#badboy!phil

Links last checked: July 18th, 2025

part one, part two, part three, part four

American Psycho/American Beauty (ao3) - prettysweet

Summary: Dan, the new bad boy, who has been attending Phil’s high school for only a week has girls all over him and everyone knows he fucks girls almost everyday. Two weeks later Dan takes a liking for Phil. They fuck. Dan fucks other people. Phil doesn’t.

Baby - dansphlevels

Summary: “You’re soft too,” Dan announced, almost too quietly to hear. “You just pretend like you’re not. But I know the truth.”

Phil snorted. “You know all my secrets, Baby.”

Dan laughed aloud. “Please. You’re in a fucking gang, I don’t think I want to know all your secrets. I don’t have that kind of time.”

Baby-Boy (ao3) - fiveameyes

Summary: the meeting of cute of feminine!dan and bamf!phil.

Blue-eyed Hottie - helloanonymouswriter

Summary: Everyday after school the 'Blue-eyed Hottie' stands outside and waits then gets a text before leaving again. Everyone in school fancies him and wonders who texts him every time.

Bumped Into A Leather Jacket - takemetourgrave

Summary: Maybe putting in headphones at full volume is in fact the best way to get a date.

Crushing On The Bad Boy - doomedhowell

Summary: In which Louise tries to help her best friend out by setting him up with his biggest crush, Phil Lester, the bad boy Quarterback on the football team. They’re total opposites, but Louise thinks Dan has a chance with him. However, things don’t exactly go to plan.

Fire For A Heart (ao3) - breffski

Summary: For Phil, life in his hometown seemed to be somewhat of a musical. The North and South side of town fought like cats and dogs, and even despite the many warnings he received from his older brother to stay away from the North… well, he didn’t listen.

Hiding Truth (ao3) - ineffabledaniel

Summary: Badboy, Heartbreaker, Demon. These are all words that perfectly discribe Daniel Howell. Dan’s parents stuck him in a boarding school full of humans. It was going pretty grest for a little while. Until a tall dark haired boy ruins his perfect world by becoming his roommate.

If I’m a Saint, then You’re Heaven - botanistlester

Summary: Phil is less than excited to start his Sex in the Bible course, but he can’t bring himself to regret it when he meets a gorgeous angel dressed in all pink by the name of Dan.

It’s All Fun And Games (Until You Get Blackmailed) - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan and Phil are in a relationship, but everybody at school thinks they hate each other. In order to have a fun date night, Dan and Phil travel out of town so nobody recognizes them. They think they’re safe, but are they?

Life is a Test (And I Get Bad Marks) - botanistlester

Summary: Soulmate au where the first thing you think when you see your soulmate for the first time appears on their skin. Dan has always been known as the most badass guy in school; Until Phil Lester shows up, that is. Feeling like his image is at risk, he lashes out, causing an all-out war between the two.

Possession (ao3) - Misha_with_wings

Summary: Phil was a demon hunter.

He was ruthless towards monsters, tough as steel, and expertly skilled.

Phil only had one weakness, and that was Dan- the bad guys knew it too.

Rags And Riches - phandabbydosey

Summary: Spoilt brat Philip Lester is used to having all his problems solved for him, even his problems with the law. Fed up with his attitude and behaviour, Phil’s parents refuse to buy him out of trouble and Phil soon finds himself sentenced to community service where he comes across a homeless boy with deep brown eyes who might be able to change the way Phil sees the world entirely.

Smoke and Flowers - cherrihearts

Summary: high school!/teenage! phan au in which Phil tends to the flowers and plants in the greenhouse behind his school and eventually finds himself completely smitten with the boy who sometimes smokes outside his door–Dan Howell.

Ten Things (ao3) - DarkEyedDreamer

Summary: Dan is about to graduate high school and he’s still never done anything exceptional or fun. At the risk of being “late” when he goes to college, he enlists in the help of his college-neighbor Phil to teach him a few things about making the most of his teenage years.

