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simplydnp · 2 months

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you don’t have to answer this if you want to keep the discussion pretty quiet i just wanted to add some perspective

the fear probably also comes from being in this similar situation before. when they finished ii and released the dvd that’s the same time they started the hiatus so i think it’s natural to have a daunting feeling like that’s what’s happening again

however last time was the time dan needed to take a step back and deal with life etc with his coming out journey and this time while anything could happen i really don’t think they’re playing on slowing down just yet :)

thank you anon!

i would agree. i really want to be excited but i just can't quiet the doubtful sliver in my brain, and i think it comes from being here before. even though we can look back now and see the signs, i really wasn't expecting the hiatus. and even though i believed them when they said they'd be back, it was still almost five years.

my brain is deciding to be a little over-vigilant i would say, because it almost seems like it failed to catch it the first time, and doesn't want to do that again.

there's been a lot of talk of sponsorships lately, which i think is at worst fine and at best extremely healthy for us to be doing, but the talk of 'what are they saving for' while fun, i think has also given my fear an out with 'theyre leaving'. even though it makes so little sense. they dig up the gaming channel--and not even in a half-assed way! full spookyweek, baking, calendar, art commissions from the community, gamingmas, dan vs phil return, revival of sims, google feud, wikihow, would you press the button, regular uploads--intentionally for only 4 and a half months? it really doesn't make sense. especially with how much fun they've been having with it.

i know the hiatus was less about dapg and more about personal and career growth, discovery, and independance. they don't owe us talk about it, obviously private, but i'd be lying if i wasn't extremely curious about the discussion that went into bringing it back. (we've hashed this out before that obv marketing plays a role but dammit dan and phil raised me to be a nostalgic and sappy mfer so sue me if i want to know how our dads got Professionally back together)

i don't see it ending soon. i don't think it'll go on forever, obviously, but i think once the wad showing happens i'll feel the most secure i've been since the return.

#genuinely how could i forget the dan vs phil board! they dug that thing out and have now committed to at least finishing the new side!!#i do appreciate all of you lovely humans for the discussion and the support. its good to talk about collective trauma in a sense.#now i need to sLEEP otherwise i won't wake up before wad prep #and i do want to not cause more stress so also no reblogs here besties #see you on the other side!!#dnp #c.text #answered

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snoozydnp · 5 months

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i'm literally having the worst day today i missed some guys IV and he yelled at me to find someone who knows what they're doing

i need this gamingmas video by my lunch break

dan and phillll.... save me dan and phil....

#dan and phil #dnp

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faemischief · 5 months

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Gamingmas video save me. Save me Gamingmas.

#dan and phil #daniel howell #phil lester #gamingmas 2023

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lesbiandanhowell · 4 months

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Sam reacts to: Dan forces Phil to try Soup

First up, I just saw the YouTube notification and it saying Dan and Phil and thought it's gamingmas and ran away during dinner with my family. Then started the video and was like "huh this feels like an amazingphil video" only to realize it is.

okay soup, love it!! I am a soup lover and I am with Dan on the fact it's the best when you're sick or it's cold and you need a comforting meal.

I HATE tomato soup, it's vile honestly because it genuinely feels like hot ketchup, Phil is so valid for not liking it.

"I am an alien in human skin" autistic

Dan sounds sick, like he sounds like he's at the end of a cold, which makes me wonder if that's what inspired the video on soup?

FUCK YEAH CUP A SOUP (We got different brands here, but I do like instant soup, there is something about how fake it is That makes it so good.)

they are so adorable and domestic and it makes me so happy, like the love eyes lester energy is STRONG.

Phil not looking at the camera ever, just looking at Dan which like yeah I'd do the same.

Dan's commentary literally made me not skip the sponsorship...

Can Dan like pick good soup?? He's picked really shit ones so far, like broth is not fucking soup Dan, THAT IS NOT SOUP!

Them filming on a Saturday is weirdly wholesome??

SOUP BRINGING OUT THE FUCK IN PHIL. That made me laugh so hard, the fact Soup stresses him so much that it made him say fuck.

Creme of Chicken is fucking vile, like Dan fuck right off with these soup choices.

I genuinely have to say, this feels like therapy (I can explain okay). Most of my friend group has either sensory icks or food issues due to neurodivergent reasons or eating disorders and Phil facing his food fears is SO healing. Even if he doesn't like it, he is like open to trying it and I think that is so fucking brave.

Ramen is not soup, I agree!

Okay Phil is very real for rating the cock soup 7/10 because, while I am vegan, proper seasoning is KEY to having a good soup.

