#and then the family meets Danny somehow

[scarlett-green-rose]

Bruce knows what death looks like. It's not the sudden crack-bang of a gun and the sting of a bullet grazing his chest. It's not the hazy bitter taste of the Scarecrow's Gas or the laughter, screams and cries that follow long after. It's not even anything like the sudden flash of heat and light that swallowed Jason whole and left him with restless nightmares and hallucinations of the same.

No, death is nothing like that.

Death is the ticking of clocks, too distant yet too close. A soft, firm voice saying it's time, from right behind his ear before Bruce's training kicks in and decides No, it's not. and his body flinches and gunfire draws a line across the bat on his chest and not his heart. It's the dark purple of the Joker's suit, the icy blue of Dr. Freeze's skin, the infinite shades of green of Poison Ivy's plants and the fleeting droplets of blood flying from him every time he confronts his Rogues directly. It's both the cold that digs into Bruce's bones even when he's in the middle of a burning building and the ever present chill of Gotham numbing what little of his face he shows it. Sudden, yet always there and all encompassing; it's honestly more likely for him to find himself without his own shadow than the cold that haunts his every step.

There's a reason as to why the grandfather clock in his office leading to the Cave is broken. A working clock would be more inconspicuous, but Bruce... can't. The day he implemented the opening mechanism to a working clock, he barely lasted an hour before he broke it again and lied to Alfred about it.

The Spoiler's appearance on the streets caught his attention more than any other vigilante wannabe in Gotham did before, despite his lack of connection to her. He doesn't know why he was so surprised to see blue-grey eyes instead of red underneath her purple hood. But he knows the target that she painted on her back when she chose the Joker's colours and was more relieved that she accepted his help.

There's a reason as to why he updates the insulation on the suits almost as often as he does its technology. Part of it is because of Jason's death. (All of the suits can help the wearers comfortably survive over double the heat that Jason suffered before he suffocated from the smoke in his lungs - he's added advanced rebreathers and miniaturised oxygen tanks to everyone's utility belts too.) But part of it is because he's sick and tired of Gotham's freezing winds biting into his bones.

He's not afraid of death - he's surrounded himself with the worst of what Gotham has to offer in his mission to save it, he can't afford to be afraid of death - but he's terrified of what he's leaving behind. Of leaving his mission unfinished, his children without a father, the Justice League without a leader.

Bruce knows they'll be fine, he's spent the many sleepless nights he's not patrolling Gotham fuelled by this fear working on contingency plan after contingency plan on what should happen should he die. He knows how the Colony would function, (Dick and Jason temporarily take over Batman's cowl, following a schedule that sees Batman fading into Gotham's shadows just as he entered it. Tim and Barbara work double time hunting down and erasing every mention of Batman and keeping Bruce's death from the public until a more convenient date and accident takes place. Stephanie and Cass takeover training Damian; Steph teaching him how to laugh and smile and Cass how to recover from the dehumanising aspects of assassin training. Alfred will be right there, as always, supporting the family. Until Batman is just a myth, an urban legend that preceded the reveal of Gotham's true heroes.) and how the League will be structured (Diana and Clark can handle themselves without him, there's enough branching Leagues that most of his plans are redundant). He knows they'll grieve, but they'll mourn better than he ever did. They have each other.

So, when Bruce finds himself facing down Darkseid and certain death, he's afraid but he's content. He's sure that even if hasn't saved Gotham, he knows that his family can do it in his place.

So, he stands still, breaks the moral chain he's upheld his whole life, and doesn't scream when his whole world goes green.

Well, this is quite the predicament you've gotten yourself into isn't it, Bruce?

There's a clock softly ticking next to his ear and purple gloved hand brushing his hair from his face. His breath freezes white, a stark contrast to the neon green skies that fill the rest of his vision. He's so tired.

Not yet, Bruce. I'm sorry, but not yet. You can rest though, even longer than you usually can, but you still have work to do.

He feel himself nod as he closes his eyes to listen to the clock. He thinks he can hear the shifting sands of a distant hourglass, maybe the quiet flow of a water clock. But most of all there's the pendulum, near silent if he wasn't directly next to it. Evenly swinging left and right, directing the flow of time.

He realises that this is what he got wrong, the grandfather clock in his office was too fast. He should try fixing that again when he gets back.

It's a long - but not nearly enough - time before the hand brushing his hair stops and he knows. It's time.

He hears the voice sigh.

I'm sorry Bruce, but I'm afraid you're taking a strange way back this time. Say hello to Daniel for me if you meet him. You shouldn't, but you'll know how he gets.

Time in.

Short DPXDC Prompts #549

Bruce has fistfought death before. He’s clung to life in some of the most hopeless situations. And whenever he’s terrified that he might not make it to see another day, a miracle of sorts happens and he makes it out alive. Little does he know that a certain time-wielding specter is ensuring his safety.

[iguessthisisanewobsession]

Danny leaned over the guy who summoned him. The blue eyed man in a hoodie and boxers, was quite fit but compared to Danny he had nothing.

“So let me see if I got the story straight. You, Richard Grayson, son of one of the most wealthy men in the known cosmos, summoned me, the high king of the infinite realms,to Bludhaven.”

Dick shifted one foot to the other as and refused eye contact.

“Yeah..”

“And you summoned me here at 3 am. Because you fucked up and told your family that you had a partner for the gala your dad holds every New Year’s Eve.”

“Correct.”

Danny sighed and brought a hand to his temple,

“So how am I supposed to help you man? Like I can’t exactly order one of my people for this kind of thing.”

Somehow the guy seemed to get more sheepish as he ran a hand through his hair.

“Well about that-“

“No fucking- Did you really summon to me-“

“Listen, I’m desperate ok!?”

“Desperate!? My god that’s when you ask a friend or pay a hooker or something like that! Not try to seal a deal with the king of the infinite realms!”

Richard Grayson for his part started to pace, Danny didn’t know rather to laugh or cry over the absurdity of the situation.

“Any friend I could bring and pull a lie like this is already going to be there. I specifically said a plus one! My family works close with all of Gotham they would figure out a hooker before we would enter the venue.”

Dick turned and went to his knees,

“Please your majesty, I have like seven younger siblings, I will never live this down, all I ask is one night, please.”

Danny sighed,

“Be lucky that I am not Pariah Dark. He would’ve killed you where you kneel. Alright dumbass get up. I will help you but you will owe me one IOU for me to redeem whenever I wish.”

Danny knelt and offered his hand,

“Do we have a deal?”

“Deal.”

With a shake of a hand Danny brought them both off the ground and he changed back to human.

Danny felt himself smirk as he plopped himself onto the couch.

“Alright, then let’s begin to get ready, we want to be believable yeah? So let’s get to know each other. I’ll go first my human name is Danny Fenton nice to meet you.”

Richard Grayson seemed to gape for a moment before joining him.

“I go by Dick, do you like acrobatics?”

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

@gilbirda Ok, so you made a snippet of on of your AUs a while back (braindead rejected! soulmate i think) and I haven't been able to think of much else since. So my brain made a little thingy for you!

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1. Tim takes a risk one day by writing back to whoever was doodling on his body, with a glittery purple gel pen, asking them to stop trying to contacting him.

All the person asked was, "Why?"

Tim never answers.

2. Danny faces constant rejection from his peers, authority figures, his parents and sister neglect him and now his own soulmate doesn't want him. They hadn't even met before he was rejected. Jazz finds out about Dannys powers and tries to reach out but Danny rejects her pretty violently due to his own pain. Then the episode where Sam and Tucker ditch him for Gregor happens and he gives up.

The two people in his life that has had pretty much complete control over his life and trajectory just abandoned him and he does not take it well. He ripped the symbol off his chest, disappeared and never came back.

3. Danny zooms into a new dimension/universe/whatever to avoid his former friends and family from being able to track him only to land in a place called Central City and immediately getting roped into helping Captain Cold who gives him a normal domino mask and they end up working together for a while.

4. Danny somehow overhears one of the speedster talking on the phone about his friends brothers soulmate issue at some point and they perfectly describe the interaction that happened between Danny and his soulmate all those years ago, down to the glittery purple gel pen and the types of doodles Danny had made as a kid and the things he said.

Danny learned one of his soulmates belonged to a group of detective vigilantes in a place called Gotham. Unfortunately he was spotted by the speedster and Danny had to bounce.

5. The Flash made reports to the Justice League about a meta teen who hes been having trouble with for a while and can't seem to pin down. He only asked for tips though as he "could handle it himself."

6. Danny leaves for Gotham and learned about Catwoman and Batmans weird Master Thief and Greatest Detective dynamic and decided that's what he wants to do. He was going to make his soulmate chase after him one way or another. Someone was going to want him even if they were wanting him behind bars.

He begins robbing bank vaults and museums, leaving no trace or clue as to what happened until he starts leaving a calling card of sorts.

7. Jason, who's been on the outs with his family lately meets this spunky white haired meta kid running around with a sci-fi mask/visor thing and giving supplies to homeless encampments and keeping the less fortunate alive and befriends him. He learns that this is the guy everyone has been searching for and just...tells no one. Jason is all for a Robin Hood vigilante, and really, its kinda funny to see his family squirm.

8. Phantom and Catwoman rob the same museum at the same time but for different things. They stare at eachother from where they're both still crouched from thier respective landings until Danny breaks the tension with "I didn't see you if you didn't see me?"

