#my favourite time of year to be a phannie

[foreverdjh]

and just like that … fourteen years gone by

19th october, 2009. the day that started it all. the day two people met and changed their lives forever, and changed the lives of millions in the process. happy 19th<3

[pseudophan]

some post wad weekend thoughts...

i just wrote all this on the plane and haven't read it through so apologies for any mistakes

first of all, this weekend was incredible. i usually just kinda sit at home doing not much of anything, and this was a much needed break to actually have some fun. london in general always lifts my spirits but i suppose that danisnotonfire guy contributed a little as well.

guys i think i've met more people the past few days than i otherwise have in years. like. holy shit. i started listing people but i'm petrified i'll forget someone so i chickened out, sorry about that. but you all know who you are. i've met friends i've had for years, people i used to know but haven't spoken to in what feels like a decade, newer friends, and a frankly baffling amount of people i didn't know yet but who told me they've followed me for ages. like holy fuck you guys lmao what the hell??? and i mean did the reaction ever get old no of course it didn't. bad for my ego i'm sure but totally worth it. there's something very amusing and incredibly surreal about being chronically lame in most aspects of life and then suddenly finding yourself in an environment where you're kinda cool???? SO fucking fun oh my god, but also i do kinda feel like i've tricked you all? but hey i'll happily let you keep believing i'm cool, that is more than fine with me.

most importantly though everyone was SO lovely. like i said i don't think i've spoken to this many people in such a short amount of time in years and every single person i talked to was awesome. guys did you know phannies are kind of great... don't tell anyone but, lowkey... everyone is so funny and cool and absolutely insane but in a good way (shoutout everyone left at the gates until the very end, we should probably get some help).

and then lastly of course, mr howell himself. i talk about this a lot i feel like but fuck me that man was born to perform. whether you think he's actually funny or not, nobody can argue he doesn't absolutely thrive on a stage. he plays off the audience so well and he's so very obviously having the time of his fucking life. i'd already seen the show twice before this, and i didn't think anything would top the previous london show but man... the first night he came back out after the show having clearly been tearing up backstage, apologising for being an inconsistent absent parent, and i can't lie the "i had daddy issues and THEN i subscribed to dan howell" got me cause yeah no literally dude, you nailed it, exactly, well done. i think something about doing this show again, his magnum opus as he considers it, now after the dapg return was very special to him. he seems genuinely surprised that so many of us were ready to just jump back in like nothing happened, i don't think he was expecting so many people to still be waiting and it's... man. he comes off so grateful for us all and it's so fucking sweet. and then on the last night, i think that was my favourite, when the show ended and he got the standing ovation and people throwing him flowers.. he was so HAPPY. and clearly overwhelmed with emotion which, i gotta say, there is something honestly kinda funny about daniel howell standing in front of you trying not to cry. like no by all means dude go ahead, please, you've made me cry an endless amount of times it's only fair.

ugh. i'm proud of him or whatever. dick. and i'm proud of our ridiculous fucking community. i'm not sure what 14 year old nora would say if you'd told me i'd still be kicking it in the phandom a decade on, but at almost 25 (fml) i'm so so happy to be here still. you know, we get a bad rep, but i genuinely think as far as fanbases go we're pretty solid. and i love you all so much.

i believe i will have to rob a bank or something because the next time dan and/or phil do a tour i think i'll have to just show up at every date like i'm sorry but this was too good of a high we need to do it again immediately

anyway. back to work 💪

(by which i mean giffing dan and phil. i am still very much unemployed. fr though i'm two whole videos behind this has never happened i feel weird. who am i)

[dnpoll]

my personal explanations below the cut!

also i scheduled this poll and i realised i forgot ARIANA GRANDE that's deep lore... GOD

muse: one of the things that dan and phil bonded over when they met each other - phil's favourite artist with his streams making it dan's top artist from 2014-2016. they have also seen muse at least five times! dan has played muse songs several times on the piano (specifically sunburn) + they did a lip sync video to muse for bbc radio. also they made fun of kristen stewart a lot when they were younger (they have since apologised and called her an iconic) and she was in twilight and muse supermassive black hole is famously in twilight so...

final fantasy vii: the soundtrack with interrupted by fireworks! dan said it reminded him of phil in a formspring answer <3 and that's all...