"I'm not replying to that", Phil just saving his own innocence by ignoring Dan being inappropriate.

I am not a fan of coconut, so doubt I would like this but having higher quality soup really does make a difference!

NOT CREME OF MUSHROOM THAT IS FUCKING RUDE (But also Phil hating mushrooms, I am personally offended because I love mushrooms so much, just not as soup)

Overall, if Dan had picked better soups I am sure Phil would have liked more of them but also I see why he picked the famous ones (like creme of XY) because loads of people like those.

#amazingphil #dan and phil #phan #sam reacts #Dan forces Phil to try Soup

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basementpotato · 5 months

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gamingmas upload save me....

#jennifer says things

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shookethbrooketh · 3 years

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nightly chats

today’s Big Smile Energy: i’m honestly still riding the serotonin wave from yesterday + the snowy wonderland outside, and the person who did my yale interview sent me a really sweet email today that had me 🥺🥰

today’s Laff Tracc: honestly today was a day of peak content. it was lady door day in my gamingmas rewatch, my dad and i watched an episode of chappelles show we had saved on our dvr from ages ago, and my friends told stories on vc. good times

today’s Sad Boi Hour: the only thing i hate more than the fafsa is the css profile. i am in constant pain

sweet dreams <3

-brook

#nightly chats

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doseofhowell · 3 years

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24 and 26? :)

24. GAMINGMAS BEGINS - Shelter 2 - what is your favorite part about the holiday season?:

I get a break from school lmao

26. Ruining your childhood! - POPTROPICA - did you prefer poptropica, webkinz, toon town, club penguin, or some other site as a kid?:

Webkinz 10000000% I was completely obsessed I had over 100 of them,, there was this store where they had them for $5 and there was tons and I used to save my money and buy them

Send me a gamingmas ask! 🎮❄️

#ask

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lovestillaround · 5 years

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Thoughts about Phil’s last video (Draw My Life: Part 2)

So, it’s been two days and I still have trouble processing all the information from Phil’s newest video - that’s why I’m writing my thoughts down, hoping that it will give me more inner peace. Disclaimer: following text includes critique of the video, so if you’re sensitive to that kind of stuff/ not in the mood for hearing my negative opinions, please proceed with caution or stop reading. Love ya <3

So, Phil starts the video saying that he’s aware that we know what’s been mostly going on in his life during the last six years and that he’s gonna share with us all the behind the scenes facts. And that on itself is fine, but oh boy, nothing would prepare me for the amount of negativity that I was going to endure (and no, I’m not talking about the subjects of death and illness). I said it to my friend and I still stand by that opinion - the video was for me more like “20 minutes of complaining about/listing every bad thing that happened in my life” than actual “draw my life”. And well, obviously Phil has the right to reflect on his life in whatever way he wants, but as I was watching the video, I couldn’t help getting more and more frustrated with his lack of awareness, especially regarding the massive privilege that he has and has always had. (Also, I’m not trying to call him out for being rich and being able to afford things that I can’t afford - that’s not at all what this is about, it’s about the attitude and the way he chose to speak about those things).

While I do think that the video was full of lovely and cute moments, I’m going to focus mainly on what I found annoying or upsetting, just to keep it (relatively) short. So, I was talking about how in my opinion the video was filled with negativity. You might ask - where is it, Daria? Or more importantly - why is it bad? The response to the video is (at least from what I saw) overwhelmingly positive. Well, I’ll try to explain how I see it.

The video literally starts with Phil saying that London was (is?) 5x more expensive than Manchester, and that if their career in London didn’t work out, they would have had to move back to their parents. I have enough compassion to understand that it must have been hard for them to feel insecure about their finances (I know this feeling damn too well) - but I also think that people should, idk, be generally aware that their actions have consequences? They took a risk, and it was hard to live in uncertainty - I get that - but people having to live with their parents is a reality for so many people! So many young people don’t even get a chance to start an independent life, for various reasons. And I’m not saying that he doesn’t have the right to talk about his struggles - just for me, in the light of the rest of the video that is played on a similar note, it becomes clear that Phil isn’t aware of how much luck he’s had in life and how he has already started his life from a much better position than - can I say that? - probably the majority of people. So for me, what lacks in the video is, idk, maybe just one instance where he acknowledges his privilege? Or just generally him using a different language while talking about his experience, choosing his words more carefully, but I’ll get to that later.

