#ratedm masterlist

part one, part two

A Silence Too Loud (ao3) - Gracefulblabber

Summary: Three AM was the time to be asleep, not awake in your expensive house questioning your life choices. But Phil couldn't sleep, the poor habits catching up to him, and his tired mind spun out of control. He wondered who they would have been, if not YouTubers, making him wonder if his current life actually made him happy.

(TW) Dan and Phil Massive Pizza Muckbang 2 (ao3) - nicotinenervosa

Summary: The last thing Dan Howell wanted to do was eat in public but here he was, lights and camera all set up to film a video of him eating for hundreds of thousands of people to see.

don't tempt me (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Dan is not very good at being a girl or at being a nun, maybe because deep down she doesn't feel like either of them. She gets by pretending, though - at least until Father Philip shows up in her life.

Going through the motions (ao3) - Ren_Saxon

Summary: Phil wakes up in an alternate reality where Dan and he have never met and does the only thing he can think of doing: Finding Dan.

(And then not stopping to bother him.)

He better lock it down (cause good ones never wait) (ao3) - Ren_Saxon

Summary: Phil tries to ragebait Dan into proposing.

I Don't Need Your Pity. (ao3) - M3ll0n1_v0n_Harm0ny

Summary: Phil Lester is a radio host at BBC Radio 1. One day he walks a different route and stumbles over Dan - a homeless busker. The next day, however, Phil gets assaulted by a couple of junkies and is saved by Dan.

if you really loved the first one, you wouldn't have fallen for the second, and other bullshit sentences about love (ao3) - m_katiep

Summary: Bringing back the gaming channel didn't magically fix all the problems in their relationship, but maybe a whole ass tour will. Right? Please? Phil is still madly in love, but Dan is struggling.

If U Seek Dani (ao3) - phovaries (hollanovulation)

Summary: Fi expects the start of the new term to be exactly the same as always. Luckily, she just so happens to be wrong.

Like a Prayer (ao3) - harrysbabyboo

Summary: Shy, girl teacher Phil Lester is convinced to go for a night out at a new lesbian bar with her friends. It’s there that she meets exotic dancer and everyone’s favourite girl, Sister Daniel.

Long distance loving (ao3) - harrysbabyboo

Summary: Dan’s on the American leg of the WE’RE ALL DOOMED TOUR and he and Phil have phone sex

nails? check. (ao3) - kat_aa

Summary: The one where Dan gets acrylics, because why not.

Neko (ao3) - NeverBeenAWriter

Summary: Dan and Phil have a night together while on vacation. Oh and Dan is a catboy.

(TW) past pains (ao3) - madmelancholies

Summary: Dan is trying to recover from childhood sexual abuse. Phil doesn't know. It's complicated.

punctuation in the rain (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Dan never meant to meet anyone at Louise’s party.

Then Phil showed up.

All rain-damp hair and easy smiles, and suddenly the night felt different. What begins as awkward small talk turns into something that lingers, even after the rain stops.

(TW) Starlight (ao3) - Max_is_Lost

Summary: A fic about dissociative flashbacks, guiding stars and...Dan's freckles oddly enough.

Style (ao3) - ForeverJustAnEmoKidAtHeart

Summary: Dan is scared about what it means to wear women's clothes. Phil encourages him.

the bitter truth (ao3) - Flamingbluepanda

Summary: Dan Howell gets his on-deck call from deathcast one morning. The world continues spinning anyway.

ticking boxes (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: they consider their sex life and the roles they play.

(they are very in love)

Two Can Play That Game (ao3) - CheeIsntOnFire

Summary: Once upon a time, Dan was surprised by Phil with Pancake. Now, it's his turn to surprise Phil..

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.

we fell hard and fast (ao3) - k_m_s_j

Summary: phil tells dan he loves him, but it chokes him up.

What a huge mistake (we should have done it earlier) (ao3) - Strawggle

Summary: Dan has just arrived in Manchester to study law, he's lost, lonely, and unsure where he belongs.

Then he meets Phil. Something sparks between them… and then nothing.

They become inseparable, but strictly platonic: soulmates who never cross the line.

At least, not until one moment changes everything.

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

part one

2 minutes (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: On the long flight to Australia, Dan gets a tad bit handsy. They sort it out in the bathroom.

