50k-100k (5) Masterlist
part one , part two, part three, part four
A month of almosts (ao3) | 68k | - NiniMeggie
Summary: Phil Lester bumps into (literally) Dan Howell, a smaller YouTuber that he recognizes, on the rainy streets of London on the first of December. As the month progresses Phil finds himself spending more and more time with Dan, and wonders if that nervous feeling in his stomach is what he thinks it is. Will he be ringing in the New Year single yet again, or will this maybe actually turn into... something worth keeping.
a night to remember (ao3) | 50k | - grievingwarwidow
Summary: roxie, who prefers the label exotic performer over stripper, is a star amongst people who are out when the sun goes down. who better for a close-minded phil who has despised what he labels as lowlifes to suddenly obsess over than Roxie himself?
aka the one where phil gets pathetically hung up on dan, better known as roxie and is desperate to get to know him better.
By Definition (ao3) | 72k | - obscuringmirror
Summary: By definition, Dan Howell is not mentally well. He’s slowly losing hope and realizing that he’s not capable of having a ‘normal’ life with the list of mental disorders that suffocate his will to live.
Honestly, Dan isn’t sure if it’s really worth it to try and survive.
Until Phil Lester involuntarily steps into Dan’s life and by Phil’s definition, Dan’s more than worth it.
Grey Wings (ao3) | 65k | - phansauce97
Summary: Angels and demons walk among us each day, though they mainly choose to remain unseen. Relations with humans have caused some issues in the past, resulting in the fairly well documented half-angel-half-human species known as the Nephilim, of whom Phil Lester currently rules over. Once thought to have been wiped out, the Nephilim were merely hidden in a realm of their own, where they now thrive and live happily.
On the boarders of the Nephilim Kingdom though runs a large wall, and on the other side, a city of slums where the other half-breeds reside: the Cambions, half-human, half-demon. Dan Howell is their ruler, desperately wanting to liberate his people. So desperate, in fact, after making a terrifying discovery, that he finds himself with no choice but to ask for help from someone he can't stand: the Nephilim King, Phil Lester.
Yet Dan's idea is genius, and Phil can't deny that. What begins as a political alliance though, slowly builds into something much more heated...and much more terrifying.
If You Ain't Mine Baby, Then Whose? (ao3) | 52k | - homegrownlesbian
Summary: Phil works at a dyke bar in London. Dan is a divorced transbian who likes to visit dyke bars in London. Phil likes her quiet, modest life, and she's not really dating right now - especially not customers! Especially not rich ones. Dan is guarded, moneyed, and lonely. She's not looking for a relationship - they're nothing but trouble.
Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan.
life happens, coffee helps (and so do you) (ao3) | 65k | - halfofacrackedbluesky
Summary: Dan makes friends with the barista at the local coffee shop.
Limerence (ao3) | 86k | - cherryheartz
Summary: 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…
Merry and Bright (ao3) | 83k | - Celeste (artificialmac), peachlessroomba
Summary: Dan Howell, a semi-successful contributor and one-time model for Attitude magazine is, by all accounts, struggling. So when one of his oldest friends calls with a promise of familiarity and warmth in exchange for help running their hometown community theater’s production of It’s a Wonderful Life, Dan agrees without a second thought. But the past has a way of resurfacing, and it seems like everywhere Dan turns, there is Phil Lester—his old almost-lover, now the local weatherman.
punctuation in the rain (ao3) | 60k | - orphan_account
Summary: Dan never meant to meet anyone at Louise’s party.
Then Phil showed up.
All rain-damp hair and easy smiles, and suddenly the night felt different. What begins as awkward small talk turns into something that lingers, even after the rain stops.
shapes and weights to choose (ao3) | 50k | - 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.
Take a Picture (It'll Last Longer) (ao3) | 66k | - phantasticworks (steddieworks)
Summary: Dan and Phil meet at 2 a.m. in a coffee shop. Phil is a photographer looking for a model, and Dan can't say no to pretty boys.
The Clock Keeps Ticking (ao3) | 50k | - tellsfromhale
Summary: Dan has spent over a decade growing comfortable with himself. Finally, he can live his truth, and he can do it with Phil at his side. For the first time, he's excited about what the future holds.
Then, one day, he finds himself suddenly back inside his childhood bedroom a decade in the past, and getting to that future with Phil becomes a lot more difficult.
The Philver Scream (ao3) | 73k | - UnorthodoxSavvy
Summary: While Dan's career in the FBI is taking off, Phil is left behind to pick up the pieces of his life after his brother's death. However, he finds himself plagued by strange nightmares that he can't explain. Soon, people around him start dying. Can Dan and Phil's partnership survive the mounting body count?
True Beauty Lies Beneath the Skin (ao3) | 95k | - phansauce97
Summary: We're bringing back Punk AU's, folks, in which Phil Lester is lead guitar player in the popular British pop-punk band, Runaway Exorcist. The band continues to gain more fame day by day, and Phil couldn't be happier with his position in life, after recovering from an unimaginable tragedy and fighting many demons along the way. But even now, there are many gaps that Phil finds missing in his life, and his yearning to fill that gap only grows with each passing day that it remains empty...
Dan Howell is a tattoo artist and body piercer at Zombified Tattoos and Piercings, a popular shop in London. New to the tattoo scene, Dan proves himself to be extremely talented and quickly gains popularity. However, Dan has a bit of a secret. Well, it's not really a "secret" per-se, but it isn't something he tells just anyone either. When a post-tour Phil Lester walks into Zombified looking for some new ink, he and Dan...don't have the best first encounter.
When Dan discovers he and Phil can relate to each other on a more deeper and personal level though, and that Phil has many "secrets" too, they find both their gaps fading, realizing that letting someone in might not be so scary after all.
Two Man Team (ao3) | 70k | - Nefertiti1052 (Succubusphan)
Summary: This is the story of two struggling friends who after many trials and tribulations find their way back to each other and build the life they've always dreamed of.
Or how Phil changed his life by talking to random strangers on the internet.
wait, is this fucking book about us? (ao3) | 51k | - noxhsw
Summary: Dan is a depressed lawyer, Phil is a sad romance author. They meet when they're stranded at an airport, thinking they'll never see each other again. But when Phil writes a book about their encounter, Dan wants to meet him once more.