The negativity continues when Phil talks about how he could not work out how to operate the radio control panel, how it was a bad decision to say yes to everything (although I admit, this one is just Phil acknowledging sth that he has learned over the years, which isn’t really negative but let’s still keep it on the list of bad things), anxiety, lack of sleep, stress, juggling responsibilities, people that they used to work with getting more from dnp than dnp did from them, dnp doing things out of obligation, not being able to fully create things how they wanted to, people being cynical about youtubers doing projects/not understanding youtube and media’s negative reactions, loads of office work, risking all their life savings to go on tour, heteronormativity of the interviewers, lots of work related to creating gaming channel videos, overworking themselves during gamingmas, frustration with people not realising how much work happens behind the scenes, people cancelling projects, losing money because of Manila.

On the other hand, the positives that Phil talked about were getting job at the radio, getting 1 million subs, interviewing people being a cool thing, everything about his relationship with family was very positive, getting a new team of people to work with and dropping some responsibilities like the radio show, success of the books and tours and games they created, creative freedom, positive relationship with his audience, improvement of the press over the years and people in traditional businesses becoming aware of what youtube is, creating and expanding irl merch, having fun on tour.

Then comes the moment when I got genuinely quite confused, aka the moment when Phil talks about not having a life. Like.... really? He has every right to feel what he feels but honestly, not that many people would count themselves lucky enough to be in a long term relationship, having a loving family, four friends that want to hang out with them, going out to dinner dates and cinemas on the regular, regularly going on vacations, being able to take private yoga or boxing lessons etc.

When I heard him saying “and I didn’t do any normal stuff people do, like getting a house or a dog”, that’s the point when I’ve lost all my hope. Like, I’m sorry Phil, but are you really gonna complain about not having time to get a house because of the life choices that you’ve made? Just… think about it. I’m not an expert on the standard of life in the UK but I personally can think of exactly zero people that I know who bought a house in their 20s. And I have to say, it’s upsetting that he seems to be so detached from what is the reality for many many people.

Sharing personal stuff on the internet requires courage and I don’t want to be the one who takes all this knowledge and uses it against him. But I’m genuinely upset with the way he handled things this time. As I was watching the video for the first time, at the end of it all I could think was - wow, you’re really that entitled, aren’t you?

And it makes me sad, because I see two possible reasons for him being like that:

a) He is not in the best place mentally, so that he can only really focus rn on the negative aspects of his life, regretting his past choices, being disappointed in how his personal life looks like. This could be supported the fact that for basically any major thing that happened in his life he decided to share with us and elaborate mostly the negative details attached to it, rarely the positive ones (see the list of positive and negative things that I included above).

b) He is completely unaware of what’s the average threshold for a “good quality life”, and he’s not aware of his own privilege.

To elaborate a bit more on the point b): one could see Phil’s video as maybe a reminder that everything comes with a prize and that even though a youtuber’s life might seem super easy, there’s still a lot of stress and work involved that we just don’t see. But… I’ve been aware of that. Nobody’s life is one-dimensional, and everyone has struggles. And of course they have to edit their videos and do the business stuff. But when Phil says how he sometimes wishes people were aware of his personal struggles, I can only think that this is the reality for many many people, not only celebrities on the internet. Idk, maybe I just wasn’t the target of this whole segment in the first place, but for me it sounds borderline patronising, and again, entitled, because as I mentioned, everyone has their own struggles.

But for me, Phil doesn’t seem to be aware that he was only able to make some of the life choices that he’s made because he already had a good start in life in the first place. He’s always had a safety net in form of his parents, so he could make a choice of risking everything and moving to London for example. And yes, coming back home and asking his parents for money could have been embarrassing for him and emotionally hard, but so many people could not take such risk, or any risk, in general! Because they have families that they need to take care of. Because they have not enough money to move to an expensive city, no matter the circumstances. Because they have no one left who would help them financially if something went wrong. And so many other reasons!

On one hand, I can empathise with his frustration. I know how it is to work my ass off just to be able to go to uni, while many people that I know get money from their parents, go to a couple of lectures and then party/do nothing really. And then having other people thinking that everything is easy for me because idk I’ve always had good grades so according to them I don’t need to work as hard. Is it frustrating? Yeah. It’s hard to be misunderstood, or having your work belittled. But I would never blame other people for not being aware of how much work comes with the lifestyle that I’ve chosen. And I’m aware that dnp were working their asses off to create good things for us, but also, obviously, they were hoping to make financial profit out of it. It might sound awful but they did not have to do most of those things. In many instances, they totally did not have to overwork themselves, because it was not like they were making money to survive, they were making money just to make more money, basically. Nothing evil in wanting to make money but honestly Phil, most people work super hard, and they don’t get millions for it. While I do acknowledge that they’ve been working hard, and that a part of their audience might have not been aware of that, I think that complaining about that seems quite… inconsiderate? Complaining about the lack of private life seems inconsiderate too, especially because most people aren’t privileged enough to just decide to put their work aside and focus on their private life whenever they want. Many people I know are overworking themselves too, simply because they don’t have another choice.

