danny's ghost breath/sense is a concept that frankly i feel like has not been utilized enough in angst fics. Like imagine him cradling a fading loved one in his arms; praying, pleading that they'll be okay, only for it to slip out of his mouth, taking all hope with it.
Damian doesn’t see the importance of this project, the teacher insists though that it will be a fun activity while learning about letter structures, and a way for them all to possibly make a new friend. Which doesn’t interest him at all.
The project is basically two students from two different class periods will be paired up randomly and will have to write letters to one another. While doing this they aren’t allowed to say their real name or disclose any obvious information on who they are. Only after a month of going back and forth would their writing partner be revealed.
That last sentence was the only thing making things interesting, because Damian was going to use this as a test on his investigation skills. His only goal for this project was to discover his writing partner before the month's end.
The first thing Damian notes is that some students, himself included, are given letters. While others are directed to start writing the first letter. This tells him that his partner is someone in an earlier English class.
Opening the envelope and letter in his hands the first thing Damian notes is the handwriting. Messy but luckily still legible to read.
The second thing is the anonymous name his partner has chosen for himself, Pluto. A name suggesting a love for astronomy and/or astrology. A name meaning death and rebirth.
The letter itself, Damian is pleasantly surprised, isn't filled with basic getting to know you questions, but is instead something akin to an argumentative essay. Without realizing it Damiean is already writing a response; sharing his own thoughts on the topic. Things he agrees and disagrees with.
By the time he's done and needs to put his own anonymous name Damian chooses to by the name Mercury; known as the messenger.
If Danny had been paying even an ounce more of attention to his surroundings he would have noticed a figure poking out of the alley way in front of him. He wasn’t though, so Danny was completely caught off guard when said figure pulled him into the alley, knife being pressed against his skin with demands that he hand over his wallet.
This honestly wasn’t that big of a deal to Danny; more of an annoyance if anything as the only thing he wants to do right now is go home and eat his takeout. Before he can make that known though with a snarky comment another person, Red Robin he notes, is dropping from the sky and pulling the mugger away from him.
The altercation is over before it even begins, saving Danny his energy, time, and having to reheat his food.
The whole event was put behind him by the time he woke up the next morning. Danny probably wouldn't have even thought more about it if it hadn’t been for the fact that a week later he found himself in the JL space station due to a summoning for the Ghost King.
At first Danny thinks that maybe his run in with Red Robin somehow led to them connecting his human side to his ghost side. Luckily, that wasn’t the case though and they were only needing some help with a ghost that was causing problems in one of their cities. Which he was gladly and easily able to help them with.
The only point of conflict is when the JL refuses to accept a “free favor” from him, and demands that he ask something from them. Danny really doesn’t want anything from them though, and so in a moment of genius locks eyes with Batman and tells him.
“The debt has already been paid; send Red Robin my thanks.”
Tim: Sorry, can't. Its Thursday, which means date night- so Danny and I will be hunting eachother for sport for at least two hours.
Bruce:....I can't tell if your relationship is really healthy, or really messed up, but as long as its consensual I'm going to try really hard not to think about whatever that means.
Danny: *barges into Tim's office, obviously furious* Okay I'm done with you ignoring me and treating me like I'm a charity case. I'm supposed to be your partner, not your pretty arm candy you only talk to when you flaunt to your buisness partners. I want a divorce.
Tim: *blinks in surprise before leaning into his phone* Uh Tam...when did I get married? And what did I do to ruin it?
Danny: *looking around* Oh my Ancients I'm in the wrong office! I am so sorry! *starts to leave only to back track* By the way your security kinda sucks. I stormed in here, obviously angry, and not once did anyone try to stop me or search me for weapons. I work for a security and bodyguard buisness, I'll leave my card with your assistant if you want to hire more competent gaurds. Sorry again for barging in like that! *leaves, politely shutting the door*
Tim: Tam I need that buisness card, and I need to know everything about that man!
General Summary: Danny after a series of unfortunate events where his parents have a bed reactions to him being Phantom, being hunted by the GIW, and losing those that he cares about is taken to a different dimension to rest and hide. With nothing but the clothes on his back and a certain green ring in his pocket he finds himself meeting none other than Hal Jordan.
"Yeah man! I've got time." Barry's cheerful but concerned voice calls out from the phone, "Everything alright? You sound kinda nervous."
"Alright? Of course I'm alright. I’m great even!" Hal tries to play it cool, otherwise he knows Barry will be here in the blink of an eye, and he has a feeling Danny wouldn't react well to another person he doesn't know suddenly in the apartment. The last thing he wants is to make the kid raise his guard even more.
