DANGER MEN AT WORK REFERENCE???? IN 2024???

Thoughts?

No seriously imagine it in a main channel vid is crazy

thinking once again about one of the greatest series of photos i’ve ever seen. like the way dan changes when phil appears?? beautiful

like. phil's been getting really into grilling. he puts on gaga while they clean. dan's an expert at their fancy little coffee machine. he takes out the bins and phil does the laundry. they have a ridiculous voice-activated trashcan just because they think it's funny and when dan's grandma comes over she can't make it open. they watch birds out the window in their living room and have a coffee table that's maybe a little bit non-functional but you can lean over and reach it and besides they have smaller slidey ones on the couch proper. dan's always playing piano. phil's so proud of the onion he put in the pasta he made dan when he was sick. fifteen years ago dan had just booked tickets to meet him for the first time and now god they share a life and a home and everything together

Excuse me????

oh. my. God.

Literally saw someone say “it’s because the Q&A was meant to be about the tour, they said wrong inbox because the question wasn’t on theme” I swear people will believe anything but the idea that 15-year soulmates and companions through life who share a mortgage are a couple

dan and phil said “we’re not qualified to give advice on breakups” to the shock of no one

one must imagine dan pushing phil up that hill happy

you don’t need to imagine it anymore

Dan and Phil are probably some of the most inspiring people in the world to me. I just look at them and think:

You can be queer and grow up to be loved and happy. You can learn to be comfortable with yourself

You can be weird and awkward in a myriad of ways, and you can find people who will love you for that weirdness, who will match it and double it. If you feel isolated for being different from those around you, that doesn't mean that there's something wrong with you. It just means you're around the wrong people. The right people are out there and you can find them, or they can find you

If/when you're safe to do so, be yourself as freely and loudly as possible. This is the way you can find your people. This is the way for you to be happy

You can have chronic physical or mental health issues and be loved, supported, and happy

If your teenage years were shit, the future is bright, and it gets better from there. You just need to survive

Your life doesn't end at 30. Honestly, that's sort of when it begins. If you don't know what you're doing in your 20s, that's okay. Most people don't. You'll figure it out. Don't be hard on yourself

The more you live, the more you get to reinvent yourself

Relationships (of any kind) don't have to have a time limit. If you trust each other, love each other, and communicate clearly, you can stick by each other's side for as long as you want

You don't lose yourself once you reach an age that sounds "serious". You get to keep your whimsy and enthusiasm for the things you love as long as you don't give up on it

You can love and be loved. No matter what. You can love and be loved. It's possible. It's real. It's tangible. You can love and be loved.

been thinking a lot about dnps work dynamic and it baffles me because i feel like they shouldn’t work as well professionally together as they do?

like, dan’s clearly theatric and loves a stage performance whereas phil mentions how prior to internet takeover and tatinof, he never thought he could perform in front of a live audience. he’s mentioned how he still struggled with stage fright during tatinof (emotional support dan…), but despite that fear, the trust he has in both dan and them as a duo encourages him to perform in front of thousands, and actually enjoy it enough to tour again and again.

on the other hand, phil’s always had a more casual approach to his youtube career. instead of this causing him and dan to struggle to work together (with dan preferring to dedicating all his creative energy into one big project, with a message and meaning) they’re able to find a perfect balance between shorter, lighter content, and the big stage shows.

dan encourages phil to push himself to make something bigger, and shows him that he has it within himself to do things he never thought he would have the confidence to do.

phil reminds dan that not everything needs to have some greater meaning, to slow down and appreciate the things he’s made and achieved. a reminder to have fun along the way.

overall i think the point i’m trying to make is that i really love how instead of their differences driving them apart creatively, they instead bring out the best in the other and collaborate to make something that only they could make because of their differences.