#infiniteseriesofhalfways

[somegrumpynerd]

9, 15, and 30 if you dont mind! 💚

Mind?? I am honoured 💚

9:A song that makes you happy

I very recently heard Hot To Go for the first time and that one kicks ass, it's so bouncy and fun I love it! I also listened to Good Luck Babe right after because I remembered you mentioning it and it's semi-permanently stuck in my head, which kinda makes me happy because it's linked to you in my brain (but also "you're nothing more than his wife" god damn I'm always thinking about that)

Also Sugar by Maroon 5, because I can vividly remember like, a decade ago when it was on the radio while I was volunteering and I was just starting my transition and I was blogging about yugioh all day and night so happily. It's like, weird to see how long ago it was and how much stuff has changed, but that kid is still in there and we're still happy c:

15:A song that is a cover by another artist

Pretend you don't notice these are all from one album I discovered when I was like 16

I really like The Cab cover of Disturbia, it just sounds way more crunchy. A Static Lullaby's cover of Toxic (my sister also loves Britney so sshh don't tell her). A Day To Remember's cover of Over My Head, I don't usually like screamy stuff a lot but this one really does it for me. And I gotta say Dan's cover of Time Stand Still again because it is that stuck in my brain.

30:A song that reminds you of yourself

I think I'm gonna say Danny Don't You Know by NSP. Not to be corny or anything but, I can kind of vibe with a song about the idea of appearing to your younger self and saying "hey bud, it's not quite what you imagined but it's worth sticking around for, we're gonna be okay c:>". I think if you're young and going through it, it's nice to imagine a version of you who comes from the future to tell you it's gonna work out.

Also Hot by Avril Lavigne, because I can remember listening to it walking home from school and thinking "wow! this sexual attraction sounds neat, can't wait to experience it :3". Dumbass asexual moment lol

[goldenpinof]

Orlando VIP supposedly starts at 10 am. Their initial insta post said 10 am, then was changed to 12 pm.

fucking ticketmaster, is2g. let's see if they change information tomorrow, they still have a day. if they don't do it, this should be illegal. if there's a set time for everyone, they can't just make up their own.

AXS has nothing about a separate on-sale time for VIP/Silver tickets.

[fryday]

this is what im seeing as car?? but my brain might just be attached to the idea now idk

OOOOOOHHH OKAY i'm seeing the resemblance now 😭😭😭😭 did they ever get a shot of a car in one of their ditls?? or other vlogs like dnp and cats or something? grah

[jonsaremembers]

i woke up thinking about dnp and No One Needs To Know by Shania Twain and i thought you should know

I was LITERALLY just listening to this the other day same hat bestie!!!!

Adding this one to my list for the 90s country lyric project hehe thank youuu

[antiadvil]

i'd love to hear about Bad Dating Advice!

(wips)

this is one of my shamefully abandoned wips because the feelings got a little too real and it was unorganized and i was really sick and i just didn't want to fix it.

this was during my stucky phase. i was frustrated by the number of stucky fics i saw with incredibly poor communication (this is a common trope in many fandoms/pairings but it seems especially prevalent there). like i get it, it's cute to be like "oh our bond goes beyond words. we know exactly what we want from this. we don't need to talk about it." but that's very silly in real life. it reminded me of some pretty mediocre relationship advice i got from a friend about like, just going with the flow or whatever. which was NOT what i needed to hear at the time! and i knew it, too, i heard that and just went okay this guy doesn't get it. he doesn't understand my relationship with this person or what it needs (which was significantly MORE clear communication. not vibes based "oh it's cool we just get each other." even if we did get each other). and then i was like honestly, why am i even accepting advice? i know this person and our dynamic better than almost anyone and if i try to follow all this advice from other people i'm just going to stress both of us out. and i was like hey, is that a stucky moment?? that seems like a stucky moment?? i feel like steve would have this exact reaction to someone telling him something like "oh you and bucky are so important to each other, don't worry about it, i'm sure you'll work it out."