fall out boy: firstly "no but seriously imagine if:". secondly they have interviewed fob several times for the bbc! thirdly, specifically with pete wentz, he was dan's icon in his teenage years. he followed dan because of the interviews with him - he even prank called dan in call or delete. but as punishment in a best friend quiz video, phil tweeted "sometimes i dream about being one of the reindeer galloping through the sky with leather straps tying me to my friends mm yes carrots please" from dan's account - and pete wentz unfollowed fob. i am also convinced they think the milk fic is a petekey fic or something

the 1975: dan and phil called into the radio as fans when they were not hosting and the 1975 was there! dan said he was there with "his friend phil" and matty healy immediately recognised them as "dan and phil from the radio" despite them trying to be sneaky about it. dan also LOVED a brief inquiry into online relationships which he posted on his story and said he was "personally attacked by literally every song on the album". mm okay

my chemical romance: firstly "no but seriously imagine if". secondly dan specifically was/is a huge fan of mcr - although phil did sing welcome to the black parade (incorrectly) in a yasuhati video). mcr was also referenced in dan and anthony padilla's stop emo hate video, basically i'm gay and the dream daddy series, just to name a few (they g note a LOT). also hesitant alien featured in the tour of dan's brain video! gerard used to follow dan on twitter but doesn't anymore... beef?

panic! at the disco: firstly "no but seriously imagine if". also brendon and ryan are in the milk fic which they constantly reference. also there's a dnp edit with 57k views to house of memories

frank ocean: dan's top song in 2012 was "thinkin about you" by frank ocean which ppl talk abt a lot for many reasons. he also said his religion was frank ocean in 2016 LOL

troye sivan: YOUTUBE FRIENDS LOL - the iconic pic with dan, phil, troye and tyler! also dan and phil were the first people to play troye sivan's happy little pill on the radio, and are thus partially responsible for his success. troye sivan also led to chappell roan's success, so basically muse is responsible for chappell roan. troye also featured in a phil glasses video!

one direction: firstly, dnp interviewed them - a harrowing event that they outline in detail in tabinof. secondly, the iconic dan eating an orange picture behind a 1d concert. lastly, they talk about harry styles quite a bit - phil posed as him in a viewers pick my outfit, and of course the rotisserie chicken situation

nick jonas: hey buddy you in london #dick

smash mouth: more recent dan-based lore but mark (tour member) made an instagram story asking how to get all-star licensed. a phannie (royalsdnp on twt) then tweeted about it, and smash mouth (the twt account) saw it. dan then tweeted at the account asking for it, and it worked! smash mouth is now an official dannie, having tweeted orange for wad, and also offered the original demo for shrek to be used, saying it can maybe be for dan's next special. generally insane because dan has ofc always been a huge shrek fan as a part of his meme personality in the 2010s, even dressing up as him for a calendar

[dnphobe]

Looking at how they've presented themselves over time is always interesting. I think the queer experience of slowly questioning societal and gender norms (and gender, in many cases) is something I recognize in them. Im also curious how Phil's journey is different because he was out to his close ones for a lot longer, and it feels like Dan has more fun shouting about being gay because of the trauma that he associated with the label. I loved seeing their support of queer identities even when they were publicly closeted. It's nice that, even if they weren't comfortable being out, they wanted everyone to know they were a safe space

i agree! the different ways they've presented themselves to us over the years is one of my favourite topics to talk about tbh!

dan's journey wrt to gender presentation and how he feels about gender (not gonna theorise on how he identifies bc what do i know, but to quote him he's fine with being viewed as a man but also not offended if people use pronouns/gendered terms outside of that to refer to him) is interesting because he's said he's always been "flamboyant" but tried to hide that in his youtube career for a long time, and he's gone from saying "i can't do it i'm just such a boy" about painting his nails to having them painted more often than not, but also in day in the life of manchester he said he sometimes wishes he was a girl when looking at 'women's clothing', so it's clearly something he's felt for a long time.

i don't think phil necessarily feels the same pull to be gender non-conforming, but it is also something he's struggled with doing (in one of the stereo shows, when talking about the maid dress he wore in VPMO 2, he said that while it was a cheap joke outfit, a few years ago he would not have felt comfortable wearing a dress at all) so that might be something he's still working toward being comfortable with, but at the same time he's never felt shame about telling us things like he likes using raspberry scented body wash or that he does skin care (while when phil mentioned doing skin care dan was clutched by toxic masculinity saying "don't do- i mean that's fine!"

agree with dan having more fun shouting about being gay because of the trauma and i'm so glad he's reached where he is now! phil...i think for a long time he thought he didn't NEED to shout about being gay, especially because like you said he was out to a few people for longer. but i think it's something he realised he DID want to do after coming out to us. as he said in his coming out one year later video he didn't realise how much of himself he was holding back from us by not being out and it feels like a weight off his shoulders now. i think they both love being gay and shouting about being gay and celebrating that with us and im so proud of phil too <3 i actually have a hot take which is i think if it wasn't for dan's coming out he might have never fully come out to us, not just in a "if dan never had he never would have" way, but in a "if he and dan never met he wouldn't have" way, because he IS a private person and didn't think he was missing out on anything.

