#i can’t imagine just knowing this dan and not having the privilege of knowing phil’s dan
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the thing about dan is if he got famous now as a solo creator people would think he was sooo mysterious and impossible to get close to but we literally can’t see him that way bc he spent 10 years being the sweet boy making people feel at ease and putting stickers on his face with his 4000 year old tortoise bestie he shares a braincell with
#like seriously try to imagine dan coming on the scene at like 28#with zero lore#i’d be like ugh he seems like a lowkey dick i bet he’s really rude when the cameras are off#i think i probably wouldn’t take the time to dive in#which is sad in a way? bc he is so so wonderful but idk something about us knowing him like we do#and knowing how wonderful he is#he’s never beating the babie allegations#can’t fathom knowing dan without knowing the decade of comfort and kindness and vulnerability#that wasn’t always healthy but god it formed an unbreakable bond#he’s the most friend shaped and i’d love to know if people who just now heard the name get that#i can’t imagine just knowing this dan and not having the privilege of knowing phil’s dan#if that makes sense
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okay it's been a long ass time since i put together a dnp-related rant on tumblr but today is worthy of it jesus christ
Phil has seen every single version of Dan starting with when he was 18 ;__; If we are reduced to tears for the bits and pieces of Dan we’ve had the privilege of seeing, imagine the emotions for someone who has truly seen it all. He’s been w Dan literally thru every stage; before/during/after law school, depression, working together, moving 3x w one another, etc. I can’t imagine how emotional it would be to watch someone’s ups + downs for 13 years and then come out triumphant with a beautiful stage show. Like.. Phil is really someone who has seen Dan through his entire adult life. The beginning of it, the present, right up until the end.
We get emotional making comparisons of WAD to 'Hello Internet' because it's really unique to have your development as a person just pasted all over the internet. But all we have ever known is Dan's internet persona. Sure, we get pieces of his personality and we have a gist of what he's like, but we don't know him the way Phil does. Their connection is unfathomable and Phil knows him in a way no one ever will. We've heard of Dan's perspective going through challenges, struggling with existential crises, dealing with depression, seeking therapy, etc. We've heard those anecdotes after they happened; Phil lived it with him. Which is why I think today is just that important to Phil.
Phil got to see 'Hello Internet' before it was even posted onto YouTube for the first time. Fuck, he gave Dan advice and encouraged him to post for the first time. He supported Dan from the start. He has seen everything that we haven't, and now that WAD has come to a close and it's on YouTube forever, it's all come full circle. From helping Dan with his first YouTube video to sitting with Dan to watch this beautiful stage show on that same channel, Phil has been there with and for him since the beginning.
#ohhh i am so going through it rn#these are my boys bro#i love them so bad#daniel howell#dan howell#dan and phil#phil lester#amazingphil#dnp#d&p#wad#we're all doomed#mine#damn nikki letting her demon out tonight
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