#Good ol' Dannys

[lollystocks]

The New Kid

Ectoberhaunt 2023 Day 3: White Crow

Summary: Danny continues to mind his own business whist freaking out everyone around him with his mere existence.

A short "Cryptid Danny" fic, with a twist.

Words: 509

CW: mild horror, mild body horror

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"White Crow": a member of a group who is different from the rest. Elaya vorona (бе́лая воро́на) in Russian, kalāg-e sefīd (کلاغ سفید) in Persian. Similar to English's "Black Sheep".

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The New Kid was exceptionally unnerving.

Friendly enough, if one got the chance to talk to him - which was kinda rare. He was territorial and kept to himself which, fair enough. But he never really seemed interested in getting to know anyone.

But despite being, on the surface, a pretty normal New Kid, there was something very wrong with him.

No-one could put their fingers on it at first. And no-one liked to talk about it. Because how could you talk about…that?

His eyes, for one. A nice, normal, luminous green for the most part. But when he was tired, or distracted, they would… they’d dull. Lose all traces of light, and just go empty. They’d flicker back on as soon as you’d caught it, and one might chalk it up to a trick of the light. He’d smile a normal smile, and you’d forget you’d seen anything. Or maybe, try to forget.

His teeth, too. A perfectly average maw of razor-sharp fangs. But he covered his mouth with his hand when he smiled or laughed. If one looked beyond that, they might see - or rather, sense - a jaw of blunt, flat, incisors and molars. Prey’s teeth. Mortal teeth.

But prey shouldn’t fill you with such discomfort. Should it?

He was probably just developing his shapeshifting skills early. That was probably it.

Youngblood swore he’d seen him drift through a wall, once. In the Ghost Zone.

Youngblood was hardly a reputable news source.

All the same.

Then, then, there was his voice. How sometimes (always when he was tired or injured or distracted) he’d talk and his voice would just… dampen. Vanish into nothingness. No echo, or reverberation through the ectoplasm around him. Nothing to carry his words through to other ghosts. And, once, again, everything would reset, and he’d be a normal ghost.

There was a theme - moments of flatness, dullness, of disconnect. Moments of mortality.

The worst one was when he would breathe. He wouldn’t even hide it. After a territorial spar (which he took way too seriously) he’d float there, victorious, and his chest would expand and retract like some wet, dying thing. Bodies weren’t meant to move like that. Not after death.

And it wouldn’t be so bad if he was weak.

Freaks came and went. There was enough variety amongst ghostkind that any one, or even multiple of these things, could be brushed off.

But the New Kid was strong. Stronger than any of them. He’d been around for no time at all and defeated every one of them in combat, even the strongest of them. His abilities were coming in fast, too fast, and he had too many. No ghost should have a portfolio that large, and know how to use their new powers so well.

He got better with every fight. 

They were training him, without realizing. Feeding him.

But there’s the rub. To back off, to withhold from indulging in one’s Earthly Obsession, to bow to his obscenely large territory? The thought alone was obscene.

And what would be the repercussions?

[ofthecaravel]

Well, my boyfriend's in a band 🌟

[dailudannos]

A lil technus gif animation :)

[halfagone]

This is for DPxDC fans specifically, because I've seen a lot of fics with all kinds of- Not important. POLL!

[spockvarietyhour]

Today's movie

[prismadog]

guys. I think I might start writing danny phantom fanfiction soon. I have a need for soft enemy ghosts who take care of Danny when he overworks himself to the point of getting sick or to complete and total exhaustion, and I'm just not finding any fics.

I need this in my life and by the gods, if I gave to write them myself, I will (I don't really want to but I will)

[pinktwinkiezoppo]

Danny Phantom crossover with Pokemon. Seeing Danny with the many ghost types (and the ones believed to be from space) would be so cool and potentially wholesome

YES OMG I was thinking about a Pokemon AU this morning....well sorta I was thinking of DP characters AS pokemon not them being pokemon trainers

But I'd be a liar if I said that I didn't think of Danny as a trainer on occasion. I think it would be fun if Danny was a ghost type gym leader or maybe an elite four member

My personal take on his team is Zorua/Zoroark (can transform into its Hisuian form/main pokemon), Froslass, Clefable, Decidueye (starter?), Mismagius and a Chandelure

Tucker would definitely have a Rotom and maybe a Manectric. Sam would have some plant based pokemon like Trevanant and Meowscarada (it's a new pokemon but it's grass and dark so I thought it was fitting)

Jazz has a Braixen. Vlad has a Gengar that he can mega evolve

And of course everyone names their pokemon

[dumbasssportsboys]

just looking at old ap images and crying tonight 

[interwovenrhapsody]

❝ Er, excuse me for a moment- ❞ She held up a book, a sheepish smile on her face as she did so.