i am always so glad they made sure we knew they were accepting of us even if they weren't ready to be out. ngl it got kind of rough in like 2012 for me when dan was so adamantly against people thinking he was gay my own internalised homophobia brain went "does he hate gay people?" but that's on me, not him, or more accurately on BOTH of our internalised homophobia situations lmao. but yeah they've always been so sweet about their queer and trans fans, and one thing i personally appreciate so much is how they will use they/them for any fan they don't know the gender of no matter what their name/appearance/voice would make other people assume their gender to be! i feel so safe with them, and im gonna add this bc im still sappy after this weekend, so safe with phannies too <3 i think phannies queer identities and dnp's queer identities have ALWAYS flowed into each other and both sides of the parasocial line have made the other side feel safe and grow into their identities and helped them accept and appreciate other people's identities.

[yonpote]

Dan and Phil Appreciation Week Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

aka i forgot to participate in DNPAW again but also now my arm is fucked up so im just gonna type my responses instead of drawing them YAYYY shout out as always to @dpgdaily for creating this lil week event :3

Day 1: Favourite baking video

honestly probably slime and sadness cinnamon rolls, but monster pops has such a special place in my heart for being the sorta the tipping point of dnp's descent into truly unfiltered horniness, conjoined baking and pumpkin carving if that counts are also great (i just like halloween lmao)

Day 2: Favourite DanAndPhilCRAFTS video

EASILY slime. like cmon it blew every other dapc out of the water, while at the same time fully connecting them all so it's like you HAVE to watch them all together to grasp at the final picture presented. god im obsessed with it come join the crafts theory server

Day 3: Favourite What Dan and Phil Text Each Other

wdapteo 2 forever, but 4 is super super close. yon? pote. sent at 4:32 am! WHAT IS WRONG WITH US??

Day 4: Favourite Day in the Life

oof probably ditl manchester... the vibes are so so special... australia is really good too very comfy!!! (im actually a tiny bit of a ditl hater lmao mainly just the parts that are strong on the weeb / weird about asian stuff energy but like the vibes are still nice fhdhdh)

Day 5: favourite Phil is not on fire

pinof 9!!!! its special to me as the first one i watched while being like. In The Phandom, at least somewhat. and also it being dnp's fav really made me realize why i liked it so much like i KNEW it wasnt just cuz it was my first as a Full On Phannie, it had an energy to it that was so authentically chaotic and fun and just goofing off with each other and giggling like moreso than the previous like 5 pinofs, it had pinof 1 energy but with 8 more years worth of love in it

Day 6: Favourite Dan vs Phil

prob the first golf with friends LOL i love the shitty grass turf hats, i love the stupid golf bants and the creepy golf ball print they used for the board, dan's curls were in peak form, phil's bluey green shirt made his eyes even bluer, phil squishy dan's face >w<~~~~~

Day 7: Your overall favourite Dan and Phil Series

HMMMM. undertale is my go-to when im particularly sad, the sims s1 is always good to put on in the background, but i think dapwepinof... the pinof reaction mini-series they did in gamingmas is prob my top fav right now. it's everything i love, it's nostalgic, it has some behind the scenes reveals, openly gay dan and phil reacting to closet dan and phil being extremely gay, and REFLECTION!!!! and like, the fact that in the silliest lil annual video series in the world there ended up being a lot of thought and care put into it in wanting to keep it as a sacred tradition for ten whole years, it went from whimsical by nature to whimsical with Purpose and finally whimsical with Love and that means so much to me, as a proponent of queer joy above all else.

[bewareofthenewphannie]

Now that you’ve had some more time to become a phannie I’m curious about how your journey is going and I have some questions I’d love for you to answer if you have the time.

What is it about dnp that has made you love them so quickly?

Do you have a favorite video? Or videos?

Have you been able to catch up on some of their older content? What’s your favorite older video?

And do you enjoy their solo content? Do you have favorite solo videos for each of them?

And, finally, what has been your favorite moment as a phannie so far?

Hello there, thank you so much for the ask! But be warned, this is going to be a long one (I fully blame it on you because you asked some great questions).

What is it about dnp that has made you love them so quickly?

If we're talking about what made me love them so quickly it honestly boils down to one very simple thing: their chemistry. Because Dan is right, it is fucking unmatched.

One thing you need to know about me is that I've always been very drawn to duos with dynamics adjacent to DnP's.

(One could argue I always wanted those previous duos to have the kind of chemistry DnP have but they never were quite there. I think that's a conversation for another time though.)

Okay, but what is it about their chemistry that's so captivating?

For me it's the familiarity between them. The teasing, the fondness, them bringing out the best and worst in each other (let's be honest, it's mostly the worst), their stupid jokes and humor. The way they know and trust each other. Human connection is always something beautiful to witness and to see two people who have so clearly found each other just makes my heart sing (out pure but loving jealousy) (yes, they're making my aroace ass crave having a connection like theirs with someone).