anyways, i mentioned the basic premise to my best friend and as always they enabled me (this is not the only WIP i only started because of their encouragement) by coming up with a lot of specific and funny bad dating advice that people would give steve. the moment that they pointed out that it was tony, not sam, who would tell steve to just offer to suck his dick, the fic just started writing itself in my head, and at that point i usually just give up and start writing it for real. and now here we are.

i might finish this one someday, it's just not something i'm actively working on right now because i'm trying to limit the number of fics i'm working on at a time to a drabble and a longer fic (this is not working i started outlining a new fic last week send help) and this isn't one of the "longer" fics i'm most interested in

[phanfictioncatalogue]

One Word Fic Titles (7) Masterlist

part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six

Angelfish (ao3) - PyroStormIsBae

Summary: musings on phil’s anxiety, self image issues, and new hair + how dan loves him through it all.

Appreciation (ao3) - Scuddleduck

Summary: "He's meant to just be appreciated."

Dan shows Phil how much he appreciates all of him.

Babylon (ao3) - ottertrashpalace

Summary: Just a little story about two boys realizing that they can make their own rules, and even if it's hard, they are worth it.

Believer (ao3) - phancakesandcoffee (decayedgeeway)

Summary: Dan's been hiding his feelings for almost 10 years. What happens when he can't keep hiding?

Benefits (ao3) - Misha_with_wings

Summary: They never talked about it.

"It" being those nights where one or both of them just needed a release and they helped each other out.

Maybe they both secretly wished they were more than friends, but friendship did have its benefits.

blackpool (ao3) - watergator (orphan_account)

Summary: dan and phil celebrate ten years together

Blonde (ao3) - philforscale

Summary: Phil went blonde. Dan loves it.

borrowed (ao3) - dan-whoell (infiniteseriesofhalfways)

Summary: Dan borrows an outfit to go down to the corner shop.

Butterfly (ao3) - A_Million_Regrets

Summary: Phil Lester, a lonely writer, finds a dying boy with beautiful black wings on a cold, rainy night in a dingy alleyway. He recognizes the boy as one of the winged men hated by human society. They are considered to be wild, ferocious beasts, but Phil's sympathy forces him to help the boy.

What happens when the boy, considered to be a wild beast, gets too attached and follows him home with an innocent, dimpled smile?

Dandelions (ao3) - throughtheirsnoses (det395)

Summary: Phil returns to his small town after studying how to improve his power that lets him grow plants with his mind. Phil is anxious and struggling with the expectations put on him to grow new plant-based medicine and on top of it all, his childhood best friend, Dan, gets his heart broken and turns to Phil as a rebound. Phil panics.

dangender (ao3) - classichysteria

Summary: it’s late at night and dan just wants to talk about what’s on his their mind

Desires (ao3) - A_Million_Regrets

Summary: What would you do if you were suddenly hauled from your inauspicious life and dumped into an unforeseen catastrophe with your worst enemy?

Dan Howell and Phil Lester completely and utterly hate each other. They fight every time they meet, and all of their friends are tired of it. But one day, these two hot-headed, reckless men stumble through a secret passage in a mysterious old house and wake up on a strange island uninhabited by other intelligent life forms. They only have each other and no way to escape. Will they fight to death, or will they learn to trust each other in a world where no one else exists? Can they put aside their mutual hatred for each other to survive this misfortune?

Dress (ao3) - ForeverJustAnEmoKidAtHeart

Summary: After the Halloween Baking video, Sister Daniel has some fun with Phil and Phil… Well, Phil should just be glad he made it through the end of the filming.

Float (ao3) - Aliquis

Summary: Dan's a professional, after all, and this is his job. Just another day at the office in front of hundreds of their grown-up fans whose expectations exited the stratosphere somewhere between his last two posts on socials. Fuck.

Her (ao3) - Absolutefilthimsosorry

Summary: Set after Dan’s birthday stream.

A new costume for Phil leads to a new kind of roleplay

holiday (ao3) - dan-whoell (infiniteseriesofhalfways)

Summary: two moments on holiday, fourteen years apart

Home (ao3) - Japhan2024

Summary: Dan visits Phil for the first time. This is how I envision it would have gone.

