part one, part two, part three, part four, part five
A Game of Life (ao3) - Koolhotsweetloveberries
Summary: Daniel Howell, an honorable member of the King's Knighthood, does not expect much from his time at court. All changes when the court jester, Philip Lester, enters.
Based on Dan & Phil's game of life, and Dan & Phil Crafts- Slime.
A Home Carved in Darkness (ao3) - phansauce97
Summary: Daniel Howell is next in line to become King of the Southern Kingdom...and literally could not care less. In a perfect world, he wouldn't have to be a royal or worry about running a Kingdom, and could just be...free. So when he learns he is to be wed off to the Duke of the Northern Kingdom, he decides to take matters into his own hands to pursue his freedom. Little does he know...the Duke is thinking the same thing.
Philip Lester, Duke of the North, develops a plan to escape this marriage, starting by disguising himself, then darting into the wilderness.
So, when Dan bumps into a handsome blond stranger in the middle of the woods, he and said stranger soon realize that nothing will be the same again. In a world of gods, superstition, and vengeance, things are about to get pretty medieval. Is the pursuit of freedom even worth it? Will they make it out alive?
And can their true identities remain a secret forever...even from each other?
Grey Wings (ao3) - 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.
Come along (ao3) - ottertrashpalace
Summary: In medieval England, a young knight rides north, sent to serve at the court of the quiet young Duke of Lancaster.
et in saecula saeculorum (ao3) - ottertrashpalace
Summary: In short: Phil is the Duke of Lancaster, Dan is a knight, they have been performing intricate rituals, Dan said “as you wish,” the rest is history. Enjoy.
Legends of the Light of Heart (ao3) - serendipnpipity
Summary: Once upon a time, when the land was still ruled by kings and queens, there lived a young prince named Daniel, heir to a dying land...
names of collision in the dark (ao3) - Anonymous
Summary: Of enemy kingdoms, Prince Dan and Prince Phil meet one fateful night, leading to a surprising friendship that evolves into something more. As the looming threat of a major battle grows stronger, both princes grapple with their roles and the burdens of leadership, all while their growing bond forces them to confront their own kingdoms’ expectations and the possibility of peace in the chaos.
(aka the dan and phil royal au fic they wrote for the gaming channel but taken seriously)
Sir Deniol and Prince Philibere (ao3) - Kim_Aurora_135
Summary: A Medieval Love Story
based on King Arthur, Sir Launcelot and Guenevere
The Dance That We Do (ao3) - husbants
Summary: Prince Daniel of Howellot and Prince Philip of Lesterall share an evening together at the summer ball. Unbeknownst to them, this night will change the trajectory of their lives forever.
the egg (ao3) - calvinahobbes
Summary: There were traditions, of course. Eggs were precious and rare, holding within them the chance of a new dragon life. These traditions were even stricter for royals. There were procedures, rituals, public proclamations and examinations, tournaments for finding the strongest or wisest suitor to fertilise the egg. But Phil had ignored all these conventions. “I want to lay it with you,” Phil said.
You’re my new dream (ao3) - magicalxdjh
Summary: phan but based on tangled. Phil is the lost prince and Dan is the thief. it will not be 100% tangled for example Phil does not have magic long hair, but powers! not everything will be based on tangled, just the story itself is inspired by it.
Summary: A chance encounter leads to a royal wedding.
Genre: Fluff and also royal!phan (sort of!)
Words Count: 997 words
Authors Note: The wedding made me emo today and my hand slipped--997 words slipped.
If someone were to ask Dan as a child if he could dream about his future: Dan would say he’d be a prince. If someone were to ask Dan as a sixteen year old if he could dream about his future: Dan would say he wasn’t even sure if he’d live to see his twentieth birthday. If someone were to ask Dan the same question again when he was twenty, he wouldn’t have any answer because the truth was that he had no idea what the future held for him anymore.
But it was when he turned twenty five that his life changed dramatically. It started with an innocent job in his local coffee shop in London. He was busy cleaning tables, ready to close when a man ran into the shop and rushed to a table, a hood concealing his head and a pair of dark tinted glasses covering his eyes.