Catwoman laughs, amused. "Sure."

9. Danny finally narrowed down which of the batfam is his soulmate and introduced himself to them as Phantom.

The first thing Danny did was hit on Tim. Tim is flustered but otherwise doesn't really respond to it and tries to fight Phantom into submission, so of course Danny ghosts him by disappearing through a roof mid fight. Danny made a big show of his intangibility in that fight and made it seem like it was the only power he had but he was very skilled with it and he wanted to impress him.

10. Phantom becomes well known to the underbelly of Gotham. Mostly the homeless and nightworkers. But Danny was open and friendly. Never judging and always ready to lend a helping hand. Even better. He never came to collect on favors.

Over time, they became loyal to him.

11. Danny gets framed for a series of murders and the whole gang (minus Hood) are trying to capture him, thus, motorcycle chase scene. They use the white of his tires to tell when he's gone intangible due to all the dirt falling off the wheels. Nightwing jumps onto the bike and shocks Danny with his encrizma sticks right before Danny grits out "bye bye birdy~" and makes a big show of taking in a deep breath and holding it.

Nightwing is forced to jump off the bike as Danny runs through the concrete abutment of the overpass and coming out the other side

12. Danny meets Tim and Duke in his civilian form while he was at a Wayne tech conference. Danny had been asked about one of his inventions and was trying to show off the blueprints and explain things and thats why he was there in the first place. Duke of course, was internally screaming because that's the guy thats the guy they've been hunting for nearly a year but can find nothing on.

Red Robin confronts Phantom that night on a rooftop and Phantom laughs at him, "Thats why I was avoiding Signal for so long. He'd see my magical girl form and know instantly."

RR holds out a pair of handcuffs and says "Its over Danny." Phantom smirks and says, "I don't think it is, Tim" before jumping off onto a different roof and disappearing into the night. Tim is shook.

13. Danny over hears Robin berating RR at an old clocktower and intervenes, "Little Wayne, you do realize you were the first person I figured out, right?"

Damian proceeds to lose his mind.

14. Tim accidentally finds a material that Phantom can't phase through and quickly gets to work making things he can use against Danny. What he doesn't know is that Danny can phase through it he just pretended he couldn't because he wanted to see what would happen/what Tim would do.

Danny can sense the material and it feels really wierd to him, but doesn't harm him at all.

15. RR manages to knock Phantoms visor off his face and realizing it was made of tech he swipes it and brings it back to the cave for study.

He wasn't ready for all the information on the computer. Not only was his nemesis(?) from another plain of reality (he thinks Danny is from the ghost zone) but he was once a superhero with his own Rogues Gallery and human city to protect. Which begs the question, why did he become a Phantom thief?

16. The Joker hears about Phantom giving the bats the run around and comes to a misunderstanding about which bat he's been messing with which ultimately ends with Joker saying that he is Batmans ultimate nemesis and Phantom asking what that had to do with him? The misunderstanding is cleared up when Phantom complained about Joker even thinking that he was flirting with Batman because "Ew! He's an old man!"

Joker still got a few shots in for the heck of it but so did our ghost boy but they were no longer enemies.

17. The whole batfam had been freaking out about finally capturing Phantom and celebrating and plotting on how they were gonna get him to keep his mouth shut about thier identities until Jason came in,

Jason: Need help?

Phantom: Please?

Jason: *escapes with Danny*

Batfam: What?! No!!! Why?!

18. The batfam have only a vague idea of the Robin Hood thing going on. They know he's doing it just not to the extent its gone to. They find out later on that Phantom had been working with RH and his gang to sell off the items and most of the profits go to helping people. Other times he strait up gives jewelry and whatnot to children and working girls because "Everyone deserves something pretty, and even if its not your style you can keep it for a rainy day"

Phantom quickly gains a following and Danny doesn't even know about it. Clueless indeed.

19. Dannys main motivation in this is essentially just playing Cops and Robbers with Red Robin. Nothing else really matters to him. Not the robberies, not the fact he's working with a crime lord, not even his own safety matters much to him anymore. Hes readily zooming down the path of self destruction and Hood starts telling his family stuff, but only because he was genuinely worried about "Casper" crashing and burning.

20. No one knows why Phantom is fixated on Red Robin. He refuses to tell them. Red thinks its just because he's the smartest of the bats and he's not entirely wrong.

21. Danny legit started scheduling his heists with Tim to ensure they're both free after one couldn't make it too many times which blew the birds mind. Phantom must have been just that confident that he would always win. The bats eventually think Danny will stop stealing if RR isn't in the city for a long period of time. Danny more or less followed him and stole stuff from whatever city Tim was in. If there wasn't any museums or banks then Danny would steal a local landmark. Tim still wasn't sure how Phantom stole an entire building that one time but it had never been seen since.

22. Hood grows to be very protective of our favorite ghost boy. They bond and are actually really close. Danny admits he always wanted an older brother.

23. Tim goes off world for a while to see how Danny would react and Danny just...drops off the radar. No one knows where he is and after a week or two they start getting worried.

Tim returns after three months and Danny reappears two weeks after him with a tan and keepsakes from the places he visited on his vacation. Tim later screams into his pillow.

24. Tim has made it his personal mission to figure out who Danny really is, why he's fixated on him, where he came from, ect. Hes trying so hard but can't find anything. Its almost like he didn't exist before. Tim suddenly got an idea after Phantom accidentally got hit in the face and got a nosebleed. Tim saw green blood and immediately realized Danny might not even be human. Fortunately for our little ghost, he thinks he's an alien. A Martian specifically. Tim manages to snag a good sample from treating Phantoms wounds. Ghostboy was so focus on his core thrumming and mentally comparing it to his heart racing that he didn't even notice.

25. Tim later freaks out because the meta is freaking made out of Lazarus water.

The entire batfam was not happy to discover this and decided to work together to pressure Phantom into telling them what he was and what exactly he wanted.

[daniel-danny-fenton]

I think it would be really cool if there was an AU where the whole of Amity Park was convinced that Danny Fenton died in the lab accident. After all, who gets shocked with an entire dimension’s worth of electricity and lives? Nobody. Nobody could survive that.

So they pity the Fenton family, particularly the parents who, for some reason, refuse to believe their son is dead. They send him off to school and make him meals just like a regular living boy, but somehow remain confused when their perfectly functional ghost-hunting equipment locks in on him. They somehow never suspect that their own son is the very thing they spend their lives trying to dissect and destroy.

But Danny… the ghost of Danny… he’s clearly not malevolent. And it’s obvious he doesn’t know he’s dead.

The second month of freshman year, when Danny Fenton came trudging through the halls like a typical teenager too tired to be at school on a Monday morning, the whole school froze. The boy (ghost?) didn’t seem to notice as he grabbed his schoolbooks from his locker, and headed towards first period like it was normal.

The news of the Fenton Works lab accident had been on every Amity Park news station the week before. A tragedy, someone so young and hopeful meeting such a miserable end.

And yet, the Fentons did not appear to grieve.

The ghost of Danny Fenton acted as he did before his untimely demise, and if one didn’t know better, they’d be convinced he was still alive.

However, little things gave it away.

Every room Danny entered was immediately the temperature of a meat cooler. Students took to having jackets on hand if they shared a class with him. He didn’t have a pulse either, which Coach Tetslaff found out one day when Dash Baxter hurled a ball just a bit too hard at the smaller teen, apparently knocking the boy out.

The most damning evidence of all, however, was the fact that Danny Fenton didn’t age.

One could consider him a late bloomer, but it was obvious something was up by junior year as his best friends, Tucker Foley and Samantha Manson had gained inches on him, starting to look more like young adults and less like the awkward duo of adolescents they were at the beginning of freshman year. Yet Danny looked the same as always, face as young and bright as it was at the beginning of high school, never aging past the edge of fourteen.

But Danny was no beast or monster as the Doctors Fenton claimed. He was quiet, and peaceful, and although a bit of a slacker from Mr.Lancer’s perspective, a good kid who just wanted a second chance at life.

So no one acknowledged his miraculous return from the dead.

They treated him like any other student or teenager. Dash Baxter shoved him into lockers like normal, students ignored him in the halls, and teachers called him in for detention if he had late work or missing assignments.

It was the least they could do. The longer they delayed the Fentons finding out about their son, the longer they could keep him safe, allow him to live his second chance at a normal adolescence.

After all, there were other benevolent ghosts too, like Phantom. Surely it was the right thing to do to protect this one innocent spirit?

[little-pondhead]

It was rare for the Fentons to go on a family vacation together.

What made this one special, however, was the fact they were going to another dimension. And while everyone was good and excited, the portal the family was using was only big enough for a single person. They didn’t think about how going into the portal one by one would land them all in different places.

Now, while technically trapped in another dimension and completely stranded from one another, each Fenton must request help from the local heroes.

Except, their perception of “urgency” was a little screwed.

Jack Fenton adamantly refused Superman’s help; instead he preferred the company of the lovely older couple whose farm he landed on. Martha and Jonathan Kent.

Jazz Fenton was on the streets of Gotham for less than a day before she ended up beating the Joker unconscious with a thermos and then seeking the aide of Red Hood. (Bonus points for Anger Management.)

