Hey anon! Sorry I took a while to answer, phandomestic and I were working on these last night! You led us to a conversation that gave us tons of pheels, so thanks.
(Most of these headphanons are written with the idea in mind that Dan and Phil are a couple, just so youâre aware - I mean I assume thatâs what you wanted, but if not Iâm sorry)
âżDan sometimes stands outside Philâs room to watch him film (and Phil has to redo a lot of takes because of Danâs laughing) because he still loveâs Philâs videos just as much as when he was a little fanboy in his bedroom, miles and miles away from him, and now he gets to see the videos being made and he get to live with the man heâd idolized and moved across the country for and itâs basically a modern day fairytale and sometimes he just canât believe that this is his life.
âżDan is way clingier and cuddlier than Phil. Heâs just a big fucking sap even if he doesnât like to admit it. Thatâs why heâll always lovingly tease Phil - he wants to flirt like all the time but doesnât want to admit that he wants to flirt.
âżDan loves and adores Phil and basically looks at him like he hung the stars (thatâs not even a headcanon thatâs just TRUE) no matter what Philâs doing. Like he could just be setting up the camera or prepping for a gaming vide or in their lounge in pajamas with a scruffy face watching anime, and Dan canât help but see Phil as utterly beautiful. A part of him regresses into 2009 Dan and heâll randomly say âI love youâ just because he CAN now because Phil is WITH him.
âżThey want to get married in Manchester because it holds so many special memories. Maybe in December.
âżWhen Phil visits his parents he likes to go to Manchester and visit the Starbucks he and Dan used to frequent, sit on their couch and drink a caramel macchiato and think about how much their lives have changed since they were just two young guys making silly videos and falling in love.
âżPhil loves to listen to Dan rant about formula one and kanye west and spoilers and whatever else heâs passionate about, not necessarily because heâs interested in the topic (he couldnât care less about the artistic merit of kanyeâs work) but because he loves the way Danâs eyes light up and how his hands move around dramatically and how he gets this flush in his cheeks, because heâs talking about something heâs PASSIONATE about and Dan is never more beautiful than when heâs letting himself be fully and completely invested in something.
âżAs much as they like to ramble to each other about whateverâs caught their interest, their favorite moments are when the apartment is quiet and peaceful, and theyâre sat next to each other on their laptops or watching TV, because they donât feel the need to fill the silence. Theyâre happy and content just being near each other, lost in their own thoughts but always right next to the one person in the world they canât imagine their lives without.
âżAfter someone brushes off Phil when meeting them, Phil pretends not to care but Dan gets absolutely furious, ranting about how amazing Phil is and âitâs in your fucking channel NAME damn itâ and that night Dan takes special care to completely worship Philâs body, which Phil usually does for him but Dan NEEDS to make sure Phil knows how loved he is and that Dan is never going to stop adoring him.
âżTheyâll be out with friends and end up basically having an entire conversation with just significant expressions because they know each other inside and out, and it will take a few minutes for them to notice their friends have gone silent and are giving them amused looks, and âHonestly guys, I know you donât need to talk to communicate but there are other people with you.â
âżTheyâre introverts, we all know this, but even introverts sometimes find people that donât tire them out. Thatâs how they are to each other, and thatâs why they retreat to a corner and huddle together when theyâve been at parties for a while and are feeling exhausted with all the socializing, and thatâs also how they get though their longest days, because theyâre always right next to each other and theyâll give each other a little nudge when the other looks overwhelmed, just to say âhey, Iâm here, I love you, weâll be home soonâ.
âżWhen Phil gets angry about something, he holds it in but acts colder towards Dan, and it drives Dan crazy, because if Phil doesnât TELL HIM heâs angry, Dan wonât know he needs to fix it. When Danâs angry, heâs loud voices and caustic remarks, but even though he knows absolutely everything that makes Phil Phil, knows all of his insecurities, he doesnât use those against him. He would with other people, people who arenât such a core part of his life, but never with Phil.
