#3k masterlist

part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven

A Day in the Life of Dan and Phil: Wedding Edition (ao3) - FollowYourDreams

Summary: Dan and Phil decide to film another “Day in the Life” video, and this time they’re sharing the best day of their life with the world.

A Hufflepuff And A Slytherin - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan gets set up by one of his friends, only to find that the person he gets set up with is someone that he already knows. The only problem is, they’re in different houses. Hufflepuff, and Slytherin.

All I Want for Christmas is You. (ao3) - scifi (orphan_account)

Summary: it’s almost christmas and all it takes is a cup of mulled wine for dan to realise he has been in love with phil all along

a pair (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: Dan fantasizes about the idea of becoming even more committed with Phil. It gets him a tad hot and bothered.

best stalker ever (ao3) - waveydnp

Summary: dan emails his favourite youtuber

english countryside - 08.25.17 (ao3) - nihilist_toothpaste

Summary: dan and phil take the train back to london from edinburgh - a tale in three parts

Glass Depth Mood (ao3) - worriedpeach (skeletonflowers)

Summary: ‘I don’t know you but we’re wearing matching costumes at this Halloween party and your ass looks amazing in that costume’

hearts like ours (ao3) - kay_okay

Summary: “Sorry… what?” Phil replies, dumbfounded, shocked, void of all intellect.

“I said I’m in love with you. Actually, I said I think I’m in love with you, which isn’t true. I mean, I am. I know I am, I don’t know why I said I think.”

How to Flirt: Embarrassed Boy Edition (ao3) - worriedpeach (skeletonflowers)

Summary: As soon as the first ever Cold Stone Creamery opens up in London, Phil knew he had to go. However, it wasn’t the ice cream that made him keep coming back, but rather the cute employee who looks dead in the eyes whenever he has to sing the tip jar songs.

If nothing lasts forever, will you be my nothing? (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Dan flirts with Phil when he's bored.

inside looking out (ao3) - waveydnp

Summary: dan is feeling alone, trapped behind more than one kind of door. watching phil get hit on in a bar by a stranger certainly doesn't help.

Lungs Filled With Flowers (ao3) - worriedpeach (skeletonflowers)

Summary: Whenever Dan has a bad day, he always knows that Animal Crossing will be there for him no matter what. When he finds a friend code written on his desk, he immediately adds it into his DS, despite not knowing who it could be.

On My Way Home (ao3) - starrywrite

Summary: Their flight from Orlando back home to London is eight hours long, and Phil is awake for the entire duration of it. But it might not be as unfortunate as you’d think it is - not when you’ve got Dan Howell asleep on your shoulder.

Pillow Talk (ao3) - Scuddleduck

Summary: conversations before bed

said it was love and did it for life (did it for you) (ao3) - deletable_bird

Summary: Dan is down on his knees the first time Phil mentions weddings with any seriousness. Fluff, 4.0k

Start With Your Lips (ao3) - thespianhowell

Summary: It's ten days until they're going to meet in person, but Dan's impatient and frisky, and Phil really isn't much better.

then you come through like the sweetener you are (to bring the bitter taste to a halt) (ao3) - t_hens

Summary: Phil really wants to be annoyed at the new shop owner next to his bookstore. the problem? the owner is really cute.

this is the place (where i don't feel lost) (ao3) - commonemergency

Summary: He loved it here. He loved being with Phil and his family. He loved not being on the internet or thinking about what people are saying online, he loved the walks and the talks and the freeness that being here brought. Or Dan spends Christmas and New Years Eve with the Lesters.

We keep this love in a photograph/5 times Dan and Phil were not soulmates and the one time they were (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Dan and Phil meet in a world in which you stop again when you turn 18 and only continue ageing when you have found your soulmate. While Phil does not particularly care about soulmates, Dan hates that he is not ageain. However, as the years pass it seems like he and Phil are, but that can't be, they are not soulmates, right? It doesn't help that every one thinks to know better than Dan and Phil, and that Dan has a crush on Phil.

Where Home Is (ao3) - americanphancakes

Snippets

all things ends - 141 spiritfarer!au selcouth - 141 monster!au

Drabbles

part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven

Agent D (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: Phil's plotting his takeover of the entire world (or really, just part of London) and he's going to start by eliminating cheese...

A Phineas and Ferb inspired "evil" scientist au

and true, the vision's hazy (ao3) - sensorydephrivation (memoryofamurder)

Summary: Ever since he was a small child, Phil had strange dreams. They seem to foretell terrible things, and a certain curly-haired man keeps showing up in them...

another day of sun (ao3) - blossomsphan

Summary: breakfast together, 12 years apart.

cheek & tongue. (ao3) - razussy

Summary: being your true self to the person you love is a special kind of feeling.

