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"you do not owe friends instant responses to every social message, and anxiety over not receiving the same is something for the anxious person to work on, not your responsibility to totally change for"

AND

"you have to put some effort into friendships, which can include open communication with your friends about how to make both of you comfortable re: messaging. expecting other people to do ALL of the work ALL of the time, in terms of getting in touch and carrying on the conversation, may make them feel ignored and/or and leave"

are ideas that can and should coexist

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what do you MEAN i have to complete tasks tomorrow

i already completed tasks TODAY

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Dan and Phil cat people arc when

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fuel for the bad kisser allegations

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Who was more emo back in the day

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Phil

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are the spooks in the- in the room with-- are the spooks in the

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live your truth i guess

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thats not dnp

fuck sorry I am almost asleep

you didn't see anything 🪄

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:‘)

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Bunk sharing 👀

He’s not homesick, exactly, for Dan, who’s hardly ever more than a few feet from him, and the discomfort of the thin bunk mattress doesn’t matter if he passes out four minutes after his head touches the pillow. But he’s homesick for the intersection of their sleeping bodies, the running dialogue between them that never ends even when it lapses into whispers and wordlessness.

He senses Dan’s movement across the aisle in the part of his brain that keeps tabs on these things, guesses over the roar of the bus that he can hear the toilet door, shifts on his pillow to peer out around the curtain. A minute later, Dan’s coming back on his unfairly steady bus legs, the white of his AirPods bright against the darkness.

Phil doesn’t say anything; Dan won’t hear. He puts a hand out into the aisle and watches Dan startle, imagines some expression on his face that he can’t see through the dark and the blur of the world without his glasses.

Dan comes closer, when Phil folds his hand back inside the bunk. He sinks down on the balls of his feet to bring his face in line with Phil’s and takes one of his AirPods out, an eyebrow up, a question. Phil taps his hand, and Dan relinquishes the AirPod and lets Phil struggle to figure out which ear it goes into. It’s something boring, classical, a single piano. Dan blinks at him, his hand out, and Phil blinks back and doesn’t return it.

“Fine,” Dan says, in the whisper of a word so faint it barely has shape. He kisses Phil, light, on the mouth, and disappears into his own bunk. Phil rolls over and curls into the shape of Dan’s playlist and falls asleep four minutes after.

(298/100)

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Antique cast iron stove grates (via lostfoundart via present&correct)

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animation practice :D

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Phan Fic Recs!!

here's a bunch of my absolute favorites for anyone who needs a distraction from the election <3 i will make a second post with shorter ones as well, this post will just be fics that are over 10k

Inheriting Love by Fictropes (22k)- Dan is a lawyer who executes wills in a small town in the English countryside, and Phil's aunt leaves him a house. One of the cutest fics I've read recently tbh, lots of banter and cows<3

Silver Arrows to the Heart by @evermorepeyton (137k, WIP)- How could i POSSIBLY make a rec list without including this masterpiece??? Dan and Phil are Formula 1 drivers, chaos ensues<3 sooooo much fun (and there are some really beautiful cool women in there too, just as a treat)

dancing on the blades (you set my heart on fire) by kishere (123k)- Dan is an amateur figure skater who scores a spot at the famous Lester training gym, where he meets the legendary Phil Lester and of course they fall in love... this one has sooo many cute fetus moments and wonderful cameos from Kath<3 absolutely love it

Like a Bowl of Oranges by cloej88 (@bitchslapblastoids) (47k)- Phil is a filmmaker looking to amplify queer stories in the media, Dan is a ghostwriter who's been writing a memoir on the side, you can guess what happens next. very VERY fun fic, lots of drama and lovely reflection, as well as the softest scenes between them. love this one (and the author :3)

The Odd Uneven Time by @yikesola (20k)- A 2009 fic from Phil's perspective, falling in love with a boy over the Internet. Absolutely WONDERFUL vibes, so so so cute (and it probably happened in real life ahaha)

Live Incidentally by yikesola (37k)- Phil makes novelty t-shirts and Dan buys them :) really funny, also some great Lester family moments

The Pianist Everyone Is Talking About... Is My Husband by @natigail (25k)- Dan is a famous pianist, Phil plays his songs on the radio, but nobody knows that they're actually married. Lots of chaos ensues, crazy fangirls can feel super represented, and Dan laughs at Phil about it all<3 this fic is so funny lol, highly HIGHLY recommend

Kick Me While I'm Down by jerserker (14k)- Dan and Phil join an adult kickball league! Phil just wants to make friends, and Dan... kicks everyone's asses <3 Really funny competitive Dan, fun times honestly :)

missing the obvious by Fictropes (14k)- Dan plays videogames in an anonymous Discord server at night, and during the day he goes to his boring office job and hooks up with his coworker Phil in bathroom stalls... I wonder how these two things could possibly be connected...

Our House by sierradeux (50k)- Dan is a real estate agent, Phil is a Youtube house flipper, they team up to cohost an HGTV renovation special and fall in love. With the house, obviously. But also with each other <3 this is one of my favorites guys I think it should be required reading for everyone on phannie tumblr

maybe this christmas by blackbirddan (13k)- it's November, im allowed to rec christmas fics now, right??? anyway, this one is HUGE for fans of the Lester and Howell families, just so so so soft and sweet and awesome<3

Strictly Come Dancing but make it GAY by natigail (176k)- i mean this one has a pretty self explanatory title... read for super hot dancer Phil, awkward celebrity Dan, and so so so many beautiful outfit and dance descriptions :3 seriously, I wish I could watch this season irl :( this is for sure in my top 3 fics of all time to be so honest

they grew up so nicely, didn't they? by natigail (15k)- Cornelia pov on meeting the boy Phil brought home, and then throughout the years. SO CUTE!!!!! really big for fans of outsider pov (me)

okie dokie<3 i will be making an under 10k rec list as well, so be on the lookout for that one!

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The majestic sea slug...