#makingup

part one, part two, part three

all that's left is a band of gold (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: They've fought before, but it's never ended with one of them in a hotel room.

Back to December (ao3) - trancelover99

Summary: Dan and Phil previously had a fight that resulted in a breakup, but after not seeing each other for a year, Phil agrees to meet with him in a coffee shop to talk things over. Will the two finally make up, or is their relationship done for good?

Bad Editing Tips (ao3) - dip_the_pip

Summary: Making up after a fight.

barefoot over broken bottles (ao3) - happy_hufflepuffle

Summary: It's Christmas and the discussion of where they're spending it is inevitable.

Or, Dan and Phil have an argument.

Everything is Different With You (ao3) - JudeAraya

Summary: He wasn’t sure who started it first, or when it happened. One day he’d woken up and realized they were partners. That was that.

Dan's tendency to toss papers when he cleans leads to an argument about more than just who does the taxes. And makeup sex. Of course.

False God (ao3) - ForeverJustAnEmoKidAtHeart

Summary: After a stupid fight, Dan has been in the office editing the Easter Baking video for the entire afternoon. He specifically told Phil not to disturb him but was amazed (and worried) that Phil didn't.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean it (ao3) - Lizzyboo

Summary: He feels it when Dan’s thumb is wiggling out of his grasp, rubbing the pink skin under his eye relentlessly, making Phil squint.

“Stop that,” Dan says. His voice is commanding but also soft and it only makes Phil cry harder.

or: the aftermath of a fight

In his arms (ao3) - philsbignaturals

Summary: In which Dan's self-loathing gets too much to manage, so Phil starts fucking someone else. Dan overhears them and decides to join in.

"Look at your blue eyes" (ao3) - thesassykels66

Summary: Dan and Phil have a bit of an argument before meeting baby Pearl

Not Just A Cup. (ao3) - dip_and_pip_trash

Summary: Dan and Phil hit a hard point in their relationship but it takes the littlest thing to change all that.

On The Balcony (ao3) - cafephan

Summary: Whoever said moving to a forever home would be easy was lying.

Rain (ao3) - phanburnhamizzard

Summary: It's a cold day with ominous purple clouds in the sky when Daniel Howell bolts out of his apartment and heads downtown. Phil Lester is left in their apartment alone, stunned, in the aftermath of their argument.

Separated from one another, they think back on their relationship, Dan's depression, and what their friendship really means to them.

Then, it starts to rain...

shadows / nocturne / parting clouds (ao3) - Tarredion

Summary: Phil wakes up with a migraine, causing him to snap at Dan. Throughout the day, while visiting a city for the ii tour, Cornelia observes the tension, and eventually, the two of them console.

So Long, London (ao3) - solarpower21

Summary: This can’t be Phil’s life right now. He can’t be having a panic attack in the bathroom of an airport café after randomly bumping into his ex and being told his flight home has been cancelled.

or: Dan and Phil did the unthinkable and broke up in 2020. They meet again, four years later on Christmas Eve.

wikihow to stop a divorce (ao3) - ivorycastle

we have to stop meeting like this (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/Tw2QgndQo1 "We have to stop meeting like this," he chuckled, maintaining eye contact obnoxiously. Unable to keep herself from rolling her eyes at him yet again, desperate to hide how taken aback she was by meeting him for the third time in less than a week despite her clear distaste, she tried to block out the unsettling feeling of irony that demanded to be dealt with.

- 

Previously

I had slept fitfully through the remainder of the storm, eventually falling into a deeper sleep towards the early hours of the morning, comforted by Jamie’s steady breathing beside me. ‘You look verra beautiful this morning,’ he said softly, as my eyelids fluttered open.

‘Flatterer,’ I said contentedly, lifting my eyes to look up at his face.

 ‘While I do have a lot to make up to ye, strict honesty is the way forward, Sassenach.’ His eyes glimmered with a hint of flirtation. He tentatively put an arm around my hip.

I opened my mouth to speak, before closing it again, mindful of the fragile reconciliation. 

‘What is it?’ 

The question tumbled out before my rational mind could stop it: ‘Do you have anything to be honest about?’

He knew what I meant immediately. ‘I have a lot to apologise for, but I have never played ye false. I love you, Claire. Only you.’ His tone was sincere and his face was genuinely contrite. 

‘I should have trusted you,’ I murmured back. He puffed out his cheeks. ‘Did I give ye any reason to trust me?’ 