Dan was confused, unsure of who this person could be because this was sketchy as fuck and Dan didn’t feel like getting stabbed tonight. He would happily just hand this man the till and then cower and cry.
But this man didn’t appear interested in anything besides hiding. And when Dan looked up from the counter to outside of the cafe, he noticed a hoard of running young girls rushing by, all with cell phones in hand.
“Do you mind if I sit here for a while?”
The man’s voice startled Dan, but it was familiar in a sense. Although, he couldn’t pinpoint why straight away.
Dan shook his head. “Were those girls running after you?”
The man nodded. “I just wanted to go to Tesco for some cake. My advisor told me against it but I thought that it was late enough at night that I could get there and back without being noticed. I’ve only been outside for a total of five minutes and I’m already being chased.”
Dan’s head snapped away from the glass door and turned towards the man. His heart stopped and leaped into his throat. He knew where the voice came from. With his sunglasses and hood now removed, the stark blue eyes and dark raven hair bore into Dan’s soul.
That was Prince Philip, or Phil as he’s been called, sitting there. The Duke of Cambridge and the future king. And he was sitting five fucking feet from Dan right now. He could faint. He’s never been this close to the prince before. It was overwhelming.
“Sounds rough.”
Dan wanted to facepalm. Sounds rough? Of course it was fucking rough. He’s the prince and he was just chased by a hoard of school girls!
Prince Phil chuckled. “It’s very rough, actually.”
Dan shook his head to clear his thoughts. He should offer the prince something to eat or drink…right?
“Do you want something to drink?” Dan asked, his voice cracking. “We have coffee or tea…an—and we also ha-have cakes…oh shoot, no. I just threw them out.”
Dan was so embarrassed at how flustered he was.
“I’ll take just tea with some milk and sugar, if you don’t mind.”
Of fucking course the Prince was polite as he spoke, not even stumbling over a word.
Dan hated himself in that moment.
When Prince Phil left that night, Dan was sure that the freak encounter was over and he’d never see the Prince again. He didn’t realize though that just two weeks later, he’d be going on a walk in the gardens of Buckingham Palace with the Prince on what would be their ‘first date’.
They dated for nearly three years before Phil asked Dan to marry him in a private engagement at Windsor Castle as they stayed for a brief holiday together. It caught Dan off guard, never in a million years did he expect to be asked to be wed to not only the love of his entire life, but to a prince.
And so this is where Dan’s future was now. At the age of twenty eight, Dan was stood at the alter at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor with his hands gripped in Phil’s. This was a big deal in many ways. Phil was marrying him, another male, which was unseen prior to this moment. And there were many things going through Dan’s mind about how he would even be seen. He was just a commoner, no royal blood even coming close to him, and yet he’s reciting his vows to Phil with tears lightly traveling down his cheeks in front of hundreds of cameras and an audience of millions.
He stumbled slightly over his words but seeing Phil stood in his military garb in front of him, teary eyed just the same as him, he didn’t care. Everyone could see the raw love between them, how much they meant to each other and how certain they were to love each other for eternity.
When he walked up with his father to the alter, giving him away, and he saw Phil standing there, his lips had tightened so tight into a smile. And when he turned to Phil and Phil saw him, he’ll never forget the words ‘You’re so handsome. I love you so much’ that escaped Phil’s lips, unheard by any other.
Dan finished his vows, turning to the priest who was now holding both of their rings. Phil took the ring first and said the words ‘I do’ after the Priest spoke. Then he held out Dan’s hand and placed the gold band onto his finger and Dan shivered at the chill metal touch that was so very much welcomed.
When he did Phil’s next, he was afraid of dropping the ring but he managed with shaky hands to get it on. And then he heard it…the words that were ringing in his ears as he stared into the blue eyes of his love.
I now pronounce you the Royal Duke and His Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
Summary: Prince Daniel of Eithoia has been seeing Lord Philip in private for years, despite his marriage to Princess Isabella. Up until now, it was never an issue to the three to be together. No one anticipated for the Princess to have an urgent announcement, and now anticipated that it would impact Dan and Phil and their countries as much as it did. [updates every Sunday, hopefully]
Warnings: mentions of pregnancy, implied/referenced smut, mentions of violence, swearing
Prince Daniel Howell of Etithoia stands at the gates of the Opal Palace, his hand on his sword, and an angry look in his eyes.
