part one, part two, part three, part four, part five

As He Goes, So I Go (ao3) - cloej88

Summary: It’s November of 2015, and Dan and Phil have just finished their UK leg of The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire. They’ve sworn off the romantic side of their relationship in order to protect the rest of this life they’ve built. However, with all of the close proximity of touring, their connection feels headier and more charged than ever. As soon as the UK tour ends, they fly to the US for a quick book-signing trip, but they become snowed in by a blizzard in Chicago. In the solitude of their shared hotel room, can they fumble their way back to one another?

Featuring: Pining, lots of fluff, the TATINOF UK afterparty in all its glory, an arcade bar in snowy Chicago, a NYTimes How to Fall in Love quiz, lots of introspective musing about how much these idiots adore one another, and some well-earned smut.

Cookies, Allegedly Homemade (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: It’s Christmas Eve, and Phil wakes to find his neighbour passed out on his couch

Curious Wine (Me and You) (ao3) - homegrownlesbian

Summary: It’s 2014. Danique and Phillipa are skyrocketing to new heights of success after taking the BBC’s offer for them to replace The Request Show as Dani and Pippa on Radio 1.

Dan and Phil are not together, and Dan’s closet is starting to turn into a sarcophagus. She struggles with guilt, shame, and her devastating romantic feelings for her friend. She’s got some filthy habits, too.

Phil’s closet is… fine. It’s there because it’s what Dan needs right now, and that’s fine, because she doesn’t have a lot of feelings. Phil’s definitely, definitely dealing with everything just fine. Including her not-relationship with Ella, which she's totally not just using as a crutch so she doesn't have to deal with her feelings for Dan. Feelings she doesn't have, because she's fine.

After they backstage-present the first Brit awards for the first time, they make a huge mistake that they’ll never have to think about again.... Right?

(my first and last “oh. oh.” fic)

embrace the void (ao3) - elle_oh_ell3

Summary: After the death of his partner, Dan seeks solace in solitude and finds Phil instead.

I should be over all the butterflies (But I'm into you) (ao3) - blankbluestare

Summary: A canon-verse AU in which everything’s the same, except Dan and Phil put an end to their romantic relationship very early on, so they've remained platonic best friends who’ve been pining for each other for years. And how they finally get back together.

If You Ain't Mine Baby, Then Whose? (ao3) - homegrownlesbian

Summary: Phil works at a dyke bar in London. Dan is a divorced transbian who likes to visit dyke bars in London. Phil likes her quiet, modest life, and she's not really dating right now - especially not customers! Especially not rich ones. Dan is guarded, moneyed, and lonely. She's not looking for a relationship - they're nothing but trouble.

Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan.

Intricate Rituals (ao3) - Celeste (artificialmac)

Summary: Dan and Phil have these rituals they do.

Just Brew It (ao3) - lavalampsandladydoors

Summary: Cafe worker Dan thinks the universe may be out to get him. His favorite customer (definitely not his crush) Phil has just been told he can't drink caffeine.

He's terrified he won't see Phil anymore, and too anxious to confess to him, but luckily a drink competition may just solve all of his problems.

Sink Or Swim (ao3) - dnpcoffee

Summary: Phil Lester is the smart, nerdy kid. Days being spent in the library, reading any book he can get his hands on.

Dan Howell is a jock, the best swimmer the school has seen.

Dan starts to do poorly in his English class, Phil is assigned to help Dan to get back on track.

sk8ter girl (ao3) - ShiwiSins (IetjeSiobhan)

Summary: “She can’t even keep herself on the board for longer than three minutes, what makes you think she could teach you?” PJ asks doubtfully.

“She looks hot,” Dani says, and PJ cackles.

“That’s not a qualification for teaching someone how to skateboard,” he tells Dani wisely.

Tequila and Lime (ao3) - llama_sidekick

Summary: the Dan and Phil bartender AU, where Dan has a crush on his recently phlonded colleague.

wait, is this fucking book about us? (ao3) - noxhsw

Summary: Dan is a depressed lawyer, Phil is a sad romance author. They meet when they're stranded at an airport, thinking they'll never see each other again. But when Phil writes a book about their encounter, Dan wants to meet him once more.

you flinch when you lie (and i notice every time) (ao3) - boxcar182

Are You Sick? by cantthinkofausername_B_Pike

Baz gets sick, and even though they're enemies, Simon can't just ignore him.