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?

Dan's Not-So-Solo Solo Time (ao3) - Max_is_Lost

Summary: Dan is having trouble focusing one lazy Tuesday and he ends up thinking for a little too long about a blowjob he gave Phil earlier in the morning. He decides to have some 'Me time' but soon realizes that four hands are always better than two hands.

Everything Hurts But You Make Things a Bit Better (ao3) - That_cool_weirdo

Summary: I'm annoyed that my joints don't work so i wrote a fluffy fic of 2009 phan's first irl meeting where dan has all of my issues

Forever & Always (ao3) - ForeverJustAnEmoKidAtHeart

Summary: fluffy tour fic. I hope you like it.

God, what have you done? (ao3) - gaydreaming

Summary: When Dan bought the sexy nun costume at a random Spirit Halloween in Florida, he meant it as a joke. By the time he leaves the club in Nashville, about two states past where this would have been a good idea, having cried in a bathroom, downed a glass of wine, and experienced one of his most formative nights, it's not really a joke anymore. Something has changed. Something has been awakened.

hazy shade of winter (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: If they’d met in any other universe, he thinks they might have been everything to each other. In these cracked fragments, it’s more like they’re the only thing.

How do rabbits get protein? (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: “How do rabbits get protein?”

“From eating a lot of meat.”

just wanna be yours (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: Dan is scared to go into heat. Phil helps him through it.

listen to your hands soothe (ao3) - astradyke (violetides)

Summary: For now, Phil forces himself up. Sometimes, if he lays in bed enough, Dan will check on him. And he’ll do his soft voice and bring Phil a coffee, and he’ll yap about something and get all worked up and Phil will just sit and smile at him.

It’s a tempting enough thought that Phil almost wants to go back to bed and wait for it. Sometimes, he does. But today, the idea of someone doting on him for a nothing issue– just another Phil migraine– feels… annoying. Phil feels annoying, for that. And maybe someday Dan will realize that this is all really annoying, that Phil wasn’t like this when they first met. That Phil used to be energetic and chase him around his mum’s house and fuck him hard enough to make the bedsprings squeak. Now, Phil’s got a bit of a headache. And he’s thirty four.

(a snapshot into 2021, and the act of taking care of each other).

Lost in translation (and words) (ao3) - Maybeimyours

Summary: Dan suddenly wishes he was the forensic linguist to decipher what the hell Phil meant in his intentions.

Dan, in his second year of Law school, getting to work with a small team and for work more in the sense of work for them. He doesn’t mind much, yet meeting Phil, a Forensic Linguistic expert, somehow makes him question all his own boundaries and have a crash out on the daily basics, on the verge of quitting and spending time with Phil Dan has to make a decision.

Love Comes Without a Warning (ao3) - beaniebopbaby

Summary: Phil Lester wanted nothing more than to find his soulmate, his other half.

Dan Howell could not care less about finding his.

A soulmate AU where each person has one half of a tattoo. When you meet your soulmate, your tattoos combine to become one.

Love Languages (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: 5 ficlets about how they express their love through each language.

Love; or, a note on terminology (ao3) - ottertrashpalace

Summary: There are few things humans love more than nice, neat labels. There are also few lies that are whiter.

Lullaby for the sun (ao3) - ottertrashpalace

Summary: It's been a few months now, and for some reason when Dan visits Phil he just feels tired.

Marked Up (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: Phil likes to bite. Turns out, Dan likes it more. >:3

Orpheus, Forgiven (ao3) - Celeste (artificialmac)

Summary: Sisyphus stops pushing the boulder. Orpheus doesn’t turn. Icarus doesn’t brush his fingertips against the surface of the sun. There is no story.

Or: Phil is Orpheus.

pass around miami party bottom (ao3) - danhoweiis

Summary: phil just wanted a quiet drink in a bar, he wasn't expecting to meet dan, let alone go home with him

Phil and Ted(dy) (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: Dan and Phil are working with some new people on their 2025 Tiny Horse calendar when someone accidentally calls Dan "Teddy," and the joke sticks. It's quote-able, meme-able, and maybe not a good idea to save it as the default file name without checking first.

put a ring on it (ao3) - calvinahobbes

Summary: “Maybe the reasons we dismissed it before don’t really apply anymore.”

rattlesnake (ao3) - ZackStriker (PyroStormIsBae)

Summary: a fic juxtaposing 2012's grief with 2024's joy.

