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.
Did Phil say October or December tonight please I have to know
ohhh but something about dan in these videos lately has been giving danisnotonfire all grown up and free we love to see it
UPDATE they said December again tonight I rescind my previous statement everyone go crazy
Did Phil say October or December tonight please I have to know
if you've seen preshow pics from Warsaw floating on twitter, yeah those are probably mine lol
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.
phroombas
My name is Emily, and I’m a 22-year-old who redownloaded tumblr to relive my teenage phandom days 🫶🏻
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