#basicallyimgay

[phanfictioncatalogue]

Post Coming Out Universe Masterlist

Basically I'm Gay: Dan's True Colors (ao3) - trancelover99

Summary: This was it: The one video that would change his entire life. A part of himself that Dan pushed deep down for YEARS. With a little encouragement from Phil, Dan uploads his coming out video. But will he be prepared for the comments that follow?

Big crowds means judging eyes (ao3) - Tarredion

Summary: From their hotel room Dan and Phil can see the crowds they'll encounter at this years vidcon. In a post-coming out world, comfort is needed for the prospect of many judging eyes

Devilishly Endearing (ao3) - Nefertiti1052 (Succubusphan)

Summary: Dan and Phil are making a mess in Karen's kitchen, luckily for them, she thinks they are cute.

from the starting line (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Dan and Phil visit Dan’s family for the first time in a post-coming out universe.

endings are like beginnings (ao3) - wiccamoody

Summary: Dan wakes up in the post-coming out universe.

hey, brother (ao3) - lestered (clonetrobed)

Summary: It’s time for Phil to reintroduce himself to Dan’s family in the proper context, but there’s one member that he’s not entirely confident about connecting with.

I Want to Hold Your Hand (ao3) - CaibrynM

Summary: A minor incident/misunderstanding while traveling to IOM for Christmas leads Dan to reflect on boundaries and comfort levels in the post coming out universe.

i’ll meet you in the light (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Phil looks at the photo and sees them how he sees them in his own head, not them as their larger-than-life internet personas. It’s them, happy and at peace with their lives and who they are in 2019. And he suddenly has the strangest urge to share the photo, to show the world how damn happy he and Dan are, despite everything that’s happened in the past.

i'm ready now (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: “When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” -Billy, age 4 (2 of 2)

Lighter Than Air (ao3) - silentdescant

Summary: Dan and Phil are sappy drunks and they're heading home together.

little comfort card (ao3) - Tarredion

Summary. Phil goes to VidCon alone. Cue separation anxiety, something Dan seems to have accounted for..

meet the howells (ao3) - toffeelemon

Summary: After a decade of going home alone, Dan finally brings Phil along to see his family. As his boyfriend.

(set after the awkward email, before the video)

Nana (ao3) - ahappyphil

Summary: “The thing is, coming out to his family proved to be the easy part. It’s what followed that’s been difficult, more emotionally draining, more vulnerable. It’s like the invisible wall that’s been between them now has physical form. It has a name now.“

On The Road (ao3) - yikesola

Summary: Phil still isn’t quite used to it all being okay. He isn’t used to Dan not fearfully dissecting a tweet reply that called them queer icons. He isn’t used to things like what the two teenagers they bumped into at the airport said when they stuttered out, “I met my girlfriend because of you,” feeling only good. No twinge of bittersweet.

A fic about changes and landscape.

rainbow, proud (ao3) - Tarredion

Summary: Phil really wants the corgi shirt, but Dan thinks he has enough already

Safe (ao3) - TearDrop1234

Summary: Phil is in a mood and works his way through it with a naked Dan.

Safe Place (ao3) - ahappyphil

Summary: The Isle of Man is warm and unseasonably sunny, or maybe it’s just Kath. Maybe her maternal glow just radiates off this little island.

secrets (ao3) - waveydnp

Summary: of sharpie tattoos and facing the bittersweet truths of a post-coming out universe

some killer queen you are (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Dan’s enjoyed taking a break from YouTube, but for some reason, he still feels like something is missing. Determined to fill the creative void in his life, he decides to try out something new: drag.

stop speak support (ao3) - calvinahobbes

Summary: There’s just an extra layer of awareness in his mind as he sits next to Phil on the sparsely populated tube on their way to a meeting, and the group of lads in their school uniforms stream into the carriage and start filling up the empty seats.

Strike a Pose (ao3) - ahappyphil

Summary: Walking a red carpet in a post coming out world

words that water flowers (ao3) - neopold

Summary: He would call his nan and ask, like he usually does when life asks unanswerable questions. But she would most likely refer to a bible verse, and he’s not sure he’s up to listening to a book constantly trying to invalidate his existence.

your hoodies (come wrapped around me) (ao3) - Tarredion

Summary: Unpacking for their move into bigger quarters, Dan finds an ancient treasure in the back of their conjoined closet.

[femboypussy420]

You're correct for tagging me ty and anon is kind of lying bc they have very deliberately Not confirmed they're in a relationship in an interview. They do have a joint mortgage in a house they built, they did both come out as gay and have lived together for over a decade and never dated anyone else, they've referred to each other as soulmates and more than romantic and make jokes about it but they have not unequivocally stated that they are In a Romantic Relationship and imo good for them and also they'd never hard launch in an interview lmao

Lol idk if you care but Dan and Phil are actually in a relationship they’ve confirmed in an interview and in Dan’s coming out video and they took out a mortgage to custom build what they call their “forever home” together not joking

[insert that one gif] good for them!