That Wasn't In A Plan, Was It? (ao3) - JenCollins, WordsAblaze

Summary: When Dan and Phil are set to be partners in school project things start to happen. They slowly itch closer but will their past let them stay together?

we have more in common than i thought (ao3) - manicpixieidiot

Summary: bad boy!dan has a bit of a secret crush on nerd!phil, and when grouped with him in class he uses the opportunity to convince him to come to a party. (what happens next will shock you!!) (not really, no shocks don't worry)

featuring a latin class, a party, becky&jessica, and flustered drunk boys.

Your Love’s a Fucking Drag (But I Need It So Bad) - botanistlester

Summary: Dan and Phil are in a relationship, but everybody at school thinks they hate each other. In order to have a fun date night, Dan and Phil travel out of town so nobody recognizes them. They think they’re safe, but are they?

Genre: AU

Word Count: 3,385

Trigger Warnings: swearing (from both Dan and Phil)

A/N: Thank you so much @waitforiiiiiiiiiiiit for being kind enough to beta this! :D

well if you can’t give us anymore details to the fic you’re looking for,

then I suggest our Enemies To Lovers High School AUs masterlist

and I’ve also just recently wrote one if you’d like to check that out:

It’s All Fun And Games (Until You Get Blackmailed) - dxnhowell

Summary: Dan and Phil are in a relationship, but everybody at school thinks they hate each other. In order to have a fun date night, Dan and Phil travel out of town so nobody recognizes them. They think they’re safe, but are they?

Links last checked: July 18th, 2025

part one, part two, part three, part five

Are You Ready? - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan Howell and Phil Lester. Both bad boy’s of the school, both very popular and well known for different things. But the’re a couple, and people don’t know about it and think they hate each other because of their reputations. Dan wants to keep it a secret, Phil doesn’t. Things happen.

A Tattoo Of Your Name (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: punk!Phil and shy!Dan in high school AU

Bad Boys Don’t Smile (wattpad) - phanci

Summary: Phil Lester is sweet and cute; known for his kindness and enthusiasm. Dan Howell is a tough, cold outsider; known as the school’s stereotypical ‘bad boy’. But if he’s so bad, then why on earth did he rescue Phil Lester and give him a smile which would melt anyone’s heart?

Bad Boy Turned Good - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan is a teenager who’s a bad boy/trouble maker and doesn’t get along with his parents because of his behavior. They care about their reputation around town so the summer he does turns 16, they send him off to stay at the Lester’s (best friends of his parents) where he meets their teen son Phil, who is completely innocent. They don’t get along at first because they’re total opposites. Dan’s forced to spend time with Phil throughout the summer before school starts again and they eventually get along with each other and become best friends/lovers.

Cigarette Smoke And Bliss - anonymous

Summary: Dan is a sad 16 year old boy who has had a what most would call a bad life. He uses 20 year old Phil as an outlet, hanging out at his apartment which he lives at with 4 other friends and ditching school to see him. They don’t realize until later, but they both having feelings for each other.

Condemned - phandabbydosey

Summary: Kind hearted Phil Lester has never so much slapped another person, but he finds himself locked away for the murder of his brother. He’s innocent, but no one will believe him, not when the only DNA on the murder weapon is his own. Phil struggles to come to terms with life in prison, though perhaps a familiar - albeit unwelcome - face from his high school days will help ease the transition.

Diet Mountain Dew (ao3) - midnightskydan

Summary: Phil Lester is a bad boy, living as a runaway in New York City. He’s mooching off his girlfriend when he finds a poor abandoned neko in an alley.“You’re no good for me. Baby you’re no good for me. You’re no good for me. But baby I want you, want you”His life changes drastically now that he has a small, anxious, kitten to care for.

Feel Good Inc - melancholymango

Summary: Dan is your local sexually ambiguous religious boy. Phil is your local bad boy that sleeps with anyone that’ll have him and sins as if second nature. Then there’s also the poor original character that gets caught between them and their ridiculous amount of sexual tension. Threesomes, eh?