Some other factors that made me fall so quickly were that I had been missing the excitement of being in an active fandom with new content and also, I just really needed a distraction from life (don't worry, I'm fine, just regular first semester uni things (first exam in a week, pray for me)).

So when they came waltzing along with their stupid hijinks and their pure, infectious queer joy they quite simply made me happy. And so I stayed.

Do you have a favorite video? Or videos?

I wouldn't say I have one favourite but there are some videos I keep coming back to again and again for the vibes.

In this line up we have this year's halloween baking, the mukbang, giving the people what they want...

Actually, pretty much all of their "collabs" (this word doesn't seem right for them but you know what I mean) during the hiatus are very dear to me. There's something so special about them, probably because they were setteling into their new uncensored dynamic? Or because these videos mostly felt so chill and domestic, like they were just kind of hanging out? (parasocialness warning activated!) (Is this the right place to mention how much I love the stereo shows?)

The gamingmas videos are still too fresh and too much for me to pass judgement, but I think my current favourites are the pinof reaction vid (purely for the chaos) and it takes two (because it was so damn good).

Oh, and then there's big. But we'll get to that later.

Have you been able to catch up on some of their older content? What’s your favorite older video?

I have been watching their older content quite regularly but it still feels like I've barely scratched the surface honestly.

Sure, I've covered a good chunk of the most iconic and important ones but I'm nowhere near a point where I would say I am genuinely caught up. Which definitely has its upsides because I can allow myself to be picky about what to watch.

Generally speaking I do feel myself gravitating much more towards the "newer" old content, starting in like 2017-ish. There are obviously some very good videos before that as well but so often it just feels something is off...or missing.

Some of my favourites I can think of right now are keep talking, dream daddy, honestly all of the baking vids and the impossible quiz. And the pinofs, obviously.

And do you enjoy their solo content? Do you have favorite solo videos for each of them?

Yes, i do! However I do have a very different relationship to each of their solo contents.

Phil's (newer) videos just feels like a nice warm hug. I really enjoy watching it more casually. They're so very Phil every single time and I love this man, so it's a perfect deal honestly. I'm almost guaranteed to leave them with a smile on my face.

My favourite kind of his videos are probably the ones where he tells stories because he is amazingly (badum tss) good at it. Whether it's draw my life or some random anecdotes of whatever Weird Thing happened to him this time, Phil will find a way to make it interesting and entertaining.

Also, probably a quite random and niche video I really liked was the stereo one with Seth (whom I've known for quite a while). Phil brought out such a cool side of Seth, it was so nice to watch??

Okay, now on to Dan. I fear I'm about to out myself as a dannie because Jesus fucking Christ, he made this personal.

He makes me cry. No, literally, i have cried (ugly) on multiple occasions when watching his videos.

He makes me care. Yes, about him and his happiness, whatever.

He makes me relate a bit too much. You know, something about being queer and existential fear.

He also makes me feel like maybe, maybe it will be okay.

Look, I like his less serious content that he still puts so much thought into. I thoroughly enjoyed what he did with dystopia daily because apparently I am susceptible to whatever this kind of humor he has going on is. But none of that compares to big. And I think at some point that warrants a whole sappy post on its own because I really need to slow myself down here and it's almost 2 am.

And, finally, what has been your favorite moment as a phannie so far?

For some reason the first thing that comes to mind is the goddamn catboy thing. Starting with nora predicting the merch, the merch itself, the email, and finally the pictures...it's hysterical and surreal and I hate that I can't think of anything better right now. It's probably the pure shock and disbelief of opening the notif and seeing those pictures that has overwritten everything else. Also, the discourse here on that day was amazingly unhinged (let's just forget about the Twitter aftermath).

Catboy incident aside, gamingmas as a whole has been intense but also genuinely so much fun. I just love being able to come here every single day and scream with everyone about the most pointless little things that mean the world (to us). We really do have a nice thing going on here, in our little, not-so-obscure corner of tumblr.

And gods, we're not even halfway through. I am soso excited for what they have planned because it sure as fuck won't be any more tame than what they had going on so far.

THE END

(finally. if you came this far, have a cookie 🍪)

[danrifics]

Dan and Phil Appreciation Week

Day 7 - What Do Dan and Phil Mean to Me?