Ring Pop (ao3) - Scuddleduck

Summary: A feeling settles into Dan one day, a feeling he's dismissed for years.

I want to marry this man

safe harbor (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: He’s gorgeous, that’s the first thing Dan notices: gorgeous and tall and sleekly blond and effortlessly charming. The second and third things, in rapid succession, are the metal band around his wrist, claiming him with the pulse of its tiny white light, and the faint scent of ozone and empty air. He’s wearing a striped jumper, electric blue and fuzzy against the chill of the windy months, but when Dan’s eyes flick down he can see the gentle swell of his stomach, the way his hand drifts unconsciously to rest against it. A surrogate. Dan’s lived enough of his life in uneasy proximity to the Glissant to recognize one, but he can’t guess how far along he is.

The surrogate glances down the coffee shop, and his eyes are blue with an unearthly glow.

sk8ter girl (ao3) - ShiwiSins (IetjeSiobhan)

Summary: “She can’t even keep herself on the board for longer than three minutes, what makes you think she could teach you?” PJ asks doubtfully.

“She looks hot,” Dani says, and PJ cackles.

“That’s not a qualification for teaching someone how to skateboard,” he tells Dani wisely.

Slow Hands (ao3) - danandphil1910

Summary: It was a fantasy brought up during pillow talk, Phil never would’ve imagined that a week later he’d be standing in the bathroom preparing to fulfill it.

So let them talk (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: Phil wants to watch the process of Dan transforming into Sister Daniel, but having only done it alone off-camera or quickly backstage, Dan’s not quite sure how to go about it without feeling burned out and just done with the whole concept. But with a little bit of time, patience, and letting go of old habits, creating a new persona without the pressure of performing for cameras and lights might just open up new possibilities and bring back the energy he felt that first night in Nashville.

Soft (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: On a rare day-off together touring Europe, Dan becomes increasingly flustered by Phil's soft skin while out sightseeing.

Sun's out, nun's out (ao3) - m_katiep

Summary: It's pride month, Phil hears about an interesting drag event. He goes and sees a slutty nun. The nun is the most gorgeous non-binary brunette, who gets horny when drunk. They end up spending a night together <3

This was never going to end well. (ao3) - Loganator5001

Summary: When Daniel Howell, lawyer, husband, father, wakes up next to a man, in a flat that isn't his own, he knows exactly how it happened. And Daniel knows how it will end if he comes back. Dan almost doesn't care.

Tuppence, tuppence (ao3) - ottertrashpalace

Summary: Dour joyless businessman meets quick-witted handsome chimney sweep who shows him the true meaning of Christmas

Wasteland, Baby (I'm in love with you) (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: The end of the world is slow and quiet. There are no explosions, no riots, just the gradual buildup of floods and fires and earthquakes until the earth can’t take it anymore.

Dan doesn’t believe in the politicians and their ideas of “normalcy,” but he absolutely believes in Phil and would follow him through hell and back. Phil wants to believe in hope and fate, but what matters most is that through it all he still has Dan.

Werewolves of London (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: “I am not a werewolf,” Dan says.

“You are, though,” Phil says. Again.

“No, I’m not,” Dan says, insistent. “Because werewolves aren’t real.”

When you dream of me, how do I look like? (ao3) - dead_little_lamb19

Summary: got inspired by the moment in todays video, because well, dan definitely got some wet dreams about phil, but this isnt a fic about him.

also everything happening here is in a dream, so reality wont make sense sometimes and also theres no kink negotiation bc its just a phantasy in phils head

you carry the sun in your hand (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: Phil rents a flat with a ghost in it, and somehow it gets weirder from there.

you said love was a question (the answer was everything) (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: Five times Dan didn't propose...and one time he did.

You've got a squeak-ret admirer (ao3) - skygremlin

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

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

Summary: Something strange is happening to Phil.

and you're back again, only different than before (ao3) - dancingroses

Summary: dan used to disappear at odd hours without his phone, leaving phil to sit around anxiously waiting for him to come home. things have been better since wad. when dan takes a morning to himself to process the reality of the terrible influence tour, phil is forced to confront just how much this little habit of dan's used to affect him.

angel and demon (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Dan and Phil go out to a bar dressed in a couple's costume, and Dan is surprised at just how freeing it feels.

(A fic about Halloween 2024, pushing boundaries, and the perils of red hair dye.)

“can you keep it on, actually?” (ao3) - cloej88

Summary: Dan’s stressed. Phil wants to help.

The one where Dan gets off on a puppy-shaped handpuppet so it’s a little ridiculous but also isn’t at all.