Good Boys Gone Bad - cocktailaunt

Summary: Shy!Dan has been dating bad boy! Phil for awhile now but he can’t help but think he isn’t good enough for the boy who stays out all night partying and drinking. So Dan decides to change that.

I'll Hold Your Flower Crown (ao3) - kitchen_sinks

Summary: Small pastel!Dan gets drunk at a party and throws up all over punk!Phil and his leather jacket.

I Promised Myself I Wouldn't Let You Complete Me (ao3) - midnightskydan

Summary: In which Dan and Phil are both players, that's all. But as time goes on and feelings develop, they always seem to end up with the only answered question being "is there somewhere you can meet me?"

Just a School Project (wattpad) - spaceruler_

Summary: Dan Howell is a good boy. He spends most of his time studying and does all his homework. Phil Lester is a bad boy. He’s failed nearly every class, and sleeps with a different person nearly every night. Only once Phil makes a bet and a school project is assigned do their paths cross.

Motorcycles Aren’t So Bad - fiction-phan

Summary: "You’re really hot and I was flirting with you but now you want me to take a ride on your motorcycle and I’m terrified.“

Pastels (ao3) - pastelpunkdan

Summary: where Phil has a thing for Pastel!Dan, but Dan doesn’t realize it in till he is at his most vulnerable.

pity party (ao3) - trickydoll

Summary: Dan Howell thinks the world revolves around him, and when his 'friends' grow tired of it, they ditch his party. Except, instead of sitting home alone, someone comes to teach the brat a lesson.

The Five Times Dan Howell Tried to Be a Bad Boy and the One Time He Was Himself (ao3) - kitchen_sinks

Summary: Despite dating the school bad boy for over a year, Dan has never really experienced what it’s like to break the rules. With a little guidance from Phil, Dan makes it his mission to change that. 

the one with the flower crown (ao3) - nokomisfics

Summary: pastel!dan/badboy!phil fwb fic | summary: Phil likes tattoos and smoking and sneaking into pubs illegally, and Dan likes Phil. Amy’s just around because it’s fun. | angst/fluff/smut

The Prince & The Wolf (ao3) - serendipitys

Summary: Let me tell you about the tale of how a boy who had flowers growing in his soul fell in love with a boy who had thorns trapping his.

Yellow Love - botanistlester

Summary: The deal is to make bamf!Dan Howell want to date Nerd!Phil. But how can he go through with it when Dan’s eyes are the colour of chocolate and he has a dimple that makes Phil’s knees weak? He decides he can’t go through with it because he’s too afraid of falling in love before Dan ever will. With a Christmassy twist at the end!

“You Don’t Have To Say I Love You To Say I Love You” (ao3) - Nutelladoo

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Jackets (ao3) - FoxyAtlas

Summary: Phil Lester, bad boy who wears the same leather jacket to school every day and makes a hobby out of scaring people. Dan Howell, future valedictorian who prefers a varsity jacket, and refuses to be shaken by anyone, bad boy or otherwise. And how they come together through a high school track, an English class, and a failing videography program.

stained (phan) || book #1 (wattpad) - audrat

Meet Phil Lester, a bad boy with blood on his hands. Literally. After one night strikes, Phil turns to a group of serial killers as a distraction and soon he finds himself with a trail of dead bodies at his own fault. 

Meet Dan Howell, a shy boy with flowers in his hair and nail polish on his fingers. Friendless and full of anxiety, he remains alone, until the blue-eyed boy with tattoos and piercings sits right next to him in the same support group. Phil finds himself falling for Dan when his mission is to kill him, and he wants to get close, even if that means spilling the unwanted truth- and a bit of blood.

