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Monthly Follower Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the month of January and February 2025

a house made of cards (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: Phil sits on a patterned carpet and touches the edge of an elaborate glass coffee table and contemplates appearances. How it would look if he left early. How it would look if he left with Dan. How it looks, right now, for him not to be talking to anyone.

(vidcon 2014)

baby i’m howell-in’ for you (ao3) - itsmyusualphannie (itsmyusualweeb)

Summary: slapping your past self as soon as you see them probably isn't the best first impression. does meeting yourself even count as a first impression, though?

“Jesus fuck,” Dan huffed.

“What?” demanded the younger Dan, scowling up at him. “As if it isn’t weird to see my own face staring at me? But like, older and wrinklier?”

come and rest your bones (ao3) - queerofcups

Summary: Dan wakes up with electricity running under his skin. His dream is gone like fog through anonymous fingers, but he’s still got the feeling of it settling next to his skin

[a shapes and weights timestamp]

get to heaven in our own sweet time (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: Dan and Phil choose their costume for Halloween 2024. Yeah, it breaks the internet, but they only have eyes for each other.

honey, let's get married (ao3) - manchesterau

Summary: Dan and Phil decide not to have a wedding, but they get married anyway.

If you were a worm (ao3) - Ragopamplina

Summary: Dan and Phil have a conversation about the philosophical question "would you still love me if I was a worm?". Fluff ensues.

pastry chef attempts to steal phil's heart (ao3) - sierraadeux

Summary: If anyone asks, Prince Philip's sneaky morning journeys down to the royal pastry kitchen are for nothing more than the perfect cup of coffee.

raised by other beasts (ao3) - youreabadliar

Summary: They deserve a holiday, just the two of them, and Phil wants Dan all to himself.

shapes and weights to choose (ao3) - queerofcups

Summary: Getting to interview Phil, Phil Lester, feels like the kind of recognition he's been working towards for years and Dan doesn't know how to handle it.

Dan's a sex toy blogger, Phil's a nearly-retired porn star. They fall in love, eventually.

slave to your design (ao3) - manchesterau

Summary: Dan’s eyes bore into his as he waits, like a good boy.

the metaphors of desire (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: The elbow of Dan’s jacket is smooth leather, stitched on, an unexpected contrast from the woolly fabric around it. His mouth is soft and his body is warm and Phil breaks away with a choked gasp of air.

“Shit,” Dan says, and his big warm hand drops away from Phil’s jaw, and he’s gone.

(in which they're both english professors)

the truth universally acknowledged (ao3) - snsk

Summary: In the summer of 1895, Martyn Lester is handed a certain possession of his brother's.

they offered comfort, but comfort isn't you (ao3) - fastforwardty

Summary: Today wasn't going to be a good day.

But it had to be.

In which Dan wakes up feeling depressed and Phil loves to tell stories.

when people that said it was raining all the time (i see sunshine cause i know that you are mine) (ao3) - Atlantis_51

Summary: Phil waits in the cold. He waits until his fingers ache from the breeze that rushes through them. He waits until the crowd dwindles down and he’s left all alone standing alongside the train tracks. He waits until the call aboard the last train rumbles through the high walls of Manchester Train Station. He even waits a little longer, just in case.

// Dan doesn't show up at the train station on that fateful Oct 19th, 2009.

Where the wild things are (ao3) - ottertrashpalace

Summary: A long long time ago, a little boy had found this boat, cobwebbed and stowed away in a strange corner, and he had pushed it out to the shore to set sail, somewhere, anywhere, he didn’t know where to. He sailed and sailed, through years and weeks and days, and felt the sea wind in this strange nighttime place make him a new skin. He felt very brave, that little boy on that little boat.

would you still love me if I was a worm? (ao3) - antiadvil

Summary: Look. Someone had to write this fic.

(Dan asks Phil if he would still love him if Dan was a worm. Phil says no.)

your name — trace it twice (ao3) - queerofcups

Summary: Dan's a writer, more or less. Phil's a podcaster. They fall back in love, eventually.

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Monthly Follower Recs

follower recs for August, 2022

Habit (ao3) - InkDippedFingertips

Summary: In the past month, playing with Stephen’s hair had become a bit of a habit.

