#5k 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

Links Last Checked: August 23rd, 2025

and the devil was really an angel (ao3) - The_Mild_And_The_Profound mj/peter T, 5k

Summary: Peter Parker has never really liked Michelle Jones-Watson. Her aloof and inconsiderate attitude irked him to no end. He envisioned her as some demon using any means to torture him, both physically and mentally. But what if, during a Halloween party, he gets to see a completely different side to Michelle. After all, the devil was actually an angel.

Caffeine, Otherwise Known as the Key to Tony Stark's Heart (ao3) - sol-nox (parasoling) steve/tony T, 5k

Summary: A new coffee shop opens across the street from Stark Tower. Steve is the hot, sweet and predictably clueless owner. Tony tries to do what he does best.

common pleasure (ao3) - preromantics pepper/tony E, 5k

Summary: In which Tony has bruises and Pepper takes care of him, and maybe wants some bruises of her own, too. Tony aches getting out of the suit, can feel three hours worth of being hit in his bones as each piece of it is screwed off his body.

Controlled (ao3) - dmnutv_archer clint/natasha, loki/natasha, clint/loki E, 5k

Summary: While Natasha remains unconscious, Clint waits, thinking about their relationship, hoping Loki will come and finish healing her.

Deep Waters (ao3) - AlchemyAlice steve/tony T, 5k

Summary: His power's running low, the arc reactor flickering. Cold, rancid sewer water is rushing into the fissure at his torn up shoulder, filling up the gaps, rising along his neck in frigid fingers. He's been like this before.

Discipline (ao3) - Anonymous steve/tony E, 5k

Summary: Steve sat there, frozen. It was clear that the popular student, probable wet dream of damn near every student in the school, who had no interest in Steve or his work, was trying to seduce him for a better grade. Steve wanted to snarl, wanted to spit because he was so angry. Thor really thought this would work? Steve was a good person, he had morals. There was no way he would accept such a...a sleazy, underhanded offer. And yet…if Steve was honest with himself, his hands hadn’t been the only thing to ache when he caught sight of Thor’s face or physique.

Glow (ao3) - FiercestCalm steve/tony E, 5k

Summary: He lay for a moment, eyes closed and breathing hard, listening to Tony panting next to him. Finally he opened his eyes, smiling at his lover. Tony kept his eyes closed, brow scrunched together, and as if in slow motion Steve saw his hands move up to his chest, to his ribcage, ghosting against it.

Happy Anniversary (ao3) - ProbablyHuman kate/yelena E, 5k

Summary: It's their one year anniversary together and Kate has a gift for her girlfriend. A strap on bigger than their usual toys, and she is more than ready to put it to use on her favorite ass in the whole world.

Yelena wants it even more than she does.

I’ve got your words in me (ao3) - eleanor_lavish clint/phil M, 5k

Summary: Clint doesn’t fuck up assignments very often. This time, he’s pretty glad he did.

Love with Avengeance (ao3) - Halfling steve/tony T, 5k

Summary: Tony and Steve have an argument right before the Avengers are sent on a mission.

Marriage in the 21st century (ao3) - DanielaForeverYou sam/bucky T, 5k

Summary: "Sam, why do people get married?"

"Are you serious?"

Maybe he'd been looking at him, but Bucky wasn’t sure, for a long time he couldn't take his eyes off everything that was going on around him: a wedding.

*

Being guests at a wedding, Bucky asks Sam why people get married, after hearing the reasons, Bucky is pretty sure he might be married to Sam.

Off the Record (Off the Map) (ao3) - riko G, 5k

Summary: Pepper has already walked many miles in Tony Stark's shoes.

[punish] the world for its evil | the wicked for their iniquity (ao3) - Potrix frank/matt E, 5k

Summary: It’s a stupid fucking thing to do. Frank knows it is. He knows it’s a mistake, and he knows Matt knows it, but it doesn’t stop either of them.

Never has before. And won't now, either.

They both moan, too loud and too fucking desperate, when their mouths finally crash together.

[5 times Matt and Frank don’t get it quite right, plus the 1 time they realize even a mistake can lead to something good.]

Ready To Come Home (ao3) - Embers (ConstellationsMadeOfEmbers) tony/stephen T, 5k

Summary: After his accident, Stephen had been left reeling, and Tony left to helplessly watch their relationship slowly fall apart. So, when Stephen leaves with the promise that he will find a way to fix things, Tony puts his trust in those words and deals with the fallout.

