#backtogether masterlist

part one, part two, part three

Abstinence (ao3) - apoetacriminal

Summary: “Okay, so I love you. I love you very very much....” As soon as he said it Dan opened his eyes wide. He knew. “and I think we’re great together, but lately I feel like our relationship,” his voice broke, “It’s like, lately our relationship has been stuck. you know?” Dan nodded slowly. His eyes were watering. “And I feel like when we’re alone we act more like friends than boyfriends, and we never go out and...I,” Phil looked down.

“Just say it,” Dan whispered,

“I-I think we should break up,”

All Over Again (ao3) - roryonice

Summary: It’s almost Christmas, and Phil goes back to his hometown to win back his high school love after five and a half years.

All the sunlight of our past (ao3) - jestbee

Summary: YouTube is a mess.

Phil's been struggling with it for a while and has just taken a job as a video editor to make ends meet while he figures out whether he still loves it anymore.

Dan's channel has been dead ever since he started working at BBC Radio One and the two haven't seen each other in years.

During a chance meeting in 2019, Dan gets papped coming out of a gay club and his life is sent in to turmoil. He blames Phil, because it had been his idea to go there in the first place, so they're straight back to not talking.

The only recourse Dan has to salvage his career is to return to his YouTube channel after all these years and make a coming out video on his own terms. What he doesn't know is that Phil is the editor he just hired to help him with it.

And when we fall, I'll be missing you (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: They're both tired of being apart, but have no idea how they're supposed to fix each other up again

Bullies and lies (ao3) - R3ad3r1

Summary: A breakup. Some bullies. Some lies, but in the end, love wins.

Coffee & Coming Home (ao3) - spacekidwithapen

Summary: the one in which Dan and Phil meet in a one-off chance in a coffee shop after years of pretending not to know each other, and forget why they ever split.

I Got One Less Prom Without You (ao3) - ticklishpickle

Summary: Dan Howell, boyfriend of Phil Lester, has always cared too much about what other people thought of him. And so it's no surprise that despite his complete infatuation with Phil, it takes him months to finally muster up the courage to come out to his friends. But hey! They're surprisingly okay with it- except for the part where they want him to bring a girl to prom instead of his own boyfriend. (Because popularity and stuff, or something)

And so he becomes Dan Howell, ex-boyfriend of Phil Lester. Watch him as he tries to get rid of the 'ex' part of that title.

is it casual now? (ao3) - r3dbull (orphan_account)

Summary: They break up but meet again.

Misunderstanding (ao3) - irphanfic (irawriting)

Summary: after PJ invites Phil to the cinema with him and encounters his ex-boyfriend there, what will happen between the two?

next to me (ao3) - afestivequest

Summary: “Well. Here we are.”

“You, me and everything between us,” Dan says, gesturing between them.

In 2014, Dan and Phil break up.

Five years later, Phil checks in.

plum (ao3) - twoheadlights (fizzfic)

Summary: "Have you ever woken up next to someone and been like, 'you know I don’t think this is going to work out'?"

things start to look a little different away from london. it gets phil thinking.

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (ao3) - sleepyslag (galacticneighbor)

Summary: Five years ago, Dan Howell broke his best friend's heart to pursue a music career.

Five years ago, Phil Lester left Manchester to start over in the US.

Now, weeks before Christmas and in the middle of Dan's latest tour, the two of them meet again when Dan winds up stranded in a small town in Pennsylvania. With Dan's tour postponed until after the holidays and Phil's community center at risk of shutting down, can the two exes come together to save it, or will the demands of Dan's career tear them apart again?

synchronicity (ao3) - hamartiawrites

Summary: Synchronicity is a concept which holds that events are "meaningful coincidences" if they occur with no casual relationship, yet seem to be meaningfully related.

Take a Picture (It'll Last Longer) (ao3) - phantasticworks (steddieworks)

Summary: Dan and Phil meet at 2 a.m. in a coffee shop. Phil is a photographer looking for a model, and Dan can't say no to pretty boys.

Talk Me Down (ao3) - MaeTaurus

Summary: The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire is over and all Dan wants to do is be reminded of why this all started in the first place.

