#dan liveshow

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I’ve always been a huge sucker for the live shows both him and Phil used to do and I haven’t ever been quiet about that. It wasn’t the reason I got into them at all - that was their YouTube content - but it felt like a nice added bonus to sit down with them an hour a week and just “hang out”. I’ve had a special soft spot for Dan’s and his live rambles.

Tonight’s surprise Instagram Live with a four hour warning was no different, even though it has been a while and it’s not on YouNow anymore. He looks slightly different, he wasn’t in his old London room but instead sat in his walk in closet in the forever home he co-designed with Phil. He’s sat on the floor, amidst packing for his solo world tour and he actually decided to do a surprise live for us.

And it was delightful. I was worried with the comments and when he decided to go wild and actually invite someone to join him on the live despite knowing how nothing worked. Moth was a wonderful surprise appearance and it felt almost like fate after Phil just retweeted her edit the day before. It was slightly awkward but neat and cool.

So was seeing Dan talk about the wall from the merch shop, all covered in little messages for him. It wasn’t slathered with dicks, like he’d joked, but instead full of sentimental messages that he admitted had hit his emotions. We know he’s a sentimental guy and that connection to his audience is important for him.

The little Phil cameo via texts and comments in the chats and him correcting Dan how to use Instagram was also hilarious. A little glimpse into the domestic arguing over who ordered dinner too. On the rare occasions they do let us see into their private life, I am always met with this warmth and comfort that they are still the same. If I think too hard about it and their whole history, it’ll grip my brain for hours. I’m still so incredibly thankful they found each other.

And of course, while Dan was trying to do a sentimental and silly ending to his shows like he used to, someone made nsfw comment about his thick green juice, which naturally made him gulp down like half the bottle and lick his lips with staring at us. This idiot. And then the delightful laughter. Free and happy.

Dan did hardly any of solo live shows in 2018, but I’m a sucker for traditions and I’m making one of these compilation videos anyway. Thankfully, we saw plenty of him in real life at Interactive Introverts and we have also gotten so many joint live shows with Phil. It has been very nice, but Dan just has a very special and calming way of ending live shows when he’s on his own that I still appreciate.

hi b! yep the infamous liveshow back in 2012 where once again people ask him if he’s sure he’s not gay and he says ‘find me the right guy, who-m-who knows what might happen’ (he stuttered a bit) (x) it’s real cute and probably the first time in 2012 he didn’t just outright stomp all over the idea of being queer

for context (x) that third gif fucks me up damn tho idk why he just,,,,,,like we’ve never seen him make that face before? somehow?? even tho he’s like the king of facial expressions? every time it pops up i just have to like. take a sec and breathe. it’s like a black hole vortex or smth i can’t stare at it for too long or i’m sucked in and i literally can’t pull myself out for like a solid minute.