hi! I’m so sorry if this is a bother, but i thought you might be a good person to ask. i recently rewatched danny phantom as an adult - i loved it as a kid and wanted a good dose of nostalgia. after typing in the tag it was wild to find the phandom still up and kicking (honestly with more passion than i’ve seen from any fandom in my 8 years of tumblr). i immediately came across fanart for phantom of truth which i devoured along with its sequel in just a few days. i also read pits by cordria and loved it, but in the last week i’ve hit a bit of a research lull. i was wondering if you could fill me in on some details - maybe point me in the direction of popular fics or material? also, could you please explain wes weston to me - is there a particular fic he was born from or did he just sort of appear in fan lore? if not no worries, but i’d appreciate anything you had to offer!! thanks :)
So the phandom in general is SUPER big on events. We have a year round event’s calendar of which we’re currently celebrating Ectober Month! You can find the details to that in the calendar along with other upcoming events!
In general, you’ll find a LOT of incoming dp fan media through events and their tags, and that’s where I tend to find new writers/artists to follow each year.
I’ve made two in depth posts on Wes Weston, so I’ll just link them here [1: the older detailed wes] [2: a more updated wes]. The basic intel though is that yes he’s entirely a phandom made OC that we’ve just adopted to fill a social hole in the dp universe.
There are tons of amazing DP writers and fics. I’ll link you a few of my faves! In no particular order,
1. @imekitty (her ffn) is an older phandom writer who is kinda my personal gold standard for angst. She’s also done some awesome slash fics though! Her current most popular series is the Disparaged/Dissembled series and fair warning, it’s pretty dark!
2. @ecto-american (ghostanimal on ao3) is another older phandom writer who’s still super active! He’s currently most known for his fic Broken Ectoplasm, which is a bit darker than his usual pieces. Regardless, he has a pretty good range!
3. @five-rivers (marsalias on ao3) is an absolute writing fiend. I literally can’t think of a genre of fic that they haven’t written. They’re currently best known for their monster of a longfic Mortified, which is ongoing and currently sits at a 258 chapters, or a little over a half million words. I personally am a big fan of their Exhumed series.
4. @wastefulreverie (her ao3) doesn’t write a ton for dp anymore, but her archive of fics is AMAZING. Every so often I’ll just go binge her writing, it’s seriously fantastic. I think she has written some of my favorite angst fics that I’ve found so far.
5. @ladylynse (lynse on ao3) is another really big writer who also does a fair amount of crossovers if you’re into that. Currently, her biggest fic is The Trouble With Ghosts which is an extremely popular fic currently. Good stuff!
6. @things-i-cannot-do-in-amitypark (their ao3) has several extremely popular fics on ao3 and ffn. I definitely recommend checking out their stuff. They’ve been writing DP for years and really have a great grasp on narration and building an exciting story.
7. @kinglazrus (UnluckyAlis on ao3) is actually one of the fastest writers I’ve ever freaking met. They’re most known for their fic The Survivalists which is about Danny’s class disappearing only to be found stranded on an island. Overall, really fun writer and also a cool person as well.
8. I know you said you read Pits, but @cordria has a TON of oneshots on her Tumblr as well as her ffn and ao3. I’ve been following her works for years and she really is an absolute S tier writer.
9. Shift by CaptainOzone is literally my favorite dp fic ever written. The basic premise is that Danny didn’t grow up in Amity, and is revealed as Phantom right before he moves there. Oz is an outstanding writer and I’m super pumped they dipped their toes into DP for this fic.
10. when im dead, my dearest by redrobin1989 is only three chapters long, but i think honestly it really exemplifies an incredibly well written Valerie-centered fic. I go back and reread it every so often because wowowow.
11. Roughing It by Haiju is a big phandom favorite. You already read PoT/SOAD, so I know you’ll like this one hahaha.
12. The Ghost Of Heroes by Enigmaris and ScarletNightFury is a really popular DP/MCU crossover starring an amazing bond between Danny and Spiderman. It’s a pretty lighthearted fic, but it’s super fun and the storylines are really engaging.
13. Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time by MissMegHolden is a DP/Young Justice fic that’s very popular right now if you like that crossover. It’s ongoing and updates semi-regularly. I’ve been following it for a while and I love it, though this is one of my fave crossover types (and I’m a big fan of DP crossovers lmao).
14. In The Eye of a Needle by mystyrust is an extremely popular DP/BNHA crossover fic that is completed. This is another one of those fics I go back and reread a lot.
Okay I could keep going but I’m going to stop here for now. All in all, I definitely recommend scouring event tags for new writers/artists. The phandom also has a discord that you can always DM me for an invite. The phandom in general is extremely chill. We’re an older fandom so we really don’t have drama or anything.
Once again, I welcome you and I hope you have fun!
(oh quick plug my own ao3 i write a lot of angst)
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