Date Night (ao3) - achromatic__sky

Summary: Playing a game made for couples on the channel is not really a big deal is it ?

And yet as they wrap up filming like any other night, with the tour coming up in only a few days, Dan finds himself doubting everything once again.

Date night, or Dan is having a mild freak out about Terrible Influence and Phil is there to comfort him.

Fall Right Into Me (ao3) - euphor7a

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

Finish Line (ao3) - dnpangels

Summary: Six Months after Dan and Phil broke up, Phil is already moving out and in a relationship, but Dan feels like his life has been put on pause. Through his pain, Dan tries to move on, but he is constantly reminded of the memories he made with Phil.

get to heaven in our own sweet time (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: Dan and Phil choose their costume for Halloween 2024. Yeah, it breaks the internet, but they only have eyes for each other.

i thought that i was dreaming (ao3) - twoheadlights (fizzfic)

Summary: Dan and Phil and the beds they've shared. Basically.

Interrupted By Sirens (ao3) - SecretLlama_22

Summary: Dan is part of a mission leaving earth with destination of some far away galaxy. He doesn't mind really, leaving earth and all his friends behin. It's his job and he's happy to do it.

But one day they pass an inhabited asteroid field and the inhabitants cause a little trouble in his relationship to his fellow crew member Phil Lester. And, why did this space siren turn into HIM trying to seduce Phil?

james joint (ao3) - phook

Summary: dan and phil are gross and have been in love for 15 yrs and get high while visiting la for tit

Proxy Requests (ao3) - philsmeatylegss

Summary: A story about poop and fear (unrelated)

rebrand (ao3) - dan-whoell (infiniteseriesofhalfways)

Summary: Phil makes some changes and meets a boy named Dan.

sativa (i said im ready) (ao3) - catbearbunz (bunnieovadamoon)

Summary: it’s 2009, and phil really wishes dan would call. he does, but he comes greener than expected.

aka they get drunk and high and have esex.

Slut Era (ao3) - Bandom_Squirrel

Summary: Dan worries that he’s bad at being slutty. Phil is Phil.

Stand clear of the closing doors (The next stop is: 28th Street) (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: Dan and Phil are in New York on tour and agreed to meet a friend across the city, so having taken lots of trains around the world like the grown adults they are, they get on the subway. Except when the conductor calls out the next stop at 28th Street, they realize they've made a big mistake.

the ladyknight dan fic (ao3) - baroquen

Summary: It's 1138, and Civil War is stirring in England. In the North, rumors of a Scottish invasion have begun to spread. Dan is a knight whose disguise as a man has recently fallen to pieces. Phil is the odd daughter of a country lord. They fall in love. This is a story about some of those things.

thinking of new ways to do each other (ao3) - manchesterau

Summary: The stream ends but their night isn't over just yet.

Time and Time Again (ao3) - Mysticallykai

Summary: Have you ever met someone for the first time, and felt at ease immediately? When you looked into their eyes, you saw a movie of your lives together, and when you shook hands, warmth surrounded you. A strange form of recognition, though you had never met them before.

Sometimes, when you meet someone new, it’s less of a “nice to meet you.” and more of a “glad to see you again!” Soulmates, some people call them. Two halves of one soul, torn apart only to meet again. Kindred spirits, others call it—two separate souls who have known each other for many lifetimes. No matter what you might call it, that recognition is there.

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?

true rat and relaxation time (ao3) - trashcanfromgallifrey

Summary: Two gays on holiday, inspired by their recent video.

Virtuoso (ao3) - aphroditegf

Summary: Phil Lester and Dan Howell both consider themselves the top selections for the best orchestra at their elite music university, and find themselves competing for the position.

Viva Las Vegas (ao3) - evermorepeyton

Summary: Dan and Phil go to Las Vegas on October 19th. For what? Honestly, who knows? But maybe we should all seriously imagine it anyway.

Won't settle for less (ao3) - ottertrashpalace

Summary: Two boys finally get some time to themselves, alone in an apartment, and it goes about how you'd expect. New ground is broken.

wouldn't it be nice (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Four conversations Dan and Phil have in their tour bus beds over the years.

you look so comfortable in my skin (ao3) - phook

Summary: "somehow these silly scenarios make them fall in love with each other again and again and again and again and again, if that's even possible. the word, love itself, has lost its value. love cannot even compete with what dan and phil have. "

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

A Nun and A Priest: You Get Me Closer to God (ao3) - Spring_Haze

Summary: When Dan dresses up as a sexy nun for Halloween in America, he finds himself longing for a sexy priest.

and the days after that (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: He can hear Dan’s voice coming down the hall, laughing with someone from the crew, and it makes his breath stop in his chest.

