#… and look you fit the adoption requirements. Run while you can Danny

[fuck-you-too-world]

I would love to read a story where Danny become a psychologist in Gotham :D

Danny going around cleaning up headstones and placks in cemeteries and graveyards. Graveyards and cemetery’s are considered the resting places for the dead, so when he’s there he just super relaxed and safe feeling.

That’s how he meets superheroes/vigilantes/antiheroes/villains/civilians/side characters from different cities.

He just gives them advice on mourning and basically lends them an ear or shoulder for a few days before he goes to the next cemetery.

Eventually Danny runs into one of the Bat fam in a Gotham cemetery and they ask him what he’s doing, he’s completely distracted in a really calm state from the dead resting place vibes and says something cryptic about even empty graves deserving care while cleaning up a grave.

Right in-front of Jason’s grave.

[five-rivers]

Adoption

Based on a prompt by @fabnamessuggestedbytumbler for the Phic Phight! An excuse for Lost Time fluff? Don't mind if I do...

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The Ghost Zone had a legal system. A court system. A prison system. A police system. A set of established rules. There were even lawyers.

In theory.

In reality the courts (Observants) refused to look at anything that wasn't world ending. Every group had their own, private prison. The police made up their own rules and, even then, broke them regularly. The actual rules had gone several hundred years without an update and referred to places, organizations, and customs that no longer existed. The lawyers were all clinically depressed. That's what happens when there's no active, unifying head of state for hundreds of years.

Still. Every so often a sufficiently foolish ghost, possessed of a brave purpose, would attempt to navigate the ruins of the legal system. Few made it out alive.

(True, being ghosts, they didn't necessarily go into it alive, but it's the thought that counts.)

But those who did make it out (metaphorically) alive, did so with prizes... well, not great enough, but something enough to convince others to make the attempt. Hence Clockwork's current location and headache.

"Sign the paper, Walker," snapped Clockwork.

"That would be against the rules," said Walker, leaning back in his stupid chair. Clockwork's nonexistent spine hurt just from looking at it.

Maybe he should give himself a spine, just so he'd have a reason to feel this way.

"How," he began, "would it be against the rules? This form needs to be signed by a law enforcement official that has seen or witnessed conclusive evidence the child in question being abused by their natural parents. That is you."

"Yes, but the law enforcement officer must first get a warrant approved by an appropriate court in order to collect such evidence," countered Walker.

"Not if the official came across the evidence or act of abuse while pursuing a different case or simply following standard operating procedure. You saw them shoot at him. His mother put a gun to his head. Have mercy, Walker. I know you don't like him, but he is a child who needs guidance. Not a criminal."

"He's a criminal in my books," said Walker.

"What he did was hardly a crime."

"Jailbreak is a crime!"

"Not if one is unjustly imprisoned," said Clockwork. "He was attempting to remove the foreign object." No matter that possessing material-plane items wasn't an actual crime.

"He let others escape!"

"And what were they imprisoned for?"

Walker grumbled. "Some of them are dangerous, and even he knew that," said Walker, nodding at the file spread over his desk.

"Consider it a cry for help. While you were watching him," stalking him, Clockwork did not say, "on the material plane, did he really strike you as criminally inclined? Or perhaps he was simply confused and scared? One thousand years is a very long time in human terms. The targets of his Obsession would have died. Even if he did commit a misdemeanor, he would have rightly been granted clemency, or at least had his sentence deferred."

Walker frowned.

"That's not what this is about, is it? You covering up a mistake?"

"No," said Walker.

Clockwork blinked, quickly running through potential futures. "No one will care that you crossed the veil without authorization. No one who can do anything about it, in any case."

"There'll be an investigation if I sign that there piece of paper. What's the big deal, anyway? Like you said, humans don't live that long. Just wait fifty years."

"They almost ended him," said Clockwork. "He's a child. Do you really want that on your conscience? With the knowledge that you could have stopped it?"

Sighing, Walker picked up his pen.

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Danny went to school. Mainly, he went because he didn't know what else to do. He needed the routine, even if the routine was a lie and he felt like trash.

"You could have stayed," whispered Sam, as his hand inched towards the bandages on his chest for the fifth time that morning. "They wouldn't have noticed you."

Danny shook his head. His hand shook more. He put it back in his lap. "It wouldn't have been right. Besides, I need a passing grade in this class, right?" He couldn't get another F, or his parents would kill him, except- except- except-

They had already tried to kill him.

Everything had gone so much worse than he had ever imagined- No. That wasn't quite right. It had gone- It had...

At least he hadn't been cut open.

(Much.)

"Mr. Fenton?"

Danny jumped, banging his knees painfully on the underside of his desk. He looked up, wildly, tensing himself to flee, only the fact that he was currently human keeping his powers from activating.

(Well, that and... what had been done to him.)

When had Mr. Lancer gotten there?

"What?" he asked, breathlessly.

"Are- Are you alright, Mr. Fenton?"

"I'm fine," Danny said. He wasn't. His ghost half was urging him to go find a nice, dark, quiet, safe corner to hide in, preferably one in the Ghost Zone, his heart was hammering out of his chest, he'd spent the night not-sleeping in one of the guestrooms in Sam's house, and that was before even touching on his injuries.

He forced a smile. Mr. Lancer was one of the few teachers who hadn't given up on him, which was alternately touching and frustrating.

"You look sick," said Mr. Lancer. "Are you sure you don't want to call home?"

Danny's heart stuttered, his core painfully cold. "I'm sure," he said.

"Today is a project day," said Mr. Lancer. "You wouldn't be missing anything in this class, and I can talk to your other teachers."

"No, I'm fine."

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The legal clerk for the family court was the kind of ghost who seemed to have fused with her role. The sleeves and collar of her shirt melded seamlessly with her skin. Her nails were brass pen nibs. The lenses of her glasses were part of her face.

She lived in either the basement or the attic of this particular building, depending on how one oriented themselves, among barely-organized stacks of books and papers. There were parchment scrolls and stone tablets, too, the later often re-purposed as elements of the room's furniture. Green-marbled filing cabinets grew out of the walls, and electronic somethings glittered out of the shadows.

The clerk had been reviewing Clockwork's paperwork for literal days. Rather, she would have been, if Clockwork hadn't surreptitiously dropped a time medallion around her neck and stopped time.

She hummed, thoughtfully. "In this document, you are using the pronoun tsai to refer to the adoptee. Are you certain you don't mean tusui? Or perhaps chahe?"

"Absolutely," said Clockwork. The intimation that he wasn't fluent in nchabhatsi was insulting. On the other hand, the requirement for that particular piece of paperwork to be in the language was also, in his opinion, rather ridiculous. Many ghosts, especially the recently dead, did not know nchabhatsi.

"The adoptee is liminal?"

"Yes," said Clockwork.

"Hmm." She stood up and flew from her desk to an inverted bookshelf anchored to the ceiling. From a box she took a huge sheaf of papers, and blew an amount of dust from them that was unhealthy even to a ghost. "It has been a while since we used these," she said, giving Clockwork a faded-ivory smile. "You'll need to fill these out and have them notarized by the proper officials before you can proceed. Liminal spirits are so rare, after all! They require special care. Oh!" Her hands fluttered. "And I'll have to get in contact with our liminality expert. That may take some time."

"If you can give me their name," said Clockwork, "I will take care of it." He gingerly took the stack of slightly-decayed paper. Had it really been so long since a partly-human child had been adopted? Probably.

"Oh, you're such a dear," said the clerk, not noticing the sudden absence of the medallion around her neck. "But that paperwork won't do itself, and-"

"It's done," said Clockwork. Fulfilling some of the new requirements had been more challenging than others and avoiding a paradox had taken considerable self-control, but what good were his temporal abilities if he couldn't use them for personal gain now and again? None at all.

"Ah," said the clerk.

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Familiar, and very loud, voices spilled from the hallway near the office. Danny, one hand on his locker, trying to remember his combination, froze like a deer in headlights. His heartbeat picked up, his core buzzed frantically. He couldn't move. Grey crept in along the edges of his vision.

"... not him. It was never him! He's dead-"

"Mrs. Fenton, Mr. Fenton, I'm not sure what you're getting at, here, but your son has been at school all day, and we-"

"A ghost killed him and took his place! It's been playing a sick game with us this whole time!"

"Danny would never have gotten grades like this. We should have noticed the lower intellect right away, if nothing else."

"That's-" spluttered Mr. Lancer. "You- Daniel's work is exemplary, what little of it he turns in. I'm going to have to ask you to go back to the office-"

"No! Not until that piece of ectoplasmic scum is wiped from the face of the Earth!"

"Danny," said Tucker, much closer. "Are you okay? What's wrong?"

Right. Ghostly super hearing. Tucker and Sam, staring at him with concern, couldn't know.

"They're here," he managed, the words like sandpaper in his throat.

Sam uttered a word that would have sent her mother into a screeching fit. "We need to get you out of here," she said putting a hand on his back and pushing him down the hall.

"I'll run interference," said Tucker. "Make sure they can't follow you in the GAV."

"Good thinking," said Sam.

"Call me when you're safe," said Tucker, peeling off, presumably to hack the GAV.

"Danny, breathe," ordered Sam, as she propelled him through the double doors at the back of the school. "We're going to get you through this."

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Clockwork had resorted to trapping the legal complex in a massive temporal bubble. Not the neatest solution, true, and it seemed to encourage the various functionaries, regulators, and bureaucrats to take even more time to process even the simplest request, but at least it would keep Daniel's suffering in the meantime to a minimum.

However, that didn't change the fact that he had been bouncing back and forth between the various floors of the building like a ping-pong ball, never getting closer to the solitary family court judge, for well over a subjective year. He was exhausted, frustrated, and he missed Daniel.

"You will be able to provide steady, stable access to the adoptee's preferred haunt?" asked his present interviewer.

"Yes," said Clockwork, dully. The room was ringed with runes that prevented deception of any kind.

"You will be able to provide shelter adequate for both his ghostly and human form?"

"Yes," said Clockwork. He had answered these questions so many times before.

"You have taken the mandated class on liminality?"

"Yes," said Clockwork. He was beginning to understand why other ghosts just gave up and sought extralegal solutions.

"You are aware of a liminal spirit's developmental and emotional needs?"

"Yes," said Clockwork. This was just so boring.

"And are you able to satisfy those needs?"

"Yes," said Clockwork. If only it would end.

The interviewer nodded. "Then we're done here," he said.

"Ye- What? Does that mean I can see the judge?" asked Clockwork, hopefully.

"No. That means that your adoption motion can move on to the next stage," said the interviewer. "Our liminality expert will examine your arrangements and determine whether or not they are sufficient, and we will contact law enforcement to follow up on your claim that the adoptee is being abused."

Clockwork bit back a groan. At least he was making progress.

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They cut through the empty field behind the school, angling back toward the surrounding neighborhood. The grass came up to their chests, except where there were holes, mounds, and gouges from ghost fights. When there was one in the school, Danny tried to bring it out here, so people wouldn't get hurt.

He wasn't often successful.

Sam led the way. Danny felt- He felt ashamed. If his powers were working, he would be able to fly them away, or at least turn them invisible. This would all be so much easier. He could have taken care of himself, and Sam and Tucker wouldn't get in trouble, because they would definitely get in trouble for this. But he couldn't.

He couldn't even convince his parents that he was himself. He had to screw that up, too.

Before, he had thought, worse case scenario would be that they'd try to 'fix' him, to remove his ghost half, or maybe they'd think he was overshadowed. At least, he'd convinced himself of that, convinced himself that dissection would be off the table if he ever told them, that they would still love him. Maybe they might still want to do tests, but they'd love him. They wouldn't want to hurt him.

But he had been so, so wrong. They didn't believe him. They thought he had killed himself, replaced himself.

They had tried to cut him open.

(They succeeded.)

His core shuddered at the memory.

At least, though, there hadn't been any ghost attacks today. He wouldn't have been able to fight anything stronger than the Box Ghost. Heck, he might have lost to the Box Ghost. Like this, he would have to leave the ghosts to his parents, Valerie, or the GIW, none of which were particularly good options for the hunters, the ghosts, or the innocent bystanders of Amity Park.

His core pulsed uncomfortably at the thought of any of them getting hurt, including his parents.

He flinched. His core had been very jumpy, very active ever since... it... happened. Usually it only did this while he was in ghost form, and was otherwise almost dormant.

"Are you okay?" asked Sam. "Is it hurting?" She was the one who had bandaged him up last night.

"We can't stop now," said Danny.

Sam flattened her lips. "That isn't an answer. As soon as we get somewhere quiet, I'm checking you out, okay?"

"Yeah," said Danny.

When they reached the short fence, Sam gave him a boost to get over and they made their way into the suburb. There was a small library branch down the road a ways. It had a small family bathroom that Sam and Tucker had patched Danny up in before. It would be a good place to regroup before trying to put as much distance between them and Danny's parents as possible.

"We could take the city bus, I think," said Sam. "There's a stop outside the library. Maybe we could go to Elmerton?"

"Maybe," said Danny.

"Any ETA on Jazz since last night?"

Danny shook his head. "She couldn't get a flight. She's taking a Greyhound. Won't be here 'til-"

There was a beep. Danny stopped breathing. That could have been anything, a phone, a watch, a car, something from a building, but something about it tickled at Danny's brain as wrong.

"There is a ghost twenty feet in front of you."

The whine of a charging ectogun-

Sam slammed into his side, and they both fell. Danny felt the cut on his chest begin to bleed again, and he curled around it protectively. It hurt so much more than it should, and Danny wondered if that was because ghosts were ultimately shaped by their minds and his was in so much pain right now.

His parents had just shot at him. From behind. Not ghost him, Phantom him, either. Human him.

They hated him. All of him. Not just half of him.

His ghost sense went off. Because things could always get worse for Danny and the universe apparently hated him.