Maddie Fenton meets Wonder Woman pretty darn quickly, but keeps wandering off to examine the hero’s villains in great detail. Her favorite study subject is Cheetah, who does her absolute fucking best to avoid the crazy woman in the teal hazmat suit. Wonder Woman can’t figure out if she’s upset at this woman for getting into things she shouldn’t, or thankful because now she can catch a break.

Danny Fenton was probably the worst. Somehow, someway, he keeps managing to end up in places that are completely illogical and highly illegal. He’s been spotted all over the world, doing the most random shit without ever needing to go ghost. Several heroes catch up with him, as do villains. He rejects all promises of power or help, determined in his stubborn teenage brain that he can find his family on his own.

And if that requires visiting every major tourist spot he’s ever wanted to see, then so be it. His parents obviously aren’t on top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, so it’s time to move on. India next, maybe? They have good food.

Extra: Dani came along with them, and got plopped down in The Flash’s path in the middle of a battle. He tripped, landing face first into the rough asphalt. She panics, picks up the Flash in a fireman’s carry completely ignoring the now flabbergasted villain behind them.

Dani doesn’t know where to go; she essentially just kidnapped a superhero and her family was missing. So Flash wakes up in a makeshift dumpster bed that hides him from the public, with a green sticky note on his forehead.

Sorry I tripped you, Mr. Dude. But I can’t afford the insurance if I take you to the hospital so hopefully we’ll never see each other again:)

-Elle

[thekitsunesiren]

Dc x Dp Prompt #4: Grand Custody Battle

Black hair and blue eyes. The two main features that Danny Fenton has that many tend to associate with Bruce Wayne and assume that Danny is somehow related to him. But come on! Everyone would've tried to adopt the young man as well. When they first met Danny Fenton, Bruce's adoption senses went off without a hitch. A child like him would fit right in with his family!

But hold up! Clark wasn't so sure that was all it took! For all they knew, Danny could've been a clone of him. It's happened before, so he shouldn't be surprised if Luthor or some other one of his enemies managed to try to clone him for the second time. So obviously Danny should be under his care. Heh, children. Diana knew that the little squabble between the two would be useless because young Danny would be going with her! Sure he may be a man, but he and his sister both had the hearts of warriors that she couldn't let go to waste in a world such as this. And when the big three began to fight over the parental rights over the child, there were plenty more soon to follow. Selina met the kid before. And while he did meet Bruce's strange little adoption checklist, there was more to him. The snarky attitude and sense of trouble just made her wanna pick him up by the scruff and take him back to her apartment. She was sure she could sneak him away from him if he did manage to adopt the kid. Harley and Ivy gained interest in the child as well. Well, mostly Harley, but Ivy wasn't going stop her from doing what she wanted. The kid had the bite and personality to make anyone wanna adopt him. And Bud and Lou liked him, so that was a definite plus in Harley's book. Lex Luthor heard of another child appearing that looked exactly like Superman. And while he hasn't seen any display of abilities, he was sure that he was special and he will just have to convince the child to work for him before Superman gets his nasty little paws on him. While people of all shapes, sizes, and species were coming out of the woodwork were coming out to adopt this child, Danny was just cursing the one time he left Amity in hopes of looking for some nice peace and quiet.

[rainybyday]

Wayne Spirit Add-ons Pt 2

+Danny has baby pictures of everyone but Alfred which Bruce both loves and hates because Danny also included some moments of his life he did not wanted to remember (but he loves because it includes all his children as babies)

+Danny leaves photos of blackmail to whoever he thinks will need it the most for reasons

+Tim and Bruce got extra special treatment for when they ripped into Clark about his treatment to Connor (he felt like he was going to burst when he saw them do the same with Lex Luther)

+Danny knows when the Lazarus Pit is acting up from Jason and immediately goes to him to calm the pit

+Danny leave Ectoplasm snacks for Jason, then Cass and Damian later on which they all love (and no other bat can have unless they want to feel a bit more then dead)

+Danny hates when any member of the family either gives each other a cold shoulder or are fighting to the point where he turns everything around him to the negative degrees (that is the signal for every bat to stop because they are making their resident ghost cry)

+All the bats have a competition over what is Danny’s name and his appearance before Duke came around, turns out Bruce won because he did see a glance at him once as a child very young

+Leaves as soon as he sees Catwomen near Batman because… no, just no. He saw him as a baby, he dose not need to see his boy flirt much less kiss anyone thanks

+Danny starts banging his head over the pattern of Dick’a partners 

+Danny reviled himself when Bruce once got kidnapped (before he was an adult) by scaring the ever living shit out of his kidnappers which started the rumor that he was protected by Gotham’s spirit (which later turned to the Wayne’s when Dick got kidnapped, then Jason, then Tim and so on (every kidnapper learned the hard way))

+There’s a couple of ice blue crystal designed tables that the bats put little trinkets and things they want Danny to have or allow him to borrow because their ghost deserves all the presents (they have to pamper him somehow)

+They fight to have Danny with them during Summer which doesn’t work out for them because Danny only goes to whoever he thinks has the most brain cells at that time

+Will pull a lot of pranks at gales to entertain Bruce as a kid and then to all of his children when they clearly want an escape

+Everyone knows Danny is the happiest when they are in the Watchtower because they have a trail of snowflakes behind them when ever they go

+Batman almost killed John Constantine when he tried to exorcist Danny once he saw him clinging on to Batman’s back like a parasite at a meeting

+Captain Marvel/Shazam takes one look at him and waves with a greetings to him with a smile (he gets brownie points with ALL the bats (to the point where other hero’s see how Bats is bias towards him))

+Superman feel very uneasy when he first met Batman

+Mess with Bruce Wayne and you will find your dreams fill with nightmares of endless pools of green and a child who drools the same shade of green as the child grins at them (“Your next.”)

+Danny can not take any of the Bats seriously because he seen them all grow up and is not afraid of any of them, finds their imitation tactics cute (verbally coos at Bruce when he did it the first time and almost cried out of pure joy when Dick, still as Robin, tried to copy him)

+Danny added fuel to Bruce’s adoption addiction by leave adoption papers every time he brings in a child (jokes on him when the Bruce finds out how old Danny is)

[kawaiikenna]

OK, just wanted to throw this out there. I have seen lots of Jason/Jazz where Jazz is tall as fuck (is it because of Jack's genes or being liminal? I'm just curious on which it is or if its both?) but usualy Danny is also a giant in these stories. Can I just get someone else to see the possibilities of Tank Jazz but with imortal/forever14 Danny?? like pissing off jazz is scary enough, the bats fear her only second to alfred, and the way she talks about her brother, the high king who gained it through right of combat, who will go absolutely feral if you threaten his family, who yes can do the eldrich entity size of a building thing but its honestly as draining if not more as the wail, then one day he just pops up outa nowhere at family dinner night with the waynes dead tired cause he spent last who knows how long at royal court arguing with stupid eyeballs. Sam and Tuck have finals so he dosent want to bug them but he just wants a hug and someone to take care of him for awhile cause he's working himself sick again so Clockwork punted him over with a staybag (including lots of ecto cookies, his favorite star jammies and Bearbert) and a stickynote to Jazz stuck in his hair and everyone else is like "this is him???? this tiny child????" Jason is just happy to finally meet his brother in law who had also set up a house call with Frostbite a while back to fix his pit tainted ecto.

Part 2

My dude. My dude, I love this so much!! >w<

I honestly have always headcanoned Danny as forever 14. At least in his ghost/Phantom form. His human/Fenton form still grows and changes and such. This then causes such a severe disconnect between the two that people just assume that Fenton and Phantom are completely separate entities/people.

Now with tall Jazz I’m going to have to say that it’s a combination of both. Like she had always carried Jack’s height in her genes. It just needed to be unlocked somehow. That’s where being ecto-contaminated and liminal come into play. It just kinda fucks around and finds out honestly. Like the exact science is there she just doesn’t really care about it being there.

I do love the idea of where a very sleep deprived and weary Danny is basically forced into taking a sabbatical by Clockwork and the King’s Council. Jazz being the Queen Mother, is the one most qualified to be able to take care of the little King. And so Jazz does exactly that.

Thank you so much for sending me your ideas and headcanons! I love to hear about other people’s thoughts and opinions on things like this. ^w^

[britcision]

Hi, I have an idea for a fic and I wanna share cause you have good ideas too.

Danny's parents find out, it doesn't go well, maybe they don't try to hunt him down in human form but they don't really accept it either so Danny is forced to leave the home, even amity. He's nervous and afraid and somehow ends up in Gotham and tries to make the best for himself.

Gets a shitty apartment, somehow finds some kinda company that takes pity on him and offers him a shitty minimum wage job and life is a little shit.

But slowly Danny learns and grows, he meets one of the bat kids and they become friends as civilians, idk which one, fill it in.

He complains about not being able to see the stars in Gotham cause of the permanent gloom and clouds. So the batkid that was his friend gets him some of those glow in the dark stars, they have a fun evening sticking them on the ceiling with Danny making them into accurate constellations (maybe even drawing the lines between them)

And that is symbolic for Danny getting to heal, getting to sort out his life. Jazz keeps contact with him and says their parents have been thinking a lot.

