#a stone for danny fisher

[vintagepresley]

The author of this book must be a time traveler because he clearly wrote this book with Elvis in mind. Danny and Elvis are so much alike in their personalities, the way they talk, care, feel, etc. It’s hard not to think of Elvis when you read this book because he really did portray Danny so well. I’m nearing the end of this book and I really don’t want it to end. The way it takes you through his short life from the age of 8 to 27.. 😭

After reading this book I completely agree with @deke-rivers-1957 that Danny Fisher is the character that is most like Elvis. I know I’ve been annoying with this book and I do plan to do a lengthy review because at the end of the day, it’s Elvis related. I’ll be doing it when @deke-rivers-1957 does their review of the movie!

[broadwaydivastournament]

Broadway Divas: Obscure Sondheim

To highlight how vast and varied Sondheim's roles and shows are, these five Divas have a singular Sondheim credit to their repertoire that are a little more obscure than most. So obscure that my dream of finding pictures to dazzle you all with was quickly shattered.

Bebe Neuwirth as Cinderella's Stepsister, Florinda, in a reading of Into the Woods for a 1994 movie that never came to fruition. This reading took place at director Penny Marshall's house and had a truly breathtaking cast: Robin Williams (The Baker), Goldie Hawn (The Baker's Wife), Steve Martin (The Wolf), Danny DeVito (The Giant), Carrie Fisher (Lucinda), and fucking CHER as The Witch. Bebe Neuwirth and Carrie Fisher as catty sisters tormenting Cinderella and getting their eyes pecked out. And then Cher trying to feed them to Danny DeVito. We were robbed of a masterpiece.

Judith Light as Joanne in a Reprise! presentation of Company at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. Though not known for her singing abilities, Judith was nevertheless part of an all-star cast for this two-week run in 2004. The only review I could find was...not favorable. It's been twenty years, and I, for one, think Judith Light deserves her chance at redemption.

Linda Emond as Mary in Merrily We Roll Along, 1988. The Seattle-based ACT company produced Sondheim's biggest flop musical through the month of May in 1988. Linda, then in her late twenties, played the female lead in a rare musical role for her. And I do have a picture thanks to ACT's fantastic archival system.

Pictured: Linda Emond (Mary) center, surrounded by Joseph Dellger (Franklin Shepherd) and Joseph McNally (Charley). And no, I cannot tell which man is which...

4. Susan Blackwell as The Giant in a 2019 one-night-only staged concert of Into the Woods. If you thought the recent Broadway revival was bare-bones, it had nothing on this staged concert at the Town Hall in NYC. There is one singular photo that includes Susan, and without knowing she was meant to be there, you'd never be able to identify her.

Pictured (L to R):

5. Paula Leggett Chase as Stella Deems in Follies, a one-night-only special event in Tangier, Morocco featuring a transcontinental cast of Divas. Since 2013 (excluding pandemic years), Rob Ashford has staged fundraising productions of shows such as A Little Night Music, The Crucible, and Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Confusingly, though Paula sang Stella Deems' song "Who's That Woman," she was credited in the program as Emily Whitman (presumably they just combined the roles for this production and gave them to the dancer in the cast?)

Pictured (L to R): The late Haydn Gwynn (Phyllis Rogers Stone, my beloved), Marisa Berenson (Solange LaFitte), Harolyn Blackwell (Heidi Schiller), Jenna Russel (Sally Durant Plummer), Paula Leggett Chase (Emily Whitman), Harriet Harris (Hattie Walker).

[gender-envy-tournament]

Gender Bracket #1

All were chosen randomly from submissions (With the exception of two of my personal favorites)

Pairs under cut

Reki Kyan (Sk8 the Infinity) vs. Hiyori Tomoe (Ensemble Stars!)

Kate Bush vs. Rantaro Amami (Danganronpa)

Papyrus (Undertale) vs. Gen Asagiri (Dr. Stone)

Rich Goranski (Be More Chill) vs. Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)

Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) vs. Fujimoto (Ponyo)

Dick Grayson (DC Comics) vs. Red Son (Lego Monkie Kid)

Danny Tanner (Full House) vs. Conner Kent (DC Comics)

Goro Majima (Yakuza) vs. Jacob Andrews

The Nameless Ghouls vs. Frank Iero

Joker (Persona 5) vs. Charlotte Wiltshire (Hello Charlotte)

Sal Fisher (Sally Face) vs. Howl Pendragon (Howl's Moving Castle)

Archibald Craven (The Secret Garden) vs. Bo Burnham

Lady Loki (Marvel Comics) vs. Joshua Kiryu (The World Ends with You)

James Kirk (Star Trek) vs. Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House)

Lee Felix vs. Donatello (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Shikanoin Heizou (Genshin Impact) vs. Beelzebub (Good Omens)

Moira (Overwatch) vs. Samantha Jones (Sex and the City)

Klavier Gavin (Ace Attorney) vs. Quark (Star Trek)

James (Pokemon) vs. Paris the Puppet (The Dummy's Dummy)

Venti (Genshin Impact) vs. René Gallimard (M. Butterfly)

Camilo Madrigal (Encanto) vs. Edward Nygma (Gotham)

Edward Teach (Our Flag Means Death) vs. Bowser (Super Mario Brothers)

Crowley (Supernatural) vs. Delirium of the Endless (The Sandman)

Princess Ozma (Oz) vs. Vanitas (The Case Study of Vanitas)

Kris (Deltarune) vs. Lily Houghton (Jungle Cruise)

Natsume Sakasaki (Ensemble Stars!) vs. Ranboo (@ranboolivesaysstuff)

Envy (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs. Haruhi Fujioka (Ouran High School Host Club)

Dan Heng (Honkai: Star Rail) vs. Jeff Satur

David Tennant vs. Harry du Bois (Disco Elysium)

Dr. Frank-N-Furter (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) vs. Link (The Legend of Zelda)

Tianyou Zhao (Yakuza) vs. @gender-envy-tournament (I got 10 separate submissions again)

The Spine (Steam Powered Giraffe) vs. Raine Whispers (The Owl House)

[earthbaby-angelboy]

hello all you beautiful people!

a little unknown fact about me: i love reading! i mainly read reference material and nonfiction, but i don't mind the occasional fiction! i have plenty of friends on here who like reading (after all, you're on my page!) and who love elvis, so i figured i'd make a compendium of books that were adapted into elvis' movies.

it will be organized by the movie / the year it came out, and the story / its author. i'll also include a little description of each.

-love me tender (1956) & the story of the reno gang: this movie was not based on a story, but actual historical events! the reno gang were a group of brothers who went around the midwest robbing trains. clinton reno was a real person, the youngest of the five brothers (his nickname was "honest", as he never got involved with any criminal activity pertaining to his brothers.)

-loving you (1957) & a call from mitch miller by mary agnes thompson: the movie was based on a short story by mary agnes thompson that was featured in the june 1956 edition of good housekeeping.

-king creole (1958) & a stone for danny fisher by harold robbins: king creole was the first of el's movies to be based on an entire book! the role was originally meant for james dean, and was set in the backstreets of new york city.

-flaming star (1960) & flaming lance by clair huffaker: this was one of two movies where the original author was involved in creating the screenplay.

-wild in the country (1961) & the lost country by j.r. salamanca: although some creative liberties were taken (el's character went from an artist to a writer and hope lange's character became a psychiatrist rather than a teacher), it still followed the same plot as the original novel. it was also the first to feature elvis on a published paperback.

