and ‘mystic’ AmazingPhil crashes into his life, reading his cards (much to Dan’s disbelief) and offering his (unwanted) help.

But once the effects of the curse start to become too dangerous, Dan has no choice but to accept Phil’s help and welcome him into his life, along with his cards, crystals and magic spells, and they need to work together to uncover the truth about Dan’s curse and Phil’s birth prophecy.

Steel of Ice and charm of Fire (ao3) - natigail

Summary: The Ice empire had won the war and thus ruled the lands, and talented Ice mage Phil Lester was their newest champion and emperor. The vanquished elemental kingdoms sought to assassinate any Ice emperor on the throne, and their latest efforts put powerful Fire mage Dan Howell to stand before the Ice emperor.

For Ice to allow Fire to come this close was utterly ludicrous and most certainly suicide, yet Dan was allowed free passage into the throne room against all odds.

stop the world i wanna get off with you (ao3) - manchesterau

Summary: A domestic night in the life of Phil the vampire and Dan the witch.

The Clumsy Princess and His Surprisingly Flame-Resistant Knight (ao3) - Justpassingthrough999

Summary: When the dangerously uncoordinated Princess Philip gets kidnapped, Sir Daniel offers to rescue him. He must face many challenges along the way, including annoying suitors, a (not so) terrifying dragon, and a golden boar that keeps stealing the princess’s attention away from him.

this is a love song in my own way (ao3) - ddphan, thisisa (segmentcalled)

Summary: Dan meets Philippa "Call me Phil, you weirdos" Lester while she is hands deep in someone's chest.

Time and Time Again (ao3) - Mysticallykai

Summary: When Dan Howell saw his first AmazingPhil video, he felt a longing that was like nothing he had dealt with before. He needed to know this human as well as he knew himself. Though he hadn’t met the other man yet, he knew that they were destined to be friends, lovers or 4000-year-old tortoises together. How many lifetimes had they already shared?

You do it naturally (ao3) - Stormcloud22

Dan vs. Phil - THE RESURRECTION (ao3) - ATrashMammal

Summary: Shane and Ilya join Dan and Phil for the resurrection of Dan vs. Phil in a MLH26 showdown

Experience Sharing (ao3) - emtothesun

Summary: Dan and Phil spend the night at the Four Seasons, but it's the Vegas scene from Heated Rivalry.

Hard (Launch) Mondays (ao3) - Zoobazoo

Summary: Ilya discovers youtubers Dan and Phil, hollanov decide to hard launch their relationship, first to their team, then to the world on the Hard Launch Podcast in the most unserious way possible considering how much they stressed about it at first

Heated Reveals (ao3) - dnpangels

Summary: When pro hockey players Shane Hollander and Ilya Rosanov get outed through a FanMail video, Dan and Phil have a conversation about the secret that is their own relationship.

Hurricane (ao3) - stickytadpole

Summary: The pool scene from Heated Rivalry, but it's Dan and Phil.

Also, Phil loves that Dan has started going to the gym.

ilya rozanov is a closeted phannie (ao3) - redredmoon

Summary: Ilya doesn't take shane's relationship with rose well, so he distracts himself with phan videos

Not So Heated Rivalry (Reposted) (ao3) - Justpassingthrough999

Summary: What I actually think would happen if Dan and Phil were in Heated Rivalry- featuring Phil constantly falling over on his ass and Dan failing so badly at being a fuck boy that they start dating three seconds after meeting.

safe space (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: after watching the first episode of heated rivalry, the boys do some thinking.

The Rookie vs The Legend (ao3) - MariiTheRedGirl

Summary: Prompt:

“fagus-sylvatica-beech-hedge: heated phivalry but where phil has already been an established player for a few years before dans rookie season starts and dan goes first overall and he's like PRAYING he gets drafted for the same team as phil because that's his idol and he's been publicly simping for him and singing his praises for the longest time but of course he ends up on a rival team and so now he's gotta be chill about it meanwhile phil is like hey this new guy's really good at hockey and he's also kinda cute hmm and then one day they meet at some award thing and dan is like omg you're such a good player can you give me some tips and they end up skyping for like 6 hours straight and fall in love etc etc etc... can anyone hear me”

I hear you

When couple meets couple (ao3) - Irenejis

part one, part two, part three, part four

Absolution (ao3) - stickytadpole

Summary: A lingering feeling of emptiness—contradictory to its definition—sits heavily in his chest. He wonders if this is the feeling religious people describe as 'not knowing God.' Although he does. He knows him intimately, with his unforgettable freckles mimicking a constellation and his smile with a brightness that brings shame to the sun.