He struggled into a sitting position and blinked, confused. There were people surrounding him, protecting him, standing between him and his parents. Sam was shouting. Danny couldn't make out what she was saying, what anyone was saying, not with his heart pounding in his ears.

"Kid," said one man, shaking his shoulder. "Are you okay?"

Danny considered that. "No," he said, finally.

The man pulled a phone from his pocket and began saying something about calling the hospital. Normally, Danny would be worried about that, but he was looking for the ghosts. It was possible one of the more benevolent spirits that haunted Amity Park had happened across the scene, but, somehow, Danny doubted it.

His ghost sense went off again. He whimpered.

His people were in danger.

Ghosts usually came for him (he was leading them here, an evil ghost, causing all this trouble, murderer), or at least attacked him first, to get rid of him as a threat. He staggered to his feet. He had to get away. Still clutching his chest, he turned and bolted.

Almost at once, he was surrounded by ghosts in police gear. Walker's goons. Definitely stronger than the Box Ghost. Still, he was going to at least try to fight. He put his fists up. Maybe some of them would be dumb enough not to phase out of the way of his stupid human punches.

Then Walker himself descended from the sky.

"Daniel," he said, stiffly.

"Walker," returned Danny. A small part of him was grateful that Walker hadn't called him Phantom and spilled his secret. It was strange, but no ghost had ever seemed particularly inclined to do that, despite how easy it would have been.

"We have a court order to take you into custody," said Walker. "Someone wants to ask you a few questions."

Danny decided today's mood was 'pointless bravado and defiance.' "And why would I want to come with- whoa."

As Danny talked, Walker had taken a piece of paper with strange symbols written on it in green ink out from the inside pocket of his jacket. The symbols made his head spin... Or maybe that was just his injuries catching up with him. His left leg was trembling, and he wasn't sure how much longer it would hold out.

He shook his head, trying to clear it, and focused on Walker. "I have no idea what that says."

Walker sighed. "Just come quietly, son. Make it easier on yourself."

Danny swallowed his discomfort at being called 'son.' "You won't hurt anyone else?" he asked.

"I'm just here for you."

There really wasn't much of a choice. Whether he went quietly or got himself beaten up even more, Walker would win and carry him off. Anyone could see that. Besides, ghost prison might be a better alternative than getting dissected by his parents.

He raised his hands in front of him, wrists together. "Go ahead, then," said Danny, flatly.

Walker nodded, and the goons converged on him. The cuffs they put around his wrists glowed green, but they had weight in a way most purely ghostly things didn't. Danny doubted that he'd be able to phase his way out of them, human or ghost. Then they picked him up and the whole swarm started to fly away.

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"Yes, this is my lair," said Clockwork. "I can, however, duplicate and be both here and at the secondary residence I acquired expressly for the purpose of ensuring continuity of Daniel's human life."

The 'liminality expert' grunted. "He's still been here, though, hasn't he?"

"Yes," said Clockwork. "He has."

"And he might be here again in the future."

"Yes. I do plan to have him here, for short periods of time."

"And later, when he sheds his human life?"

"Perhaps."

"Then I need to know, are these up to OSHA standards? Your entire lair needs to be up to OSHA standards."

"They're time viewers and tools for unraveling paradoxes. OSHA, even the OSHA of the far future, does not regulate these items," said Clockwork. "Why, in the name of time, do you even need to know? Surely, OSHA didn't even exist the last time a liminal child was adopted."

"Well," said the expert, slightly sheepish. "No. But regulations state that all residences must be safe for children by both human and ghost standards."

"Then OSHA is not what you should be using," said Clockwork. "OSHA is the set of rules for occupational health and safety."

"Ah," said the expert. "Then we can move right along to the next check mark, shall we?"

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"Hi," said a cheerful voice.

Danny looked up from his contemplation of the examination room table and glared balefully at the ghost who had just entered the door. They didn't seem to be affected. But then, why would they be? Danny was handcuffed to the table and clearly not a threat.

"I'm the interviewer," said the featureless ghost. "Do you know why you're here?"

"No," said Danny.

"Well," said the interviewer, "I work for the eighth authorized family court of the Infinite Realms, we're actually the only one right now, but there used to be more, and a little while ago, an adoption request was filed on your behalf."

Danny blinked and made a face. "You mean, someone stole my identity in ghost court?"

"No, no," said the interviewer, waving one amorphous hand. "Not at all. I mean to say, I ghost filed a request to legally adopt you."

"Who?" asked Danny. "Not Vlad?" Vlad was the only ghost he could think of who had demonstrated any interest in adopting him.

"No, that's not the name listed here."

"Plasmius?" asked Danny, still cringing internally.

"No."

"Then who?"

"Clockwork."

"What, seriously?" Danny liked Clockwork, and he liked to think that Clockwork liked him back, that they were friends, but the older ghost always seemed somewhat aloof.

"Yes, he was very serious. Now. I have a number of questions I need to ask you." They took out a small, glowing crystal, and set it on the table. "Do you know what this is?"

"No?" said Danny.

"It's a record crystal," said the ghost. "But one of its other functions is that it can sense deception, and record when in an interview it is being used. Go ahead, say something you know is false."

"I... like toast?"

The crystal's glow dimmed slightly before returning to its previous level.

"There, see? Very useful, don't you think?"

"I guess," said Danny. He didn't know how to feel about this. Any of this. What would ghost adoption even mean? He trusted Clockwork, but this felt like too much, too fast. He hadn't even properly processed what had happened with his parents a few hours ago.

"Right. So. We'll start with an easy one, then. Is your name Daniel Janus James Fenton-Phantom, also known as Danny Phantom, or simply Danny or Phantom?"

"Yes," said Danny, eyeing the crystal warily.

"And what would you prefer to go by, for the purposes of this interview?"

"Phantom," said Danny.

"Alright then, Phantom," said the interviewer, "could you please tell me where you primarily reside?"

"Fentonworks," said Danny, "in Amity Park." So far, he hadn't really had a reason to lie. All of this was common knowledge for both his human and ghostly acquaintances.

"And what would you consider to be your haunt?"

"My what?"

"Your haunt. The territory that you have metaphysically claimed."

"I- I don't really understand."

"Is there an area that you feel compelled to defend against hostile persons? An area in which non-hostile ghosts defer to you?"

"I- Yeah. I guess. Amity Park. And some of the bits around it, too."

"The entire city?"

"I guess? I don't know," said Danny. "Is that weird?"

"It would be unusual," said the interviewer.

Danny really wished the interviewer had an expression he could read. Or even just something approximating a face.

"Now, do you feel safe in your home? In 'Fentonworks?'"

The correct answer to that question would be no, but he wasn't sure he should answer. What if this was some kind of elaborate trick?

"We can come back to that," said the interviewer. "Are there any other places where you do feel safe?"

"I mean, sure?" said Danny. He fidgeted.

"Would you please share some of those places?"

"School, I guess?" Except that he got beaten up there all the time and his parents had hunted him down there and he had to escape and... Yeah.

The crystal dimmed. Danny grimaced.

"Ah," said the interviewer. "Anywhere else?"

"My friends houses," said Danny. "And the Far Frozen." To his relief, this time, the crystal stayed bright.

"Have you ever been to Clockwork's lair?"

"Yeah," said Danny. He slouched in the chair as much as possible. He wasn't sure he should be answering these questions, but he was. Maybe he should stop.

"Do you feel safe there?"

"Not at first, but now I do."

"I see. Why not at first?"

"Clockwork and I didn't meet on great terms and we sort of got into a fight." Maybe that would get the interviewer to stop. They'd decide Clockwork couldn't adopt him and leave. Did Danny want that? He wasn't sure.

"That's more common than one might expect. But you feel safe with him now?"

"Yes."

"Alright, moving on. How old are you?"

"Sixteen."

There was a long, drawn out silence that managed to be skeptical despite the interviewer's lack of a face.

"I know I'm small," said Danny, insulted, "but I am sixteen."

"Excuse my indelicacy, but... how old were you when you died?"

Danny flushed. "Fourteen," he bit out.

"Then you're fourteen."

"It was two years ago. I'm sixteen."

"Fourteen is your natural age," said the ghost. "A ghost's natural age is the age they died at."

"Yeah, but I'm still half human. I'm still aging. So I'm sixteen."

The interviewer shook their head. "As a liminal spirit, your apparant age range is likely larger than a normal child's would be, but your natural age, your true age, is still fourteen. Based on records of liminals, the highest extent of your age range is most likely to be either twenty-one or twenty-eight. That's part of the reason we investigate official adoption request so thoroughly. The relationship may very well last for thousands of years, if not forever."

"Wait, are you saying I could live forever?" asked Danny, incredulous. This was not how he wanted to find out he was immortal. Heck, he didn't want to be immortal.

"I'll admit, my understanding of liminality isn't perfect, but I believe that is the case. Why? Is that problematic?"

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"The results of the law enforcement investigation have come back," said the bureaucrat to whom Clockwork was currently assigned. "As well as an inquiry as to the opinion of the mortal law enforcement arm."

"And?" asked Clockwork. "Their findings?"

The bureaucrat, who had up until that point not displayed evidence that xe possessed any emotions whatsoever, made a face of extreme disgust. "When the officers found the child, the human parents were openly shooting at him. Other humans intervened for long enough for law enforcement to pick him up. Of course, they then felt the need to arrest him and carry him away in handcuffs... I have no idea why I keep at this job, really I don't."

Clockwork's core shifted in worry. His first impulse was to leap up and go comfort Daniel, but he suppressed it. If he left now, he would lose his place in line and have to start over.

"The public nature of the event means that the human police are now investigating the child's circumstances and may recommend that the child be removed from his human parents' custody. If you have a human identity and you are able to gain custody of him there, it will aid your case here."

"I am aware," said Clockwork.

"Well, then," xe said. "I believe this is all in order. Here is your ticket to see the judge. Just show it to the door. You know where it is?"

"I do," said Clockwork, rising.

He had walked by the door several times in his dealings with the various clerks and notaries. The room behind it lay directly in the heart of the family court building, all the other rooms and residents armor for this one.

The door itself was made of dark wood full of eye-shaped knots. As Clockwork approached the door, the eyes opened, watching him. He held up the ticket and the doors swung inward.

Inside was a courtroom, complete with benches, tables, a witness stand, a courtroom recorder, a judge's box, and a judge.

The judge was a one-eyed ghost in pale purple robes. She examined Clockwork.

"We had not foreseen this," she said. "Not until you filed the first motion."

"You were never able to see me clearly," said Clockwork, hoping this would not turn into a power play between himself and the Observants. "Did you receive the relevant paper work, your honor?"

"Yes," she said. "Take a seat, Lord Clockwork."

Clockwork flew to the front of the courtroom and settled himself in the applicant's chair.

The judge leaned forward. "Why are you doing this?" she asked.

"Because I love Daniel, and I believe he deserves more care and protection than he is currently receiving from his biological parents."

The judge waved a clawed hand. "Yes, yes. But you didn't have to go through all of this and get to me in order to do that. You could have just taken him. That's what most people do, nowadays. Ever since the King was sealed and our systems of governance began to decay."

"I believe it is the only way Daniel will truly be safe," said Clockwork, meeting her one eye calmly.

"You want to prevent us from 'interfering.'"

"That would be nice, yes," agreed Clockwork.

"You want this to be binding," accused the judge.

"You say that like it is a bad thing," said Clockwork. "But what else could induce him to fully remove himself from that situation? You see how they treat him. Have you looked at the medical report, yet?"

"I have," said the judge, looking at her desk. "Very well. All the paperwork is in order. I am approving you for a one-month trial period. At the end of the trial period, the status of the child will be assessed. If his state is found to be acceptable, the adoption will be approved and bound. If it is not, this court will take custody of him until such a time as an appropriate guardian can be found." She scribbled something on a piece of paper and then hit it with a stamp. "The probationary bond should be active. You may go."

"Thank you, your honor."

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After the end of the interview, which had become much more distressing than Danny wanted to admit, one of Walker's goons showed up and took him away, to another room.

This room was different than any of the other rooms he had seen in Walker's prison. For one, the walls were a soft, pastel green with purple accents, not the harsh, neon pink of elsewhere in the facility. The chairs looked soft, and were arranged almost randomly, clustered in little groups, or around tables. There were colored pencils and crayons on and occasionally floating over the tables. A large basket sat in one corner, overflowing with toys of various sizes.

Alright. Danny was confused.

He let the goon- the... officer?- guide him into one of the chairs and put a stuffed rabbit on his lap.

"I- I don't understand," said Danny. "What's going on?"

"Didn't that interviewer guy tell you?"

"He said I was being adopted," said Danny, who still hadn't wrapped his head around that particular tidbit of information. "But I thought- I was under arrest?" He raised his cuffed hands. "You arrested me?"

"Those're just so you don't run away," said the ghost. He ruffled Danny's hair. "You're not under arrest. We're just waiting for the court to decide what to do with you."

"And what if they don't do anything with me?"

"Then it's up to the boss."

"Oh," said Danny, not liking the sound of that at all.

"But, if it helps, I think that the court probably will decide to do something with you."

It didn't really help, no.

"Do you want a lollipop?"

"Sure," said Danny. It wasn't like this day could get much weirder.

The ghost handed him a lime dumdum. Yeah. That was about what he expected there, honestly.

The sensation of a thick, weighted blanket being draped over his mind hit him with such intensity that he looked around, trying to see if someone had just wrapped him up in a blanket without him noticing. Tension bled out of his muscles, and his core finally stopped the angry/depressed/frightened/pained dance it was doing in his chest.

He felt... protected. Which was wrong, because he was in Walker's prison, and Walker would use any excuse he had to keep Danny imprisoned for a thousand years. Danny was not safe here. Not by any stretch of the imagination.

And yet, that feeling remained.

He brushed his fingers over the bandages over his chest. What was wrong with him? His parents hadn't even cut all the way through, but he was so messed up. He didn't understand.

