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In Another Life (Dan and Phil X Reader)

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You've lived most of your teenagerhood as a major fan of Dan and Phil, and a proud member of the Phandom (shipping them or not, your choice.) You wake up one day to find yourself seemingly inserted into Dan's life as his best friend, and the next day inserted into Phil's life. You alternate being your two favorite YouTubers' best friend. 

Finally, you notice that Dan and Phil are notably absent from each other's lives: they've never met. You're torn between wanting to bring the two YouTubers together to create the amazing Phandom, but you also want to continue spending your life with them. And on top of that, you only have room for one life- Dan or Phil?

Note: Please read the whole story! It won't make sense if you skip chapters.All Rights Reserved

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The Only One (Phan) [COMPLETE] by underscorekacie

"Phil Lester is the literal sunshine of my life. If I didn't have him in my life, I may have been dead by now. Every day still sucks, but whenever I'm with Phil, my heart remembers that life is worth living. The only reason my life is worth living is to be next to Phil. To see him smile, to hear him laugh, to listen to his voice, to watch him move...everything. Everything that he does brings the much-needed light into my life." Dan Howell has many struggles within himself, despite his successful YouTube career. The only one who truly helps him is his best mate, Phil Lester. Dan has been madly in love with Phil since the first day they met. However, Dan knows that it is inevitable that Phil will never return the feeling because he is only interested in women. As Dan attempts to battle his own demons, Phil seems to be quite happy and even ends up dating a beautiful girl. Unfortunately, this makes Dan's mental state even worse. What will happen to Dan? Will he ever confess his strong feelings for his best friend? Will he ever overcome the ongoing war in his head?

Our Missing Piece | Phanfic by XxKitty_ScreamzzzxX

We all know Dan Howell and Phil Lester are madly in love. But as happy as they are something is simply missing. Are you there missing piece?

You Look Happier by Phan-Phictions

(NOTE: Yes, I know the timeline and facts are going to be a little bit off, it's a story, not an autobiography - don't come at me lol - just enjoy! Thank you for reading.) Dan and Phil were just two nerdy guys who became friends online, and began making YouTube videos for their own hobby and joy. Little did they know just how big it would become over the many years. In these years, they had poured in so much hard work, and dedication, only to face the toxicity of the internet amongst fans. Yet, they navigated their way through everything, pushing through and battling their own mental health in the process. But happens when Dan isn't content just being friends.. how could he possibly navigate that? "This was the most fun I've ever had."

If I Knew Then (Phan) by ToriDreamsOfTomorrow

**Trigger Warning: Self Harm, Abuse, Alcoholism** Dan Howell and Phil Lester never got along. Mostly because Dan took out his horrid home life on the people at school and Phil happened to be an easy target. But when things take a turn for the worse in both of their lives, they're forced to get to know each other better and discover things about themselves they never guessed.

Air and Ice [ Danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil ] by aelfine

Dan and Phil find themselves in an awkward situation once again. However, this 'awkward' situation is a little bit different and more extreme. You wouldn't want to tell the Internet about how you were held hostage, been in a car chase, and broke into buildings. You especially wouldn't announce over radio you traveled illegally around the world, won brutal fist fights, and are running from an agency that wants your head hung up as a decoration on the wall. The disappearance of Dan and Phil doesn't seem strange to their audience until after a while... Not until it's too late. [Part 1]

Hello Internet ✹ Phan by klutzyvegetarian7

[Complete] Phil was his first best friend in the eighteen years of his life. When Phil first started YouTube, his best friend died, and he hadn't met Dan yet. When they did meet, everything changed. - How conceited does one have to be to show no tolerance for the people they care about? - This story is strictly in the perspective of Dan Howell. MATURE CONTENT: NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC. POSSIBLY TRIGGERING. Contains: Self harm, abuse, attempted suicide, and sex. Strong language is used.

Life Is Precious, Just Like Him - Phil Lester X Depressed! Reader by noathenerd

You met Dan in College and became close friends, even dropped out at the same time as him because of overwhelming stress, and your Depression and Anxiety. Your parents won't take you back in because they're abusive and always have been, so you have no where to go. That is until Dan saves you and takes you in. At his place you met Phil and instantly there's something about him that makes you fall in love. Phil and you bond immediately and he promises to help you through your depression and other problems, no matter how hard it may be.