If that isn't God, Phil isn't sure what is.

(TW) Catch You on the Flipside (ao3) - Amorist (dead_on_the_inside)

Summary: Dan is holding himself together by the seams after running away from a religious cult. He has to ask himself why he keeps going, but deep down, he knows the answer already. It's the same answer it was long before his parents packed up and moved him to a thinly-veiled conversion camp in America—Phil.

Or, my excuse to write self-indulgent angst, because sometimes we need that.

Confessions of the heart (ao3) - Frog910

Summary: Sister Daniel always knew he was different. A male accepted into the Covent. Many whisper in the halls, but he knew they didn't matter.

But sister Daniel starts to struggle after hearing father Philip talk about love.

Can they move past their positions and be together?

Devils dance while angels smile (ao3) - Ren_Saxon

Summary: Phil has a vacuum where his faith used to be, and Dan is all too happy to fill it.

Forgive me Father (ao3) - C10H12N2O_seratonin

Summary: Dan can stop sinful thoughts from springing on him when he's trying to pray and it's shaking the deepest foundations of his faith. Could Jesus forgive even his rotted soul? Seeking refuge in his church, he meets Phil who might be able to show him a new perspective.

Forgive Me Father, for I Have Sinned (ao3) - KillerDean

Summary: Basically Sister Daniel has been heavily flirting with Father Philip, and he is forced to fight his demons during one fateful confessional (he loses btw)

From the Clouds (ao3) - caitthecrate

Summary: Phil fell.

And fell.

And he kept falling.

More than miles, more than leagues, more than light-years. He was awake, and yet time seemed to stop and speed on simultaneously. Maybe he fell for centuries, maybe he fell for seconds. All he knew was that, by the time he hit solid ground, this was not where he was meant to be.

hellfire (ao3) - Flamingbluepanda

Summary: Matthew 25:41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels"

or, extended metaphors about religion and celestial bodies, by Daniel Howell

or, Dan gets depressed, spikes a fever, and generally has a bad time.

I Should've Worshipped Her Sooner (ao3) - frombluetogrey

Summary: Sister Fiona's really trying to be a good nun. Sister Daniel's arrival doesn't help with that.

I was made for- what exactly? (ao3) - S00tcoveredSunnies

Summary: we are the ones who make us, so what are you building yourself up for?

light that guides me (ao3) - skyisyapping

Summary: Dan joins a convent to try and heal himself from the impure thoughts he's been having. One day during a prayer, an angel answers his call.

Maybe you are heaven (ao3) - Loo987

Summary: A seminarian has his quiet life turned upside down by the arrival of a new, chaotic novice, but this is the most fun he ever had.

My Sanctuary, You're Holy to Me (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: Sister Daniel isn't very good at being a nun, but she's stuck living in a convent because she's got no other plans. The church needs a new priest for Sunday mass, and the responsibility falls on her to meet him for the first time. Will he see through her false devotion?

Sister Daniel/Father Philip convent au (Sister Daniel's origin story)

One Way to Worship + Phan (ao3) - Joylovelyjoi

Summary: I never thought I’d fall in love with my accompanist.

But it’s different when it’s him.

Different when it feels right.

Different when it could cost me everything.

No one can know.

Not the church.

Not even God—if I can help it.

I don’t know if this is a sin.

I just know I don’t want it to stop.

Repentance (ao3) - stickytadpole

Summary: heres the sister daniel bad influence sub/dom religious trauma fanfic situation for all the freaks

Silent Night (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: Lawyer Dan Howell just wanted a white Christmas to himself up North to get away from it all.

A blizzard, an old church, and it's overly-cheerful deacon might change that.

Stamina (ao3) - AniniTI

Summary: Sister Daniel does not come out very often, so Dan has to make it count when she does.

Temptation (ao3) - Ridiculoushero

Summary: Demon Dan and Sister Daniel are the same person and Father Phillip is conflicted and in love.

The Shores of Joy and Sadness (ao3) - BleedingAlive

Summary: There’s only a few types of people who might visit a dream-seer.

(or, Phil is a seer, and Dan has a dream)

The Watchmen (ao3) - Lyzterine

Summary: Dan Howell is a new student at the School of Preaching. He thought that coming to the school would help him resolve his faith, but when he meets his mentor Phil, old wounds and issues become unavoidable.

(TW) Tiny Dictator (ao3) - C10H12N2O_seratonin

Summary: Some nights the tiny dictator in Phil's head gets the better of him. He'd do anything to keep Dan safe.

