Pining (6) Masterlist
part one, part two, part three, part four, part five
As He Goes, So I Go (ao3) - cloej88
Summary: It’s November of 2015, and Dan and Phil have just finished their UK leg of The Amazing Tour Is Not on Fire. They’ve sworn off the romantic side of their relationship in order to protect the rest of this life they’ve built. However, with all of the close proximity of touring, their connection feels headier and more charged than ever. As soon as the UK tour ends, they fly to the US for a quick book-signing trip, but they become snowed in by a blizzard in Chicago. In the solitude of their shared hotel room, can they fumble their way back to one another?
Featuring: Pining, lots of fluff, the TATINOF UK afterparty in all its glory, an arcade bar in snowy Chicago, a NYTimes How to Fall in Love quiz, lots of introspective musing about how much these idiots adore one another, and some well-earned smut.
Cookies, Allegedly Homemade (ao3) - Anonymous
Summary: It’s Christmas Eve, and Phil wakes to find his neighbour passed out on his couch
Curious Wine (Me and You) (ao3) - homegrownlesbian
Summary: It’s 2014. Danique and Phillipa are skyrocketing to new heights of success after taking the BBC’s offer for them to replace The Request Show as Dani and Pippa on Radio 1.
Dan and Phil are not together, and Dan’s closet is starting to turn into a sarcophagus. She struggles with guilt, shame, and her devastating romantic feelings for her friend. She’s got some filthy habits, too.
Phil’s closet is… fine. It’s there because it’s what Dan needs right now, and that’s fine, because she doesn’t have a lot of feelings. Phil’s definitely, definitely dealing with everything just fine. Including her not-relationship with Ella, which she's totally not just using as a crutch so she doesn't have to deal with her feelings for Dan. Feelings she doesn't have, because she's fine.
After they backstage-present the first Brit awards for the first time, they make a huge mistake that they’ll never have to think about again.... Right?
(my first and last “oh. oh.” fic)
embrace the void (ao3) - elle_oh_ell3
Summary: After the death of his partner, Dan seeks solace in solitude and finds Phil instead.
I should be over all the butterflies (But I'm into you) (ao3) - blankbluestare
Summary: A canon-verse AU in which everything’s the same, except Dan and Phil put an end to their romantic relationship very early on, so they've remained platonic best friends who’ve been pining for each other for years. And how they finally get back together.
If You Ain't Mine Baby, Then Whose? (ao3) - 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.
Intricate Rituals (ao3) - Celeste (artificialmac)
Summary: Dan and Phil have these rituals they do.
Just Brew It (ao3) - lavalampsandladydoors
Summary: Cafe worker Dan thinks the universe may be out to get him. His favorite customer (definitely not his crush) Phil has just been told he can't drink caffeine.
He's terrified he won't see Phil anymore, and too anxious to confess to him, but luckily a drink competition may just solve all of his problems.
Sink Or Swim (ao3) - dnpcoffee
Summary: Phil Lester is the smart, nerdy kid. Days being spent in the library, reading any book he can get his hands on.
Dan Howell is a jock, the best swimmer the school has seen.
Dan starts to do poorly in his English class, Phil is assigned to help Dan to get back on track.
sk8ter girl (ao3) - ShiwiSins (IetjeSiobhan)
Summary: “She can’t even keep herself on the board for longer than three minutes, what makes you think she could teach you?” PJ asks doubtfully.
“She looks hot,” Dani says, and PJ cackles.
“That’s not a qualification for teaching someone how to skateboard,” he tells Dani wisely.
Tequila and Lime (ao3) - llama_sidekick
Summary: the Dan and Phil bartender AU, where Dan has a crush on his recently phlonded colleague.
wait, is this fucking book about us? (ao3) - 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.
you flinch when you lie (and i notice every time) (ao3) - boxcar182
Summary: alternate universe where dan finished uni and is a lawyer and he and phil did not become youtubers

