Complicated Love (Phan) by arcticfox167

Dan and Phil have been in love ever since they first met all those years ago. But their love is to be put to the test when a new girl enters Dan's life, splitting him and Phil apart. In the end, Dan has to make a choice between his two love interests, a choice that could possibly destroy his and Phil's relationship forever. --- Slow Updates

Danny's Girl (Phan) by SmolSalmon

I've read a bunch of phan, so why not write one? Dan Howell's life couldn't be any better at the moment. He has met the most beautiful, charming, kind girl he could ever imagine, and she loves him back. Everything is perfect... but not for Phil. Phil Lester has always been in love with Dan since the first moment he first met him, but now Phil's heart is crushed. He has some suspicions of Dan's girlfriend, but Dan just brushes it off, ignoring Phil completely. Unfortunately, Phil's bad feelings may be true... Sexual content, self harm, language, and domestic abuse warning. Also, I'm American, so if I get anything wrong, please tell me. ••• Update: This is very old (not really that old) writing! It's cringy as hell, and I apologize in advance. I have fixed a few errors, so if it seems slightly different than it was before, that's why.

More Than a Bestfriend by jennicaphantrash

You're favourite youtube stars, Dan and Phil, meet each other and decide to move in. Along the way is romance, tears and heartbreak. *NOTICE* Trigger Warning. If you struggle with anxiety, self harm or depression, please read with caution as your safety is more important than reads.

How to Help Howell? by fiercephandom

Dan is struggling with his self confidence. Well, let's be honest. Dan has no self confidence and struggles to face the harsh realities of life and the pessimistic thoughts and voices that inhabit and nag his brain constantly. Phil tries to help his friend to realize that he really isn't as much as a monster as he thinks of himself to be. These two friends embark on a journey of love, hate, discovery, and confusion. And will they even still be friends by the end of the journey? Will Dan's turmoil break apart their friendship or turn it into something more? Dan and Phil try to answer to the burning question, How to Help Howell? WARNING: Some of this story may be triggering, so if you're sensitive to depressing topics and/or thoughts, gay slurs, mentions of eating disorders, and self harm, this may not be the story for you, which is perfectly fine. Read at your own risk! In case you didn't know, this is Dan Howell and Phil Lester fanfiction. If you haven't heard of them, then go check out their YouTube channels (AmazingPhil and danisnotonfire) right now. It won't take you long to fall in love with them and once you do, come back and read the story. :)

Black and Blue by vain-jisoo

Dan is the senior that everyone looks up to, he is charming, witty and sometimes even nice. Phil is the sophomore that is constantly being bullied for being who he his, a boy who likes boys. Roles seem to switch when Dan saves Phil's life, and finds himself falling for the younger boy. Dan is the new target for torment and beatings. But unlike Phil, Dan doesn't handle it very well, and finds himself spiraling downhill, with what seems like no way back to the top.

The First Time (Phan) by PhanIAm

Dan was a teenage boy who was a bit awkward and not the most popular person. He was happy, but not the happiest he could be. That was until he was told about a certain YouTuber who changes his life forever. A FICTIONAL story of how Phan became what it is today. This is a safe Phan fiction with no triggers (although if anyone disagrees be sure to let me know).

Break Me (Phan) by MySecretsX

COMPLETE *** In this world, you're marked with black. That's if you have a soulmate, at least. Everyone is destined to cross paths with the one who is meant for them, at least once in their lives. When you and your soulmate meet, you will touch, if only briefly, and the exact area of skin you touch with the other turns from black to white, with streaks of blue, purple, yellow, all marbled in with each other. Daniel Howell is well known in town. People cross the street if they're approaching him and newcomers to the neighborhood are warned about his presence. Exactly like the Lester's were. But Phil Lester has other ideas, he saw the pain within the boy, how bad can he really be? (A story about abuse, self-destruction, but ultimately, love. Please read safe.)