(doomed tour usa, autumn 2022)

cat bells (ao3) - N_Chu4Ever

Summary: The catboy photoshoot, except it all goes weirdly wrong because Phil accidentally bought Dan a magic cat costume off the internet. Oops.

🌸 cherry blossom 🌸 (ao3) - natigail

Summary: It had been a silly dream at first. The idea to have a cherry blossom tree in their garden they didn't even have yet. It hadn't felt like it was something that would really happen.

But it was real. Dan was watching their tree, Phil's arms around him, and hoping they would get to see its first bloom soon.

Chips (ao3) - philsmeatylegss

Summary: Dan struggling with the concept that all healthy couples should fight.

Comfort in Chaos (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: Phil wakes to Dan having a nightmare that he struggles to rouse him from. It later transpires that there is a reason behind his unsettled and panicked behaviour.

DreamCasts Presents (ao3) - SummerFlingsAndThings (QueenJunoTheGreat)

Summary: Phil's son is obsessed with the faceless man who narrates audiobooks.

Dan's daughter is obsessed with the brightly dressed librarian in charge of the children's department.

And Dan and Phil? Well, they're a little obsessed with one another.

easy for you to say (ao3) - phantasticworks (steddieworks)

Summary: Phil tries to convince Dan to throw away the grey shirt. Dan can’t do it.

Golden Boy (ao3) - hygge

Summary: Phil takes a drawing class in university and needs a subject for his drawing final.

growing up or just going down (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: Phil is 15 years old today. He's going to have the best birthday of his life, to kick off the best year of his life.

Right?

hard launch at last (ao3) - calvinahobbes

Summary: “Maybe the exact right moment won’t ever present itself.” Dan can feel himself hurtling towards some cosmic revelation as they stand here on a sandy beach in Portugal, the ocean bringing out the blue in Phil’s eyes.

home renovations (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Phil is a new homeowner with a knack for getting himself into awkward situations around cute guys. Dan is a builder who's always working on renovations around Phil's house. What could go wrong?

(An alternate meeting YouTuber Phil/builder Dan AU.)

I know you, hands under my sweatshirt (ao3) - midorijpg

Summary: “How are you?”

It's with an undertone of fear that he dares ask that, as always, even if he knows that he’s lucky if Dan even decides to answer. And as he imagines, Dan just tilts his head, looking at him as if lost in thought, swinging the bottle with his hand before just resting it on the floor.

“Make room,” he just says.

“What?”

“I said, make room.”

or, something something about having bad days and growing up and realizing you don't (completely) fit in couches anymore.

in this smoking chaos (ao3) - writingcollective

Summary: Dan bottoms for the first time, not being able to shut down his inner demons that whisper internalised homophobic thoughts into his ear. But Phil guides him through it, somehow.

Like a cicada rhythm. (ao3) - emmibug

Summary: every night they share the same bed, legs twisted together, arms holding each other close. dan and phil haven’t grown up from their childlike sense of friendship which leads people to believe there’s something deeper going on.

a dan and phil childhood best friends to lovers AU where they share the same bed and always have done.

Magi (ao3) - yikesola

Summary: Dan doesn’t know how he hadn't thought about a gift for Phil yet. Phil is still feeling a little weird about how much he spent on Dan’s gift.

A fic about coincidence and sacrifice.

Neighbourly Nook (ao3) - wednesday_ukiru

Summary: The stranger had a dimple on his cheek that appeared when he laughed.

“I’m Dan,” he said, extending his hand. Phil reached for it with extreme eagerness, their knuckles knocking together in a particularly painful way, and they both winced, but Dan immediately broke into a smile. “I don’t know why I offered you a handshake, I never know how to do them.”

Revolving Door (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: Phil really doesn’t want to think about what Dan said. He really would like to leave, and take this strangled feeling elsewhere. But he can’t stop listening to Dan’s song.

so american (ao3) - ae121

Summary: Phil has been living in London for a year and thinks he's gotten pretty used to the city. He works part-time at a bookstore, using it at first to gain some friends, now it's just fun for him. His friends are constantly trying to find him someone to date, but all of his dates don't go well.

Well, that's until he met Dan.

Sunshine on the street at the parade (ao3) - ForeverJustAnEmoKidAtHeart

Summary: Dan and Phil meet at a Pride Parade.

so good (ao3) - grievingwarwidow

Summary: dan gets a piercing

since i wrote you last (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Dan and his letters to Santa over the years.