Featuring three well-meaning friends and one clever spiderling.

Tequila Jackpot (ao3) - dominobeck clint/darcy E, 5k

Summary: As Puente Antiguo cleans up, Darcy Lewis decides she needs to catch a breath. She ends up with a night of tequila, cards and Clint Barton.

What Passes For Normal (ao3) - Qatesh T, 5k

Summary: Shadowing Phil Coulson for a day

Withdrawal Symptoms (ao3) - Macx M, 5k

Summary: Tony Stark had had a spectacularly bad day... Tony/Steve fic

you and your high top sneakers and your sailor tattoos (ao3) - victoria_p (musesfool) darcy/steve M, 5k

Summary: In which Darcy Lewis punches Captain America's v-card. Yeah, she can't believe it either.

(You can't break) the ties that bind (ao3) - heydoeydoey steve/tony T, 5k

Summary: "What dumbass thought kidnapping Tony Stark was a good idea?"

You’ll Find the Bright Places (ao3) - BlackEyedGirl T, 5k

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

After Midnight (ao3) - thatsmistertoyou

Summary: On Halloween, Phil meets a mysterious performer in a nun costume.

All Pleasure Now (ao3) - ingydar_phan, jonsaremembers

Summary: “You can appreciate me anytime,” Phil says, trying to ease the nerves he still feels at the idea of being the utter center of attention.

Dan doesn’t seem to think this is a joke. “Trust me, love,” he says, his voice darkly fond, “I will.”

And I'll be clawing at your heart until you let me in (ao3) - achromatic__sky

Summary: When Dan suggested a weekend trip to the beach as a "romantic boyfriend getaway," he thought it was the perfect idea. Sure, Blackpool is all he can afford on his own, but he’s convinced it will still be special—right ? But as one mishap after another turns the day into a string of disasters, Dan starts questioning not just the trip, but himself—and the future of their relationship.

Thankfully Phil is always here and his unexpected skill at arcade games, a hidden talent he’s never shared with Dan, might just save the day.

Or when a plushie makes everything better. Inspired by that one-liner from the AmazingDan react—because sometimes, a little roomba recycling is all it takes to create magic.

Ashamed, Guilty, and Massively Turned On (ao3) - mermaidstailonmyface (louislittletomlintum)

Summary: the one where dan finds out he likes to watch and maybe phil does too

decaf coffee (ao3) - ShiwiSins (IetjeSiobhan)

Summary: Dan doesn’t know this is a thing they’ll be doing today until Phil is already naked on the bed, looking up at him with wide eyes, and he thinks, almost frantically, I want to put a baby in him.

Delicate (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: Phil reveals a hidden desire to be treated more femininely by Dan, particularly drawn to Dan's masculinity and how he looks in sleeveless shirts. Dan indulges Phil's desires, leading to a passionate evening of trust, affection, and deep connection.

do you believe in fate? (ao3) - starrytoast

Summary: Moving into a new apartment is stressful enough as it is. The last thing Phil needs is to keep accidentally getting his neighbor’s mail. (Except, it turns out that the neighbor is both extremely cute, and very flirty. So maybe the universe knows what it’s doing.)

Equilibrium (ao3) - howellaboutactive

Summary: A soulmate AU oneshot where your soulmates last touch stains your skin until they touch you again.

Every Surface (ao3) - httphowell

Summary: Dan and Phil’s new house is full of potential. And when every surface is new to explore, how could they resist? From the kitchen counter to the bed, no place is off-limits.

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

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

Get Wrecked (ao3) - httphowell

Summary: Dan’s dreams have been haunted by a new version of Phil—blonde, bold, and unrelenting. When Phil refuses to stop asking about his dreams, Dan cracks, confessing every detail of how dream-Phil ruined him. Now, Phil is determined to see if he can make those dreams a reality.

here comes the heat (before we meet) (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Three weeks is way too long to go without seeing each other and touching each other.

(Set during Dan’s February 2010 trip up north to see Phil after coming home from India.)

hovering, hovering (ao3) - cloej88

Summary: phil goads dan with cruel fantasy; dan claims phil from the inside.