Their World Alone (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Dan and Phil's journey from 2009 - 2018.

things we leave unspoken (ao3) - zvyozdochka (paperdaisies)

Summary: There were things Dan never expected Phil to find, and likewise, Phil never did tell Dan about the ring in his closet. After they collapsed in 2012, that wasn't exactly an option. But 2017 was a fresh start in so many ways- why not for them as well?

we were never in the park (ignoring tornado warnings) (ao3) - pasteldanhowells

Summary: After Phil leaves Dan, Dan starts seeing a therapist. Then, Phil comes back, and Dan starts lying to his therapist about him.

wikihow to stop a divorce (ao3) - ivorycastle

Summary: ❝(...) but then suddenly one day you make a life change, and the flames feel no different..❞

Willow (ao3) - starlight_kth

Summary: Sometimes, Dan just wishes he tried harder. Other times, he’s just happy he’s still loved by Phil.

You came in from the rain (ao3) - cemeterysociety

Links Last Checked: August 7th, 2024

part one, part two

A Koi pond, love, sex, and all the crap that comes with it (ao3) - winstonlives

Summary: Dan can't sleep, but Phil can. Dan thinks too much. What happens after the tour?

all sorts of not sleeping (ao3) - kay_okay

Summary: Insomnia can be caused by an infinite number of reasons. Here are five of theirs.

All We Seem to Do Is Talk About Sex (ao3) - truerequitedlove

Summary: In which Dan’s got a boyfriend and a tongue piercing, and Phil’s got a weed hookup and an anxiety disorder. In high school, they were labeled “bad influences on each other,” maybe that would never go away.

Another Kind of Light (ao3) - basicallymonsters

Summary: "I miss you," he says again, feverish and rasping. "You're my only friend, you're the only person who's ever been a default for me, like factory settings; this Dan comes with a Phil, there's never even a question."

Or - they're miserable apart, and the only way they can properly sleep is together.

everything comes back to you (ao3) - curiosityandrain

Summary: Dan and Phil grew up together in a small town, where they had a secret relationship throughout their last year of school. When it comes time to leave for university, they lose contact. Three years later, they’re both back home for summer break and decide to reconnect. They soon realize how much they missed each other. After a whole summer spent together and a road trip with old friends, Dan and Phil begin to wonder whether or not they should continue what there once was between them.

Going Forward (ao3) - softiejace

Summary: When Phil Lester signs his students up for a mental health workshop, no scenario he's prepared for includes running into his ex...

in the midst of this nothing (ao3) - PforPandamonium

Summary: When Dan wakes up after a night of drinking, something is a little off.

In The Shadow Of Your Heart - wavydanrises

Summary: Dan and Phil fell apart a few years ago, and if Phil seemed to have no problem getting used to his new life back in Manchester with his husband Noah, Dan has a few more difficulties moving on. But when Phil comes down to London to attend Louise’s party and ends up having to stay with Dan for a few days, who can tell what will happen

I still have your number (ao3) - jointvideos

Summary: After Dan’s near death experience, he’s given a second chance at life. This second chance is used to go back and try to rebuild the relationship between him and his ex boyfriend, ex best friend, Phil. In 2016, devastating events left something between them changed, but 3 years later Dan is given a chance to fix everything.

It's Better To Burn Than To Fade Away (It's Better To Leave Than To Be Replaced) (ao3) - your_starless_eyes

Summary: 2012 isn't going so great, to say the least.

Life without you would be a nightmare (ao3) - winstonlives

Summary: Excerpt: Dan woke with a start. His heart pounding and his face wet with tears. 'What the hell?" he breathed. He sat up and rubbed his eyes with the heel of his hands, and rested his elbows on his knees. He had to stand up, had to get the feeling worked out of him. His dream was so vivid, too real. He went into the lounge and picked up his laptop. A distraction, that's what he needed. He enabled his browsing position and started to scroll. However, his head started to bob almost instantly and fell asleep within minutes. He slept for a mere half hour before he once again woke, upset by his dream. He stood and walked to his bedroom door. Instead of turning right, he turned left and knocked gently on Phil's door.

meet me in the afterglow (ao3) - dvp_95

Summary: It had been Phil's decision, after all. Okay, technically, it had been a mutual decision, but it had been Phil who actually said the words. They're supposed to be past it by now.