"Uh huh." Barry says with a tone that means that he clearly doesn’t believe anything Hal is saying right now.
"Everything is alright, but-"
"There it is."
"BUT! I do have a situation that I need to pick your brain with." Barry hums as a sign to let Hal know he has his attention. "So I have a kid in my apartment-"
"Oh my god you had a kid! You're a dad?"
"No! Can you let me finish talking before jumping to conclusions."
"Sorry" Barry sheepishly says, "you're right, continue."
Hal lets out an exasperated sigh before he speaks again. This conversation is much harder than he thought it was going to be. “The kid is a new green lantern, like I saw the initiation of him accepting the ring in my apartment new.”
“Oh shit man.” Barry says his words slowly as if he’s still processing exactly what Hal said before rapidly asking questions, “but wait, this happened in your apartment? What was the kid doing in your apartment before all this? How old are they?”
“I honestly don’t know man! From what I was able to drag out of the kid it seems like he came in through a portal made by someone he knew. As for how old he is I’d have to guess somewhere between 13 and 15.” Hal explained to his friend. “He’s running from something, and whatever it is it’s bad.”
The two sit in silence for a brief pause before Barry asks, “So what’s the plan from here? Because it seems like you’re responsible for this kid now, and I need to know if that’s something you can handle. Maybe we should contact the other JL members and we can all discuss what to do?”
Hal’s immediate reaction is to say no, that he can’t take care of the kid. HIs life is hectic enough as it is dealing with problems on space and on Earth. This isn’t just any kid though, this is a young Green Lantern who will need a mentor. Someone to help navigate this new world he just stepped into.
Maybe he could have one of the other Earth Green Lanterns be that person for the kid, Danny, but something in his head is telling him not to do that. So Hal decides, maybe foolishly, right there and then what he was going to do. “I’ll take care of him. He came to me for a reason right?”
“Hal-”
“Barry!” he cuts off his friend from speaking in that obviously unsure tone. “I promise you I can do this. No need to get everyone involved right now. That would probably just put the kid even more on edge right now. I’ll let the JL know all about this at our next meeting, that’s like only a couple months away.”
Despite Barry’s defeated sigh he responds seriously, “Okay, I believe you, but if you at all ever feel like you need help you call me. Taking care of kids is a lot of work, and there’s no shame in reaching out to others. Especially in this type of situation.”
“Of course, I-”
“Also, I won’t make you tell the JL as a whole right now but,” there’s enough of a pause between words that Hal just knows that he won’t like what comes next. “You do have to tell Bruce.”
“Wha-, Barry, you can’t be serious! Of all people you-!”
“Hal, I know you and Bruce don’t always see eye to eye, but you kinda don’t have another choice right now. This kid is going to need a solid paper trail if he’s running from something as well as a reason for why he’s now under your care.” The more Barry talks the more Hal hates how right his friend is. “And who better than The Bat to get all of that handled?”
“Fuck”, Hal says defeatistly, “Fine, but I’m only telling him about Danny. He’s not meeting him yet, that’s just a disaster waiting to happen.”
“I can accept that!” Barry’s tone now is much less serious than what it once was.
With that, conversations become much more light. The two of them briefly catch up with one another with a promise to talk more later before hanging up. They’re whole talk lasted just under half an hour.
Hal decides he’ll pick up some before calling in an order to the local pizza place down the street. Wanting Danny to at least get a couple hours of sleep before he bothers the kid with more uncomfortable talks that they unfortunately need to have.
On the other hand maybe he’ll just hold off until tomorrow.
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow itself brings a whole list of things he’ll need to do. Getting Danny some clothes and everything else he’ll need. Plus, he’ll need to look into getting a bigger apartment. Hal’s already dreading having to sleep on that thing tonight, and call The Bat.
Maybe he can convince Bruce to pay for all of this. That guy can’t seem to resist helping every black haired traumatized teen he comes across. He’ll just have to remind Bruce that he can’t take this one to join his bat vigilante army. This one belongs to the stars.
Barry: What?! Why? Did he do something? Say something?
Bruce: No! I need you to fire him so I can hire him!
Barry: Excuse me?
Bruce: Look! *points across the room, where the man is question is talking pleasantly with Damian* He's been talking to Damian for 30 minutes and Damian hasn't scowled, frowned, or clicked his tongue once! Not even when Daniel scolded Damian for saying something rude to the other children!
Barry: Oh my gosh...
Bruce: I know! I need to hire him as Damian's nanny! Please, just do this one thing for me! I will give you whatever you want!