All Dan wants is for Phil to be okay.

Your God is Dead (atrocities done in his name) (ao3) - yoonieebaby

After A Sleepless Night With Phil (ao3) - analester

Summary: Smut where Dan is asleep and is having a wet dream and Phil hears, comes in, and teases him until he wakes up then fucks him? And Phil's calling Dan princess, and baby boy, stuff like that?

Before You Go (ao3) - httphowell

Summary: The night before Dan leaves for tour, Phil doesn’t ask him to stay—he just asks to be held, to be filled, to remember.

“Stay inside me, Dan. I want to feel you with me tonight.”

(TW) Dan's Little Secret ("Shh...") - wishicouldunreadthat

Summary: Dan starts to have a little 'fun' with his flatmate, only it's when he's sleeping ao he doesn't know. But once he does... How will Dan keep certain Phil will stay?

Finally, Christmas With You (ao3) - lazyfic

Summary: Phil wakes up horny Christmas morning and finally has Dan with him to take care of it.

i was a king (under your control) (ao3) - internetakeover (nymhciv)

Summary: Dan wakes up hard and decides to reciprocate the morning blowjob Phil had gifted him for his last birthday. He may not have realised quite what he was getting into, but it's safe to say he doesn't regret a thing.

I'm gonna make you feel it, too (ao3) - Stormcloud22

Summary: "Uh, it's 2026. You're safe. I think maybe there's been some sort of time travel-"

"It's not time travel," Dan said, exasperated (but adorable). "I'm still me, I remember everything. World tours, all our holidays, coming out, hard launch, you almost dying…"

Phil felt a wave of relief. Going through this without Dan - his Dan, mentally speaking - would have been a lot more stressful.

In the Dark of the Night (ao3) - benotafraidofwriting

Summary: Dan looked almost angelic as he lay atop of covers. He was curled up on his side, almost on his stomach, with half his face buried in the pillow. One of his arms was folded under him, while the corresponding leg was bent at the knee. As Phil drew closer, he was able to see Dan’s closed eyes, framed by thick, dark lashes. His mouth was partly open and his breath was coming out in soft bellows that fanned across the pillow. He was wearing a black T-shirt and briefs. The shirt was already half rucked up, exposing Dan’s soft belly.

Morning Baby - mermaidstailonmyface

Summary: Phil wakes up in a compromising position.

Polterhound (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: They're never dangerous. They're just lost. (and sometimes, they're horny)

Sloppy Phil (ao3) - MickythePhanTrash

Summary: I’ve had a couple requests for another somnophilia hc so here it is! I thought I would change it up a bit so I hope you like it! This is the fourth part so if you want more or for it to make a bit more sense go read the others.

sleep while i drive (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Phil had sent him a text that Dan opened mid-run.

I’m gonna have a nap. Head hurts a bit

Then, thirty seconds later, he’d sent a second one.

Wake me up nicely ;)

Sleep Sex - jilliancares

Summary: Dan gets horny in his sleep and let’s Phil do what he wants with him.

sleeping in a spotlight (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Dan lets Phil play out a little fantasy.

Sleepy (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: Phil is woken up by Dan humping him

Take What You Get (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Dan surrenders to Phil, a tentacle creature, who fucks him, then guides his eggs into his belly

the bear (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: Phil rents a cabin in the Swedish woods and experiences a strange psychic connection with a bear. Not for kids.

Waking Dreams (ao3) - Elleberquist6

Summary: To the casual observer, Dan Howell is a normal human man, but he has a secret. He shared this fact -- that he is an incubus -- years ago with his boyfriend Phil. But due to Dan's shyness about his identity and Phil's over-eagerness to seem accepting they didn't discuss it in detail at the time. All of that changes on a day when Dan notices that Phil is reading a book about the mythological sex demons in an effort to better under Dan. It's time for Dan to talk and finally share something about himself. Maybe he will find something out about Phil at the same time.

you owe me (ao3) - bvckysarm

Summary: Dan is sick. Phil keeps him company.

your mouth is a melody (that I recognize) (ao3) - CapriciousCrab

I cannot express how much of an honor it is to be contacted by such an important celebrity. Thank you for your contributions to society. You are my hero

Disney tag babes

part one, part two, part three

& there's a dent from where i loved you (ao3) - ziglikesrain

Summary: Dan hangs up his jacket and kicks off his shoes slowly—because being in a rush would seem very weird—and joins Phil on his sofa. The TV turns on with a flicker. Their knees knock together. Everything feels important.

or:

dan and phil attend a house party in hopes of acquiring a new couch. absolute disaster.