I feel like i need to give some back story. When I was 12 a friend of mine showed me what youtube was, she showed me her favourite youtuber: Charlieissocoollike a youtuber who i also came to love. One day i was watching one of her videos and in my youtube suggestions i saw an account i thought would be interesting

Danisnotonfire

to this day i could not tell you what the video was all i know is i loved it and i spent a while watching everything i could on his channel then I came across his best friend Amazingphil and again i spent a while watching, i remember loving them both and loving their videos together even more, at this point in time i wouldn’t join the phandom but i would see everything that was happening. Every week I would watch/listen to the radio show (and post some pretty cringe facebook posts about it)

Eventually, I stopped watching as much and paying attention as much until they came out. I don’t know what about that triggered my brain to dive in deep into the phandom and level from a casual viewer to a full time phannie but i’m glad i did!

I don’t have many words for what they mean to me because they simply mean more than any words could ever say but they gave me the opportunity to be weird and insane without judgement, they helped me make life long friendships that i’ll treasure forever, they are my safe space. I am who I am because of them, they shaped my teen years and honestly made me who i am today.

💕💕💕💕💕💕

[leave-a-whisper]

rant in the tags but tldr this is starting to become the most toxic fandom I've ever seen and I can't stand it

[dramaphan]

Things I would give up my life to hear dnp talk about that they absolutely never will:

•How they really, genuinely feel about the way their audience has treated them over the years. The good the bad and the ugly bitch don’t spare anyones feelings

•Religion. Idk man I feel like Dan in particular could go off about this for an hour and there’s not many things I’m willing to listen to Dan go off about for an hour but that guy has some beef with god and I need to hear about it

•Honestly just fanfic as a concept. Do they give a shit. Do they read it. Do they have preferences??? When it comes to shit about themselves is there anything that they wish people wouldn’t write?

•Truly just want Dan to talk about his channel. Why tf did u abandon it. Will u ever use it again. If yes, why are u lying. If no, why not. Tell me what you do for a living actually like what do you do what is your job

•Fuck it I wanna hear Phil talk about his career too because brother you are a block of cheese that’s just starting to go bad but it’s only at the point where we’re cutting off the moldy bits because it’s not moldy enough to throw the whole thing away yet

•Gimme some fun facts and trivia. Not like. Oo I had to refilm this video type nonsense but like. The juicy bits. Like oh yeah we completely faked this we lied about that for xyz reasons we scripted this and you had no idea idk man gimme something that will rock me to my core

•You know. You know what this bulletpoint is about. I want them to talk about that. Surely enough time has passed.

•I want some behind the scenes of irl. How much involvement do they actually have. Are they really personally designing their merch or is there a guy for that. When will they kill dnpshop and why haven’t they done it already

•I just would like to know how they genuinely feel about marriage and children. Like, not even to/with each other but as a concept. They both give me the vibe of someone who would rather die than raise a child and while Phil seems indifferent to marriage I feel like Dan is waiting for a few people to die off before he even considers it 💀

•Talk substances with me boys. Which one of you has tried the hardest drug and why was it definitely Dan. What’s the drunkest you’ve ever been. Tell me your nightmare blunt rotation.

•You get five minutes. The timer starts now. Give me your best trauma dump. I want to be just as traumatized as you when these five minutes are over

•Don’t lie to me how often do you lurk on phannie Twitter/Tumblr/wherever do you have favourite phannies do you have mortal enemy phannies show me your block lists

•Along that same line, tell me your least favourite youtuber. No explanation just drop the name

•For Phil specifically: sleepless night. Why.

•For both of them: Are you guys bad liars on purpose or is there a reason you can’t just say things exactly how you mean them

•How have they never been legit cancelled and is their day coming

•At what point did you decide that you didn’t need to say anything about the gaming channel and you could just cast it off into “I thought it was obvious” territory

[heartsopenminds]

Tagged by @feelingofcontent 😊

Tag nine people you want to get to know better.

Favourite colour - dark blue/green/purple, preferably in combination

Currently reading - London Calling by Paul Cornell, a crime novel that also has magic, witches and demons - a little gruesome in places but highly recommended!

Last song - A song I’ve never even heard of before called Red Eyes by The War on Drugs, thanks to a random Spotify playlist!

Last movie - I’ve been doing a Marvel rewatch because so many of the older films I saw years ago or not at all, so I’m halfway through Iron Man 2

Last series - It’s actually The Vampire Diaries, as my nieces are watching it too so we chat about what’s going on!

Sweet, savory, or spicy - I’d say savoury, I like spicy food but can’t handle things that are too hot, and I’m not able to eat sugar due to a health condition, so for me the only sweet stuff I eat is fruit

Craving - some free time, I’m a bit of a workaholic and always sign myself up for too many things, and then get stressed about feeling stressed - need to get better at saying no

Tea and coffee - mostly coffee these days, I have one good cup of proper coffee a day and then decaf otherwise

Currently working on - confession time...I still have a fic outstanding from Phil’s birthday drive in January! My attention got completely taken up with a long fic I was working on, so now that’s finished I need to get back to this one, it features Phil as an artist who is painting Dan’s portrait, and I’m excited to get that done!