-follow that dream (1962) & pioneer, go home! by richard p. powell: the novel is based on a family from new jersey (WOOT WOOT), and although technically based on the book, the movie takes many creative liberties to the point of it being almost completely opposite the original source material.

-stay away, joe (1968) & stay away, joe by dan cushman: this is what el considered his first "serious" role. although involving some incredibly racist stereotypes, it is rooted in some truth about elvis' lineage: his great-great-great grandmother was a cherokee woman named morning white dove, and some attribute his high cheekbones and striking features to his distant native ancestry.

-live a little, love a little (1968) & kiss my firm but pliant lips by dan greenburg: the movie, like follow that dream, was so loosely based on the book that it was almost completely opposite the original source material.

-charro! (1969) & charro! by harry whittington: this is the only "officially endorsed" book based on an elvis movie.

-the trouble with girls (1969) & chautauqua by day keene: this is my absolute favorite movie of all time, and ironically, there is no information about the book's plot. based on what i've gathered from other sources, it follows an almost identical plot to the movie. unfortunately, the author died 9 months prior to the movie's release.

-change of habit (1969) & title-not-available by richard morris and john joseph: according to wikipedia, change of habit was based on a story written by richard morris and john joseph. i've scoured the internet under both of those names, and found nothing! oh well.

i hope you all had as much fun reading this as i did writing this, and be sure to shoot me a message if you read any of these!

(...or if you find a reasonably priced copy of chautauqua.)

-all my love, calla xx @kiankiwi @arianatheangel-girl @mooodyblue

[randomestfandoms]

Miraculous Ladybug Fancast

I’m embarrassed to admit how long I’ve been working on this list for (technically a few years, but I started really organizing it about a year ago), but this is my official Miraculous Ladybug fancasting list!  With extra thanks to @megdonnellys for being my constant sounding board and to @trying414​ for helping me choose a Luka and being the only reason that I found a Marc and Nathaniel, here we go!  

Feel free to use any of these ideas as they suit you, I’d love to be tagged so that I can see what other people do with this!

Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Marinette Dupain-Cheng / Ladybug

Ross Lynch or Danny Griffin as Adrien Agreste / Chat Noir

Timothee Chalamet as Luka Couffaine / Viperion

Zendaya as Alya Césaire / Rena Rouge

Jordan Fisher as Nino Lahiffe / Carapace

Sasha Pieterse as Chloe Bourgeois / Queen Bee

Saoirse Ronan as Alix Kubdel / Bunnyx

India Eisley as Juleka Couffaine / Purple Tigress

Elle Fanning as Rose Lavillant / Pigella

Ivan Mock as Lê Chiến Kim / King Monkey

Justice Smith as Max Kanté / Pegasus

Zoe Colletti as Sabrina Raincomprix / Miss Hound

Jack Mulhern as Ivan Bruel / Minotaurox

Danielle Macdonald as Mylene Haprèle / Polymouse

Cameron Monaghan as Nathaniel Kurtzberg / Caprikid

Lyrica Okano as Kagami Tsurugi / Ryuko

Logan Lerman as Marc Anciel / Rooster Bold

Diana Silvers as Lila Rossi / Voplina

Daniel Craig as Gabriel Agreste / Hawkmoth

Eva Green as Nathalie Sancoeur / Mayura

Robert Sheehan as Jagged Stone

Nathalie Emmanuel as Penny Rolling

Christine Baranski as Audrey Bourgeois

Blake Lively as Emilie (and Amelie) Agreste

[deke-rivers-1957]

Danny's Bio Card

Thanks for the feedback @arrolyn1114 and @vintagepresley! I became inspired to use a Mardi Gras color scheme. Plus the lights looping around the whole thing makes you think of the stage lights.

I actually used the book "A Stone for Danny Fisher" which King Creole was adapted from to find Danny's canonical birthday.

Let me see how you would interpret making a bio card.

Tagging: @presleyenterprise, @dragonkingsdaughter, @she-is-juniper, @azzypog, @p0lksaladannie, @gayforelvis, @ash-omalley, @mercsandmonsters, @dontcrydaddy, @animalloverthingsss, @thetaoofzoe, @presley72elvis, @areacodefan, @illtakeyouhomeagain, @myradiaz, @lookingforrainbows, @mydarlingelvis, @cherhorowitzes, @raelynndoyle, @leopardandstuds, @thedaisymaisy, @naughtyelvie-do-lally, @ab4eva, @just-another-boring-bisexual, @ellie-24, @ilivebecauseiamforced, @foreverl0cked, @tupelomiss, and @aliengoth3.

[hooked-on-elvis]

"Danny" (1958)

FROM THE "KING CREOLE" SOUNDTRACK ALBUM, RELEASED ON SEP. 19, 1958

ELVIS PRESLEY: (1) January 1958, during record session for the soundtrack to the "King Creole" film (Paramount Pictures). (2) "King Creole" photo shoot. Early March 1958.

Written by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman. Recorded for the motion picture King Creole. Recorded February 11, 1958 at Paramount Scoring Stage. Vocals: Elvis and The Jordanaires. Guitar: Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell. Bass: Bill Black, Ray Siegel. Drums: D.J. Fontana, Bernie Mattionson, Piano: Dudley Brooks. (Info: elvisthemusic.com)

THE RECORDING SESSION

Soundtrack Recordings for Paramount’s King Creole January 15–16 and 23, 1958 at Radio Recorders and February 11, 1958 at Paramount Soundstage, Hollywood. King Creole gave Elvis his most challenging movie role yet. Based on the Harold Robbins novel A Stone for Danny Fisher, it presented an opportunity to work with the acclaimed Hungarian-born director Michael Curtiz (whose work included Casablanca) and placed Elvis alongside accomplished actors such as Carolyn Jones [as Ronnie, Maxie's mistress], Walter Matthau [as Maxie Fields, the local gangster], and Dean Jagger [as Mr. Fisher, Danny's father]. The music was to be an integral part of this serious and rather dark story of a young singer (in the novel he’d been a boxer) trying to make it in the nightclubs of New Orleans. Traditional New Orleans music had its own very specific African-American roots, and Elvis always pointed to New Orleans R&B (Fats Domino was probably its leading exemplar) as instrumental to his development. But Elvis hadn’t gone over all that well in New Orleans when he appeared there three times in 1955, and the Memphis brand of rock ’n’ roll was very different from the New Orleans tradition. To help create an authentic Dixieland sound, Paramount hired some of L.A.’s best session players for the recording: a four-piece brass section augmented by bass player Ray Siegel, who doubled on tuba. Elvis’s own band was supplemented again by piano player Dudley Brooks, and by a second drummer at an extra recording date later when the complexity and variety of the rhythms proved too much for Bill Black and D. J. [Fontana] to handle. With fourteen musicians in the band, this was by far the largest group Elvis had ever worked with in the studio, but for engineer Thorne Nogar it would be business as usual. Elvis’s support team included Paramount musical director Charles O’Curran as well as Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who had just signed on as producers for RCA. As Elvis’s favorite writers of the moment they brought material to the session, along with other Elvis Presley Music regulars like Aaron Schroeder and Claude DeMetrius, who sent in two infectious rock ’n’ roll originals. The ever-dependable Ben Weisman and his partner, Fred Wise, came up with “Danny” as a proposed title cut, along with several other new songs.