Everyone knows not to play Hamilton around Damian. As he would clearly grow irritated when it played and walk away. They assume it’s just because he hates musicals, but in reality it’s because Burr and Hamilton’s relationship dynamic reminds Damian too much of his relationship with Danny. The twin he hasn’t spoken of in years.
The last two songs especially he can’t listen to without thinking of the day he killed Danny. The similarities were too great for Damian to ignore. He knows his brother could have blocked his attack, and he was already mid swing when he realized what was happening.
It also reminds Damian about the fact that he hasn’t told Danny’s story to anyone.
Nightwing: Good news! They didn't summon whatever they were after! Bad news! They still summoned someone! Good news again! They aren't freaking-
Danny: Oh my god Ive been Isekaid! Noooooo!
Nightwing: Scratch that- they're freaking out!
Danny: ohancientsohancientsohancients truck-kun why have you forsaken me! Ohkay Danny, you can do this- You just need to remember that last thing you played or read! This place looks modern so definitely not my history book-thank ancients-but ugh please don't be COD, im too pretty for war! Maybe its Pokemon? I could deal with Pokemon! Find a-a Phantump, we could be besties-
Robin: Will someone get down there and shut him up?
Spoiler: If we can't send him back home, can we keep him? He's funny.
Red Robin: He sounds like hes going to have a panic attack!
Batman: Just go down there and help him.
Bat & Birds: *slowly approaching*
Danny: *looks them all up and down* Wait, I'm in the DCU? That means I'm in the same Universe Martian Manhunter! *starts squealing and hopping up and down* Best birthday ever!
It’s a pretty well-trodden trope by now for DC heroes to recognize ectoplasm as Lazarus water, but I can’t help but think more villains should be noticing first, considering the collabs Ra’s has done with the more powerful ones.
Some even have government contacts that might’ve notified them if the GIW and their plausible weapon suppliers, the Fentons.
If the Fentons have easy access to Lazarus Water not safeguarded by the League of Assassins/Shadows, I can think of more than a few villains ready, willing, and able to kidnap their youngest son to hold for ransom.
It’d be especially funny if like, every villain tries to kidnap Danny with this plan in mind at some point. Many of them are arrogant to think they’ll differ from the pattern and succeed where everyone else failed.
It’d be a great way for him to start meeting heroes his age that don’t want to kill him too!
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Lex Luthor & Mercy: We only have to keep you alive until the ransom arrives, not in one piece.
Danny: So I’m sitting there, barbecue sauce on my titties—
Kon: *shoulders shaking with the effort not to laugh as he tries to sneak out of his weekly ‘steal from Lex until he says something’ routine*
Cass: I can't risk anyone in the family overhearing. It will ruin my reputation.
Steph: Your reputation? Cass, you're the favorite!
Cass: 1. I'm not the favorite, that's Jarro 2. What I'm about to share with you will ruin everything for me if it gets out
Steph: What is it?
Cass: *Deep Breath* I have a crush
Steph: That's not bad! You made it sound like you broke the no-killing rule or something-
Cass: On Danny Fenton
Steph: WHAT!? FENTON!? AS IN THE BRUCIE WANNABE!?
Cass: I don't know how it happened! One minute I'm judging him with Jay in the corner of the Vladco Gala, and the next I'm picturing us kissing in the moonlight!
Steph: The Vladco Gala!? Isn't that the one Fenton spent the entire night disco dancing in the corner? They weren't even playing disco! It was classical!!
Cass hiding her face in her hands: He looked like an idiot, and all I wanted to do was kiss every inch of his skin.
Steph: Cass....you're better than this
Damian: I agree with Brown. Do better
Cass: Where did you come from!?
Damian: I was here before you, but that'ss irrelevant. Why Fenton? Is it because of his boyish good looks, heart of gold, and clumsy middle-class mannerisms? If so, date a Kent like the rest of us.
The longer the Batfamily takes to find out Danny's previous identity, the funnier it'll be. Because we're setting up a situation where the Red Flags in this relationship are
Wes: Likes to stalk people, and go through their belongings, and take pictures of them while they're asleep. Top-notch investigative journalist, though.
Jason: Crime lord with a four-digit kill count. Makes really good food though, and GREAT with kids.
Danny: Seems to have grown up weirdly adjacent to Occultist shit, has three children who seem WAY too old to be his kids, has a sister who supposedly works as Arkham Asylum but they haven't met her, nothing comes up when you google his name that's older than five years ago, and puts maple fucking syrup in his coffee for some god forsaken reason. Though he's a fucking AMAZING mechanic. Like. Way too good to have been working in a garage mechanic's chop shop. Must have learned this somewhere. They do not know where.