I’m pretty late to the party so most people have probably been tagged already, but would like to tag @r3ad3r1 @silentdescant @yourfriendlyblogstalker @gravityplant @phannie-tears @veryconfusedshit @jupiter-pls you haven’t done it already and would like to join in!

[deadandphilgames]

omg okay

1. what's your favorite fanfic??

2. what other fandoms were you in before dnp?

3. have you ever been in love?

1. thats so hard to pick, the one i go back to the most to reread is bruising the sun by waveydnp. but theres soo many amazing ones as well (i think i have about 50+ absolute favourites saved to my phone so i can reread them anytime)

2. none, this is my first fandom, i never really experienced a connection that made me want to join a community like i did with phannies

3. yes, twice. the first time turned sour quickly and had a lot of unseen effects on me that im still dealing with, and the second time was the happiest id ever been but it ended a few years ago

[alazyphannie]

Tagged

Yo this is cool thank you @dansstripedsweater

name: shelly (although thats actually not my real name i just like it and it’s a vibe and also i got kinda scared when i first made this blog that someone i know irl would find me) but maybe ill do like a dramatic actual name reveal. could be fun

sexuality: queer. i like girls and i like boys and i like people who arent either or are both idk i just like people who are cool so

gender/pronouns: she/her but then i also don’t really care that much about my own pronouns so yeah 

hogwarts house: hufflepuff but then could also be gryffindor if i wanna be but i got the hufflepuff robe so should probably stick to that cause it was expensive

favourite animal: i dont know actually. i like frogs at the moment for some reason cause i think its a nice connection to my mum when she was younger. she liked them too and so i have little frogs in my room

current time: 10:48pm so i should go to bed soon

cats or dogs: im a both person. i want a dog and a cat when i own a place that allows them

dream job: screen writer. i wanna create tv shows and movies and explore people and their motives and all that fun stuff. idk. 

when i made my blog: ive had this account for awhile but didnt start posting on it till end of last year

reason for my username: because im lazy phannie

i tag: literally anyone who wants to. if you see this then you gotta do it, sorry i dont make the rules

[pseudophan]

how did we figure out phil’s room in the second london flat was a set beyond the fact that his shit was in dans room? and also how did we figure out the two flat situation i literally do not remember

oh boy, well, this story is vastly different depending on the phannie circles you were in at the time

me personally i saw their floor plans like, a week after they moved in. i always knew they had two flats, way before it even became a theory, but i was on here for two years like idk man! who's to say! because oh my god we were NOT supposed to know that shit. now, in my defence, it REALLY wasn't my fault. i didn't go looking for it nor did i ask to see it, however i did and to this day the whole thing was just very funny. weird! creepy! but funny. i'm not gonna say who found them in the first place, but in short the real estate listings stayed up for awhile after they moved in and bc of the location (near the first london flat, an address everyone had at that point) someone quite easily found them. said person emailed phil and phil got them taken down, but because phannies can't keep their mouths shut the contents of that listing did get spread around a fair bit

as for everyone who Wasn't being a creep like some of us, there were just clues that added up over time. firstly just like, the designs of the two flats are vastly different. you can tell which rooms belong to which flat just based on the look of them, and the difference in style combined with the fact that they had two kitchens made it so it just didn't make much sense for all of this to be one apartment. there was a whole thing about hardwood floors vs carpet, namely when phil tweeted about this centipede that got into "his room" and then dan happened to "walk past" at 2am. meanwhile the pics he posted of said centipede were on wooden floors (or laminate or whatever idk) and the amazingphil bedroom set very much had carpet. like, the centipede was in the moon room, i do believe the conclusion was

my personal favourite thing though was one of phil's sleepless night videos, because those of us who knew for a fact there were two flats were CRYYYINGGGG laughing at that shit bc the blatant lying was just so funny. this dude rly laid on top of his sheets fully clothed complaining at full volume about how he couldn't sleep. but then he went to get a charger from the living room (in the other flat, where dan was sleeping) and all of a sudden he's being all quiet. absolutely incredible content. 10/10 no notes.

anyway, kids... don't look at your favourite youtube gay people's floor plans. even if it's funny.

[homodnp]

creator tag

rules: It’s time to love yourselves! choose your 5 favourite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2019. tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

thank you to the lovely @judearaya @outphan and @alittledizzy for tagging me!!

1. life is but a dream (fic)

an underrated lil baby of a fic, at least in my biased opinion. i’ve always found most comfort in understanding and using natural imagery, so although those lads never go outside i wanted to write a fic about what might happen on such an occasion. at the time it also didn’t help that i’d asked a friend of mine (whom i’ve liked for years) to go rowing together cus it was late summer and why the fuck not. we were making arrangements, but then she just stopped texting at all for two weeks and nothing came of it. it was rough, so i vented my heartbreak by imagining a universe where at least someone else could get the rowing date they wanted.

