Up and Coming Author Masterlist
Links Last Checked: April 24th, 2025
A masterlist dedicated to authors who just started writing, who donât have many fics up yet, or are just undiscovered!
Addicted to You ao3) - howell_at_the_prince_lester
Summary: (tw) Things had never been easy for Dan. Home life was a nightmare, his relationships were non-existent, and the world decided to keep screwing him over.
Sweet Nothings - allthephils
Summary:Â In which we find our Philly working in a candy store and our Danny boy is unable to resist.
Amaranthine (ao3) - harmartiawrites
Summary:Â amaranthine (adj.)
undying, immortal; eternally beautiful (or the one where dan and phil get separated two times but still manage to find a happy ending)
An Arranged Marriage (ao3) - MarriedPhan1234
Summary: Dan and Phil are forced to marry each other, even though they've never met. Differing life experiences leave the boys unsure of how this could possibly work.
And When The Stardust Fades Away, I Hope You'll Stay (ao3) - tiniestbauble
Summary: Dan's life had ups and downs. And then there was a very naked Phil, who crash-landed into his window and into his life right from the sky to grant Dan his hearts desires. Only the heart is a notorious creature, it desires what Phil isn't sure he can grant Dan. But somehow along the journey Dan's heart learns there is always hope-things do get better. And there is a dog in the story. He is a good dog, a very good boye, the very best in fact!
An Island in the Mediterranean - secretlywritingstories
Summary:Â A holiday just for them and their friends. A little break filled with calmness by the seaside. Five precious moments shared on Instagram. September 2017.
Bite Me (ao3) - alphapavlikovsky (orphan_account)
Summary: In which Dan runs out of hormone suppressants which means that all of the university can smell him, outing him as a very rare male omega.
Multiple people want to bond with him, but will the one person Dan wants to be with more than anything want him back?
Damaged (wattpad) - phan_trash_can_1989
Summary:Â He works multiple jobs to support him and his mom. He battles depression until he finds some one to help him through it.
Cheesecake Bites - boofphil
Summary:Â phil eats too many sweets when heâs not by danâs side.
Code Black (ao3) - starboydjh
Summary: âCode black: An influx of patients so great, there arenât enough resources to treat them. The average A&E is in code black 5 times per year. St. Thomasâ Memorial Hospital in London is in code black 300 times per year.â Doctors Dan Howell and Phil Lester know all too well that when everything in the busiest accident and emergency department in England and their personal lives goes right, the most incredible of miracles can happen. After Dan bares the struggles of his past to Phil, a member of Danâs distant and troubled family shows up as a patient in their A&E one night after years of silence, and life starts to feel like one long code black night in more ways than one.
Summary: Dan Howell is part of the DEAD, a group of humans that have died but still exist in the human world as a punishment for not living their life to the fullest. They cannot feel emotions and have a painful branding on the back of their neck as a reminder of their fate. But if Dan is supposed to live his life emotionless and in solitude, why does he have to fight his desire to spend more time with the dark haired klutz that stumbled into his life?
death of a bachelor (ao3)Â - localopa
Summary:Â okay, first of all, fuck martyn and cornelia. if it weren't for them, they wouldn't be in this situation. second of all, fuck phil because he thinks the solution to everything is marriage. third of all, fuck dan because why not get your heart broken?
The Dreams that You Dare to Dream - queenofallcorgis
Summary:Â Philâs parents are fostering alien refugees. Dan moves in and he shuts everyone out.Â
Expect Nothing - sleeplessnightwithphan
Summary: Phil was expecting a restless sleep and lots of crying. He was expecting having to move on without his best friend and feeling lonely. He was expecting a life filled with regret and the question âwhat if?â Phil wasnât expecting a familiar figure crying on his bed. (But hey, life is full of surprises, isnât it?)
Forever Please - tbfhlmao
Summary: dan gets phil a dog for his birthday. sort of.
I'll Protect You (ao3) - rainbowchristy
Summary: Phil is unique in more ways than one. The main thing that makes him different is his ability to see peopleâs number one wish and biggest fear in blue and red respectively above their heads.