The Knight of Wands (ao3) - Nefertiti1052 (Succubusphan)

Summary: Phil had always had dreams that he couldn't quite comprehend and a certain intuition about what was truly important for his future.

They fade to nothing when I look at him (ao3) - phasamtasie

Summary: Arriving in the kitchen Phil made himself his one cup of coffee he allowed himself on weekend days and stared out the window lost in thought, so it took him a few seconds to register why the light had seemed so much brighter than usual at 8am. With childish delight he saw that it had snowed overnight, and not just the usual UK dusting where one could still see the grass underneath but a proper snow, coating everything outside in a bright white.

OR

Dan and Phil go sledging.

trouble between you and i (ao3) - calvinahobbes

Summary: Phil can't stand the silence for another moment. "I don't want to break up," he says.

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.

when i walk in the kitchen, my heart hits the floor (ao3) - aura_sky

Summary: a phivorce fic

based on the Renee Rapp song (In the Kitchen)

or

Links Last Checked: April 11th, 2024

part one, part two, part three, part four

Back Alley (ao3) - whoops_ima_dannie

Summary: dan fails at being a hooker

Better Than Planned (ao3) - TwistedRocketPower

Summary: Dan and Kathryn take a walk and have a talk.

Black And White (And Screaming Color) (ao3) - mysticstargirl

Summary: the one where Dan is a teenager admitted to the hospital after his lung cancer hits a particularly nasty bump, and he hates it- but a beaming, beautiful, bright-eyed nurse named Phil Lester makes everything a bit better.

Dan is shades and layers of grey-black-white, but Phil is screaming color. The world is printer ink on cheap paper, Dan is thick, messy acrylic paint on rough paper, and Phil is pastel, watercolor stains on hot pressed canvas.

Everything fades with time, even masterpieces.

Catch your breath (ao3) - Sacirin

Summary: Dan had started working out regularly a year before, because it helped with depression, and consecuently he is in better shape than his boyfriend, who has some trouble catching his breath. So they decide to start doing yoga and running together.

or, some execise, domestic life, and Dan being horny.

caught in the act (ao3) - calvinahobbes

Summary: “Dan! She's right downstairs! She's gonna know!”

Dream Lover (ao3) - howellesterfics

Summary: Dan moves into his new dorm and he and Phil try out the new bed

Dress Me Up & Watch Me Go (ao3) - phandomsub

Summary: Dan is sick of Phil's grumpy mood, so he takes matters into his own hands by pulling out a pair of pretty rompers.

It's Worth Deciding (ao3) - jestbee

Summary: The five times Dan and Phil nearly came out in a live show...

....and the one time they did.

december 20th: let the words flow (ao3) - watergator

Summary: prompt: poetry

dan takes up a poetry class

Liquid Confidence (ao3) - radihoehead (orphan_account)

Summary: Final bows have been taken, the curtains have closed and the bittersweet taste of the tour ending is soon replaced by one too many cocktails. Through their drunken hazes, they end up alone together, reminiscing on the old days and laughing in awe at this crazy life they have. And then Phil is kissing Dan and it’s not so funny anymore.

Lost (And Found) - doomedhowell

Summary: PJ suddenly goes missing, and while Phil, Chris and Louise are out looking for him, they happen upon a boy who seems to be troubled. Phil just wants to help, and vows to protect the boy from the bad people who hurt him.

no te de miedo vivir algo diferente (ao3) - witchpersephone (totheendoftheline)

Summary: VFX artist Phil likes company parties, but an expensive tequila bar is so far from his usual scene that he has no idea what’s going on. Luckily, bartender Dan is happy to educate.

Maybe Next Year (ao3) - TwistedRocketPower

Summary: The honeymoon phase has to end eventually... Right?

not your fault that they hover (ao3) - snsk

Summary: When Nick found out he was going to London in June, he acquired Dan's number from the BBC, who were quite happy about giving people their employees' private and personal information as long as said people were super famous and appealed to their teenage demographic and could squeeze in an interview with Nick Grimshaw the next time they were in town.

Perspective (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: Dan has a few tricks that make him look at life from a different perspective, but only a few of them work. Playing around with Phil is one trick that never fails.

take yours, i’ll take mine (ao3) - chickenfree

Summary: Dan doesn’t even remember being conscious of it, the first time. He always climbs over Phil like he’s a jungle gym, always ends up sprawled in his lap or on the floor by his feet or just – wherever he stutters to a stop. It’s not something he thinks through any more.