Peter’s Loss of Wisdom (ao3) - Bowtiez

Summary: Apparently, anesthetics and Peter Parker don’t mix too well. Tony Stark find this out the hard way. Who knew taking his kid to get his wisdom teeth extracted would be quite an adventure? At least you only get your wisdom teeth removed once, right?

or, Peter’s a clueless little bean who can’t keep a single train of thought and Tony tries not to lose his mind.

Somewhere In The Crowd There's You (ao3) - the_crown_jules sam/bucky E, 25k

Summary: Three months ago, Bucky Barnes almost died in a motorcyle crash. Instead, he woke up with his best friend Steve by his side, his left arm gone, and his hockey career with the Houston Hydras finally over. When he’s offered a job as Assistant Coach of Steve’s former team the Atlanta Avengers, he signs without a second thought. But as he starts the season, questions remain: what – or maybe who – does he want?

When Sam Wilson decides to accept Coach Romanova’s offer and become Captain of the Avengers, he does it with legacy in mind: not just his, but the Black hockey players before him and the ones who will come after. He prepares himself for the spotlight, but the loneliness of it takes him by surprise. Will he let himself accept support – or more – even from the most unlikely of people?

Join Sam and Bucky on a bantery, steamy romp through the 2022-23 Avengers hockey season as they navigate the challenges of their new roles and re-learn to seek and experience love — in all its forms.

The Many Doors of Níu Heimar (ao3) - nixajane

Summary: In the weeks before Thor's coronation, Loki almost dies, not once, but twice. (An AU in which events conspire to keep Loki from the choices he made in Thor, a war is on the horizon and the chosen battlefield is Earth, and the Avengers assemble with an extra teammate and one less villain to fight).

the spider-man conspiracy (ao3) - tempestaurora

Summary: "what if peter just decided to fuck with everyone who didn’t know he was spider man and make a documentary about him trying to uncover the Truth."

To Me (ao3) - Asidian

Summary: On the anniversary of Loki's birth, a feast is held in Father's hall. This, he thinks, is as it should be: this is as it is every year, with lively music on the harp, with men and women dancing, with all his favorite foods. Except this year the foods are not the ones he prefers, after all, but those favored by his brother. And the music is not harp music but the blaring of horns. And when Father calls attention to the assembled throng to give a speech for the occasion, he does not mention Loki at all.

He proclaims the meal in honor of Thor's prowess as a warrior. He announces that the firstborn prince has bested his training instructor this day.

The boar meat, spicy and rich on Loki's tongue, is suddenly tasteless. He puts his fork down amidst the wave of applause that floods the hall; he watches as his brother, golden and triumphant, stands to accept his congratulations. The child thinks, perhaps, that this is some ruse. His family, too, scold him for his pranks, and perhaps they have decided to show him what it is like to be on the receiving end.

But the jest, if jest it is, grows long.

Wearing the Inside Out (ao3) - amethyst-noir (Arbonne)

Summary: “Stephen?” he asked softly. “Everything okay? They’re yours, aren’t they? But they look different than last time…”

Stephen's magic likes Tony and shows it through butterflies (and other things).

You want us to sign the WHAT? (ao3) - Bubblegumbeech

Summary: What if Civil War happened about a year after Ragnarok? What if the Revengers had finally made their way home, only to find out that Earth may not be where they belong after all? What if some dumbass named Ross tells Thor to sign the accords and actually expects him to just.. like.. do that? Well, let's find out shall we?

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I love a fic called ‘Together’? It’s about Tessa’s first day at high school and just short and sweet and I love it but it hasn’t gotten a lot of attention I think.

Together by luxuriousvoyage11 – Tessa’s first day of high school. 

Send in your favourite fics!

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Monthly Follower Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the month of April 2025

a pair (ao3) - dipnpip

Summary: Dan fantasizes about the idea of becoming even more committed with Phil. It gets him a tad hot and bothered.

break free (ao3) - wiccamoody

Summary: Dan is a competitor on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Easter Bunnies (ao3) - philforscale

Summary: Dan wants Phil to be a bunny girl for Easter.

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

Summary: In which Dan is stupid and scared, but so is Phil, so it has gotten them more than a few years to get together.