And he would never tell you that it was his first time (ao3) - qweeniecharmed

Summary: Using Dan the Dancer by Mitski to explore Dan’s growing up years, including but not limited to him finding a girlfriend to use as a sort of shield. (Plus the anecdote about his first gay bar/pub experience as shared in most recent pod ep)

Business partners (ao3) - karden

Summary: An outsider pov from the perspective of a humble European gamer who is just trying to figure Dan out.

Cut the Line (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Meeting the family and pondering long term commitments but it’s also an AU

Don't fight it just keep breathing (ao3) - Stormcloud22

Summary: Dan and Phil go to a party and get a bit more than they bargained for.

he's just my friend, i swear (ao3) - radiosilence28

Summary: An AU where everything is the same except dnp really aren't dating and dan has a hard time trying to explain that to his blind date who seems to be convinced he's either lying to him or himself

His Kindness is Charade (ao3) - phannieflutters

Summary: Daniel Howell is in extreme debt. To get himself out of being assassinated by his creditor, he’s hired as a hitman to kill a man named Philip Lester. He soon finds himself unable to do so, falling in love with the man who was intended to be his victim.

love ridden (but i'd look at you) (ao3) - rianawr

Summary: Dan's life is everything that could be described as miserable: he hates his job, his family doesn't really know him and he's barely ever lived. That is, until they tell him he's about to die.

OR, Dan Howell finds out he has twelve months to live and decides to make the most of it.

Manchester Now! (ao3) - FredoParmen

Summary: When Dan drops out of university, he has no friends, no livelihood, and is facing moving back in with his parents. He falls into an entry-level job at Manchester's local news and quickly forms a friendship in co-worker Phil, and finally life seems to be looking up. Now, if only Dan could get over this pesky crush and just be a normal best friend.

New Born (ao3) - homegrownlesbian

Summary: 2008 phyuri where they are both 18. Dani, recently outed as a lesbian, is returning to her homophobic college for her last year of A-Levels. She just wants to keep her head down, try not to get killed by her bullies, take care of her mother and little brother, and focus on uni applications so she can get the fuck out of Reading. She also really wants to have sex with a girl.

Enter Fi: a new student resentful about her parents' last minute move to 'posho central'. Her loving, married parents are well-off and she doesn’t hesitate to compel respect with a little bit of violence. She doesn’t hesitate to talk to pretty girls like Dani, either.

Northern Anecdotes (ao3) - Chani

Summary: Dan and Phil meet as adults. They fall into it hard and fast in any universe.

Plants and Candles (ao3) - lavender_blueees

Summary: Dan, Phil and Sammy have a very cozy and fun night.

Platinum Ultra Rare Photo Card (ao3) - Send_it_to_me_Rachel

Summary: This story explores the mutual love and trust not only between Dan and Phil but also now (more than ever) with their fans as Dan and Phil send out surprise Ultra Rare Platinum Card

Seven Years of Bad Sex (ao3) - Send_it_to_me_Rachel

Summary: Phil gets fixated on the other gay couple at thier Vietnam resort and Dan has to calm him down.

The Beast with Six Backs (ao3) - olivermirror

Summary: Phil's been quiet about a fantasy of his: to be pet and penetrated by several men at once. When he lets it slip during a game night, Dan comes to realize that he's a little more than intrigued by the prospect.

The Great Divide (ao3) - gaydreaming

Summary: Before Dan goes to Wokingham to reunite with his high school friend group, he panics, and practically begs Phil to join him. He's anticipating that the weekend will be awkward and heavy, but at least this way, he won't be alone. He'll have Phil by his side to make him laugh and feel safe, so realistically, how bad could things get?

And then, the funniest thing happens. They both have a wonderful time.

Dan has a hard time being normal about it all. Luckily, no one is really asking him to be.

The Person On The Other Side Has Always Just Been You (ao3) - stupidbitchwhoIh8 (CupcakeTaker)

Summary: The sticky note based English professor AU that has been haunting my brain for months now.

THE PHOSTER 3000 & android DN800 (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Phil is a smart toaster who has made friends with the many other smart appliances in Susan's home. He expects Dan, the newly arrived android, to be much like the others but instead Dan refuses to interface with them, and classifies Phil's personality as a malfunction to be corrected.

the sixth date (ao3) - golbrocklovely

Summary: dan and phil film a speed dating video for the valentine’s day. they went on a date with five men, all of which were kind but not interested in them. but the sixth one…. was maybe a bit too into phil

The Uni Expierence (ao3) - Send_it_to_me_Rachel

Summary: Phil encourages reluctant Dan to go on a night out with his university flatmate

We can make a life together there (ao3) - lalasagna

Summary: Remember when Phil said, "We could make a life together up there" and then a few years later they had built their forever home together? I do.