The Boy And The Builder (ao3) - intoapuddle, jestbee

Summary: Dan is stuck in a house full of builders feeling sorry for himself. Until he meets Phil, that is...

When The Lights Go Down at 3am (ao3) - yiffandquiff

Summary: Dan is used to procrastinating on everything in his life, whether that be doing assignments or getting books from the library. However, one night when he ventures to get his books, a storm hits and knocks the power out in the library, causing him to be alone with a very cute fellow student named Phil

Where This Takes Me (ao3) - dandrogynous

Summary: They don't talk about it for a very long time. It's too much, at first, too strange and specific to fit into any one category, the lines between best mates and something else, something other, blurry and undefined. Phil refuses to call it something better because it isn't. It's not. Nothing could be better than the way it feels to hear Dan tell him, his voice quiet and heavy with fondness and sleep, “you're the best friend I’ve ever had.”

(the love story of Phil Lester in 2010)

Will You Still Love Me? - helloanonymouswriter

Links Last Checked: February 21st, 2023

part one, part two, part three, part five

Appreciation - placingglaciers

Summary: In which Dan is the town’s successful, wealthy, irritable, but lonely, mortician and Phil is his gardener who has to deal with his bad day from work the best way he can.

between the bars (ao3) - commonemergency

Summary: Dan is a lonely twenty-something year old not really looking for a connection until he finds one, and it's not in the way he expected, in fact he can't really even remember it.

Or the one where Dan and Phil meet on Tinder.

But Tonight, We're Something (ao3) - truerequitedlove

Summary: In which Dan and Phil are nothing. If anything, they can’t stand each other. But they’re nothing. Even if every time they see each other, they end up having sex.

Call Me D-4-N (ao3) - Do_it_with_the_Howell_Lesters

Summary: Phil gets abducted by alien!dan who learns about humanity and emotions from him.

Can You feel The Love Tonight? - nebulous-frog

Summary: Phil sings with the door open while he’s folding laundry and Dan overhears. Phil's completely tone deaf and doesn’t know any of the lyrics, but that won’t stop him, dammit, no matter how many times people ask him to seriously just stop. Dan thinks it’s the most beautiful thing he’s ever heard.

Dancing of the Butterflies (ao3) - flymetomanchester (orphan_account)

Summary: Every year when death comes to life and the moon hides as the days linger, the royal family holds a celebration. Traveling the long journey from England to Paris every year in order to celebrate the downfall of the French Empire known as Valentine’s. Every year the celebration differs as no theme repeats and this year it’s a Masquerade Ball. The prince, Phil, is to meet a young princess who will rule over the British Empire with him one day. Things go astray when the brown eyes of a French peasant meet the prince’s and the prince chases him through the forbidden catacombs of Paris to unveil his identity.

Delivery (ao3) - drxpdead

Summary: In which Phil is maybe kind of obsessed with the leather jacket wearing pizza delivery boy, because he just had to ask for the cutest one.

Enough - youreyesholdgalaxies

Summary: Phil has been being distant and Dan feels like their friendship is over, while Phil is trying to block out some thoughts that he doesn’t want to think about, the thoughts of Dan needing more.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Prime Minister (ao3) - yoongioss

Summary: Philip Lester was the youngest ever appointed Prime Minister.

Happy Phantoms (ao3) - vvelna

Summary: Dan's flat is haunted, so she contacts a team of ghost removal experts.

I Heard That - philipsenpai-fics

Summary: ~4.4k, extreme parent fluff and Phil being a teacher :3

Just Playing (ao3) - watergator

Summary: Dan and Phil decide to turn their date into a game.

Lydian (ao3) - sierraadeux

Summary: When Phil needs to accurately depict a jazz club in one of his films, it only makes sense to experience one in real life.

Pillow Talk - somelikeitpink

Summary: Snippets of their timeline shared in their bedroom.

Plus One (ao3) - TortiTabby

Summary: Dan is Phil's plus one at his University Class Reunion.

Starstruck - paradisobound

Summary: Phil attends all of Dan Howell’s concerts. In fact, he makes it a rule to even record every one he goes to. You could say he was in love with Dan Howell and in fact, that wouldn’t be a lie because he’s actually Dan’s fiancé. Too bad Dan’s fans see him as the creepy guy at Dan’s concerts.

Thank God We're Home (ao3) - Shambelina

Summary: Dan and Phil return from touring and they have sex. That's it, that's the plot.

thicker than water (ao3) - phandomsub 

Summary: Daniel isn’t handling his punishment well, and his mother doesn’t understand.