And how easy it all is despite the time, because it’s them.

Or

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.

Kareoke-Dokey (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: “Phil-”

Phil turns from where he’s tapping away at his computer, the soft pulse of music growing louder as Nayah opens the door to his office.

“Phil, we’ve got another one.”

-

Or, Phil owns a karaoke bar and Dan's a ridiculously drunk customer.

Keep Calm and Carry On (ao3) - That_cool_weirdo

Summary: Phil, an ordinary 15-year-old from Manchester, is being evacuated to some tiny place down south to avoid getting blown up by a German bomb.

Dan works on his dad’s farm down south and is not too happy that he is going to have to share his room with a northern evacuee. That's only until he meets the boy though.

(fun fact: the keep calm and carry on poster was never actually released during the war. they tried to get rid of every copy but then some guy just found one and it became the face of 'blitz spirit' in england)

make it work (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: dan is on vacation at the bahamas, where he meets phil - someone who's in the same rut as him. they connect and swoon over how compatible they both are but realise they only have a limited amount of time to spare together.

Plug in Baby (ao3) - cherryheartz

Summary: Daniel Howell becomes the CEO of the billion dollar fashion company, Prada, when his father finally lets Dan into the spotlight. Dan feels like he lives in a dream in his brand new penthouse apartment, every Prada store being his personal closet, and his bank account constantly overflowing with money as he becomes the newest and youngest billionaire in New York City. Until his carelessness for business comes back to bite him as his father makes the decision to temporarily sell the company to Gucci, their rivals, to fix the damage Dan created.

Insert Phil Lester, current CEO of Gucci who does not care about Dan Howell’s perfect penthouse apartment or his feelings at all for that matter. Dan doesn't know how he’s going to survive under the new management and his father has his back against a wall leaving him almost helpless. Dan thinks he’ll just have to find a way to get under Phil’s skin and get his company back once and for all.

Yours, Absolutely, Positively (ao3) - JudeAraya

Summary: Like so many things in his new life, Dan was coming to understand that Phil was the only exception.

~Christmas 2009~

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fic rec: disturb the universe by iihappydaysii on AO3, incredible chaptered slow burn

Ah, yes, another classic. I swear it’s been on my ‘to read’ list since 2020. Added to the monthly fic recs.

-Rae

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Monthly Follower Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the month of December 2024

blown again into instant flame (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: Dan reappears in the corner of Phil’s vision, wearing the green suit.

I’m fucked, is all Phil can think.

Because Dan is awfully fit for someone stuffed bodily into a green morph suit. Even the way the hood squashes his curls down and out over his forehead is kind of adorable.

decaf coffee (ao3) - ShiwiSins (IetjeSiobhan)

Summary: Dan doesn’t know this is a thing they’ll be doing today until Phil is already naked on the bed, looking up at him with wide eyes, and he thinks, almost frantically, I want to put a baby in him.

Delicate (ao3) - easybubbyy

Summary: Phil reveals a hidden desire to be treated more femininely by Dan, particularly drawn to Dan's masculinity and how he looks in sleeveless shirts. Dan indulges Phil's desires, leading to a passionate evening of trust, affection, and deep connection.

Holding On For Just Tonight (ao3) - definitelynotczargasm

Summary: The night before Dan leaves for the American leg of WAD, he suffers a little crisis of faith. As always, Phil is there to help him through it.

i'd do me (ao3) - megiaolf

Summary: Dan is bored and comes across some saucy polaroids.

Impressions (ao3) - ottertrashpalace

Summary: Art museum guard who knows obsessive amounts about art history x nepo baby curator who has never read a book but keeps knocking it out of the park on vibes alone

Interrupted By Sirens (ao3) - SecretLlama_22

Summary: Dan is part of a mission leaving earth with destination of some far away galaxy. He doesn't mind really, leaving earth and all his friends behin. It's his job and he's happy to do it.

But one day they pass an inhabited asteroid field and the inhabitants cause a little trouble in his relationship to his fellow crew member Phil Lester. And, why did this space siren turn into HIM trying to seduce Phil?

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…

Love Comes Without a Warning (ao3) - beaniebopbaby

Summary: Phil Lester wanted nothing more than to find his soulmate, his other half.