So, I’m quite upset. I don’t know what my point is. It seems to me like in that video Phil comes from a place of deep frustration, and well, I’m frustrated too. Fair game, I guess?

I want them to have a good life. I want them to do whatever the hell they need to do in order to be happy, I want them to get a goddamn dog and a house. But I also hope they’ll continue to grow, and that maybe next time Phil will be more considerate, and more careful with words.

#amazingphil #phil lester #dnp #phan #ramble

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goldenpinof · 6 years

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there gonna be a hella lot of content in december-january. like during ii or even worse 🙈

#save me plz #anyone #I'm not ready #imagine the amount of gamingmas gifs and other stuff #ii movie stuff #we dead

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alittledizzy · 6 years

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Oh my god I just saw this whole twitter thread of this girl complaining that d&p “just don’t wanna connect with their audience anymore” just because phil didnt tweet yesterday and dan barely tweets anyone back anymore. Like... phil literally didn’t tweet for one day and dan barely tweets and he doesn’t always tweet people back. I feel like people don’t understand that this is kinda normal youtuber behavior? Like I follow dozens of yts that do this. They have no obligation to tweet lots and reply

I almost wish gamingmas didn’t exist because people went from getting content every day back to exactly the status quo before gamingmas, and jesus christ are they not taking it well.

If you are in phandom because you liked liveshows and you don’t care about videos then okay, that super sucks for you and I feel. But they are real people with real lives making their own real choices. Our choice is: take it or leave it. Full respect for people who just lose interest because they’re not getting the kind of content they want, much less respect for people who ignore the content we are getting in order to try and skew it like we’re getting nothing and they’re abandoning us or they just don’t care or whatever the rhetoric is.

This is the exact same thing that happened before tour last time, except last time there weren’t videos either. They’re busy. They’re in three hour meetings probably more days than not. They’re booking venues. They’re designing shit. They’ll have to plan out merch. There’s hiring they’ll have to do. Transportation to book. Other shit going on in their actual lives we don’t know anything about. I am getting strong deju vu, I’ve definitely made this post before. Oops, no time to go find it. The jist is: people have no damn patience and they want the instant gratification of Dan and Phil doing just as much now as they did in 2017, with no major projects, and seem to have no consideration for the fact that there are only so many hours in a day and the social media front of their job has the least payoff and still takes effort/is probably draining. Can you imagine posting something to seven million people? Like seriously, for a moment, consider it. Every single 280 character message you send out will go to seven million people. This is not you or me tweeting about our lunch. If they’re tired and grumpy or exhausted and tweet out the wrong thing they get faced with it for weeks/months afterwards. We mock the robo tweets but they go safe for a reason. And yeah I fully can imagine that on a long stressful day it’s easy to just say: nope, not today, and save their energy for working on the show they’re gonna be putting on for the five straight months.

Anyway. I’m all for being a critical fan, but they aren’t doing exactly what I want when I want it is not critical to me, it’s whining. But to do a 180, people are gonna be upset about what they’re upset about, there’s no stopping that, and people will always want to try and justify why what they’re upset about is rational, so there’s no stopping that either. I just hope people acclimate to the new normal soon so we go back to actually talking about the content they are making instead of waiting five minutes after a video has posted and then resuming the They Don’t Love Us, They Don’t Make Content Anymore chant.

#anon asks #phan asks #Anonymous

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glittergradient · 6 years

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What’s your opinion on Gamingmas this year?? And your favorite moments.