Old Habits - scifiphan

Summary: dan and phil have broken up but old habits die hard.

Old Habits, Young Love, and Other Things That Just Won't Die (ao3) - blueberryphancakes

Summary: Despite their branding, Dan and Phil haven’t actually been friends for all of the seven years that they’ve known each other. For almost two of those years, ‘best friend’ was just a label they used on the internet, a clever disguise used to keep people from knowing what they really were. Because from the day they met until the day they broke up, Dan and Phil were something else entirely. Not something more. Just something else.

Retrace, Retry (ao3) - catboydan

Summary: In 2012, Dan left Manchester and Phil didn’t follow. Dan didn’t let him.

Now, it’s 2016 and Dan returns to retrace his steps and maybe, possibly, have a chance at a second try.

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (ao3) - sierraadeux

Summary: Dinner together, once a year. Seven o’clock, the little Italian place in Manchester.

It hurt too much to stay friends. It hurt worse to lose each other completely.

Three Sleepless Nights With Dan (ao3) - jestbee

Summary: Phil goes away for a few days and Dan is left alone imagining many impossible things. Luckily Phil is just a phone call away, too bad you can't expect your ex boyfriend to comfort you in times like these.

We Danced With Monsters Through the Night - waitletmephangirl

Links Last Checked: August 7th, 2024

part one, part three

3:23 In the Morning - trash-fics

Summary: “Forget how to live. Forget how to breathe. Forget how to think, and then forget how to be conscious at all… He wasn’t sure why he was awake, but it was 3:23 in the morning and he was.”

In other words, it’s over, and Dan doesn’t know how to cope.

A Favor For Another Man (ao3) - winstonlives

Summary: Dan needs help from Phil to please his current boyfriend. Phil is not happy about it, but does anyway. Dan’s boyfriend isn’t happy about it either. Dan and Phil have a bit of a fight and their true feelings are exposed.

Arms Unfolding (ao3) - alimacbrux

Summary: It's been two years since Dan and Phil have seen each other after an explosive break up. But now, a few years later when they're both a bit more certain of themselves, maybe, just maybe, they can make it work again.

Begin Again - curiosityandrain

Summary: Phil never expected Dan to take up a career in theatre but Dan moves to London to pursue it, leaving Phil behind. Three years later, Phil goes to see Les Mis where Dan plays Marius. Thanks to Phil’s friend Louise, they reconnect after the show. With both of their careers growing and going in separate directions, Dan and Phil are faced with the decision of whether or not they want to begin their relationship again.

Birthday Wishes (ao3) - CapriciousCrab

Summary: “Happy Birthday, Dan,” he says quietly, fingers twisting nervously around each other. “Um, would it be alright if I came in?”

'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.

Change - doomedhowell

Summary: After four years of being together, Phil finds out that he’s pregnant with Dan’s child. While Phil is excited, Dan isn’t ready to settle down with a kid yet. They get into an argument and Phil leaves. 15 years later and they’re reunited again but Phil’s with his daughter.

Just Us (ao3) - hygge

Summary: Dan and Phil are in an open relationship, and Phil is tired of it.

Let’s Get Lost (ao3) - Yiffandquiff (paradisobound)

Summary: Sometimes a drive going nowhere is all one needs to reconnect.

Lost The Map (ao3) - queerofcups

Summary: Dan travels home to finalize their divorce. Phil's the only one who knows its isn't a tragedy. It's not an ending, its a turn of the page.

New Beginnings - fiction-phan

Summary: “We have a lot of mutual friends so we see each other more than two broken up people usually do and I know we’re not really close anymore but you’re wearing that stupid (adorable) hat you always wore when you were upset so tell me what’s wrong because it’s literally killing me to see you look so sad”.

Parmigiano And Anime - daniactuallysnuffledthatpopcorn

Summary: From an unexpected breakup to an unexpected getting back together.