9+1 moments in that strange period of time when Dan had quit Youtube, Phil continued to upload, Dan and Phil Games was on hiatus, a global pandemic was happening, and Dan and Phil were building their future together.

WEDDING OF INCONVENIENCE (ao3) - fae_ry

<333

sorry if this is wrong but this absolutely screams Come What May to me~

Come What May (ao3) - PhantasticFiction

Summary: Phil Lester usually wasn’t one to go to strip clubs. But after being coaxed into it by a couple of his friends he meets the ever hypnotizing Greyson Bear (Dan Howell). Easily falling in love with him Phil works to save Dan from the underworld of prostitution.

part one

Bear Mask (ao3) - VendettaWound

Summary: While Dan does think Phil's Freddy Fazbear costume is ridiculous, he also finds it very endearing.

Blue Sweater Intern - crescendohowell

Summary: Phil is an established DJ at the BBC when he is forced to work with a pastel intern named Dan.

Christmas Jumpers - fiction-phan

Summary: You were the cashier giving me weird looks when I bought a ton of ugly christmas jumpers so I told you they were for my grandma but you happened to be at a party I wore one to and you saw

Clothes (ao3) - loveforlester

Summary: N/A

cowboy hat canoodling (ao3) - calvinahobbes

Summary: Usually they’re of a height, somewhat because Dan has that tendency to slouch. But today Dan is in boots and the cowboy hat, both making him taller than usual.

Dirty Glasses - chocolatesaucelester

Summary: Phil in glasses and a button up and Dan drooling over Phil.

Dress (ao3) - ForeverJustAnEmoKidAtHeart

Summary: After the Halloween Baking video, Sister Daniel has some fun with Phil and Phil… Well, Phil should just be glad he made it through the end of the filming.

Emo Panties (ao3) - justiceshorts

Summary: In which Dan wets himself in panties and thigh highs for Phil.

healing hat (ao3) - manchesterau

Summary: It’s only then while he’s about to climb back in bed and text Dan that whatever he ordered just arrived that he notices his head has settled down and he can actually blink without it hurting.

in your high heel boots and your painted-on jeans (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: After a fight, Dan drowns his sorrows in bourbon.

Jacket Stolen From Husband (ao3) - danrifics

Summary: Dan wants to marry Phil, Phil wants to marry Dan. They’re both waiting for the other to propose.

kilt (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Their Christmas tree delivery guy shows up, and to Phil’s delight, he is finally wearing a kilt

Pajama Week (ao3) - ahappyphil

Summary: A time honored tradition. Phil needs to relax and Dan needs a spoon

Pastel Shirts and Otis Redding (ao3) - Colourful Shakespeare (blue_popolo)

Summary: Dan isn’t gay, he isn’t straight either, and there’s a cute boy with glasses and a fringe coming over to talk to him. His names Phil and he smiles and laughs and is clumsy, he makes Dans insides twist and curl into butterflies. Suddenly Dan isn’t interested in the sport involved in the Sports Camp.

Romper From Hell (ao3) - glitterhowell

Summary: Phil really likes Dan dressed in a romper. Phan smut.

Socks - phan-is-my-jam

Summary: Phil brings home a kitten

sweater paws (ao3) - outphan

Summary: Phil finds Dan's sweater paws irresistible.

That Damn Suit. (ao3) - ALWAYSSNUG

Summary: Takes place after the easter video I wrote this the exact minute I finished that video and I didn't upload it until now so enjoy I also wrote this for my friend :)

tights (ao3) - golbrocklovely

Summary: dan's on tour and goes out for halloween as sister daniel. he decides to send some pics to phil, showing off his costume. phil misses him a lot, and they decide to catch up over facetime.

Your slutty little glasses (ao3) - Ren_Saxon

Here’s a few I can find!

aching & alive (ao3) - jonsaremembers, thatsmistertoyou

Summary: Phil has a horrible, no good, very bad day.

Factory Reset (ao3) - actual_soulmates

Summary: Inspired by today’s episode of the Hard Launch Podcast, in which Phil mentioned having a headache (well, head tension or whatever the fuck he called it) so of course I immediately got struck with an idea.

in sickness and in health (ao3) - definitelynotczargasm, dizzy

Summary: Dan knows that something is off with Phil while they're on tour, but how can he help if Phil won't actually admit it?

it's a beautiful life (so why play truant?) (ao3) - gaydreaming

Summary: Four glimpses into the fantabulous emancipation and expansion of Phil Lester

Not in the Mood (ao3) - philsdrill

Summary: Phil is graysexual (gray asexual) and wants to give Dan the perfect Valentine’s day. Things don’t quite go as he planned, but Dan is the understanding and supportive partner he needs.