I couldn’t seem to find the ask you were talking about so I’ll link it here

Summary: Phil (18) is a mysterious reform student at Dan’s (17) school. Dan in his words is entirely ordinary to everybody except Phil. (Let’s just pretend the changes happened at all kids have to go to high school)

Part 1

If Dan hadn’t thought of him that whole night he would have been lying to himself. But what he never called was he’d dream of him. Of blue seas and ravens that skimmed it. Of white lightning, pink skies as it cleared. He was on edge at breakfast. When his Mum commented he looked pale he snapped. Then had immediately felt bad and left a note on coffee table for her. That simply read:

Hormones? Sorry. I love you, Dan. Xxx

He was agitated when he got through school doors. How the fuck had he let Phil get under his skin so quick? Why fuck would he let him even- Slam. Suddenly he was dazed and breathless and being pressed up against the wall. “Get off me.” He bit straight away. Lester smirked. “Someone’s got their knickers in a twist.” Dan scowled and shoved him back sharply, shrugging his bag back onto his shoulder. Phil’s eyes misted out and then gather back up again. “Ah…so you’re a closet boy then.” He mumbled, flipping his lighter in his hand. Dan blinked. “What? No! I…” he sighed a collected himself. “I just don’t appreciate being shoved against the wall on my…what-what are you doing?” Phil didn’t looked up from his beat up sketch pad. “Keep still.” He murmured, nudging his chin to the side. And for some reason Dan didn’t move. “Why…” “Sh.” They were there for four solid minutes. That one damn strand of hair falling into Phil’s eyes as he scribbled furiously.  When Dan brushed it away he didn’t even look up and Dan was mesmerised by him. God he had never seen it happen. Seen Phil so lost in it. See the anger or arrogance lost from his eyes. He never saw Phil so raw before. The scribbling slowed and came to a stand still. He saw Phil write something at the bottom then he tore it out and folded it. He held it out to Dan. Dan eyed it wearily then looked back at Phil, his eyes. There was something new in his eyes? Just a glimmer of something. Fear? He took it hesitantly and Phil spun on his heels and stormed of in the opposite direction as the bell ran out shrilly. Dan tried to talk but it came out in a strangled noise. His gaze escorted Phil down the hall till he was out of sight. Then he moved it to the paper in his hand, which he unfolded. Quarter, half. Full. “Wow…” It was him, his face turned slightly to the side I sharp sticato pencil strokes and messy smudging. It was him. But at the same time it wasn’t, his fingers splayed over the image. It was incredibly beautiful. There was a small message at the bottom:

“I don’t need Dickens to be haunted.”

Dan’s mind ran a blank. He didn’t have a clue what any of this meant. The drawing, the kiss, the fear. Phil Lester was a freaking enigma.

-X-

“Hey Mr Grumpy Gills” Chris pouted as Dan plonked himself into his chair. “Hey.” “Woah no need to use that tone on me.” “Sorry…” Dan bushed and ducked his head and Chris nudged him. “Hey I was messing with you Wolf.” Wolf. A pun on his surname, Howell. “I know…” he murmured. “What’s got you all pent up?” Dan opened his mouth to speak when his Math teacher started to harp on. “Phil Lester.” Chris’ eyes widened. “Later.” Dan murmured.

