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-Recording begins-

Spider-Man: Hi folks! I’d like to give a PSA to my usual villains, and anyone else with ideas for the next two months.

Spider-Man: *holds up a brick sized lump of metal* See this? It’s titanium!

Spider-Man: *starts flattening it out and shaping it*

Spider-Man: See, we all know that I’m crazy strong, but I never wanna really hurt anybody right? Right. While that hasn’t changed, something very important does right around this time of year.

Spider-Man: *pulls off a glove and pulls a chunk into a long stem with his nails carving lines for added texture*

Spider-Man: See, this is what we like to call exam season. Anybody who knows anything about college can tell you that it drives people up the wall, and I already climb mine when I’m antsy.

Spider-Man: *starts winding the thin sheet around the stem, delicately crimping petals in place*

Spider-Man: I do wanna be clear that this isn’t a threat, okay? I’m still not interested in crossing the line, which brings me to my point.

Spider-Man: *throws the titanium rose at the brick wall behind him, stem first, and embeds it all the way through*

Spider-Man: /That/ was restrained because I could focus enough to have full control. If I’m extremely tired or otherwise distracted, there’s just as much risk of me slipping up as someone operating heavy machinery. I’m probably not going to remember what sleep is for two whole months, so remember!

Spider-Man: *pulls out a brick and snaps it like a cookie*

Peter fucking Parker: Don’t.

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Teenage Damian: Father, I have something very important to tell you. Richard has assured me it will not change your view of me, and I am holding you to that.

Bruce, thinking another kid is coming out: of course Damian. You are my kid, that will not change

Damian: *nods and takes a deep breath*

Damian: As you are aware, there has been a concerning increase of bats and they have risked disturbing the signals and various memorabilia due to them

Damian: There are more that are flying or stationing themselves around lower to the ground, and I have overheard you and Gordon wondering if they are diseased or rabid.

Bruce, officially lost: hn

Damian: The reason there's been an uptick of bats inside the main part of the cave is due to me feeding and befriending them

Bruce:

Damian: They prefer kiwi and strawberries

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an important distinction 🐦 more chapter art for door, opening.

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reds and blues

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There was a legend whispered amongst the ghosts of the Ghost Zone, one that struck fear even in the most powerful specters. A prophecy, old as time itself, claiming that the great Pariah Dark—once sealed away—would rise again and claim an heir. That heir would be a halfling, a being of both human and ghostly essence, powerful enough to rule at his side.

Danny wished he had never heard of it.

He never believed in ghost prophecies, never cared for them. But Pariah’s forces—his loyal, fanatical knights—believed. And now, as they loomed over his family and friends, spectral swords to their throats, Danny found himself trapped.

His hands trembled at his sides, fists clenched so tightly his nails dug into his palms. He could take them. He could fight. But the moment he moved, they’d strike. He’d seen the madness in their glowing eyes, the unwavering devotion to their king.

“Decide, boy,” growled Fright Knight, the most loyal of Pariah’s forces, his blade inches from Jazz’s throat. “Accept your fate or watch them fall.”

Danny swallowed hard. His heart hammered against his ribs, a desperate drumbeat that screamed at him to run, to fight, to do anything—but he couldn’t risk it. His family’s terrified eyes were locked onto him, waiting. Hoping.

His voice was hoarse when he spoke. Low, reluctant, barely above a whisper.

“In the name of your lord Pariah Dark… I order you to let go of these humans.”

A pulse of ectoplasmic energy washed over him as he transformed. Rings of light slid over his body, replacing blue with green, black with white, warmth with chilling cold. Danny Phantom stood in his place, but he had never felt less like a hero.

The knights bowed immediately, spectral chains of oaths binding them to his words. They released Jazz. Sam. Tucker. His parents. All of them.

And Danny… felt sick.

Pariah’s sigil burned against his wrist, sealing his fate.

He was the dark prince now. Whether he wanted to be or not.

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So, Waylon adopts Danny.

•—•~•—•Crocodile Dad•—•~•—•

Waylon wasn’t quite sure how he acquired a kid.

In fact, Waylon doesn’t even think he had actually chose himself to keep him. Instead he thinks that this kid chose him.

Right now, the small and skinny black-haired boy who’d inserted himself into his life was sat at the table his weapon’s engineer used to work. Tinkering at the bits and pieces scattered over the messy surface while Waylon himself hovered nearby.

“Are you sure that’s safe for you to be messing with kiddo?” The large, scaled man called to the boy, a hint of concern peeking through the southern twang in his accent. Elongating is ‘O’s and ‘E’s and ‘A’s.

