OC questions: In what ways are Daniel and JJ similar to and different from Xander? In what ways are they similar to and different from Cordelia? What do Xander and Cordelia find is the most difficult aspect of parenting them? Are Daniel and JJ close to each other or do they fight a lot? Do JJ and Daniel have any contact with Cordelia and Xander's extended families? What Hogwarts Houses would Daniel and JJ both be sorted into?! What's their MBTI? What are their passions and interests?!
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Okay, sojust as a note I don’t do/like MBTI, so I couldn’t tell you one way or theother what Daniel and JJ are in that sense.
As for therest… well, strap in, because this post got longer than expected.
In what ways are Daniel and JJ similar toand different from Xander?
Daniel takesafter Xander in a few key ways – he inherited his dad’s wit, but also his dad’soccasional horrendously bad timing with humor. He also inherited his dad’s skillat reading people and situations, which while far from perfect, often lets himcut to the heart of things.
He’sdifferent from his dad was at his age in that he doesn’t have any issues withhis own sense of masculinity (which Xander has Grandpa Tony to thank for, ofcourse) and just a much higher native sense of self esteem. Also unlike Xander,he’s very focused academically and always has been – Xander’s not dumb, not bya longshot, but Daniel is reallysmart, and more importantly, has a genuine desire to learn Xander never had.
JJ takesafter Xander in her (similar to his)absolute disdain for the “in” crowd at High School. She’s also as much of anerd as he is, and then some. (Not that Daniel doesn’t have some nerdishtendencies, but compared to his dad or sister…) She also has his fiercedetermination to help, to be part of the Fight against demons and vamps (Yes,Xander eventually left Sunnydale and the day to day of the Fight, but he didthat mostly because Cordelia wanted a more normal-adjacent life, not because hewanted out. And he still gets involved from time to time, though less and lessonce he has kids). When JJ found out she was a potential (and yes, she is, andyes, Cordelia and Xander are very unhappy about that) she got really into it. Like,JJ doesn’t want the current Slayer(there’s been only 2 counting the current one since Faith’s near-deathexperience called her ‘replacement’ some 14 years ago – average Slayer lifespanhas increased) to die or anything, but she also really wants to be called. (And, secretly unbeknownst to herparents, she’s started looking at Colleges in or very near Cleveland, OH, soshe can be on the Hellmouth and help the fight in any way she can, though she’sgot 2 more years till college). She also has Xander’s complete lack of nativefashion sense. (Xander has been borrowing Cordelia’s fashion sense since theystarted dating, after all :p )
She’s unlikeXander in that she’s more cynical than he ever was and she’s sarcastic more ina blunt and nasty way than funny (though she can be funny). She’s also muchmore athletic and into sports, though her disdain for the “in” crowd at schoolmeans she’s refrained from actually joiningany sports at school. She’s also a much better liar than Xander is.
In what ways are they similar to anddifferent from Cordelia?
Daniel, likeCordelia, is very open and very ‘what you see is what you get’ – he is who heis and he makes no apologies for it. He’s also pretty socially involved and hasa wide-social circle. He’s also mastered Cordelia’s old talent at convincingDaddy to buy her things (though in his case, it’s convincing Cordelia to buy him things. Xander has teased her that one would think she’d beable to have better resistance against her own tactics).
UnlikeCordelia, he’s got this wonderful thing called Tact. He also has no desire tobe popular, though he could be if he wanted to (Cordelia taught him all thetricks, but also taught him to not make her early HS mistake and take fakefriends and popularity/adulation over real friendships - both is good if you can get it, but thelatter is better than the former, every time).
JJ is likeCordelia in that she’s blunt and can be quite cruel about it in the process,sometimes unintentionally, sometimes intentionally. She’s also got Cordelia’sinterest in theater (Cordelia does, in time, get better at acting, an ends updoing a fair bit of local community theater in Sacremento), though like hermom, she doesn’t have much of a singing voice. She’s unlike Cordelia in her ahm…desire to be on the front lines of the fight, always (Cordelia doesn’t shy orrun from the fight, never has, but in part because she never got the visions,she has a much more practical and cautious ‘I can only do so much on the frontlines since I have no powers’ approach). She’s also, of course, activelyrepulsed by the very idea of being popular or in the ‘in’ crowd. And, ofcourse, has no fashion sense.
What do Xander and Cordelia find is themost difficult aspect of parenting them?
Steering thekids from making the same mistakes they did growing up (no parent wants theirkid to do that – and everyone made mistakes growing up) without stifling them.Also the fact that both of their kids aren’t like, forever content to just donothing about vamps and demons (Daniel is a lot more low-key, and more willingto take a back-tier role, but he does want to help and be a part of things, andthat carries risk). Given Xander and Cordelia’s pasts, it’s hard to just say ‘NO!’to that without looking like total hypocrites.
Also, justall the little fiddly bits of raising kids – from helping with school work tomaking sure they do their chores to worrying when they’re sick or a half-hourlate or whatever. Knowing they’ll both leave the house for good (Daniel stillcomes home for Summer and holidays while at College, after all).
Are Daniel and JJ close to each other or dothey fight a lot?
They fightlike cats and dogs, but they’re also probably the closest person the other has.That sibling stereotype – nobody messes with my sibling but me, and all that. Theytell each other everything (Daniel told JJ he thought he might be gay, then hewas bi, once he realized he liked both genders, JJ told Daniel about her planto go to college on the Cleveland Hellmouth).
But both canget easily exasperated with the other, and they can fight over the most triviallittle thing.
Do JJ and Daniel have any contact withCordelia and Xander's extended families?
Some. Theyvisit Grandma Harris from time to time, or she visits them. They have little todo with Cordelia’s parents, however. Some of Cordelia’s cousins andaunts/uncles eventually reconnect with her, and so there’s some of that, andthere’s been visits and contacts, etc with some of the less unpleasant branchesof the Harris family. But really, the extended family that matters to theChase-Harris family is the whole extended Sunnydale/L.A. gang.
What Hogwarts Houses would Daniel and JJboth be sorted into?
Daniel is asolid Ravenclaw. He’s waaaay too into figuring out magic scientifically to beanything else. He wants to know, wants to learn, needs to know.
JJ is a Slytherinwith Griffindor aspects. She’s a bit ofa loner, has… mildly flexible ethics, and views the world in a much moreSlytherin sort of mind. But still, it’s very Griffindory to want to be on thefront lines of the eternal fight of good versus evil so badly.
What are their passions and interests?!
Daniel isinto Science, Science-Fiction (especially space opera) and engineering. Thoseare his big favorites.
JJ likesacting, video games (the more immersive and in-depth the better… also shallowaction games with lots of explosions, and jumpscare survival horror games and…okay, so she basically every video game genre) and martial arts. Comic bookstoo.