In which Dan's an arsonist and Louise thinks he needs more friends.

Phil is an orphan, bullied, and living alone with no friends in a home. He does his best not to let that fact that no one seems to care about him get to him, but it's getting harder. Then a nice couple start to take interest in him, and it turns out they have a son his age, Daniel, but the love they begin to share isn't of a brotherly nature...

Part 1 of the infamous series. Feelings appear. Sparks fly. Love rises. Problems occur. Please note: This story is now very old (7 years old in 2020) and I'd like to think my writing has improved since then! There are a bunch of cringey parts and bad writing in here, but enjoy and thanks for reading! :)

|| Philophobia. Its name comes from two Greek roots, "philo" meaning love and "phobia" meaning fear of. The fear of love. || "I think i was 9 or 10. And i would watch from the stairs and-and the concept of getting close to anyone...it petrifies me." "Why?" "Because I never want to be vulnerable." His voice became colder. "I never want to be taken advantage of." "Who says everyone will?" The man retaliated. "I like my own tent. I don't want people to come inside and mess everything up." "But what if someone climbed into your tent and cleaned it up for you?" He asked again." xx

Phil gets bullied. Oneday, after his unusually rough beating, he meets Dan. They soon develop a friendship, stronger than anything, which soon turns to love. But when Phil is left to decide on who he truly loves, will he go with Dan, or someone from the past?

Dan and Phil are both secretely in love with eachother, but both are too scared tell one another. So, when at a party they are both dared to tell the truth about eachother, will they finally open up? Or just shy away like how it has always been? What will happen then?

Dan loves Phil. He has ever since. he set eyes on him on that tiny computer screen in his small bedroom back in Manchester. But Phil doesn't like Dan in 'that' way. Dan tries to make Phil fall in love with him, facing hardships and problems along the way, but how long will it take for Dan to give up? For Phil, to learn to love.

Phil doesn't talks. Well, not anymore. The last time he said something, was when he didn't hate himself. And that was a long time ago. But now, everything is different. He must struggle with depression, whilst new boy Dan Howell desperately attempts to win him over. [Warning: this could be triggering at some points]

Dan Howell and Phil Lester hate each other. Phil always teases Dan and Dan always yells at Phil. Can Tumblr change that?

Phil is joining a new sixth form. He doesn't really expect to make any friends, let alone get a boyfriend. And then he meets Dan. Beautiful, funny Dan, who really couldn't be more perfect. The one problem being: Dan has a girlfriend. As their friendship goes on, Phil struggles to hide his secret love for Dan. But Dan has secrets of his own... Rated PG13 for swearing.