This feeling... This 'safety'... It felt like a cruel joke more than anything else, only it was one he couldn't escape from because it was coming from inside him and he was calm but he was also crying.

"Oh, heck, do you not like lime? I think I have some green apples-?"

The door to the room opened, and Danny looked up. Before he could register who had come in, he was swept up into a hug.

He blinked into silky purple cloth. "Clockwork?" he croaked.

"I'm here," said Clockwork. "It's fine. You're safe now, Daniel."

Danny pushed away. Clockwork let him. "You're adopting me?" asked Danny.

"Yes," said Clockwork. "Unless you don't want me to."

"Why?" asked Danny. "I don't understand. I didn't think you liked me that much."

"I like you very much," reassured Clockwork. "I want you to be my family."

Danny sniffed. "Okay," he said. It wasn't as if he really had anywhere else to go. "Okay. But what about," he made an awkward gesture with his cuffed hands, "Amity Park?" The idea of leaving hurt, even worse than the cut on his chest.

"You won't have to leave," said Clockwork, soothingly. "You can still have your life there."

"I'll have to go back?" asked Danny, in alarm. Back to Fentonworks, where even the walls had it out for him with how much anti-ghost weaponry they had packed into them? He couldn't. Not after what his parents had done.

(A small part of him knew that wasn't what Clockwork had said, and that he was being irrational. That part of him was ignored.)

"No, no," said Clockwork. "I have a new place, just for you. If you'll let me show you?"

Very hesitantly, Danny nodded.

"Alright, good," said Clockwork. He turned to the police ghost. "Do you have the key for these? We really must be going."

"Yeah," said the ghost, producing the item. "The boss says that he expects you to teach the kid how to respect the law."

"Appropriately," said Clockwork, neutrally, unlocking the cuffs.

Danny felt an urge to hug Clockwork. So he did. Clockwork hugged him back, and rocked him back and forth, gently.

"Are you ready to go?" asked Clockwork.

"Yeah," said Danny.

With a gesture of his staff, Clockwork opened a portal.

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Clockwork wanted custody of Danny. He wanted full custody of Danny. Legally. In both worlds.

This posed a bit of a challenge, as he did not legally exist on one of those two worlds. Thus, Clockwork had to establish a legal presence in the human world.

On the surface of it, this did not seem too difficult. Between his temporal powers, his minor shapeshifting abilities, and overshadowing, simply creating an identity was easy. The hard part was creating an identity that Daniel would not have encountered before, in order to avoid a paradox, while making it plausible that Daniel had encountered the identity before, for the purposes of dealing with mortal law.

In one timeline, the hill to the west of town stood empty of habitation, owned by the county but rendered unusable due to a dangerous failed mine on the site. In this timeline, however, the mine had never been built, and the property was instead owned by a reclusive hermit who went by the name of Charles Worth. The property had passed through many hands in the years before Mr. Worth had purchased it in his youth, and a stately, if somewhat faded, mansion sat at the hill's crest, overlooking Amity Park.

Charles Worth went to Amity Park only rarely, and for good reason. He was an albino, with red eyes, white hair, and even whiter skin, and superstitious people often thought the worst of him. In recent days, he had even been mistaken for a ghost.

'Mistaken.'

He rubbed Daniel's shoulders, and the child startled, pulling away from him again. Daniel had missed Clockwork's, admittedly minor, transformation, and now blinked up at his newly pale face, confused.

"Do you like my disguise?" asked Clockwork.

Daniel's eyes flicked up and down Clockwork, assessing, processing. He gave a tiny nod, and reattached himself. "Where are we?" he asked.

"Hickory Hill," said Clockwork.

Danny frowned, mouthing the words. "Isn't that owned by... Charles Worth. Charles- Oh. I get it."

Clockwork gave Danny a little squeeze. "Would you like to see inside?"

"Okay," said Danny.

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The house, Danny had to acknowledge, as they approached the front door, looked haunted. As if some pale, frail, spirit might look out one of the lace-draped windows on the upper floor at any moment. As if there was a Gothic mystery just waiting to unfold. A murder mystery, maybe, full of forbid love and jealous lovers. Or the tale of a sickly heir to a great fortune.

Or that of an ancient ghost and his adopted half-living son.

Even before they stepped inside, Danny's ghost half had decided it loved the building.

The door, as Clockwork opened it, creaked in a loving sort of way, the tone low enough to be comforting instead of annoying. The entrance hall's floorboards did not creak under the weight of the ghosts, but Danny could tell that if a human tried to cross them, they would. He hoped the rest of the floors were like that.

He padded forward, daringly leaving the protection of Clockwork's cloak, examining all the dark nooks and crannies, the odd architectural choices arising from generations of additions, smiling at cold spots. Clockwork shut the door. Even then, there was a draft, curling around his ankles, cool and refreshing.

Danny smiled. It was small and strained, but it was a smile. "It's perfect," he said.

"Don't you want to see your room before you say that?" teased Clockwork.

"Yes," said Danny.

Clockwork led Danny to a staircase with an elaborately carved banister and began to climb. Danny followed eagerly. He had never thought his core would be so happy simply to have somewhere safe to exist.

It almost was enough to let him forget what his parents had done to him. He stopped, hand on his chest.

"Daniel?" said Clockwork. "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine," said Danny, automatically.

Clockwork frowned, the expression both familiar and foreign on Clockwork's falsely-human face. "Why don't we take a look at that, once we get to your room, alright?"

Danny nodded, swallowing back his irrational fear.

They went up, and Clockwork opened the door to a large room, much larger than the one he had back at Fentonworks. The bed was similarly large and equipped with curtains and enough blankets and pillows to turn it into a nest at a moment's notice. The walls and ceiling were painted a deep blue, with tiny green-white dots picking out a star map. The room also contained a number of carefully curated hiding places, areas where the dressers wardrobe or desk created blind spots and deep shadows. The floor was carpeted, but still icy.

It was an excellent room for a ghost (or half-ghost) like Danny.

He was too nervous to enjoy it.

Clockwork pulled a chair to the side of the bed and sat down. It was a little strange to see Clockwork actually sitting and not floating or coiling. Actually-

"Can you have legs in ghost form?" asked Danny.

"I can," said Clockwork. "But typically I don't bother." He patted the bed. "Let's take a look at you."

Danny hesitated, holding his hands clasped in front of his chest. Clockwork's face went soft.

"I just want to make sure you are healing. I know this is difficult, but neither you nor I want things to get worse."

"I'm fine," said Danny. "I heal fast. It was just- It should be gone now. I've gotten worse."

"Is it?" asked Clockwork.

Danny could still feel it. "I don't know," said Danny.

Clockwork patted the bed again. Danny sat down and started fumbling with the hem of his shirt.

"Would you like help?" asked Clockwork.

"No," said Danny. He pulled his sweater off. Taking off his t-shirt was harder. Then there were just Sam's bandages. He bit his lip a the red and brown blotches staining them.

"Would you like to talk about it?" asked Clockwork, taking one end of the bandage and starting to unwind it.

"I don't know," said Danny. "I just- It's so stupid. I shouldn't have- They saw me walk through a door and- They don't even know I'm Phantom. They just-" Danny hiccuped. "They tried to cut me open. They pretended."

Clockwork pulled free the last layer of bandages. The long, shallow cut was still there, straight along his breast bone until the end, where it curved sharply right and tapered off. That was when Danny had jerked free of the restraints and ran.

"Why isn't it healing?" asked Danny.

"It isn't just a physical wound, Daniel. Ghosts are spiritual creatures."

"Oh," said Danny. It made a sick kind of sense. "So my core is really hurt? I thought I was just... That it was in my head."

Clockwork raised a hand to touch the bottom of the cut. "Your parents are important to you, and to your Obsession, your existence as a ghost. Of course their rejection would affect you." The cut began to knit itself together underneath Clockwork's fingers. Danny's core thrummed strangely at the touch. "I can heal your physical injuries."

"But not the mental ones, huh?" said Danny.

"You need time for that," said Clockwork, reaching the top of the cut.

"Good thing I have you, then."

"It is," said Clockwork. He leaned forward and kissed Danny on top of his head.

Danny ran his fingers up and down the newly healed cut. "So my powers aren't going to work until, what, I get over this?"

"That is one possibility," said Clockwork. "But everyone heals differently."

"Can't you tell?" asked Danny, reaching for his shirt.

"The more involved I am in an event, the more difficult it becomes for me to see its future," said Clockwork. "The timeline branches and splinters as I look at it. Also, it may surprise you, but you are fairly difficult to predict on your own."

"Oh," said Danny. He pulled his shirt on, ignoring how it caught on the dried blood on his skin. "So, what now? Should I just, I don't know, hide out here? I mean," he shifted, uncomfortably, "It's fine if I can't let anyone know I'm here, I get that, but I'd like to, um..."

"Live your life?"

Danny flinched. "As much as I can, yeah." He licked his lips. "Sam and Tucker didn't get in trouble, did they? They're fine?" He'd been so wrapped up in how miserable he was, he'd barely spared his friends a second thought, and now that guilt from that rained down on his head.

"They're fine. Due to the circumstances, they haven't gotten in any trouble at all, so stop that."

"What?"

"Feeling guilty. I know for a fact that the safety of others was your first consideration." Clockwork patted his shoulder. "As for your continued presence here on the mortal plane," Clockwork smiled, "would it surprise you to learn that I am in fact registered as a foster parent? I have even had a few children here, although not many stay for long."

"Really?" said Danny. "But... Wait, um. What about- What about Mom and Dad?"

"They were seen shooting at you in public after insisting that you were a ghost. They've been arrested."

Danny swallowed. "Are they going to be alright?"

Clockwork sighed and shifted so that he was sitting on the bed next to Danny. He put an arm around Danny's shoulders. "They'll be fine," he said. "But we should come up with a story about how you wound up here, hm? For the social workers."

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During Daniel's periodic visits to Clockwork's lair, Clockwork had noted how tactile he was, how much he enjoyed hugs and other physical expressions of affection. After Daniel got past his initial hesitation concerning his new situation, that particular personality trait multiplied.

Clockwork suspected the Fentons were ultimately to blame. Their hostility towards Daniel's ghostly identity and their tendency to carry objects that could hurt Daniel precluded him from seeking comfort from them, and his friends and sister, while very remarkable, were children themselves. Their relationship with Daniel was different.

This meant that Daniel could and would spend long periods of time laying against Clockwork. Usually, he would be doing homework during those moments or talking to Clockwork about various ghostly things that he had never had a chance to learn about before.

Today, however, he was just sitting there, quietly, almost dozing.

"I'm not keeping you from doing things?" asked Daniel, abruptly. "Am I?"

"No," said Clockwork.

"You don't have to do time stuff?"

"I can make duplicates and also time travel. I can be wherever I need to be. But if you want space-"

"No," said Daniel. "This is good." He snuggled closer and startled as a ring of light flashed around his waist. He was, for the first time since before his parents had attacked him, a ghost. Clockwork, in turn, shed his human guise.

Daniel was blinking down at his gloved hands.

"What?" he asked.

"I think you finally relaxed," said Clockwork, ruffling Daniel's hair. The smaller ghost leaned into the touch, purring. "Your transformations might be a bit unpredictable for the next few days."

"Good thing it's a weekend, then, huh?"

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Danny jittered nervously as he and Clockwork passed through the large, eye-covered doors. This time last week, strange ghosts had been in and out of Clockwork's house, asking questions, poking things, and staring. Clockwork said they were checking to see if everything was in order, if the adoption could become official.

Danny didn't really see why it being official mattered. The Ghost Zone didn't really have a government to speak of. Families that Danny had seen just sort of decided that they were families, and that was that. It seemed important to Clockwork, though, and Clockwork claimed that there were certain benefits, like strengthening connections... Danny didn't get it. Wouldn't their connections be strengthened anyway?

Clockwork guided Danny with small nudges, directing him to a seat in front of the judge, who stared down at them with her one enormous eye.

"I have decided to approve the adoption request regarding Daniel Janus James Fenton-Phantom," she said.

Danny felt Clockwork relax incrementally beside him. He smiled. The judge's pronouncement felt a little anticlimactic to him, but, well, whatever.

But the judge wasn't done speaking. "The child's familial bond with his biological parents will be severed. The familial bond will be established with his current guardian, known as Clockwork. On all levels legal, physical, metaphysical, metaphorical, emotional, mental, and spiritual, Clockwork will be the sole parent of Daniel Janus James Fenton-Phantom. Due to the child's status as a liminal spirit, the memories and associations stored in his human brain will not be altered, and he may still experience feelings, especially those of nostalgia, towards his former parents, however, this is expected to fade with time. Questions?"

Danny had rather a lot, actually. Clockwork hadn't quite explained it like this. "Wait, are you saying I'll forget my parents?"

"No," said the judge, in a rather condescending tone.

"You won't forget them," said Clockwork. "But your core won't recognize them as your parents anymore. It's so you'll be able to defend yourself." His tone was almost pleading. "Your relationship with your sister will, of course, be unaffected."

"Okay," said Danny. They clearly didn't see him as their son anymore, so... It wouldn't really change anything. He didn't like the idea of ghosts he didn't know messing around with his core, but he trusted Clockwork. Even if he was apparently really bad at explaining ghost adoption. "What about the other stuff? The physical, metaphysical part?"

"The severed bonds in your core are replaced with ones to your new parent. Similarly, new bonds will be established in your parent's core," explained the judge. "Are you satisfied?"

Clockwork gave Danny an encouraging smile.

"I- Yes. I'm satisfied," said Danny.

"Very well." The judge waved forward a seven armed bailiff who had been waiting in the corner of the room.

The bailiff carried two tall glasses and a large, covered pitcher. He set one glass each in front of Clockwork and Danny and poured a thick, white, faintly glowing liquid into each of them.

"What is it?" asked Danny.