Skirting Around the Subject -- a Phil Lester Gender Struggle (ao3) - TrashFan

Summary: It started as an accident, a series of small disasters that landed Phil standing in a train station in a skirt. From there, things seemed to spiral out of control. A google search here, a shopping trip there, and suddenly Phil is left not knowing who he is and what he wants for himself.

weak knees, stubborn heart (ao3) - t_hens

Summary: when Phil wakes up in the midst of a flare up, his joints tight, swollen and blindingly painful, he knows it's going to be a bad day. he refuses to take the day off like Dan suggests though, knowing there are videos to film and meetings to attend.

when a mishap happens at work and Phil gets hurt, he is forced to face the fact that maybe it's time to admit that he can't do everything on his own.

sometimes he needs a shoulder to lean against now that he's sick, but so long as that shoulder is attached to Dan, maybe he can make an exception.

Weight on my Shoulders (ao3) - ByTheFire

Summary: When Phil starts getting some unexpected gifts from his dad he starts to worry if he knows something he is not ready to share. Thankfully Dan is there to make it all a bit less scary. All Phil can hope is his dad doesn't want to change who he truly is.

Where Home Is (ao3) - americanphancakes

Summary: Phil is an adjunct Linguistics professor. At what school, you ask? Well, right now, he's teaching at two schools somewhere in the middle of nowhere U.S.A. All he wants is to finally stop moving to a new city every school term and get a full time, tenure-track position... but it never seems to work out that way.

Luckily, wherever he moves, Dan is right there with him. With dinner and back rubs.

Almost 100% this is it

a night to remember (ao3) - grievingwarwidow

Summary: roxie, who prefers the label exotic performer over stripper, is a star amongst people who are out when the sun goes down. who better for a close-minded phil who has despised what he labels as lowlifes to suddenly obsess over than Roxie himself?

aka the one where phil gets pathetically hung up on dan, better known as roxie and is desperate to get to know him better.

part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven, part eight, part nine, part ten

Afterparty (ao3) - chewswisely777

Summary: Dan and Phil keep the drinks and entertainment flowing after their friends leave the tabletop game night they'd hosted (TL;DR: they fuck real nasty on the sofa, and unbeknownst to them, PJ watches).

All your darkest thoughts (are actually quite bright) (ao3) - Ren_Saxon

Summary: Phil can read thoughts. Dan doesn't believe him.

Animal Nitrate (ao3) - homegrownlesbian

Summary: Dan and Phil both work at the same nondescript, unimportant consultancy firm. Phil is a lesbian. Dan is too, she just doesn’t know it yet.

Phil buys aphrodisiacs to fix that problem. It’s not unethical, it’s servicing her community!

aquamarine (ao3) - DollMew

Summary: Phil keeps teasing Dan with jokes about being the one to fuck him, and Dan is only just a man.

OR

Dan finds the femboy baking outfits and he thinks it's his turn to surprise Phil.

Birds Of A Feather (Flock Together) (ao3) - vividaway

Summary: Dan is a dramatic goose, Phil is a calm duck, and somehow that’s a problem. They’re not supposed to matter to each other but they do.

Butterflies and Hurricanes (ao3) - olivermirror

Summary: A few months after several meetings with Phil, Dan decides to give him the best head of his life. Only, well, he didn't really expect Phil to be so nice about it.

Clingmonster 3000 (ao3) - thatsmistertoyou

Summary: Dan's feeling a little clingy after Phil's ass-bleeding incident.

everything he deserves (ao3) - red-string-of-phate (milo_greyby)

Summary: Phil was wronged and Dan has to make it right.

fascination, my frustration (ao3) - phandotnet

Summary: dan is jealous of some guy hitting on phil at the bar, but phil always gets his way.

Five Times Dan Felt Jealous + One Time Phil Felt The Same Way (ao3) - MissLauraBarrow

Summary: Dan is slowly starting to get the idea, and he doesn’t like what Phil implies. It makes him sound jealous and possessive when he doesn’t really have any right to be, and that only hurts more. To know that there was someone else who knew Phil closely enough makes him miserable. It also makes him feel stupid. And it makes him remember that essentially, he’s just a fanboy that got lucky, and Phil doesn’t owe him anything. It may be important to Dan, and it is larger than the world to him, but does Phil feel the same way?