Kaleidoscope (ao3) - danisnotinteresting

Summary: A fan makes up a rumour about Dan which turns out to be true, he assumes Phil must of leaked this and becomes very distraught.

papercut (ao3) - schnaf

Summary: A cut. A tiny little cut, barely visible - just like a papercut. A cut - and yet, to Dan, it’s so much more. It’s the case he’s working on, the case only he seems to be taking seriously - it’s a serial killer’s signature. So when he gets the chance to track down the murderer, he doesn’t hesitate. And then, there’s Phil, Phil who’s making the chase so much more bearable, Phil who adds something completely different to his task. But things aren’t always what they seem.

Phlonde (ao3) - greyskysss

Summary: Phil gets his hair dyed. Thats the fic

pigeons (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: Dan is wondering if it’s too late to admit he really doesn't care for pigeons all that much.

Or, it's 2017, and the two just moved to the new flat which has a balcony and a new hyper fixation for Phil.

Pounce (ao3) - Kim_Aurora_135

Summary: Dan and Phil met online. This is a fiction of the first in-person meeting.

Precious (ao3) - Scuddleduck

Summary: dnp have intimate lazy sex or whatever the fuck made people so mad on twitter. ( I didn't write the post, I'm just using it as a prompt)

Their first night on holiday.

rebrand (ao3) - dan-whoell (infiniteseriesofhalfways)

Summary: Phil makes some changes and meets a boy named Dan.

Ribs (ao3) - dumbclownsao3

Summary: Dan had felt old from a very young age.

snowballs (ao3) - calvinahobbes

Summary: your mum is trying to get me drunk

Someday (ao3) - philsdrill

Summary: “Everyone had a link with their soulmates, some could hear some of their partners thoughts, some had a tattoo that would appear with their partners name; for me, I knew when they got sick.” For a while Phil has thought that his soulmate might have an eating disorder and doesn’t expect to meet him in the restaurant where he works.

sunkissed (ao3) - ivylakes

Summary: Maybe Phil was made to pour warmth into this man and leave little marks all over his body the way the sun does when it covers his skin with freckles. Maybe everything they’ve ever done and every little way they’ve loved each other has culminated in this very moment, where they can hardly see each other in the low light but are still brighter than the yellow light that breaks through the sky and glitters on the ocean.

Or, Dan and Phil go on holiday, and every photo they take tells a story.

Terminal (ao3) - phantasticworks (steddieworks)

Summary: Phil finds himself stuck in an airport in Florida when a nasty storm blows in from the coast. His phone is dying and his will to live without it is too. He stumbles across a cute brunette who may be just as dorky as himself, and of course flirting ensues. And maybe this cute stranger has a charger to spare?

Really your goal as a reader is to solve the incredible important mystery of whether or not he gets his phone charged (and maybe have a little Phan story along the way)

Truth (ao3) - Mysticallykai

Summary: Dan realizes that he needs to live his truth after the Interactive Introverts tour ends.

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[somegrumpynerd]

jsyk the pattern i used for the cat is free and there's three different cat designs! i did the gray tabby, but there's a calico and siamese version as well. and the designer has a ton of other creatures on her website. i know you crochet (when it's not ungodly hot) so i figured i'd pass it along!

Oh shit for real?? That's sick, thank you! If I didn't have like 4 projects all going at once I would try and make one but it'll have to go on the backburner for now lol

[somegrumpynerd]

charlie ily and i so appreciate your irish luck but unfortunately it has not worked bc i am STILL HERE! it's almost 5pm! and i might have to come back!

