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  1. Rec 93

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    “Are you– are you full though?”

    “I’ve taken the safe amount,” he says, which Dan understands means ‘no’. “Do you need anything else?” Phil adds, glancing at him. “Uhm– a shower maybe?”

    So he knows. Great.

    The only thing worse than coming in your pants like a pubescent school boy at the thought of being drained of every last drop of blood, is the guy who was sucking your blood to notice.

    Dan really needs some money to pay his rent. Phil really needs blood to survive. It's a pretty good deal, and Dan gets a lot more than he bargained for.

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    16 Mar 2026

  2. Rec 92

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    Dan Howell is trying to be the perfect son. He’s on the football team, becoming a lawyer, and trying not to think about men. He wants to be someone his parents are proud of.

    He’s really, really trying.

    But when a new guy moves in down his street, he suddenly starts to believe that maybe there’s more to life than the expectations everyone else holds for him.

    He starts to believe he can be free.

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    Phil moves in a few blocks away from Dan, and suddenly his world is turned upside down by a pair of bright blue eyes and one really honest heart.

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    15 Mar 2026

  3. Rec 27

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    Dan gets all vowels at scrabble, and he's sure his in-law finds him illiterate now.

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    It's Dan's first time meeting Phil's parents and he's put under a set of trials to see if he's welcome into the family.

    (Inspired by episode 18 of the hard launch podcast)

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    14 Mar 2026

  4. Rec 61

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    “Just… be happy, okay?”

    That’s the last thing Dan says before he gently lets the door fall into its lock behind him, the soft clicking more resounding, more final than any slam could’ve been.

    Phil can handle a loud fight – Dan always comes back after those.

    He’s not sure how to handle this soft goodbye into the night.

    Dan leaves.

    Phil doesn't know how to bring him back home - he just knows he has to.

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    12 Mar 2026

  5. Rec 61

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    Soulmate AU in which you get to see colours when you kiss your soulmate. Dan has a particularity.

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    11 Mar 2026