Frozen Heart (melt me with a kiss) (ao3) - napstarblook

Summary: It's Dan's first Christmas with the Lester family and he has a couple concerns.

(fuck me) baby one more time (ao3) - napstarblook

Summary: After Dan and Phil finish recording their big video opening up about their relationship, they have one last hurrah on the phedsheets before flying into the new era.

Full to Bursting With Sunshine (ao3) - lildoodlecat

Summary: In which Dan and Phil have an adorable daughter, domestic bliss, and a talent show for her to outperform every other kid.

Joyride (ao3) - thatsmistertoyou

Summary: After Phil sees We’re All Doomed, Dan invites him back to his hotel room for some casual* fun.

*Phil's whimsy and fat ass have bewitched him body and soul.

knockout! (ao3) - moonsphilip

Summary: Boxers Daniel Howell and Phil Lester fight in the ring but have a different kind of relationship privately.

media training (ao3) - jengaforgirls

Summary: Dan and Phil invent puppy play with their own beautiful minds.

Moon River (ao3) - christianpuppetshow

Summary: Dan and Phil are teachers at the same school. They spend the entire academic year pining after each other. Everyone else around them notices first.

Panic! at the Pontoon (ao3) - Lesbianphan

Summary: 'We need to get off the sea" in fic format for your reading pleasure.

playing the game (ao3) - Celeste (artificialmac)

Summary: The aftermath of filming the 2026 Easter Baking video.

Sister Daniel and Father Phillip get Phreaky in the Kitchen (ao3) - sparksofinspirationflamed

Summary: Dan and Phil attempt to launch OnlyPhans. Things do not go as planned.

Sister (Daniel), I'm Not Much (ao3) - chewswisely777

Summary: Phil doesn't mind not being a party person, but coming to terms with not being straight is a much bigger challenge, especially with a beautiful girl always throwing herself at him. She drags him to a party, and there he meets a flirty, crossdressing nun who doesn't mind trying something new if it means getting Phil to confront his sexuality long enough to get him in bed.

Soon you’ll get better (ao3) - ForeverJustAnEmoKidAtHeart

Summary: Phil is rushed into hospital and Dan is quietly freaking out.

supercut of us (ao3) - witchbugs

Summary: moments on tour.

tap thrice (blink and look right) (ao3) - stickihoney (drxpdead)

Summary: Phil is broke, he hates his roommates, and he's desperate enough to take a stranger up on an offer that seems way too good to be true...

Thrifting Your Heart (ao3) - caitthecrate

Summary: To pay off his student loans, Phil Lester becomes a retail associate at a local thrift store. During one of his shifts, he meets a man wearing eyeliner that he can't help but compliment.

Undressing Intentions (ao3) - pinkydistortion

Summary: Phil is a video editor for a camboy, and when their paths suddenly cross in real life, Phil believes Dan may like him more than he lets on.

This is pure smut aka the problematic yaoi they keep talking about

Vampires Will Never Hurt You (ao3) - gaydreaming

Summary: that vampire phanfiction that dan howell explicitly requested a few hard launches ago

we have always lived in the phouse (ao3) - crepebyradiohead

Summary: Dan and Phil return from a seven-year hiatus with a very different kind of hard launch.

you can count on me to misbehave (ao3) - lesbaurinkos (pluginbaby)

part one, part two

10 Thousand Words Worth Of Memories (ao3) - penformeri

Summary: It was cold, and Dan was bored. The journal rested easily on his palms; he hadn't opened it since Phil went away.

He doesn't have the heart to, but the only thing he fears is losing the memories of the love they once shared before losing everything.

In which, Dan kept a journal that kept every single memory and every single moment that led to their messy breakup, rereading it only to reunite with Phil through the pages again, Phil doesn't bother reaching back.

Aftermath (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: What happened during that week in March when Dan abruptly stopped taking his antidepressants.

And I Never Told Anyone. Until You. (ao3) - SideOfVoid

Summary: Dan tells Phil about his attempt.

Another Man's Obituary (ao3) - gaydreaming

Summary: Dan and Phil have an honest conversation about the suicide attempt that Dan discusses in Basically, I'm Gay

Daniel's in his feelings (ao3) - onlythegreatest

Summary: A day in the life of Dan and Phil in the midst of a bad depressive episode.

emails from the future (ao3) - lovely_internet_stranger

Summary: Suicidal Dan from 2006 and heartbroken Phil from 2011 (in the aftermath of the v-day video leak) receive an email from themselves in 2025. Will they believe it? Is the future that awaits them really that amazing?

