Different First Meeting (3) Masterlist
part one, part two
blown again into instant flame (ao3) - jonsaremembers
Summary: Dan reappears in the corner of Phil’s vision, wearing the green suit.
I’m fucked, is all Phil can think.
Because Dan is awfully fit for someone stuffed bodily into a green morph suit. Even the way the hood squashes his curls down and out over his forehead is kind of adorable.
Broken Like You (ao3) - TearDrop1234
Summary: Dan and Phil meet at a theater in a nowhere town. Their friendship is instant, but the rest not so much.
Country Boys (ao3) - Scuddleduck
Summary: Phil haunts the only honky-tonk within an hour of his small farm, looking for love, or at least a good lay once in a while. He meets the perfect guy: tall, gorgeous, and only in town for one night.
Doomed, But Just Enough (ao3) - VendettaWound
Summary: Nothing in Dan Howell's life seems to be going well lately. He hates law school, has literally no friends, and is just going about life on autopilot.
However, the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger throws a wrench in this whole routine. And maybe, it's all Dan needs to finally let happiness back into his life.
Essential Meet-Cute (ao3) - husbants
Summary: Audiobook narrator Dan Howell finds himself embarrassed when he encounters a handsome man named Phil in the romance aisle of his local bookstore. Luckily, he and Phil get along quickly and both enjoy a certain queer romance author named Zack Striker. Still, Dan can’t help but think that Phil might be hiding something…
Find Me Again (ao3) - llama_sidekick
Summary: Phil wanders into the forest and upsets a forest spirit, right when a handsome stranger steps in to help him. Dan didn't plan his day to go this way but maybe it ends in a pleasant surprise.
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.)
ice blue (ao3) - cityofphanchester
Summary: The rink glitters white and vast, the sun somehow brighter for being concentrated between buildings.
(ice skating meetcute, for your december season)
into temptation (ao3) - cityofphanchester
Summary: Phil searches, following the sound, and sees the shape of someone moving through the crowd, a shimmer like a fish in water, there and then gone: a bare shoulder in a black tank top, the flash of a silver earring, dark curly hair, the side of a face. A moment later, and the shimmer’s come out by the bar, and Phil forgets to look away.
last disco (ao3) - possumdnp
Summary: Two ridiculously-dressed guys meet on a night out.
(An AU where Dan gets dragged to the club and meets Phil, who’s dressed as the world’s gayest cowboy.)
Lavender Tree (ao3) - js71
Summary: Different first meeting, post-society's collapse, but hopeful and sweet, with a little bit of angst.
Let's Think of Something Better (ao3) - EverythingIsAsItWas
Summary: Dan Howell has no direction in life. No real friends, a job he hates, and suppressing a huge part of his identity, the end of summer 2009 is looming.
Then, he begins to see a boy in reflections, a boy with black hair and blue eyes he swears he could swim in. And then his entire world falls apart at the seams.
My Sanctuary, You're Holy to Me (ao3) - skygremlin
Summary: Sister Daniel isn't very good at being a nun, but she's stuck living in a convent because she's got no other plans. The church needs a new priest for Sunday mass, and the responsibility falls on her to meet him for the first time. Will he see through her false devotion?
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.”
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
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.
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
Sunshine on the street at the parade (ao3) - ForeverJustAnEmoKidAtHeart
Summary: Dan and Phil meet at a Pride Parade.
Sweet Juliet (ao3) - Nefertiti1052 (Succubusphan)
Summary: Dan is a baker in his thirties, feeling the weight of the passage of time on his shoulders, living a content yet uneventful life until a mysterious man takes it upon himself to whisk him away.
The Death of Our Star (ao3) - queerbonafide
Summary: Dan Howell has always wanted to be an astronaut. As soon as he graduated, the strange message from the deep space has arrived. As one of the most talented pilots of his generations, he's been chosen to this two-people mission with the purpose of finding out who exactly tried to communicate with them. The second person was Phil Lester, an incredible scientist with PhD in theoretical physics and amazing specialist in black holes.
Warm (ao3) - ottertrashpalace
Summary: animal shelter volunteers