(im so sorry to complain in your inbox im just shuffling around in a hallway Waiting so ive come to bug you lol)

UGH that sucks I'm so sorry D: Waiting around for stuff is an absolute nightmare, I really really hope you don't get picked and can go home. Here lemme try and concentrate my irish beams

[goldenpinof]

Orlando has been corrected!

this ask was sent like 5 hours ago, and here i am saying, finally!

thank you for updating us all <3

[somegrumpynerd]

in a fun twist my joy has overtaken me and i hit post limit :( but ive come to defeat my own shyness and say hi :)

There's still a post limit??? Damn I thought that was gone with the tumbeasts lol

Hi!!! :D I know it's like 5am for you when I'm writing this but I hope your wednesday is filled with more joy o(*°▽°*)o

[somegrumpynerd]

Re: temperature and heat, i was also drinking hot coffee :D it sucks and i do hate it, but im just really used to living in the constant heat. Also now the thermostat says it's 100°F out.

Bro I had to tie my hair back just reading this oh my god, knowing that you survive in florida every day makes you like an indestructable force to me

[somegrumpynerd]

typo in my tags 😔😔 coule i not proofread... my errant thumbs strike again 😔

Wait you had a typo??

(Real life pause as I scroll through your blog for 5 mins tryna remember what I stole your tags on)

Oh my god I can't read either I didn't even notice lol

[jonsaremembers]

oooh, 'marked out for me' has me 👀

So this one was inspired by me and my husband watching Picard and me thinking how someone has to do all the graphics of starships and stuff on there, and then I think somebody else was writing some sort of actor!dan x director!phil thing, and that inspired me - like what if Dan was a guest star playing an alien and Phil was a stage tech who had to put all those foam balls on him so they could greenscreen his alien features on later, cue sexual tension. There was also a joke about Sir Patrick Stewart's arse.

It stalled because there were too many quirks and intricacies of stagecraft (screencraft?) that I didn't even know how to begin googling, so if anyone wants to help me with that, please message me or something!

[phanfictioncatalogue]

Fics Not Rated Masterlist

A Little Bit Of Magic - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan is the new potions teacher at Hogwarts and is muggleborn, this is his first year teaching and whilst he’s excited, he has to get used to being in the castle with absolutely no muggle technology. Phil is the herbology teacher and is clumsy and likes puns and likes to help Hagrid with his magical creatures. Dan and Phil eventually meet and become rather close, some of the students realize this and try to get them together before the end up of the year.

As the World Caves In (ao3) - cosmic_angel_writes

Summary: Dan and Phil vs The Zombie Apocalypse

Come Over (ao3) - Mysticallykai

Summary: Dan and Phil's relationship is beginning to bloom, but Dan is terrified to let Phil into his home so he keeps pushing him away. He however, slowly learns that Phil is someone who will make his house a home.

Based loosely off of "Come Over" By Noah Kahan

Dangerous Games (ao3) - pasteldanhowells

Summary: Howell’s School of Abilities is a prestigious facility for children and teenagers with special powers. Dan and Phil both attend the school, but coming from rivaling families with opposing powers, they’re not exactly friends - their relationship is rather build on hostility and hatred. But what is going to happen to them when their final exam forces them to spend a week alone together?

Disastrous Ever After (ao3) - Finally_Facing_Failure

Summary: Dan and Phil live in a magical community, and decide one (drunken) night that they should break into the town's prison, to set free one of the dark creatures held there. Now they must embark on a journey through four fairy tale-like towns, to find the objects necessary to contain this dark creature. Of course, life being what it is, it doesn't go as easily as planned.

In Check (ao3) - QuietBubbles

Summary: Daniel, a young, emerging actor, has a boyfriend, who loves him very much. It doesn’t matter that Philip’s line of work is dangerous, not only for him, but for all who surround him. It doesn’t matter that, day by day, he grows more protective, more possessive, more paranoid. On this chessboard, death is only ever one wrong move away. But none of that matters. For Daniel’s boyfriend loves him very much... Obsession, Paranoia, Fluff, Smut, Danger. Will Update Daily! Hope you enjoy! <3

Libertadores (Liberators) (ao3) - FoxyAtlas 

Summary: The current conflict in Venezuela told through the eyes of two boys who are not supposed to be in love, not supposed to protest, and not supposed to fight. But they do anyways.