"It is a potion designed to stop our cores from fighting the changes that are about to happen," said Clockwork.

Danny looked at the potion dubiously. "Like an anesthetic?"

"Like an anesthetic," agreed Clockwork. He had already picked up his cup. "Together?"

"Okay," said Danny, still doubtful.

He picked up the cup and brought it to his lips, watching Clockwork carefully over the rim. Clockwork tipped his cup back, and so did Danny.

The potion reminded him a lot of eggnog, except that it was thicker, heavier, sweeter, like it had been mixed with honey. Almost at once, that heaviness settled into Danny's bones, weighing him down, a sensation just to the left of sleep settled over him. He lowered the cup from his face, his grip on it going gentle. The bailiff caught it as it tipped over.

Clockwork reached over and gently, slowly, pulled him close. Then he went as limp as Danny.

Inside, Danny's core became open. Not open, as in vulnerable, but as in receptive. Listening. He felt soft. Malleable. Like someone could press their thumb into him, and it would leave an impression when he hardened again. It wasn't an unpleasant sensation.

The judge sighed with something like disapproval. "So mote it be." She raised a stamp up off her desk, brought it down, and things changed.

Or, at least, Danny did.

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Clockwork, being the elder ghost, recovered faster from the potion than Daniel. There was no reason to stay at the court, so, after bidding a goodbye to the judge, he picked Daniel up and left, flying a polite distance before opening a portal back to their home outside Amity Park.

He settled Daniel down in his bed, phasing him beneath his covers and tucking him in. Daniel would need to sleep off the potion, as well as take time to adjust to the changes to his psyche, however minor they might be.

"I love you so much," said Clockwork, brushing Daniel's hair out of his face. Getting here had taken subjective years of work and planning but it was worth it, because now Daniel was his child, in every way that mattered.

Forever.

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Yes, that ending line was a little bit ominous, but they're ghosts. They wouldn't be happy if it wasn't ominous!

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Mobile-Friendly OC Masterpost

Apparently the carrd has been acting up, so here’s a post of my original characters! They can also be found here! ♥

Haru Yamada

Height: 5’8 (177 cm) Pronouns: They/Them

Appearance: Shoulder-blade length black hair that’s prone to frizz. Androgynous. Deep brown eyes. Lithe, but not very fit. Very pale. Age: 27 Birthday: December 5th – Sagittarius Sexuality: Pansexual Personality: While they appear easy-going, Haru is a very observant person and is prone to pick up details others might miss. The info they gain usually isn’t used against others… They just like to know things. A bit irritable after being forced to drop out of grad school due to finances and take over the family coffee shop, “A Coffee or Two.” Haru yearns for knowledge and feels trapped. Haru is very good at regulating their emotions and because of that, they can easily manipulate others. However, they vastly prefer the ‘kill 'em with kindness’ method. They’re very loyal to their friends but prefer to keep their 'circle’ small. A service switch - willing to do whatever it takes to please their partner, though they do get a kick out of teasing. Has a secret 'free use’ kink and wants their partners to use them whenever and however they want.

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BNHA-Verse Extra Quirk: Rapid Heating Quirk Info: Haru has never been much of a fighter, but their quirk is perfect for the business they run. Haru can rapidly heat up their hands without fear of injury, which helps them to brew coffee and tea as well as ensure things are the perfect temperature. They can get a rough read on temperature just by touching something.

Miho Nakajima

Height: 5’9 (180 cm) Pronouns: She/Her Appearance: Long and thick ash blonde hair that’s usually tied back into a bun. Has two fluffy white ears and a fluffy tail. Sharp canines and sharp nails. Piercing red, feline-like eyes that are usually lined with dark makeup. Thick and strong with a lot of leg muscle. Like a real cat, she has a cute pooch on her stomach that acts as her ‘primordial pouch.’ Tans easily. Age: 25 Birthday: March 8th – Pisces Sexuality: Lesbian Personality: Rather optimistic, but prone to making impulse decisions born from high emotions. She wants to help everyone around her. As a child, she faced bullying for her quirk and Miho can sometimes be quick to take the defensive on comments about it, even if they are innocuous. Prone to being overprotective of those around her, but will back off if someone is uncomfortable. She had a string of relationships that ended due to circumstances out of her hands, so she’s reluctant to commit again. Switch leaning top, but is willing to bottom for people she trusts. A pillow princess at heart, but occasionally she gets pent up and will give her partner such a good time they won’t even know what happened. Rope bunny.

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BNHA Verse Extra

Quirk: Cat Quirk Info: Much like Tsuyu’s frog quirk, Miho has all the abilities that a cat would have: fast reflexes, sharp claws, heightened sense of smell and hearing, flexibility… You name it, there’s a chance that Miho’s quirk is able to do it. Unlike cats, she does not have any whiskers. (Though she wishes she did!) She’s incredibly agile and plans to become a teacher once she’s finished with grad school. Her hope is to teach at UA.

Danny (Daniel) Glass

Height: 5’5 (165 cm) Pronouns: He/Him Appearance: Striking violet eyes that are always underlined by dark circles from lack of sleep. Black hair (naturally brown) that’s shaved into an undercut on the right side. Intricate floral tattoo on his neck. Russet skin. Short and fairly strong. Age: 30 Birthday: February 10th – Aquarius Sexuality: Bisexual Personality: Danny comes off as stoic but is a rather emotional guy when you get to know him. He cherishes close friendships and doesn’t make time for acquaintances. He can be lax with his studies, but he’s intelligent. He marches to the beat of his own drum and doesn’t really care what other people think about him, though he often still finds himself seeking approval by dressing fashionably. He’s been trying to kick smoking for a year with no success. Currently in Grad School for Architecture and Design, but is constantly questions academia despite enjoying his studies. Has never really been one for long-term relationships because he’s so unwilling to open up, but he wouldn’t reject one outright. Confident, just very quiet. Was in an open adoption as a child and is close with his parents and bio parents. He’s very proud of his heritage as a Native American, his bio parents hailing from the Kiowa tribe. A sub, almost always. He likes to be told what to do and how to do it - prefers rewards over punishments. Not interested in dominating his partners in any way. Prefers soft and romantic sex. Really into JOI, but from lovers only - the videos do nothing for him.

Alexandre Valentin

Height: 6’3” (193 cm) Pronouns: He/Him Appearance: Long and pale blonde hair, wavy. Deep blue eyes. Lanky with a lot of upper-strength and muscle. (He’s pretty twink-y, though.) Pale skin. Age: 29 Birthday: September 4th — Virgo Sexuality: Demi, Bisexual Personality: A quiet and reserved man. Alexandre prefers to spend time alone and read. He works at a library but does under the table work for extra cash when he feels like buying something nice. Alexandre is extremely morally grey, and has a lot of connections because of it. Flirty when he feels like it, but tends to keep to himself unless someone really interests him. When he does get interested, he falls fast and hard. He’s fairly low-maintenance and doesn’t do well around those who need a lot of attention. A bratty sub and a cruel dom - not picky about which role he takes, though Alexandre prefers lazy morning sex with no real 'roles’ over anything else. Consensual somnophilia kink.

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BNHA Verse Extra Specialty: ??? (Vigilante) (Underground) Hero Name: Bataille Quirk: Blade Limbs Quirk Info: Alexandre can turn his arms into sharp blades that function just as a sword would. They’re quite heavy, so they require an immense amount of stamina to use. He doesn’t care for hero society and prefers to work in the shadows.

Sanguine

Height: 5’4 (152 cm) Appearance: Shoulder-length, curly bubblegum pink hair. Violet eyes. Fat with wide hips and a large bust. (Picrews are not an indication of her body size.) Age: 28 Pronouns: She/Her Birthday: June 6th — Gemini Sexuality: Pan Personality: She loves anything cute and tries to reflect it in her style. She’s a hopeless flirt and romantic, but will respect boundaries if told the back off. Constantly harboring new crushes. She’s almost always tired and can be seen nursing and iced coffee if she’s not napping. She works well in teams and prefers it to solo work. She really loves animals and is a vegan — won’t hesitate to kill anyone who harms an animal in front of her. Her morals are a mystery to those around her, but she knows she’s not exactly a great person when it comes to how she manipulates the people around her. She’s aggressively nosy and likes to know everything she can about her friends and lovers. She has a way of getting people to spill their hearts out to her, only to turn back and use the info on them when she needs something. Somehow, she still has a lot of friends. Very intense in relationships. A true switch. If she’s in charge, she’s a cruel mistress who likes humiliating her partners. Sanguine has no mercy for those who dare to let her dom. A power bottom, for sure. Cream pie kink.

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BNHA Verse Extra Name - ??? – Refuses to reveal her real name and goes by Sanguine, her villain name.

Specialty: Assassinations Quirk: Blood Manipulation Quirk info: Sanguine spent lots of time training her quirk to be used as a weapon. Her quirk is strongest during the full moon and is generally more effective at night. She can control the blood flow of others, essentially rendering them to puppets. During full moons, she can cut off their airway. Her quirk is best used against one person. She has anemia, though if the condition is related to her quirk is unknown. She’s best used for missions that need a quick and quiet takeout, as she gets tired easily. Because of this, she prefers to take weapons (knives, guns) with her for backup.

Ann-Marie Bell

Height: 6'1 (186 cm) Appearance: Tall with an athletic body. Rich, dark brown skin with cool undertones. Wears her hair natural - her hair texture is 4A. She has a nose piercing on the right side of her nose. Age: 155 (Appears to be in her early 30s.) Birthday: April 11th — Aries Pronouns: She/Her, They/Them Sexuality: Bisexual Personality: Very optimistic and easy-going. Despite being a Vampire that is over 100 years old, she still holds onto a zest for life. Ann-Marie is very interested in how people work and what makes people tick. She is fast to form friendships and has a knack for making people feel comfortable, even if they feel a strange aura in her presence. She has only change a few other people in her time as a Vampire - she’s never found anyone willing to stick around with her for that long. Unfortunately, she’s paranoid about her secret getting out, so anyone who knows and doesn’t plan on sticking around is taken care of. (With mercy, but still…) Despite her… interesting method of ending relationships, Ann-Marie doesn’t kill the people she feeds from. A sadistic top, through and through. Can and will use her strap to put her lovers in their place.

Elestren

Height: 5'6 (167 cm) Appearance: Average height. Fairly built and stocky. Natural blonde but dyes his hair lavender. (Very meticulous about his appearance.) No piercings or tattoos. Freckly shoulders and legs. Age: 31

Pronouns: He/Him Birthday — January 25th (Aquarius) Sexuality: Pansexual Personality: An evil pseudo-himbo, if you will. Elestren acts very air headed and kind as a front, using his good looks to make the act seem charming. Underneath the surface, Elestren is an extreme manipulator and has always used his looks to get whatever he wanted in life - he doesn’t care how his actions impact the people around him as long as his goals are achieved. Works in the business field but has no real love for it except for the money he makes. Elestren is an extrovert and cycles through groups of friends almost monthly. He doesn’t often find someone he finds worthy of his friendship, and doesn’t care enough to hold the things people tell him in confidence against them. It’s one of the few positives of him - he’ll never tell your secrets because he doesn’t find them interesting enough to talk about. Elestren is, however, a hopeless 'romantic’ when it comes to his darling. His dedication is troubling and he is likely to be manipulative, reverent, and obsessive. He doesn’t let his darlings go easily and will do anything to keep them on his side. A switch that prefers to top. Surprisingly, enjoys being on the receiving end of degradation and humiliation, but doesn’t get to experience it unless he’s with a long-term darling.

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Happy Birthday - [Part 2] - (Deladore) - Black_Magic

Author’s Note: To the anon that requested a part 2. Hope it’s as good as the first part. The second part to the fic I submitted for the rare pair fic challenge.

From that point forward, Ben and Danny were together and happy. They took everything slow and discussed anything and everything. They almost looked like the model couple that everybody aspires to be. Yes, they do have perfect moments, fights, and disagreements like every couple, but they manage to work everything out. They know when to let each other cool off, talk, and when to apologize. That’s why Ben and Danny are near perfect.

Taking things slow was also a good relationship decision. Ben and Danny were in no hurry to take every next step in their relationship. They were content enough with what they currently had at the time. What Danny loved the most were the moments he had alone with Ben. Specifically, the quiet ones. He enjoys cuddling with Ben in his own bed with music softly playing in the background. All he needs is to be cuddled up to the other boy, under a blanket, and resting with his eyes closed as Ben rubs small circles into his back. Of course, they were still eighteen and new to the relationship. Neither required much attention.

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At nineteen, the tensions started building up. Kisses were lingering more and more. Making out got more heated. It was filled with more touching, more intensity, and a hunger that never seemed to be fully satisfied. Each of them were clingier than usual, and the neck kissing started. They never took it further than that, though. Not until Halloween. That night, they had gone to a party. Alcohol got involved and they ended up heading back to Ben’s place earlier than intended. Danny had been flirting with Ben nonstop. Even going as far as getting touchy. Finally, after a year’s worth of build up, Ben and Danny shared their first time together. They made sure there was full consent and protection used.

It was the best experience Ben and Danny had ever shared. It was a night full of love, passion, and exploring one another in a whole new way. Afterwards came the wonderful silence. Danny and Ben curled up in bed while holding each other close. They shared endless amounts of I love you’s, while they stared into each other’s eyes. Ben couldn’t stop smiling as he combed his fingers through Danny’s hair. “I love you, Ben.” The smaller boy said in a low voice, almost whispering.

“I love you too, Danny.” Ben brought him in a gentle kiss before they settled in for bed.

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When Ben turned twenty, he was out on a date with Danny when he voiced a thought that had been plaguing his mind for weeks. “Hey, Danny. I need to ask you something.”

“What’s up? Ask away, babe.” Even without his emotion sensing power, Danny could tell it was a serious question. It was written all over his face.

