#badboy masterlist

Links last checked: July 18th, 2025

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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

Links last checked: July 18th, 2025

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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

"Ah, sorry Doll." (ao3) - cliff0rd michael/luke T, 4k

Summary: Luke is a shy, quiet boy who works in a small Café and Bad boy Mikey just loves seeing him blush.

Arthurian Romances (ao3) - therjolras michael/ashton T, 5k

Summary: Ashton's in a bit of a tangle when he's rescued by a purple-haired knight-in-leather-jacket.

baby i'm gonna drink you in like oxygen (ao3) - booksteaandcake luke/ashton N/R, 1k

Summary: bad boy ashton has taken young luke hemmings under his wing. it's kind of a surprise when they sleep together... but also not a surprise at all.

'“I’m not wrecking you.” Ashton scoffed, “I’m going to take care of you.”'

do the things that you'd only read about (ao3) - heartbreakgirl michael/luke N/R, 5k

Summary: When he looks over, Michael's eyes are open and he's grinning from ear to ear.

“I love you.”

He smiles shyly, eyes rolling fondly. “I love you too, Michael.”

or, book worm Luke & bad boy Michael

every now and then the stars align (ao3) - merlypops luke/calum E, 3k

Summary: 'The sheer force of the love unfurling in Luke’s chest took his breath away often but he liked it that way, liked being reminded by his pulse thundering in his veins that Calum was his, and that he loved Luke back.'

Calum gets in trouble a lot, Luke's had a bad life, and Calum would do anything to keep him safe. Anything at all.

Feeling Naughty (ao3) - im_just_a_sucker_for_bromance michael/calum E, 2k

Summary: Calum is giving himself too much freedom and Michael is mad. Now, it's up to Calum make it up to him.

fight so dirty but your love's so sweet (ao3) - softirwin luke/ashton, michael/calum T, 11k

Summary: Luke hates a good ninety-five percent of his job.

A solid thirty percent of that comes from the fact that he works as a receptionist at a hotel, which he thinks is possibly the most thankless job humanity could possibly have created. A further ten comes from the fact that his desk is right next to the kitchen, meaning mouth-watering smells are constantly wafting under his nose, and Luke’s not allowed to eat on shift.

Fifty-five percent of it, though, is Ashton.  

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written for the prompt 'lashton bad boy'

Have Faith In This Fragile World (ao3) - SilentlyFighting michael/calum, luke/ashton N/R, 19k

Summary: Michael Clifford is well known in his school, not for being popular, far from it, he is the nerd. The goody-two-shoes hasn't had the best past but his peers do not know this and a couple of the football team decide that he is their next target. A mysterious group of boys make an appearance, saving him multiple times, and when Michael runs out of money to buy food, they even find ways to get him food.

The boys do not scare him that much but they certainly catch his attention. Michael learns the names of two of the boys but the leader is set to keep his identity a secret. But, when Michael has another run in with the football team and they use him as bait, will the boys identity reveal itself?

Mr. H (ao3) - jeepies luke/ashton G, 3k

Summary: Luke is The Joker and Ashton is Harley Quinn

Pull Up in Your Fast Car Whistlin' My Name (ao3) - blakecoffeeandcigarettes luke/ashton E, 3k

Summary: "What seems to be the problem officer?" Luke asked, making sure to raise his voice a couple of octaves higher as he fiddled with the hem of his dress, revealing the hot pink, lace edge of his panties.

say you want me and dont be nice (send those shivers running down my spine) (ao3) - orphan_account michael/calum N/R, 5k

Summary: :+: Calum and Michael are in gangs, and when Calum gets slightly turned on by the gun in Michael's hands, things get dirty :+:

snap backs and tattoos (ao3) - crankgameplays michael/calum N/R, 3k

Summary: Calum Hood is 16, almost 17, when hes warned to stay away from Michael Clifford. His dad catches a gaze of him from the kitchen window and hes got a new tattoo that's wrapped around his pale arm and there's tufts of pink hair peeking out from his snap back and oh my fucking god is that a fucking eyebrow piercing. Calum has died and gone to heaven. Or hell. Maybes hes being a little dramatic. Whatever. But his dad turns to him and he goes,

"Calum, I want you to stay away from that Clifford boy," pointing a finger in the direction of his son. "Hes no good." And Calum nods and mumbles, yes dad, and walks to his room and that's that.

But really. No one ever listens to their dads.

We're like noughts and crosses (ao3) - emptygoldss michael/calum G, 1k

Summary: it’s like Michael’s made of glass and Calum turns him to sand.

Yeah, I Want You Baby (ao3) - flowercrownmikey michael/luke M, 4k

Summary: "That what you wanna do, princess? Fuck the delinquent right outta me?"