2. the king (fic)

again, this was a result of my own personal life - you guessed it: heartbreak! i was driving into town, healing over someone who had recently rejected me, listening to this fic’s song, and then i realised “this is like how i imagine phil felt in 2009 before oct 19.” because pining for someone who is sending mixed signals, pining for someone who seems confused even though in your eye there is no clearer answer? that is some relatable shit. writing this was largely therapeutic and helped me come to terms with my own situation, through exploring fic!phil’s feelings. because this fic was more than just surface pining: it is about all the insecurities, all the anger, all the panicking which comes with it. the key to it was that anyone reading it knows that things do turn out for the better and dan does choose phil, even if neither can see it now. so for myself, it was reassurance that when life hits rock bottom there’s only one way up, that the present does not reflect the future. but at the same time, even if things are destined to improve, it is beyond your knowledge and your feelings now are still valid. you are allowed your anger and your sadness, but do not take it as the end.

3. ‘talk abt dnp love languages and the way they express them pleasee’ (meta)

back in days of old when i got anons, sometimes i did a bunch of interpretation/analysis stuff, and this was probably my favourite to write. i don’t have much to say about it here other than that it’s something i’ve seen people discuss at length and i hopped on the opportunity to give my two cents on it lol

4. ‘you are the drum!’ (gifset)

my first ever gifs, the day i got photoshop completely legally *cough*. are they good quality, rich in technique? fuck no! was i, and am i still, pleased with them? fuck yes! especially because if every phannie were to have a ‘niche’ in what phandom stuff they like to indulge in, phil being a fond guy is definitely mine. :’)

5. first impressions (gifset)

for what is probably one of my favourite gaming vids of theirs ever, my second of two gifsets i’ve done so far - i would have done more but i have legit no idea what i’m doing wrong that makes them so low-definition. each gif was also more saturated than the one before, which i did not intend. oh well, i am not a good gifmaker and i own it! (but send me all your tutorials please, i need ‘em!)

overall?

the reason i only included two fics in this list is because they are my only two so far. i want to do a lot more fic-posting - you will not believe the number of wips i have in my fic GD folder right now. my 2019 has been absolutely chaotic which is why i haven’t posted much, in many ways i’m surprised i’ve got anything done at all lol. but it’s been a good year for me, definitely a brilliant one for the overall phandom. may 2020 be kind to us all. happy new year!

i am so sorry if i miss anyone, it’s just off the top of my head that i am tagging: @karcathy @elisethephangirl @phlanetary @toxicnebulaae-deactivated201912 @imdyingriprip @autumn-in-phandom @calvinahobbes @itsaravetree @throwing-roses-into-the-abyss @owodnp @incognitovampiregoblin

[cozydnp-archive]

im very overwhelmed in october: it's halloween, phannie month, inktober and a lot of good shows air on this month... BUT I'M SO HAPPYY ITS MY FAV MONTH!! im excited already and it's only the first day, I have to think of a good halloween url and tumblr theme AHHHHHH!!!! do u like october?

I do!! It’s the prettiest time of year here in Canada besides summer and you described it perfectly, October is a balanced mix of super fun stuff going on and chaos. I’ve already got my autumn theme in full swing and I don’t even think I need to change my url, it kinda fits doesn’t it?

That’s so adorable that this your favourite month :’) happy oneth of October my dude🍂🍁❤️