An important decision was about to happen. A test to see if a couple is ready to be with each other. It was none other than the question that meant a lot to Ben. “Do you want to move in with me?”

Danny felt his heart skip a beat. He was so touched and flattered that their relationship had made it to this milestone. Of course it would work out wonderfully. They are soulmates. It’s impossible to screw anything up majorly. He nodded his head for a yes, but he realized Ben would rather hear a confirmation of his consent. “Yes! Yes, I’ll move in with you.” Ben let out a sigh of relief before receiving a kiss from Danny.

Within a few weeks, Danny had been moved in with Ben. It felt great to finally be able to see each other all of the time. It was already possible, but now Danny could wake up beside Ben and have all they own in one house together.

They could have finished within a week, but they got……distracted by each other.

~~~~

When they were twenty-two, Ben and Danny decided to get a few pets. Over the course of the year, they adopted two cats, a pitbull terrier, and a boxer. Each were from the animal shelter and in serious need of adoption. The orange tabby was the runt of her litter. Ben named her Nala after the character from The Lion King. The black tabby was named because of the designs on his fur. The bright lines on his dark fur reminded Danny of a book his mother read once. He was thereby named Dante after Dante’s Inferno. The pitbull had a lot of energy, but at the end of the day, she was a big cuddle buddy. Freyja was already named by her previous owners. The boxer was full of energy. He loved to run around all day and play. Danny named him Raiden, after the Mortal Kombat character. Since Raiden was the god of thunder, could use lightning, and the dog was fast, Danny thought it would fit.

The only bad thing about having all of those pets, would be the crowded bed. Ben had to make sure the ceiling fan was on every night because they would all be hot from the shared body heat. Sometimes Danny would kick the dogs out and make them sleep on the couch so they would have enough room to cuddle.

~~~~

It was Danny’s twenty-fourth birthday when Ben proposed to him. Ben had invited some friends and family from each of their lives for a surprise. He had been planning this for awhile.

Danny had come home to his fur babies greeting him, as per usual after another long day at work. Usually Ben would be there too, but he wasn’t. Danny knew this was unusual and walked around the house to find him. He felt worried not being able to find his boyfriend, but stopped in his tracks when he was in front of the back door. He felt a huge wave of excitement from the other side of the door. Confused, he opened it to see everyone outside. “Surprise!” They all shouted.

He grinned, seeing everyone there. “Oh my God! It’s a fucking party!” Everyone laughed at Danny’s statement.

Bonnie approached her smiling child and hugged him after kissing him on the cheek. “Happy Birthday, Danny.”

“Thanks mom, love you.” Danny appreciated his mom coming to celebrate his birthday. He hasn’t seen her in a few months. They do talk everyday, so it kind of makes up for lost time.

Danny’s smile grew as Ben walked forward with a smirk. “Happy Birthday, babe.” Ben pecked him on the lips and brought him to the center of the yard. They danced to songs they loved and knew by heart.

Then, the moment happened that Ben has been waiting all day for. Love Story by Taylor Swift came on. “Ben, it’s our song! We gotta sing it!” He pointed to the microphones.

Ben nodded and went over to the Karaoke set up. All went well, then the certain lines came up that Ben was prepared for. The proposal part of the song came on. What Danny didn’t know, is Ben was going to switch up Juliet with his name instead you truly propose.

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said.

Ben copied the song and knelt down on one knee. He pulled out the ring. “Marry me, Danny, you’ll never have to be alone. I live you and that’s all I really know. We’ll talk to you’re mom, go pick out a white suite. It’s a love story, baby just say yeah.”

Danny teared up and gasped, covering his mouth. Everyone was cheering. The ring was a plain gold band. It had the sign of libra carved into the metal. Danny yelled a yes at the top of his lungs. Ben put the ring on his fiancee’s finger before standing up. He ignored the deafening cheers as he kissed Danny.

~~~~

Ben hurried around the house making sure everything is ready for tomorrow. He wanted the next best day of his life to be as close to perfect as he can get it. Danny noticed and grabbed Ben’s arm to stop him. “Baby, you’ve been checking everything for the past week. You don’t need to worry. Everything will be perfect tomorrow.” Danny wrapped his arms around his future husband to calm him down. Ben was sending off waves of worry, anxiousness, and over all every other emotion to describe a bridezilla.

“I know, but I can’t help it.” He was already calmer because he leaned into Danny’s embrace. Danny knew this, so he kissed Ben before any other complaints or protests would come out. “Hey, I’ve been thinking we should break out our vows right now and say them to each other.” He said to distract Ben.

“Why on earth would we do that?” Ben felt confused.

“Our vows are meant to be promises to each other. Why should everyone else hear them while we choke up and can barely talk? We should do it. Just think about it this way. If we say our vows now, the service will also go quicker. It’s a personal thing that doesn’t have to be said in front of everybody.” Danny thought it was a good idea. Eventually, Ben gave in.

That lead to them sitting on their bed with a paper in each of their hands. Dante was curled up in Ben’s lap. Nala was purring as she slept on Danny’s pillow. Freyja and Raiden were beside them, watching with interest as their dads looked upon one another. “I’ll go first.” Ben offered. Danny nodded and leaned forward, resting his face in his hands like was about to find out about some juicy gossip. “The moment we met, I felt as if you were my chosen partner. You always made me smile and I looked forward to seeing you everyday. When I found out we were meant to be, and I saw our matching marks, I felt like the world stopped spinning. Everything felt balanced, and ultimately, correct. I love you, forever and for always. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you as husbands.”

Danny wiped away a stray tear from Ben’s cheek. Then he wiped his own before starting his speech. “I figured you would have the better vows, and I debated not writing much. I didn’t know what to say. So, after having an awesome dream that involved us with our fur babies and real children, I got inspired. I knew for years I loved you, and I was afraid it was wrong. I didn’t know if it was false or if you and I were soulmates. You know my mom though, the mind reader. She convinced me to let myself love you, and she was right to. After this long, I realized I would love to be your husband and adopt some kids. We already saved four lives, why not more?” Danny stopped for a soft laugh with Ben. “So, anyways, let’s get on with it and tie the knot before we go crazy. We’re already crazy, but you know what I mean.”

~~~~

The next day, Ben and Danny got married in the backyard. They were still viewed as a little young to get married. Although, it felt so right.

The now two husbands spent the rest of the evening picking at food, sharing endless amount of kisses, shoving cake in their faces, and dancing the night away. Specifically if any Lady Gaga or Shakira song came on. Mainly because Danny wanted to sing and dance on Ben to see how much he can work him up. Although Danny forgot about that when fun dance songs came on. The electric slide, cupid shuffle, Cotton Eye Joe, and Soldier Boy.

Although Ben didn’t mind, he did enjoy the slow dances where he could hold Danny close and whisper sweet nothings into his ear. “I love you so much, babe."

Danny softly smiled. His head was rested on Ben’s shoulder as they slowly swayed to the beat of the music. "I know you do. I love you too, Ben.” He lifted his head to look at his husband. “Happy late birthday, baby.” Danny kissed Ben lovingly.

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THE SHORT HISTORY OF THE LONG ROAD— 3 STARS

When you watch the family drama The Short History of the Long Road, you would never guess Sabrina Carpenter is the same bubbly Disney Channel presence she is from Girl Meets World or Adventures in Babysitting. For this displaced character of Nola living off the grid and figuring out her life, there is no fizz. Only stern realities push this young woman. Equal to her privileged bully character in The Hate U Give, you would never guess Sabrina is also a vivacious pop star beyond the TV and movie screens in this type of film role requiring zero showy stages. This festival darling and award winner debuting June 16th on streaming platforms is a deeper test of potential magnitude.

When some charismatic personas go, as some would reductively call it, “unpretty” or “ugly” for a more natural or dramatic role, the results feel forced. With a little less makeup work and some shoddier clothes, the performer might put on the outer facade of adversity and expect the look to be enough. They will fail to exude the narrative hardship as if it manifested fully from within a true soul. For The Short Story of the Long Road, that is most certainly not Sabrina Carpenter. This film is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate her evolving talent.

LESSON #1: THE LOW BUDGET HIGH EXPERIENCE— The livelihood of Nola is one created by her father Clint, played by the silvered Steven Ogg of Snowpiercer and Westworld. They live off of the highways and by-ways inside of a 1984 Volkswagen Westfalia (van consultant Ryan Sellmeyer is a silent MVP of this movie). The familial duo does odd jobs and squats at parks and foreclosed houses. With skeptical takes on normal society, Clint values the practical, unrushed, and experiential as an education money can’t buy. Clint sees this personal culture as going back to the human roots as a migratory species and preaches “society would be much better off if we build an army of self-sufficient agitators.” He’s not wrong in many, many ways.

The ever-moving years of this rustic rambling have been formative for Nola. She couldn’t be closer to her father as they observe the world with different lenses and sing old road songs like “Come Along” by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs without a cellular device in sight. The Short History of the Long Road does not always have the bounce of that song, but it does have the spirit. 

The origin of this automotive adventure comes from Clint splitting away from Nola’s mother Cheryl (Maggie Siff of Billions and Sons of Anarchy), a woman Nola doesn’t remember and secretly longs to meet. As Clint laments “she zigged and we zagged.” There is most certainly freedom to be had under the stunning Southwest skies of New Mexico featured in the film and captured by cinematographer Cailin Yatsko, but Nola is at an inquisitive age to discover more traditions and personal history.

LESSON #2: THE ISOLATION AND HAZARDS OF TRAVELING OR LIVING ALONE— That said, living this way is not always easy and becomes much harder when Clint leaves the picture. Pearls of wisdom like “we wouldn’t get very far without knowing how to fix things” serve her only so far with an ancient and oil-bleeding motor home and her trusty makeshift jug-and-headlamp combo lantern. Soon, she is siphoning gas and trying to dine and ditch when the money runs out.

LESSON #3: THE ARRAY OF PEOPLE YOU MEET ON YOUR PERSONAL JOURNEY— At those challenging lows, beneficial people enter Nola’s life. They include the caring churchgoer Marie (Rusty Schwimmer) who offers an adoptive family, an auto mechanic named Miguel (Danny Trejo) who lets her trade work hours in his shop for vehicle repairs, and a potential peer in the abused fellow teen Blue (Jashaun St. John) who envies Nola’s freedom. Each of these intersections, from the one-time passersby to the long-term relationship attempts, become character-building experiences for Nola. 

The performances from Schwimmer, St. John, and especially Trejo, a professional movie tough guy, become endearing treats. Thinking back to Lesson #2, most would expect a pretty girl like Nola to be an easy target for accosting violence straight out of urban legends and crappy road movies and, thankfully, writer-director Ani Simon-Kennedy never considers exploitativeness on that level. In this writer’s opinion, optimism that more people would help a traveler rather than abuse one is a fairer worldview and welcome stance. 

LESSON #4: THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS— Each new human connection for Nola outside her father shows her slices of life beyond the looseness of her own. She can have a different way of doing things that others find reckless. New friends (and soon her own rediscovered mother) teach her a better course instead of taking momentary advantage of innocent and giving people. However, it’s not about fixing people, forced conformity, or removing brainwashing of any kind in Simon-Kennedy’s film. Forming empathy is the truer goal. Learning to accept charity and compassion doesn’t chip away at independence. They simply support and enhance the flexibility of that autonomy.

Guided by calm direction from Ani Simon-Kennedy, Carpenter, while green, never overacts. She’s not screaming for the balconies to show off. She nails the introverted pitch of her reserved Nola character. In scenes shared with the people Nola meets along the way, many of whom are more seasoned actors, Sabrina gives and takes with flow and patience. With a large enough reception, folks may come back to a film like this someday and point to it as a genesis point for Carpenter. She deserves that praise.

The title of The Short History of the Long Road is plain, simple, and true. This is but a small jaunt of a bigger journey for this broken family set to a steady score by M83’s Morgan Kibby. The flashbacks are just that: flashed for mere seconds. They show enough to throb the heart and that’s plenty. Any extended testimonials and cherished memories come out in small talk and stay small talk without a grand speech in earshot. What’s personal is personal and not for crowds. Big and lofty is the sky above it, not the grounded individual. Once again, that’s the wavelength: plain, simple, and true. Those are fitting and admirable qualities.

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Contact/Apply: All information listed on their contact page. M8 Capital is a London Based VC company that purchases Seed (SEIS), Early and Later Phase investment along with personal equity investment for the mobile market. Area: London, England Targeting: UK Investment Level: Quantity on application up to $4,000,000 Portfolio Business: Evernote, Masabi you can see the list of all companies on their site by clicking the 'next business' button on the left-hand side of the column.

You can send an E-Mail to them. VC financial investment is best fit to business owners running high possible growth services who enjoy to give up some control and accept a smaller piece of pie in the hope that the ultimate pie will be much larger than they could have achieved on their own.

Venture capitalist Jon Moulton, for example, famously declines to purchase any organisation run by somebody who has actually been separated more than as soon as, on the grounds that their complex private lives will be too much of a distraction to building a successful business. It is essential that you approach the growth of your company reasonably, as not all businesses appropriate for VC funding.

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If you see there is the prospective to grow a company to be worth in excess of 100million, then VC funding is for you. But keep in mind: extremely few services have this remarkable capacity, and there is a huge variety of alternative funding paths available to fit all various types of service, consisting of crowdfunding sites and angel financial investment networks.

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Along with this fact, many VCs can bring invaluable skills and proficiency to your business and offer beneficial organisation contacts. Along with giving up equity, you will need to be prepared to lose some control over your service. While the VC investment team will not be associated with the daily running of your business, 99% of the time they will select somebody to be a member of your board and will anticipate to be involved in the tactical instructions of the company.

VC firms are usually thinking about investing between 800,000 and 5 million in a service, although some early phase funds will think about investments of 250,000 and up. Different firms adopt various investment criteria, some specialising in particular stages of growth start-up, early stage, later phase and others in different market sectors (our list listed below contains early, mid and late stage VC funds).