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

Icarus Flying, Daedalus Watching (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: Dan is Icarus and Phil is Daedalus.

if you weren't mine (i'd be jealous of your love) (ao3) - phook

Summary: dan and phil reminisce.

everything’s still romantic after fifteen years.

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?

Incapacitated (ao3) - mermaidstailonmyface (louislittletomlintum)

Summary: the one where dan has a broken arm and needs help with washing his hair

It's a Confidence Thing (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: After months of saying he wants an eyebrow piercing, Phil finally steps out of his comfort zone and commits to it.

It's not jealousy (ao3) - Max_is_Lost

Summary: Phil is going out to catch up with a friend and Dan has some angsty feelings about it. Only, he doesn't realize just how angsty his feelings are until the door slams shut and Dan is left alone.

Knulla, gifta sig, döda (The one where they fuck in IKEA) (ao3) - Merrydith

Summary: The American leg of the Terrible Influence Tour was just beginning and what better time to let the builders put the finishing touches on the phouse while they’re away.

For Dan, everything is perfect. Phil is perfect, their life is perfect and it feels like nothing could possibly go wrong.

That is, until they decide to go get dinner at a local IKEA. Dan finds out something that threatens to break his heart and things start to go wrong. Then they go very very right…

leave the ghost behind (ao3) - paintedpomp

Summary: Dan and Phil met on Grindr, but Dan's married, so they're friends now. Just friends. Best friends. And Dan's cough is just a cough.

make me feel (ao3) - blossomsphan

Summary: dan discovers a new use for his walk-in closet

my hands no longer an afterthought (ao3) - ShiwiSins (IetjeSiobhan)

Summary: It turns Dan on when Phil buys things for him. It only takes him fourteen years to do something about that.

next to me (ao3) - afestivequest

Summary: In 2014, Dan and Phil break up.

Five years later, Phil checks in.

none of this will matter in an hour (ao3) - EverythingIsAsItWas

Summary: The end of the world was announced today. With only a few hours left and no one but each other, Dan and Phil have some serious talks and serious reckoning as to who they are to each other.

(TW) progress (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: Phil's been in recovery from an eating disorder for over a year now, and life is so much better-so much that he's ready to go on tour again. Right?

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 With Me (ao3) - Sillylittleroomba

Summary: Dan and Phil have always had two bedrooms, but that doesn't mean much.

Or: Phil can't sleep on the first night back home during their break from tour. Dan is always the solution to this problem.

A frankly irresponsible amount of domestic fluff, set January 2025.

Sip or Spill (ao3) - daiyouhinn

Summary: phil has bought yet another something online and the parcel gets delivered on drinking card game filming day.

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.

So Long, London (ao3) - solarpower21

Summary: Dan and Phil did the unthinkable and broke up in 2020. They meet again, four years later on Christmas Eve.

Soft (ao3) - dipnpip

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

Test of Patience (ao3) - httphowell

Summary: Dan and Phil's editing session takes a steamy turn when Phil tests Dan's patience with teasing, pushing him to the edge of control. As the tension rises, their casual interaction turns into a game of power, desire, and restraint. But Dan’s determination to stay in control might just backfire in the end.

The Phil in Yellow (ao3) - caitthecrate

Summary: The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers that was published in 1895. The first four stories are connected by the ominous play and malignant entity; both of which share the same name as the book.

Or: Phil orders a copy of the play, not thinking it's the real thing.

The Weight of Almost (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: After years of living together as best friends/ exes, it's time for a check-in. They re-evaluate their status.

#tits out for #tit (ao3) - Merrydith

Summary: Phil is questioning his confidence, but when Dan suggests they try something new after a show, Phil flips the script and makes Dan see how confident he really is..

(A VERY dirty story, i am so so sorry)

Unbuttoned, Unbothered, Unstoppable (ao3) - httphowell

Summary: After their Terrible Influence Tour show, Dan and Phil return to their hotel room, where Phil, still buzzing with energy, lounges in a half-unbuttoned shirt, golden trousers, and a pair of ridiculous wolf ears. Dan wants to make fun of him, but instead, he finds himself staring, caught off guard by just how good Phil looks like that.