I LOVED GAMINGMAS.

it was such a blessing and it made my month so much brighter. I don’t know how I’m gonna cope now that it’s over. It had a slow start, but it improved so much and there are so many gems and so many videos that I’m going to rewatch many times.

as for my favorite moments, let’s see:

- dan pushing the controllers against phil’s face in Not My Arms Mario Kart Challenge

- fighting for the control of the mouse in Higher or Lower #2

- fondly exchanging bean boozled in Higher or Lower #2

- “you’ve lost, buddy” and the way dan leans towards phil in The Chopstick Challenge

- the Baby, It’s Cold Outside duet in Yasuhati Christmas Songs

- dan grabbing phil’s shoulders to help him get up in VR Jobs Simulator

- the vloggy bit with phil laying on his bed at the end of Skyrim VR

- the vloggy endscreens in front of the christmas tree at the end of Taste Our Rainbows (Rainbow Islands)

- “we’re hitting you with our gay agenda” from Taste Our Rainbows (Rainbow Islands)

- Boob King and Scrape My Bottom + dan’s reactions from Charades #1

- the whole bit where phil is trying to mime Saving Private Ryan in Charades #2

- dan making up and reciting a cheese smut fic about phil and phil grabbing him by the shoulders and putting his hand on his mouth to shut him up in Truth Bombs #2

I’m sure there are more that I’m forgetting, but this post is already too long. These are the top ones that I remember :)

ask me opinions

#thank you so much for the question #I love it #phan #gamingmas #asks #starlightrose17

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dansphlevels · 6 years

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Prompt idea where Phil surprises Dan with a bath because he’s been so stressed lately with YouTube and he didn’t think Phil cared and so they make out in the tub i’m a slut for this shit lmao

Tub Time

Option number 4! (Short fluffy slightly romantic/slightly sexual)

Summary: Gamingmas is a bit too much for Dan to handle and Phil decides the best way to help him is to drag him into a shared bath. Play fighting, banter, and all that mushy gushy kiss kissing ensues.

Length: 2k words

“I’m sorry, Phil, let’s just get pizza or something. I have to edit.”

Phil nodded. It was the busiest time of year for them as they mass produced gaming videos, while trying to keep up with live shows, their own channels, the business side of things, and getting ready for leaving for Christmas. They were around the 16th or 17th day of Gamingmas, and already they were behind. They needed to finish editing and release the new video by nine, which was only two hours away, and then they had the next three videos filmed that they would have to edit as well. It was no wonder Dan didn’t want to make dinner.

“I’ll order something,” Phil offered. “Or, if you’d like, I could edit the video?”

Dan shook his head. “You did the last few. I need to do my share.”

“You need to take care of yourself first,” Phil correcred, trying to be gentle. He took his boyfriend’s hands in his, squeezing them reassuringly. “I really won’t mind.”

Dan bit his lip, looking at their hands. Then he pulled away. “Thanks. But I need to do this.” He pulled out his phone from his pocket and immediately winced. “Shit, it’s already past seven. How long was the first video?”

“Less than 40 minutes, I think.”

“Shit. Shit. I’ve got to get started, we shouldn’t have filmed that last one-”

“Dan, it’ll be okay.”

“I’m going to…” Dan gestured towards his room, quickly walking to it and closing the door.

Phil sighed. Finally, he got out his phone and rang for a pizza.

——-

Dan had been editing for over an hour when the pizza came. Phil immediately put some on a plate and went to his room, knocking once before letting himself in.

Dan was completely immersed in the editing, his headphones over his ears and his eyes trained on the computer. He was humming slightly, which was a good sign.

Phil set the plate on the desk besides him and Dan pulled off one of the ears of the headphones, still looking at the screen. “Thanks.” He didn’t touch the pizza.

“Come on, take a break. Just ten minutes.”

“We only have… 49 left. Shit.”

“Dan, no one cares if we post it right on time.”

“We have to though! We can’t miss our window, it has to be directly at nine here, so that way it’s at two in America.”

“Dan, we won’t miss the window if the video is ten minutes late.” Dan didn’t respond, so Phil tried another approach. He put both hands on Dan’s shoulders, trying to massage the tension from them. “Come on. Just ten minutes. Eat with me.” Dan still didn’t do anything, so Phil bent down, pressing a small kiss underneath his ear.

“Phil, I need to focus.” Dan still didn’t look at him.

Phil straightened, pouting, and Dan immediately replaced the headphone over his ear.

———-

Phil was sitting on the couch when his phone buzzed. He opened it, and saw that it was the notification saying that a new video had been posted on DanAndPhilGames, at nine sharp.

He got up and went to Dan’s room to congratulate him. When he got there, Dan was leaning back in his chair, looking exhausted. “Thanks for doing that Dan. Come on, let’s get you out of that chair. Do you want to watch a movie?”

Dan stayed tight and unmoving, not looking at Phil. He gave a small shake of his head.

“Dan-”

“I’m going to start editing the next video. So we don’t have a repeat of this tomorrow.”

“Dan, you look exhausted.”

