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something so precious about how phil always supports dan :,)

No but like- I KNOW we sound crazy. I know that outsiders would see this as tinhatting, but the thing is...there is a pattern for when they're leading up to a huge announcement about their personal lives. They don't just drop a bombshell on us out of nowhere. They do drawn-out soft launches where they slowly start dropping more and more hints and that's what's been happening since even before the DAPG return. We've seen this pattern with the move to the 2nd London apartment, coming out, and the phouse. Dan and Phil are intentional. They wouldn't just drastically change their behavior publicly like this for no reason. It's clearly leading up to something. The question is what

I need dan and phil to get married so that non-phannies finally stop asking if they're dating

imagine:

It’s 2021, Dan is 30 and Phil is 34. They haven’t been active in almost a month when you see a video posted on Phil’s channel called “The End of an Era”. The thumbnail is plain black. Heart in your throat, you click the video. Phil is sat on the grey sofa surrounded by cardboard boxes. He looks rigid, formal. He won’t look at the camera. “Hey guys, sorry I haven’t uploaded in forever. I’ve been…busy. Packing.” He swallows and shifts in his seat. “You see, I found this great little place just outside the city. Bigger than this, but still cozy.” He takes a breath and looks up. “Basically, I wanted to let you know that I’m not going to live here anymore. So obviously my videos will be a little different, and I’m still figuring out what I can bring and all that.” Phil wrings his hands together agitatedly. “I’m really…really going to miss this place…” he says softly, voice cracking on the last word. “But things just aren’t going to work out. That happens, sometimes.” He suddenly slaps his thighs with finality and makes to stand up. “Alright, well I just wanted to let you know, and I appreciate your understanding. It will probably be a while before I see you again because I’ll be…” He rakes his hands through his hair. “…figuring stuff out.” He takes one last shaky breath, says “Bye, guys.” and walks off camera. A few seconds pass. Suddenly Dan pops his head in from the left. “Oh, and I’m going with him.” he says with a cheeky grin. He holds up a tiny onesie with a lion on it. “We needed more room for the crib and stuff.” You hear Phil burst out laughing and Dan starts giggling and whips the onesie off-camera. He looks back at you. “Bye, internet!” he says with a little two-fingered salute.

“See you soon!”

now i’m not claiming to be an artist but here we go

Let phan trend cowards

Also Phil calling him Danny 😭😭😭😭

[orange heart emoji] | Phan one shot

Summary: WE'RE ALL DOOMED finds its home on YouTube and Dan breaks the whole phandom with one single emoji. It's okay. If Phil can be earnest, then so can Dan.

Word count: 2.3k

Tags: Established relationship, We're All Doomed drops on YouTube, couch cuddles, too earnest tweets with a certain orange emoji

A/N: Listen, this tweet wouldn't let me sleep. It's 2 AM. I didn't proofread but just poured out my love for these two idiots.

No warnings.

Read on AO3

mutuals let's all join hands and walk into a deep lake together!!!! a really deep lake!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(@user19180509 thanks for the idea)

anyways needed to get my feelings out after seeing that monstrosity of a tweet from Dan

remote crisis manager phil lester 🧡

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I thought they'd already used a red heart on twitter?

yes, anon, you are correct. it was a birthday tweet from dan to phil.

at the time... whew. it was a lot. universe shifting. rules being rewritten. it was a big deal. thing is, birthday tweets between the two of them have always pushed the line of sappy, and, generally, we let it slide. we didn't want them to ever stop the sweet birthday tweets. cause they're not really just for them, they're also for us. and, for me at least, it was always a little bit like... birthdays are private yknow? it's their things. so even though we went wild over the heart, there's plausible deniability there; it's a birthday tweet. they almost exist in a vacuum--never talked about by them after it happens. it absolutely set the tone for the year, even if we didn't know how much at the time.

but this, today? oh boy. oh god. alright.

they're both wild. but this is another level. firstly, phil's tweet. that is an extremely public declaration from one phil 'i dont cry' lester. he hardly ever shares those moments and experiences with us, so admitting it at all was like wow okay this is serious. the attempt to downplay the emotions but also hit harder with 'danny' like an overly fond nickname can save it. catastrophic. phil tends to keep all that close to his chest. but instead, he chose to broadcast it for all of us. he could've told dan (who was absolutely sat next to him) this. and i bet he did. but i bet he also needed people to know. everyone to know. as he posted it to both twitter and youtube.

and then dan. self-admittedly bad at taking compliments. known for talking extensively. always down to snark/self-depricate. replies with a heart.

no minced words. no disregarding praise. and not even a black one like he usually does. it's orange. on theme and in our face! the next closest colour to red.

he didn't have to say anything. but we once again find ourselves witnessing another intentionally public response. specifically chosen.

what does it mean? ask them. but it's fucking loud.

now i’m not claiming to be an artist but here we go

Death may be inevitable, but first we get to live.

wad premiere afterparty forehead kiss for @danrifics ! alt versions below cut :] ⤵︎