“Your Highness, Lord Philip is only seeing urgent visitors.” The guard states and the Prince shivers in the winter cold of Intora’s January. “And unfortunately, the Lord has not indicated that any urgent business with Etithoia would occur today.”
“Go in and tell your Lord that the Prince is here to speak to him.” He supplies, which he knows is unhelpful but it’s cold and he has a long ride back to Steeple Palace and he really, really doesn’t have the time for any sort of hold back to see Phil.
“Your Highness, the Lord has made it very clear that—”
“I believe what you meant to say was, ‘Prince Daniel, my pleasure. The Lord is always eager to meet you.’” He grunts, shivering. When the guard attempts to correct the Prince, Daniel cuts him off again. “Unless missing limbs is an idea the intrigues you, I do recommend that you fulfill the commands of your prince.” He’s bullshitting, of course, but the people of Intora don’t know that he’s never kept a threat through in his entire time ruling.
“Of course, Sire. However, the Lord has made it quite clear that—”
“Jefferson. Step down.” Lord Philip calls, and Dan doesn’t miss the fact that Phil has snow on his thick-framed glasses and that his black coat is blowing in the wind. He was walking in the gardens again—he does that a lot, no matter how many times Dan tells him that he’ll catch a cold.
“Phil,” Dan sighs happily, running to him and enveloping him in a hug, not caring that the guard was probably screaming about inappropriate behavior in his head.
Phil automatically hugged him back and placed a kiss on his hair, his hand coming up to grip his head as if to keep him from leaving. “Thought I heard your voice,” He whispered softly, before waving his hand towards Jefferson, “Jefferson, raise the gates. Prince Daniel and I have ordeals to discuss.”
Dan hears Jefferson mumble something that insinuates them fucking—and he notes how Phil barely even stiffens under the comment whereas Dan would have angrily demanded the guard repeat his words to the Prince’s face.
Phil seems to read his mind. “Why don’t you let the people see your soft side?” He says playfully, bumping his pelvis against Dan’s jokingly (and while Dan hates to say it, at this point, any contact with Phil gets him riled up). He grumbles a response, but Phil ignores it. “C’mon, you big softie. You saved baby animals constantly, you love kids, you’re sappy over everything—” Phil gets cut off by Dan pressing a chaste closed-mouth kiss to his lips, and when he pulls back, he sees Dan’s stupid grin. “You’re an idiot. People are scared of you, but have you ever actually harmed a person in your kingdom?”
The answer is no, obviously. He’s ordered executions but never fulfilled them—he’s always been a dramatic ruler, and therefore, he simply finds a way to prevent the execution from ever happening. The people are usually so caught up in other business to even care: most of them hardly feel any emotions, anyway.
But, Dan didn’t come here to have some much-needed alone time with his partner. “Phil, we need somewhere private.” He says, his voice dropping an octave and accidentally sounding more panicked than he had intended for it to.
If Dan’s voice was any other tone, Phil would’ve made a comment about Dan’s love for exhibitionism, perhaps commented on how he thought Dan might’ve preferred a more riskier area of the palace, but Phil knew better. When he said ‘private’ he didn’t mean that he wanted to catch up on their month apart—something had happened, probably something bad. “My chambers,” Phil suggests to, more like tells, Dan. “No cameras, no maids or butlers, no guards. Nothing can be tracked there.”
“That’s a bit unsafe for the future ruler to have no protection in his sleeping chambers.” Dan comments.
“I had to prevent the possibility of certain rumors being confirmed.” Phil states simply, and Dan laughs. “Besides, there’s nothing in there that a spy would want—most people tend to just ignore my existence.”
“They don’t need to be confirmed, everyone knows that they’re true.” Dan’s tone becomes cold again. “We need to stop stalling, come on. It’s urgent.” Dan grips Phil’s wrist and pulls him through the halls and up a staircase until they’re sat on Phil’s bed in his chambers.