Inspired by that picture... yeah, you know what one I'm talking about (it's included if you don't know, come find out)

We're A Miracle (ao3) - VanillaVelvetPoet

Summary: Phil wakes up to an ordinary day in the spring of 2009. Only something is off, something he can't quite put his finger on. What happens when he accidentally ignores the message he receives from a certain brown-haired boy? And will he ever find out what he's forgotten?

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.”

What If (ao3) - httphowell

Summary: Even though they’ve been together for over a decade, they still haven’t tied the knot. After reading lots of comments about wedding theories about them hiding their fingers, Dan suddenly craves the intimacy of pretending Phil is his husband for the night.

when the train came it was so big and powerful (ao3) - r1caner

Summary: It is 2009, and things are going to change. Dan thinks so, anyway.

a dnp fic for the 15th 19th of october.

Would you fall in love with me again? (ao3) - Lesbianphan

Summary: “A big part of him will always love every past-Dan in the pictures too, though, no matter how broken they might have felt. The frame he holds in his hand is fancy and heavy – probably his partner’s choice as opposed to his novelty cheaper ones, only tolerated for his sake. He likes the weight of it right now, how it feels like something he can hold onto. Meanwhile, he casts his mind back to all the other times and the other Dans he’s fallen for. Over and over; it feels like he’s been falling for ages. And he doesn’t plan on stopping either.”

Or: Penelope sang “I will fall in love with you over and over again / no matter how long it’s been you’re mine” in Epic: the musical, and I took that personally.

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

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

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

10x10, a hundred images of loving you | 9k | (ao3) - silentOrator

Summary: Dan and Phil at Christmas through the years.

A Dance With Death | 8k | - botanistlester

Summary: Dan is the God of Death, who helps people to the Underworld when they pass. One day, he randomly pops up at a masquerade ball for Prince Philip's coming of age ceremony. He doesn't know why he is there, but it's hard to focus on his job when the prince asks him to dance.

As He Comes, So I Come | 8k | (ao3) - cloej88

Summary: Dan and Phil have just returned from Chicago, where they finally sorted themselves out. They’ve slept a full ten hours under their own roof, and now they have an uninterrupted afternoon to rediscover one another’s bodies.

The companion piece to As He Goes, So I Go, in which they have proper reunion sex after they haven’t fucked for ~a year. It's basically just smut. I would apologize for the title, but the opportunity was just too good to pass up.

As the World Caves In | 7k | (ao3) - cosmic_angel_writes

Summary: Dan and Phil vs The Zombie Apocalypse

All I Want for Christmas is You. | 5k | (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

All Signs Point to Us | 6k | (ao3) - RyRyCaptain

Summary: When the queen and king gives birth to Daniel, they soon learn that their son is deaf. In order to let Dan express his opinions to those who haven't learned sign language, they find him a translator who happens to be the son of the King’s advisor, Phil. Soon enough, Phil starts to realize thAt he fallen in love with the younger boy.

Babylon | 6k | (ao3) - ottertrashpalace

Summary: Just a little story about two boys realizing that they can make their own rules, and even if it's hard, they are worth it.

backstage, baby | 5k | (ao3) - baroquen

Summary: Dan's a theatre kid doing his first show at university, Phil does theatre tech, and they fall in love backstage.

Bear | 5k | (ao3) - Mysticallykai

Summary: As a child, Dan was easily frightened and needed comfort; that was when his Nana first gave him his Pooh Bear plush, as something that could keep him safe. Over the years, the plush became his absolute comfort, even into adulthood. When Phil comes into the picture, he makes Dan even more comfortable; through the good times and bad.

Boys on Fire | 5k | (ao3) - transdimensional_void

Summary: Dan is visiting Phil for the second time ever and a little Buffy viewing session turns into sexy times.

Buffy Movie Nights are Life Changing | 5k | (ao3) - angelbats

Summary: Things get steamy between Dan and Phil during their nighttime Buffy streaming session in 2010; featuring a confident yet bashful Phil and a shy Dan who learns how to drive Phil crazy.

Coffee by Chappell Roan | 9k | (ao3) - danswideslit

Summary: someone on tumblr mentioned needing a dnp fic with the narrative from coffee and I felt inspired because I love that song a whole lot

Dad Wars | 9k | (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: Or, 5 times Dan and Phil fought over one dramatic school year, and one final battle that would change them forever. Probably.

Daydreams | 10k | - placingglaciers

Summary: Nothing like a Christmas-in-July party can’t fix for two shy office crushes!