“Yeah, it’s fine, I used to work on my parents experiments in their lab all the time,” The boy called back, and— unironically— it didn’t soothe his anxiety.

��That don’t make me feel any better squirt.”

“Well? Too bad.” This twig was going to be the cause of all Waylon’s fictitious gray hairs, he was calling it now.

Instead of lecturing the kid on safety, Waylon simply ruffled his hair with his large, clawed hands and left him to his devices.

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Exciting news!

ILGR has gained its first permanent resident! He will be introduced to his new habitat soon - keep an eye out for updates!

In the meantime, ILGR is asking the public to submit names for this little guy! What should we call him? Please submit your name ideas via the "Comments" button on this post.

Thank you for your continuing support of our endeavors, and as always: Ad Astra Per Parvum!

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Hal Jordan finds Danny hiding on the moon

The watchtower had been picking up weird signals from the moon. The Oa had been receiving them as well. So they sent Hal Jordan to check.

Hal didn’t know what he expected, but it wasn’t a humanoid boy sitting on the edge of a crater, with frozen tears falling from his eyes. A kid, who looked almost exactly like an earth teenager if it wasn’t for the white hair, pale skin and bright green eyes that shone like flashlight, was sobbing as if his whole world had been shattered.

Hal couldn’t leave him to cry alone.

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Worthwhile (click for clarity)

I think a lot of people are already aware, but I LOVE it when I make Jazz tall, long, and creepy. Something about the thought of her being like a model, beautiful and tall, but when people look at her for too long and go, ‘wait a minute, is a real person supposed to look like that…?’ is really delightful to me XD

I actually made this a while ago, but I could never find an opportunity to post it…

Image description:

Panel 1 has an image of Jason and Jazz standing together. However, instead of looking normal, Jazz is faceless, scribbled over with black and looks very elongated and unnatural. She leans over a brightly smiling Jason like a monster. Jason has his arm on around her waist, while a clawed, withered hand rests on his shoulder, presumably Jazz’s.

Damian narrates: My brother recently got a girlfriend.

Panel 2 has an image of Damian’s terrified face. He looks extremely unsettled and frightened. He continues narrating throughout the entire comic.

D: I think she’s the most terrifying thing I’ve seen.

Panel 3 has him standing in the background as a little chibi, shocked as Stephanie and Tim approach Jazz without any hesitation, seemingly accepting her “horrifying��� visage. Jazz’s face cannot be seen, only her long red hair.

D: Though no one else seems to notice but me.

Panel 4 has an image of Damian flinching backwards as Jazz’s clawed hand reaches for him. He looks terrified of her. Jazz’s body cannot be seen, only the hand.

D: But even if she’s horrifying

Panel 5 has Damian ducking downwards, closing his eyes, as Jazz’s hand finally reaches him, patting his head. Her hand is surprisingly not scary-looking, but instead, human.

Panel 6 has Damian looking shocked and confused, reaching up to touch his head as a little chibi in the background as Jazz slides out of view, nothing being seen but her red hair, as she leaves.

D: *continuing the narration from panel 3* She has never hurt any of us.

Panel 7 has an image of Jazz’s back again, her skin still being scribbled over and with only her long red hair being shown. She looms over Jason, who’s beaming up at her, supposedly completely oblivious to her terrifying looks.

D: So if you chose someone like her, ahki…

Panel 8 has Jason and Jazz together again, noses touching as they smile at each other, completely wrapped up in one another. There is finally a glimpse of Jazz’s face and she looks normal, smiling happily as Jason beams at her. She is also of a more normal height, although still taller than Jason.

D: Then surely, there is something worthwhile about her….?

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Apprentice of the Butler

AKA "Alfred Pennyworth hires an interim butler while he recuperates from a Rogue attack. Who better than adoption bait Danny Fenton?" prompt!!

Okay, so imagine Danny moves to Gotham to pursue astrophysics at Gotham-U but he's having a surprisingly difficult time keeping a job. Every time he gets hired, the place gets burned down or blown up by Rogues; it's like he's catnip for trouble. Somehow, he's always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

And Alfred Pennyworth also happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. He's at the Gotham Market Co-op, where Danny's been recently hired, and suddenly it's gassed by Scarecrow's Fear Toxin. All the employees and customers scramble to put on their gas masks, but Danny's new enough that he has no idea what's happening. He's suddenly seeing Fright Knight, Dark Pariah, and the GIW. So, he Goes Ghost, defeats all of Scarecrow's goonies, and saves the day! If only his boss would think so, too.

Uh, no. Apparently Danny's now on a Wanted List as an undocumented meta?? And his boss can't be investigated by the GCPD (he's, like, four years behind on taxes and has been dodging the IRS for longer), so he regretfully has to let Danny go. But, hey! Maybe if he becomes a documented meta, he can get hired back. Except Danny can't because the GIW can access the meta registration database and he'll be found out faster than he can leave Gotham.

