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  1. Rec 38

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    "I love you so much it hurts.” Dan says, just as soft and just as fond and Phil absolutely hates it. Despises it when Dan says that. It’s not supposed to. He thinks. I’m not supposed to hurt you. Our love is not supposed to hurt you.

    After a while of silence, he gathers up enough of his voice to squeak out “I don't want you to hurt.”

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    02 Jul 2026

  2. Rec 16

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    Phil uses his first camera to shoot a viral music video with his emo band in 2008. Their first album „Northern Anecdotes“ focuses on growing up in Northern England as queer teenagers, exploring self-identity, embracing diversity, friendship, and the power of vulnerability.
    Dan is a suicidal teen and the album saves his life. It sets him on a path to study social work and he finds his home with the queer community at university. He starts a mental health YouTube channel while and becomes a YoungMinds embassador.
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    Or: Dan and Phil meet as adults. They fall into it hard and fast in any universe.

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    20 Jun 2026

  3. Rec 32

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    Tipsy brunch, musicals with Uncle Dan, and late night chats.
    Vignettes from Portugal where Dan acclimates to the notion of being a Lester, loosely inspired by Hard Launch ep. 31.

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    1,164

    16 Jun 2026

  4. Rec 17

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    In another universe, Dan dies believing Phil’s life would’ve been easier without him.

    Then he wakes up in a world where Phil has never met him at all.

    Turns out Phil falls in love with him anyway.

    Or: Ghost AU and the inevitability of "In every universe"

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    1,583

    14 Jun 2026

  5. Rec 17

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    Dan smiled softly in his sleep, his dimples slowly appearing onto his cheeks. Phil felt his throat tighten as he stared at him laying peacefully in their bed. He couldn't will himself to look away. A warm sensation bloomed in his chest. He was unable to contain the smile that spread across his face, as Dan giggled quietly in his sleep. It felt like his heart was going to burst from the fondness that he felt building up inside him. Slowly, he leaned in closer to Dan's face. How lucky he was that he got to wake up every morning to this. A quiet stillness engulfing the room, sunlight peaking through the curtains as his heart, his whole world, lay peacefully beside him, dozing off without a care in the world.

    Phil wakes up early at the crack of dawn to see Dan sleeping peacefully beside him. Overwhelmed with emotion, he looks back on the life they've shared together and marvels at how much Dan has grown whilst admiring his sleeping figure.

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    Phil admires Dan in his sleep and traces the freckles on his face as he thinks about how much he loves him.

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    17
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    1,023

    07 Jun 2026

  6. Public Bookmark 1

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    06 Jun 2026

  7. Rec 13

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    What can I say, I saw some rough play gifs after hearing the devastating news, and inspiration struck.

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    31 May 2026

  8. Rec 49

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    Deciding not to push his luck and reveal his hand too much, Dan intentionally missed the next shot. He wanted Phil intimidated. He wanted him to be forced to show his skill off a little bit more, floundering to catch up, asking himself what went wrong the same way Dan had been doing all night.

    Dan competes in pro pool tournaments, and in many circles, is considered a professional and talented player. Phil is a hustler, whose victims often don’t realize they’re being swindled until it’s too late.

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    1/1
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    Comments:
    43
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    278
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    49
    Hits:
    1,615

    31 May 2026

  9. Rec 29

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    Dan never uploaded a single YouTube video. After falling deeply in love with Phil in 2009 and filming a few videos with him, their developing relationship took a hard hit when Dan was not accepted to the University of Manchester, and they drifted apart in 2011. Phil never became a famous YouTuber without Dan.

    In 2026, Dan is struggling™, and his therapist recommends physiotherapy for health issues that his GP can’t deal with. Imagine Dan’s surprise when the PT comes in wearing a t-shirt he bought for Phil all those years ago…

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    28 May 2026

  10. Rec 16

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    Phil wakes up with a migraine and Dan spirals not being able to help him and they're both just a bit of a mess.

    (title from Northern Downpour by Panic! at the Disco)

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    23 May 2026

  11. Rec 25

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    I understand your concern, but I don’t think we have anything to worry about here. As a hoax, or a prank, or dark satire or whatever, the video is pretty effective, and I can see why you’ve reacted so strongly. But I think it’s a mistake to take this thing at face value. Simply put - the idea that Howell would post it, if it were genuine, is nuts.

    Dan and Phil return from a seven-year hiatus with a very different kind of hard launch.

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    22 May 2026

  12. Rec 35

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    "I'm not pretending that I know what you need," Phil nuanced, "but I guess I can say that I know you pretty well—"

    Dan's laugh at the euphemism made him pause, a grin tugging at his own lips.

    "What I mean is, I imagine it as pressure, you know?" He didn't know himself. He had two degrees but pressure was part of none of them. It didn't matter. "The more you keep the valve closed, the more chances you have to explode—or, I guess, in your case, to get drunk on an entire bottle of wine and cry alone on our balcony."

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    What happens when you realise you need to come out but your feelings for your best friend and roommate of ten years get in the way.
    Or, the process between writing "Basically I'm Gay" and releasing the video (plus some more).

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    3,020

    13 May 2026

  13. Rec 14

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    "You'll never guess who just signed up to perform," Dan blurts excitedly.

    "Phil Lester," Samira supplies, like it's the most obvious option. "Or, I'm sorry. Philip. You had the biggest crush on him."

     
    Dan and Phil acted together in one school production, where Dan developed a one-sided crush. Years later, they come back together to plan a farewell concert for their mentor as she retires.

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    11 May 2026

  14. Rec 4

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    16 Apr 2026

  15. Rec 75

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    Two years ago, Dan fled across the Atlantic to leave his home and trauma behind. When he decides to return home over Christmas, he finds himself stuck in Chicago during a snowstorm, where he meets a disarmingly charming stranger. But how much can one person change your life in thirty-six hours?

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    15 Apr 2026

  16. Rec 18

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    A soulmate AU in which you only know who your soulmate is when they're close to death. Dan and Phil have totally normal feelings about this.

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    31 Mar 2026

  17. Public Bookmark 50

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    Three days ago he’d left. And he still hadn’t come back. Did that make it officially the worst they’d ever been? [...] Was it Phil’s fault for still being on a beach miles and miles away from home after three whole days of misery, or was it Dan’s for still being quiet the way he’d never, ever been, in any of their previous fights?
    Come back, Phil wanted to text, nonsensically. I can’t think when you’re away, just come back already.
    But that wasn’t what the person who left could say.

    (For the first time in their relationship, it's Phil who walks away after an argument. He doesn't cope very well.)

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    17 Mar 2026

  18. Public Bookmark *

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    “Uh,” a voice that isn’t Phil’s, and it isn’t his, except it is, says from the door, and they both flinch and look up at the same time, Dan propped up in Phil’s lap, speechless.

    In the door to their bedroom stands Dan, except Dan is pretty sure that he’s in the bed and also, he’s not that young anymore. The face of the other Dan is smooth, free of any crease, full, his curls shorter, his expression lost. He stands pressed against the side of the doorframe, arms wrapped around himself like a security blanket.

    “Dafuq?”

    In 2016, a younger Dan attempts suicide and wakes up in his own future.

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    6,666

    24 Feb 2026

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