Finding the Phandom: A Dan and Phil AU by AmberIssues0

Phil Lester is a YouTuber who lives in London. He has a following of, just recently, 4 million people. He has been making a name for himself. He loves his job, but he is missing something. Dan Howell is a law school drop out from the University of Manchester. He has been doing YouTube since he graduated high school. He now does YouTube full time. He has a following of six million people. He still feels lonely. What happens if Dan and Phil never met in 2009? In a world where Dan and Phil aren't "Dan and Phil", will the phandom still ship them? Will fate intervene? Warnings: Language, Depression, Self-Harm, Hospitals Cover Art credit: http://maddox-rider.tumblr.com/

But he's my best friend? -Phan by Phangirlingx

Dan and Phil have been best friends and room-mates for many years now. Although openly shipped by many people, 'phan' are just platonic. Or are they? When both parties start to question how they really feel for each other, will it end happily? Or will it end up ruining their friendship that they both cherish so dearly? Contains no self-harm/depression. Smut warnings are shown before reading :) x

Those Who Love | Phan by mychemicalsophiee

Dan is a prince - and a different one at that. Usually you'd think that being a prince is a dream come true, but not for Dan. He just wants a normal life, normal friends, maybe a boyfriend... Finally, he gets the chance to move to a place far away from his small kingdom and live with his Auntie Eleanor. The problem? He has to pretend that he's not a prince. Lying? He's not so great at that. But for someone who wanted a boyfriend but hated the idea of love, he never expected to actually fall in love. Phil Lester. The boy with the black hair, who actually likes Dan for Dan. And so Dan can't tell him that he's a prince in a place on the other side of the world - and he wants it to stay that way. Otherwise he'll have to move back home and never return. Will everybody find out? Will his chance at a normal life be ruined? Dan finds out that not everything is always normal, and most definitely, you can never avoid being one of those who love.

Stronger by ArgentumAmour

"Dan? Will you stay with me?" "Yes. I'll never leave your side. Unless they make me, of course, but then I'll be right back" "Promise?" "Promise" Phil has been acting strange lately. Like, scary strange. Is he sick? Will he end up in the hospital? Could he die? **thank you so much to the incredible @DansBrowsingPosition for the cover!** **trigger warnings** Cancer Death

Only a Lion's Love by bluesurroundings

Phil Lester was the school's outcast. No one gave him a second look. Dan Howell was the King of it all- most popular and has one of the threatening posses of the school. Once Dan realizes he may have slight feelings for Phil, he suddenly freaks out leaving Phil in the dust. After trying tk cover up the fact he was still in love with Lester, his posse tried taking in into their own hands... causing Phil to leave town not returning again. But what will happen when these two boys accidentily find each other again, only to have the posse between them?

Better Than Me by floofdjh

completed ! 🖤 (8/17/18 to 12/02/20) Dan Howell is a camboy. At only eighteen, he's already become popular on many porn websites and has been involved with a magazine. Desiring for someone to trust to create his darkest fantasies with, he downloads Tinder, where he meets the sweetest man alive. But surely this man could find someone better than Dan, couldn't he? - cover photo by @star.eyed.howell on instagram mature themes and heavily inspired by other fics

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The Only One (Phan) [COMPLETE] cover

Our Missing Piece | Phanfic cover

You Look Happier cover

If I Knew Then (Phan) cover

Air and Ice [ Danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil ] cover

Hello Internet ✹ Phan cover

Life Is Precious, Just Like Him - Phil Lester X Depressed! Reader cover

Complicated Love (Phan) cover

Danny's Girl (Phan) cover

More Than a Bestfriend cover

How to Help Howell? cover

Black and Blue cover

The First Time (Phan) cover

Break Me (Phan) cover

Finding the Phandom: A Dan and Phil AU cover

But he's my best friend? -Phan cover

Those Who Love | Phan cover

Only a Lion's Love cover

Better Than Me cover

The Only One (Phan) [COMPLETE]

"Phil Lester is the literal sunshine of my life. If I didn't have him in my life, I may have been dead by now. Every day still sucks, but whenever I'm with Phil, my heart remembers that life is worth living. The only reason my life is worth living is to be next to Phil. To see him smile, to hear him laugh, to listen to his voice, to watch him move...everything. Everything that he does brings the much-needed light into my life." Dan Howell has many struggles within himself, despite his successful YouTube career. The only one who truly helps him is his best mate, Phil Lester. Dan has been madly in love with Phil since the first day they met. However, Dan knows that it is inevitable that Phil will never return the feeling because he is only interested in women. As Dan attempts to battle his own demons, Phil seems to be quite happy and even ends up dating a beautiful girl. Unfortunately, this makes Dan's mental state even worse. What will happen to Dan? Will he ever confess his strong feelings for his best friend? Will he ever overcome the ongoing war in his head?