His job gives him a raise or just a different position that isn't so god awful

Danny feels happy again, after a while

Fucking yessss this is so beautiful and I love it! Maybe his batfriend helps him get a position at WE, where he can use his engineering knowledge and love of space

And I do think it’s super important that the first time his parents want to reach out, Danny gets to decide if he’s ready to hear it

There’s this idea you should just accept an apology whenever someone wants to give it and be happy you got one, but

They’re the ones who fucked up and need to be sorry, and you’re allowed to just say “that’s great, I appreciate hearing it, but I’m not ready to talk to them yet”, or “now’s not a good time”

Or even just “fuck off” - you don’t have to take it

But a genuine apology has to be done at the recipient’s schedule, and I think Jazz would reinforce Danny’s boundaries with a tank if needed

And maybe when Danny’s ready, he can cuddle up with his batfriend and ask them to come home with him, as moral support and a way out if things get bad :3

But like, not for any holidays. Holidays in Amity Park are still sus, and maybe the Fenton parents have fun family videos they can show batfriend about why

[batpham-discord-highlights]

Some T-Odd Relations

Source: #ghosts-and-bats

ND

This is how I imagine if other bat kids saw Danny for the first time. Each of them will be like, the very first time everyone knows about Danny. This is based on Danny looking like Jason.

Dick saw Danny in Jason Todd memorial park with another girl (Jazz)

Dick (during family dinner): looking at Jason with sus eyes

Jason: ...what?...Firefly jetpack exploding is not my fault...

Dick: Do you have a child that we don't know about?

Bruce: chokes on his food

Tim saw Danny at a coffee shop order his signature coffee.

Tim (in a bat cave working on a case with Jason): i guess Harvey was innocent on this one after all.

Jason: Yeah

...feel bad for punching him in the scar side

Tim: Yeah.....oh also I think you got cloned.

Jason: EX FKING CUSE ME!??

Gr

Ooop—

Mind if I write a oneshot based off of this?

ND

Damien meets Danny in the Gotham Dog Park, walking a very green looking dog....

He follows them want to ask what breed the dog is but they disappear around the corner

Damien during training session with Jason

Damien: Todd you should keep your reproductive liquids in check

Jason: trips his step and get kneed by Damien

Go for it XD. Credit me tho. XD.

Gr

reproductive fluids

Always do!

ND

Duke saw Danny in a school library, but he mysteriously vanishes in one of the isles.

Duke: looking at Jason during a family movie night

Jason: Something on your mind buddy?

Duke: ....yeah nuh it couldn't be you, he was too young..

Jason: 🤨

Cass and Steph saw Danny at a shopping mall with another red hair girl (Jazz)

They are in a kitchen watching Jason make cupcakes for them.

Cass: ...👈 🤰 👨‍🍼

Steph: Nuh I don't think so, the kid look the same age as that girl.

Jason: What are you two on about?

Steph: Oh just a potential child of yours on streets of Gotham.

Jason: trips and drops the cupcakes

Gr

alfred being dragged into this as well

Just everyone thinking that’s his kid

ND

Bruce runs into Danny at Gala (Vald drags him to it)

Bruce: brain short-circuited as he watches a younger Jason in a suit

-Somehow, he made it back home after being non-responsive according to Alfred-

Bruce: looking at Jason in the library as Jason was reading his books

Jason: Heck you want old man??

Bruce: ....Am I a grandpa?...

Jason: accidently tears a page from a book

Jason never runs into Danny but he did run into Phantom during his patrol

Jason: watches a kid makes a joke out of Joker and his goons Damn, this kid good...better shoo him out before Bats gets here

Selina meets Danny at a cat cafe.

Selina: pulls out her phone and calls her Husband (Selina and Bruce is married screw you, I want Bruce to be happy) Hey Bruce...honey...are you sure Jason is still single. Watches Danny leaves the cafe yeah...I see you met him too? Yeah...yeah...just saw him at the cafe I regularly go to...yeah...you should get the papers ready for Jason...tell Alfred to call the guy too.

B

I-

This is so perfect lmao

Poor Jason

ND

Nice

Alfred meets Danny during grocery shopping. Danny helps Alfred with carry the stuff across the street.

Alfred thanks and walks back home.

Alfred: looks at Jason as try to sneak a cookie you know i don't mind having a little version of you running around Mater Todd.

Jason: drops the cookie

Gr

bruce meeting Danny on patrol

Even better if it’s Crime Alley near where he originally met Jason

ND

Lmao he didn't respond on the comms for a good amount of hours even tho he still does patrol

Gr

Crime alley kid round two electric boogaloo

If Jason doesn’t adopt “his kid” then Bruce will

ND

Barbara and Batkids ; Bats why weren't you responding???? We were worried.

Bruce : ....Jason has a kid and I am a grandpa...

Gr

he finds Danny near the batmobile

ND

XD. Doesn't help Jason's case

Gr

Screw it im making it homeless baby Danny let’s heccin go

Reveal gone wrong

ND

Danny was just trying to take a pic of the batmobile.

He socked Bruce in the stomache as he got spooked by Batman

Gr

Them having a tire iron to defend themselves

Either that or a crowbar

(:

ND

Or a thermos

Gr

(Tire iron cause that’s what Jason had had when he first met bats)

Crowbar for obvious reasons

Or a thermos!

jason coming face to face with Danny and wondering just who this kid is

ND

Danny : ....Dan?!

Gr

Got Danny Nightingale cause of fentonightingale

               [Danny : ....Dan?!]

O rip

Mini heart attack if he’s out of costume

ND

Yeah XD.

Danny coming back to an apartment where he is staying.

Video call Jazz and his two bffs.

Danny : Yo guys saw someone who looks like Dan

AK

So like what is Danny to Jason

ND

Some random kid XD

Jason ironically doesn't see the resemblance

AK

I mean like

Is he Jason's little brother? Son? 5th cousin twice removed??

ND

Nothing

AK

It's that case of 7 people in the world who look like u huh

ND

He just looks like young Jason with a different hairstyles

AK

               [Got Danny Nightingale cause of fentonightingale]

Would be funnier if he went with Todd

Nightingale as a hero name

Gr

👁👁

Hecc ye

Todd can be Maddie’s maiden name

Gil

my only complaint is that Dan has long hair in a low ponytail and Jason has short hair and the white stripe

so he wouldn’t be that look alike

MF

what is Danny was an attempt of a Clone child by the League of Assassins?

Gil

also we only see Dan in ghost form, danny never saw him as human

MF

               [what is Danny was an attempt of a Clone child by the League of Assassins?]

like he has Jason DNA, was rapidly aged with fake memories, now ages normally

fake memories of being a toddler*

he was raised normally after being dropped off to the Fenton’s

Gil

ok and then the Fenton’s just adopted a grown kid out of nowhere?

and are their memories altered as well?

and jazz?

MF

probably

same with Sam and Tucker, I guess?

Gil

why not keep the clone and train them themselves (the League, i mean)

to create the perfect weapon yadda yadda

MF

he probably had training before getting dumped

A

I like the idea of it literally all just being a coincidence better

No one would ever believe it, but somehow, it's still true

Or Maddie could be, like, second cousins twice removed from Jason or something

Her mom's maiden name was Todd and Danny had a really good relationship with his grandma, so he took in her name when he had to run

Grandma Todd got some lucky chances and worked her way off the streets

Willis was her older half-brother's grandson

And Jason and Danny just happen to have unnaturally close DNA matches because ectoplasm is just recognized as a new, unique allele

MF

ooo

ye true

SS

A covert DNA test reveals matching ectoplasm levels that make the bats think Jason's spawn

B

Ooooh that sounds good!

SS

Oh same brain

Gil

ok that's fun

B

Yesss more misunderstandings!!!

>:D

A

My DNA class is finally having real world applications lol :dick_laugh:

RD

The bats end up peer pressuring Jason into adopting what they think is his spawn.

Gr

               [Her mom's maiden name was Todd and Danny had a really good relationship with his grandma so he took in her name when he had to run]

That’s legit how I’m doing it lmao

B

               [The bats end up peer pressuring Jason into adopting what they think is his spawn.]

"take responsibility Jason"

RD

Danny: I'm not responsibility, nor am I his

Jazz supports the adoption of his brother and Danny knows that there ain't anyway out of it

A

"i fOUnD HiM nEAr tHE bATMobILE, like that's an inherited trait, Bruce." - Jason

RD

Bruce directly after- "For all I know it is"

Gr

“Have you seen this family?”

B

Oh Jason, getting misunderstood so badly

RD

They think he's denying it so much b/c he's embarrassed or something

A

"It's okay son, we all make mistakes"

B

Honestly, seems legit

A

Jason gets all offended

"Hey, don't call him a mistake"

because that's a mean thing to say

AK

"how could u be so embarrassed about your own son jason!?"

Gr

“Yeah I know you do, have you seen Damian?”

A

but they think he just admitted to it

Grem

Dick, Tim and Damian on the other side of the room having a meltdown

The 3 of them "We are uncles?"