Still The Same As 5 Years Ago - aleksandraesthetics

Summary: Punk!Dan and Phil were boyfriends back in their high school days. Dan eventually corrupted Phil (In a playful way of course). Phil even gave his virginity to Dan. Eventually they lost contact after high school though, but they ended things on a good note. Phil gets a job as a tattoo artist and Dan comes in one day to get a tattoo. Dan is just as flirty and attractive as Phil remembers him to be.

Sweatshirt (ao3) - thelatewriter

Summary: “yes, i know this is your sweatshirt and that we broke up five months ago but it’s really comfy okay. i totally don’t wear it because like it still smells like you or is the only thing that even remotely feels like home since i moved out. pfft. absolutely not.” AU

That's How It Should Be - doomedhowell

Summary: A stupid argument leads to Dan and Phil breaking up, neither of them cope well with the break-up. Dan moves out and Phil wants Dan back.

The Fall and Rise of Dan and Phil - yoursecretphanblog

Summary: Dan and Phil’s relationship as told through video transcripts and social media.

The Torture Of Small Talk - lesbiandannie

Summary: The year is 2014, and Dan Howell is a successful YouTuber living in London with his flatmate and best friend, Dodie Clark. He has his own show with BBC Radio 1, and his life seems to have fallen together perfectly. That is, until he unexpectedly runs into his ex-boyfriend, Phil Lester, whom he hasn't seen since they broke up in 2012. Dan finds his life being turned upside-down as he tries to figure out how and if he should let Phil back in it.

Where’d You Go? - curiosityandrain

Summary: Songfic to the song Ghost by Halsey. It’s 2012 and Phil can’t seem to find Dan anymore.

You And Me Have Got A Whole Lot Of History - doomedhowell

Links Last Checked: July 30th, 2025

Always (ao3) - phantastic 

Summary: Phil and Dan broke up but still live together, which can lead to some awkward situations.

‘Cause Right Now Could Last Forever (Just As Long As I’m With You) (ao3) - elusive_eventuality

Summary: Dan and Phil break up but are still friends/living together. One night Dan feels really ill and asks if he can sleep in Phil’s bed because even though they arent together, Phil always made him feel better when he was sick. And they cuddle and end up back together and life is good again.

Caught (ao3) - hygge

Summary: Just because they weren’t together anymore didn’t mean that Dan couldn’t read phanfiction while he got off, right? Or at least that’s what he thought before Phil walked into the room.

Equilibrium (ao3) - phan_anon

Summary: It's 2016, and Omega!Dan doesn't need an Alpha to be happy, thank you very much. He's quite content living with best friend, flat mate, business partner, co-author, ex-boyfriend, and occasional lover, Beta!Phil. Quite content, that is, until an unplanned pregnancy disturbs the comfortable equilibrium they've established over the years...

glazed eyes, empty hearts (ao3) - mitchell

Summary: “It’s 6am and you decide that if you drink vodka fast enough it tastes like love. And when you throw it up a few hours later, you decide that’s how love feels like.”

I Followed Fires - embracingpastels

Summary: They’re no less in love than they used to be - but they’re also stubborn, and pissed, and trying their hardest not to touch each other. (When they do, it’s more conversation than they’ve had in months)

Incapable of Letting Things Go (ao3) - Merrydith

Summary: When you live with someone for as long as Dan and Phil had, every object retains sediment that can't be thrown away. Especially if you still feel some sort of way towards the memory or the thought the object represents. It pained Phil to watch Dan chuck things that still held so much sediment to him. Letters in green envelopes and CDs that contained songs like “Interrupted by Fireworks” and “Toxic”. Phil winced when Dan crumbled the drawing he had done for Dan when his Skype microphone broke that one time. He hoped Dan didn't notice his overly eager offer to take the trash out, solely to fish a few of these objects out. Pressing the objects to his chest, he'd sneak them away into a box of his own and call it a good deed. Saving the memories of their relationship because Dan wouldn't do it himself.

But what happens when Dan comes across this box and Phil feels like he's about to throw up?