Could've Fooled Me by snowkatze

Simon goes into the coffee shop, like usual, but for some reason Baz is mad at him.

Gravity by favefangirl

Baz is so in love with Simon, it might just tear him apart.

I Think I Might Just Burn by Mrs_Moony

Simon Snow. What an irony, that he's called after something so cold, so ordinary, and so not him. He's nothing like snow. When I look at his face, it's golden and smattered with freckles, sometimes it even seems like it's beaming with dim light. His eyes are the fairest shade of blue, and though they ought to feel cold, they still manage to look like iced flames..

little talks by im-a-saint-fight-me

I suppose I’d always been the type people could tell their secrets to. No one really thought I’d talk to anyone else, which was mostly true. I just wasn’t much of a blabbermouth. I liked to talk to people, but I would never let secrets slip.

loving you's a bloodsport by DarkestTomorrow

Pathetic. I think that word sufficiently reflects the – ah - predicament.

Somebody to You by psychotic_fangirl369

Baz remembers the first time he realised he was in love with Simon.

time of day by Klouds

baz wakes up and he decides to take that time to stare because he seems to do that a lot.

Want by followsrabbit

It’s all about lists tonight. :D Pining masterlist coming up.

1. Five Kisses Ago (pining kisses)

2. A Little Help (pining + Nadia)

3. Can I Crash With You (ultimate pining while living together, also feat. Nadia)

4. Support (early s1 pining)

5. Worry (NY pining)

part one, part two, part three

Links Last Checked: October 4th, 2022

Antisocialites Watch A Wilting Flowers (ao3) - det395

Summary: Phil's an emotionally attached and loving vet and Dan's the drained receptionist with no dreams at the animal shelter who reconnect over the poor, hurt puppy dropped off. Dan's boyfriend is their boss.

A Taste of Myrrh (ao3) - imsorryimlate

Summary: Dan falls in love with Phil, who happens to be a celibate priest. Great.

Black Butterflies And Deja Vu (ao3) - knlalla

Summary: Once upon a time...there was a little boy, his name was- well, that’s not important. There was a little boy, and he didn’t have lots of friends.

But don’t worry, this isn’t a sad story, even though it sounds like it, I promise.

Curls - ticklishhpickle

Summary: Phil was so in love with Dan. This was hard to hide. One day Dan stopped straightening his hair, letting his natural curls free and it became impossible to hide.

Domino Effect (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: After years of keeping sex and friendship separate, Dan finds himself on the edge of falling in love.

Do You Know How in Love With You I Am (Please Notice) (ao3) - phantasticworks

Summary: Dan works at a small paper company, but the brightside to this boring career is that his best friend Phil is just a few feet away at reception. The downside to this is that he's hopelessly, irrevocably in love with said best friend. Oh, and Phil is engaged, too.

If the Crown Fits - nerdydisneychild

Summary: The Royalty AU nobody asked for in which Prince Daniel falls head over heels for his best friend and servant boy, Phil.

Love Scenario - botanistlester

Summary: When Phil first saw him in the spring, he thought he looked like bubblegum.

More Than Just The Game (ao3) - benotafraidofwriting

Summary: Phil's just trying to survive the school year. Cue a certain football player who throws everything off.

Moving On - adorkablephil

Summary: Post-TATINOF. Wanting to move his content in a more serious direction (not to mention the fact that he’s been following Phil around since he was a teenager and has no idea who he is on his own), Dan moves out in order to separate his “brand” from Phil’s. Is there any way their friendship can survive? Or will it be changed forever?

One Last Time (ao3) - greensweater

Summary: When Dan Howell moves in with Phil Lester to help pay the rent, Phil isn't expecting anything but a new friend. What happens, however, is a connection neither of them can deny, even as much as they want to. A Housemate!Phan au.