B

you can't escape fatherhood now Jason >:)

AK

How old are Jason and Danny tho

RD

Danny is tempted to yeet himself back in time to avoid this mess, but ClockWork thinks it's funny and says no

AK

Would be really funny if damian was younger than danny

Grem

Maybe Jason has 24 and Danny 14, but looks like he has 9

B

So Jason got a girl pregnant at 10!?/j

RD

               [Maybe Jason has 24 and Danny 14, but looks like he has 9]

as someone who at 14 was called an 8-year-old, i can vouch for realism

A

               [So, Jason got a girl pregnant at 10!?/j]

it would look like 14 or 15

they're all very concerned when they find out Danny's true age

or think he's lying

Grem

               [as someone who at 14 was called an 8 year old, i can vouch for realism]

I'm speaking from experience, i was 13 with the face of a baby

A

because obviously he was born after Jason was in the pit

blame it all on Talia, man

RD

               [I'm speaking from experience, i was 13 with the face of a baby]

ah, im just very short

AK

Maybe they think Lazarus is radioactive and causes weird age shenanigans

Grem

               [they're all very concerned when they find out Danny's true age]

Maybe they think he was put in a tank to grow faster or something like that

RD

or that the pit cloned Jason when it brought him back

AK

Danny having to pull out All the school records to prove that he did exist since birth

Gr

Oop

RD

jokes on him the Fenton’s didn't file any or his birth certificate

MF

a Steven universe situation?

Grem

He gets Jazz to testify that he indeed has 14

               [Steven universe situation?]

Possibly

RD

               [Steven universe situation?]

more like they just forgot to after having the kids at home and no one pressed for records b/c it's the Fenton’s

Gr

               [“Yeah, I know you do, have you seen Damian?”]

This leads to a fight that distracts from the whole supposed baby-daddy situation

AK

Jazz has kept extensive documents on her little bro she can in fact testify

Gr

Jazzy coming in clutch lmao

AK

Also, Danny and tucker were like attached at the hip so he can also vouch

MF

Jazz was the one to fill the-

JAZZ CAN FORGE HER PARENTS SIGNATURES

Gr

               [Steven universe situation?]

Intense confusion

Grem

And now they think she was mind controlled and those memories and papers are fake

Gr

Ooop

AK

               [JAZZ CAN FORGE HER PARENTS SIGNATURES]

This just makes then sus of the papers lmao

More and more convoluted misunderstandings

RD

Eventually Danny just accepts it and gives up

Gr

Jazz snapping and saying that she’s the one who raised Danny and accidentally making things worse

AK

Jazz frantically pointing "I RAISED THAT BOY

Grem

Now, it doesn't matter if he is or isn't Jason's son, they will adopt him

The Bats are worried for their safety

Gr

Danny actually being Jason’s half sibling

Through like their mom or smth

Grem

I think the 2nd cousins once removed is funnier

MF

ye

Gr

Ye me too

But the drama

AK

DRAMA WITH THE HALF SIBLING SHENANIGANS

RD

So Jason ends up adopting his half sibling/2nd cousin who everyone thinks is 9 and nothing they do can prove that he is not 9

Grem

After discovering that they are brothers, maybe they think that Maddie is curse and all her offspring will die and comeback

And Jazz is a little worried for her safety

               [So Jason ends up adopting his half sibling/2nd cousin who everyone thinks is 9 and nothing they do can prove that he is not 9]

What is one more problem child

RD

Danny keeps insisting he isn't a child, then youngblood comes along and that's all the proof needed against his claims

AK

... what does Vlad think about this

Gr

Vlad doesn’t have a valid opinion

RD

he's jealous

B

:dick_laugh:

[stealingyourbones]

Your asks are back! Im prolly gonna send a few tomorrow bc its late and i have many idea but an idea that Wont Let Me Go:

Danny gets caught by his parents. They dissect him and jazz is the one to free him, but he has to go. Now. But where does he go?

Gotham. The drs fenton went there once and caused enough chaos to be banned from the city or else risk arkham. Its the one place they might not find him.

Danielle goes with him. Maybe shed hunkered down in gotham for a bit, maybe shes passing by amity when sht hits the fan. Either way, its her and danny. They figure it wont be too hard to get by. Break into an empty apartment and hide out there until they get caught, couldnt be too hard, right?

Too bad the building they go for is the one jason stays in, as a civillian, and hes got every apartment on his floor so that the risk of a neighbor seeing him as hood is minimal. Jason has to figure out how these kids got into the apartment and who is making them spy on red hood.

He does this by giving them the one thing kids in need cant afford to turn down- free meals. He invites them over to cook and teaches them how, both to see what hes dealing with and give them those skills once theyre out of whatever situation theyre in.

This goes on for a while before jason had the horrifying realization.

Hes turing into Bruce. Two kids in need with black hair and blue eyes who tense up when vigilantes are brought up? Hes never going to live this down. Probably frantically texts dick(?) About how hes turing into bruce and then doesnt elaborate

Unbeknowst to him, theyve secretly been "treating" him by acting as filters/replacing some of his extoplasm so he can be sure of his control over his feelings. This doesnt necessarily make him 100% calm all of the time, he still gets angry pretty easily, but. Jason gets control of himself back.

As they get closer they start being significantly more domestic. Somehow nobody has crashed jasons apartment while theyre there (they dip invisibly) and jasons relationship with bruce has improved as he no longer has to worry about pit rage taking over. Hes trying to figure out how to break the news to bruce that hes a grandfather even though he hasnt officially adopted them yet.

Dani, on the other side of town, is gossiping with a cool girl at the library named barbara about how shes been trying to figure out how to tell her neighbor that Hes Her Dad Now.

(Danny doesnt call him dad. He cant, anymore. But theyre still family)

Jason decides to introduce the topic of them meeting bruce (because 1. even though its still rocky their relationship has improved and 2. He wants it to be on his terms) and dani bursts out with the "I have a GRANDPA???????" and from there on commits to calling jason her dad and bruce (unmet) her grandpa.

Bruce meets them first and is just. In awe. He has grandchildren. His emotional constipation vs his absolute adoration of the fact hes a GRANDPARENT fight fight fight.

When danny and dani eventually meet everyone theyre all like oh sick bruce picked up a duo this time nice to meet you. And they absolutely cannot comprehend it when bruce and jason walk in and dani goes to jason first. Nobody expected jason to take on bruces adoption tendencies but they should have.

(Also fun hc i couldnt work in naturally but i do fully stand by- the ectoplasm in dannys body does affect his injuries somewhat, meaning he heals naturally very quickly from most ghost fights. Why?

It heales based on emotional healing.

He doesnt really care all too much about the average cut from one of his rogues and they heal within the day, but a hit from valerie takes a few weeks.

The first injury his parents ever gave him still hurts.

He can barely move and cant talk for the first few weeks with jason. Only once he starts feeling safe with him do the cuts start coming back together.)

The casualness of “hi so glad your asks came back” [drops at least 1k worth of fucking stellar content that’s basically a fic] is just making me truly awestruck. God I’ve missed seeing y’all’s neat ideas.

I dont have any words that I can say that could describe just how wonderful this is so I’ll write a lil addition to it instead because I am in love with this sm.

Jason’s point of view when he’s slowly getting better and isnt afraid to meet his family because of the pit rage, has he explained that’s the reason he distanced himself? Do the bats just think that this is simply Jason finally getting the courage to reach out? Do they know that the Pit rage is stopping Jason and do they try to help him by using alternative means of communication? How much do they help and understand.

When Jason experiences his first injury. How much does it hurt? Valerie shoots him with an ectogun. How much is this man in pain for and does he have to fight pit rage inside him to not lash out and attack her after being injured?

And how does his core react to his new kids. This I NEED to know

[unluckyhoneybee]

Roses (Daniel Ricciardo)

Things are not how you imagined to be, but Daniel has his reasons, right?. Angst to fluff.

Note: this was suppose to be angsty as fuck but I'm a sucker for happy endings.

Warning: Danny is kind of a dick sometimes. Mentions of sex, not explicit. Mentions of alcohol consumption.

(pic link)

You never imagined you would end up like this. You never imagined you would be kn this situation with him. Maybe with someone else, but not with Daniel Ricciardo.

It has been two years ago after a party somewhere in L.A. You already knew him. You were one of those friends he had everywhere. Those friends he loved to meet on his free days and go and do crazy shit with. That day after the party, he took you to your home. It was way too far from his mansion, but he didn't mind driving. You invited him and somehow he ended up fucking you on your couch.

It started as a casual fuck. You had enjoyed the first time, so the next three of four flowed with a couple of beers or nice wine. Then he called you and asked if you wanted to come over.

Fuck buddies. Then? Friends with benefits.

It was fine at first. He was Daniel Ricciardo and sex was amazing. You kept your feeling in bay. You had it under control. But you made a mistake. You had been feeling down for some days. He was supposed to go to your flat for a quick fuck before taking the plane. He loved those goodbye quickies. But as soon as Daniel kissed you you broke down. You couldn't stop your sobs and he literally had to take you to the bed. He had never been so gentle as when he laid you down. He stayed with you, changed the flight and spent the whole night laying with you on your arms, watching crappy films and eating all kind of snacks.

Nights like that got more usual. And suddenly you found yourself on this non tagged relationship. There were no rules. There was no commitment. But even when you hadn't talked about it, but you were exclusive.

Now, almost two years later, it was breaking you. It was breaking you so slowly.

Things were bad. Daniel had lost the seat. It was messy, there were offers, negotiations, other drivers, anger, sadness, long nights of only talking about it on bed. And you felt pushed to the side. Everything you felt had been pushed aside and you kept it hidden only because he was feeling worse.

You loved him like no other. You dreamt of a future by his side. You wanted it. You wanted to share a flat or a cottage. You wanted to walk hand in hand with him. To call his family yours. To spend Christmas on the same country. You wanted to be his girlfriend. Not just YN.

"Morning" He kissed your shoulder and got up. "I'm going for a run"

You sighed. Yesterday race was awful.