It's Better To Burn Than To Fade Away (It's Better To Leave Than To Be Replaced) (ao3) - your_starless_eyes

Summary: 2012 isn't going so great, to say the least.

Of Mistakes and Fuck-ups - dark-days-dark-nights-xx

Summary: Dan knew he fucked up as soon as the words left his mouth, as soon as Phil’s eyes had turned from hurt to stone cold, as soon as he had walked out of the room, leaving his own words bouncing around in the depths of his mind.

Old Habits - scifiphan

Summary: dan and phil have broken up but old habits die hard

Salt in Your Wounds (ao3) - timelordangel

Summary: They broke up years ago, but apparently they can still sneak into each other's rooms at midnight. This doesn't tear Dan apart, or anything. Not at all.

Until You Were Gone (ao3) - fairylightshowell

Summary: Dan and Phil have been dating for 3 years, but things start to go south towards the end of 2011. In 2012, they start ignoring each other and not talking. Halfway into the year, they break up and split apart, causing Dan to move on, while Phil is still attached. Dan finds a new love when he moves back home. 3 and a half years later, on New Year’s Eve, he proposes to his girlfriend of 3.5 years. He hasn’t fully moved on as Phil is there when he proposes to his girlfriend.

way too soft a touch for you (ao3) - wrongbed

Summary: Dan and Phil come together and fall apart over and over again, and just can't figure out the right way to love each other.

aka what happens when two kids start dating without technically labeling it "dating," and then are still living together 6 years later somehow.

We’re Going To Be Okay - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan and Phil have broken up, and things haven’t been the best. But, things go from bad to worse when Phil brings one of his ‘one night stands’ home with him.

Why Can’t We Be Like That? - georgiabread

Links Last Checked: August 7th, 2024

part two, part three

A Coincidence - doomedhowell

Summary: It’s been 15 years since Dan and Phil had broken up, and they’ve both moved on from each other and started new lives. Phil meets a young girl named Luna Howell, only to find that she’s the daughter of his ex-boyfriend who he happens to still be in love with.

Breakup And Makeups - doomedhowell

Summary: Phil broke up with Dan because he thinks Dan could do so much better than him. A few months afterwards, on their four year anniversary, Phil realizes what a big mistake he’s made and wants Dan back. They finally talk things out when Phil discovers Dan drinking.

but home is just a room (full of my safest sounds) (ao3) - blueshirt

Summary: In which things fall apart, and then back together. Or, the one where they break up in 2012 and stumble across each other three years later. Featuring Dan as a radio show host and BBC presenter, and Phil as a weatherman on the Isle of Man.

‘Cause Right Now Could Last Forever (Just As Long As I’m With You) (ao3) - Band_obsessed

Summary: Dan and Phil break up but are still friends/living together. One night Dan feels really ill and asks if he can sleep in Phil’s bed because even though they arent together, Phil always made him feel better when he was sick. And they cuddle and end up back together and life is good again.

Caught (ao3) - hygge

Summary: Just because they weren’t together anymore didn’t mean that Dan couldn’t read phanfiction while he got off, right? Or at least that’s what he thought before Phil walked into the room.

Coming To Terms - placingglaciers

Summary: After Dan and Phil had a rough breakup, there’s a tragic death in Phil’s family, which ultimately changes everything, of course.

Don't Leave Me (Please Come Back) (ao3) - roryonice

Summary: Dan and Phil broke up in high school and haven’t seen each other in seven years, but when Dan gets the lead role in a Broadway musical, Phil flies across the country to see Dan and they realise that breaking up may have been a mistake.

If It Hurts This Much - clumsyphilip

Summary: There are more awkward things than going on vacation with your ex’s family. Like when you’re still in love with him and millions of people think the trip proves you’re together.

It Starts With A Flood (ao3) - Vivthewriter

Summary: The scent of another man’s aftershave in my - our apartment. The sound of his moans piercing through the paper thin walls making my heart wrench and fold over itself. The constant stream of all of his lovers parading up and down our hallways. I’m trapped. I can’t do anything. He dumped me over a technical error on a fucking website. He stole my heart all those years ago and he never gave it back.