More at Eleven (ao3) - TwistedRocketPower

Summary: Phil Lester, the most beloved meteorologist at Southeast News, isn't sure of many things in his life. One thing he is sure of, however, is that he absolutely hates the new entertainment news anchor, Dan Howell.

Never Enough (ao3) - pasteldanhowells

Summary: Dan is a single father who is hardworking but is never appreciated by his son and they don’t get along with each other, and he eventually meets Phil and slowly but surely falls in love with him.

Perfect (ao3) - Anonymous

Summary: Phil is going to make TATINOF perfect-whatever it takes to get there.

rebrand (ao3) - dan-whoell (infiniteseriesofhalfways)

Summary: Phil makes some changes and meets a boy named Dan.

Red String of Fate (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Under major construction read at your own risk.

The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of place, time, or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break.

Phil transfers to a new high school where Dan is an editor on the schools yearbook staff. Follow them through school and summer camp in a world where everyone is connected by a red string of fate.

School Days (ao3) - jayryro

Summary: Dan is the new kid at school. All his life he's been alone, but soon he finds a home in Manchester with his new group of friends. But nothing is ever as perfect as it seems...

(Shit) Maybe I Miss You(ao3)- localopa

Summary: dan’s an actor and phil’s a bbc radio 1 presenter. a film in colorado fucks things up.

so american (ao3) - ae121

Summary: Phil has been living in London for a year and thinks he's gotten pretty used to the city. He works part-time at a bookstore, using it at first to gain some friends, now it's just fun for him. His friends are constantly trying to find him someone to date, but all of his dates don't go well. Well, that's until he met Dan.

so good (ao3) - grievingwarwidow

Summary: dan gets a piercing

Talking to the Moon - adorablehowell

Summary: Dan hides away from the melancholy in his life by sitting on the balcony with the stars as his only source of happiness, but he encounters a man named Phil who likes to sing songs on his own balcony, and Dan finds the stars are not his only friends out there.

Tequila and Lime (ao3) - SecretLlama_22

Summary: Dan and Phil bartender AU, where Dan has a crush on his recently phlonded colleague.

Through the Wire (ao3) - breatherepeat

Summary: While on the US tour, Dan receives multiple calls from his grandmother.

No worries. Grandmother is fine. She just has an important question for him to answer.

Set in the same universe as Everything. Don't need to read Everything to enjoy this one though.

Wagon Wheel (ao3) - SylvesterLester

Summary: Is there enough room in Wagon Wheel for Phil's saloon and Sheriff Howell's city-slickin' ways?

[phanfictioncatalogue]

Fics With Titles That Start With R (3) Masterlist

part one, part two

Rabu Hoteru (ao3) - justiceshorts

Summary: In which Dan and Phil stay at a love hotel whilst their in Japan.

rainbow, proud (ao3) - Tarredion

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

rat and relaxation time (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Dan and Phil wake up on the first day of their holiday.

Reach for the Stars (ao3) - KaytheJay

Summary: Dan is a lawyer who went to New York when he forced himself to take a break from work. He thinks it is a pointless trip until he runs into his favorite YouTuber from back in the day.

Reaching for the Floor (ao3) - uglyhowell

Summary: Dan’s a horny teenager whose boyfriend lives hours away. Or, in which Phil teaches Dan the wonders of Skype sex.

read between the lines (i will if you will) (ao3) - Ablissa

Summary:

Phil ^_^ (5:31 PM) Dan?

danisNOTonfire xD i swear im really not. come check. (5:31 PM) yeah?

Phil ^_^ (5:32 PM) I think I’m in love with you I just I can’t wait to meet you – Skype conversations between Dan and Phil, leading up to their first meeting. 2009!Phan. Prepare for fluff.

Ready Player Two (ao3) - jonsaremembers

Summary: Their paths diverge for a time.

Reasons why Phil’s body is a fail - slightlydizzier

Summary: Phil didn’t exactly draw the best numbers in the gene pool lottery, and here are a few reasons why.

rebrand (ao3) - dan-whoell (infiniteseriesofhalfways)

Summary: Phil makes some changes and meets a boy named Dan.