âżWhen they have small arguments Phil gives in first for the sake of keeping the peace, but when they have big arguments Dan usually blames himself and apologizes first whether or not he instigated it.
âżDan rolls his eyes and complains about Philâs enthusiasm for all things Christmas, but he smiles behind his hand and secretly loves seeing Phil lit up brighter than any Christmas tree, running around and decorating their apartment weeks before he should, humming Christmas songs under his breath. And part of Philâs love for the Christmas season is because it always reminds him of their first Christmas together in 2009, when Phil knew he was well and truly in love with this stupidly perfect teenager. When some part of him already realized he was going to spend the rest of his life with Dan.
âżDan was always the little spoon when he and Phil got together, and even now that heâs bigger than Phil, he still wants to be the little spoon. He loves being held and Phil loves holding him, so it works.
âżSometimes Phil gets embarrassed when Dan goes on and on about âPhil createdâ this and âPhil actually inventedâ that, because heâs a humble person, but he also loves having someone whoâs ALWAYS willing to stick up for him, and who will ALWAYS recognize his achievements.
âżPhil has a bunch of âheart eyes howellâ gifs saved on his computer and heâll sometimes tease Dan about them, but honestly he thinks itâs really cute and flattering.
âżSometimes when he and Phil are lying in bed, lazing around for a couple hours before they actually go to sleep, Dan will read phanfics while Phil watches TV. And every now and then Dan will nudge him and tell him to pause the show so he can read a funny bit, or heâll go, âYouâd never say that!â or âI wasnât that obsessed with you.â (and Phil will give him a look and heâs grudgingly admit that he was, and still sort of is.)
âżWhen one of them is hurt or feeling really poorly, the other will get this sick feeling in their stomach until they know the other is actually okay, because even if they try to act casual and laugh it off, the idea of the other in genuine pain hurts. And Phil still remembers the night he had to take Dan to the hospital and how heâd never been so scared in his life, and he never wants something like that to happen again.
âżThey always manage to distract each other. Like theyâll be trying to get serious business done in the same room, only to realize hours later that theyâve wasted their time with a debate about whether or not free will would exist if people could travel to the future (because that would mean their decisions were set in stone, and whatever they were going to do was already decided, right??). Thatâs why they work in separate rooms.
âżWhen Philâs away Dan tries his best to deny missing him, because theyâre not that codependent, he swears, but then heâll be cooking dinner and realize heâs automatically made a serving for two, and that the kitchen is far too quiet without Phil clumsily puttering around, and the loneliness will hit him again.
âżPhil loves to take photos of Dan when heâs not looking, enthralled with something else, because Dan when heâs relaxed and content and not putting on a face for anyone is just breathtaking.
âżOn one of their early dates, Phil convinced Dan to watch a horror movie (hoping for some cuddles), but he found out Dan mostly just jumped and screamed bloody murder and certainly didnât cuddle when he was scared.
âżDan fucking LOVES Phil in formal wear - loves it so much, he ends up distracted basically every time they have a hosting gig. Hence why he ends up staring at Phil even when theyâre interviewing huge stars.
âżSometimes Dan will ask some existential question that Phil knows will lead to a discussion that will upset Dan, so he just changes the subject.
âżOn some mornings, when Dan is tired and grumpy, Phil will follow him around the apartment and narrate what heâs doing like heâs David Attenborough in a wildlife special, dodging the pillows Dan throws at him and trying his best not to laugh.
âżSometimes theyâll get annoyed because one will use the otherâs phone or laptop without asking and then not put it back in the same place, and so they wonât be able to find it for a while, and the whole time theyâre searching, the one that actually owns it will be insisting that theyâre going to change the passwords and never let the other borrow it again (but never follow through).
âżI donât have any more to add at the moment, except this - Iâve said this in another post of mine about Phan head canons, Iâll say it again, Iâll never stop saying it - no matter where they are or what they do with their lives, theyâll always be happy as long as theyâre together, because they are each otherâs home.