I turned my face up to his. ‘S’okay. Friends again.’

‘Sides, I can’t stand any of those harpies,’ he muttered out of the side of his mouth. I gave a most unladylike snort. ‘I am supposed to be visiting at ten. Louise and her cronies.’ He groaned theatrically. ‘Or you could spend the day with your husband.’ He blinked owlishly. ‘Spoiling him. Making sure he knows he’s forgiven.’

‘Is my husband going to spend the day with me?’ I inquired, fluttering my eyelashes in mock surprise. Yer husband is no longer associating with any of the so-called nobles,’ he informed me. ‘Sinners and reprobates the lot of ‘em. And I have an idea I’d like ye to consider.’

"I'm a mermaid." Louis decides, wrapping his arms around Harry's neck. "You're on holiday. Somewhere tropical, like-" "No, no-" Harry mutters, leaving what's left of his sandwich on the desk. "You're a fairy." he says, bending down to mouth at his neck. Louis scoffs. "I was a fairy last week, Harry." he complains, barely resisting as he gets pushed towards the bed. "You're my pretty, small, delicate fairy." Harry ignores him, sneaking his hands under Louis' shirt, dragging them up his back. "You're so small." he rambles, as Louis rolls his eyes, hides his smile. "If I'm not careful I might hurt you."

Harry and Louis are perfect for each other. Everybody knows it. They know it, their friends know it, everybody knows it. That's why Zayn, Liam and Niall won't let them get away with breaking up. No chance in hell.

Links Last Checked: April 23rd, 2025

part one

All The Exes And Love (ao3) - JenCollins, WordsAblaze

Summary: Simple bickering over cereal leads to a heavy argument about exes that might have torn anyone else apart, but Dan and Phil can always find their way back to love and happiness.

goodnight & i love you (ao3) - farquaad

Summary: Sharing a cup of coffee. Or, the morning after a fight.

How Bad Could it Be? - fiction-phan

Summary: “We decided it would be fun to go camping and now it’s raining and we can’t figure out how to set up the tent.”

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.

I Want You to be Safe (ao3) - DanPhil

Summary: Both Dan and Phil are going to university as mature students in this alternate universe, but their student-life certainly won't be simple. Dan has many dark secrets he must keep from Phil; including the fact he is being threatened by criminals. Can Dan and Phil have a working relationship? And can Phil save Dan?

Homeless - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan is homeless and meets Phil, who is a barista at the towns coffee shop. Dan finds out that Phil comes from a wealthy family and gets close to him so he can get some money from him. Dan and Phil start dating and start to have feelings for each other. Phil finds out that Dan was using him for money and has to decide if he wants to be with him still.

Love is a Gesture (ao3) - notinclinedtomaturity

Summary: It was 2012 and things had been tense in the Dan and Phil flat for a while now. Dan wasn’t sure whose fault it was, or how they’d gotten here, but he did know that he needed to fix it. He knew that it needed to be perfect. He just wanted to show Phil that everything was going to be alright.

Our Little Person - phangirlingforphan

Summary: Dan has 3am cuddles with their favourite curly-locked little person in the aftermath of a spat with Phil. Fluff and adorable conversations ensue.

pins and needles (ao3) - honeywreath

Summary: “I don’t like shouting.” He mumbles into Phil’s chest. “I don’t.”

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.

We aren't a commercial (ao3) - Misha_with_wings

Summary: Dan was getting too wrapped up in the platonic-best-friend branding of 'Dan and Phil' that he almost forgot about how much he loved Phil.

He had let their relationship suffer as he denied, denied, denied- but after a long talk with Phil they knew what they had to do.

Staying hidden behind a brand hurt a lot more than it helped, they were done with it.

...

Truth turns to freedom, freedom turns to happiness.

Will I Ever Meet Them? (ao3) - rainbowchristy

Summary: Drawing on one’s arm for their soulmate to see is usually a wonderful, magical experience. Phil sent a smiley face once but hasn’t written anything since.

Links Last Checked: April 23rd, 2025

part two

Brick By Brick - embarrassing-myself, auroraphilealis

Summary: No one said having an unmated Alpha and an unmated Omega living under the same roof was going to be easy, but add in a mess of feelings and desire, and things go from bad to worse. When Phil Lester asked his best friend, Dan Howell, to move in with him, he thought he could ignore his feelings and refrain from submitting, but with an oblivious Dan scenting him every other day, he decides he has to put a stop to it. Jealousy and misunderstandings collide to throw their lives into chaos, forcing both men to reconsider their relationship. Will they ever get their happy ending, or will prevalent sexism force them apart?