-X- Break time. Chris looked up from the page. “Wow…much emo.” “Shut up Chris…” he growled snatching it back and folding it back up. He held his hands up. “Hey I mean that in the best way. He is hot as fuck, every gay and girls wet dream.” “Yeah well apparently I’m his nightmare.” “Dan are you kidding, look at you. You’re that kinda pretty that’s pretty and not obnoxious. The kinda pretty that’s inside too.” Dan blushed. “Seriously I’ve tried to bone you for years.” Dan rolled his eyes. “Why are we friends?” “Because you know I love you.” Dan smiled shyly. “Yeah.” Chris clapped his shoulder. “Don’t worry Wolfy. He probably wants to bone you too.” “Thanks.” -X- The next two lessons went by in a blur. Even Chem where Phil wasn’t. Dan made fake smiles at the too chatty guy he was placed with and kept quiet as usual. And when lunch came round he was ravenous. He spotted Chris and PJ across the room they waved, Chris even howled for good measure. Dan blushed and gestured he was just gonna get his food. As he shuffled along the line mindlessly picking up items, he came into collision with another tray. He was snapped out of it. “Lester?” “Howell.” “You…how do you know my name?” “How do you know mine?” “Everyone does.” Phil seemed to accept. “True.” He chucked a can of Coke on his tray and then he moved away. “Hey!” He turned back. “What?” “Um..d-don’t you have to…you should pay for that.” His face was so shut down. “I don’t need to.” “But I…” “What business is it of yours anyway?” he snapped. Dan’s head dropped and he turned back to the shelves. There was clunk and a sigh next to him as Phil dropped his tray back down again. “Sorry.” He mumbled without looking at him. Dan blinked up at him. “No it’s…you’re okay.” A silence followed. “Listen about that drawing I…” But Phil interrupted, eyes drawn to Dan’s hands. “Long fingers…guitar?” “Uh…no piano.” Phil smirked. “Talented fingers, good to know.” “That drawing.” Phil’s eyes were blank and his voice was entirely uninterested. “What about it?” Dan considered him for a moment. He considered how temperamental he was a decided to go for the safer option. “It was really beautiful Phil…you’re really good.”

Phil stared but eventually moved away. “Yeah well consider it an apology for stealing a kiss, I know you had trouble with that in past.” Dan’s face whitened. “How’d you.” “It doesn’t matter.” He shook his head. “I was wound up, shit happened that day, I shouldn’t have taken it out on you.” “You didn’t hurt me.” “No but I stole that kiss.” “I didn’t mind.” Phil’s eyes were on him so very unreadable. “Is that right? I’ll keep that in mind.” And he lifted his tray again. “You coming?” Dan hesitated. “Um my friends are waiting for me.” “Right.” And he left. Moved over the back of the room and sat on a table alone, eating like he hadn’t done so in weeks. And Dan felt a twinge. He felt something strong pulling him towards the boy. But ever the coward he payed for his lunch and sat with his friends like a good boy. “Um. What the fuck was that?” PJ demanded. “Nothing.” PJ leaned forward. “Dan, Phil Lester hasn’t spoken to anyone above a threat the whole time he was here and he just went back for seconds.” Dan shrugged. “We had a thing…” Chris punched his arm. “You didn’t tell me you had a THING you slut.” They both frowned at him. “Again in the nicest way.” PJ shook his head. “Thing? What thing.” “There might have been a kiss…” “YOU FUCKING…”

“Chris!” PJ hissed. The green eyed boy dropped back down. “Soz.” “Dan you can’t get involved with Phil Lester.” “I’m not involved.” “Dan…listen you’re sweet and you’re innocent and he will ruin that. He’s been in town nearly a month and already the notches on his bed post are dangerously high.” Dan glanced to where he was behind their heads briefly. He wasn’t alone now there was leggy brunette whispering in his ear. But Phil caught his eyes. Dan took his away. “We’re not involved it was a stupid thing. He’ll loose interest as soon as he realises I have about as much experience as the nearest 13 year old.” “I dunno…” Chris mumbled. “People like him usually love a challenge.”

“You don’t even know him.” Dan mumbled. “We don’t need too.” PJ murmured. “Look I hate prejudice, kay? But the evidence is there and you’re sensitive. I don’t want you hurt that’s all, we’ve been friends way too long. You’re like my baby brother.”

Summary: Phil (18) is a mysterious reform student at Dan’s (17) school. Dan in his words is entirely ordinary to everybody except Phil. (Let’s just pretend the changes happened at all kids have to go to high school)

Phil Lester had been here 4 days and in that time Dan had watched him light his cigarette with a Bunsen burner in Chemistry, called the teacher out as a ‘Medieval, sexist, pig looking prick’, graphited the entire boys bathroom with in Dan’s opinion beautiful art and beat the fuck out of a built football player for picking on a 13 year old.