In Front of the Lights, Behind the Camera - paradisobound
Summary: When Dan Howell became a model as a teenager, he expected that his face would be used for clothing launches and runways. But suddenly, his once pristine appearance changes and heâs left with nowhere to go in the modeling industry. One night, he finds an application for something differentâcompletely absurd reallyâand decides to take a shot. Not long after, he becomes well known adult film star James Colin and finds himself in front of the similar lights of those of a modeling shoot. But then he meets Phil Lester, who appears to be an arrogant cameraman with nothing better to do than snap at him. And slowly, Dan sees something that he wants a little bit more of than the fame, money, and the attention.
Kiss-Me-Not Kinks (ao3) - FairytailTalia
Summary:Â Dan and Phil are in a relationship, and although Dan is asexual and Phil is really into bdsm and stuff like that, they are happy, because they have a special arrangement. (or: The one were Phil whips strangers and then goes home to his lovely asexual boyfriend for cuddles and love.)
Last Kiss - stereotypical-jew
Summary: I still remember the look on your face, Lit through the darkness at 1:58.
lead role (ao3) - raingurls
Summary: in which dan auditions for a role in his school production and his boyfriend, phil, knows that thereâs no way in hell that he wouldnât have gotten it.
Little Ray of Sun Do You Think Weâre Done? -Â youwerelikemysteppingstones
Summary:Â Soulmate au ft clumsy Phil.
maybe next time you should just paint your nails normally - angelboydjh
Summary:Â dan gets acrylic nails and has a hard time masturbating. phil goes and helps him.
Missing Dan and a Pack of Alien Dogs -Â awrfhiphil
Summary:Â Dan is not in bed when Phil wakes one night, and Phil soon finds him.
Of Earth and Sea (ao3) - burnedoutphan
Summary: Going to Draxicord School of Elements has its many ups and downs. For one thing, Dan and Phil are roommates and they just canât seem to get along. For another, handling element-based powers is a tricky and sometimes explosive act. But itâs all worth it in the end.
Playing Myself (ao3) - spaceyloser
Summary:Â Dan talks, walks, and runs with the straight boys. From a young age he learned how to properly hide himself, to be one of them. But hiding who you really are for your entire life starts to weigh on you.There is one place where Dan expresses himself, Tumblr. One day he stumbles across a teenage boy's blog, this particular boy has an affiliation with plants. He only wears soft colors and smiles brighter than the sun. Dan and the boy become friends online, friends who flirt a lot, and Dan quickly falls in love, and suspects he feels the same. The only trouble is, this boy lives all the way in England, so Dan will never see him in person, right?
Release Your Inhibitions - pedestriansquirrel
Summary:Â All of these unconventional ways of showing affection seemed to work quite well for the both of them, until something about their relationship changed.This change was displayed in the tiniest glint of silver from the chain Phil wore around his neck that, unknown to anyone else, contained a gift, a gift that was given after Dan had proposed in mid-October.
Running Now I Close My Eyes - daniactuallysnuffledthatpopcorn
Summary:Â Bad days donât care where you are or what youâre doing. This time, Dan is hit by one on a trip to Florida with the in-laws. Fortunately, Phil is always right there with him.
Sea Glass (ao3) - kae_karo
Summary: Phil arrives on the Isle of Man to house-sit at his family's cabin while it's repaired and sold. Except the cabin's in far worse shape than expected, and Phil's got to find somewhere else to stay (Phil POV)
Summary:Â a grumpy!dan and sunshine!phil fic in which dan totally doesnât have a crush on phil. not at all.
What a Catch (ao3) - hygge
Summary:Â Phil visits the same cafe every weekday morning without fail. But, when he decides to visit the cafe on the weekend for once, the atmosphere that he had grown used to has completely changed thanks to a piano player named Dan. While Phil is ready to jump into a relationship, Dan is hesitant and is still trying to stitch his life together again after What Had Happened in his past relationship. And thatâs easier said than done.
Where You Belong (ao3) - blissedoutphil
Summary: Dan had always wanted to be in a D/s relationship, but he doesnât know how to sub properly. That was until he met Phil.
You Died With Him (ao3) - lolik
Summary: (tw)Â He's everything you ever wanted, your inspiration, your lungs, your life. He could take your breath away in ways you couldn't imagine in the same way he could give you the oxygen.