Limbs Lost Like A Dead Weight State (ao3) - emblah01

Summary: In which Phil moves away for university and Dan is left alone.

Of Old Memories And Future Moments - irphanfic

Summary: “Rummage inside Phil’s bedside drawer‘‘ it said. Oh no. What would have happened if Dan had found something more interesting than a lip-balm inside Phil’s bedside drawer? 

One Last Time (ao3) - outphan

Summary: 2009, Dan and Phil met. 2017, Dan and Phil broke up. 2022, Dan and Phil meet again.

In which Dan and Phil go out for an innocent dinner after 5 years. However the evening turns completely around.

Second Chances, New Beginnings - dxnhowell, phancywork

Summary: Phil is a primary school teacher, Dan is a radio presenter and they’ve adopted a child together. Now they’re split up though and Dan faces the struggles of being a single dad while also having to deal with seeing Phil every time he takes his daughter to school.

Simmer Down And Pucker Up - sin-n-city

Summary: Maybe it would have been better, if he just left things along. Because then he wouldn’t remember Phil’s laugh in such vivid detail, or how much his eyes light up when he gets excited over the smallest, almost meaningless things. After Dan is forced to pick between his family and Phil, he realizes he’s made the biggest mistake of his life; but he’s going to fix it.

Sk8ter Boi - sexyassphan

Summary: Based of Avril Lavigne’s song Sk8er Boi with Pastel!Dan and punk!Phil Phil learns what love is but also how to be broken from it, Dan helps him learn both of them things. who will face the consequences  (TW: swearing but not lots, mentions of child abuse and there someone who is an alcoholic)

The Only Happiness I Want - thetummyhand

Summary: After a messy break up and no contact for four years, Dan and Phil run into each other at a bar and end up sleeping with each other. When morning comes Dan isn’t sure what he wants.

We’re Going To Be Okay - doomedhowell

Always gonna want you back (ao3) - bewareofcamels calum/ashton G, 4k

Summary: They called it a "mental-health" - break over social media, even though it was more of a "Ashton broke up with Calum and now we kind of have a problem band wise" - break!

but i'd risk it all just to feel alive (ao3) - bellawritess michael/ashton, luke/calum T, 3k

Summary: i wish it was a friday night.

A voice says, “Michael?” and time stops.

It’s not, can’t be, wouldn’t be, in a million years at a million pubs Michael could scour every inch and it would never be Ashton, because Ashton left, Ashton walked out and Ashton called him saying they should just be friends and (Michael never called him back and) Ashton broke up with him and Ashton never reached out again and Ashton walked away from everything they’d been and everything they had and there’s no way, there’s no way that Ashton is here, right now, saying Michael’s name, but Michael turns, slowly, and it’s Ashton.

Chrysalis (ao3) - jbhmalum michael/calum T, 49k

Summary: When Michael breaks up with him without an explanation, Calum is left confused as he tries to pick up the pieces. He just doesn't realise they're not meant to be put back together the same way.

i can't lose you any longer (ao3) - kaleidoscopeminds luke/ashton E, 12k

Summary: He looks different. But also exactly the same. His hair catches the light, longer than it ever has been, curling down his neck and onto his forehead. His eyes are the same blue, even in part darkness, lips are the same pink as they wrap around the words he speaks to a couple of people Ashton’s not sure he knows. But he’s wearing glitter on his eyes, sparkling across his eyelids; something he never would have done when Ashton knew him, wearing a pink satin shirt that he would never have worn when Ashton knew him, holding a drink that Ashton wouldn’t have ever expected him to drink. He holds himself differently, less curled in on himself.