Half Doomed and Semi Sweet (ao3) - caffeinestark

Summary: Dan is stuck in his own life. Spending days studying for a degree he didn't want and nights working coffee shop shifts to support himself without amassing unreasonable amounts of maintenance loan debt. All while battling his inner demons ready to tear him apart at any moment.

When a handsome customer with blonde hair turns into a chatty regular, Dan finally believes that maybe life was worth living. But not everything is what it seems.

Heavens or the future (ao3) - Isabella4Golden

Summary: As Dan Howell (circa 2007) finally attempts to kill himself instead of dying and going to heaven he gets taken to the future to meet his 2025 counterpart as well Phil.

I am not afraid to keep on living (ao3) - LouNin

Summary: Dan tells Phil about the time he tried to commit suicide as a teenager

I'm No Saint (Just Sebastian) (ao3) - VPofPanic

Summary: Phil is the lead artist and proud owner of The Pigeonhole, London's premier spot for fine art tattoos.

Dan is a blank canvas with a troubled past and a penchant for missing appointments.

What could go wrong?

Let's Think of Something Better (ao3) - EverythingIsAsItWas

Summary: Dan Howell has no direction in life. No real friends, a job he hates, and suppressing a huge part of his identity, the end of summer 2009 is looming.

Then, he begins to see a boy in reflections, a boy with black hair and blue eyes he swears he could swim in. And then his entire world falls apart at the seams.

Lovers of Modena (ao3) - zoembies

Summary: Dan and Phil are lesbians in the apocalypse. They both get bit and find a church.

One More Light (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Phil dies from a car accident, and Dan has an hard time coping with it.

showbiz (ao3) - hokemi

Summary: it’s so, so hard to ignore “i want to die” when he hasn’t genuinely, truly felt that way in sixteen years. it’s equally terrifying and comforting, and tempting, which is even more terrifying in and of itself.

That week in March (ao3) - Ren_Saxon

Summary: In 2016, a younger Dan attempts suicide and wakes up in his own future.

The Anniversary (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: It is fifteen years to the day since Dan's suicide attempt, and Phil endeavours to make the day as normal as possible.

the rest is confetti (ao3) - littlebirdbelle

Summary: Dan and Phil carve a morning routine out of their new normal.

Trapped in an elevator (ao3) - azulsgreed

Summary: Dan Howell is a depressed lawyer in his thirties, still closeted and actively thinking about suicide. He gets stuck in an elevator and meets the love of his life.

Vivisection (ao3) - Gracefulblabber

Summary: These days, Phil felt as if he had been sliced open to let their fans root around in his intestines, hungry for more.

These days, Dan felt nothing at all.

The cameras would only cease if they turned them off, but that would require an end to the livestream, an end to the profit, a recognition of the pain and the harm and the futility of it all. But when the little red light finally stopped blinking and they were left staring at each other in the gloom, would they even recognize each other?

Because a twenty year relationship is not impervious to the unblinking eyes of a ravenous fandom. Like spun glass, it can shatter with ease.

Where I Belong (ao3) - yazihowell

Summary: You know now a sliver of how he would react, and you think, in full clarity, that you would go to Hell if you put him through that pain. It doesn’t take away the want, though.

And that’s why you need to tell him this.

whichever way the pendulum swings (ao3) - uselessbisexualrage

Summary: Dan doesn't feel right. There's a strange sort of energy taking over him. And then everything changes.

Whispers of Shadows (ao3) - Frog910

Summary: Dan's been struggling with his mental health again. Feeling guilty as Phil tries to care for him, as though he doesn't deserve the kindness. It all gets a bit much causing Dan to relapse.

You Can Let Yourself Be Happy (ao3) - stupidbitchwhoIh8 (CupcakeTaker)

Summary: "His brain was just caught up in floaty, pleasant emotions that he hadn’t let exist in almost fifteen years. He had killed them when he was a teenager, and he’ll kill them now. He knew who he was, what he came to this bar to do. He was a miserable loser who was terrified of himself, and he came to get drunk and fuck someone.

Dan was not some doe-eyed romantic who wanted to make a pretty boy laugh and smile without any intention to bring it further than that. It didn’t matter that Phil was pretty, so nice, and really fucking funny— Dan was an asshole, he was a piece of shit who deserved to be treated like it."

Or, a possible way that the DINOK first meeting could've gone.

You can still be saved (ao3) - GeekLibrarian

Not that I could find any but that would be a fun fic to see!