Don’t be scared | 5k | (ao3) - danisnot3131

Summary: Before agreeing to go on Tour for Interactive Introvers, Dan is hit with the realization that he’s been in love with Phil for years.

Don't Blame Me | 9k | (ao3) - ForeverJustAnEmoKidAtHeart

Summary: When Phil gets a new job at the Tops Only Bar, he's just looking to make ends meet over the holiday period. He doesn't expect how he'll feel about one of the performers or how hard that'll make his job.

Electronics and the Phil’s that break them | 9k | (ao3) - Fictropes

Summary: The first time’s an accident, a proper accident— a Phil forgot how to hold his cup and now he’s watching his coffee seep into his keyboard type accident.

Experience is key | 7k | (ao3) - ottertrashpalace

Summary: On a fateful late-night walk, Dan happens across two oddly familiar young men in the park.

Help Taking it Off | 5k | (ao3) - cats_with_no_tails

Summary: I don’t know if Dan helped Phil pick out the phlonde-launch outfit, but I certainly imagine he helped take it off.

—

Set the day of Phil’s blonde hair announcement - Dan comes home to him in that cunty little midriff and wants to devour him.

Hotel del Luna | 8k | (ao3) - writingfunstories

Summary: A mysterious hotel for ghosts. What can go wrong?

(i'll give you) anything, anything | 5k | (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: It’s just something he’s never really thought about all that much, because it just became one of the things they do over the years. He’ll offer Dan bites of his food most of the time, really, and it does always make something spark a little in his chest when Dan lets him feed him, but it’s– it’s a normal thing, normal couples do it all the time, and he and Dan are. Well. Not normal by any stretch, really, but that’s hardly the point.

(Maybe Phil likes feeding Dan more than he should. Maybe he always has.)

i’m electric, a romantic cliché (me and you were meant to be in love) | 6k | (ao3) - nardfx

Summary: “i really don’t know if i can do this.”

“you can do this.”

“okay, but what happens when everyone’s eyes are on me and they all know all of my secrets?”

or

dan and phil go to prom

In this moment, you are everything | 9k | - wavydanrises

Summary: Dan was just wasting time on the Internet when he stumbled upon a post that might mean a change of plans for the holidays, for the better.

just a little bit closer | 5k | (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Dan and Phil have a deep conversation, leading to them trying something new together.

(Set during the week Dan spent up north at Phil's house in December 2009.)

Lester87 | 10k | - placingglaciers

Summary: In which Dan works as a part-time online fashion stylist to pay for university and he’s determined to get to the bottom as to why his favorite client continually needs first-date outfits.

names of collision in the dark | 7k | (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: Of enemy kingdoms, Prince Dan and Prince Phil meet one fateful night, leading to a surprising friendship that evolves into something more. As the looming threat of a major battle grows stronger, both princes grapple with their roles and the burdens of leadership, all while their growing bond forces them to confront their own kingdoms’ expectations and the possibility of peace in the chaos.

(aka the dan and phil royal au fic they wrote for the gaming channel but taken seriously)

"oh great, now im a furry" | 5k | (ao3) - cloej88

Summary: This is a fic about Dan getting off on his giant teddy bear… Yeah. But it’s also a fic about trust and connection and vulnerability!

so I will share this room with you | 5k | (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: Phil hadn't meant to end up here.

an exploration of the aftermath of meeting your soulmate when you're still so impossibly young

some of the most normal pictures | 5k | (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Phil took many photos of Dan. It was second nature. To capture this life that they shared and this man that he got to share it with. Each moment precious, captured when Dan was his most relaxed and at ease. And they're completely normal. Of course.

SPI: A Dan and Phil Paranormal Investigator AU | 5k | (ao3) - trancelover99

Summary: So I made a TikTok where Dan and Phil were Paranormal Investigators, and I decided to make an AU based on it. (my TikTok is @nothoughts_onlytrance if you wanna check it out!)

the angel in the marble | 6k | (ao3) - ivylakes

Summary: “Can I just say,” Dan says, pulling away to look at Phil. His hand has drifted from Phil’s jaw to his hair again, because of course it has. “I took a risk with the angel thing. I didn’t think you’d like it that much.”