Dan Howell could not care less about finding his.

of fated encounters and hand-made soulmates (ao3) - ShiwiSins (IetjeSiobhan)

Summary: He’s smiling at Phil, like this entire embarrassing scene is just the opening meet-cute of a low quality rom-com, and Dan dislikes him immediately.

Or: They keep running into the same guy. Phil thinks it's fate. Dan thinks he'd like to see him piss off.

our lips must always be sealed (ao3) - uhmyeah

Summary: dan and phil have silly tour sex

santa baby (ao3) - ShiwiSins (IetjeSiobhan)

Summary: “Tell me,” Dan purrs, “have you been nice or naughty this year?”

Or: Dan dresses up in a sexy Santa outfit.

Soccer Dads (ao3) - phantropolis

Summary: Dan accompanies Phil to their son’s soccer practice for the first time, only to discover that the soccer mums flirt with a very oblivious Phil in very obvious ways. Featuring jealous!Dan and their son, Jack, who is a surprisingly talented player.

the metaphors of desire (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: The elbow of Dan’s jacket is smooth leather, stitched on, an unexpected contrast from the woolly fabric around it. His mouth is soft and his body is warm and Phil breaks away with a choked gasp of air.

“Shit,” Dan says, and his big warm hand drops away from Phil’s jaw, and he’s gone.

(in which they're both english professors)

The Nightmare of Chemistry (ao3) - Merrydith

Summary: Dan and Phil have amazing chemistry. They've built their entire lives around their dynamic. But Dan is lonely and decides to start dating to fill the desire in his heart - but everyone he brings home is too intimidated by Dan and Phil's connection. One day, Phil unknowingly gives him an idea that could change the game. Will Dan finally find someone comfortable enough to compete with what Dan and Phil have? Or will Dan have to realize that maybe what he has been looking for was in front of him the entire time?

The Very Thought of You (ao3) - thatgeekygirl13

Summary: His fingers whizzed across the black and white keys of the old piano. He smiled while sweat dripped down his brow. Dan had always felt like the piano was just an extension of himself, the music becoming a part of him.

The crowd clapped viciously as the final song came to a close. Dan smiled and looked up over the piano, glancing across the crowd. Then, right in the back corner, his gaze stopped on a man he didn’t recognize.

Or

1940s AU where Dan Howell is a struggling, but talented pianist and Phil is a literature/writing/linguistics professor and they meet by chance at a hidden gay bar and really uhh hit it off idk I'm still writing it

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Monthly Follow Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the month of November 2024

Another Kind of Light (ao3) - basicallymonsters

Summary: "I miss you," he says again, feverish and rasping. "You're my only friend, you're the only person who's ever been a default for me, like factory settings; this Dan comes with a Phil, there's never even a question."

Or - they're miserable apart, and the only way they can properly sleep is together.

angel and demon (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Dan and Phil go out to a bar dressed in a couple's costume, and Dan is surprised at just how freeing it feels.

(A fic about Halloween 2024, pushing boundaries, and the perils of red hair dye.)

bruise (ao3) - irrationalqueer

Summary: Dan is clearly losing his mind, breathing hard and holding on to Phil tightly, but Phil doesn’t let up, stroking a hand down Dan’s side as he bites down over each tender spot.

get to heaven in our own sweet time (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: Dan and Phil choose their costume for Halloween 2024. Yeah, it breaks the internet, but they only have eyes for each other.

I Better Die First (ao3) - imademon

Summary: Phil is a ghost, haunting his and Dan's forever home and trying to get Dan to see him.

i wanna be with you everywhere (ao3) - manchestereyes

Summary: It’s a kiss to show Dan how wanted, how needed he is. It’s a kiss Phil hopes can communicate even a fraction of the staggering feelings he has for Dan.

And god, the way Dan kisses back is enough to send Phil writhing against him, to the point where just Dan’s lips aren’t enough for him. So he trails his lips over to Dan’s cheek, savoring every drop of him, his desire only growing as he kisses his way down Dan’s jaw and onto his neck. And then…

Oh.

Or, a month after meeting for the first time, Phil discovers Dan's neck thing.

Like You Used To (ao3) - easybubbyy

Summary: The boys go out for drinks with their crew. Dan is a horny and clumsy drunk, and Phil is a goofy and flirty drunk. Smut ensues. Enjoy!