Gives the opportunity for Danny to just drop fucking insane life lore outta nowhere.
"Ah. Reminds me of that time all the cardboard boxes in my town gained sentience and tried to rise up against their overlords."
"Ohhh, like the Ghost Prison riot."
"A hydraulic press? Yeah, used to have one of those in the basement."
"What do you mean I have to wear a hazmat suit to hang out near radioactive materials? I used to play with radioactive isotopes unsupervised all the time, and I turned out okay!"
"Hey, at least you don't have to fight your dinner again before you can eat it."
"Jason, what are 'safety goggles'?"
"Ah, Satan. I'm familiar. Kind of a dickhead though. Singed my eyebrows off."
Batman is reprimanding Constantine for sleeping with a dangerous entity/creature/person. Saying how doing that could have easily put the whole Justice League in peril.
This makes Constantine naturally upset, and he tells Batman that he has no right to judge him for who he sleeps with when his own son has been clearly marked by a creature who is more dangerous than anyone he's ever been with.
A day later Batman finds himself meeting his son's boyfriend who is apparently the Ghost King.
‘So you’ve just been used as a sacrifice!: A guide on what happens now!’ is what title of the pamphlet that was handed to Tim.
One moment he was in a warehouse hearing the yells of his family as Tim felt his body going numb, and the next he was in what could only be described as a gothic doctor’s waiting room. Taking in his surroundings he sees that he is the only other person in the seating area and a glowing human figure sitting behind a large desk near the front of the room.
When the figure notices him they give him a kind smile and hand him the pamphlet that he is now reading. The front page shows a white haired boy around his age smiling and a text bubble saying, “ The Ghost King means you no harm!”
The following pages talk about where he currently is and that he will be called back to a meeting with the Ghost King who will then help to send Tim back to where he came from. Which, while he is very thankful for that, can already feel the incoming headache of explaining all of this to Bruce.
Danny is a stress sleep walker which is made worse with his ghost powers. Normally, he would just wake up in weird spots around the house, but ever since the accident walls are now not enough to keep him inside at the very least. He’s honestly just thankful his parents never saw him go through anything solid and just assumed that he was unlocking the front door to get outside.
When moving to Gotham Danny thought that his sleep walking problem was finally settling down though. After all a lot of his stress came from the fact that he was living with his parents while being half ghost, and just trying to not get caught by them. The biggest fact to go along with this is that he was waking up in his bed every morning. If only Danny knew that he had indirectly become something of a local legend.
Witnesses claim to have seen a boy with dark hair walk and fall off the roof of an apartment building only to never hear anything hit the ground, and those that are stupid enough to investigate what they saw never find any signs of the boy.
This is where the batfam some hear talk about a spirit lingering around some apartments. Naturally, they look into this and are surprised to find that the rumors are true.
AKA "Homeless-Danny-in-Gotham trope but he doesn't realize the Gotham Public Library is not as secure as Tucker's network. The Batfam are... concerned about Danny's search history." DPxDC prompt idea.
Okay, so I keep seeing tropes where Danny gets stuck in Gotham for whatever reason - Clockwork shenanigans, portal accidents, dimensional travel, etc - and immediately finds the Gotham Public Library. Which is great. But I give you this: Danny's best friend has an internet network more private than the Fortress of Solitude. Danny, Sam, and Tucker have practically admitted to war crimes via Tucker's secure line. So, it doesn't really cross Danny's mind that using the public internet at the library would be traceable.
Thus Barbara Gordon, otherwise known as Oracle, comes across several strange inquires during her periodical browser history checks.
Guest user: where is got ham
Guest user: where is gottham city
Guest user: gotham city nj to amity park il
Guest user: amity park il
Guest user: Link selected: r/AskReddit/missing-cities-in-america
Guest user: Link selected: r/AskReddit/What-To-Do-When-Flash-Changes-The-Timeline-And-My-City-No-Longer-Exists
Guest user: who is flash superhero
Guest user: Link selected: Wikipedia/Justice-League
Guest user: how to contact justice league about possible dimensional travel??
Guest user: how to undo dimensional travel diy wiki how
So... that's kind of suspicious. Barbara checks the cameras to find a black-haired and blue-eyed kid sitting at the computer that matches the IP address for the Google search history. Then rewinds the cameras, from the time the kid sat at the computer to the time to when he came in the library entrance; she picks through city surveillance footage until she sees the kid falling face-first through a Lazarus-green portal into an alley.
Welp.
(Cue the batkids frantically paging through Batman's thick binder of "What-If" scenarios, trying to find the "Dimensional Travelling" section before Bruce's adoption senses start tingling.)
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