Finally, finally, Dan turned around and looked at him, his eye bags especially present. “I am exhausted. But there’s work to do.” He swiveled back around.

“Oh my God.” Phil marched over and grappled with Dan for the mouse, finally tearing it out of his hand. He went to the top corner and clicked the save button, then immediately powered off the computer. “Come on, get up.”

Dan looked at him, his expression blank but clearly not pleased. ��What the hell, Phil.”

“I said get up. You’re making yourself miserable, and frankly, you smell. Take a shower, or a bath, or something.”

Dan didn’t even blink. “No. I don’t want to.”

But Phil didn’t care. He pulled out Dan’s chair, wheeling him towards the door while Dan protested weakly all the while. “What the fuck, Phil, what the actual fuck? Stop it, I have videos to edit!”

The desk chair didn’t want to wheel through the bathroom doorway, so Phil huffed and pulled it back. “You need to take care of yourself. Did you take your meds today?”

“Fuck you.”

Phil reached down and pulled Dan to his feet, but Dan didn’t move. Phil tried to drag him forwards, but in an act of complete stubbornness, Dan went limp in Phil’s arms.

“Dan! I need you to help me out here!”

“I refuse!”

“Dan, come on!”

“Where the fuck was my consent?”

Phil managed to haul him upwards and drag him into the bathroom, where he set him down against the wall. Dan leaned back against in in exhaustion, staring at Phil with a look of annoyance only amplified by his dark circles.

Phil went over to the tub and turned it on. “A nice hot bath. That’ll do you good, don’t you think?”

Dan didn’t respond. He looked away, his entire body still limp.

Phil went over to sit with him, taking Dan’s hand gently and intertwining their fingers together. Dan looked at their hands tiredly. “I’ll edit the videos tomorrow morning. Tonight we can go to bed early, okay? I think we both need it.”

Dan looked up at him, his lips pursed. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be sorry,” Phil said, even more gently. “Come on. We all need a little extra support sometimes.” He glanced behind him. “I think the bath is done. Do you want to take your clothes off while I finish getting it ready?”

Dan made a little nodding motion, which Phil considered progress. He went and turned the faucet off, making sure the water was the right temperature before pouring some soap in the water, swirling it around. “I know it’s kind of girly, but I really like this soap. You’ll have to tell me what you think.” He looked over to Dan, who almost had his shirt over his head. “Want some help there?”

Phil went over and helped Dan get his shirt off, then helped him stand and had him lean against the counter as he got to his knees. “I read that baths are good for your mental health, and are actually better for the environment than taking a long shower.”

Dan just grunted. He kept himself up as Phil undid his jeans, pulling them down Dan’s legs carefully, having to tug to get them all the way down. “Pants too?”

“No Phil, I’m going to take a bath with my pants on.”

Phil took that as a yes, please and pulled Dan’s boxers down to. Then he helped him into the tub, watching Dan’s eyes close and he sunk into the bubbles. After a moment, Dan opened just one eye. “Well? Come on, get in here.”

Phil hadn’t been planning on joining Dan, but Dan’s expression made it clear what he wanted. So Phil quickly stripped and after Dan made room for him, climbed in beside him.

“You’re making waves,” Dan grumbled.

“Oh noooo! Tsame!” Phil said as he turned over, making a wave splash Dan.

Dan almost smiled. “It’s called a tsunami, dweeb.”

“Tsunami!” Phil splashed him again.

Dan got an inch closer to smiling, his lips pursed together. “Scoot over, you’re all up in my space.”

Phil smiled back at him, trying to respect him and move over, but the bathtub was only so big.

“I hate everything,” Dan said, pouting as he drew circles on the surface of the pink bathwater. “Why did we ever think Gamingmas was a good idea?”

“Do you want to stop doing it?” Phil offered.

Dan hesitated, then shook his head. “It’s a good thing,” he decided. “Just not… /that/ good of a thing.”

“It’s a challenge,” Phil agreed.

“I don’t really want to talk anymore,” Dan admitted. “Too tired.”

“We could cuddle? I mean, we might slip, but-”

“Just…” Dan tilted Phil’s face towards him, looking him over. “We could… um…” he leaned in, awkwardly pecking Phil on the lips.

“Yeah. I like that.” Phil leaned in and kissed him, more properly, and Dan immediately responded, reaching around to grasp at the back of Phil’s head with one of his wet hands.

Phil tried to pull back a little, but Dan just took the opportunity to push on him more so that he was almost on top of Phil’s chest, the water filling in between them. Phil took the cue and opened his mouth, deepening the kiss. His hands made their way to Dan’s back, gently pressing him closer.

