Post Breakup (3) Masterlist
part one, part two
birthday wishes (ao3) - CapriciousCrab
Summary: “Happy Birthday, Dan,” he says quietly, fingers twisting nervously around each other. “Um, would it be alright if I came in?”
cherry (ao3) - awrfdnp
Summary: Dan sees Phil in the park one day holding hands with a man he’s never seen before.
Coffee by Chappell Roan (ao3) - danswideslit
Summary: someone on tumblr mentioned needing a dnp fic with the narrative from coffee and I felt inspired because I love that song a whole lot
'Dan and Phil' (ao3) - BlueJellyTots
Summary: What if they weren't as inseparable as they seem?
Exile (ao3) - danrifics
Summary: I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
Finish Line (ao3) - dnpangels
Summary: Six Months after Dan and Phil broke up, Phil is already moving out and in a relationship, but Dan feels like his life has been put on pause. Through his pain, Dan tries to move on, but he is constantly reminded of the memories he made with Phil.
happy, happy birthday baby (ao3) - CapriciousCrab
Summary: There's no tea brewing here. No pancakes sizzling in the pan or a bowl of fresh fruit waiting for him at the counter. No blue eyes lighting up with happiness as he enters the room.
It's his birthday. And he's alone.
Harder Than it Looks (ao3) - Full_Moon_Lover
Summary: "You started coming to me to get me to stop writing bad things about you but I can't help it if you're a shitty hero. You couldn't even get that cat out of the tree. No it's not because we're exes."
or
Dating a superhero is never easy.
I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore (ao3) - galaxy_ash
Summary: Dan and Phil meet and start dating as teenagers, but as time goes on, Phil realizes that their relationship isn't working.
i hate the colour blue ('cause that's what i feel without you) (ao3) - sunfreckled
Summary: He tries to keep himself in the dark when it comes to Dan nowadays. The reason he tells himself every time is that he doesn't need to know what is happening in Dan's life because it no longer is his business. Truth be told, Phil's afraid of what he would find out. He has heard rumours, of course, some fleeting conversations whispered between some of his friends, words he's not supposed to hear.
He tries to keep himself in the dark because he's not sure if he could handle knowing that Dan's happier without him.
It's been a year since they broke up, and Phil is still picking up the pieces.
i miss you. (ao3) - strawberry_saturn (vanillaxheart)
Summary: after dan and phil break up, dan is left distraught. he decides to write out his feelings, because surely the words would never be read.
is it casual now? (ao3) - r3dbull (orphan_account)
Summary: They break up but meet again.
it’s never just coffee (ao3) - dykephan
Summary: Phil will move on first, because he deserves to, and Dan will move on only when he’s freed of the guilt that weighs so heavily on him — so never, maybe. Or whenever he starts feeling that all-consuming numbness again that had created this whole mess. It had its pros and cons.
He feels everything in sharp clarity now. It has its pros and cons.
Only Fools Fall (Crash and Burn) (ao3) - AmbroseRivers
Summary: Things you said that made me feel like shit
OR: It's Phil's fault and he can't do anything about it.
Sick of Losing Soulmates (ao3) - MaeTaurus
Summary: Dan broke up with Phil after convincing himself he couldn't be gay. If that's true, why does Dan feel jealous whenever Phil dates someone else? What happens after a drunken hookup makes Dan realize he is gay? What does this mean for Dan and Phil's relationship now?
So Long, London (ao3) - solarpower21
Summary: This can’t be Phil’s life right now. He can’t be having a panic attack in the bathroom of an airport café after randomly bumping into his ex and being told his flight home has been cancelled.
or: Dan and Phil did the unthinkable and broke up in 2020. They meet again, four years later on Christmas Eve.
trade all my tomorrows (ao3) - SylvesterLester
Summary: It's 2014, and Dan Howell is screwing up in life. Fresh off of potentially ruining his just-started acting career with a heavily-memed public freakout, he's ready to hide away for the rest of his life. Until a stranger reaches out, who might not be such a stranger after all.
Trying to Breathe Without Air (ao3) - Pilferingstarlight
Summary: One night after a huge fight, Phil leaves Dan. Dan spends the rest of the week trying to cope.
we were never in the park (ignoring tornado warnings) (ao3) - pasteldanhowells
Summary: After Phil leaves Dan, Dan starts seeing a therapist. Then, Phil comes back, and Dan starts lying to his therapist about him.
when i walk in the kitchen, my heart hits the floor (ao3) - aura_sky
Summary: Dan walks into the kitchen and he misses Phil.
You came in from the rain (ao3) - cemeterysociety
Summary: Dan and Phil see each other again on a random rainy day after not seeing each other for years after their break up, Dan thought Phil would never forgive him, but intertwined souls always find their way back to one another.