“What’s happening?” Phil asks as soon as the door is closed.
“Away from the door,” Dan says, “someone could be listening.” He motions Phil to step away from the door and towards his bed.
Phil doesn’t argue; he doesn’t remind Dan that his people live by a code of privacy and kindness, he simply moves away from the door and to Dan’s side. Finally, Dan takes a deep breath, “The Princess is pregnant.” He states, and Phil nearly chokes on his own spit. “She’s eight weeks along. We wanted to wait until we told you, we found out a bit ago, but we… I couldn’t bring myself to break the news to you, and I definitely wouldn’t simply tell you this over the phone. I would have brought her with me but it’s a two-hour drive and she’s having a hard time and I read somewhere that stressful situations can induce a miscarriage and I—.”
“I-is it yours?” Phil cuts him off, hating that he knows the answer already. Of course, it’s Dan’s baby, why the hell wouldn’t it be? Dan and Isabella have been betrothed since they were young, and when they finally got married everyone knew that they were simply met to be. They had been best friends since they were young—Dan’s mother had been attempting allyship with Menia, so they had seen each other fairly often while growing up. Of course, Dan loved Phil and Isabella knew this, but he also loved Isabella and Phil knew this. He had no issues with it—the jealousy didn’t exist.
Until now, of course.
He would probably not be a part of the baby’s life at all, they probably wouldn’t ever see him, simply know that their father left too much to visit him.
Or maybe, he would no longer visit him. Maybe a baby would be too much work to balance a treasonous relationship.
The baby wasn’t his, obviously. He shouldn’t even want to be a part of its life, but he still did. It felt wrong to know that Dan would be raising a child he would never get to see, save from parties and royal affairs. He felt a pang of hurt in his chest, a sting that came with the knowledge of never being able to see them.
“Yes.” He says, and he won’t meet Phil’s eyes. “Phil, I’m so so—”
“No,” he chokes out. “Don’t give me pity. I should’ve been prepared for this, Dan. We can’t be… we can’t be together. How are you going to balance this,” he gestures between the two of them, “and a baby?”
Dan doesn’t look up still, but Phil can see the tears starting to build up behind his lash line. “Izzy and I want you to be a part of the baby’s life,” He practically sobs out. “We don’t—we don’t want you to be gone.” He takes Phil’s hands in his own and finally allows their eyes to meet. “There are ways to get around this. I want all of us to be happy, she doesn’t want to raise this baby without you there, I don’t want to raise this baby without you there.”
Phil thinks it would be inappropriate for him to say “thank fuck” but he does it anyway because really, he couldn’t be more thankful for them wanting him. “I don’t want to leave you, or the baby, I—” Dan kisses him once before he continues again. “I want to be a father to the baby. I want to be there when they wake up at night, I want to hold them, I want to be a part of their lives. I want to raise the baby with you and Izzy.”
“Our baby,” Dan corrects him, sweetly. “We’ll be a family. All three of us. We’ll figure out if it’s a girl or a boy and we’ll be happy.” Phil wipes a tear that’s fallen down Dan’s cheek and squeezes his other hand a little tighter in what he hopes is a reassuring manner.
“We’ll have to figure out the political side of this,” Phil says softly, breaking the happy moment. “My country… we’ve never been as open about the things that your country has been. To have me marry you and Izzy would be seen as a political passage—a joining of our countries. How will the people of Intora react to our countries becoming allied forces?”
“We… we want to join our kingdoms. We don’t have to say anything about,” he does that stupid gesture that indicates the two of them, “but, we would be able to have you move to Steeple Palace or we could move here or…” He looks at Phil to gauge a reaction.
“I’m only an heir right now Dan, I can’t make such rash choices without a total council and then it would need to pass by the advisors until the King can even hear about it.” Phil shakes his head.
“You could live with us,” Dan says. “All three of us can get married in Etithoia,” he suggests. “You’re, what, second in line? Let Martyn and your father do the work, you can become a ruler of Etithoia. Our countries would be in peace, you would still have the political power you have now—more, in fact—and we’d be happy.” A perfect plan, except that he now needs to get the approval of a royal wedding from councilors or be seen as a traitor and get eloped.