Nec(k)tarine (ao3) - FiannlyPhoebe

Summary: He was fine.

Phil shouldn’t have survived. But he was fine.

An AU phanfic of Dan's The Urge phanfic because of reasons.

of fated encounters and hand-made soulmates (ao3) - ShiwiSins (IetjeSiobhan)

Summary: He’s smiling at Phil, like this entire embarrassing scene is just the opening meet-cute of a low quality rom-com, and Dan dislikes him immediately.

Or: They keep running into the same guy. Phil thinks it's fate. Dan thinks he'd like to see him piss off.

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Monthly Follower Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the month of March 2025

Disturb the Universe (ao3) - iihappydaysii

Summary: Dan and Phil are a successful YouTube duo, best friends and next door neighbors. Phil's married with two kids and Dan's long term boyfriend is like the queen's cousin or something. Their lives are fine--perfectly acceptable--but when two unrelated emergencies land Dan and Phil living together for the first time since 2012, they're forced to examine the choices they've made and confront the feelings they've kept quiet for nearly a decade.

Easy Does It (ao3) - intoapuddle

Summary: Maybe, somehow, sex can be... cute.

for all the joy that is to come (ao3) - foxtrot_writes

Summary: Dan heals his inner child in the back of a theater

I Love You, I’m Sorry (ao3) - httphowell

Summary: While cleaning the house, Phil discovers a shoebox filled with letters he and Dan exchanged during their time apart at the start of their relationship—when Phil was at university and Dan was in Reading. Some are lighthearted, others deeply personal, but one holds a message Dan never had the courage to send.

Live On (ao3) - interruptedbyfjreworks

Summary: Phil's dying from cancer and there's nothing anyone can do.

our first christmas together (i love you) (ao3) - gesticulationbubble

Summary: Dan and Phil spend their first Christmas together. Phil is anxious about whether Dan will like his gift, and Dan isn't used to someone caring about him so much - but, regardless of the hesitancy and newness of them, there's a hint of Forever in this First.

prove yourself (ao3) - dieofthatroar

Summary: It's Phil's first visit down south and Dan really doesn't want to fuck it up.

He fucks it up.

True Worship (ao3) - VPofPanic

Summary: a Sister Daniel Drag!AU/songfic feat. a very flustered Philip x enjoy!

Unbuttoned, Unbothered, Unstoppable (ao3) - httphowell

Summary: After their Terrible Influence Tour show, Dan and Phil return to their hotel room, where Phil, still buzzing with energy, lounges in a half-unbuttoned shirt, golden trousers, and a pair of ridiculous wolf ears. Dan wants to make fun of him, but instead, he finds himself staring, caught off guard by just how good Phil looks like that.

Inspired by that picture... yeah, you know what one I'm talking about (it's included if you don't know, come find out)

WE'RE ALL DOOMED! (ao3) - idkspookystuff

Summary: Dan dresses up for the occasion, obviously.

it's 2022, the sun is about to explode, and dan and phil go to the woods to reflect on the end

Your Mess is Mine (ao3) - castrotophic

Summary: Looking to get bred ?

Dan stared down at the message from where he stood in the middle of his kitchen, waiting for the coffee he was making to finish. The man was hot, Dan would give him that much, but that wasn't the part of the image that had caught his attention. He shook his head and messaged the guy back:

why are all of your cabinets open

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Reminder we take monthly fic recommendations! This month will be a combination of January and February due to lack of submissions. Please feel free to suggest any good fics you’ve seen lately (including your own)!

-Rae

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Monthly Fic Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the month of September and October 2024

Blood Still Stains (ao3) - alsosorrybutwtf

Summary: Phil is always down for an adventure, but pursuing Dan may be more than he bargained for. Dan wants someone who will love and accept all sides of him, even the sides some may call nefarious.

Creature of the Night (ao3) - obsessive-fics (xoPrincessKayxo)

Summary: Phil is the monster under Dan's bed

cherry lips and crystal skies (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: It's summer in England and Phil gets invited to a high school pool party to survive the heat wave. There, he meets a flirty and mysterious Dan Howell.

rose tattoos (ao3) - teeya

Summary: short story in which tattoo artist Phil spots a cute boy on a rainy day

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.