So, Danny's fired again.

And Alfred "Pride & Honor" Pennyworth?? He's not gonna let the child who saved him (because Scarecrow absolutely was going to snatch the Wayne's butler, who better to take hostage than a billionaire's publicly beloved Father Figure??) possibly become homeless. It's clear the kid is a college student and is barely scraping by, probably paying way too much for room and board at Gotham-U. And... maybe his wrist hurts a bit from a fall. He's older now, it's not impossible that he'd get a sprain or a broken bone. (Plus, Alfred knows the look. The same one as Dick, Jason, Tim, even Bruce. There's an immense grief in those small shoulders, fear and loneliness.)

Cue Alfred hiring Danny on as an interim butler while he recuperates (oh, he's terribly injured, thank you so much for helping me, my boy-). And Danny can't say no. I mean, this old man got injured during the Rogue attack he was apart of! And he's asking for help! And it's also nice to have some money. And a bed and... oh, God, he's working for a billionaire frootloop. Uh-oh.

(Alfred absolutely doesn't tell Bruce about his new son apprentice. It's worth it to see Bruce's eyes glaze over as sees a black-haired teenager standing in the kitchen with Alfred, then doing a double take when he realizes it isn't Jason. And the others are banned from the kitchen, so who is this child in his house?? It's not Kon or Jon either??)

Meanwhile, Danny is actually having a great time with Mr. Pennyworth!! The older man is kind, soft-spoken, and really knows his stuff. Danny really enjoys learning how to cook, especially because none of the food comes alive to fight him. Eventually the Batfam just become used to seeing Danny in the kitchens, gardens, around the house with Alfred. He's a cute kid, always smiling and talking about his college classes. He has effortless sarcastic banter with both Damian and Jason, bonds with Tim about some kind of difficult mechanical mathematics or something, trades dad jokes with Dick. He even manages to win over Cass, Steph, Duke, and Babs.

The only one Danny doesn't truly seem to like is Bruce Wayne, although he never outright disrespects him, since he pays the bills and Danny's midwestern manners kick in. Bruce is confused and very concerned because why is this kid literally glaring daggers at him all the time?? Is he going to poison Bruce's coffee?? Danny's just trying to figure out if Bruce Wayne is a "collects vintage dentures" or "keeps teenagers locked in his basement" type of billionaire frootloop. (He'd kinda prefer the kidnapping, Danny does not want to go looking for a wine cellar and find an entire basement of old teeth.)

Bonus if Bruce tries to subtly win the boy over and Danny's just like, squinting at him, white-knuckling a frying pan and muttering, "That's exactly what someone who collects teeth would say..."

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Damian, on his way to meet Batman for the first time, managed to find and break a Time Amulet. Clockwork is not pleased.

He was looking around the cargo hold of the plane he was on, bored, and found it.

Then he broke it trying to use it as a throwing star.

Time stopped.

Clockwork appeared.

"You are...irresponsible. Your time is warped. Your body is not the age it should be. You need more time to grow mentally. Your punishment will also be a blessing; I will correct your age."

Boom; four years of accelerated aging gone in an instant.

Damian is now six years old.

For those who don't get it; Damian was literally aged up by four years.

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Damian and Danny are dating. Part two.

Author's notes: This chapter is a like a month before the first part of Damian and Danny are dating (the first one happens in spring, this one happens during winter break).

“I still think I should go as well.” Damian says as he leans against Danny’s bedroom’s door.

The now seventeen years old is wearing a simple dark green sweatshirt, black jeans and his favorite combat boots, his natural scowling eyebrows even more scrunched in distaste as he watches his boyfriend packing a cozy looking hoodie into a travel suitcase that already has some other pieces of clothing inside.

Danny smiles tenderly at his boyfriend’s words and turns his head to look at him. “I’m just going to my doctor’s appointment.” He states with amused voice.

“Yes, in Norway.”

It is currently winter break and Damian and Danny have been dating for almost three months and the youngest of the Wayne’s has been nothing but the most perfect gentleman, but right now Danny is experiencing what he knows must be one of the downsides of having an active vigilante as a romantic partner and that is the overprotectiveness. Danny gets it, he is a retired vigilante after all, and above that he is still a protector spirit – he will not admit nothing aloud but every shade and blob in Gotham knows to go to him in case something happens to his Robin –, but he can take care of himself. He had been present when Jason has told Damian about how he chases away muggers or protects the neighborhood kids from bullies, but Damian cannot help but worry… Danny loves it despite how annoying it’s being right now.