Phil pulls him into a long, open-mouthed kiss before pulling back from him. “Let’s figure out how the hell to do this.” He states and realizes with raw certainty that he will do anything to be with the people he loves.
He gives Dan a kiss on his forehead and Dan says in a weak voice, “Okay, yeah, let’s um. Let’s figure this the fuck out, I guess.”
Story summary: The Lesters – the royal family of his homeland – was nothing like Dan thought they would be. Well, the King was just as horrible as he had heard but the King’s brother’s son, who was third in line for the throne, was nothing like Dan thought he’d be. Dan had been adrift for three years going from one “place of employment” to another, only his life was seen as worthless and he was more property than an employee. He had never imagined he’s end up as the property of Prince Philip.
The Prince had no intention of ever taking on a personal servant, which was a fancy name to disguise the fact a law essentially enslaved people. Phil often had to do things he didn’t want to or risk being removed from the succession to the crown. If that happened, who knew who his tyrant of an uncle would pick as a successor? When pressured into the choosing, he’d wanted to go for the most innocent, young girl, but hard brown eyes caught his attention instead.
Genre: Fluff and angst
Warnings: Previous rape/non-con, enslavement, minor character death
Word count so far: 93k
Summary of the new chapter: Waking up in each other's arms felt somewhat like a dream. It was so easy for them to forget that Phil was now engaged and this would be the last night Dan spent in the chambers that had become theirs.
Story summary:The Lesters – the royal family of his homeland – was nothing like Dan thought they would be. Well, the King was just as horrible as he had heard but the King’s brother’s son, who was third in line for the throne, was nothing like Dan thought he’d be. Dan had been adrift for three years going from one “place of employment” to another, only his life was seen as worthless and he was more property than an employee. He had never imagined he’s end up as the property of Prince Philip.
The Prince had no intention of ever taking on a personal servant, which was a fancy name to disguise the fact a law essentially enslaved people. Phil often had to do things he didn’t want to or risk being removed from the succession to the crown. If that happened, who knew who his tyrant of an uncle would pick as a successor? When pressured into the choosing, he’d wanted to go for the most innocent, young girl, but hard brown eyes caught his attention instead.
Genre: Fluff and angst
Warnings: Previous rape/non-con, enslavement
Word count so far: 62.8k
Extra tags: Prince!Phil, slave!Dan,
Summary of the new chapter: The King demanded that Martyn and Cornelia married within a month, which meant everything had to be prepared in a rush. Dan and Phil weren’t too keen on all the wedding talk going around for different reasons but they both hid it. However, at the wedding reception, one speech would reveal devastating consequences.
A Fairytale And A Half (fanfiction.net) - authortress
Summary: Prince Philip has a fairytale life, right down to the big quest to save the True Love he’s never met from a witch in a big scary forest. He’s never been outside the castle before, let alone a forest, so when it becomes apparent that Dan - a farm boy -knows the area, he tries to persuade him to be a guide so Phil won’t die before doing whatever it was he was meant to do in there.
An Omega From A Small Town - doomedhowell
Summary: Dan Howell is a teenage Omega boy from a small town, and his parents keep him hidden away in their family home. He’s practically a slave to them. Word gets out that Phil Lester, the prince, is looking for a mate. Dan’s family takes him to meet him, but Dan doesn’t expect he’ll end up with him.
A Prince’s Choice (ao3) - Emejig16
Summary: Prince Phillip reconnects with an old friend at the royal family’s annual Christmas party.
Blessed with a Curse (ao3) - Mirian_Rodrigues
Summary: A prince accidentally wrongs a wizard and is cursed so that no woman shall ever love him. Fortunately, the prince is gay and now that the wizard is a little calmer he notices that the prince is super cute.
Sparks fly, and not because of a magic spell.