Craving Sunshine (ao3) - euphor7a

Summary: “Can’t fuck a baby into you like this, angel,” Daniela brings her hand back to tap twice at the fist still clenching her hair. “Let go.”

don't tell me what to do (i'll love you forever if i want to) (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: They have a fight. Dan pushes Phil away.

fuck being remembered, i think i was made for you (ao3) - cutekai

Summary: valentine’s day in the phouse

Good Alpha (ao3) - sleepyslag (galacticneighbor)

Summary: Dan's never been a good alpha, if you ask his parents.

His mate has a different opinion.

Hyper music (ao3) - lainotonfire

Summary: Dan spends most of his day at Phil’s house, they talk for hours nerding over muse. But when the sun sets, they start to get distracted by other things

i'm your biggest fan (ao3) - phegetarian

Summary: Phil is hot, Dan is a fan. This might not be what you think or it's exactly what you think it is.

if you weren't mine (i'd be jealous of your love) (ao3) - phook

Summary: dan and phil reminisce.

everything’s still romantic after fifteen years.

it’s never just coffee (ao3) - dykephan

Summary: Phil will move on first, because he deserves to, and Dan will move on only when he’s freed of the guilt that weighs so heavily on him — so never, maybe. Or whenever he starts feeling that all-consuming numbness again that had created this whole mess. It had its pros and cons.

He feels everything in sharp clarity now. It has its pros and cons.

Limerence (ao3) - cherryheartz

Summary: Limerence [ li-mer-uhns] noun

1 the state of being obsessively infatuated with someone, usually accompanied by delusions of or a desire for an intense romantic relationship with that person…

Phil Lester is popular. But Dan Howell is not. Dan Howell likes Phil Lester's raven colored hair and ice blue eyes. But so does someone else…

look at you // useless boy (ao3) - skygremlin

Summary: There’s something different about Dan when he’s in drag - maybe it’s the confidence of unlocking a different side of him that makes him want to dial up the flirting and the teasing, who knows. Phil’s always had a thing for Sister Daniel, so it’s not all that surprising he’s just as into this new persona Dan’s trying out after tour.

Love Languages (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: 5 ficlets about how they express their love through each language.

Moon Fall (ao3) - imademon

Summary: Dan brought Phil's body to a local bench and talks to him as he waits for the world to end.

“You don’t have to hold it together. You know you’ve never had to put on a mask for me.” Again, Dan spoke in a northern accent.

of a feather (ao3) - plinythehotter

Summary: A stranger shows up at the secluded Wuthering Heights during a snowstorm and learns that the house has a history: one that begins with Katherine Lester's younger son and his... childhood friend. That's what they're calling it.

off the record (ao3) - jailedmoonshine

Summary: dan isn't in the mood to film a video, so phil makes sure he's in the mood

our lips must always be sealed (ao3) - uhmyeah

Summary: dan and phil have silly tour sex

Remote Crisis Manager (ao3) - sexy_ghost_star (sepia_sigyn)

Summary: “You’re playing Debussy.”

“I am.”

“Does that mean you want-”

“Da bussy,” they say in unison.

Soft (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: On a rare day-off together touring Europe, Dan becomes increasingly flustered by Phil's soft skin while out sightseeing.

Sunscreen (ao3) - anyrandohuman

Summary: Dan and Phil have a beach trip that turns into sex in the ocean

inspired by Dan’s insta stories ig

This was never going to end well. (ao3) - Loganator5001

Summary: When Daniel Howell, lawyer, husband, father, wakes up next to a man, in a flat that isn't his own, he knows exactly how it happened. And Daniel knows how it will end if he comes back. Dan almost doesn't care

Tucked In (ao3) - imademon

Summary: '“I know this is kind of a weird ask, but do you think you could help me practice tucking for next week’s video?” Dan said, leaning against the bathroom door frame. He had foreseen needing some kind of support, and had Phil review the information he was given too."

Undercover (ao3) - phansauce97

Summary: After recovering from tragedy, Phil does his best to get back on his feet. He still had his mom, his brother, his friends, and a good future to look forward to. So, continuing to put one foot in front of the other, he pushes on.