Regenboog (ao3) - waveydnp

Summary: In a hotel room in Amsterdam, Dan and Phil celebrate pride in their own way.

Relax, Recharge & Arrange a Terrarium (ao3) - cafephan

Summary: It’s a much needed day off from tour. The two of them enjoy some well deserved private time, and Dan considers whether his new terrarium decor is a little much.

Release Your Inhibitions - pedestriansquirrel

Summary:  All of these unconventional ways of showing affection seemed to work quite well for the both of them, until something about their relationship changed.This change was displayed in the tiniest glint of silver from the chain Phil wore around his neck that, unknown to anyone else, contained a gift, a gift that was given after Dan had proposed in mid-October.

Réponds à Ma Tendresse (ao3) - Blorbiron

Summary: Dan is visiting, and that’s Phil’s absolute favorite thing ever- which is kind of sad, maybe, for someone he’s known for like two months, but he can’t be bothered to care. Because Dan’s sitting right on his bed, close enough to touch, and cackling whenever Phil dies in Crash Bandicoot. Which is a lot.

Revenge is Sweet (ao3) - danteasers

Summary: Phil’s girlfriend breaks up with him, and to make her jealous Dan and Phil go to some extremes that make them question their feelings about each other.

Risk and Reward (ao3) - domisnotonfire

Summary: This work is inspired by Appetite & Defiance by jestbee and is supposed to be a continuation of that series, read that first or this one won't make sense. All credits for the idea of this fic and any original characters goes to them.

Road Trip (ao3) - danteasers

Summary: Dan and Phil go on a road trip in America where they massively fail at doing stuff.

Road Trip Disasters - doomedhowell

Summary: Dan and Phil decide to do a road trip in America, and unfortunately, things keep going wrong. Now, they found themselves stuck in the middle of Texas where it’s summer and the heat is unbearable.

robot in the dorms (ao3) - itsmyusualphannie (itsmyusualweeb)

Summary: dan goes to university in florida and meets his roommate phil. after a few months, and despite dan’s facade of disinterest, he begins to actually like phil and his nerdy ways. the robot that phil designs doesn’t help.

Robots and Railroads (ao3) - niveuos

Summary: Dan is a robot, and Phil loves Dan. But how can Dan love him in return when his heart is made of metal and gold?

rock, paper, scissors (ao3) - possumdnp

Summary: Dan and Phil play rock, paper, scissors to decide what to do in bed (because sometimes, it's the fairest way to make a decision).

Romance Is Boring (ao3) - mothinaweb

Summary: Dan is a lonely 28 year old man who one day stumbles upon a silly little man named Phil in a coffee shop. They become part of each others lives and their relationship grows, and Dan finds more and more that he can’t ignore what he’s feeling anymore. Or rather, what he’s not feeling.

(Or, Dan is aromantic, Phil is not.)

Room For Two (ao3) - dip_and_pip_trash

Summary: Tour is great but sometimes it’s nice to actually share a bed with the person you love.

routine (ao3) - qrovers

Summary: The scene is as follows: The dining room is empty except for Dan, who sits in front of his computer about to upload We’re All Doomed. There is the lingering smell of fries and dips. Dan is in his pajamas, the Minecraft ones Phil always manages to hog. By the side of his desk, a full cup of cocoa has since lost its steam. It’s also from Phil. “To relax you,” he said.

Dan knows he just made two by accident.

run as far as your dark brown eyes can see (ao3) - chickenfree

Summary: Dan’s laughing, pleased with his own joke about being an awkward child, about misfit war wounds, which Phil will obviously relate to.

Oh.

(Or: the many times Phil has been surprised, and the one thing that didn't surprise him at all.)

Running Now I Close My Eyes- daniactuallysnuffledthatpopcorn

Summary:  Bad days don’t care where you are or what you’re doing. This time, Dan is hit by one on a trip to Florida with the in-laws. Fortunately, Phil is always right there with him.