Homeless - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan is homeless and meets Phil, who is a barista at the towns coffee shop. Dan finds out that Phil comes from a wealthy family and gets close to him so he can get some money from him. Dan and Phil start dating and start to have feelings for each other. Phil finds out that Dan was using him for money and has to decide if he wants to be with him still.

How Bad Could it Be? - fiction-phan

Summary: “We decided it would be fun to go camping and now it’s raining and we can’t figure out how to set up the tent.”

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.

I Want You to be Safe (ao3) - DanPhil

Summary: Both Dan and Phil are going to university as mature students in this alternate universe, but their student-life certainly won't be simple. Dan has many dark secrets he must keep from Phil; including the fact he is being threatened by criminals. Can Dan and Phil have a working relationship? And can Phil save Dan?

I Wish I Didn't Love You (But I Do) (ao3) - Daaishi

Summary: Dan distanced himself from Phil, only he didn't realise that could be catastrophical.

Love is a Gesture (ao3) - notinclinedtomaturity

Summary: It was 2012 and things had been tense in the Dan and Phil flat for a while now. Dan wasn’t sure whose fault it was, or how they’d gotten here, but he did know that he needed to fix it. He knew that it needed to be perfect. He just wanted to show Phil that everything was going to be alright.

Make-Up Cuddles - interrupted-by-fireworks

Our Little Person - phangirlingforphan

Summary: Dan has 3am cuddles with their favourite curly-locked little person in the aftermath of a spat with Phil. Fluff and adorable conversations ensue.

Picking Up The Pieces (ao3) - rainbowchristy

Summary: During a truth or dare game, Phil is made to break up with his pastel-wearing boyfriend. He was too drunk to fully understand what was happening at the time but now that he's sobered up, will Dan ever trust him again?

Or, Punk!Phil breaks up with Pastel!Depressed!Dan because of a dare and Phil has to earn his trust back.

Second Chance - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan cheats on Phil when he goes out with some friends with Uni and he was drunk. Dan debates for quite a while rather or not he should tell Phil and in the end he decides to tell him. Phil has to come up with decision of whether or not he wants to stay with Dan.

Simmer Down and Pucker Up (ao3) - Sinncity

Summary: Maybe it would have been better, if he just left things alone. Because then he wouldn't remember Phils laugh in such avid detail, or how much his eyes light up when he get excited over the smallest, almost meaningless things.

After Dan's 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.

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.

Together Forever - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan and Phil are arguing again about coming out to their viewers. Dan gets angry and goes out and accidentally gets drunk, finds out he’s pregnant and has to worry about telling Phil.

What He Wants (ao3) - bestelitecouple

Summary: Dan Howell always gets what he wants.

From the car he was given on his sixteenth birthday, to the job as president of the Drama Society in Year Ten, Dan has everyone wrapped around his finger. He likes to do things a very specific way, his way, and he’ll do anything to keep it that way. Even if it means fucking Phil Lester until his ass falls off in order to keep the auditorium for the Drama Society. At least, that’s what he keeps telling himself. (Or in which Dan and Phil are both presidents of different honors societies that have to share the school’s auditorium and work together for the production of the spring musical. Dan, being a brat, comes up with a dumb plan to get it back, which works fine, until his feelings come into the mix.)

Will I Ever Meet Them? (ao3) - rainbowchristy

Summary: Drawing on one's arm for their soulmate to see is usually a wonderful, magical experience. Phil sent a smiley face once but hasn't written anything since.

Links Last Checked: May 11th, 2024

Be Still (ao3) - Writcraft draco/harry E, 4k

Summary: Harry’s back in England and Draco tries to fix things before he disappears again.

Calico Skies (ao3) - Fate_and_folly draco/harry, draco/theodore, pansy/blaise E, 134k

Summary: With his family’s name and misdeeds laying heavily upon him, Draco Malfoy returns to Hogwarts for a torturous eighth year. He finds himself unrequitedly in love with Harry Potter and at odds with everyone around him, even the bricks. While navigating the post-war world, he is forced to decide both who he is and what he wants.

Can't Fight This Feeling (ao3) - Writcraft draco/harry E, 10k

Summary: A year may have passed, but Harry Potter definitely isn't over Draco Malfoy.