Sea Glass (ao3) - knlalla

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)

Shake It Out - howellesterfics

Summary: Phil has been pining after Dan (despite his affinity towards edgy fashion), but sometimes it feels like he doesn’t really know him at all. Maybe all they need is a little liquid courage.

Sweet Tooth (ao3) - phantasizeit

Summary: Searching for a new beginning in London, Dan stress-bakes to cope with his blundering through the adult world. Luckily, his hot, older neighbor, Phil, has a sweet tooth.

The Fault in Our Education System - ticklishhpickle

Summary: In which Dan pines over the two things he can’t have- contentment with his grades and Phil Lester- before he realises that both might not be as unattainable as they seem.

The Reject - butterflyphil

Summary: Dan might be a little bit in love with his best friend, but it’s okay. Phil doesn’t get crushes, at least as far as Dan can tell, so Dan has spent the last two years pining in secret while learning to accept the fact that Phil might never see him the same way.And it’s fine. It is. He feels lucky to have Phil as a friend at all, and he is perfectly happy to keep things the way they are. But things are bound to change when he finds some pretty convincing evidence that Phil does get crushes. And, as it turns out, boys who look like Dan are exactly Phil’s cup of tea.The only problem? The object of Phil’s affection is Dan’s twin brother.

Two Doors Down (ao3) - danfanciesphil (thejigsawtimess)

Summary: Dan drums in the dead of night to dispel the quiet. Phil can hear him from two doors down.

(Based on the song Two Doors Down by the Mystery Jets)

Too Tense to Be Undone - auroraphilealis

All In the Eye of the Beholder by InTheShadows

Baz growls softly to himself as Snow sits across the room from him, drawing. Infuriating. Of all the problems he has, now this is going to be an issue as well. What timing he has. Bloody perfect. Oh to be ordinary. Damn his life.

Can I touch your cross? by geemrmiranda

Late-night awkwardness leads to making out in Simon's bed.

Down The Stairs by montreece

He was being unreasonable once again, and I was too pissed to consider what to say or what to do. In the next few seconds, he was down the stairs. I left without a word, sneering at everyone who was staring at me.

hard feelings by mavencalore

simon follows baz into the wavering wood. it's routine; simon keeps walking and baz pretends not to see him. it's just like every other night, until baz gets hit by a spell of sleeping death and simon's whole world shifts on its axis.

kiss your knuckles by thefeelsonthebus

how not to realise you're in love with someone

Slumber by Thereaderwhotriestowrite

Baz is pining after Simon while he can't sleep - but when Simon wakes up, things get interesting.....and fluffy...

"The duvet is too hot, the air too stuffy, and there is no way in hell I can sleep tonight. I haven’t been able to feed down in the catacombs for a few days, cuz of damn snow playing detective again. Followed me everywhere, like he’s obsessed or something.

But I can’t think like that. I’ll start to think about Snow thinking about me, and that can never end well - I mean it’s not like he thinks about me the same way I dream about him…"

The Fucking Numpties by cantthinkofausername_B_Pike

It's the beginning of eighth year and Baz has been kidnapped by the numpties. He thinks about Simon (among other things).

When He Wakes by mybabystriders

Almost by flowerlover2241

Simon thinks Agatha is everything to him. But what if she isn't?

Before by snowbazrosebuds

Looking at him hurts

The same way looking at the sun burns your eyes

Distracted by bluegreen118

Simon is a mess. Baz is desperate. Penny is about to get shit done.

I Must Be a Masochist by bazypitchandsimonsnow

Of all the people Baz could fall in love with, it had to be him. The one person he could never have.

It's Not Love by snowbazrosebuds (tw)

songfic based on It’s Not Love by Lontalius

Love Letters to Simon by thirtytwo_chairs

Poems and cute messages that Baz wrote and never delivered to Simon Snow

Say Something by snowbazfluffyscone

Baz is having trouble falling asleep. What better way to fall asleep than to watch the one you love sleeping in front of you?

The assignment by BloodyFlammable

When they got for assignment to describe someone with 100 words without using any adjective, Baz felt like taking the bait

Here are his two drafts and the one he actually submitted.

