essays × phan

"i love books. i love that the moment you open one and sink into it, you can escape from the world, into a story that's way more interesting than yours ever will be." - elizabeth scott

a story, where phil lester loves books and visits the vintage bookstore every day to explore a new world described by an author. he enjoys all kinds of reading, especially fiction. oh how he loves how one person's imagination can expand and share their thoughts and ideas with others.

a story, where dan howell dislikes books and talks back to his english teacher. dan is failing english, and won't graduate if he doesn't complete those essays he's missed. he's passing every other subject, but graduation requirements include a c-average in english. dan's got the lowest grade in that class.

when dan crosses the line with his english teacher and is sent to the dean once again, phil is asked to help dan. after all, he is the top student in that class.

as the two learn more about the world of reading and literature, they learn more about each other's past.