Enchanted (ao3) - roryonice
Summary: Daniel Howell, the eldest prince of England has just turned 24 and is about to engage in a Bachelorette-style competition between 100 princes to find himself a suitor. Over the course of the summer, Daniel must choose one of these 100 princes to marry. Let the games begin!
first violin (ao3) - olfrogbait
Summary: Princes Dan and Phil agree to get married in order to forge a political alliance.
Forgive Me (ao3) - FollowYourDreams
Summary: The year is 2224. Dan Howell is the prince of Pacis, living in the lavish Community, dreading his 21st birthday. Phil Lester is a servant at the Community, and has been for 6 years ever since he was taken from his home. On a fateful day, Dan and Phil lock eyes for the first time, and everything changes, but neither of them know if it’s for better or worse.
Heart of Gold (ao3) - pasteldanhowells, rainbowchristy
Summary: Following the events of our previous fic, Your Crowning Glory, this is a timestamp a year later. Read as we catch up with Dan and Phil and how Dan’s life has been as king. But, nothing is perfect. When Phil starts acting strange and his name starts popping up in the headlines, Dan fears the worst: Phil’s keeping secrets from him, and trying to steal his crown again.
holy ghost (ao3) - sadlybunny
Summary: A reunion between the prince and his fiancé after Phil has been in Germany.
If The Crown Fits - crystaiskiess
Summary: The Royalty AU nobody asked for in which Prince Daniel falls head over heels for his best friend and servant boy, Phil.
Midnight Garden (ao3) - silentdescant
Summary: He who plants a garden plants happiness.
In which Phil is a gardener at the palace and Dan is a reclusive prince.
My Happily Ever After (ao3) - tol_but_smol
Summary: Phil is a prince and Dan’s his servant
Not Your Type (ao3) - andthenshesaid-write (ladyknight1512)
Summary: Dan has been valet to Prince Phil for ten years and has managed to keep his feelings a secret because he knows they can never be together. When the royal family throws a masquerade ball to celebrate Phil’s 25th birthday, Dan takes the opportunity to finally face Phil as an equal.
pastry chef attempts to steal phil’s heart (ao3) - sierraadeux
Summary: If anyone asks, Prince Philip’s sneaky morning journeys down to the royal pastry kitchen are for nothing more than the perfect cup of coffee.
remember this feeling (ao3) - orphan_account
Summary: “And now Dan found himself in the limelight. Of course he knew his moment would be over in a few months, but he had always been told to milk it for as much as it could be worth."When Daniel Howell receives an invitation to discuss his bestselling novel with the actual Prince of England, he’s understandably nervous. But with pressure from his publicist, he attends the event, and soon enough, he and Prince Philip spark an unlikely friendship. The Prince’s adorable corgi probably didn’t hurt either.
Six Ravens (ao3) - iihappydaysii
Summary: Dan meets Prince Philip at a cyberbullying campaign, but what starts as a working relationship grows complicated when Dan realizes he’s falling for the prince and maybe, just maybe, he’s not alone in his feelings.
snowdrops and second chances (ao3) - sierraadeux
Summary: A tale of the prince who set out to rid his kingdom of magic and the healing witch who found him.
That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be(ao3) - Iceprincessvictuuri (orphan_account)
Summary: The English king and queen are beloved by all throughout the country and they have a son, the prince, who would rather sit in his chambers then find a suitor. Dan already likes the man he ran into at the coffee shop a few blocks away anyways.
The Knight (ao3) - PsychoRadiance
Summary: Prince Daniel of Arabella: second heir to the royal throne, son of King Marcus and Queen Pippin, and a massive pain in the ass. Prince Daniel’s father is seeking a private protection unit for his son, but The Prince seems slightly unwilling to comply to this arrangement.
The Prince’s Protector (ao3) - aby55al (abyssa1)
Summary: Dan is a prince and Phil is his personal bodyguard. Then they have sex.
Your Crowning Glory (ao3) - pasteldanhowells, rainbowchristy
Summary: Dan is 18 years old when the news is suddenly sprung upon him that he is next line to be the next king of Genovia, but things don’t go as smoothly as he thought, between having a suddenly busy schedule, a new lifestyle, an arranged marriage that Dan has no control over, and worst of all, Philip Lester trying to steal his crown.