"Danny..."

He turned and looked at you.

"Are you okay?"

"I just... I need to think"

You nodded.

"I... I'm here if you want to talk" You couldn't tell him you loved him because this wasn't how your thing worked.

"I know" He cupped your cheek and kissed you softly. "Sleep a bit more, baby"

You watched him leave, but couldn't fall back asleep. You needed to talk. You needed to short things out. You had made a decision and you needed to know what he thought. But the right time never arrived.

Later that night, while you were dressed on your best clothes and having a good laugh with Blake, your eyes fell on certain redhead. You knew her. She was Claire. She was beautiful and a lingerie model. She was really charming and well, so was Danny. Claire was interested in him. She had showed it well during the time you had all being together.

You turned around and drank the rest of your beer in one sip.

"Wow, girl. Careful" Blake said lowering que bottle in the table. "YN... You need to stop"

"No. I don't. I don't need to stop. I need to get pissed drunk."

You turned around and she was already leaning on him. She was a part of the conversation. Daniel had a hand on her back. And you felt so jealous. You were supposed to be on his side. You were supposed to be next to him. Not meters away. You were supposed to be his girlfriend. Everyone should now. You were tired of being a rumor, a secret. You just wanted to be there with and for him.

You gasped out loud and some people turned around.

Claire had cupped Danny's cheek and had kissed the corner of his mouth. You didn't stayed for another second. You got up and walked away.

"YN!" Blake got up and followed you.

Michael had seen the scene. Blake and you had stormed from the backyard and he had looked in Danny's direction. He was looking down at Claire and cleaning her lipstick from her face. The coach groaned and walked to him.

"Dan"

"What?"

"Have you seen YN?"

Daniel looked around and no, you weren't there.

"Where is she? She was right there with..."

"Yeah. She was right there" Daniel didn't understood what Michael meant.

"I'll go and look for..."

Michael shook his head.

"No. I will"

Daniel found you minutes later, sitting between his friends and smiling through your tears. He felt left out. He was the one supposed you would go seeking for help. He was the one that should hold you when you cried. Why hadn't you gone to him? He felt something weird on his chest. You were his. He loved you. Why hadn't you gone to him if you weren't feeling good?

You came back long minutes later. He knew you well. He could see how you had washed your face and fixed your make up. He waited for you to tell him, but you just gave him the fakest smile and grabbed your bag.

"I'm gonna call an Uber" You whispered.

"What? No" He grabbed your hand. "Let's go."

"Danny, no..." You tried to move away.

"YN, love..."

You shivered.

"Please. Let's go home" He said.

You changed in silence, moving around the bedroom and leaving parts of your outfit everywhere. You weren't yourself. Daniel quietly followed you picking first an earing, then a necklace he had bought a while ago, then the dress. Once he was done, he looked at you. You were in the middle of the bed, your fluffy blanket was over you.

"Love?"

You didn't move. Instead you closed your eyes and pretend you were asleep praying for him to not notice.

"Okay..." He turned the light of and laid next to you.

You tried to resist. But you felt as if this was the last time. You turned and hugged his body. Daniel cradled you close and kissed your forehead. Then he felt it. A tear dropping on his shoulder.

The next morning you woke up first. You were making coffee when he came out.

"Good morning"

He was careful, waking slowly to you and then leaning to kiss your cheek softly.

"Good morning" You whispered.

He waited patiently until you both had finished breakfast. He took your hand and kissed your knuckles.

"Can we talk?"

You lowered your eyes to your joined hands.

"What happened last night?" He asked even though you hadn't answered.

You bit your lip and the first tear fell. You knew it would be like this. He was so used to attention and people throwing themselves at his feet that he didn't noticed how that woman was trying to get him.

You sighed and looked through the window.

"I... I can't do this anymore"

Daniel felt his world crumbling.

"What?"

No. You weren't breaking up with him. You couldn't. He loved you.

"It's hurting me" You said and voice got stuck in your throat.

"I don't want to be the toxic girlfriend. Well. Not even that. The toxic booty call." You said and tried to clean the nonstop tears from your face.

"Toxic. You are not" Michael said and grabbed your hand.

"I am! I'm jealous. I can't..."

"Being jealous is not bad. It's just that you care. You love him, YN. And he... He is being a dick right now" Blake said. "He should get his shit together. You can't spend the rest of your life like this. So..."

"I don't want to... I love him"

"Sometimes loving someone is not enough. You have to love yourself too. And this is turning unhealthy. It's not good anymore" Michael said.

"What is hurting you?" Daniel tried to grab your hand.

"You!"

After moths, you exploded. You didn't even though of it. It just happened. The dam broke. Tears flooded down you face and your whole body trembled.

Daniel was frozen. How? How could he have hurt you when all he wanted was to protect you.

"M-me"

"Yes! You" You got up from the table and started picking the plates.

"How?"

Daniel couldn't move. He couldn't get up. He could only look at you.

"You and your fucking fear of commitment!"

Daniel looked away from you and it onle made you angrier

"See? You can't even look into my eyes." You so bend and covered your mouth. "I can't. I can't do this anymore. I can't pretend I'm find with you hiding our thing. What am I to you? Eh? I'm a body that you can fuck! And your boxing bag! And your fucking therapist! I'm the one who has been for you during this two awful years! I have been swallowing my problems only because you always had something worst in your life. I have always been there! Good and bad times! And even though, you can't acknowledge me! You can't call me what I am! You can't grab my hand or show them what we have! You can't even tell your parents we have been doing this for two years. You can't tell then you have a girlfriend!"

You looked at him, tears in your eyes. You were panting, you face was red and wet. You were shaking and regretting having had that breakfast.

Daniel was crying. He was silent but tears were falling and falling. He had this pressure on his chest and his knuckles were white.

"And you won't even speak" You whispered defeated. You leaned on the counter and covered your face again.

"I wanted to protect you" He said finally looking at you. "Before you... There were other girls. They... They treated them so poorly. They didn't deserve it. Fans... Media..."

You looked at him, your lip trembling.

"I was protecting you from that" He said breathing deeply. "Then problems with the team got bigger and... I was leaving the door open."

"T-the door open"

"Yes! For you to leave whenever you want to! I'm a cunt! I'm a fucking cunt!" He got up and you flinched. "I don't want you to go through this. But I can't push you away either. I'm a coward. I know you'd be better with someone else but I can't let you go because I love you. I was just... I was just trying to protect you"

You looked into each other eyes. He thought you would jump into his arms, you would cry on his neck like other times, you would say I love you back. But no.

"That wasn't your decision to make, Daniel." You said and cleaned your tears. "Now leave."

"Leave"

"Yes leave. I need to be alone. I-I won't go to Mexico. Sorry."

His heart broke in millions of pieces. He had never felt like this. He had never felt so disconnected from everything.

"YN"

"Leave, Daniel" You said sobbing again.

You were on the sofa when he left. Not without a kiss in your head. Just in case it was the last.

You cried in the sofa. You couldn't stop. You had never felt so broken.

"I fucked up" He told Michael on the phone.

"I know. I know."

"I can't go on without her"

Daniel was leaning against his car. He couldn't leave. Not just yet.

"Don't. Don't you dare to get into that plane without her. You know well what you have to do, Daniel. You have always known."

"Why didn't you..."

"Daniel. This is not someone else's fault. You were the one who kept her hidden. It was all you. You did that to yourself. And sorry if it sounds harsh. It's true." Michael sighed on his side of the phone. "You know what to do, Daniel"

Daniel looked up at your window. He was hoping to see you there, but instead he saw the sky reflection on it.

"Okay"

"Good luck, mate"

Daniel drove to the nearest flower shop. A bouquet of roses.

You heard the doorbell and stopped crying. You tried to compose yourself before getting up, but it had no sense. You were a mess.

Then you opened the door and almost faint. He was back there again, he had that bouquet of roses and his eyes were red.

"YN... I can't leave..." He said. "Not like this."

You moved to let him in, but didn't say anything.

He passed you the flowers. "I picked them because they remind you of me"

You took them and a whimper left your mouth.

"I love you. I love you so much. And... I'm sorry. I can't... I didn't know I was doing this to you. I'm a dick. I don't deserve all of this. I don't know if you really want this anymore. But... If you just let me... I could. I could make it real. I could give you what you want and... "

"Why now? Why now and not yesterday? Or an hour ago"

"Because I'm an idiot. And I wish I had done this so long ago. I'm a cunt. And... I love you. But everything is so difficult and I'm scared of losing you too. Because you are the only thing I had that was always there. And i wish I had looked a bit further than my own asd and had seen you were suffering too..."

You left the flowers in the bed and took slow steps. He stood frozen because he didn't know how you would react.

"I just want it to be real... To know it will last and it's something we both share and... Yeah, real. I want it to be a reality, to give it a name and meet your family and be with you on this three races and have your hand. I don't want to hide"

"Let's stop hiding then" He whispered and cupped your cheeks. "Be mine. Be my girlfriend." He added looking into your eyes.

"I love you" You said and wrapped your arms around his neck.

"Be my girlfriend, please"

You sealed his words with a kiss. I kiss like no other you've shared. A kiss that left you too longing for mor and grawling over the other's body.

"I love you" He said again. "I love you more than anything."

You hid on his neck and he threaded his fingers on your hair.