Excerpt: "Elvis Presley: A Life in Music" by Ernst Jorgensen. Foreword by Peter Guralnick (1998)

The Dixieland-flavored King Creole sessions. On January, 1958 Elvis worked on the soundtrack for King Creole at Radio Recorders and at Paramount's Soundstage in Hollywood, CA.

LYRICS — "DANNY" (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman)

My name should be trouble My name should be woe For trouble and heartache Is all that I know But Danny, yes, Danny is my name My life has been empty My heart has been torn It must have been rainy, oh, yeah The night I was born Oh Danny, oh Danny is my name I'm so afraid of tomorrow So tired of today They say that love is the answer But love never came my way I'm writing a letter To someone I know So if you should find it, yes, And if you're alone Oh Danny, yes, Danny is my name Oh Danny, yes, Danny is my name

Elvis Presley as Danny Fisher in scenes from "King Creole" (Paramount Pictures, 1958), directed by Michael Curtiz.

[cadybear420]

Cadybear's MC-LI couples: The Ultimate Crash Course Masterlist (NOTE: List is subject to frequent updates)

As a corollary to my MC Crash Course Masterlist, I've decided to make a comprehensive list of all of my official MC-LI couples in Choices. I might also make some "profile/intro pages" for each of my couples, we'll see.

"Canon" Couples

The Couples that I have done official playthroughs for (or am well into a playthrough for) and are part of my personal canon. These are the main couples that you will see me post about the most.

DLS: Dick Ryder (m!MC) x Peg King (Hispanic Charlotte King)

Important Notes: - Dick and Peg marry after the DLS timeline, Dick happy to be the (step)dad to Yvette (and, of course, officially a DILF).

HSS Prime: Jordan Price (f!MC) x Julian Castillo

Important Notes: - Jordan does not start to feel attraction for Julian until much later into/after the HSS Prime timeline. Prior to this, she dates a prep boy named Danny who later moves away. - Jordan and Julian begin to date at the end of OG HSS Book 3. She's stayed in touch with the rest of her friends after she graduated, and confesses her feelings for him when she asks him to prom. - Their relationship definitely lasts a long time at the very least. They most likely do not get married, but do remain a couple.

HSS OG: Evie Ayana (f!MC) x Aiden Zhou

Important Notes: - Evie and Aiden share their first kiss at homecoming and confess their love for each other at prom. - The two maintain a very strong relationship following the OG HSS timeline. They get married after they both graduate college, it being an open marriage, and they eventually have kids. - There also exists a AU parallel universe in which Evie joined band and got even closer with Aiden while developing a talent at sax-playing.

HSS:CA: Cher Lee (f!MC) x Ajay Bhandari

Important Notes: - In Book 1, Cher did not have any romantic interest in Rory or Ajay. She saw Rory as a friend and didn't care much for Ajay. Rather, she had a bit of a puppy crush on Erin. - Cher does not take an interest in Ajay until the timeline of HSS:CA Book 2. - Sometime during Cher's sophomore year/Ajay's senior year, the two break up on amicable terms due to uncertainties about their relationship following Ajay's graduation. - However, they do maintain a strong friendship through the years. When they're a bit older and wiser, they start dating again and eventually marry and have kids.

ILITW: Jo Hunter (f!MC) x Lucas Thomas

Important Notes: - Prior to ILITW timeline, Jo has slept around with a handful of other guys in a series of one-night stands. But she's never had a committed relationship before. - Jo and Lucas date after the ILITW timeline, and maintain a long distance relationship while Lucas is in college. - They eventually get married, having become engaged by the end of ILW. It's an open marriage. They probably will not have kids though, maybe one at the very most.

ILB: Harper Addison Vance-Fisher (demigirl!MC) x Tom Sato

Important Notes: - Harper and Tom stay in an official relationship post ILB timeline, but they do not marry. They just live together in an apartment as a couple and the proud parents of Boo Boo, AKA the giant teddy bear that Harper won for Tom at Lake Day.

ILW: Cedric Zhao (m!MC) x Jocelyn Wu

Important Notes: - Cedric and Jocelyn start out as a friends-with-benefits relationship that eventually gains a romantic element too. - This relationship might get replaced with Cedric x Amalia, or maybe even an open/poly relationship where Cedric can be with both Joss and Amalia.

MAH: Peggy Stone x Tyler Woods (White)

Important Notes: - Peggy and Tyler begin dating with an open relationship by the end of MAH. - The two maintain a strong relationship post MAH timeline. Whether or not they marry is uncertain, but they do share a home after they both graduate. They most likely will have kids.

ROD: Adelaide Zhou (f!MC) x Colt Kaneko

Important Notes: - Addi and Colt have some romantic and sexual attractions for each other, but the relationship is nothing more than a brief fling and they do not become an official dating couple. They may or may not reunite years later, though.

RWB: Atticus St. James (m!MC) x f!Drew Young (White)

Important Notes: - Drew in this universe is pansexual. - Their relationship lasts for a couple of years, but I haven't fully decided their endgame.

WEH: Sage Amin (f!MC) x m!Dakota Winchester (East Asian)

Important Notes: - Sage and Dakota's relationship does not last, for obvious reasons. :(

Parallel Universe "Canon" Couples

The couples that are for my secondary MCs and are part of my personal canon for parallel universes. These are also couples I may post about a lot, albeit maybe not as frequently as their main-universe counterparts.

HSS OG: Alan Parke (m!MC) x Emma Hawkins

Important Notes: - This relationship might get replaced with Alan x Maria, or maybe even an open/poly relationship where Alan can be with both girls.

WIP Couples

MCs and Couples where I've more or less decided their romantic route/endgame, but they are still awaiting a playthrough before I can officially incorporate then into any aspects of my personal canon. I might still share with the occasional headcanon I come up with here and there, but I'll need more time doing their actual playthrough first in order to develop them better.

ATV: Jax Elara (m!MC) x Kepler

Important Notes: [None yet]

AME: Jamie MacLeod-Noor (f!MC) x Carson Stewart

Important Notes: - Unfortunately, Carson is not a LI option in the canon game. So in my playthrough, Jamie will end up engaged to either Adam or Derek, but then ditch whoever it is at the wedding for Slater. This will translate very differently in my headcanons. - Jamie has some attraction to Adam/Derek, but not enough for a committed relationship. She half-thinkingly accepts the proposal, but quickly realizes she does not want this marriage. - But when Slater flirts with her, she starts to figure out a way to get out of the wedding and snag Carson instead. She plays along with the wedding to reap the benefits of it, and leads Slater on in order to better plot her way out. - At the wedding itself, she ditches the groom. But much to the disappointment of Slater, she does not confess feelings for him. Instead, she finally confesses her feelings for Carson. - She and Carson then begin dating, and have a TV wedding for the fun of it. They live together in the fancy beach house (and there may or may not be a queerplatonic relationship with Jen too), and they might get married some years later.

BaBu: Jayden Cassidy (bigender!MC) x Myra Dixon

Important Notes: - The two definitely stay together after getting married. I haven't yet decided the names of their kids though.

BB: Jasmine Yin (f!MC)

Important Notes: - She's probably going to have relations with Adrian (white), Jax, and Kamilah. She might also develop some queerplatonic attraction to Lily. Whoever she will end up closest to is still being decided, but there's definitely gonna be a poly endgame. - She may also hook up with Drac and Priya. - In my headcanons, she will also have relations with Nikhil. - In my first playthrough, Jax is the one who died at the end. IDK how this will play out in my upcoming more official playthrough. But whatever the case, I might change it in my headcanons so that Adrian is the one who dies– both Adrian and Kamilah should have been eligible too, and I feel like it's more fitting for Adrian to die. IDK yet.