Where it began (ao3) - Frog910

Summary: Dan and Phil are thinking back to how things started

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Monthly Fic Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the month of July 2024

a bit ridiculous (ao3) - manchesterau

Summary: And it would all feel a bit ridiculous if Dan wasn’t so madly in love.

Come Clean (ao3) - castrotophic

Summary: Dan thinks Phil might be in love with him, but he's not quite sure how to figure it out.

dan buys a skirt (ao3) - baroquen

Summary: Dan is thinking about buying a skirt. Phil thinks this is a very good idea.

Did Your Son Take It? (ao3) - steddieornot

Summary: “Did your son take it home?”

She watched as his face distorted into a bizarre mix of horror and disgust. Whoops. Not his son then.

She went to open her mouth to apologise before he slurred out “erm, yep, he’s bringing back clean clothes,” he then sluggishly attempted to school his expression into a neutral one.

Feels Right (ao3) - philforscale

Summary: Dan proposes.

hanami picnic time (ao3) - antiadvil

Summary: “I hear Dan and Phil got married in Japan.”

Phil laughed. “You can't believe everything you read on the Internet.”

I Will Find You in Any World (ao3) - husbants

Summary: After watching their old Fortnite video, Phil asks Dan if he'd really find him in any world.

Just Sneak Out, And Don’t Tell a Soul Goodbye - phanlight

Summary: the famous arch-rivalry between the howell and lester family dates back to an era no-one has any remembrance of. but the sons of the parent enemies, dan and phil, share feelings towards eachother so different from their family, that the move of the howells to edinburgh is anything but ‘delightful’ for dan. but he has an idea. (based on the song check yes juliet by we the kings)

Like a Bowl of Oranges (ao3) - cloej88

Summary: Dan has built a solid career for himself as a ghostwriter. He safely hides behind other people’s words, crafting their tales and pocketing the cash without any threat of notoriety. But lately he has been working on a book of his own, itching for a change.

Phil is an indie filmmaker who happened into some huge breaks over the last few years. He wants to use his influence to uplift queer stories for the screen, so he puts out an open call for story submissions. At his agent’s behest, Dan submits his story.

The writer!Dan and director!Phil friends/co-workers to lovers AU that we never knew we needed.

new horizons (ao3) - cityofphanchester

Summary: “Bry,” Phil says again, crashing to a halt against the table. Someone’s jammed the rickety sliding door to the back garden open and the kitchen is flooded with bright, sweet autumn air that he’s in absolutely no position to appreciate. “My Switch is broken.”

She turns away from the sink to look at him with much less urgency than the situation demands. “Were you playing Animal Crossing in the bath again?”

“No!” he says, much too loud, and there’s a muffled laugh from the other side of the breakfast bar. He notices only a few seconds late that obviously Bryony hadn’t been talking to herself. It’s Dan, oversized black hoodie and shadows under his eyes, clutching a Game of Thrones coffee mug like he hasn’t slept in a week. Which maybe he hasn’t, Phil can never quite get a vibe off him. “That was one time.”

the hot doctor (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: Plot twist: it was Dan.

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Monthly Follower Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the months of May & June 2024

Another Day, Another Disaster (ao3) - what_the_gosh_dang

Summary: Dan is in possession of Phil's private journal

Carpets, Pokemon and hugs (These are a few of my favorite things) (ao3) -DownDownFangirl

Summary: "Is everything ok?" The tall guy stops. The elevator starts to close. The guy reaches for the door and it opens again. He looks into Phil's eyes and it’s strong and focused and confusing. - Phil works at a motel and Dan is a guest who comes and goes. There are many thoughts to think and many delicate conversations to have... And it can get confusing, especially when you live hundreds of kilometers away from each other.

dan is not a pianist (ao3) - Marranje

Summary: One night, Phil stumbles over a musician's YouTube channel. Years later, they're sharing the most important moments of their lives.

(in which dan pursued the piano, they did not meet in 2009, but still finds each other through the power of the internet)

everything has changed (ao3) - gamingbeats

Summary: Dan and Phil go on holiday to NYC and everything changes when Dan books only the couple's options.

