Sometimes I wonder if Menace Danny gets enough hugs. Sometimes I wonder what happens when another universe Danny encounters Menace Danny. Sometimes I hope Menace Danny is able to make friends as Danny. He seems lonely. :(
He doesn't get enough hugs.
He wants them, but he sometimes reacts negatively to touch. Even with a prewarning, he still gets overstimulated and can lash out.
Now, that doesn't mean he starts swinging; it's more of him starting to be mean with his words. Like he had a bad day and takes it out on people around him. As a result, the Waynes had learned to let Danny be the one to initiate physical touch. He just....doesn't as much as he should. He hesitates because he is worried that in the middle of a hug or a lean or even a pat on the shoulder, he'll get that overwhelming urge to crawl out of his own skin and doesn't want the other person to feel like it's their fault
He is lonely but he seeks out people in those moments and they are rare. Danny genuinely likes doing his own thing in the dark. He has hobbies- his crotchet is a work of art- and his job at Wayne Enterprise is pretty much running the whole show. Since Phantom is considered his own side, he doesn't save the day or put the people in danger as much as the rest of the capes so he has a more civilian time than the rest.
Remember Phantom is the mask, and Danny doesn't like wearing it as much.
He likes existing in the room or general area of his loved ones- The Waynes or Waynes adjacent- and does that to prevent loneliness. By the time Damian is around, he doesn't feel lonely anymore. He is very content with being there with his family.
He does, however, want to fall in love and have a spouse but Danny dating life is not the best. People were too intimidated by him in his teenage years, which slowly bled into him being desperate for a date in his adulthood; he just doesn't know how to keep the dates. He knows he's attractive, but he's off-putting, and he goes into those "I'm never getting married! I'm going to die alone!" moments often.
I haven't decided on a for-sure love interest for him. I like Ian, but I made it that while everyone knows about Ian's crush, the man hasn't done anything about it. Danny knows, and he thinks it's cute, but since Ian hasn't done anything, he assumes Ian has a celebrity crush where it doesn't mean anything. He was waiting for it to fizz out. Danny could see himself falling for Ian if given time, but he doesn't have feelings in return at the moment, so that's why he hasn't done anything either.
He also generally avoids dating co-workers. Both in and out of the cape. There are some exceptions, but not many.
His dating life exes include:
Jing (One of Damian's ninjas. She did it on Damian's command to help him take down Danny when Damian first came to Bruce, but she actually fell in love. Left him to keep him safe since she thought he was a civilian and her life was too dangerous.)
Leonor (The store clerk at his favorite fabric and craft store in Gotham. It's a small family business, and she is the third-generation employee there, one day third-generation owner. They broke up because they wanted different things in life, and are still friends. Her dad was sad, "HE HAS MONEY, LEO, MONEY")
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