❝ ....does this book belong to you? I think it fell out of your pack as you were walking. ❞ Yup, returning lost items. What is she doing with her life?

//@tiredstudents liked for a starter

[thevalleyisjolly]

My superpower is coming up with the best stuffed animal names.

[aro-aizawa]

do doop new locked out chapter

[randommisci]

@jedipirateking

The turnaround

For the third time in as many minutes, Phantom's phone goes off in the Watchtower.

The first two times it was silenced and ignored - this time the young ghost whips it out with an irritated, "Oh for the love of-" and hits answer.

"What?!"

"Respectfully, my liege, I ask that you reconsider my proposal on-"

"Not today, Satan," Phantom cuts in dryly and hangs up.

Most every member of the Justice League present smiles or chuckles - the young ghost is their newest member, and his humor is always appreciated.

Constantine on the other hand is frozen and sweating bullets, because he recognized the voice on the phone.

That was honest to fucking God Satan himself.

[ofthecaravel]

Break It Up, You Two!

A super fun commission for the amazing @dannythedog!! Thank you for giving me such a fun prompt!! 

Want a goofy lil drawing of your own? Check out my Kofi commissions!

[spockvarietyhour]

Ken Wins!

[thewoodstock-stock]

Ik were all thinking tftgs but Lonely broadcast is the only thing in my brain rn

my favorite podcast genre? oh it's "pathetic person tells eldritch horror to go fuck themselves"

[evilminji]

The more I learn about John Constantine? The more I am certain you COULD just... dump Danny on him.

Like... literally.

Full on, sack of unconscious potatoes, "here ya go, deal with it, here's an unconscious royal teenager!", Dumped in his arms/lap at some shitty hole in the wall bar, by Suspicious Supernatural Forces, DUMPED on him. Like? Yep. It's a Tuesday. Guess he's NOT getting to finish this beer.

And you know what?

Knowing the crowd Danny runs with? They'd at least... SORTA try and explain what's happening? Instead of play the fun ol "HOT POTATO! Think fast, Constantine! Figure it out!" And run shpeal that he normally deals with. Thoughtful, really.

Don't get him wrong. It's still BULLSHIT. But at least he has a vague idea of WHY he's holding an unconscious, heavily bleeding, half-divine-but-not-really half human, teenager.

Fuckers left a few sticky notes.

THANKS.

He just LOVES patching up actively radioactive wounds while trying to translate... what is this? Mesopotamian? Who writes out their emojis in Mesopotamian?! "Smiling face emotional picture" my ASS. Still...

Kid in way over their head, hunted by damn never everyone for trying to do the right thing, AND grappling with their recent lose of a decent chunk of their own humanity? Oh and now he's KING of a whole spankin new Realm!

Fuck "Realms". Nothing ever good comes out of "Realms".

And APPARENTLY? His VIP returning customers spot under the Bus has been reserved! Because he's the kid's "Gaurdian". Why? So the nice Goverment stooges in suits will come knocking on HIS door first, of course.

......he'd be more pissed about that one if he wasn't REAL interested in what those bastards had to say for themselves. Meddling with forces they shouldn't be touching. Provoking God only knows what. He fucking KNEW those storms weren't natural.

Just? John getting handed a Suspect Youth. Press X for doubt and Sus. Okay... then give him back. No! Fuck you, says local Laughing Magician, I don't trust you EITHER.

Danny wakes up to the... VERY? Ngl? Intense(tm) stare down of... holy shit, are you an Actual Angel? (Yes. He is. Better hope you're not secretly evil or he's gonna bring The Smiting) Then the world's ACTUAL greatest Detective, who is a chimpanzee, offers him expertly made tea and the cheap take-out John brought with him.

He is in Space.

It's still not the weirdest morning he's ever had. But it's getting there.

@the-witchhunter @hdgnj @hypewinter @nerdpoe @lolottes @babbling-babull