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It is an honour and an opportunity to fulfill such skilled individuals. Constantly, it's a hard option to select which of the hundreds we will fund. There is an abundance of info online now about how to approach venture capital funds & venture capitalists and also what to say, there are basic guidelines, and there are ones specific to the fund you are talking to.

Many business owners seek the silver bullet. There is none. However, I will discuss some things we look for. In an early stage start-up, there is really little 'difficult' data to go on. Group. You will hear this all over. We back individuals most importantly. Market size. You need to be dealing with a big market.

What have you attained up until now, what does it tell you? Profits Design. Time to break even. Preferably, you ought to be disruptive. Product. Ingenious and defensible. Clear articulation of how you will get and keep clients. Know all your numbers. Enthusiasm. Something that can not be faked. Sincerity. Never ever lie or extend the truth.

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Motivation. Why are you doing this, what have you compromised to do this and for how long can you keep opting for? Can you construct things? Can you actively 'do'. For financiers, it is as much about getting to know you and 'de-risking' you as it is about your startup. It is crucial to carefully research any VC firm prior to approaching it for funds.

VCs provide a assistance network and monetary capital for early-stage companies generally high-risk companies but with scope for comprehensive growth. Investments are frequently made in high-technology companies specialising in pure technology or life sciences. VC firms do not respond well to cold calling you will need to select advisors to function as an intermediary and make intros on your behalf and schedule you to pitch for investment.

A sleek, in-depth discussion venture capital file is vital. Getting VC financial investment is by no methods guaranteed the huge bulk of financing proposals put in the past investor are turned down. As soon as you have actually protected the opportunity to pitch your organisation to VCs, this is your time to truly shine. You might know exactly why your organisation is outstanding, however that doesn't suggest that VCs will, and there's no reason to recommend that your company won't seem very comparable to a myriad of other business unless you show what makes it exceptional.

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Show them that you are familiar with your competitors and reveal how you can stand out from them to show that you are major about the future of your endeavor. To get VCs excited about the potential of your service, come equipped with details of similar organisations in your market that have actually exited.

Show them that you are conscious of how they work and what business they have purchased. This will inform VCs that you have targeted them for a factor while making the effort to speak with portfolio business will likewise offer you the chance to learn how much worth the financier can truly add and what support you can anticipate moving forward.

However it's not all about facts and figures. Eventually VCs will need to think in you as a person, as they require to trust you to make good use of their cash. Prove to them that you have a wonderful service strategy, supported by key gamers in the field and a real passion for your business and you will begin to see VCs taking note.

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If you wind up receiving venture capital financing consider it a collaboration and not merely a financial investment. These are individuals with whom you will have to work closely over a number of years, so it is important that you do your research study and develop whether you feel they will be matched to support you on your service journey.

This capability to encourage other, trustworthy people to take a risk and deal with your startup will be one of the most engaging reasons financiers will wish to back you. If you get the group right, the cash will follow, so keep in mind that the 'pitch' to brand-new board members and workers is just as important as the pitch to financiers.

They ended up concurring on a handle LDC, a venture capital firm, which invested 12 million in business in return for a 60% equity share. John Dundon, Angel Springs Managing Director, described the thinking behind the deal: "LDC offer us financial resources and strength and likewise rather a strong structure and structure to work to. For example, patterns such as "the shift to mobile" or "social media", and so on. This has to do with recognizing styles and spreading your bets throughout numerous business that will be exposed to those trends in a favorable method. Thesis driven investing is more narrowly focused, and included trying to examine where a particular sub-sector is going.

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Choosing the ideal start-up to work for is a hard job - often you'll have to give up a higher wage for other benefits that may come much later (if you are approved equity) or be intangible (operating at a quick rate company, more responsability, fun). Below are a couple of concerns you must think about asking the CEO of the startup before registering with your new job.

There is more money in Europe for start-up founders to tap into than ever before but that doesn't indicate it's all money that they must take. For early-stage creators in Europe (at seed and Series A) it's often hard to know where to turn and how to tell an excellent venture capital firm from a less great venture capital firm.

Advertisment (P.S We like feedback and this list will be upgraded in a few weeks. Who've we missed? Who should not be on there? Email us at [email protected] and [email protected] or comment listed below) Kindred Capital's partners: Mark Evans, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, Leila Rastegar Zegna, Russell Buckley Established in 2015, Kindred Capital is differentiating itself from the pack by pioneering "equitable financial investment" in Europe.

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The concept is that this incentivises portfolio companies to assist one another out. Get the Sifted Newsletter Thank you for signing up for the newsletter! The key person to watch out for at Kindred is Russell Buckley, its founding partner. Buckley cofounded mobile advertisement business Admob in 2006, which later on offered to Google for $750m, and is an angel financier when he's not running Kindred.

Generalist. Mark Goldberg, Shardul Shah, Sarah Cannon, Danny Rimer and Mike Volpi in San Francisco As one of the UK's oldest venture capital funds, Index Ventures has the rare advantage of over twenty years experience. It was cofounded by Neil Rimer in Geneva in 1996, back when 'venture capital' was still a new term outside the United States.

It's invested in unicorns such as BlaBlaCar, TransferWise, Deliveroo and Revolut. As one of the heavyweights of Europe's VC scene, Index gets included in a great deal of huge, distinctive offers, however it does not shy away from seed and Series A rounds. And by many accounts, it is among the finest.

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They have a few big names on their team, such as Martin Mignot, Jan Hammer and Danny Rimer, but it's a high-grade team all round. Their website information who is who and what each financier specialises in. Most current fund size: $1bn (July 2018) Focus: Invests throughout the US and Europe in startups from seed to endeavor to growth.

Eileen Burbidge, partner at Enthusiasm Capital, at TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015. Photo by John Phillips for TechCrunch. Enthusiasm Capital has funded 70 early-stage tech startups, backing over 100 creators who have actually grown their groups to include over 1,000 employee. It has actually made a virtue of openness, pushing efforts like a ' Plain English Term Sheet' and making its investment terms public.

Most current fund size: 45m (2015) Focus: Early-stage tech. Suranga Chandratillake, partner at Balderton. Balderton may be one of the most significant names in European venture capital but it has Californian roots. It was founded in 2000 by Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley's top VC, under the name Standard Capital Europe, before introducing as Balderton Capital in 2007.

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It likewise has an enormous presence in the UK. By particular procedures, it is the most active fund of the lot. It just recently came very first location in Dealroom's ranking of the most active UK-based venture capital funds at Series A, having actually led 17 rounds between 2014 and 2018. Balderton is now led by Bernard Liautaud, who participated in 2008 simply after the fund ended up being totally independent from Benchmark.

Another essential name to understand is Suranga Chandratillake, who has actually been a general partner given that 2014. Prior to Balderton he was primary executive at search engine Blinkx, which was taken public in 2007, and which he founded and led for 8 years. Latest fund size: $400m ( November 2019) Focus: Invests in start-ups at Series A.

Find out more: European VC firm Balderton's heavy hitters First Minute Capital cofounders, Spencer Crawley and Brent Hoberman. First Minute Capital is one of the lots of startup-related ventures dreamt up by Brent Hoberman, one of the best-known figures in the world of UK startups. He initially became understood for cofounding lastminute.com, an online travel website that became a unicorn in the early noughties, back when unicorns were in fact uncommon.

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Contact/Apply: All information listed on their contact page. M8 Capital is a London Based VC company that purchases Seed (SEIS), Early and Later Phase investment along with personal equity investment for the mobile market. Area: London, England Targeting: UK Investment Level: Quantity on application up to $4,000,000 Portfolio Business: Evernote, Masabi you can see the list of all companies on their site by clicking the 'next business' button on the left-hand side of the column.

You can send an E-Mail to them. VC financial investment is best fit to business owners running high possible growth services who enjoy to give up some control and accept a smaller piece of pie in the hope that the ultimate pie will be much larger than they could have achieved on their own.

Venture capitalist Jon Moulton, for example, famously declines to purchase any organisation run by somebody who has actually been separated more than as soon as, on the grounds that their complex private lives will be too much of a distraction to building a successful business. It is essential that you approach the growth of your company reasonably, as not all businesses appropriate for VC funding.

What Does Venture Capitalist Advantages Mean?

If you see there is the prospective to grow a company to be worth in excess of 100million, then VC funding is for you. But keep in mind: extremely few services have this remarkable capacity, and there is a huge variety of alternative funding paths available to fit all various types of service, consisting of crowdfunding sites and angel financial investment networks.

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Along with this fact, many VCs can bring invaluable skills and proficiency to your business and offer beneficial organisation contacts. Along with giving up equity, you will need to be prepared to lose some control over your service. While the VC investment team will not be associated with the daily running of your business, 99% of the time they will select somebody to be a member of your board and will anticipate to be involved in the tactical instructions of the company.

VC firms are usually thinking about investing between 800,000 and 5 million in a service, although some early phase funds will think about investments of 250,000 and up. Different firms adopt various investment criteria, some specialising in particular stages of growth start-up, early stage, later phase and others in different market sectors (our list listed below contains early, mid and late stage VC funds).

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It is an honour and an opportunity to fulfill such skilled individuals. Constantly, it's a hard option to select which of the hundreds we will fund. There is an abundance of info online now about how to approach venture capital funds & venture capitalists and also what to say, there are basic guidelines, and there are ones specific to the fund you are talking to.

Many business owners seek the silver bullet. There is none. However, I will discuss some things we look for. In an early stage start-up, there is really little 'difficult' data to go on. Group. You will hear this all over. We back individuals most importantly. Market size. You need to be dealing with a big market.

What have you attained up until now, what does it tell you? Profits Design. Time to break even. Preferably, you ought to be disruptive. Product. Ingenious and defensible. Clear articulation of how you will get and keep clients. Know all your numbers. Enthusiasm. Something that can not be faked. Sincerity. Never ever lie or extend the truth.

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Motivation. Why are you doing this, what have you compromised to do this and for how long can you keep opting for? Can you construct things? Can you actively 'do'. For financiers, it is as much about getting to know you and 'de-risking' you as it is about your startup. It is crucial to carefully research any VC firm prior to approaching it for funds.

VCs provide a assistance network and monetary capital for early-stage companies generally high-risk companies but with scope for comprehensive growth. Investments are frequently made in high-technology companies specialising in pure technology or life sciences. VC firms do not respond well to cold calling you will need to select advisors to function as an intermediary and make intros on your behalf and schedule you to pitch for investment.

A sleek, in-depth discussion file is vital. Getting VC financial investment is by no methods guaranteed the huge bulk of financing proposals put in the past investor are turned down. As soon as you have actually protected the opportunity to pitch your organisation to VCs, this is your time to truly shine. You might know exactly why your organisation is outstanding, however that doesn't suggest that VCs will, and there's no reason to recommend that your company won't seem very comparable to a myriad of other business unless you show what makes it exceptional.

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Show them that you are familiar with your competitors and reveal how you can stand out from them to show that you are major about the future of your endeavor. To get VCs excited about the potential of your service, come equipped with details of similar organisations in your market that have actually exited.

Show them that you are conscious of how they work and what business they have purchased. This will inform VCs that you have targeted them for a factor while making the effort to speak with portfolio business will likewise offer you the chance to learn how much worth the financier can truly add and what support you can anticipate moving forward.

However it's not all about facts and figures. Eventually VCs will need to think in you as a person, as they require to trust you to make good use of their cash. Prove to them that you have a wonderful service strategy, supported by key gamers in the field and a real passion for your business and you will begin to see VCs taking note.

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If you wind up receiving venture capital financing consider it a collaboration and not merely a financial investment. These are individuals with whom you will have to work closely over a number of years, so it is important that you do your research study and develop whether you feel they will be matched to support you on your service journey.

This capability to encourage other, trustworthy people to take a risk and deal with your startup will be one of the most engaging reasons financiers will wish to back you. If you get the group right, the cash will follow, so keep in mind that the 'pitch' to brand-new board members and workers is just as important as the pitch to financiers.

They ended up concurring on a handle LDC, a venture capital firm, which invested 12 million in business in return for a 60% equity share. John Dundon, Angel Springs Managing Director, described the thinking behind the deal: "LDC offer us financial resources and strength and likewise rather a strong structure and structure to work to. For example, patterns such as "the shift to mobile" or "social media", and so on. This has to do with recognizing styles and spreading your bets throughout numerous business that will be exposed to those trends in a favorable method. Thesis driven investing is more narrowly focused, and included trying to examine where a particular sub-sector is going.

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Choosing the ideal start-up to work for is a hard job - venture capital often you'll have to give up a higher wage for other benefits that may come much later (if you are approved equity) or be intangible (operating at a quick rate company, more responsability, fun). Below are a couple of concerns you must think about asking the CEO of the startup before registering with your new job.

There is more money in Europe for start-up founders to tap into than ever before but that doesn't indicate it's all money that they must take. For early-stage creators in Europe (at seed and Series A) it's often hard to know where to turn and how to tell an excellent venture capital firm from a less great venture capital firm.

Advertisment (P.S We like feedback and this list will be upgraded in a few weeks. Who've we missed? Who should not be on there? Email us at [email protected] and [email protected] or comment listed below) Kindred Capital's partners: Mark Evans, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, Leila Rastegar Zegna, Russell Buckley Established in 2015, Kindred Capital is differentiating itself from the pack by pioneering "equitable financial investment" in Europe.

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The concept is that this incentivises portfolio companies to assist one another out. Get the Sifted Newsletter Thank you for signing up for the newsletter! The key person to watch out for at Kindred is Russell Buckley, its founding partner. Buckley cofounded mobile advertisement business Admob in 2006, which later on offered to Google for $750m, and is an angel financier when he's not running Kindred.