[voulezloux]

i got tagged by my loves @terrortriplets and @defences-down 💞💞

Describe yourself using 10 images from your camera roll:

i’ll tag my moms @lululawrence @allwaswell16 and my favorite straight @basicallyimgay and ig @louisarmpits OH and @tommokat ♥️

[cheyisnotshy]

i drew daniel howell🏳️‍🌈🤍 @danielhowell #phan #phanart #danandphil #danielhowell #philiplester #basicallyimgay

[wdapteo]

Omg back from the dead I'm so glad you weren't deleted !! 💜💜💜

thank you @basicallyimgay !! great to know another Izzy Hands appreciator hehe <3

[iampeachless]

thanks for the tag phellow phannies :0

tagging @emotoangel @basicallyimgay @thighguys @musichealsscars and literally anyone who wants to do it because this picrew was actually soo cute :3

i even have my tattoo which is similar enough!!! and my cat jelly <3

new phannie tag game in light of the twt migration 💖💖💖 hi everyone who just got here, im esmé🤭

make yourself on this picrew! then tag 5 people you really respect and want to get to know ☺️

ill start by tagging @qmyschoice @bbcradio1phil @emsinof @fromemotoangel @emotoangel @pinofdnp @emojackolantern @ghoulish-art-tendencies @dapg-otmebytheballs @ everyone on phannie tumblr!!!

[philplusdan]

Me: aw I’m so happy for him!! :)

My mind: WHAT A GREAT MOTHER FUCKIN DAY TO BE FUCKING GAY BITCH IM SHOOK I-

[sinshinebear-blog]

reblog if you want a soft gf

[fiirebug]

I'm so friggin proud of him

@danielhowell

[tailss]

PROOF ACQUIRED. I made this kandi star for them and got to hand it to Dan <3 My middle school self is fully ascending rn

all my thanks to @/basicallyimgay for the video!! :D

^my tags from an old post of mine.

got it IN THE FLESH today. feeling very 2017

[phanfictioncatalogue]

‘Basically, I’m Gay’ Masterlist

fics based around Dan’s video

"...and I didn't tell anyone until now. literally." - farquaadphillywrites

Summary (tw): Dan tells Phil about his suicide attempt.

And Obviously We Were More Than Friends (ao3) - sunflowerwitches

Summary: Dan just finishes making his coming out video and gets awfully nervous. Phil is there, as he is for all of Dan's filming, and comforts him.

Basically... (ao3) - olliebrobeck

Summary: What happened after.

basically he’s gay (ao3) - waveydnp

Summary: dan posts his video and phil has a lot of feelings about it. they both do.

Find Your Own Freedom (and Live Life on Your Terms) - doineedtohaveawordwithyou

Summary - Phil’s inclusion in Dan’s video, his supportive retweet of the link to it, had exposed Phil as much as it had Dan. They’d known it would, had planned it together, taken this step together, as they did every big decision they made.

in love with the colors of you (ao3) - CapriciousCrab

Summary: Phil takes a deep breath and clicks play.

i’ve made it this far on my own (everyone prays in the end) - amazingmitchell

Summary: dan goes to church by himself to deal with unfinished business between him and god. based sometime after 2015.

out of the closet (ao3) - waveydnp

Summary: dan’s birthday, aka their last night as a closeted couple

wave it high (ao3) - watergator

Summary: after dan comes out

what a great day to be gay (ao3) - natigail

Summary: Dan just published Basically, I’m Gay last night and he wakes up with a lighter feeling in his heart and a pair familiar of warm arms ready to wrap around him. It’s a great day to be gay.

What A Great Day To Be Gay (ao3) - TortiTabby

Summary: Dan reflects on coming out in the early morning the day after.

with the words i can’t say (ao3) - watergator

Summary: dan send his family an email.

Young and Beautiful - succubusphan

Summary: Morning after “Basically I’m Gay” cuddles.

[anironsidh]

Fan art for Dan!

Some quick fanart I drew last night (and then promptly passed out 😂) from Dan's latest video, Basically I'm Gay. I'm honestly just so proud of him and the courage it must have taken to make it! We love you Dan 😁 Keep living your truth.

[tboywithteeth]

wow dan really out here

making all his viewers tackle their own internalised oppression, sharing a messy story that will help millions of people and coming out when he was ready damn. iconic

[basicallyimgay]

hey i just want to revisit this moment in 2019. basically im gay came out and i, obviously, lost my shit. but i further lost my shit when i realised that earlier that year i had, when saving random urls as i did back then just as options for the future, saved the url basicallyimgay. one of my proudest moments honestly. BIG you'll always be famous and i will never change this url as long as i live

hey i just realised i have this url saved so uhhh

transhowell —> basicallyimgay

[jamienimbus]

This video was so inspiring. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't crying through it all. Truly a masterpiece. 🏳️‍🌈💙

[kitchaosdoodle]

First ever attempt at using a) Photoshop and b) using it on a Wacom. Explaining why it’s not great. But I’ll be posting a lot on here soon, and hopefully I’ll get better, so if you’re interested please follow me! 

I didn’t have a laptop when BIG was uploaded, so this is a very late tribute to @danielhowell coming out.