ES: Emilia Harris (f!MC) x Raj Bhandarkar

Important Notes: - Unfortunately, Raj is not a LI option in the canon game. In my official playthrough, I might have Emilia be a bit flirty with Jake, and maybe even get handfasted to him just to see what the route is like. But in my actual headcanons, it doesn't go past flirting and she instead gets in a relationship with Raj. - Her relationship might not last, because I will most likely be choosing the Vaanu ending for her.

ES: BJ Kingsley (m!MC) x Estela Montoya

Important Notes: - I might have BJ choose the Endless ending, meaning that his relationship with Estela should be able to last.

HSS OG: Violet Jones (f!MC) x Michael Harrison

Important Notes: [None yet]

HSS OG: Samara Al-hakim (f!MC) x Caleb Mitchell

Important Notes: [None yet]

TH:M: Otto

Important Notes: - She has had feelings for Ansel for a long time, and in my headcanons, she'll get to have hate sex with him in that scene in the wine cellar. Her official endgame however is still being decided. I'm considering a possible friends-to-lovers with Rye, but it's not certain yet.

TPA: Jane Bond (f!MC) x Callum "Booty Galore" Grey (Indian), m!Rowan Salazar, m!Lou Belrose, m!Alexis Reid

Important Notes: - Unfortunately, Alexis and Rowan die in the canon storyline. I may or may not rewrite this.

TRR: Lew [Last Name Pending] (f!MC) x Liam Rys (East Asian)

Important Notes: [None yet]

(Possible) AU Couples

Parallel universes in which MCs that already have endgame LIs in my personal canon end up pursuing different LIs. In some cases, if I like the AU couple better than the original planned couple, I might switch and make the AU couple the canon one.

HSS OG: Evie Ayana (f!MC) x Michael Harrison

Important Notes: - This will definitely not be taking the place of Evie x Aiden in my personal canon, but some of it will still be incorporated in the Evie x Aiden canon. Evie and Aiden do have an open relationship, so Evie will sleep with Michael every now and then. - In the AU parallel universe where Evie pursues Michael, their relationship might be more queerplatonic.

ILITW: Jo Hunter (f!MC) x Andy Kang

Important Notes: - This will likely not be taking the place of Jo x Lucas in my personal canon, but some of it will still be incorporated in the Jo x Lucas canon. Jo and Lucas do have an open relationship, so Jo will have some relations with Andy, Connor, maybe even Dan and Noah too. However, the relationship with Andy would definitely be the strongest of the outside relations.

ILW: Cedric Zhao (m!MC) x Amalia de Leon

Important Notes: - This couple has the possibility of replacing Cedric x Joss as the main route and endgame for Cedric. Though if possible, I would like to maybe go for a poly endgame.

Unserious Couples

The MCs and couples where I just did not take them seriously and really only exist for fun.

TNA: Eh IDC (f!MC) x Samuel Dalton (White)

Important Notes: [None]

Rewrite Couples

The MCs and couples that exist solely for me to rewrite their stories in my personal canon because their actual canon story is in my shitlist tiers.

TBB: Alyssa Larson (f!MC) x Cole Stone (Native American)

Important Notes: - These characters exist in my headcanons for the sole purpose of headcanoning that the baby is rescued from this awful couple and adopted by Evie and Aiden. I have yet to decide the name of the baby though.

[power-chords]

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, actors who studied and/or got their start in theater performance and the dramatic arts:

Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, Ann Dowd, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford, Frances McDormand, Val Kilmer, Viola Davis, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn, Nicole Kidman, Samuel L. Jackson, Song Kang-ho, Pedro Pascal, Daniel Kaluuya, Adam Driver, Choi Min-sik, Danai Gurira, Kathleen Turner, John Goodman, Jordan Peele, Keegan Michael Key, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Stone, Riz Ahmed, Ken Watanabe, Sam Rockwell, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Shannon, Ethan Hawke, Elliott Gould, John Boyega, Raúl Esparza, Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Donald Sutherland, James Earl Jones and Robert Earl Jones, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, James Spader, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Bryan Cranston, Andy Garcia, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Edward Norton, Ray Liotta, Paul Giamatti, Christopher Eccleston, Carrie Fisher, Bob Odenkirk, and I know it’s a prestige TV show but just about every actor on Succession (the majority of whom also have respectable film careers) got their start in theater lol

I don’t care if some of these actors don’t technically count as capital-s Stars to you, the point is that they have the gravitas, charisma, and talent that constitutes Star Power — they are always compelling to watch, they have a powerful and attractive presence.

Say what you will about “theater kids” but I genuinely deeply suspect that the waning pipeline from stage to screen may be one of the major reasons we are lacking for good, contemporary movie stars. Nowadays young actors are all getting their start in television.

[vintagepresley]

How I imagined Danny’s face in the book when he and Nellie lost their baby. Then the stupid guy from the government assistant place came and didn’t seem to give two fucks they just buried their baby. He was too concerned about where he got the money to bury the baby. So Danny flew into a rage and started hitting him.

[hollywoodfamerp]

Your stay at Villa Cora awaits...

Villa Cora is located in a centuries-old park that overlooks the Boboli Gardens, on the hills just outside the historical center of Florence. The villa is an aristocratic residence built at the end of the XIX century upon commission by Baron Oppenheim reflecting the architectural styles of that period. In 2016, Villa Cora became part of The Leading Hotels of the World, an international collection of luxury independent hotels.

Under the cut, you’ll find the list of all the roommates.

The roommates were done by a RANDOM generator. Unless we got a message from you telling us you wanted to be with a specific person or were not in the ships list - you were included in the generator. 

As we get more people into the roleplay, we will update the list. If you do not see your FCs name on this list, please message us POLITELY and let us know - sometimes a name gets missed getting put into the generator. We’re human and it happens! At the same time, if your FC is on their twice by any chance then please let us know. Again, mistakes happen. As we accept new applications and people come into the group before AND during the event, this list will be updated. Same will go for if people get unfollowed or ask to leave the group. Please be aware and mindful that this will get updated and your roommate may change!

In the mean time, please reach out to your roommate if you find that it happens to be a new connection! It’s a perfect opportunity to get some new interactions and connections blooming. After all, they WILL be sleeping in the same room together for a week. We can’t wait to see some new friendships and plots forming with this trip!

