#Will Dan and Phil go back in the closet?

[danandfuckingjonlmao]

btw this is how i picture dnp in the phoffice every time they name a gaming video THE most annoying clickbait imaginable simply to fuck with is:

[goldenpinof]

so casual for @danrifics

[reunitedinterlude]

ASs (1, 2)

bonus:

[i-remain-convinced]

They got a two Moodlet boost by being in a nicely decorated environment.

[legalisecatboyss]

we’re finding out a bit too much about dan’s sex toy preferences on this fine tuesday evening

[catboysdnp]

'i am a naughty puppy and someone needs to teach me how to behave' more like someone needs to teach you how to shut up

[gremlin-pattie]

i cannot express how much i have missed the gaming channel

[mandatorypartyy]

"it has a lot of flaps and i'm not sure what they're for! ... not the first time i've said that"

are you REALLY back in the closet Philly

[simplydnp]

Stop im rewatching why dan is leaving me bc of ur post theyre so disgustingly domestic i adore them

sometimes i watch that video just to feel something

[gamora-borealis]

here's the thing. to outsiders it may seem like we're excited because "phan is real!!" or whatever. but they don't know... it's not about that. phan has been real this entire time. there's always been evidence that dan and phil were together, more or less (more evidence than I think some people realize). the reason phan™ is such a big deal is because two silly gay boys met online in 2009, but their fame quickly outgrew their comfort zone and they quickly went back in the closet. dan was so traumatized from being bullied in school that he had a public meltdown on tumblr in 2012 insisting he was straight after some very private stuff leaked (that he insisted was a unused prank). after going to therapy and meeting so many queer fans on tour, dan slowly began to hint again that he was queer. but it still took them until 2019 to officially come out! and like. dan essentially confirmed that yes all the public online flirting back in 2009/2010 between him and phil was very real and that they were "more than just romantic" at that point and were currently "real best friends, life companions, and soulmates." but that was it, they weren't going to share any more. which is perfectly fine, but some of that definitely had to do with dan wanting to explore himself outside of the Dan and Phil™ brand (which unfortunately he got fucked over by the pandemic and by YouTube in the process). however they did eventually make a very cute announcement that they had bought and designed a new house together. and bit by bit they started making some more coupley jokes about each other here and there and sharing glimpses of a bedroom with both of their stuff in it, though it was still fairly subdued. but then dan finally got to go do his solo comedy tour and when he came back, shit suddenly CHANGED. 2023 was wild. they brought back their joint gaming channel they hadn't touched in five years since just before they came out. and they basically started the public flirting again??? this time on camera??? maybe not as direct as the 2009 stuff at first but. it's definitely been building up close to it. and then Dan finally releases his comedy special for free on YouTube. Phil writes a gushy tweet about it. and dan just replies with 🧡. ...except for within a larger birthday tweet in 2023, dan had not used a heart emoji for phil since like... 2010??? and then suddenly he screenshots this interaction and POSTS IT ON HIS YOUTUBE COMMUNITY TAB with the caption "gay" and a link to his special. like. this isn't about confirmation... the people who have been saying that they probably aren't together or that you shouldn't think or wonder if they are were like, the twitter morality police, ex-phannies, and generally clueless people. tumblr phannies clearly have known that they've been gay for each other for the past 15 years. but this whole "gay 🧡" incident is the first time Dan Howell has very publicly said something like this about his relationship while being "unapologetically gay" as a very public figure (there's been some magazine interviews that technically have come close but, nothing as direct as this). like that is so fucking huge??? that he and phil are finally comfortable enough online, on YouTube, and in life, to go there!!! as we are now approaching fifteen years of them together too!!! like, it's so nice to get to celebrate such a happy queer relationship and expression of queer joy. and dan has hinted that bigger stuff is coming too... like. yeah phan is real I guess 🙃

[personthattoleratesme]

Thinking about how much faith Phil must’ve had in Dan and their relationship to re-closet himself after probably having a very liberating gay experience in uni. Like to go back in the closet after that, for a guy who is so deeply closeted and nowhere near figuring his shit out. And not just for a while for 10 whole years.

We always appreciate how much Dan loves Phil, but man Phil must love Dan so much to commit to pretending to be straight for a decade, just so Dan could have the space to come out on his own terms.

[pseudophan]

will dan and phil go back in the closet?

[goldenpinof]

go piss girl (spooky week 2023 edition)

bonus:

[reunitedinterlude]

swearing

[45percenterthen]

phil going back in the closet for dan when he couldve been out there being the funniest girl in the world. and thats love

[dnpbeats]

i'm so obsessed with dan's fake story about the sonic boxers bc. why add the detail about arguing over who should buy them. it's not like a tshirt or something it's literally boxers. who has ever said "i cant buy the same novelty boxers as my friend"? no one. like it is underwear. unlike 2009-2011 dan howell, most people wear jeans properly and therefore their underwear is hidden. there is not a situation where you'd be like "oh no we're wearing the same boxers one of us needs to change!" that's not a thing. so who cares if you have the same pair. and then to top it all off, his excuse for the babycakes tee is that he didn't want to appear boring by wearing all black so he had to borrow phil's shirt. babe when have you ever given a shit about that. that excuse does not hold up when your entire closet is black. he could have just said "i stayed over at phil's because it was too late for me to go back to my dorm so i had to borrow some clothes the next day." throw in a "i crammed myself on the couch to sleep" for good measure!! it's not that hard