Or, Phil dyes his hair blonde, Dan calls him angel, and neither of them can get any work done.

the only way to make it to ohio | 7k | (ao3) - buskingalbatross

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

A million little suns | 7k | (ao3) - jestbee

Summary: Dan is just trying to get as far away from his home town as possible at Christmas when he gets stuck in a snow storm. He's rescued by an enigmatic stranger who take him back to his cabin in the mountains. What Dan doesn't know is that his rescuer is prolific, best-selling writer of erotica, Ricky Blitz. Will Dan end up with a porn-worthy situation all of his own? (hint: yes)

Porn with feels and some Christmas magic.

A Perfect Pair | 8k | (ao3) - husbants

Summary: Dan, a struggling actor who works retail by day, and Phil, an ex-YouTuber-turned-porn-star, end up matched together on the new reality show, Perfect Pair.

Broken Like You | 6k | (ao3) - TearDrop1234

Summary: Dan and Phil meet at a theater in a nowhere town. Their friendship is instant, but the rest not so much.

Charmed | 8k | (ao3) - hygge

Summary: Dan doesn’t understand Valentine’s Day. That is until he’s given an anonymous card with someone’s phone number in it. It takes months of talking with this anonymous person to learn who they are, and it ends up being the person that Dan least expects.

Dance to This | 8k | - melancholymango

Summary: After meeting on a questionable dating app, Dan and Phil make plans for a quick and easy hook-up. Dan wants to lose his virginity, and Phil is used to one night stands and short-term partners. What he isn't used to is running into those partners again after they walk out on him.

Danisnotadom | 5k | (ao3) - Sinninghowlter

Summary: Dan's not a dom. Everyone swears up and down that he is, insists he is domming his boyfriend and is too good to take it in the ass.

Phil's not a sub. Everyone thinks he is, everyone thinks his baby is in charge. What they don't know is his hardcore boyfriend is actually a princess.

dan is not a pianist | 8k | (ao3) - Marranje

Summary: How Phil went from watching the pianist and youtuber Dan from afar to being by his side through the most important moments of their lives.

different eyes to see the same old things | 5k | (ao3) - chickenfree

Summary: “Other side of the seesaw?” he says, when Phil’s still quiet. It doesn’t seem like a talking night, as much as Dan wants it to be.

endings, endings, beginnings. | 5k | (ao3) - commonemergency

Summary: A lot can happen in eleven years, he said, finishing his cup of coffee. Dan and Phil had lived a full life. It wasn’t always happy, but nothing can ever truly be happy, but it was finding the happiness and the light in those dark places.

When Dan finished talking, when all the words had come out, Evelyn had looked at him the same way that she looked at him back at that last session, a mix of pride and unbridled joy that Dan had grown up. He had grown up and become the person that his twenty-one year old self had been so scared of, the sixteen year old self he would have been proud of, and the twenty-five year old he almost gave up on if it hadn’t been for those around him to remind him that he was loved.

envelop the lonely places | 5k | (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: Dan in his arms is like remembering how to breathe.

(reunion fic, dec '22)

FOUR IN THE MORNING | 8k | - daeguk

Summary: Four in the morning is the poster child for loneliness, earth's betrayal; Dan Howell's never been good at falling asleep at night. Because being alone in an empty house becomes suffocating, Dan finds solace in a cashier working the night shift at a grocery who's afraid to fall asleep: Phil Lester. Maybe some questions are better off unanswered, or maybe Dan's just afraid of the response.

(from the wings) i'll be watching | 5k | (ao3) - moonanonymous

Summary: Phil is the assistant lighting director. Dan is the nutcracker prince. It's going to be a long day.

How To Find Your Missing Husband, or, The Amazing Crossover is Not On Fire | 5k | (ao3) - N_Chu4Ever

Summary: In the year 2063, just as International Rescue finally recovers from the absolute mess that is the Hood's attack on Tracy Island, an event known as the Great Restructuring occurs. Multiple universes are merged together, a teen who is supposed to be dead is revived (and promptly adopted), Sportacus is there... and two longterm partners, famously described as 'actual soulmates', are torn apart.

Will Phil ever find Dan again? Or are they doomed to be separated forever?

