Fics Written In 2026 (So Far) (4) Masterlist
part one, part two, part three
a set of trials (ao3) - DollMew
Summary: It's Dan's first time meeting Phil's parents and he's put under a set of trials to see if he's welcome into the family.
And such is life (ao3) - PaleGlobes23
Summary: Phil's tendency to attract chaos and unfortunate coincidences leads into one of the wildest days they have lived through.
bite (ao3) - electric_typewriter
Summary: Dan and Phil work on Dan's biting problem after Dan wakes up feeling a bit needy.
Built For Us (ao3) - Lovetoinfinity
Summary: Ten years of pining finally reaches its breaking point.
change me at all costs (let's get married) (ao3) - intronerds (cm_writes)
Summary: Dan and Phil get drunkenly married in Vegas. Dan is surprisingly calm about it. Phil is concerned.
clair de lune (ao3) - fishcarabiner87
Summary: a time-travel fix-it au where their future kids travel back in the past to try and save them... before it's too late.
Clingmonster 3000 (ao3) - thatsmistertoyou
Summary: Dan's feeling a little clingy after Phil's ass-bleeding incident.
coming down (ao3) - blossomsphan
Summary: a wolf and a bear meet in a bar on halloween night...
Double trouble (I like trouble) (ao3) - napstarblook
Summary: Everyone is hitting on Phil tonight but Dan believes he's the only one who can please Phil right. So he's horrified when a younger version of himself appears in front of them and rivals his love for Phil.
Meanwhile the two Phils would love taking two Dans to bed. Maybe even have one of them watch.
Summary: “You did so well.”
Dan isn’t sure if Phil is referring to the fucking or the driving.
Or, somewhere between the 2025 and 2026 Formula One seasons, things start to unravel.
Even in Dreams, It Was You (ao3) - Lovetoinfinity
Summary: The strangers-to-lovers / dream soulmate AU that no one asked for, but I wrote anyway because I wanted it.
face the music when it's dire (ao3) - alicek112
Summary: In which Phil is not a damsel in distress, but Dan still comes to the rescue.
friday nights, am i right brother? (ao3) - silver_tongues
Summary: Right before they were about to film a new gaming video, Phil spills Ribena on their desk. It's Phil's fault, but Dan has to clean it up.
girls just wanna have fun (ao3) - celestialskiff
Summary: Sometimes, Dan's a girl. Phil's happy to have fun with her.
hate to put you on pause (but darling i have to) (ao3) - BottleFloatingInTheSea
Summary: The Lesters don't knock. Dan has a hard time getting used to it.
(TW) heartbeat in my floor (ao3) - ddphan
Summary: The connection Dan has with Phil is different though; it’s real in a way none of his other relationships have been. Dan understands Phil, he knows him better than he knows himself at this point. They’re two sides of the same coin, fated to be together, red string of fate and all that jazz.
If only he could make Phil see that.
howell at the moon (ao3) - possumdnp
Summary: A 2011-era flatmates-to-lovers AU where Dan’s secretly a werewolf.
I Was ALWAYS Him (ao3) - vividaway
Summary: Dani Howell has spent twenty four years almost fitting. She is close enough to be seen, but never close enough to be real. There is a version of her the internet loves, and there is a version of herself that can't stand her own reflection. His own reflection. It started quietly, and now, it's a life that begins to feel stolen.
i won't break your heart if you can break my spell (ao3) - red-string-of-phate (milo_greyby)
Summary: October, 2009: Dan is meeting Phil for the first time tomorrow. He just has to get through this night.
I’ve been walking through the night and the day (ao3) - BleedingAlive
Summary: Dan and Phil go to the mall
it might calm you down (ao3) - isimswyn
Summary: the one where dan is crying and phil is high and they still fall for each other
Make You How(el)l (ao3) - westtcoastt
Summary: Dan gets turned into a werewolf because karma is a bitch and he should've known better. They fuck about it, and it's filthy.