"Thank you" He whispered. "I promise it will be worth. I promise you I will show you every day how much I love you and how much you deserve."

You nodded slowly and smile.

"Okay"

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

Ive fallen in love with the "Aquaman Adopts Danny And Is Feral About It" so here's some prompts about Danny living in/terrorizing Atlantis:

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1. Memory wipe/no one knows au where after Danny destroys the portals/loses his family and friends he runs away intending to hide out in the ocean for a while. He didn't need to breath in his ghost form, he could see just fine in the pitch darkness, water pressure ment nothing to him in his ghost form (the giw submarines couldn't say the same), and there were plenty of things to eat in the depths of the ocean.

What he didn't expect to find down there were gilled people sparring with spears.

2. Runaway Danny messes with some Atlantians while overshadowing a shark. He continues to overshadow this same shark, with its permission of course, to meet up with his new friends/prank victims.

3. Danny haunting Atlantis cause its hilarious and he doesn't see why he shouldn't. They eventually just kind of accept him and they all agree to keep this super powerful meta/spirit a secret from the world so that no one tries to harm him.

Danny somehow becomes the world's best kept secret.

4. Danny just wandering around Atlantis in his human form with his bare, gilless neck on display for all to see. Everytime someone tried to confront him he would run off and seemingly disappear around corners/ disappear.

This could be before Atlantis revealed themselves to the world if you wanna swing it that way.

5. Ghost prince Danny narrowly escapes an assassin sent to kill him by some ghostly warlord who doesn't want to lose thier political power and he falls through a portal into another dimensions ocean where he meets some Atlantians who take him back to Atlantis.

Arthur immediately takes the poor kid under his wing and the kid practically glues himself to the kings side until he also befriends some of the guards.

It spirals from there with everyone adopting him on an emotional level.

[impyssadobsessions]

So we have plenty of dp and Batman crossover where Danny is Damian’s twin but what if, now hear me out, what if Danny was Bruce and SELINA’S kid!? But she never told Batman, and with her being related to falcons she found a family to take care and raise him to keep Danny safe from that side of her life. Maybe somehow meeting and befriending the other Gotham sirens?

Ooo That is an interesting way to have Danny be related to Bruce. But MAN when/if Bruce finds out.. he's going to be so upset. Because that be the second time the mother of his children kept the child a secret from him. Imagine a lot of BatCat drama.. especially when it comes to light that Danny's half-ghost. Just the oof. Though Selina be just as upset that Danny ended up dying because of it. Though always gotta love the idea for future aunty ivy n harly. Danny stuck in a weird custody battle.. but not between Selena and Bruce.. but Bruce and his somewhat aunts LOL. =w=' But yeah I can see it being rough.. and then Danny wanting to get to know both his parents since neither seem to resent him.. which was what he originally thought. Sneaking out to hang with Selena even though she tells him that he's better with bruce. "Like leaving me on a doorstep was (better)-oh shoot that was-" "Fair kid." Selena's voice sounding broken and sad.

[croutonconfidential]

thinking of danny phantom aus and just headcanon stuff

pomegranate rules: eat enough ectoplasm/become contaminated enough and you will be stuck in the ghost zone(yall come get your Persephone hades au)

frozen au: Elsa! Danny and Anna!Jaz, Danny at his coronation as ghost king accidentally does some stuff that jeopardizes the kingdom out of pure anxious nerves

what if clockwork had a human alter ego and his sole income would be from predicting lottery numbers and stock prices making him practically the god of wall street, no one wants to play poker with him and he does palm reading on the side just for fun as a treat (only he can't read palms but as a time ghost he literally is omnipotent barring time stream altering events, now if only he would give clear advice and not cryptic sestinas)

pirate and merman au: mermaid shifter Danny, his parents are still scientists and want to study 'the humanoid fish monsters' only this is like the eighteenth century so their tools are just nominal torture devices and to escape he stows away on a ship, but it sinks, but he turns into a mermaid and lives! there he meets other mermaids and deep sea creatures but they don't like him for being only half a mermaid. it takes a while and meeting both jerks and nice people in equal measure but eventually he learns to embrace a piece of his identity fully. skip forward to 'x' amount of time later and he finds out that his sister set sail to find him but somehow became a pirate along the way. they meet and they talk there's feelings everywhere and Danny after so long just being a mermaid finds balance as a mermaid shifter with a foot on the sand and one in the tide but never far from either

coffee shop au: dan must do community service as a means to make up for his crimes, it's in the form of a coffee shop (somehow)(don't question it). but apparently he gets a little too into it and when someone asks why he's still there his response is 'what do you mean I've completed my community service years ago?' so in the end he's just some ghost with a magic coffee shop that shows up everywhere(maybe across dimensions even cough cough dcxdp crossover nudge nudge cough cough)

funny summons scenarios: one book said the summoner needed two hundred cursed idols arranged in a circle, they use Furbys and it works. Danny is terrified when he sees where he is and as a consequence his eldritch powers affect the electronics within the dolls and sets them on fire which terrifies him even more. it's a vicious cycle that only ends until he's burned them down into slag

dcxdp de-aged Danny: somehow Danny is de-aged maybe it was some accident from when Danny was helping clockwork clean his house or something, or maybe the Fenton parents made an ectoplasmic vacuum and sucked away some of Danny's ectoplasm causing his body to use its remaining mass to stabilize itself by making him a kid again. and it will be too hard to explain so cue jazz running away to Gotham with Lil Danny so their parents don't dissect him because this kid can't hide his powers for the half-life of him. and somehow she bumps into Talia or Bruce (take your pick) they hit it off while talking about kids and somehow it ends up as a scheduled playdate while Jaz also somehow becomes eligible for more programs (totally not through the good-hearted intentions of a super-secret assassin or gothic detective.)

dpxdc childhood rivalries: the Fentons went to college with this guy named bruce it was a shame he left so soon into the school year but they got on really well and even stayed in touch on and off through the years which led to lots of playdates between their families. but in dicks case he was a circus kid he could do a heckabunch of stuff and jazz even when being much younger had a competitive streak a mile wide it was a lighthearted competition but they both knew there could only be one victor. only Danny at the time just thought it was regular fighting, he and Jason had a sword fight only they used the antiques off the wall (Alfred was very displeased). by the time Tim came around the Fentons had fallen out of contact for a bit but eventually they go introduced to Tim hew as nice but between college student Jaz fourteen and a half Danny that still had to come to terms with half dying it wasn't great but it was a fun summer eventually. it's a Fenton Wayne family rivalry at this point and when Damian comes along and hears about it trust me when I say that it has been on site ever since. Danny drinking his coffee? stabbed. only for his opponent to either bend out of the way or just walk away just before he stabs Danny and Danny just says 'nice swing'. Danny sitting on the couch in the library reading a book? he's dropping down from the curtains only to be snatched up like a kitten and shown memes on Danny's phone instead. and when Bernard comes into the picture just witnessing all these feats of skill and ingenuity, and this is it. this is what makes him think that 'oh god these guys could be the batclan but wait whos this guy then?' Bernard searches but gets nothing and at the point where he just asks Danny to his face about which vigilante he is, and the response? "oh that was like three or four years ago, I'm retired don't tell anyone though my secrets is so illegal and dangerous you don't even want to know' and best of all is the Fentons, they are all clueless. they have no idea that the Wayne family is the batclan. it's a surprise to Danny but the thing is that he can't even consider it after all dick screamed at finding a caterpillar in his hair, Jason sneezes like a kitten and sure he might have the rage to put ten heads in a duffel bag but that dude? no, he gets sympathy pain from the tiniest things, it was like he was the one getting stitches rather than Danny after their failed sword fight. and Tim Tim? the guy that drowns in his oatmeal and once he gets to his eighth red bull starts speaking in ones and zeros? no none of these people could be vigilantes at all. and don't even think about saying bruce is batman the 'butts match' was a shitpost eight years ago and no one wanted to talk about bruce's butt, especially after the incident of '98 there was so much blood, also Danny remembers bruces thirty-second birthday, it was an escape room and the only way they all got out was through complete dumbassery and somehow abandoning their left socks, not. a single brain cell was used that day

[aristrocrat]

Chapter 11

S1 Episode 10

SUMMARY: Y/N finally tells Stiles what happened and tries to get info out of the Sheriff with him.

TW: none, just fluff lol

WORD COUNT: 3752

“Danny!” You jogged up to him as he walked out of the locker room.

“Oh, hey! What’s up?” He smiled, stopping in his tracks to turn towards you.

“Have you’ve seen Stiles? I’ve been looking for him since the game started.”

“No, I haven’t,” He shook his head, looking at you with concern. “Is everything okay? He was supposed to play first line tonight.”

“God, I hope so,” You mumbled, looking down at your phone to see that you hadn’t gotten any new notifications. “I’m going to keep looking for him. Thanks for the help!”

“No problem, good luck,” He readjusted his bag before walking out of the building.

You sighed walked back to the locker room to see if Scott had come out yet only to see and hear absolutely nothing. You sighed and walked out towards the parking lot to see that, with the exception of Danny’s leaving car, it was completely vacant. You shook your head and desperately checked your phone again, hoping for something- anything but the radio silence he’s been leaving you in since he dropped you off after school.