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After losing his leg in a terrible car accident, Jonas Avery can’t wait to start over and go to college.  Brennan Davis would like nothing more than to stay home and go to school, so she can keep her anxiety in check.  When the two accidentally meet the summer before they move away, they’ll push each other to come to terms with what’s holding them back, even as they’re pulled closer to taking the biggest leap of all—falling in love.  The Opposite of Falling Apart has more than 2.1 million reads on Wattpad. The Opposite of Falling Apart by Micah Good Publisher: Wattpad Books Release Date: February 25th 2020 Genre: Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary Links: Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45734867-the-opposite-of-falling-apart Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PlOVsQ B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-opposite-of-falling-apart-micah-good/1131555807?ean=9781989365069#/ Bookdepository: https://www.bookdepository.com/Opposite-Falling-Apart-Micah-Good/9781989365069?ref=grid-view&qid=1575839674167&sr=1-2 Google Books: https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Opposite_of_Falling_Apart.html?id=dgN5xQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y Today on Dazzled by Books, I am hosting Micah Good. I hope everyone gives her a warm welcome. She is here to talk about her favorite scene in The Opposite of Falling Apart. Take it away Micah. A Favorite Scene At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, there is a giant hill, up which the back path from the Freshman dorms onto campus runs. In the summer, it’s a pain in the butt to climb. You’re sweaty and hot. If you can’t manage to ride your bike up it (and it’s so steep, it’s pretty much fifty-fifty that you can), you’re pushing the bike too, not just your tired feet. In the winter, it’s a glorious, glistening sheet of white whenever it snows (for the first day at least). In The Opposite of Falling Apart, there is a scene where Brennan and Ambreen, and some others from their dorm, sled down the hill on plastic storage bin lids. It’s one of my favorite scenes. When I went off to SIUE, I was an 18-year-old who had only gone sledding one other time in my life. Like Brennan, I was plagued by anxiety. Here I was, a never-really-gone-sledding, anxiety-ridden brand-new adult. I cooped myself up in my dorm room writing. I didn’t really talk a lot. I was a ‘party-pooper’. Because I was afraid all the time, I took the path of least resistance which was usually just doing…nothing much other than staying in my dorm. In The Opposite of Falling Apart, Brennan feels like she’s ‘failing at being a college student’. She doesn’t feel like she’s doing enough spontaneous ‘college student things’ to really be getting the most out of her university experience. That was me in a nutshell. Besides that, I was convinced that it was too late. My dorm had already split into its respective friend groups and its own little routines. I had my routine too: ramen, homework, write, sleep. But on this one day, in the fresh snow, I felt almost giddy. It’s the effect fresh snow has on me. It’s the effect a canceled day of classes has on me. I made the choice to go outside with some others from my dorm. I don’t remember who broached the idea. I don’t remember who got the lids. I just remember making the trek through thick wet snow, down the sidewalk, nearing the big hill. I remember trudging up it. I remember shoes that weren’t made for snow, pants that weren’t made for warmth, and a coat that wasn’t made for rolling in wet ice crystals. “Your turn,” my classmates said, and I sat on a lid and I slid. In the story, Brennan feels free, and ‘normal’. I felt free, and maybe even a little bit normal too. I have other spoiler-y scenes that I really enjoyed. I have other scenes where I even liked the writing a little better. But this one has a special place in my heart because it is a little piece from my own life. My college years weren’t easy. They weren’t the awesome years I know that some people look back on and reminisce about, missing them. They were mostly anxiety ridden, mostly when-is-this-going-to-be-over. There’s a reason I like this scene, and the reason is similar to Brennan’s: it reminds me of a good time. A good moment.  A moment when I wasn’t anxious. If you’ve never gone sledding before, or if the chances at new experiences that you take are few and far between, get a plastic bin lid. Go outside when it’s snowy. Have a new experience. (The sled, this story…it’s a metaphor. Do the things. Do all the things you can. They make life beautiful.) About the Author: Micah Good has been writing since middle school. She’s been writing stories on Wattpad since the summer before her freshman year of college. Her stories have been featured, won a Watty, and she was invited to participate in Wattpad’s Paid Stories program. She currently lives in the midwestern United States, where she is pursuing a career in nursing. She loves dogs, naps and getting lost in a book. Links: Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18534337.Micah_Good Twitter: https://twitter.com/micahintrepid Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micahintrepid/ Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/user/titanically- Giveaway: I am running a giveaway over on Instagram for this book. Please go check that out at @love2dazzle. I will have the rules posted here and also on Instagram. PRIZE: Win 1 copy of THE OPPOSITE OF FALLING APART by Micah Good (US Only) This Giveaway Ends on March 5. How to Enter: - Follow @love2dazzle on Instagram - Subscribe to Dazzled by Books - Follow the FFBC Tours on Instagram: www.instagram.com/theffbc and https://ift.tt/32CBR8B - Follow the author on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/micahintrepid/ - Follow the publishing house on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/wattpad/ - Comment on this Blog Post or the Instagram post letting me know that you accomplished all of these items. T&C’s: -Open only to US Residents. - Must be 13 or older to enter - Giveaway starts XXXX until XXXX. - All entries are double-checked and false entries will be disqualified. -All entries from "giveaway" accounts will be disqualified. - Your personal information won't be used or be seen unless you're the winner of the giveaway. We won't sell it nor use it in a bad way. - Tour Hosts and bloggers participating on this tour are not responsible for any lost or stolen items. - One person cannot win more than one prize in a same giveaway. See The FFBC Tour Guidelines on their website for more information. Duplicate winners will be disqualified immediately. Tour Schedule: https://fantasticflyingbookclub.blogspot.com/2019/12/tour-schedule-opposite-of-falling-apart.html February 25th The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club - Welcome Post February 26th Book Lover's Book Reviews - Review @preciousbooksworld - Review Kait Plus Books - Promotional Post February 27th L.M. 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