Singer (2) Masterlist
Links Last Checked: May 1st, 2025
part one
Aria in the Snow (ao3) - Eavans
Summary: If you asked most people of Daniel J. Howell’s lot in life, they’d tell you it was pretty good. A small career writing for a fashionable magazine, the heir to one of New York’s most prestigious hotels, the convenience of youth and an ailing millionaire father… what more could an 18-year-old ask for?
So when a night at the symphony turns into the start of a whole new double life in the city’s queer underworld, the heir to New York’s most fashionable hotel will have to learn what is what when you’re dating a cabaret singer, and who is who when that singer becomes a troubled star.
So it’s nothing but fate to blame when things start to fall apart. The catch? It’s the last half of the 1920s–
And this romance is illegal.
Chromesthesia (Ao3) - getadoge
Summary: chromesthesia or sound-to-color synesthesia is a type of synesthesia in which heard sounds automatically and involuntarily evoke an experience of color
...and also a british alt. rock band.
Give Me Some of that Bass (Ao3) - drxpdead
Summary: Playing music has always been a big part of Phil's life. From the time he was five, and banging spoons against the table, to present day; seventeen years old and apart of the upcoming Alt. Rock/Everything-In-Between band, Heinous.
It's an easy life to live, he's sure. Making music with his best friends, trying to avoid failing high school the best he can, and getting his parents to stay off his back about 'that God-awful noise'.
And there's Dan Howell.
His sex-on-legs, hot tempered boyfriend, who miraculously shares his love of music. It's like they're meant to be.
You know, except they're apart of different bands. Rival bands, to be exact, with every member hating the other, with a vengeance. They know damn well not to publicise their relationship, not with a certain competition coming up that could make or break them; the tension would be off the charts and would do nothing but cause unwanted drama.
But you can't keep secrets forever. And with the stress of practice and their band members on their backs, it's getting harder to keep it in the dark.
I’m A Stitch Away From Making It (And A Scar Away From Falling Apart) - waverlysangels
Summary: Dan Howell is ‘the next big thing’ and Phil Lester is not good for publicity, will the increasing fame create tensions that simply cannot be overcome?
It Was Fun When We Were Young, And Now We’re Older - doomedhowell
Summary: Dan’s an up and coming singer. With his fame rising, his manager thinks that it’ll be good for him to get a bodyguard. When Dan is suddenly reunited with a childhood best friend during this process, old feelings are revisited which makes things complicated.
It’s Okay If it Doesn’t Actually Rhyme, Right - cherryblossom-phil
Summary: AU based off the movie “Music and Lyrics”; Phil Lester’s a “has-been” - a jaded popstar slowly fading into obscurity. But when UK’s new princess of pop, Zoella, asks him to write her next single, Phil gets a chance at reinvention. There’s just one problem - he’s never been good at writing lyrics, just the music behind it. Enter Dan Howell, the strange young man who waters his plants and has a way with words.
Scandalous (ao3) - phancontent
Summary: Daniel Howell, a well known "emo glam star", a singer and a fashion icon, faces a writing crisis and decides to hire an unemployed famous songwriter named Phil Lester, who can't stop blushing with every grin Dan gives him.
Starstruck - paradisobound
Summary: Phil attends all of Dan Howell’s concerts. In fact, he makes it a rule to even record every one he goes to. You could say he was in love with Dan Howell and in fact, that wouldn’t be a lie because he’s actually Dan’s fiancé. Too bad Dan’s fans see him as the creepy guy at Dan’s concerts.
The Era of the Wingless Angel (ao3) - americanphancakes
Summary: The man, the myth, the legend! Singer-Songwriter Dan Howell is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his debut with a tell-all interview. How did his father’s departure from his life affect his songwriting? Why did his marriage to his background dancer fail? And are he and producer Phil Lester romantically involved? Tune in to find out.
Voice on the Radio (wattpad) - clebangtan
Summary: Dan should be old enough to know not to fall in love with the voice on the radio.
With plans, with you (ao3) - queerofcups
Summary: I can’t get any work done I just think about you all the time.
Punk!Dan, MusicJournalist!Phil
You Kill Me (In a Good Way) (ao3) - orphan_account
Summary: Dan bites his lip, nervously digging his teeth into it. This is the first gig he’s going to, and as if that isn’t enough, he gets to meet the band, Against Elision, too. He’d pre-ordered their upcoming album the day he could, almost jumping up and down when he saw his order had been accepted. He really did start jumping when he’d gotten an email a few days later, stating that by pre-ordering the album he’d won a meet-and-greet with the band.
Him, and 50 teenage girls.