“Fuck Gamingmas,” Dan mumbled into the kiss. “And fuck everything else too.”

Phil pinched him lightly, murmuring “language” into the kiss, his voice deeper and huskier than normal.

“Sorry.” Dan carefully pulled away from the kiss, getting up so he wasn’t on Phil’s chest as much. “Move over a bit? More to the middle.”

Phil gave him a questioning look, but moved over.

“And sit back a bit more?”

Phil scooted back so he was sitting up more, and Dan carefully crawled over him, straddling him. “This is a risky game you’re playing, Danny,” Phil warned.

“Yeah, well let’s both just keep our own business to ourselves, okay? I’m only looking for some PG-13 action, no bathtub porn, okay?”

Phil responded by grabbing both of his thighs and pulled him closer, making both of Dan’s knees touch the side of the tub. Dan grabbed onto Phil’s shoulders to steady himself, quickly leaning in and tilting his head to the side to kiss him, rocking his body into the kiss.

Phil let his hands go back up to Dan’s back, holding him as he leaned him back, kissing more aggressively. Dan grabbed onto the back of Phil’s neck to keep himself up, but didn’t break away from the kiss. “Phil… Phil… I’m going to slip.”

Without breaking the kiss, Phil yanking Dan’s hands away from his neck and pushed him back. Dan splashed as his knees surfaced, but Phil was keeping him upright still. Dan wrapped his arms around his neck, kissing back. “We’re making such a mess,” he mumbled.

“It’s fine,” Phil reassured. “Come here.”

Phil pulled him sideways onto his lap, one arm supported Dan’s back, the other around the underneath of his knees. Dan rested against his chest, smiling up at Phil as he allowed himself to be cradled. “I love you. You know that, right?”

Phil smiled back. “Yeah. Just like you know I love you.”

“Yeah, but you don’t like, cuss me out and get annoyed at me that often. I guess I’m not that great of a boyfriend, huh?”

Phil’s smile immediately dissolved. “Don’t say that! You’re a great boyfriend. You’re just also human.”

Dan groaned, his slippery skin still pressed against Phil’s. “Ugh, why can’t I just be perfect like you.”

He leaned closer, but Phil didn’t close the gap just yet. “I’m not perfect.”

Dan’s eyes flickered between Phil’s eyes and his lips. “You are to me.”

Phil watched Dan, looking for any sign that he wasn’t being serious. He found none. “Your hair is all dirty,” he decided finally. “You need to wash it.”

Dan was about to ask what he meant when Phil tightened his grip on him, dipping him backwards into the water quickly and pulling him back up, spluttering. “Phi-il!”

Phil stuck his tongue out, giggling so hard Dan could feel it in his chest. “Don’t think you’re getting away with this Lester!” He pushed his hands off of him, crawling off of Phil and shoving him to the side, but Phil caught himself before hitting the waterline, still giggling. Dan tackled him, and this time they both went under.

They submerged, and Phil wiped the water off of his face, his hair sticking to his forehead. Dan grinned evilly, his wet curls still looking unfairly good. He squealed as Phil tackled him, their lips connecting in a kiss right as they hit the water.

#bathtub #tub #bath #2k #short oneshot #fluffy #light angst #almost smut #but not really #mostly just #kissing #making out #in a bathtub #I don’t know what to title this #tub time #thats the stupidest title I’ve ever come up with

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Summary: “They had been dating for eight years and Dan had thought, somewhere along the way, Phil would get tired of him and decide he needed his space. Not that they’d break up, but just that they would become less inseparable. But it had been eight years, and Phil still waited for Dan to wake up.” Words: 1k Notes: just a little fluffy fic inspired by Dan's tweet today and "the" bed thing in today’s gamingmas video (and my own weekend activities)

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Dan turned over in bed, roused by movement to his other side. Dan cracked his eyes open and caught sight of his sleep-tousled boyfriend trying to quietly edge out of bed. “Sorry for waking you. I was trying really hard not to.” Dan grunted in response, reaching out to Phil to pull him back into bed. “No, no. I need to edit today’s gamingmas video, Dan.” Ignoring him, Dan successfully grabbed a handful of Phil’s soft, worn pajama t-shirt and pulled. Phil was clumsy on a good day, and sleepy Phil without his glasses on was 100 times less stable. He toppled back onto the bed easily, landing on Dan’s chest.