Things turn upside down though when a new student arrives at school one day; tall, mysterious, and wearing all black.

"Dan Howell," or Agent Ten, as he's known, is a master assassin and secret agent. His mission? Go undercover to befriend, study, and ultimately - kill Phil Lester.

Yet despite his best efforts, this mission ends up being much more challenging than Dan would have previously expected, especially when he begins to fall hopelessly in love with his target.

Unrelated Conversations of a Domestic Nature (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Unremarkable conversations that take place in the daily lives of Dan and Phil.

Wrapped Up in Our Winter Wonderland (ao3) - husbants

Summary: Dan and Phil take a day off to have some festive fun.

you carry the sun in your hand (ao3) - jonsaremembers

a different side of me (ao3) - dizzy

Summary: Dan's early 2010 struggle with his home life, his future, and how Phil fits into everything.

a long way home (ao3) - kay_okay

Summary: A line pulls at Dan’s chest from across the room, unwillingly. Dan tugs back. They’re in the middle of a literal war and he’s preoccupied with a schoolyard crush on someone he doesn’t even know.

a night to remember (ao3) - grievingwarwidow

Summary: roxie, who prefers the label exotic performer over stripper, is a star amongst people who are out when the sun goes down. who better for a close-minded phil who has despised what he labels as lowlifes to suddenly obsess over than Roxie himself?

aka the one where phil gets pathetically hung up on dan, better known as roxie and is desperate to get to know him better.

A Perfect Pair (ao3) - husbants

Summary: Dan, a struggling actor who works retail by day, and Phil, an ex-YouTuber-turned-porn-star, end up matched together on the new reality show, Perfect Pair.

After The Gig (ao3) - developerdaniel

Summary: aka the fic where dan and phil are lovers from rival bands in England in the 1980's and they cant get enough of each other after getting home from their gig

Aftermath (ao3) - firephan311

Summary: What happened during that week in March when Dan abruptly stopped taking his antidepressants.

It is completely fictious. Just a product of my imagination. Pure angst.

Air Hockey (ao3) - philsmeatylegss

Summary: Christmas fic where neko!dan, who has a horrific past, faces his greatest challenge yet: meeting his fiancé’s family…

always having your hand to hold (ao3) - t_hens

Summary: Dan and Phil's 2010 trip to Blackpool

At the end of the day there's hope (ao3) - Frog910

Summary: Dan opens up to Phil about something from his past and how he's feeling

Barbie Horse Adventures (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Sometimes friends force you to get over your worst fears, sometimes you meet your soulmate in the process.

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.

Butterfly (ao3) - A_Million_Regrets

Summary: Phil Lester, a lonely writer, finds a dying boy with beautiful black wings on a cold, rainy night in a dingy alleyway. He recognizes the boy as one of the winged men hated by human society. They are considered to be wild, ferocious beasts, but Phil's sympathy forces him to help the boy.

What happens when the boy, considered to be a wild beast, gets too attached and follows him home with an innocent, dimpled smile?

Continents Apartment (ao3) - floweretfairies

Summary: Dan’s stroking his cock, reaching for his phone. He needed his man, but they were continents apart.

Dandelions (ao3) - throughtheirsnoses (det395)

Summary: Phil returns to his small town after studying how to improve his power that lets him grow plants with his mind. Phil is anxious and struggling with the expectations put on him to grow new plant-based medicine and on top of it all, his childhood best friend, Dan, gets his heart broken and turns to Phil as a rebound. Phil panics.

Dan and His Butterflies (ao3) - Raspberrysaxophone

Summary: Very basic: Dan is terribly in love with Phil (the sporty jog). So much so, that Dan joins the school's sports team to be closer to him. As Dan awkwardly stumbles around, Phil starts to take notice of him. A party takes place and who knows what a drunk Dan might do...

Electronics and the Phil’s that break them (ao3) - Fictropes

Summary: The first time’s an accident, a proper accident— a Phil forgot how to hold his cup and now he’s watching his coffee seep into his keyboard type accident.

every kiss is a cursive line (ao3) - phantasticworks (steddieworks)

Summary: Iydlmp Dan and Phil through the months of trials and tribulations it takes to plan a wedding… and the wedding itself. (Sort of)

gimme that look that takes me home (ao3) - theprincessed

Summary: Phil comes home from visiting his parents ready to spend his actual birthday with Dan, but Dan has some minor issues to work through first.