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Demi Bennett (Rhea Ripley) and Ashley Fliehr (Charlotte Flair)

Fergal Devitt and Renee Young

Jordan Fisher and Billie Eilish

Bill Skarsgard and Ariana Grande

Kim Hongjoong and Diamanté Quiava Valentin Harper (Saweetie)

Romee Strijd and Pedro Pascal

Hwang Hyunjin and Bang Chan

Maika Monroe and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin

Harry Styles and Ronen Rubinstein

James Rodriguez and Taylor Swift

Park Seonghwa and Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (Megan Thee Stallion)

Danny Amendola and Olivia Culpo

Sarah Paulson and Jessica Lange

Xiao Dejun (Xiaojun) and Yoo Jimin (Karina)

Mark Lee and Lee Donghyuck (Haechan)

Min Yoongi and Kim Namjoon

Mila Kunis and Tyler Hoechlin

Candice Swanepoel and Tom Hardy

Justin Timberlake and Cara Delevingne

Sophia Bush and Travis Kelce

Sam Claflin and Emma Stone

Calum Hood and Dua Lipa

Lee Know (Minho) and Lee Felix

Takuya Terada and Kim Kibum (Key)

Josephine Skiver and Aaron Taylor Johnson

Beyoncé Knowles and Gong Yoo

Lee Taemin and Kim Jongin

Jake Gyllenhaal and Sara Sampaio

Alicia Vikander and Patrick Wilson

Jung Wooyoung and Choi San

Andrew Garfield and Lily James

Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin

Tom Holland and Natalia Dyer 

Akanishi Jin and Lee Sunmi

Sophia Bush and Travis Kelece

Chris Evans and Jade Chynoweth

Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke

Dylan O'Brien and Adelaide Kane

Keith Duffy and Sarah Drew

Leati Anoa'i (Roman Reigns) and Carrie Underwood

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens

Jung Yoonoh (Jaehyun) and Lee Taeyong

Chace Crawford and Kaia Gerber

Jackson Wang and Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (Ten)

Sebastian Stan and Margot Robbie

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner

Colby Lopez (Seth Rollins) and Rebecca Quin (Becky Lynch)

Alycia Debnam-Carey and Jennifer Lawrence

Louis Tomlinson and Jade Thirlwall

Pamela Martinez (Bayley) and Mercedes Justine Varnado (Sasha Banks)

Lucas Wong and Kim Jungwoo 

Maisie Williams and Nat Wolff 

Melissa Benoist and Taron Egerton

Jonathan Good (Jon Moxley) and Alexis Kaufman (Alexa Bliss)

Damiano David and Finneas

Leigh Anne Pinnock and Liam Hemsworth

Julianna Margulies and Cate Blanchett

Tessa Thompson and Lupita Nyong'o 

Kim Jisoo and Christian Yu

Chris Hemsworth and Tatiana Maslany

Taylor Hill and Nick Jonas

Barbara Palvin and Lili Reinhart

Kim Minjeong (Winter) and Yuta Nakamoto

Dakota Johnson and Henry Cavill

Lucy Hale and Patrick Mahomes

Harry Kane and Lauren Jauregui

Benedict Cumberbatch and Bruno Mars

Lily Collins and Jinyoung Park

Tom Hiddleston and Jensen Ackles

Bridget Satterlee and Jacob Elordi

Debby Ryan and Anthony Mackie

Maude Apatow and Alexandra Daddario

Gigi Hadid and Florence Pugh

Madelyn Cline and Mazz Murray

Kang Yeosang and Han Jisung

Hailee Steinfield and Jeon Jungkook

Aaron Tveit and Perrie Edwards

Ana de Armas and Zoë Kravitz

Zendaya Coleman and Kim Taehyung

Ally Brooke and Chase Stokes

Elizabeth Olsen and Timothee Chamalet

Alexa Demie and Bella Hadid

Kristen Stewart and Emily Bett Rickards

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Oscar Isaac

Becca Tobin and Oh Sehun

Kiernan Shipka and Lana Condor

Maia Mitchell and Saoirse Ronan

Normani Kordei and Ryan Reynolds

Hailey Baldwin and Changbin

Nikki Bella and Jessica Chastain

Jason Momoa and Zoey Deutch 

Meryl Streep and Anna Kendrick

Robert Pattinson and Dove Cameron

Sarah Hyland and Regé-Jean Page

George Mackay and Jesse Lingard

Lily-Rose Depp and Sydney Sweeney 

Shawn Mendes and Olivia Holt

Ashley Benson and Jasmine Tookes

Yang Jeongin and Maura Higgins

Johnny Suh and Jon Bernthal

Madelaine Petsch and Lim Jaebeom

Rudy Pankow and Selena Gomez

Steven R. McQueen and Hunter Schafer 

Cody Christian and Simu Liu

Lee Pace and Hilarie Burton

Camila Mendes and Bethany Joy Lenz

Katherine Mcnamara and Katherine Langford

Moon Ga-young and Blake Lively

Jonathan Daviss and Madison Bailey

Shay Mitchell and TBD

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Sorted screencaps from the following DC live action media:  Aquaman, Batman vs. Superman, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman Begins, Batman Forever, Batman Returns, Batman: The Dark Knight, Joker, Justice League, Justice League: Snyder Cut, Man of Steel, Suicide Squad, The Dark Knight Rises, The Suicide Squad 2, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984.  

You can find: Birds of Prey already sorted HERE and Season 1-2 & S3 E1-5 of Titans sorted HERE.

Aquaman

Jason Momoa - Arthur Curry - Aquaman

Amber Heard - Mera

Nicole Kidman - Atlanna

Batman vs. Superman

Ben Affleck - Bruce Wayne - Batman

Henry Cavill - Clark Kent - Superman

Amy Adams - Lois Lane

Jesse Elsenberg - Lex Luthor

Diana Lane - Martha Kent

Laurence Fishburne - Perry White

Jeremy Irons - Alfred Pennyworth

Gal Gadot - Diana Prince - Wonder Woman

Michael Shannon - Zod

Batman

Michael Keaton - Bruce Wayne - Batman

Jack Nicholson - Joker

Kim Basinger - Vicky Vale

Billy Dee Williams - Harvey Dent

Michael Gough - Alfred

Batman and Robin

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Mr. Freeze

George Clooney - Bruce Wayne - Batman

Chirs O’Donnell - Dick Grayson - Robin

Uma Thurman - Pamela Isley - Poison Ivy

Alicia Silverstone - Barbara Wilson - Batgirl

Batman Begins

Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne - Batman

Michael Caine - Alfred Pennyworth

Liam Neeson - Ra’s Al Ghul

Katie Holmes - Rachel Dawes

Gary Oldman - Jim Gordon

Cilian Murphy - Dr. Jonathan Crane - Scarecrow

Morgan Freeman - Lucius Fox

Batman Forever

Val Kilmer - Bruce Wayne - Batman

Tommy Lee Jones - Harvey Dent - Two-Face

Jim Carrey - Edward Nigma - Riddler

Nicole Kidman - Dr. Chase Meridian

Chris O’Donnell - Dick Grayson - Robin

Michael Gough - Alfred Pennyworth

Drew Barrymore - Sugar

Batman Returns

Michael Keaton - Bruce Wayne - Batman

Danny DeVito - Oswald Cobblepott - Penguin

Michelle Pfeiffer - Selina Kyle - Catwoman

Christopher Walken - Max Shreck

Michael Gough - Alfred Pennyworth

Batman: The Dark Knight

Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne - Batman

Heath Ledger - Joker

Aaron Eckhart - Harvey Dent - Two-Face

Michael Caine - Alfred Pennyworth

Maggie Gyllenhaal - Rachel Dawes

Gary Oldman - James Gordon

Morgan Freeman - Lucius Fox

Cillian Murphy - Jonathan Crane - Scarecrow

Catwoman

Halle Berry - Selina Kyle - Catwoman

Benjamin Bratt - Tom Lone

Joker

Joaquin Phoenix - Arthur Fleck - Joker

Robert DeNiro - Murray Franklin

Zazie Beetz - Sophie Dumond

Frances Conroy - Penny Fleck

Brett Cullenn - Thomas Wayne

Justice League / Justice League: Snyder Cut:

Ben Affleck - Bruce Wayne - Batman

Gal Gadot - Diana Prince - Wonder WOman

Jason Momoa - Arthur Curry - Aquaman

Ezra Miller - Barry Allen - The Flash

Henry Cavill - Clark Kent - Superman

Amy Adams - Lois Lane

Ray Fisher - Victor Stone - Cyborg

Jeremy Irons - Alfred Pennyworth

Diana Lane - Martha Kent

Connie Nielson - Queen Hippolyta

Amber Heard - Mera

Joe Morton - Silas Stone

Lisa Loven Kongsli - Menalippe

Man of Steel

Henry Cavill - Clark Kent - Superman

Amy Adams - Lois Lane

Michael Shannon - General Zod

Diana Lane - Martha Kent

Rursell Crow - Jor-El

Kevin Costner - Jonathan Kent

Laurence Fishburne - Perry White

Suicide Squad

Will Smith - Wade Wilson - Deadshot

Jared Leto - the Joker

Margot Robbie - Harleen Quinzel - Harley Quinn

Viola Davis - Amanda Waller

Ike Barinholtz - Griggs

Jim Parrack - Frost

Shailyn Pierre - Zoe Wilson

Jai Courtney - George Harkness - Boomerang

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - Waylon Jones - Killer Croc

Jay Hernandez - Chato Santana - El Diablo

Cara Delevingne - June Moone - Enchantress

Karen Fukuhara - Tatsu Yamashiro - Katana

Adam Beach - Christopher Weiss - Slipknot

Alain Chanoine - Incubus

The Dark Knight Rises

Christian Bale - Bruce Wayne

Tom Hardy - Bane

Anne Hathaway - Selina Kyle - Catwoman

Gary Oldman - James Gordon

Joseph Gordon-Levitt - John Blake

Marion Cotillard - Talia Al Ghul

Morgan freeman - Lucius Fox

Michael Caine - Alfred Pennyworth

The Suicide Squad 2

Margot Robbie - Harley Quinn

Idris Elba - Robert DuBois - Bloodsport

John Cena - Christopher Smith - Peacemaker

Joel Kinnaman - Rick Flag

Michael Rooker - Brian Durlin - Savant

Viola Davis - Amanda Waller

Jai Courtney - George Harkness - Boomerange

Pete Davison - Dick Hertz - Blackguard

Steve Agee - John Economos

Jennifer Holland - Emilia Harcourt

Daniela Melchior - Cleo Cazo - Ratcatcher 2

David Dastmalchian - Abner Krill - Polka-Dot Man

Alice Braga - Sol Soria

Peter Capaldi -  Doctor Gaius Grieves - Thinker

Juan Diego Botto - Presidente General Silvio Luna

Storm Reid - Tyla DuBois

Wonder Woman

Gal Gadot - Diana Prince - Wonder Woman

Chris Pine - Steve Trevor

Robin Wright - Antiope

Lucy Davis - Etta

Connie Nielson - Hippolyta

Danny Huston - Lundendorff

Lilly Aspell - Young Diana Prince

Lisa Loven Kongsli - Menalippe

Wonder Woman: 1984

Gal Gadot - Diana Prince - Wonder Woman

Chris Pine - Steve Trevor

Kristin Wiig - Barbara Minerva

Pedro Pascal - Maxwell Lord

Robin Wright - Antiope

Conie Nielson - Hoppolyte

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I envision at 2.46 the heroes are all down and then superman arrives at full speed and knocks steppenwolf on his ass/strikes a pose also the sprinkle of Danny’s Batman theme

[lands-of-fantasy]

Batman 

Live-action movies and series + theatrical animated films from 1989-present (2023)

Breakdown:

Directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman:

Batman (1989)

Batman Returns (1992)

Main cast includes Jack Nicholson as the Joker (B), Danny DeVito as Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin (BR), Michelle Pfeiffer as Selina Kyle/Catwoman (BR), among others.

Directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm, starring Kevin Conroy as the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman:

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

Main cast includes Mark Hamill as the Joker.

Related media: Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995).

Directed by Joel Schumacher:

Batman Forever (1995) starring Val Kilmer

Batman & Robin (1997) starring George Clooney

Main cast includes Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin, Jim Carrey as Edward Nygma/The Riddler (BF) , Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two Face (BF), Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dr. Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze (B&R), Uma Thurman as Dr. Pamela Isley/Poison Ivy (B&R), Alicia Silverstone as Barbara Wilson/Batgirl (B&R), among others. 

Schumacher’s movies are sequels to the Burton movies despite the tone changes and recastings.

Directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Christian Bale:

Batman Begins (2005)

The Dark Knight (2008)

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Main cast includes Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as James Gordon, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane /Scarecrow (BB),  Heath Ledger as the Joker (TDK), Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent (TDK), Tom Hardy as Bane (TDKR), Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman (TDKR), among others.

Starring Ben Mackenzie as James Gordon and David Mazouz as (young) Bruce Wayne:

Gotham (2014-2019) developed by Bruno Heller. 5 Seasons

Main cast includes Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/The Riddler, Camren Bicondova as (young) Selina Kyle, Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, among others.

Directed by Zack Snyder, starring Ben Affleck:

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Justice League (2017) directed by Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon

Snyder was the director during principal photography, having been replaced in post-production. Whedon was hired and he refilmed some scenes, shot additional ones and left much footage out.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

Also known as The Snyder Cut (of the 2017 movie).

Main cast includes Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash (JL), Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman (JL), Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg (JL), among others.

These movies are part of the DC Extended Universe movie series, which starts with Superman feature Man of Steel (2013). Batman makes a small appearance in Suicide Squad (2016), directed by David Ayer. See also The Flash below.

Directed by Chris McKay, starring Wil Arnett:

The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

Main cast includes Zach Galifianakis as the Joker, Michael Cera as Dick Grayson/Robin, Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Ralph Fiennes as Alfred Pennyworth, Jenny Slate as Harley Quinn.

Related films: The Lego Movie (2014) and The Lego Movie 2 (2019) also feature Arnett’s Batman.

Directed by Matt Reeves, starring Robert Pattinson:

The Batman (2022)

Main cast includes Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/The Riddler, Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, among others.

Directed by Andy Muschietti, starring Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash and Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman:

The Flash (2023)

Main cast includes Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl, Michael Shannon as General Zod, among others. Also features Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth.

This movie is also a part of the DC Extended Universe movie series, taking place after the Justice League movie. 

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See also: Superman Projects

[camels-pen]

What Could Have Been

DannyMay Day 1 - Memories

Summary: Vlad’s greatest crime wasn’t trying to kill Danny’s dad, beating him up repeatedly, nor all the unwanted advances on his mom. No, it was showing the boy what a good parent looks like and filling him with yearning for something he can never have.

Or

After a knock to the head, Danny remembers he’s not Vlad Masters’ son.

(1st part of the Not Your Son series)

Ao3 link

~

He remembered his dad, beaten and weary, lying prone on the ground.

He remembered the old man who’s been trying to destroy them since they first met towering over him as he stood his ground in front of his dad, fists up and building with ecto-energy.

He remembered blasting the weapon away and the light from the nozzle intensifying as it fired, hitting the ceiling and causing large chunks of stone and the chandelier to start falling towards them.

The old man yelled at him to get away, but he ignored it, choosing instead to shove his dad clear. A large piece of rubble slammed into the back of his head and-

He remembered everything.

