Let me break away from my own fic to get my two cents on Danny x Tim hear me out! I expect most of yall to recognise this is dpxdc short for Danny Phantom x Detective Comics moreso batfam crossover so if youāre not interested then scroll away.
Okay so I was reading The Gothic Haunting of Tim Drake-Wayne by EchoMikeMike22 (Emmalie22)
And I was listening to Halloween IV: Possess Me by Ashnikko
I cannot shake off the idea of Danny and Tim just matching the essence of this song sooooo much, dissect the lyrics with me okay?
āI hope you didn't see me, see me unhinging my jaw
Don't be scared, do not run
I need you to be patient with me, I'm no angel dove (dove)ā
Danny being scared of being inhuman, (unhinged jaw) and wishes for Tim to not be scared of him. Heās no angel dove, he is the afterlife itself, the balance between living and death.
āPossess me, lightweight Lexapro, affect me
Exorcism sexy, wet leaves and fresh meat
Connecting wet swamp sex sounds to set scene
Hex me, dissect me, swords out, protect thee (possess)ā
In this fic Tim is a switch, so he is seen topping and Danny finally have someone to take the lead, unafraid, and willing to use Danny. Or as I see it, he wants Tim to have power over him bc his entire being is sovereign over the balance. Literally NOTHING to check his power. So Tim is there, to be the influence that power checks him.
āLick it, lock it, diva demonic
I might scheme and plot it, the veil is thinning tonight
Hedonic, okay, gossip (gossip, gossip, gossip...)
I want it, oh, my, you're the creature I like (ooh)ā
This is Tim, he seeks the knowledge of the afterlife, he seeks to right the wrongs of the justice league. And he seeks to do right by Danny. To love him the right way.
Find me peep show, teach me how to love like people
Pierce my ego, suck me in like mosquito
All black like Neo, is it magic or placebo?
Fill me up with it, anyways (possess me)ā
Danny seeks humanity in Tim, he seeks to embrace his own humanity. He seeks to tether his entire being to Tim. Even if that also means embracing Timās love (the unknown) to fill it up anyways despite his fears.
āIn this sleepy town, they speak to me in whispers
I call you, draw you outā
This where the two meet halfway.
āI dare you, free me nowā Tim also seeks a reprieve of his vigilante life, and CEO life, he wants to find himself in love. Allow Tim to have his own life outside of responsibilities. And Danny might be his tether to his own freedom.
Danny seeks for his own freedom outside of it all, he wants Tim to see him for who he is as a human outside of being King. They call to each other to see each other as who they really are.
āI am a shadow in the shape of a girl
I'm a bad omen with malevolent urges
They warned you, you want me
Together, we can bring ruin to the kingdomā
Danny is the king of the afterlife in the shape of a human and even if Tim is warned of this, he would still want him. And so together they bring ruin to those who seek to harm ghosts and humankind alike.