I Don't Love You (ao3) - Raspberrysaxophone

Summary: Dan and Phil work in an office and are (unfortunately) sharing a desk. Phil is often away on business or working from home so they are never there at the same time. They both get frustrated with how the other one organises the shared space and tell each other that through notes

- or -

Dan and Phil hate each other, but soon Dan realises that he is developing a crush on him. What will a New York business trip (where they are sharing a room xxx) do to their relationship?

i love you. it's a fever dream. (ao3) - graydar

Summary: Dan is sitting half in his lap and Phil is wondering if he’s ever actually been this drunk in his life.

I'd marry you (with paper rings) (ao3) - Tarredion

Summary: Maybe learning calligraphy was of greater importance to Phil, and them, than Dan first thought

i'll just try to hide it (ao3) - dvp_95

Summary: Phil isn't sure if the house was actually perfect for them or if he and Dan had both just needed to get out of that flat as soon as possible, but he's glad they're here.

It's a bit of a fixer upper, but that's okay. So is Phil.

Impulse Buy (ao3) - sleepyslag (galacticneighbor)

Summary: Dan needs new underwear to go under his Halloween costume. 4,000 miles away, Phil wants to see them.

james joint (ao3) - phook

Summary: dan and phil are gross and have been in love for 15 yrs and get high while visiting la for tit

Let Me Make It Up To You (ao3) - developerdaniel

Summary: aka a fic about after the 2012 incident and how Dan tries to apologise and make it up to Phil leading to beautiful smut of them making love to rekindle their love

Lonely in Conflict, Cast as a Convict (ao3) - andthenshesaid-write (ladyknight1512)

Summary: Dan is a vampire who can’t remember how it feels not to be lonely. Phil is a vampire hunter living in his brother’s shadow.

When they meet, they find acceptance in each other that they don’t find anywhere else, but there are secrets and other forces at play trying to keep them apart.

meant for me (ao3) - graydar

Summary: Dan doesn’t believe in soulmates. Phil believes in everything. Dan is scared of everything. Phil is scared of Dan.

missing the obvious (ao3) - Fictropes

Summary: Dan just wants this guy to stop ruining his game.

(or a reverse you've got mail)

Music Man (ao3) - starlight_kth

Summary: Phil attends a concert with one of his best friends. He's really not that interested. Well, that's until he sees the tall, beautiful piano player with the dimple.

nyctophobia (ao3) - angelmichelangelo

Summary: somebody is playing with the light downstairs

One Thousand Midnights or More (ao3) - JudeAraya

Summary: A decade of love told in moments.

Shuffle My Board (ao3) - danisnotonfire

Summary: What happens after a game of shuffleboard gets unbelievably horny? The winner gets to fuck the loser.

Star Crossed Enemies (ao3) - Junebug1312

Summary: When Dan's school decides to put on Romeo and Juliet, Dan is beyond excited. Until the lead actress drops out and Dan's enemy takes her place. Add in a kiss scene and everything starts to fall apart rather quickly.

Who knew the theatre program could be so dramatic?

Stay With Me (ao3) - blehmobile

Summary: Dan and Phil are flatmates, and they occasionally flirt. They agree that it is very normal to bathe with friends. Totally no tension at all.

sunkissed (ao3) - ivylakes

Summary: Maybe Phil was made to pour warmth into this man and leave little marks all over his body the way the sun does when it covers his skin with freckles. Maybe everything they’ve ever done and every little way they’ve loved each other has culminated in this very moment, where they can hardly see each other in the low light but are still brighter than the yellow light that breaks through the sky and glitters on the ocean.

Or, Dan and Phil go on holiday, and every photo they take tells a story.

Talking to the Moon (ao3) - uptownsteve

Summary: After a risque photoshoot, Phil wants to show Dan just how beautiful he is

Time is on our side (ao3) - Mysticallykai

Summary: In 2010, AmazingPhil decided to make a video trying to time travel. He ends up meeting his boyfriend Dan in the year 2023 as well as himself, and he has a lot of questions.

too far to walk alone (ao3) - chickenfree