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This thing exist in a limbo in my head where there is a story but it's mostly vibes, like something something Bruce get mind controlled to be the prophet/messiha/oracle(??) for a cult for some bat eldritch thing. Clark is there bc i think it would be hot if he got strapped to an atlar to be sacrificed
i headcannon that jason has very angelic features- when he was robin he looked like an adorable mischievous cherub, and it carried over even after he got dumped in the pit so know he has the body of a greek god and the face of an angel, if you take away his helmet/guns/etc he looks so innocent still, its a beautiful reminder that he is still worth protecting (and a great contrast with his scars)
(i am working on drawing up exactly what i mean by this- think button nose, freckles, big upturned eyes, round cheeks/features, etc)
Unique or well-executed tropes, all platonic edition! Just because I feel like it.
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City Pigeons Bleed Green by PaperPuffin
Danny is Bruce Wayne's clone. He's discovered by the Bats, who promptly adopt him. Lots of angst and trauma, skittish Danny, very sweet. 20/20 chapters
Ghosts, Legacies, and CPS by Ace_of_Roses & Karnia_Queen
Vlad calls CPS on Danny. To avoid being placed into Vlad's custody, he goes to a distant biological relative for help - Tim Drake. This one is literally so good. Lots of identity shenanigans. 6/6 chapters
Grave Promises by Blueseabird2
Dick Grayson was trapped in the Ghost Zone years ago and taught newly-Phantom Danny how to be a vigilante. After a reveal gone wrong, Danny seeks out Dick "years" later for help. 11/11 chapters
Like Facing Off Against C'Thulu, but it's Really Just your Fears by nerdpoe
Emotionally devasating. Dick is vivisected by the Fentons and Danny rescues him. The Bats rescue Danny in turn. One of my all-time favorites that you must read. 4/4 chapters
TWINcognito Mode by nerdpoe
Another one of my absolutely favorites. Nerdpoe, you get me. Danny is Tim Drake's clone, and they decide to be twins (and mess with the rest of the family in the process). 6/6 chapters
The Bat Trap by Threee
The Parent Trap, but with the demon twins who don't know they're twins. This one is such a journey. 33/33 chapters
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Corrupted Respawning by CosmicDustPoltergeist
Another "Danny is Tim's clone" masterpiece. Danny is more of a chill guy than a weapon, so the Batfamily decides to adopt him. 21/?
Baby, I Basked in the Violence by Garden_Haunter
Utterly traumatized post-capture/vivisection baby Danny who finds refuge with the Bats. 17/?
those who serve. by aryelee
Reread this one a dozen times. Alfred adopts homeless Danny instead of Bruce and teaches him to be the family butler. Absolutely stunning. 8/9
sacrificial bat by hollowgast1
Shameless self promo! Nowhere near the level as these others, but hopefully you still like it. Danny is summoned by a cult and forced to overshadow Tim. Angst and identity shenanigans. 7/8
Transference by PoseidonChick13
Nightwing rescues traumatized, tortured Danny. Demon twins AU. So much delicious angst in this. 3/?
I thought you were gone (and you still found me) by TStarOPines
Evil Vlad keeps Danny captive. Dan and Ellie are reverted to cores, which Danny is "incubating." The Bats rescue him. Trigger warning for assumed noncon (there is none). 23/?
Inhumane (It’s All In Gray) by AKelaNakamura
Beast Boy, stuck as a green dog, is captured by the GIW and escapes. The Amity Park kids have to figure out how to get him to safety as the GIW takes over. 9/?
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Danny has a group of pet rats that he rescued from a lab. They follow him everywhere even as Phantom. Well Danny gets summoned one day and the league is surprised to see the ghost prince with five rats on his shoulders. "What's with the rodents?" Flash asked. "Kinda rude to ask someone about their service animals." Danny replies. The rats alert Danny before he has a chronic pain flare, before he has a tremor, and before he has a seizure. Being electrocuted messed up Danny's nervous system bad enough that he needs to have an alert animal or someone with him at times that recognize when he's about to have either a flare up or a seizure. The league is going to have a refresher HR course about service animals after the threat is dealt with.
Okay, so this could really be done with any Danny x Batfam member, but for the sake of what I think would be cute, I’m choosing Duke. I normally Don't ship them, but honestly, I think this will be especially cute.
So anyway, we all somewhat know that Gotham Harbor is filled with bodies, meaning there’s enough death energy there to potentially hide a ghost or a half-ghost. So Danny is hiding from the G.I.W. and finds his way to Gotham. He searches for the spot with the most ectoplasm in the air — or, in this case, in the water in order to hide his signature. Obviously, it takes him to Gotham Harbor, and as gross as the water may be, it’s better than being experimented on. So he jumps in while in his ghost form.
Then he transforms into… swamp mermaid? I’m not 100% sure what to call it, but he looks like a mermaid that would live in a swamp or a polluted area — one with radioactive waste. For some reason, in my head, he looks like a mermaid eel that becomes somewhat translucent as you go down the tail — seeing, the tail’s skeleton, and with fiddly flowing bits along the sides. So think a mix of ghost fish and radioactive fish type of thing, I guess.
But anyway, he’s staying there, and it’s successfully keeping the Guys in White off his track.
Obviously, Gotham being Gotham, he’s seen briefly, and a legend starts forming around him. One day, Signal — of all people — who is nearing the end of his shift, goes to check it out because of his abilities. And what he finds is Danny or, in his case, this majestic radioactive mermaid — saving a puppy or some sort of animal from drowning in the river, picking them up and swimming them to shore.
You can go any direction with this, but I find it funny and cute if Duke slowly starts falling in love with Danny. What happens after that? Your choice.
In this world everyone has animal characteristics[ears, tails, wings, ect]. Mammals are the most common, then avians/bats, reptiles/amphibians, sea creatures, and then lastly insects which are the most rare. What characteristics a person gets isn't linked to lineage, someone born between a bear and a dog can end up a stingray, none of its really understood.
Now, onto the part you actually care about.
Due to how rough Gotham is, most people with prey characteristics tend to leave as quickly as possible, so seeing a bunny rabbit in Gotham is strange, and thats why Danny stood out so much.
Huge, long black ears, and a tiny whisp of a black tail with white underfluff, and tiny claws on his hands. Sure, he was tall and lengthy which was a little strange for a rabbit, but he was a rabbit all the same.
Because Danny's a rabbit, nobody expects him to last long, Gotham was bad enough for dogs and bears and wolves and such, it would hell for a little bunny.
And just like people expected, Danny got targeted a lot- except he didn't run away, or cower. Sure, he tried to avoid conflict, but when conflict came to him, he fought back. With precision, and viciousness nobody expected from a rabbit, Danny punched and swiped, his clawed hands a flurry of hits similar boxing, leaving Danny's would be attackers a bruised, scratched up, and bloody mess.
And after a few of these attacks, it clicks: Danny is not a rabbit, He is a hare.
Basically: Hare!Danny moved to Gotham because who knows why, gets mistaken as a bunny, and everyone thinks Danny is an easy target. Except that Danny is kewl and beats the crap out of whoever tries to start crap with him.
*Only Danny's characteristics were important, so I didn't think for anyone else so thats up to you(except please let Harley Quin be a hyena, it fits her so well!)
*Rather Danny's characteristics change between Human and Ghost is up to you
*Add anything else you want to this, I just liked this basic idea