Luke and Ashton broke up when Luke left for tour. Ten months later, Luke comes back.

if we make it through december (ao3) - allsassnoclass (brightblackholes) luke/ashton T, 28k

Summary: “I didn’t tell them,” he blurts. Ashton falls silent on the other end of the line. “My family. I didn’t tell them about the breakup. And I know that I should’ve and I swear I will, but Gram asked about you today and it’s probably her last Christmas with us and you know how much she loves you. I couldn’t do it. It’d break her heart, and I can’t do that to her. Not right now. So if you-- I mean. What I’m trying to say is that you’re still invited to Christmas, if you want. You don’t have to, I can make an excuse for you, and I swear I’ll tell them after the holidays, but I thought maybe… maybe you’d want to see them one last time.”

i'll keep on fighting (just to make you believe) (ao3) - jbhmalum michael/luke, luke/ashton T, 33k

Summary: In which Luke is finally coming home to Australia for the summer after two years, and everything should be perfect. Michael quickly realizes nothing is.

interlude (ao3) - galacticsugar michael/luke T, 36k

Summary: As Michael positions his camera to capture a photo of the venue marquee, it suddenly hits him that Luke isn’t just a name on the sign. His show is tonight. He’s probably here, right now, somewhere in the venue, or at least nearby, maybe hitting up one of the trendy downtown coffee shops or jogging around the lake.

“Michael?”

…or right behind him. His voice sounds the same.

it's an emotional kaleidoscope when I face you (ao3) - FayeHunter, lifewasradical michael/luke T, 33k

Summary: With one last sweep over his apartment, Michael is sure he’s ready to go, or at least as ready as he’s ever going to be. Nothing would ever prepare him for multiple days of nothing but Luke Hemmings.

Or, Michael and Luke broke up a few months ago, but a nonrefundable road trip has them back together for a wonderful ride from New York City to Orlando, Florida.

Leave A Light On (ao3) - eliotthawke michael/luke T, 5k

Summary: When Luke and Michael broke up, both were sure they could get over it. Reality disagreed.

or, "I found your phone and I was going to return it until I realized you’re my ex and now I’m not sure what to do" au

Love me like you did (ao3) - screamtobeheard

Summary:

“You idiot! Where did you go?” Calum shouts immediately. “You know the way you always suspect the worst of me? This time you’re right,” he says. “Oh my god. You’re taking him to warped tour? What did he do?” “He agreed actually,”

After Luke and Michael break up, Michael is miserable. He decides a roadtrip to warped tour could fix things.

More Than Meant To Be (ao3) - Maluminspace luke/ashton G, 1k

Summary: Luke and Ashton have broken up, but Luke can’t take another night being away from the love of his life

my heart has finished wondering just for who it's gonna break (ao3) - bellawritess michael/ashton T, 1k

Summary: these days are pretty hard to believe.

“Mm,” Ashon hums. “I’ve missed waking up like this.”

Michael exhales and slumps back into Ashton’s bare chest, hugging Ashton’s arm and twisting his head to smile at him. “Me too.”

still running (back) to you (ao3) - jbhmalum ot4 T, 5k

Summary: 3 times the boys are Luke's muses, and 1 time he tells them

Those wounds you made are gone. (ao3) - Perfectdream michael/luke, calum/ashton G, 8k 

Summary: Luke asks Michael to go and never come back. He tells him he doesn't want to see him again. Michael obeys.

Unless Luke lied.

He simply needs to rest, needs to breathe. Needs to feel.

to fresh new starts and wish you wells (ao3) - expectopatronuz michael/calum luke/ashton T, 24k

Summary: The thing is, he is fine. He has been fine, and everything that happened with Calum happened so long ago that it doesn’t feel sharp anymore. He still thinks about it sometimes, but not in a deliberate, conscious way. He’s grown up so much, and sure, he’s 22 and he hasn’t been in a relationship since he was 17, and yeah, sometimes that’s kind of lonely, but he loves his friends and his career and things are good.

or, Michael is the lead guitarist in 5 Seconds of Summer, and Calum is a star football player

You Don't Get Me High Anymore (ao3) - orphan_account ot4 T, 1k

All the Parts of You I Never Got to Love (ao3) - CrowCulture matt/foggy T, 1k

Summary: "Phoebe "Foggy" Nelson was not still in love with her ex. It's just that Mary Murdock was a gorgeous woman. A gorgeous, dangerous woman, which is something she'd known meeting her, what with her boxing champion dad. Now she knew the full extent of that danger and just how reckless and stupid it would be to be in love with her. So no, Foggy was not in love with Mary. She was however in deeply unfortunate lust with her."

