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one thing about dan and phil. they are Always In A Situation

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Dan and Phil vs the world

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happy serious breach of the laws of biology to dan and phil & all who celebrate.

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dnp as the folie à deux bears ^_^

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busy being happy since day one

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Look at my cult church dawg Im going to hell 😭😩

Demolition lovers nun!dan and priest!phil partly inspired by @danrifics ‘s sister-daniel-is-in-a-satanic-cult-and-Phil-is-a-priest-who’s-in-love-with-her au

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they’re having a situationship live rn if u care

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yeah dan stop whining it's literally fine

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me rn if you even care

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these freaks wont stop kissing at the ritual sacrifice site :/

commissions price sheet

uuuhhhmmm yeahhg..

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three cheers for. squareflake revenge or whatever. etc

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i feel like phil would vibe with a dog or a cat but dan is absolutely 100% a cat person. that man does not have the energy to match a dog they just need a lil ball of fluff that will chill with them on the couch and purr (typing this as my lil ball of fluff is curled up in my lap and purring so yknow. i may be a bit biased)

it's literally so funny because dnp built themselves up as these big dog people for years but in reality like... they're fully both cat people. dan's grown up with dogs and phil is easily persuaded so it makes sense why they think they want a dog but, like, come ON. a cat would fit infinitely better with their lifestyle and just like.. personalities in general. back in the day phil used to say he either preferred cats or liked them both equally but ofc dan got him to go full dog mode, meanwhile in this time dan was like ugh i haaate cats but then he'd post a picture of him with a cat or see a cat video and be like this is the best creature on planet earth

i just need them to stop lying to themselves.

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[a traumatic golf incident]

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Saying Goodbye Forever (October 15th, 2023)

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ok based on a previous ask where you talked about how dnp's youtube era is over and phil is unwilling to change and dan is stuck in 2016 presentations, if you had the unlimited power to decide how their careers and channels progressed, what would you have them do? and also (if you don't mind a second question), what do you think they could potentially do to bring back old fans who have left?

omg okay waited until i had some time to dig back into this.

to the first question:

if i'm answering based on what i think would be good and healthy for them as people then i think they'd both do well with some kind of behind the scenes career. i think dan would love documentary making, getting to script and host, or even working on a series if he actually started at the bottom in a writer's room and learned some on the ground skill before trying to utilize his fame to get his own show right away. (this is dinok slander and i want to make that clear.)

for phil i definitely think he has a fantastic creative mind for off the beaten path projects and i think i'd enjoy seeing him work with indie filmmakers or horror projects, but just like dan i think a total track switch would require him actually getting some genuine experience in the field to be good. his late 00s youtube videos were great... for a university student in his weird era. the dapc videos were fucking hilarious for prank videos on a youtube channel. but for an actual Big Kid horror project he'd need to learn what works for audiences today and audiences that don't go into it loving phil lester like they do the air they breathe. (to be clear: i am the person who would love whatever he did. but i would also want success for him and that needs to mean it's good beyond what the fanbase accepts.)

to the second question:

i think the only thing that would genuinely give them room to bring back old fans would be an actual evolution, which they've avoided so far. they've had personal and professional growth but at no point have dan or phil ever fully just let go and stepped out of their old skins.

i think they'd have to come out as in a relationship, bluntly and blatantly. i think they'd have to embrace some openness that is neither easy nor comfortable for them. i think they'd have to actually learn how to lay to rest the old overaggerated on camera personas that are so easy to lean on when they're still in the mindset that they need to shield their true responses/natural reactions from a camera. phil is much better about this now, he's taken much more strides toward it but still - when you watch a phil video, tell me you can't predict the jokes that will come out of his mouth, and tell me you don't know that's not what he'd say if a camera is off.

but i do want to say again that i think they keep the old patterns for a reason and that i genuinely wouldn't want the above from them if it wasn't something they actually had reached a point of being okay with. i wouldn't want to see them try to force themselves into anything, but i think that's what is holding both of them back right now.

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AO3 Top Relationships Bracket- Round 1 Side 1

This poll is a celebration of fandom history; we're aware that there are certain issues with many of the listed pairings and sources, but they are a part of that history. Please do not take this as an endorsement, and refrain from harassment.