(TW) Near Death Experience Masterlist
Breathless (ao3) - Phandiction
Summary: This is an alternative, chaptered ending to my fic Powerless
Bury Your Flame (ao3) - worriedpeach (skeletonflowers)
Summary: After receiving a dragon egg when his grandfather passed away, Phil is forced to ask for help from the local dragon tamer. As he soon finds out, Dan Howell is nothing he’s been expecting. Infuriating, ludicrous, and completely lacking respect, Dan is everything Phil hates. But Phil will do anything to make his grandfather proud, even if that means getting help from the local cluck.
Collision (ao3) - TortiTabby
Summary: A day full of arguing and disagreements on tour gets turned on it's head when an incident puts things in perspective.
Don’t Leave Me (ao3) - ohhowellno
Summary: When you love someone so much they can never do anything wrong. Right? But when they do something wrong it seems like everything goes to pieces. And sometimes it's hard to put the pieces back together.
from the sky to the center (ao3) - 87lester
Summary: Being a Guardian angel has never been simple, and up until now Phil has handled it as well as he can. But a close call with death threatens both Phil and his human's existence, and Phil very quickly learns what sacrificing yourself for another truly entails.
home with you (ao3) - CapriciousCrab
Summary: An accident on a lonely road leads to the unthinkable. Now Dan has to face his fears and look for help before it's too late.
Let’s Get Through Today (ao3) - orphan_account
Summary: It's unexpected when it happens, and they're not sure how to cope, but they learn. There's an accident; that's what it was. An accident. And it changes their lives completely, possibly forever. A wrench is thrown into all their plans for the year, but time goes on, and all you can do is move along with it, and Phil will always be there for Dan when he needs it most, and along the way learns just how much he needs Dan right back.
Losing Everything and Falling In Love (ao3) - ironicallyrad (snakedolls)
Summary: After arguing between who should go buy milk, Dan finally gives in and heads out. It's not until after 40 minutes that he's out, that Phil receives a call from the hospital saying his best friend is in a coma. Phil has to go through the struggle of possibly losing his best friend and then helping him recover as he falls desperately in love.
One Step At A Time (ao3) - TwistedRocketPower
Summary: It’s amazing, the things we take for granted. When Dan is seriously injured while out running errands, both he and Phil must learn to adjust to a new life. One night changed their lives forever, and they have to learn how to handle it one step at a time.
Oswald (ao3) - philsmeatylegss
Summary: Dan is an asshole, Phil goes through a tragic accident, and this somehow brings them together.
Also Phil owns a pancake restaurant.
Plenty of Fish in the Sea (ao3) - MarriedPhan1234
Summary: When Dan and his family move into a new house on the beach, he has high hopes that he will be able to finally make some friends. He doesn't have much luck at school, but things start looking up for him when he starts spending more time in the water. He can't help but wonder if he and Phil will ever be able to have a good old fashioned Mario Kart tournament, though.
Or, Phil is a mermaid and they become bff's!
Phil Lester, The Spy Who Shagged Me (ao3) - CactiPhan
Summary: Phil Lester, AKA 009, is an international spy working with MI6 When an unbearably cute boy compromises one of his missions, but they end up becoming secret partners in crime to save the world- till one of them gets hurt...
Piecing Together My Mind (ao3) - Yiffandquiff (paradisobound)
Summary: When Dan is the victim of a terrible car accident, he suffers unbelievable trauma to his brain. As a result, only a few doctors in the world can perform the operation that is needed for him to recover: one the doctors being Phil Lester from America. Through the surgery and his recovery, Phil is there for him every step of the way, leading them into a spiral of love no one can predict, which eventually gains attention and popularity through a book written by Dan.
Sea of Love (ao3) - troyiesivanie
Summary: Dan and Phil grew up together in Australia and took frequent late night outings, now that Dan has his licence a trip to the beach ends in a way they never could have imagined.
See Me (ao3) - Misha_with_wings
Summary: Dan gets in an accident, leaving him in critical condition. He ends up stuck in between life and death, watching his own body fight to stay alive- and watching Phil fall apart, but he can’t do anything about it in his ghostly form.
He was confused and didn’t know what to do but he was sure of one thing, he wasn’t going to let himself die.
(TW) Seized (ao3) - rainbowchristy
Summary: It started out as a fun day at the park but it ended in terror. Phil takes his little Dan to the park and while Phil is not looking, Dan suddenly gets kidnapped. What will happen to Dan? Will Phil ever see his boyfriend again? Did Phil have something to do with it?
Siren Call (ao3) - natigail
Summary: Beware of the siren's call, they tell you.
Dan had heard enough horror stories about sirens to be thoroughly terrified. He never wanted to go near the water, but as fate would have it, Dan's father had to sign him up for on a merchant's ship bound for the siren's passage. Dan had a sinking feeling that he was not going to survive an encounter with one of the deadly predators. Those touched by the siren's kiss were bound to drown. Except... it doesn't go quite like that.
the lucky ones (ao3) - sohmaskyos
Summary: AU in which everything is in black and white until you meet your soulmate. Or, the one where Dan and Phil meet and are thrown into a world of colour.
Weather With You (ao3) - Evening42
Summary: "The man’s arms dropped slowly to his side and he didn’t speak, just looking at Phil, the glare fading from his eyes. Phil opened his mouth to speak again but was stopped by the sudden realisation that firstly this man was gorgeous, and secondly that his eyes, despite the depth of colour, were the most dead and cold that he had ever seen, the previous glare the only speck of emotion present. His mouth remained open as he struggled to regain his thoughts and calm his now wildly beating heart, a sudden large breaking wave the only thing that brought him back to his senses."
Phil moves to an isolated cottage to start his dream of writing a novel. He meets a mysterious silent stranger on the beach who has a tragic history.