A Street Corner in Cambridge (ao3) - NarutoRox bucky/tony T, 12k

Summary: Tony sucked in a sharp breath, heart pounding in his ears, and looked up at his savior.

“Are you alright?” he asked in a tone much softer than Tony had expected, grip tightening around Tony as he pulled him further away from the street.

~

In which Bucky is actually Tony's long-lost college sweetheart, and these two knuckleheads take a ridiculously long time figuring out they're still perfect for each other.

Back In My Arms Again (ao3) - Marvel_Kitten bucky/sam E, 9k

Summary: A birthday, an ex and a weekend in Delacroix are about to turn things around for Sam Wilson. There are only two problems with his lingering feelings for his ex. One, Bucky shares those feelings and two, he's impossible to resist.

glimpses of you (ao3) - saiditallbefore carol/maria T, 1k

Summary: Memories come in flashes, in glimpses she can almost make sense of. They come mostly at night, dreams and memories blurring together indistinguishably.

I Think About You (ao3) - bugsandcoffee                                            bucky/steve T, 1k

Summary: Breaking up with Steve was the worst mistake Bucky ever made.

oscillations (ao3) - silkspectred steve/tony E, 25k

Summary: Steve and Tony rebuild their relationship.

Plausible Deniability (ao3) - nowalee steve/tony T, 16k

Summary: Tony and Steve broke up a month ago. Now, Tony is back because Fury wants him for an undercover mission. Only catch? Steve has to go with him, because the public doesn't know they broke up yet. It's a perfect cover.

And Tony can totally be alone on a mission with his ex who he isn't over yet. What could possibly go wrong?

Right where we left it (ao3) - endlesstwanted sharon/maria T, 2k

Summary: From all the people Sharon thought she could meet in Madripoor, Maria was not one of them.

some things just make sense (and one of those is you and i) (ao3) - cynthiagay wanda/natasha T, 1k

Summary: "You know, you're cute when you're angry," Nat said.

"Really, Romanov? Well, then, I'm about to be fucking gorgeous," Wanda responded.

or: what if, when steve was returning the Stones, he brought Nat back?

Something to Someone (ao3) - Andrea1717 bucky/steve E, 94k

Summary: At twenty four Steve is living a life he loves. Working at the hospital with his childhood best friend Natasha. Living in an apartment not far from his mother in New York City.

One day at a night shift he gets an unusual task: watching a patient all night who refuses to talk to the police. A male sex worker who was almost killed by a client.

It’s a person Steve never thought he would see again. It’s Bucky Barnes.

spit your tongue out (ao3) - deathsweetqueen tony/sam E, 5k

Summary: Sam is the last to come out of the Quinjet when it lands, and he looks just as handsome as he was the last time Tony saw him, a little thinner, a little wearier, more lines in his face that comes from exile.

His lungs are in his throat the entire time, and when Sam finally looks at him, his face hollowed out, he’s absolutely terrified of what he might say.

Sam doesn’t say anything.

Terrible Exes (ao3) - ashes0909 steve/tony M, 1k

Summary: Their hips rocked, lips collided, and the groan Steve let out tasted like smoke and victory. They truly were terrible exes.

The Simple Life (ao3) - niniblack pepper/tony T, 56k

Summary: An AU of The Game Plan, set right after Civil War and featuring a very lonely Tony Stark with poor coping mechanisms; a very young Peter Parker who is losing track of how many lies he’s told; and a very busy Pepper Potts who is starting to see her ex-boyfriend in a new light.

This love came back to me (ao3) - orphan_account                          maria/natasha T, 4k

Summary: Natasha and Yelena go to Natasha's ex-girlfirend's, Maria's place to get help...

We Are Family (ao3) - Icylightning steve/tony T, 40k

Summary: Peter looked back and forth between the two adults, curiosity shinning in his eyes "Do you guys know each other?"

"Yes" said Stranger

"No!" said Tony

The stranger took a step forward and smiled at Peter "My name is Steve Stark Rogers. I'm your father"