the air smells like the promise of tomorrow and nothing has ever smelled more terrifying

*'BEST PHANFICTION' WINNER (FANFICTION AWARDS 2018)* Daniel has anxiety and crumples paper to calm himself down. Phil has ADHD and diminishes hearts to bring himself up.

"You must love a princess, Daniel!" My mother shouted. The entire room went uncomfortably silent for what seemed like hours. "But what if I love a prince instead?" //To clarify, this is set in the past. I imagine somewhere between 1500's and 1700's. //ALSO, history nerds, don't come for me if something is historically inaccurate. The only history class I have ever payed attention in was my western civilization college course that I took the summer after 10th grade.

Dan and Phil meet each other during school, they become best friends. When dan shows signs of weakness, easy bruising, tiredness, night sweats and pain Phil gets extremely worried and takes him to the doctors... *sorry for the shitty description*

In a world where everyone's heart is made of gems, Phil Lester heals hearts. Dan Howell breaks hearts. In a universe where reincarnation is no longer a myth, Dan knows he has to find him. And Phil knows he has to wait.

in which phil wants to sell some cds and gets chatting to a willing buyer. i'm aware that a thousand message based phanfictions exist already but i wanted to try my hand at writing one. the cover was made by the amazing @hovvell !

"Are you insane or are you just that broken?" he whispered, his face inches from mine. "I'm a little bit of both," I admitted, looking into his eyes. "A trip into my mind would be a trip into a nightmare."

Camp Overfell is a two month long escape from the troubling teenage life. At least, that's what the website says. For Dan Howell, it's nothing but an excuse for his parents to get rid of him for the summer, and rightly so. Okay, so maybe he fucks up sometimes. He didn't mean to set the classroom on fire, he was just trying to liven up the coma-inducing lesson. Long story short, he doesn't want to be here. But he is, and dealing with it isn't easy. Three roommates, one bathroom and constant adult supervision? Not his idea of an 'escape'. What he needs is fun, and maybe his eccentric bunk mates can help with that.

Phil Lester is sweet and cute; known for his kindness and enthusiasm. Dan Howell is a tough, cold outsider; known as the school's stereotypical 'bad boy'. But if he's so bad, then why on earth did he rescue Phil Lester and give him a smile which would melt anyone's heart?