#Can Dan and Phil survive Fortnite?!

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intertwined

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Have you seen that clip of great British actors on the same stage reciting “to be or not to be, that is the question,” while emphasising different words and giving completely different meaning to the line?

That’s what I feel about dan’s “Trying to Live My Truth.” Let me explain…

When the video was out, the response was overwhelmingly positive. Of course it was. We missed dan. It was his first video in 3 months. We were so proud though clearly we didn’t know what that truth was. He alluded to things, quite explicitly at times, but never really spelled it out.

At the time I thought,

“okay. It doesn’t matter. It takes guts already to admit to yourself this much. And he doesn’t owe his truth to anyone, least of all us. He’s TRYING at least, and he’s openly admitting it in a really good and inspiring video too. It’s great he’s on the right path.”

Then June 2019 came and we finally knew the TRUTH he was alluding to in the video. TTLMT is now full of comments made in 2019 saying how it hit different. It did and we’re beyond proud. But I couldn’t help wondering often what was on his mind at that point in time.

Then! In 2022 we finally got an answer for that. Dan wasn’t doing well at all in 2018. II tour almost didn’t happen as he didn’t think he could’ve gone through with it without coming out first.

He felt he wasn’t living HIS truth. He would spend the whole year pondering this.

Thinking about this today while watching old DanAndPhilGames videos (as you do) it suddenly hit me like a brick in the face that TTLMT was published 2 days after “Can Dan and Phil Survive Fortnite?!” You know, the one where these happened:

"We can make a life together up there."

"I will find you in any world phil"

Maybe the emphasis was on the word in TTLMT that I didn’t think was significant in that way after all.

Dan was trying to LIVE his truth. He wasn’t trying to announce it. He was actively, decidedly /living/ it in front of us.

Many called 2018 their “glass closet” era and that’s just it. I just feel blessed to have been there to witness everything I just talked about here as it happened.

And yeah, that’s how I ended up comparing dan howell to shakespeare on twitter. (Yeah I posted this to twitter first lol) Didn’t see that coming, did ya?

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bollywood songs + dan and phil: the web weave i inevitably had to make

Nadaan Parindey- A.R Rahman// Making a Phandwich- Dan and Phil play Overcooked 2// Tum hi ho - Arijit Singh// Dan and Phil react to TATINOF// Raabta- Arijit Singh// Can Dan and Phil survive fortnite?

(translations in the image id !!)

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Round 1, wave 4

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back in the day: March 1, 2018

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[nohshinwoos]

365 days of happiness (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

day one hundred sixteen

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things actually said by dan and phil in the year of our lord 2018

i will find you in any world, phil!

i’ve got a tactical shotgussy, we’re fine

just bang him in the face and we’ll be all good

stay with me!

we need to get together and [it’ll] be alright

*incoherent babbling* don’t leave me behind!

and us screaming right now, that’s not at all an issue ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

you have to get prepared to avenge my death and give me the rub rubs to pick me back up (WHAT??? THE HECK?????)

i’m gonna give you some sweeeet rubs (philip lester i swear to god)

we can just build a fort and wait out this storm together

DAD

let’s just get out of here i hate it here - dom!phil strikes again (immediately wanting to get dan out of a dangerous situation the moment dan expresses any discomfort?? i’m!! fine!!!!)

we could make a life together up there (I’M NOT CRYING NOPE)

phil, your biceps are wonderful and you have nothing to be ashamed of

dan making phil’s happy little “yeeeee” sound

i’m ready for blood *stares at dan*

that’s like my fursona, it’s my personsona

looty patooty show me that booty

would you not wanna see blonde markiplier’s butt?

“i also know how to throw your mum down the stairs” “that’s not a sexual insult, that’s just really mean”

“i like your mum, i’m sorry” “i’m not gonna tell her about that, don’t worry” (in the softest voices?? i’m fine!!!!)

“danny! open me! release yourself!” (someone stop this man)

i don’t know if it’s a butterfly or a bullet (that’s....quite concerning)

phil encouraging dan after nearly dying

phil, i’m dead-dead (why does this sound like baby or dog speak i’m???)

BONUS

build a fort out of pillows and love each other

phil shushing dan with the fondest face when dan starts getting too loud?? alright???

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So this video has killed me.

It was so cute, so affectionate, so sweet... Like they kept complimenting each other and talking about how they want to live together in a house in the middle of nowhere, and how Phil has nice biceps and that Dan will find Phil in every world... They were almost giddy with affection for each other and I am so so happy right now.

[shirogainz]

in which phil is a lit addition to the team 

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phil using sound barrier correctly

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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in any world (except bitlife)

[eccentricdaniel]

They went full-on gay and I'm in for it

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Important quotes from Can Dan And Phil Survive Fortnite? (using the AmazingPhil font)

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the truth is, if you stay together, you will win

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