Off Script (ao3) - nakaharagf
Summary: Phil writes a romance for class. Dan accidentally ends up in it. This is, unfortunately, not hypothetical.
our lips must always be sealed (the night has reached its end) (ao3) - postapologetic
Summary: Two years ago, Dan fled across the Atlantic to leave his home and trauma behind. When he decides to return home over Christmas, he finds himself stuck in Chicago during a snowstorm, where he meets a disarmingly charming stranger. But how much can one person change your life in thirty-six hours?
Share Your Bed (With Me) (ao3) - caitthecrate
Summary: Four times Phil wants to share a bed with Dan, and the one time Dan comes to him.
Steel of Ice and charm of Fire (ao3) - natigail
Summary: The Ice empire had won the war and thus ruled the lands, and talented Ice mage Phil Lester was their newest champion and emperor. The vanquished elemental kingdoms sought to assassinate any Ice emperor on the throne, and their latest efforts put powerful Fire mage Dan Howell to stand before the Ice emperor.
For Ice to allow Fire to come this close was utterly ludicrous and most certainly suicide, yet Dan was allowed free passage into the throne room against all odds.
supercut of us (ao3) - witchbugs
Summary: moments on tour.
Take Me Back To 2011 (ao3) - Robinblinks
Summary: Dan and Phil time travel back to 2011 and have some conversations with each other.
The Classic Miscommunication Trope (ao3) - mxgoose
Summary: Phil wants to try water sports for the first time during their vacation in Bora Bora. What could go wrong?
The Person On The Other Side Has Always Just Been You (ao3) - stupidbitchwhoIh8 (CupcakeTaker)
Summary: The sticky note based English professor AU that has been haunting my brain for months now.
The Rite of Movement (ao3) - olivermirror
Summary: During their first weekend together, things get a little bit heated and out of control.
the second day (ao3) - golbrocklovely
Summary: october 20, 2009. the second day dan and phil met.
(TW) The tentacle monster and the space explorer (ao3) - natigail
Summary: Dan was out on a mission on a undiscovered planet when the caves around him and his team crumbled. He fell, injured and disoriented, but tried to stumble his way to freedom. Instead, he stumbled his way right into the tentacles of a mesmerising alien, who took an instant shine to him.
It wasn't going to let him go. It had found a mate.
The town lost in time (ao3) - Asoftdaniel
Summary: A small town love story, healing old scars and helping each other through grief, but with an added twist.
The Whole System Is Decrepit (ao3) - homegrownlesbian
Summary: Dan (Dana) is a legally grey but morally righteous A&E and Urgent Care registrar at an NHS hospital in central London, returning from a sabbatical that was supposed to make her a better person. Phil (Philine) is a patient, and even though she’s bruised and impoverished and aching all the time, she’s flirty, and she keeps asking Dan out. What’s a girl supposed to do but say yes?
time, wondrous time (ao3) - lanightsky
Summary: Phil is gifted an old film camera by his mom. He gives it to Dan, and they both decide to take it with them on their day-trip to Brighton. The photos they take turn out lovely, but they also discover something else they weren't expecting.
Together, even when we are apart (ao3) - PaleGlobes23
Summary: Dan and Phil navigating time apart, partnership and chronic illness during a stressful time in their lives.
Vampires Will Never Hurt You (ao3) - gaydreaming
Summary: That vampire phanfiction that dan howell explicitly requested a few hard launches ago
Watching You Watching Me (ao3) - frombluetogrey
Summary: Dan and Phil are in the honeymoon phase of their relationship. They've met a few times, and things have gotten hot and heavy. But they're both young and awkward, and they have to figure out a way for them to express their desires without immediately feeling like they might die of embarrassment. Phil gets an idea.
Wear no disguise for me (ao3) - makingdemands
Summary: 3 scenes of Dan and Phil matching each other’s freak