“Hello, there.” Dan buried his face in Phil’s hair and inhaled. He smelled a little bit like the fancy lavender shampoo that Dan had gifted him with when he got frustrated with Phil bringing home discounted soaps that just stripped the dye out of his hair. Phil was always so unnecessarily thrifty, but one of them had to be, Dan supposed. Underneath the lavender was the unmistakable smell of Phil. Warm, spicy, a little sweaty. He probably needed to take a shower. Dan didn’t care.

Phil struggled for only a moment before acquiescing to Dan’s clutch. Phil tucked his nose into Dan’s neck and slung an arm around his waist. He placed a small kiss to the soft skin of Dan’s jaw. “Fine. A few more minutes. But you’re letting me up soon so I can edit. It’s well going on 10.”

“Of course,” Dan replied, already feeling himself falling back asleep. The flat was a little cold in the early December chill of morning. The heat was set low, waiting for the two men to get up out of bed and crank it up. But underneath the soft covers pillowing around Dan’s body and the gentle press of Phil’s weight on top of him, Dan felt contentedly warm. He balled his hands in Phil’s shirt and promptly fell back asleep.

Dan didn’t wake up again for another couple of hours. When he did, Phil was sitting at the iMac in their room, a pair of headphones pressing into his ears. Glasses sat atop his nose and steam curled up from a cup of coffee next to his elbow. His hair was pushed up into his “relaxed” quiff. The feeling of contented warmth clung to Dan even as he inched into consciousness. Phil looked so much like home, sitting cross-legged in their office chair, waiting for Dan to wake up. They had been dating for eight years and Dan had thought, somewhere along the way, Phil would get tired of him and decide he needed his space. Not that they’d break up, but just that they would become less inseparable. But it had been eight years, and Phil still waited for Dan to wake up. Phil still missed Dan when he went up North to visit family. He still slept next to Dan every night, sat next to him in every gaming video, was physically next to Dan in every facet of his life.

Dan looked outside, noticing that the sun was already going down. “What time is it?” Dan asked, his voice deep from sleep. When Phil didn’t hear him the first time, he cleared his throat and repeated his question louder. Phil jumped a bit and spun the chair around. He shoved one side of the headphones down in such a casual way that Dan couldn’t help but follow the movement with his eyes. It had been eight years, but Dan still caught himself being transfixed with the tiny, normal things that Phil did as a regular human being. When Dan and Phil first began dating, Dan was transfixed by these little details, because he was still shocked to know “AmazingPhil” as an actual person. But eight years later, and he still watched Phil’s fingers on video game controllers, stared at him straightening his hair in front of a mirror, took note of the way that he pushed his glasses up when they slid down his nose. He chalked it up to being continuously struck by the fact that, here was another human being-- a gorgeous, kind, funny one at that-- who wanted to spend most of his time with Dan.

“It’s like 3 in the afternoon, you night owl.” Phil responded fondly. He took the headphones off the rest of the way and approached their bed. He sat down with his thigh pressed up against Dan’s side and ran his fingers through Dan’s hair.

Dan closed his eyes and hummed. “You trying to make me fall asleep again, mate?”

Phil snorted, “you really think you could sleep some more?”

“It’s already getting dark out, might as well try for 30 hours.”

Phil pulled on Dan’s curls a little. Not enough to make either of them think of less g-rated activities, but enough to make Dan’s scalp tingle pleasantly. “That would make a good tweet,” Phil said thoughtfully, before bending down and pressing a closed-mouth kiss to Dan’s lips. Warm, innocent, pillowy softness. Dan smiled against Phil’s lips and then they were gone, replaced with cool air. Phil scratched Dan’s head once more and pushed himself back out of bed. “Ok, I gotta keep editing. Wake up soon, ok? We have to film another video.”

Dan groaned a little, but pushed himself into a sitting position. Cold air hit the bare skin of his chest and he shivered a little. “Hm, s’cold.”

Phil was already back into editing mode and didn’t hear Dan. Dan got out of bed and picked a sweater off the floor, pulling it on over his head. It helped combat the cold, but he could still feel the intimate softness of the morning bleeding away into the navy tinge of the late afternoon. If he was able, Dan would reach his hand out and try to recapture the feelings of perfect, intimate bliss. Instead, he took out his phone and tweeted something that, to the casual outsider, was just another one of Dan’s relatable one-liners, but to him and Phil, was a memory captured, saved, and timestamped for when they wanted to crawl back into this morning again.

#phan #phanfic #phanfiction #fluff #cuddles #morning cuddles #reality #tooth roting fluff without plot

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