I’d Rather You Were There | 10k | - howthemoonsuitsthenightsky

Summary: When war breaks out everyone wants to sign up, well, almost everyone. 

it’s my fault | 6k | - awesomesockes

Summary: The fans don't know and he has medication to control it and stuff but he and Phil go to Summer in the City and Dan got drunk the night before so the pills don't take effect because he still has alcohol in his bloodstream in the morning. He has a fit in the middle of the M&G and ends up going to hospital.

Leeches To Lovers | 7k | (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: Phil was always a little needy after a breakup, and Dan was always a little needy in general, so leeching onto your best friend for physical contact wasn't a big deal, right?

On The Road | 5k | (ao3) - yikesola

Summary: Phil still isn’t quite used to it all being okay. He isn’t used to Dan not fearfully dissecting a tweet reply that called them queer icons. He isn’t used to things like what the two teenagers they bumped into at the airport said when they stuttered out, “I met my girlfriend because of you,” feeling only good. No twinge of bittersweet.

A fic about changes and landscape.

Oswald | 8k | (ao3) - philsmeatylegss

Summary: Dan is an asshole, Phil goes through a tragic accident, and this somehow brings them together.

Also Phil owns a pancake restaurant.

Redemption Arc | 8k | (ao3) - philsmeatylegss

Summary: classic, slightly dramatic rags to riches au

Serendipity | 8k | (ao3) - philsmeatylegss

Summary: Dan and Phil are a generic, cute suburban couple when a brief apocalypse decides to happen

Silent Night | 7k | (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 its overly-cheerful deacon might change that.

Stay | 7k | (ao3) - Nefertiti1052 (Succubusphan)

Summary: Dan was mesmerized by the cute guy with the flowers he saw on the tube. Was it a bit much to search for him time and time again after that? maybe, but sometimes working hard for something works out in the end.

Stranger Danger | 5k | (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: Dan thinks he's the most awkward guy on the tube until he spots a guy that seems to be in an even worse condition than himself.

tempe | 7k | (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Dan and Phil go on a case to Tempe.

that's what friends are for | 5k | (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: Long before Dan Howell was a rock god, he was in a band.

The city is so loud (but you drown out all the noise) | 8k | (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Phil's pack might have kicked him out for mating with a human, but his love for Dan was much stronger than anything he'd ever experienced before. It wasn't easy to adjust to living with Dan in his - now their - small flat in London, but Phil would do it again in a heartbeat. With Dan by his side, Phil was sure he could get used to all the weird things humans did.

the man of my dreams | 8k | (ao3) - mel_m_a_o

Summary: He first dreamed about this man maybe two months ago. The dream wasn’t really something out of the ordinary and Dan didn’t really remember what it was about, but it stuck out to him, because he wasn’t usually someone who remembered his dreams. He often thought he just doesn’t dream at all, but that certainly changed. He keeps dreaming about the same pale, black haired man and his bright eyes that make Dan wake up in a sweat. He starts to see the face everywhere all the time until he actually does.

The Problem With Travelling During The Holidays | 6k | (ao3) - Nefertiti1052 (Succubusphan)

Summary: Dan is in a tricky situation, running to catch his connecting flight with no other than his annoying enemy right on his heels. If he could just get on the plane and be away from Lester that would save Christmas.

Luckily for Dan, things don't tend to go his way.

trade all my tomorrows | 5k | (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: It's 2014, and Dan Howell is screwing up in life. Fresh off of potentially ruining his just-started acting career with a heavily-memed public freakout, he's ready to hide away for the rest of his life. Until a stranger reaches out, who might not be such a stranger after all.

Underneath the Bandages | 6k | - philsdrill

Summary: Dan hits his head whilst masturbating, and despite being rather awkward, the incident brings him closer with his best friend, Phil.

We balance each other out on the seesaw of life | 5k | (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Phil had dragged Dan to Isle of Man after his return home from tour. The sea air would do him good (even if it gave him hobbit hair) and he could be surrounded by Phil's family (who were his family too). He hadn’t actively planned to drag him onto a seesaw on a playground but it turned out to be a precious moment all the same.

words don't come so easily | 8k | (ao3) - heartsopenminds

Summary: When Dan agrees to be a celebrity guest on a reality show for artists, his only aim is to raise his profile a little and appease his agent.

That is, until he meets the artists who'll be painting his portrait, and one in particular catches his eye...

you look so good it hurts (in my favorite t-shirt) | 6k | (ao3) - phantasticworks (steddieworks)