Generalist. Mark Goldberg, Shardul Shah, Sarah Cannon, Danny Rimer and Mike Volpi in San Francisco As one of the UK's oldest venture capital funds, Index Ventures has the rare advantage of over twenty years experience. It was cofounded by Neil Rimer in Geneva in 1996, back when 'venture capital' was still a new term outside the United States.

It's invested in unicorns such as BlaBlaCar, TransferWise, Deliveroo and Revolut. As one of the heavyweights of Europe's VC scene, Index gets included in a great deal of huge, distinctive offers, however it does not shy away from seed and Series A rounds. And by many accounts, it is among the finest.

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They have a few big names on their team, such as Martin Mignot, Jan Hammer and Danny Rimer, but it's a high-grade team all round. Their website information who is who and what each financier specialises in. Most current fund size: $1bn (July 2018) Focus: Invests throughout the US and Europe in startups from seed to endeavor to growth.

Eileen Burbidge, partner at Enthusiasm Capital, at TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015. Photo by John Phillips for TechCrunch. Enthusiasm Capital has funded 70 early-stage tech startups, backing over 100 creators who have actually grown their groups to include over 1,000 employee. It has actually made a virtue of openness, pushing efforts like a ' Plain English Term Sheet' and making its investment terms public.

Most current fund size: 45m (2015) Focus: Early-stage tech. Suranga Chandratillake, partner at Balderton. Balderton may be one of the most significant names in European venture capital but it has Californian roots. It was founded in 2000 by Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley's top VC, under the name Standard Capital Europe, before introducing as Balderton Capital in 2007.

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It likewise has an enormous presence in the UK. By particular procedures, it is the most active fund of the lot. It just recently came very first location in Dealroom's ranking of the most active UK-based venture capital funds at Series A, having actually led 17 rounds between 2014 and 2018. Balderton is now led by Bernard Liautaud, who participated in 2008 simply after the fund ended up being totally independent from Benchmark.

Another essential name to understand is Suranga Chandratillake, who has actually been a general partner given that 2014. Prior to Balderton he was primary executive at search engine Blinkx, which was taken public in 2007, and which he founded and led for 8 years. Latest fund size: $400m ( November 2019) Focus: Invests in start-ups at Series A.

Find out more: European VC firm Balderton's heavy hitters First Minute Capital cofounders, Spencer Crawley and Brent Hoberman. First Minute Capital is one of the lots of startup-related ventures dreamt up by Brent Hoberman, one of the best-known figures in the world of UK startups. He initially became understood for cofounding lastminute.com, an online travel website that became a unicorn in the early noughties, back when unicorns were in fact uncommon.

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About Us

At Close, we're building the sales communication platform of the future. With our roots as the very first sales CRM to include built-in calling, we're leading the industry toward eliminating manual processes and helping companies to close more deals (faster). Since our founding in 2013, we've grown to become a profitable, 100% globally distributed team of 43 high-performing, happy people that are dedicated to building a product our customers love.

TL;DR: We are seeking a Head of Product Marketing that will be instrumental in defining our product and market positioning and will take ownership of growing our customer base and platform adoption through a wide range of marketing efforts. This position will lead the Product Marketing function within the organization—an incredible opportunity to shape the brand and future direction of our product and company.

This position requires a highly motivated individual with previous experience leading product marketing and GTM strategy, and who is comfortable in a fast-moving  environment. The successful candidate will be customer-oriented, self-motivated and results-driven.

About You

You have a knack for understanding people. You ask a lot of questions. You’re decisive.

As Head of Product Marketing at Close, your primary job is to understand our customer— what motivates them, what makes their job difficult, and what simply delights them. You will take these constant and ongoing learnings and deftly apply them to the way we position our brand and product to the world. After all, product marketing is at its very core, “people marketing”. 

Your previous experience creating successful go-to-market plans (from high-level strategy down to tactical execution) will enable you to oversee the rollout of all new products and feature updates.  

Sometimes you’ll be looking at our product marketing from a high level view—say, determining our key objectives for the quarter or the year. Other days, you may be down in the weeds yourself, writing landing page copy or working with others on the marketing team to run A/B conversion tests on site. You’re comfortable—and happy—doing both.

What you don’t know, you’ll openly admit, but then you’ll get to work figuring it out (asking others for help and/or digging deep on your own). Your self-motivation and a relentless drive to learn/do more are appreciated by all. You pride yourself on being a “clever thinker”.  You’re comfortable talking with and working alongside our product, sales, development, and customer success teams. You understand your critical part in the overall machine, graciously accepting thoughts and feedback from others while offering your own expertise where you can. You pride yourself on being “overly communicative” -- keeping everyone up to date with the latest product marketing wins, losses, and initiatives.

You are comfortable working remotely as part of a small team, with a high level of autonomy. You can devise your own schedule and effectively manage your workload based on the biggest opportunities and company objectives.

When you’re in the wrong or make a mistake you can admit it. You can articulate why it happened and how you’ve learned from the experience. 

You are in a European or American timezone.

Above all, you understand that your success—and our success—hinges on the satisfaction and loyalty of our customers. 

About The Role

You will be responsible for championing the features and benefits of the Close sales platform through our marketing messaging and market positioning. You’ll work closely with Danny (Director of Marketing) and our motley crew of marketing crushers. 

Just some of the things that will come across your [metaphorical] desk…

Main KPIs

Product marketing impact on new trial signups (On-site testing and website updates, email marketing campaigns, increase inquiries from software review and industry sites)

Product adoption (free to paid + user activation within app)

Product launch/update success metrics (per launch)

“Product superstar, that is what you are…”

Develop messaging, positioning, and competitive differentiation of our products in the SaaS/sales market. Own all on-site messaging. Devise the go-to-market strategy for all product launches and feature updates. Oversee the tactical execution of each GTM strategy.

Stay on top of the latest trends and tech advancements in the sales and CRM space. Communicate these learnings across the organization, including to our Product, Customer Success, and Development teams.

Identify new verticals and areas for business and product expansion. Champion all marketing efforts that relate to these growth initiatives.

Corner the market[ing]

Own the product messaging in all of our marketing campaigns and corresponding collateral, which may include, but is not limited to, email, social media, blog posts, sales enablement content, and landing pages.

Dive deep into our customer acquisition strategy and execution, driving new trial sign-ups via smart, empathetic product/feature messaging and content. Must be comfortable devising and executing tactics to bring customers down the sales funnel.

Work closely with the marketing team to ensure that these brand and product value propositions are communicated consistently across everything we do.

Work alongside Product and Customer Success teams to identify key verticals, customer personas/roles, and geos for nuture/expansion. Define and produce the content for SEO-optimized industry-specific landing pages, CRM comparison pages, paid/display ads, other marketing materials, to effectively reach these cohorts.

Identify marketing website tests and updates to increase visitor conversion rate (visitor to trial signup). This includes, but is not limited to, A/B testing via copy and messaging, videos/images, and modifications to page designs.

Work alongside the marketing content team to identify middle and bottom of the funnel content opportunities such as product-focused white papers, blog posts, videos, and more.

Develop, nurture, and execute on partnerships with other vendors in the B2B SaaS and product space (online co-promotions, co-branded content, event sponsorship, etc).

Champion our customers via the collection and production of testimonials, case studies, and customer profiles (determining the best way to showcase them -- images, video, etc).

Generate verified product reviews from our customers for product comparison and online community websites like Capterra, G2Crowd, and Quora. Monitor and ensure our visibility on these, and other, SaaS review/comparison sites.

Requirements

4+ years experience working within a tech or SaaS organization (extra points if B2B, extra extra points if you can show a correlation between your work and company growth during your time there)

2+ years in a product marketing role, with a track record of successfully taking products to market (devising and executing a GTM strategy)

Strong passion for product and ability to ‘speak the same language’ as Product and Development teams (“Scrum, Agile, Javascript, APIs, sprints”, etc, etc)

Project management expertise—can coordinate and juggle a variety of projects from conception through production and ensure alignment with other internal teams (Product, Customer Success, Sales, etc).

EXPERT command of the English language (written and verbal), with the ability to write in a wide variety of styles. Must be a copywriting pro—masterfully creating short, value-packed, relatable content to drive new conversions.

Foundational knowledge of common marketing analytics and campaign management platforms (analytics, popular ESPs, ad networks, social platforms, etc)

Bonus points for the following skill sets:

Front-end coding (HTML/CSS/JS, GitHub)

Design and video (editing, Photoshop, graphics creation, etc)

Familiarity with SaaS finance and reporting 

Why Close?

100% remote (we believe in trust and autonomy)

Culture video 💚

2 x annual team retreats ✈️ (Lisbon retreat video)

Competitive salary

7 weeks PTO (includes company-wide winter holiday break)

1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years

$200/month co-working stipend

Paid parental leave (10 wks primary caregiver / 4 wks secondary caregiver)

99% premiums paid for excellent medical and dental coverage, including an HSA option (US residents)

401k matching at 4% (US residents)

Dependent care FSA (US residents)

Our story and team 🚀

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At Close, everyone has a voice. We encourage transparency and practicing a mature approach to the work-place. In general, we don’t have strict policies, we have guidelines. Life-work integration is an important part of our organization - we believe you bring your best to work when you practice self-care (whatever that looks like for you).

We come from 12 countries and 16 states; a collection of talented humans rich in diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and cultures. Twice a year we meet up somewhere around the world to spend time with one another. We see these retreats as an opportunity to strengthen the social fiber of our community.

This team is growing in more ways than one - we’ve recently launched 10 babies (and counting!). Unanimously, our favorite and most impactful value is “Build a house you want to live in.” We strive to make decisions that are authentic for our organization. At Close, we have a high care factor for one another, in making an awesome product and championing the success of our customers.  

Interested in Close but don't think this role is the best fit for you? View our other positions.

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Contact/Apply: All information listed on their contact page. M8 Capital is a London Based VC company that purchases Seed (SEIS), Early and Later Phase investment along with personal equity investment for the mobile market. Area: London, England Targeting: UK Investment Level: Quantity on application up to $4,000,000 Portfolio Business: Evernote, Masabi you can see the list of all companies on their site by clicking the 'next business' button on the left-hand side of the column.

You can send an E-Mail to them. VC financial investment is best fit to business owners running high possible growth services who enjoy to give up some control and accept a smaller piece of pie in the hope that the ultimate pie will be much larger than they could have achieved on their own.

Venture capitalist Jon Moulton, for example, famously declines to purchase any organisation run by somebody who has actually been separated more than as soon as, on the grounds that their complex private lives will be too much of a distraction to building a successful business. It is essential that you approach the growth of your company reasonably, as not all businesses appropriate for VC funding.

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If you see there is the prospective to grow a company to be worth in excess of 100million, then VC funding is for you. But keep in mind: extremely few services have this remarkable capacity, and there is a huge variety of alternative funding paths available to fit all various types of service, consisting of crowdfunding sites and angel financial investment networks.

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Along with this fact, many VCs can bring invaluable skills and proficiency to your business and offer beneficial organisation contacts. Along with giving up equity, you will need to be prepared to lose some control over your service. While the VC investment team will not be associated with the daily running of your business, 99% of the time they will select somebody to be a member of your board and will anticipate to be involved in the tactical instructions of the company.

VC firms are usually thinking about investing between 800,000 and 5 million in a service, although some early phase funds will think about investments of 250,000 and up. Different firms adopt various investment criteria, some specialising in particular stages of growth start-up, early stage, later phase and others in different market sectors (our list listed below contains early, mid and late stage VC funds).

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It is an honour and an opportunity to fulfill such skilled individuals. Constantly, it's a hard option to select which of the hundreds we will fund. There is an abundance of info online now about how to approach venture capital funds & venture capitalists and also what to say, there are basic guidelines, and there are ones specific to the fund you are talking to.

Many business owners seek the silver bullet. There is none. However, I will discuss some things we look for. In an early stage start-up, there is really little 'difficult' data to go on. Group. You will hear this all over. We back individuals most importantly. Market size. You need to be dealing with a big market.

What have you attained up until now, what does it tell you? Profits Design. Time to break even. Preferably, you ought to be disruptive. Product. Ingenious and defensible. Clear articulation of how you will get and keep clients. Know all your numbers. Enthusiasm. Something that can not be faked. Sincerity. Never ever lie or extend the truth.

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Motivation. Why are you doing this, what have you compromised to do this and for how long can you keep opting for? Can you construct things? Can you actively 'do'. For financiers, it is as much about getting to know you and 'de-risking' you as it is about your startup. It is crucial to carefully research any VC firm prior to approaching it for funds.

VCs provide a assistance network and monetary capital for early-stage companies generally high-risk companies but with scope for comprehensive growth. Investments are frequently made in high-technology companies specialising in pure technology or life sciences. VC firms do not respond well to cold calling you will need to select advisors to function as an intermediary and make intros on your behalf and schedule you to pitch for investment.

A sleek, in-depth discussion file is vital. Getting VC financial investment is by no methods guaranteed the huge bulk of financing proposals put in the past investor are turned down. As soon as you have actually protected the opportunity to pitch your organisation to VCs, this is your time to truly shine. You might know exactly why your organisation is outstanding, however that doesn't suggest that VCs will, and there's no reason to recommend that your company won't seem very comparable to a myriad of other business unless you show what makes it exceptional.

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Show them that you are familiar with your competitors and reveal how you can stand out from them to show that you are major about the future of your endeavor. To get VCs excited about the potential of your service, come equipped with details of similar organisations in your market that have actually exited.

Show them that you are conscious of how they work and what business they have purchased. This will inform VCs that you have targeted them for a factor while making the effort to speak with portfolio business will likewise offer you the chance to learn how much worth the financier can truly add and what support you can anticipate moving venture capital forward.

However it's not all about facts and figures. Eventually VCs will need to think in you as a person, as they require to trust you to make good use of their cash. Prove to them that you have a wonderful service strategy, supported by key gamers in the field and a real passion for your business and you will begin to see VCs taking note.