Norway… right. Danny thinks as he stops packing and goes to Damian, tenderly hugging his waist as Damian wounds his arms around Danny’s shoulders. Danny feels awful for lying to his boyfriend but neither of them have talked about the other side of their coins… it’s too soon to talk about Robin or Phantom. “It’s not my fault the doc lives in Norway.”

“Why not find a new one here in the states?”

“Frosty has been taking care of me since my accident, Damian.” Danny gently reminds.

“Then remind me why I cannot accompany you?” Damian loathes the trust Danny has in this stranger. Logically Damian understands but a part of him can’t shake the feeling of jealousy and worry. Danny is going to the other side of the world to see this man. No one knows what could happen in the way! As a professional hero, Damian knows how quickly things can go south and just thinking about his Daniel – his heart, his soul, his light – getting hurt makes him want to vomit.

“Because a), you already have plans with your family.” Danny says as he and Damian lock gazes.

Plans that included you but you had to go ahead of yourself and decided to go to Norway to see some strange man. Damian thinks.

“And b)…” Danny breaks the hug and instead holds Damian’s hands. “Because I am not ready for you see that side of me.” He confesses. “I am not ready to show you all of me yet, Damian. As much as I like you, how much I trust you, there are things that I’m still scared to tell you or to show you… tell me, do you feel ready to show all of you to me?”

And at that Damian halts, his vibrant green eyes locking with breath taking ice-blue and he sees something deep in Danny’s eyes, deep and… dark… and he realizes, he is not ready either.

Damian closes his eyes and takes a deep breath that he lets out slowly through his nose. When he opens his eyes again, he says a solemn. “No. I’m not ready either.”

Danny smiles, his smile small, sweet and understanding and caresses Damian’s cheek. “It’s too soon for both of us… let’s give ourselves time. I’ve learnt that it is a wise teacher.”

“No truer words have ever been said.” C.W. materializes form behind Damian, making both teens flinch and turn to look at him with wide open eyes.

“Of course that you wouldn’t miss me saying that aloud.” Danny says as he directs a deadpan stare at his ‘uncle’.

C.W. sends an accomplice smile at his ‘nephew’ before starting to speak. “I just wanted to know if you had already finished packing. We leave in an hour after all.”

“I’m almost done.” Danny says as he walks towards the travel suitcase on his bed.

“Thank you for driving us to the airport, Damian.” C.W. tells the youngest Wayne.

“You’re welcome, Woodlock. I just want to accompany Daniel as long as I’m allowed to for now.”

“You worry too much. Though, given Daniel’s disposition to get into uncanny circumstances…

“I’m right here, Clocky.” Danny complains aloud as he finally closes his travel suitcase.

C.W. chuckles good naturedly at his young ward’s response.

“I’m good to go.” Danny announces as he carries his luggage.

They take Danny’s old, franken-jeep wrangler.

Damian is driving, Danny is in the co-pilot seat and C.W. in on the back with the luggage. On the way back Damian is going to take the car to the manor, where it will be safe from any potential robbery attempt, and when Danny and C.W. are back Damian is going to go pick them in the wrangler and leave the car with its rightful owner.

“Call me as soon as you land.” Damian pleads as he holds Danny’s face between his callused hands.

“I promise.” Danny states with a soft smile on his lips.

They share a kiss – many – before the voice of one of the flight attendants calls for the remaining passengers to start boarding the plane.

Damian watches the plane fly away and once it’s out of his view he takes out his cellphone and proceeds to activate the tracker he put in Danny’s christmas gift – an elegant yet simple bracelet made out of white gold and onyx beads –.

In the plane Danny and C.W. are already settled down when the halfa casually comments “Dami activated the tracker.” While he looks at his ridiculously expensive accessory that his silly boyfriend gave him on the first winter holidays they shared as a couple.

“Put a space shield around it before we cross the veil on Norway.” C.W. responds just as casually as he proceeds to read a thick, old book from times forgotten.

Danny nods his head once, looks lovingly at the bracelet and gives it a kiss. He hates lying to Damian but for now this is the best for both of them.

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How did the other ghosts react to LBM? I bet some wanted to keep it.

no one can resist the puppy dog eyes.

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“who’s the top??” “who’s the bottom?” “blank is such a bottom-“ “so and so is taller so they’re the top-“ listen guys. it’s whichever one has a harder time being vulnerable. that’s the bottom

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City of Stars…

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Found an old sketch from like a year ago so I figured I'd finish it up

I think when they all go off to college it'd be really funny if Sam and Tucker just,,,, forget that ghost stuff is out of the norm for most of the world and also that Danny's famous