Waking Up In The Islands by cantthinkofausername_B_Pike

Baz is excited for the class trip to Paris. That is, until he meets his irritating new roommates and has to share a bed with Simon.

Wishing Only Wounds the Heart by kaleidoscope_eyes (TheGirlInYourMirror)

-Every so often we long to steal

To the land of what-might-have-been-

A Letter Not For Reading by Vangle

Basil decides to right out some of the many feelings he had for Simon in a letter that he will never give.

Call Off the Search for Your Soul by brieflybe

The five stages of grief and loving Simon Snow. It has to go away because it's self-destructive in a way that Baz is not, because it's like breaking his own heart, dismantling carefully placed parts with his teeth and his nails, this is like getting rid of his mind instead of just losing it, leaving it at the side of the road in enemy territory and walking away.

Dangerous by psychotic_fangirl369

Simon borrowed his roommates shirt. Now Baz wants it back.

Golden-Spun Agony by zaviri

Eighth year finished about how Baz expected it to: Baz succeeded in defeating Bunce with narrow marks, Simon continued to accuse him of plotting and slowly break Baz’s heart, Agatha walked around the school in all her beauty and maidenhood, and the golden couple grew only closer and closer.

However, as graduation and Watford's five-year reunion rolls around, Baz's struggles are going to become a lot more difficult.

Just Kids by kidnappedbynumpties

This is a letter to Simon from Baz, with everything he’s ever wanted to say, but he just couldn’t find the right words at the right time.

salt and scalding by hoerondales

baz is always hungry (and not just for blood).

The Final Battle by YouKnowNothinJonSno

Snow points his sword at me. That stupid sword, because he never uses his wand. The most powerful mage in the world, and he can’t even use his magic. “Pick up your wand,” he demands. He sounds angry.

“No,” I tell him. It’s always been so hard to say no to him, but not this time. Because this time I’m saving him.

What if Baz hadn't been kidnapped, and Natasha Grimm-Pitch was able to tell her son that the Mage got her killed? The Old Families and the Mage's Men start an all-out war, culminating in a battle at Watford. Baz always knew it would end like this, him and Snow facing off. But he always knew he could never kill the boy he loved, no matter the consequences.

two am by crowley-simon

A Break Under the Stars by TheStoryOfMyTeaCup

Baz is tired. He needs to take a breather, and he isn't all that surprised when he finds that he was followed.

all this weight is killing me by runawaygang

Baz doesn't exactly do too well with coming to terms with what he is. He'd rather run.

Cleaning by Esti7310

Baz has a nostalgia adventure while he's cleaning out his closet on his last night at Watford, and Simon interrupts his perfectly good self-pity session. Baz has one last problem to fix up before he leaves for good.

Everything by ichooseyousimonsnow

In which Simon has a thing for sleeping shirtless. Snowbaz throughout the years, from Baz’s POV.

I'll love you forever from now till the end by owilde

Simon's smile is just a little too forced. His eyes are just a little too dim. His freckles are just a little too visible. He's just a little too gorgeous for Baz, which, Baz thinks, is such a fucking tragedy in the end.

Office Crush by bazypitchandsimonsnow (ChessPargeter)

Baz has been pining after his boss' son for ages. Office crushes are just the worst, huh?

Symphony by rainbowbaz

The Watford Orchestra has always been Baz's one true escape from the annoyance that is Simon Snow - and due to his passion for music, he has finally been given his first-ever solo violin piece. Yet this all shatters away when Snow shows up one day, ridiculously declaring that he needs to join the Orchestra to play the triangle... and Baz soon finds that when Snow is watching him, the combination of his electrifying gaze and Baz's own feelings makes it terribly difficult to play.

the solstice ball by roslindie (tw)

simon and baz are both the heirs to famous, prestigious families who are constantly trying to each other. they're also in love. but it's not all that easy in the 19th century where obligations are everything and boys aren't supposed to make out in closets (or maybe they are?? i really didn't think that sentence through)

what i'm trying to say is

they're very gay

and life is a struggle

You Torture Saints With A Single Glance by coldskin