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If you wind up receiving venture capital financing consider it a collaboration and not merely a financial investment. These are individuals with whom you will have to work closely over a number of years, so it is important that you do your research study and develop whether you feel they will be matched to support you on your service journey.

This capability to encourage other, trustworthy people to take a risk and deal with your startup will be one of the most engaging reasons financiers will wish to back you. If you get the group right, the cash will follow, so keep in mind that the 'pitch' to brand-new board members and workers is just as important as the pitch to financiers.

They ended up concurring on a handle LDC, a venture capital firm, which invested 12 million in business in return for a 60% equity share. John Dundon, Angel Springs Managing Director, described the thinking behind the deal: "LDC offer us financial resources and strength and likewise rather a strong structure and structure to work to. For example, patterns such as "the shift to mobile" or "social media", and so on. This has to do with recognizing styles and spreading your bets throughout numerous business that will be exposed to those trends in a favorable method. Thesis driven investing is more narrowly focused, and included trying to examine where a particular sub-sector is going.

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Choosing the ideal start-up to work for is a hard job - often you'll have to give up a higher wage for other benefits that may come much later (if you are approved equity) or be intangible (operating at a quick rate company, more responsability, fun). Below are a couple of concerns you must think about asking the CEO of the startup before registering with your new job.

There is more money in Europe for start-up founders to tap into than ever before but that doesn't indicate it's all money that they must take. For early-stage creators in Europe (at seed and Series A) it's often hard to know where to turn and how to tell an excellent venture capital firm from a less great venture capital firm.

Advertisment (P.S We like feedback and this list will be upgraded in a few weeks. Who've we missed? Who should not be on there? Email us at [email protected] and [email protected] or comment listed below) Kindred Capital's partners: Mark Evans, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, Leila Rastegar Zegna, Russell Buckley Established in 2015, Kindred Capital is differentiating itself from the pack by pioneering "equitable financial investment" in Europe.

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The concept is that this incentivises portfolio companies to assist one another out. Get the Sifted Newsletter Thank you for signing up for the newsletter! The key person to watch out for at Kindred is Russell Buckley, its founding partner. Buckley cofounded mobile advertisement business Admob in 2006, which later on offered to Google for $750m, and is an angel financier when he's not running Kindred.

Generalist. Mark Goldberg, Shardul Shah, Sarah Cannon, Danny Rimer and Mike Volpi in San Francisco As one of the UK's oldest venture capital funds, Index Ventures has the rare advantage of over twenty years experience. It was cofounded by Neil Rimer in Geneva in 1996, back when 'venture capital' was still a new term outside the United States.

It's invested in unicorns such as BlaBlaCar, TransferWise, Deliveroo and Revolut. As one of the heavyweights of Europe's VC scene, Index gets included in a great deal of huge, distinctive offers, however it does not shy away from seed and Series A rounds. And by many accounts, it is among the finest.

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They have a few big names on their team, such as Martin Mignot, Jan Hammer and Danny Rimer, but it's a high-grade team all round. Their website information who is who and what each financier specialises in. Most current fund size: $1bn (July 2018) Focus: Invests throughout the US and Europe in startups from seed to endeavor to growth.

Eileen Burbidge, partner at Enthusiasm Capital, at TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015. Photo by John Phillips for TechCrunch. Enthusiasm Capital has funded 70 early-stage tech startups, backing over 100 creators who have actually grown their groups to include over 1,000 employee. It has actually made a virtue of openness, pushing efforts like a ' Plain English Term Sheet' and making its investment terms public.

Most current fund size: 45m (2015) Focus: Early-stage tech. Suranga Chandratillake, partner at Balderton. Balderton may be one of the most significant names in European venture capital but it has Californian roots. It was founded in 2000 by Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley's top VC, under the name Standard Capital Europe, before introducing as Balderton Capital in 2007.

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It likewise has an enormous presence in the UK. By particular procedures, it is the most active fund of the lot. It just recently came very first location in Dealroom's ranking of the most active UK-based venture capital funds at Series A, having actually led 17 rounds between 2014 and 2018. Balderton is now led by Bernard Liautaud, who participated in 2008 simply after the fund ended up being totally independent from Benchmark.

Another essential name to understand is Suranga Chandratillake, who has actually been a general partner given that 2014. Prior to Balderton he was primary executive at search engine Blinkx, which was taken public in 2007, and which he founded and led for 8 years. Latest fund size: $400m ( November 2019) Focus: Invests in start-ups at Series A.

Find out more: European VC firm Balderton's heavy hitters First Minute Capital cofounders, Spencer Crawley and Brent Hoberman. First Minute Capital is one of the lots of startup-related ventures dreamt up by Brent Hoberman, one of the best-known figures in the world of UK startups. He initially became understood for cofounding lastminute.com, an online travel website that became a unicorn in the early noughties, back when unicorns were in fact uncommon.

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Contact/Apply: All information listed on their contact page. M8 Capital is a London Based VC company that purchases Seed (SEIS), Early and Later Phase investment along with personal equity investment for the mobile market. Area: London, England Targeting: UK Investment Level: Quantity on application up to $4,000,000 Portfolio Business: Evernote, Masabi you can see the list of all companies on their site by clicking the 'next business' button on the left-hand side of the column.

You can send an E-Mail to them. VC financial investment is best fit to business owners running high possible growth services who enjoy to give up some control and accept a smaller piece of pie in the hope that the ultimate pie will be much larger than they could have achieved on their own.

Venture capitalist Jon Moulton, for example, famously declines to purchase any organisation run by somebody who has actually been separated more than as soon as, on the grounds that their complex private lives will be too much of a distraction to building a successful business. It is essential that you approach the growth of your company reasonably, as not all businesses appropriate for VC funding.

What Does Venture Capitalist Advantages Mean?

If you see there is the prospective to grow a company to be worth in excess of 100million, then VC funding is for you. But keep in mind: extremely few services have this remarkable capacity, and there is a huge variety of alternative funding paths available to fit all various types of service, consisting of crowdfunding sites and angel financial investment networks.

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Along with this fact, many VCs can bring invaluable skills and proficiency to your business and offer beneficial organisation contacts. Along with giving up equity, you will need to be prepared to lose some control over your service. While the VC investment team will not be associated with the daily running of your business, 99% of the time they will select somebody to be a member of your board and will anticipate to be involved in the tactical instructions of the company.

VC firms are usually thinking about investing between 800,000 and 5 million in a service, although some early phase funds will think about investments of 250,000 and up. Different firms adopt various investment criteria, some specialising in particular stages of growth start-up, early stage, later phase and others in different market sectors (our list listed below contains early, mid and late stage VC funds).

Examine This Report on Venture Capital Advantages

It is an honour and an opportunity to fulfill such skilled individuals. Constantly, it's a hard option to select which of the hundreds we will fund. There is an abundance of info online now about how to approach venture capital funds & venture capitalists and also what to say, there are basic guidelines, and there are ones specific to the fund you are talking to.

Many business owners seek the silver bullet. There is none. However, I will discuss some things we look for. In an early stage start-up, there is really little 'difficult' data to go on. Group. You will hear this all over. We back individuals most importantly. Market size. You need to be dealing with a big market.

What have you attained up until now, what does it tell you? Profits Design. Time to break even. Preferably, you ought to be disruptive. Product. Ingenious and defensible. Clear articulation of how you will get and keep clients. Know all your numbers. Enthusiasm. Something that can not be faked. Sincerity. Never ever lie or extend the truth.

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Motivation. Why are you doing this, what have you compromised to do this and for how long can you keep opting for? Can you construct things? Can you actively 'do'. For financiers, it is as much about getting to know you and 'de-risking' you as it is about your startup. It is crucial to carefully research any VC firm prior to approaching it for funds.

VCs provide a assistance network and monetary capital for early-stage companies generally high-risk companies but with scope for comprehensive growth. Investments are frequently made in high-technology companies specialising in pure technology or life sciences. VC firms do not respond well to cold calling you will need to select advisors to function as an intermediary and make intros on your behalf and schedule you to pitch for investment.

A sleek, in-depth discussion file is vital. Getting VC financial investment is by no methods guaranteed the huge bulk of financing proposals put in the past investor are turned down. As soon as you have actually protected the opportunity to pitch your organisation to VCs, this is your time to truly shine. You might know exactly why your organisation is outstanding, however that doesn't suggest that VCs will, and there's no reason to recommend that your company won't seem very comparable to a myriad of other business unless you show what makes it exceptional.

An Unbiased View of Venture Capital Advantages

Show them that you are familiar with your competitors and reveal how you can stand out from them to show that you are major about the future of your endeavor. To get VCs excited about the potential of your service, come equipped with details of similar organisations in your market that have actually exited.

Show them that you are conscious of how they work and what business they have purchased. This will inform VCs that you have targeted them for a factor while making the effort to speak with portfolio business will likewise offer you the chance to learn how much worth the financier can truly add and what support you can anticipate moving forward.

However it's not all about facts and figures. Eventually VCs will need to think in you as a person, as they require to trust you to make good use of their cash. Prove to them that you have a wonderful service strategy, supported by key gamers in the field and a real passion for your business and you will begin to see VCs taking note.

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If you wind up receiving venture capital financing consider it a collaboration and not merely a financial investment. These are individuals with whom you will have to work closely over a number of years, so it is important that you do your research study and develop whether you feel they will be matched to support you on your service journey.

This capability to encourage other, trustworthy people to take a risk and deal with your startup will be one of the most engaging reasons financiers will wish to back you. If you get the group right, the cash will follow, so keep in mind that the 'pitch' to brand-new board members and workers is just as important as the pitch to financiers.

They ended up concurring on a handle LDC, a venture capital firm, which invested 12 million in business in return for a 60% equity share. John Dundon, Angel Springs Managing Director, venture capital described the thinking behind the deal: "LDC offer us financial resources and strength and likewise rather a strong structure and structure to work to. For example, patterns such as "the shift to mobile" or "social media", and so on. This has to do with recognizing styles and spreading your bets throughout numerous business that will be exposed to those trends in a favorable method. Thesis driven investing is more narrowly focused, and included trying to examine where a particular sub-sector is going.

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Choosing the ideal start-up to work for is a hard job - often you'll have to give up a higher wage for other benefits that may come much later (if you are approved equity) or be intangible (operating at a quick rate company, more responsability, fun). Below are a couple of concerns you must think about asking the CEO of the startup before registering with your new job.

There is more money in Europe for start-up founders to tap into than ever before but that doesn't indicate it's all money that they must take. For early-stage creators in Europe (at seed and Series A) it's often hard to know where to turn and how to tell an excellent venture capital firm from a less great venture capital firm.

Advertisment (P.S We like feedback and this list will be upgraded in a few weeks. Who've we missed? Who should not be on there? Email us at [email protected] and [email protected] or comment listed below) Kindred Capital's partners: Mark Evans, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, Leila Rastegar Zegna, Russell Buckley Established in 2015, Kindred Capital is differentiating itself from the pack by pioneering "equitable financial investment" in Europe.

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The concept is that this incentivises portfolio companies to assist one another out. Get the Sifted Newsletter Thank you for signing up for the newsletter! The key person to watch out for at Kindred is Russell Buckley, its founding partner. Buckley cofounded mobile advertisement business Admob in 2006, which later on offered to Google for $750m, and is an angel financier when he's not running Kindred.

Generalist. Mark Goldberg, Shardul Shah, Sarah Cannon, Danny Rimer and Mike Volpi in San Francisco As one of the UK's oldest venture capital funds, Index Ventures has the rare advantage of over twenty years experience. It was cofounded by Neil Rimer in Geneva in 1996, back when 'venture capital' was still a new term outside the United States.

It's invested in unicorns such as BlaBlaCar, TransferWise, Deliveroo and Revolut. As one of the heavyweights of Europe's VC scene, Index gets included in a great deal of huge, distinctive offers, however it does not shy away from seed and Series A rounds. And by many accounts, it is among the finest.

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They have a few big names on their team, such as Martin Mignot, Jan Hammer and Danny Rimer, but it's a high-grade team all round. Their website information who is who and what each financier specialises in. Most current fund size: $1bn (July 2018) Focus: Invests throughout the US and Europe in startups from seed to endeavor to growth.

Eileen Burbidge, partner at Enthusiasm Capital, at TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015. Photo by John Phillips for TechCrunch. Enthusiasm Capital has funded 70 early-stage tech startups, backing over 100 creators who have actually grown their groups to include over 1,000 employee. It has actually made a virtue of openness, pushing efforts like a ' Plain English Term Sheet' and making its investment terms public.

Most current fund size: 45m (2015) Focus: Early-stage tech. Suranga Chandratillake, partner at Balderton. Balderton may be one of the most significant names in European venture capital but it has Californian roots. It was founded in 2000 by Benchmark, one of Silicon Valley's top VC, under the name Standard Capital Europe, before introducing as Balderton Capital in 2007.

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It likewise has an enormous presence in the UK. By particular procedures, it is the most active fund of the lot. It just recently came very first location in Dealroom's ranking of the most active UK-based venture capital funds at Series A, having actually led 17 rounds between 2014 and 2018. Balderton is now led by Bernard Liautaud, who participated in 2008 simply after the fund ended up being totally independent from Benchmark.

Another essential name to understand is Suranga Chandratillake, who has actually been a general partner given that 2014. Prior to Balderton he was primary executive at search engine Blinkx, which was taken public in 2007, and which he founded and led for 8 years. Latest fund size: $400m ( November 2019) Focus: Invests in start-ups at Series A.

Find out more: European VC firm Balderton's heavy hitters First Minute Capital cofounders, Spencer Crawley and Brent Hoberman. First Minute Capital is one of the lots of startup-related ventures dreamt up by Brent Hoberman, one of the best-known figures in the world of UK startups. He initially became understood for cofounding lastminute.com, an online travel website that became a unicorn in the early noughties, back when unicorns were in fact uncommon.

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