Flashes of Innocence (ao3) - yiffandquiff

Summary: Phil Lester was an aspiring photographer, trying to fine tune his skills in a black and white photography class. Cue Daniel Howell, the attractive male that walks in one day and captures Phil’s eyes. But Dan has a small secret, he needs help. He runs a Tumblr blog and he needs someone to shoot his photos for him. But there’s a catch that Phil doesn’t know right away. Dan runs a NSFW porn blog and he’s asking Phil to help him recreate authentic photos.

hard times, baby (ao3) - queerofcups

Summary: For some people, their jumps came with a task. Figure it out, finish it and your past self would just fade away. That's not Dan. He's not sure why his past self is here. But he's got some theories.

I Got One Less Prom Without You (ao3) - ticklishpickle

Summary: Dan Howell, boyfriend of Phil Lester, has always cared too much about what other people thought of him. And so it's no surprise that despite his complete infatuation with Phil, it takes him months to finally muster up the courage to come out to his friends. But hey! They're surprisingly okay with it- except for the part where they want him to bring a girl to prom instead of his own boyfriend. (Because popularity and stuff, or something)

And so he becomes Dan Howell, ex-boyfriend of Phil Lester. Watch him as he tries to get rid of the 'ex' part of that title.

I Swallowed the Sun (ao3) - transdimensional_void

Summary: Phil's past still haunts him, and the memory of what might have been. (Inspired by the song "Daniel" by Bat for Lashes)

It’s been twelve years since Dan last saw Phil, twelve years during which Dan has been to hell and back. It’s been twelve years since the boy Phil fell in love with vanished. But now Dan’s back, and he has a story to tell... (Songfic for "From Eden" by Hozier)

After twelve years apart, Dan and Phil are giving their relationship another go, but things are off to a rocky start. (Songfic based on "Good Love" by Bat for Lashes)

run as far as your dark brown eyes can see (ao3) - chickenfree

Summary: Dan’s laughing, pleased with his own joke about being an awkward child, about misfit war wounds, which Phil will obviously relate to.

Oh.

(Or: the many times Phil has been surprised, and the one thing that didn't surprise him at all.)

snowballs (ao3) - calvinahobbes

Summary: your mum is trying to get me drunk

The Golden Rule (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Phil is just looking for some friends when he changes school, what he gets is Dan Howell and that's not a good thing.

There's no way you can change the rolling tide (ao3) - rollingtide

Summary: ”Phil threw his head back laughing. And Dan felt a huge urge to kiss him, which made him feel a little bit taken back. In his 23 years on earth he had met many gorgeous men whom he had felt attracted to. But never had he felt like he needed to kiss anyone before. And he couldn’t pinpoint what the difference with Phil was.”

or

A famous/non-famous AU where Dan is hopeless and Phil can’t make coffee for shit.

To Bite The Hand That Feeds (ao3) - rainbowchristy

Summary: Daniel Howell is a lycan, his and his family's secret safe from the public. It isn't until Phil moves into town with lycan parents that things become a problem.

Dan has to learn how to control his wolfy nature while also making and maintaining friendships. Can he do it, or will his secret be revealed to the world?

To be loved (ao3) - Thedemonqueen

Summary: Dan knows Phil insisted they’re together. Dan knows Phil loves him. But it doesn’t stop Dan from feeling dirty when he wants to touch Phil.

Typical (ao3) - Junebug1312

Summary: Dan and Phil hate each other. Everyone knows that. But what happens when Dan breaks both of his wrists and can't do certain things himself?

Also when has someone saying "prove it" ever actually worked as an invitation.

Vampire Moon (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Phil knew it was foolish to stay out late on the night of a full moon. It was even more foolish to agree to take a walk with Dan who was never up do any good. But Phil couldn't admit to himself that he had a blind spot concerning the vampire, and now he was going to pay for that.

*Phil said: “Oh! Is this a self-insert fic? I was called hamster boy at school. I wanted to be Oz. Bite me, granddaddy.” And I said: Bet.*

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Monthly Fic Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the month of August 2024

nylon is for delicate work (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: A forensic linguist meets a lawyer in Rawtenstall.