---

“Danny?”

“Danny, son, can you hear me?” He groaned in response.

“Ugh, what hit me?” he said, rubbing his head.

“The ceiling, and what was left of the chandelier,” a relieved voice answered him. It was softer than usual and for some reason he couldn’t place it.

“Well that explains the headache at least. You okay, dad?” Danny asked, looking first to Masters, then to Fenton. He blinked a few times then rubbed his eyes and sat up, turning his full attention to Jack. “Uh, why are you crying?”

Jack sniffled. “I’m just glad you’re back.” He gave him a once over before leaned forward to wrap him in a hug.

“I only left like, a few hours ago- and wasn’t Jazz supposed to pick me up?” It was then Danny noticed the burns and bruises covering Vlad’s body and his hands tied behind his back. He was also kneeling a ways away from them. “Uh, I see you and Vlad talked.”

Jack glared at Vlad, causing Danny’s heart to speed up. “Don’t worry Danno, I used the line from the Fenton Fisher; he won’t be getting away that easy. Not after what he did.” And it was like a switch was flipped, all his memories of the past three weeks flew through his head in an instant as his hands tangled in his white hair. Jack pulled away to stare at him worriedly.

“Danno?”

“The dance,” he whispered, gloved fingers dragging against his scalp as the headache throbbed hard, making him twist his eyes shut.

Images flashed through his mind. Sam, Tucker, and him, they were going to the dance for the free food and to secretly prank the jocks. They were having fun. Lots of fun.

But he… left?

Right, he wasn’t feeling well. Sam told him to text when he got home that night and then… nothing?

Furrowed brows gave way to wide eyes and Danny picked up Vlad by his collar, slamming him against the bookshelf.

“You used that freaky ring to control me!” Jack’s eyes widened as well and he put a heavy hand on the boy’s shoulder, injecting forced calmness into his tone.

“Danny, let me handle this. I can’t imagine what he might’ve done to you, but-”

“You don't get it.” Danny tightened his grip. “He didn't do anything besides screwing with my head, which is still crazy messed up, but….” Anger and disgust filled his expression, but also… disappointment. “He really did treat me like a son and he proved that if he wanted to, he could be a good person.”

Memories of Vlad patching him up after ghost fights, talking him through an anxiety attack, and helping out during attacks after work or otherwise sending duplicates when things looked hairy, and many more flitted through Danny’s mind. He tried his best to shove them down and ignore them, but to no avail; they just started bubbling up one after another, with no sign of stopping.

---

“Hey dad, don’t you think it’s weird there are less ghosts attacking than usual?” Vlad paused, hands hovering over the keyboard for only a moment before returning to his work.

“It’s just your imagination, Daniel.” Danny rolled his eyes from his spot upside down on the leather armchair, fiddling with a rubix cube.

“For the millionth time, it’s Danny. I’m a hard-working teenager and you should recognize the name I’ve built up for myself.” Vlad smiled, the half-rimmed reading glasses on his nose sliding a bit further down as he tilted his head to the boy.

“Well then, Danny, I’ve just about wrapped up here and I was hoping to break in the new training room.” The teen met his gaze. “Although I’m guessing you’re much too busy for that seeing as you’re always so hard at work. Shame." The cube fumbled to the ground as Danny scrambled to get up, shouting denials and chattering excitedly. The older man chuckled as he allowed himself to be yanked from his chair and pushed out of his office doors.

---

Danny grit his teeth. “The only thing you changed was that I was your kid; you could’ve done so much more, could’ve basically rewritten me however you wanted, but you essentially just changed my last name.” Danny brought his face closer to Vlad’s, letting his eyes glow a bright toxic green. “Why?” he whispered.

“I only ever wanted you to be my son. You, Danny, not whatever person you think I should’ve changed you into.” There was no fight in his voice and, had Danny not been filled with strong and conflicting emotions, he would’ve noticed that Vlad was completely limp in his grasp and hadn’t attempted to teleport away. Had he not been furious, he would’ve realized the implications in the older halfa’s words. His eyes drew to the floor. “There was nothing else I wanted more,” he said softly.

---

“What’s with this creepy red ring?”

“Something I took from a ghost hunter- be careful, Daniel!” Vlad slammed the display case back down, narrowly missing Danny’s fingers.

“What the heck?!” he exclaimed, drawing his hands away and glaring at the older halfa. For a moment, the man paused, but the lack of glowing green eyes sent a breath of relief rushing through him. At the boy’s questioning look, he cleared his throat.

“That ‘creepy red ring’ as you call it, is a powerful magical artifact and if it’s let out of that case, energy will billow out in a red mist and enslave every ghost and half-ghost who touches it.” Danny’s brows furrowed. The ring seemed familiar, like it might’ve belonged to Freakshow or his family, but that wasn’t right; the clown only used a staff and the young halfa had a feeling that it was familiar for another reason. “Promise me you won’t open this case again.”

Danny waved a hand, brushing away the odd feeling and dismissing Vlad all in one motion as he moved to the next display case. “It’s not that big a deal. I’m probably faster than that energy mist anyway so you don’t have to-” Vlad grabbed his arm and turned him around, gripping his shoulders tightly.

“Promise me, Daniel,” he said, a hint of desperation creeping into his voice. Danny nodded, a worried look settling on his face as Vlad searched his eyes. “Say it aloud... please.”

“I promise, dad.” Vlad sighed, relieved, and continued the tour of his underground museum. The younger halfa spared a lingering glance at the glass, before jogging to catch up.

---

“Nothing else?” Danny repeated incredulously, “You were still trying to kidnap mom and kill dad, weren’t you?!”

“No, I... no,” Vlad sighed and turned away. “After these past couple weeks, I realized that my obsession wasn’t about Maddie; she was just the first person it clung to because of my crush on her in college. It might’ve clung to Jack too, but I was still hospitalized and angry and wanted to blame my newfound pain and suffering on something, and since he caused the accident, Jack was my only outlet.” Vlad tilted his head a bit to look his old friend in the eye. “It warped my feelings into something much more dangerous and harmful to you and your family and for that, I’m sorry.” Jack clenched his jaw and stayed silent. Danny shoved him higher up on the wall as another memory flashed before his eyes.

---

“Say, Daniel,” At Danny's glare he corrected himself. “Danny, do you have any inkling as to your obsession yet?” The boy gave a thumbs up and Vlad, bewildered, motioned him to go on.

The boy swallowed his last bite of steak. “It’s protection. Though I can’t really protect everyone in Amity 24/7 and there aren’t always ghosts attacking, so I mostly channel it into helping people through, like, community service and junk.”

“Ah… I- I see.” Danny raised an eyebrow.

“It took me a month to figure out, remember? With the Lunch Lady?” Vlad mouthed the name to himself in confusion before absentmindedly humming an affirmative. “It’s been almost two years and Tucker still hangs it over Sam’s head; just last week she tried getting the school to replace the snacks in the vending machines with healthy stuff and he brought up how much of a mi-steak she was making,” he said with a grin. Puns came naturally to Danny, and though he tended to laugh at his own creative genius a lot in the beginning, it had toned down to a chuckle or two every once in a while. Sam and Tucker would always groan at him and his shit-eating grins while others only ever laughed at him rather than with him so he wasn’t prepared at all for the hearty chuckle that followed.

“Uh, dad?” he said, grin faltering a moment. Vlad wiped the corners of his eye and took a few breaths to calm himself.