Today Is For Us (ao3) - CaibrynM

Summary: Dan and Phil take a day for themselves in between the tour ending, planning for their premiere in Brazil and the upcoming Christmas Holidays. Lots of Fluff and a little smut.

why did you steal my cotton candy heart? (ao3) - hedgehogtongues

Summary: He pulls out a fake bouquet of flowers from behind his back, three of them. Pink, blue and yellow. Sunflowers, they seemed to be, and Phil’s beam practically is one. He passes them to Dan, who is gushing completely, cheeks stained pink.

‘Phil, how did you even get these?’

Phil’s smile turns cocky, ‘My grandma was psychic, I think, so I’m like all magic and stuff. Hence the fact I’m a magician.’

Links Last Checked: February 21st, 2023

part one, part two, part four, part five

Be Alright (ao3) - yiffandquiff (paradisobound) 

Summary: There is a darker side behind the hiatus and the ending of Dan and Phil games…one that Dan and Phil never showed.

'Cause I Want What I Want, But With You It's What I Need (ao3) - t_hens

Summary: Phil had one rule: don't think of Dan, but that's hard to do when they bump into each other three years after Dan left.

Dil Howlter - helloanonymouswriter

Summary: Phil is pushed into parenthood by a woman who claims he’s the father and Dan and Phil have to look after 12 year old Dil. Two years later Dil wants to get his dad and Dan together because it’s completely obvious they like each other.

Fairy Lights - omgdatphantho

Summary: Dan and Phil have sex for the first time under fairy lights. How cliche?

Fluidity (ao3) - dizzy, waveydnp

Summary: Sometimes they want to stay in.

Giving Everything We Have (ao3) - parentaladvisorybullshitcontent

Summary: "We have a bus," Phil says.

Dan grins at him.

"Nerd," He says, fondly.

In which they have a tour bus for the US leg of TATINOF and Dan has a space in his bunk with Phil's name on it.

How To Fall in Love with Dan Howell - phangirlingforphan

Summary: “Hey Dan, I’ve got this date tomorrow night and I really don’t want to screw it up, so would you mind going on a fake date with me so I can test my moves out?”

I Really Can’t Tell If I’m Dreaming Or Breathing - wavydanrises

Summary: Dan is an events manager at the Queen’s Garden’s, one of the city’s most renowned hotels, and he’s organizing a Christmas reception with the cute reception planner called Phil Lester.

It’s Different In The Dark - howthemoonsuitsthenightsky

Summary: When a leaflet for a haunted house comes through the door, Phil really wants to go, but Dan is less keen.

I Want To Be There (So You Don’t Have To Be Brave) (ao3) - manchestereyes

Summary: There were days (so many of them) where Dan would give anything to be by Phil’s side, proving himself time and again as Phil’s knight in shining armor. Little did he know, that time may be coming sooner than he thinks.

Just Breathe Now - freetheknee

Summary: Suddenly he realizes Phil is next to him, arm around his back, holding him upright and checking his temperature by pressing his palm against his cheek. “Phil?” He whispered, once he found the breath and presence of mind to speak. “Hey, baby. I’m here, just breathe.” (Dan comes down with the stomach flu in the middle of the night. Phil cares for him.)

Lucky (ao3) - iihappydaysii

Summary: After The Last Jedi premiere, Dan and Phil have trouble keeping their hands off each other.

Lucky Charms (ao3) - howdoesonewrite

Summary: Dan is a serial kill who is supposed to kill Phil's dad but something goes wrong and now Dan's stuck with a small Phil.

Normalness Leads to Sadness - succubusphan

Summary: Ten year old Phil makes a new friend during his family holidays and his life changes forever.

Rockabye Ruby (ao3) - watergator

Summary: Dan thinks their daughter is seeing a ghost.

Room 311 - placingglaciers

Summary: They think he’s in love with the girl, but in reality, he’s in love with the guy.

S.O.S … In 5 Minutes - helloanonymouswriter

Summary: Dan and Phil used to be friends but then Dan became a player. They are paired together on a camping trip only to be left behind on their own and wait for staff to return. A little bit of smut.

The Silver Lining (ao3) - croissantbleu (orphan_account)

Summary: Phil is a rising actor, gaining popularity. Dan is just a guy with a tailor shop just a few blocks away from Phil's apartment. And Phil was looking for someone to go to for custom suits, but maybe he'll end up with more than he had thought.

The Worst Kind of Friendship Bracelets (ao3) - Emptylester (timelordangel)

Summary: Dan and Phil accidentally handcuff themselves together, shenanigans and important conversations ensue.

You Forced My Hand - xinyanhowell