Ready to Let Go (ao3) - auroraphilealis

Summary: Dan doesn’t want to go to India in February, just before Valentine’s Day, with his increasingly homophobic parents. He doesn’t want to be a lawyer, or settle down with some pretty girl one day. Dan wants to spend Valentine’s Day with Phil. He wants to be an entertainer. And he sure as hell plans on marrying Phil one day. But more than any of that, Dan just wants be himself. He wants to be happy.

songbird (ao3) - jestbee

Summary: a post-apocalyptic coffee shop au

Touch (ao3) - winstonlives

Summary: Dan is home alone, and decides to go au naturale. It would be all fine and dandy, but then he gets a little drunk. A couple pictures, a few texts, and a surprising phone call changes everything.

WE'RE ALL DOOMED! (ao3) - idkspookystuff

Summary: Dan dresses up for the occasion, obviously.

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it's 2022, the sun is about to explode, and dan and phil go to the woods to reflect on the end

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Monthly Follower Recs

Monthly follower recommendations for the month of April 2024

all night revival (ao3) - Fictropes

Summary: now there’s half a bottle of gin missing from the shelf.

buttons on a coat (ao3) - waveydnp

Summary: dan meets up with his mum while he’s wearing phil’s coat

cradled by the bare sky (ao3) - Tarredion

Summary: “What did you want, mum?” he asks, the words a mere whisper, his lips curving into a quivering smile. He stays where he is, one hand resting on the frame. Both of the gestures break her heart. She knows he wants to get the truth out there, as they’ve had a silent agreement for quite some time, but seems too scared to try.

in this smoking chaos (ao3) - writingcollective

Summary: Dan bottoms for the first time, not being able to shut down his inner demons that whisper internalised homophobic thoughts into his ear. But Phil guides him through it, somehow.

HOT TO GO! (ao3) - ae121

Summary: Dan loves his roller skating job where he gets to sing and be silly.

He loves his boyfriend Phil, even more.

keep me from you (ao3) - Thedemonqueen

Summary: Even though Dan knows he can’t date anyone ever again, he can’t help but drag Phil away from a man who’s flirting with Phil.

(A hurt/comfort au I wrote to reduce today’s HIV stigma<3)

Mine (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: "You're sure about this?" Dan asks one more time.

"It's the only way." Phil nods.

one & only (ao3) - daliddl

Summary: Dan just finished his very last We‘re All Doomed show in London and a certain unexpected guest is waiting for him in the dressing room.

[orange heart emoji] (ao3) - natigail

Summary: WE'RE ALL DOOMED finds its home on YouTube and Dan breaks the whole phandom with one single emoji. It's okay. If Phil can be earnest, then so can Dan.

The Art of Progress (ao3) - iihappydaysii

Summary: In 2011, YouTube experiences an unfortunate malfunction and Dan and Phil make a choice. A year later, the consequences of that choice begin to reveal themselves...

The city is so loud (but you drown out all the noise) (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Phil's pack might have kicked him out for mating with a human, but his love for Dan was much stronger than anything he'd ever experienced before. It wasn't easy to adjust to living with Dan in his - now their - small flat in London, but Phil would do it again in a heartbeat. With Dan by his side, Phil was sure he could get used to all the weird things humans did.

"They're not you" (ao3) - yikesola

Summary: Dan has never had something like this before, carefree. He’s never known anyone like Phil and he’s never let anyone know him like he’s let Phil know him. Which is why he has to try and fuck it up, of course. Dan is nothing if not a self-saboteur. A ficlet about feelings and assurances.

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hi!! for monthly follower recs, i'd like to rec: "I should be over all the butterflies (But I'm into you)" by blankbluestare, and "Kareoke-Dokey" by SylvesterLester pls! thanks :)

Both added!!

-Rae

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I need everybody to go read this it's so beautiful

Safe With Me by Sillylittleroomba

I’ll add it to our monthly recs list, but here it is also!

Safe With Me (ao3) - Sillylittleroomba

Summary: Dan and Phil have always had two bedrooms, but that doesn't mean much.

Or: Phil can't sleep on the first night back home during their Christmas break from tour. Dan is always the solution to this problem.

A frankly irresponsible amount of domestic fluff, occurring in a world where Phil didn't have Covid over Christmas.

-Rae