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  1. Public Bookmark 27

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    Having Dan around makes it all so much easier that Phil can't imagine a life without him now. He fits into the places where the rest of Phil should be, allows Phil to settle into shape around him.

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    24 Mar 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 34

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    All things considered, Dan was happy. Happier than he ever imagined he would be, at least. Still, something was always lacking. It felt like one of his internal organs was missing, like it had been taken from him somewhere along the way, leaving behind a dull ache that pulsed with intensified pain now and then. He felt it when he was alone at a party, standing in the corner. When he was making forced small talk at a bar. When it was late at night and his bed was cold and empty. When he played MarioKart alone on his couch. When he was making his morning coffee and instinctively reached for that second mug. When he was out in public and caught a glimpse of a tall bony frame with a head of dyed black hair.

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    Dan Howell quit YouTube after he broke the heart of the first boy he ever loved. That was thirteen years ago. After a lot of struggling (and a lot of therapy) he is now a well known mental health podcaster. When he is suddenly thrown back together with Phil Lester, he can't bring himself to stay out of his orbit. And it seems like maybe, just maybe, Phil doesn't want him to.

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    13 Mar 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 3

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    Ever since Phil turned eighteen, he’s had to live with the family curse: he remains human by night, but must live as a bird during the day – in Phil’s case, a pigeon. And only “true love’s kiss,” whatever that means, will break that curse.

    Dan, living alone in London and struggling with his mental health, likes to take walks at the park to clear his mind. At first, he starts to hear giggles and footsteps, and wonders if he’s really losing it. But one night, he meets a man at the park, a man who maybe he could rescue, or maybe it’s the other way around.

    A much needed Swan Lake AU.

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    19 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 46

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    Dan has, over the years, cultivated a pretty strong stance on the matter of marriage. It's a social construct, it puts too many expectations on a relationship, it makes him feel trapped, it doesn't actually mean anything, and he does not need a flimsy paper to prove to somebody that he loves Phil. It's the epitome of everything he hates in society.

    Oh, and this weird pile of feelings in the back of his brain that has been rapidly growing in size as of recent? Don't even worry about it.

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    5 times Dan repressed any and all feelings marriage-related, and 1 time he didn't.

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    16 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 69

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    Phil needs a boyfriend for a family gathering.
    Not a real one. Just someone to stop the questions, silence the hopeful glances and prove, once and for all, that he’s doing just fine.

    Dan agrees. Far too easily.

    Or: What’s supposed to be a simple weekend of pretending quickly turns into shared beds, knowing looks, and the uncomfortable realization that playing a role feels a little too natural.

    Or: Phil asks the hot paramedic he met after a very unfortunate glue-eating incident to be his fake boyfriend.

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    09 Feb 2026