DC x DP Pit AU but Danny calls Damien Day
I can just imagine it goes the way every other pit au goes where Damian at like 2 years old is toddling around the edge of the pits and a concerned Danny just appears like why you here?
Out of concern he follows him around for a while, then they start talking. And Danny realizes he would die for this child, because what do you mean the 3-year-old knows how to play with a knife? What do you mean you're teaching him how to play with a sword?
Damien only talks about him to someone once, the beating he takes is horrendous but there's no room for imaginary friends in the LoA. And it's not like you told Ra's he probably didn't even tell his mother, either of which might have known that pit demons were real but...
Half of Damien's kills are actually Danny protecting him and his innocence, his first kill is supposedly when he is four. His real first kill is when he's seven, and he cries. All choked up and scared Danny comforts him, and Damien is just sitting there like I can't be your day anymore because I killed someone. And Danny just says
The day still gives life even when it burns, the sun hurts everyone but we still worship it. You are life and light, but that means you cast a long shadow. Don't be afraid of it, if you are it'll bury you.
And Damian gets to learn exactly why he's called day, because to Danny he's his reason for half-living but when the days are long the crops are dry and dying. When the day is short people cry because of the cold.
I just love the idea of Danny showing up to protect him in full Cosmo King horror biblically accurate god of the dead and space, calling out for his day his sun his star his light.
Danny happily running to Damien,
Danny: Day!! It's been so long
Damien: Nox, it's only been a month
Danny: you know time works different, plus I was helping Kronos with a time stream issue. It's been six's months for me day
Damien: of course that's why you've been gone, off playing in time
Or Damien calling for him during his travels,
Damien: Nox!
Danny: Day, what's wrong
Damien: I'm worried what if father doesn't wish for another child
Danny:...
Damien: I don't wish to return to mother or grandfather
Danny: I could take you to the pit realms with me, you wouldn't be human anymore but you'd be safe
Damien: I'd rather like that I'm sure (:
Or the first time Danny calls him Day
Damien(age 4): what if I grow to be like them Nox?
Danny: well you are my Day, no matter how many people you burn you will still be worshiped, my prince.
Damien:...
Danny: Day, you bring hope even if you're covered in blood. The sun forges its own, it burns brightly in the sky, everyday a chance for it to move just a little bit, most of the time it's unnoticed but sometimes it lines up, right when it's perfect. You are perfect, my equinox
Damien having pact symbols on his arm, that are Danny's. Because Danny took one look at that toddler and said it's mine, and that's recognized, the realms recognize it, and Damien is their prince.
Danny staying with him for the rest of his travels to Gotham, comforting him nightly and going about his duties during the day. Damien calling Danny his Nox, his moon, his star, his void, his regent.
Damien as Robin being kidnapped with some of the bats and being told he's going to be sacrificed, to the pits. And just,
Damien: and whom are you sacrificing me too?
Cultist: well brat, we're sacrificing you to the highest and noblest King. In hopes that he will bless us with the ability to purge this world.
Damien: *well it has been a while since I've seen Nox*
Damien: how do you even know he's a real? Honestly you probably wouldn't even be able to do it right. You don't even know his name, isn't that important to rituals.
Nightwing:*what is he doing, is he trying to die*
Cultist: you implement child, bring him here.
And Damian just gets dragged over not even making a fuss, well not more than you would expect of him anyways. And the cultist with his self-important attitude takes the ceremonial dagger, and goes to slit Damian's wrists. And Damien just bites through his own shoulder and flings himself back into the pit. Only for some creature too emerge from the angered and bubbling pit, holding his Robin close to him.
Danny in ancient thousand year old creature form: who dares to hurt my day!!
Cultist's running and freezing and screaming:...
Cultist: is he already yours?
Danny freezing him in place: haven't I made that obvious?
Danny having to push himself back into his more humanly form, Damien being excited to introduce his family, the family being shocked.
Just all of the millions of ways that Danny calls him Day, whether it's an excitement, or fondness, or amazement; or fear, and worry, and anxiety; or despair, and desperation when his Prince is severely injured, his Day