“Apologies. It’s been a while since I’ve heard any non-threatening jokes.” Danny frowned.

“Right, the Fruitloop Fentons. Too bad they don’t come with a prize inside; I’d really prefer a mood ring to secret compartments with extra blasters.” Vlad chuckled.

“You and I both.” He waited for Danny to finish his drink and gestured to the cup. “Here, let me put these away and maybe you could tell me a few more of your famous puns?” The boy grinned wide and he immediately pulled out his phone to scroll through his notes app. Vlad smiled and stood from his chair, gathering their dishes and heading for the kitchen door.

“Y’know, you never told me what your obsession is,” Danny said, a hopeful tinge to his voice. Vlad paused in the doorway, a hand resting on the doorknob.

“Family,” he said grimly.

---

“Do you expect me to believe you?! After all of this?! And even if I did, what did you think would happen; that we’d give you an award and say ‘thanks for your honesty’?”

“I can't help what my obsession forces me to-”

“Oh, can it. We both know obsessions don’t force you to do anything. You chose this, Plasmius.” The pleading look in the man’s eyes did nothing to dissuade his anger.

“You know what happened to me.” Vlad locked eyes with Jack. “Both of you do.”

---

Silence filled the library, the crackling of the fireplace and the rhythmic sound of turning pages breaking it every so often. A bundle of blankets and pillows on the couch shifted and Danny’s face popped out, blinking away sleep as he craned his neck back to stare up at Vlad.

“Hey, dad?” The man glanced at the boy.

“Yes, son?”

“How come you didn’t tell the Fruitloops you were a halfa before they became ghost hunters?” He let his eyes rest back on the page, continuing his reading.

“I did.”

“Then-”

“Danny, the process of becoming a half-ghost isn’t slow by any means, as you well know.” He sighed. “Did you really think I needed several years to recover from something like that?”

“Then, what happened?” Danny asked in a soft voice. Vlad pursed his lips and set the book down on his lap, fingers curling into fists atop it.

“They told the nurses about my ‘delusions’ and I was sent to a psychiatric hospital.” His fists began to shake. “I confided all my deepest fears and existential crises to them, but because I was still figuring out my powers, they didn’t believe me. They thought I was crazy and as soon as I turned my back Jack-” he cut himself off, scrunching up his eyes as his mouth twisted into a frown. His voice shook as he continued. “Jack and Maddie told them everything.”

Danny shuffled up the mountain of pillows to lean over and give him a hug as his shoulders began to tremble. “I'm sorry Daniel- Danny; you shouldn’t have to hear this about… the Fentons. You shouldn’t be comforting me.”

“Hey, I dump stuff on you all the time, the least I could do is return the favor.” Vlad shook his head.

“No, no that’s not how parent-child relationships work; I’ll find a better way to go about dealing with my trauma. Maybe visit that psychiatrist ghost I’ve been hearing about.” Danny pulled back, leaning on an elbow to look at him in disbelief.

“Spectra? You’d be better off with Skulker. At least he’s not an emotional vampire." Vlad smiled.

“Do you have something against vampires?”

“Yes.” Vlad held his breath despite himself. “For starters, they don’t let me eat whole boxes of Oreos for dinner.”

The man leaned over to ruffle his hair. “And that won’t be changing anytime soon.” Danny reached up to swat the hand away, but he hissed when he moved too fast. Vlad pursed his lips and gently nudged the boy to lay down again. “I do appreciate your concern, little badger, but right now you should rest and try not to pull your stitches. Again.”

---

“Even after putting me in the hospital he- they continued to make me suffer.” Danny blinked his eyes hard, trying to stay in the present, while Jack averted his gaze as furious red eyes bore into him. Clear green eyes refocused on angry red.

“So?! Do you think that means you can get away with anything?! That the world owes you something?! Newsflash, Vlad, just because you went through hell doesn’t give you the right to make others suffer!”

“I’m not like others! My circumstances-!”

“We’ve all been through shit, you’re not special! And if you really wanted to stick it to them, why didn’t you use what you know about parenting to show them up or something?! Me and Jazz would’ve ate that shit up and you could’ve been a real member of our family. Like a fun uncle or something….” The anger in his voice tapered off and the boy sighed, the bags under his eyes seeming more pronounced and far too deep for someone his age.

“You had so many opportunities to change, Vlad, to make amends and be a part of our family, and you spit on each and every one of them and for what? To get your revenge and then disappear? For someone who’s always trying to lecture me about business logistics and hard decisions, you never bothered thinking long-term, did you?” And that, that left Vlad speechless. Because for all his planning and contingencies and well-timed ghostly interference at the Fenton house the past three weeks, he really hadn’t thought long-term. Didn’t care about what might come after as long as he could have just a few precious moments of quality time with the boy he so desperately wanted to call ‘son’. And now he was paying the price.

“But that doesn’t matter right now. Because right now you’re going to promise to leave me and my family alone for good.” A familiar look of anger crossed the older halfa’s face and he glared at the younger.

“Now see here, I may have been a little dramatic, but my obsession-”

“Let's get one thing straight dad-” Danny paused for a moment, ecto-energy unconsciously building up in his hands as he clenched them into fists. “Masters,” he spat the name with as much venom as he could muster, “if you don’t agree or break this promise in any way, I will personally hunt you down, shove you in a Thermos, and phase it so far into the ground you won’t be found for centuries.” Each threat was emphasized by a hard finger jab to the man’s chest, pushing him back against the bookshelf once more.

He got up close to Vlad’s face and reiterated, “So unless we approach you, stay out of our business, got it?”

Something in his face must’ve convinced him because suddenly the fight had left the red eyes and they turned back to a resigned blue. The man nodded silently, holding Danny’s gaze a moment longer and then Jack’s before turning to slowly phase through the wall. Once he had left the room, the older Fenton dropped his calm facade and grabbed his son in a crushing bear hug, blubbering on about how worried he was, his pride in his son for sending the other halfa packing with his tail between his legs, and how happy everyone will be to hear he’s alright.

“Thanks, dad. And yeah, let’s-” he choked back a sob.

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“Dad?” he asked, blinking at the sharply dressed man sitting by his bedside. “What are you doing here?”

“The school called and said you collapsed. Oh Daniel,” he hugged the teen tightly, “I’m so glad you’re alright.” Something about the way he said it seemed off, but Danny returned the gesture. A long moment passed and Vlad pulled back. “So, who was it this time? Walker? Ember? Some new miscreant bent on world domination?” The way his eyes searched Danny’s was starting to unnerve him. He shook his head, averting his gaze and noting the dimly lit nurse’s office.

“I don’t remember. I think I might’ve just passed out in the hall,” he answered absentmindedly, scanning the room. A thick binder on the top shelf caught his attention.

“You have been looking quite worn out lately. Perhaps you should leave early tonight.” Danny glanced at the closed door then to the drawn blinds before going ghost and floating up to grab the nurse’s incident reports. He felt a pat on his leg and he looked down. “There’s no need for that, I’ve already taken care of it.” Danny hesitated before floating to the ground.

“And the nurse?” he asked, quietly.

“Strongly discouraged from performing any health checks because of your unique illness. Of which two of the symptoms are dizzy spells and a frequent nervous bladder,” Vlad said with a knowing look.

“Thanks, dad.” The boy smiled warmly. “And yeah, let’s-”

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Danny hugged his dad tighter. “Let’s go home.”