Disappointment haunted the pit in your stomach. No luck. You knew he wouldn’t have missed the game for anything shy of an emergency, so your mind raced quicker by the minute trying to figure out what happened. You sat down on a nearby bench, deciding to text Scott to meet you at your mom’s car when you heard the familiar sound of tires skidding into the parking lot. You looked up to be greeted by a pair of circular lights in need of cleaning.

“Y/N!” Stiles squeaked, running towards you. “Something’s wrong! Where’s Scott?!”

“Locker room. What happened-“

“No time, come on!”

He sprinted past you, grabbing your wrist and heading into the building. Your eyes darted his silhouette, checking to see if there was any sign of an injury as you ran through the dark halls. No blood, no limp or cuts from what your eyes could pick up. Your legs could barely keep up as he ran up to the locker room.

“Dude! We have a huge problem!” Stiles cried frantically as you burst in the door. Scott simply sat on the bench with a concerned look on his face.

“Trust me, I know.”

“You know?” Stiles paused. “You know that Peter Hale is the Alpha?!”

“Yeah, he just fucking left.”

“The comatose uncle?! I fucking knew it!” You shouted, earning annoyed looks from the boys trying to figure out what to do. “What? I called it.”

“He wants me to help him kill everyone who was responsible for the Hale House fire,” Scott groaned, letting his head drop into his hands. “He basically said he was going to do it with or without me, but if I joined his pack, he’d keep Allison alive.”

“Oh shit. Did the Argents have something to do with it?”

“I think so. So he dug his claws into my neck and somehow gave me his memories. I saw everything. The fire, his family burning to death, his comatose memories- everything!” Scott cried, standing up in a huff. “But that’s not even the crazy part. Derek’s on his side.”

“Wait, what?” You jumped in. “What about Laura? Was Peter not the one who killed her?”

“He murdered her in cold blood, dude. And Derek knows it was him! All he had to say was that it was an accident and accidents happen,” He shook his head. “I don’t understand what the hell is even going on anymore. I feel like everyone I thought I knew is flipping script! Your dad, Derek, Allison, Peter-”

“Your dad?” Stiles asked you, furrowing his brows. “What did your dad do?”

“Nothing,” You brushed him off, making his lips part in slight shock at the dismissal. “Scott, Derek’s gotta have some motive behind it. There’s absolutely no way he’s just going along with this. He doesn’t seem like the one to side with anyone, let alone the man who killed the only real family he had left.. But let’s get out of here, we can keep talking about this in the car. Stiles, follow behind us.”

“Your parents let you drive here?!” He called as you both rushed out of the room. “CAN SOMEONE PLEASE JUST TELL ME WHAT I MISSED?!”

———

“Okay, so we can meet up in the morning to follow Jackson around. Maybe at 10:00?” Scott asked, sticking his leg out of your window in preparation to head home.

“As much as I hate to say it, I think we should be ready to go at 9:00 just to play it safe,” You crinkled your nose at the thought of waking up before noon on a Saturday. The boys looked over at you with wide eyes at your preposterous idea. “He’s the type to get up early and go for a jog or something stupid like that.”

“Please tell me you’re kidding,” Stiles chuckled dryly, sitting up straighter in your desk chair. You pursed your lips and shrugged.

“I think she’s got a point. 9:00 it is. I’ll see you guys then,” Scott said after sighing dramatically. He squeezed the rest of his body out to your roof before effortlessly jumping down and leaving the two of you in an awkward silence.

“So,” He finally said after a moment. “Do you wanna talk about what happened after I dropped you off today?”

Your eyes remained on your hands as you sighed, not knowing exactly how to begin.

“Long story short,” You began. “I came home to like a weird mess and heard them screaming upstairs about the affair my dad’s having with Mrs. Martin. Then my mom kicked him out.”

“He was having an affair?! Your goofy, Star-Wars-loving father was having an affair with Lydia’s mom?! Holy shit, Y/N, why didn’t you call me?” His eyes widened as he got up from your chair to come sit next to you on the bed. “Are you okay?”

“I’m.. I don’t know. I think I cried it all out with Scott earlier but.. it just doesn’t feel real, you know?” You shook your head before finally looking into his warm hazel eyes. They were full of concern and sympathy, not knowing exactly how to go about comforting you. “And as for why I didn’t call you, I knew you were busy with Derek and I didn’t want you to drop everything when you were so close to figuring out who the Alpha was, you know?”

“Damn right I would’ve dropped everything!” He said, making a smile almost break through your serious face. “I would’ve come over and unleashed the wrath of Derek onto your dad, are you joking?”

“Damn, you think it’s too late to call him now?” You joked, making him shrug.

“Probably not. I can just be like Hey, I know you’re not on our side anymore but could you do me a solid real quick?”

“I feel like you should start with How do you feel about jumping a 40 year old man?”

“Say no more. I have him on speed dial,” He pretended to reach for his phone, making you giggle. He smiled down at you before his face melted into a look of sympathy. “On a real note, I really am sorry. I wish I could’ve been here for you.”

“It’s okay. You’re here now,” You leaned your head on his shoulder. “Do you mind staying the night tonight?”

“Oh, I was already planning on it,” He said nonchalantly, making you giggle again.

———

“God, how can he be such an ungrateful douche bag after we literally saved him?” You rolled your eyes, leaning back into the backseat with your arms crossed. “Tell me again why we aren’t letting Jackson fend for himself..”

“Trust me, if I could, I would,” Scott responded before turning around with a smile. “But he would throw me under the bus faster than you did in second grade.”

“I’m not gonna talk about that again with you,” You rolled your eyes, making the boys chuckle before you proceeded to talk about it again. “You knocked out my tooth by pushing me into a wall, asshole. That was different.”

“Was it though?” He smirked.

“Scott, I will not hesitate to spike your food with wolfsbane,” You leaned forward to slap the back of his head.

“Ow,” He giggled, grabbing at the back of his head.

“Can we please focus?” Stiles interjected. “What’s our next move?”

“Well I was kinda hoping to give Allison her necklace back,” Scott shrugged, earning looks of disgust from the two of you. “What?! We’re done for the day. Argent made his point, he isn’t coming back. There isn’t much we can do besides wait.”

“Dude, you just wanna see Allison,” Stiles scoffed.

“Yeah, that too,” Scott smiled. “Could you drive me out to her jogging place? After that, we can all go our separate ways. Maybe you can get some information out of your dad to see what the cops know.”

“You think we can brew wolfsbane like tea and give it to him?” Stiles asked you.

“One step ahead of you,” You leaned forward and showed them your phone screen that displayed a purple flower for sale.

“Give me that,” Scott snapped, grabbing it out of your hands. “Just take me to the forest. And stop being a dick.”

“Me?” You laughed.

“Both of you!”

———

“Hey! Give it back!” Stiles laughed as you took the apple he was about to bite into, taking the first chomp. “Why would you do that?!”

“I’m hungry,” You shrugged with a mischievous smile painted on your lips.

“I asked you if you wanted one. Go get your own!” He shouted playfully, reaching over to grab it from your hands. You jumped off of his bed before he could reach it. “Oh, it’s on!”

You squealed as he launched off the bed, running into the hallway behind you. He was close on your heels as you sprinted down the stairs. You felt as he grabbed at your shoulder but you quickly slipped out of his grip and turned the corner into the kitchen.

You turned your head to see that he was no longer behind you. Smiling, you peaked your head back into the hallway only to see that he wasn’t in there either. You felt your face fall in confusion before the feeling of his arms snaking around your waist erupted at your sides as he yanked you back into the kitchen.

“Gotcha,” He chuckled from behind you, wrapping his arms around your shoulders and kissing the top of your head. “Can I have my apple?”

“Mm, no,” You said after a moment of thought. He watched as you raised it back up to your lips.

“No?! Did you just say no after I caught you fair and square?” He laughed, grabbing it out of your hands and releasing you. You snapped around as he took a bite and held it above his head. “I’ll give it to you if you can grab it.”

“Easy,” You smirked, poking at his side. He crumbled into a fit of giggles at your touch, dropping the apple on the floor. You both paused and looked at it.

“You owe me an apple,” His jaw dropped dramatically with a playful smile.

“Five second rule?” You suggested as he walked towards you. You stepped back, planning on taking off again when he reached forward and pulled you in by the hips. “No please! I don’t have an apple. Mercy!”

“Give me a kiss and we’ll call it even,” He smiled softly, darting his eyes between your own with the occasional glance at your lips. You felt a blush rise to your cheeks as his hands caressed your cheeks. His gaze was now strictly averted on your lips, grazing his thumb across them before placing the promised exchange onto them.

Your hands habitually flew to his sides, gripping at his shirt to pull him in closer. You felt him smile into the kiss before he wrapped his left arm around the small of your waist, squeezing you against his body as a wave of desire shocked through him. He wanted more.

“Ahem,” You both heard from the dining room, making you jump away from one another to see the sheriff staring back unamused.

“Dad! When did you get home?” Stiles rubbed a hand against the base of his neck.

“Since before your little apple debacle,” He answered sarcastically, taking off his glasses and readjusting his his seat to face you. You felt your cheeks burn in embarrassment.

“Mr. Stilinski, I’m so sorry,” You began, stepping forward. “I didn’t mean any disrespect-“

“The apple move. Claudia told you about that one, huh?” He chuckled, making you pause.

“Yeah, actually,” You smiled shyly. She told you she did the same thing to Noah when they first began dating. It was how she got her first kiss.

“She called it, you know,” He picked up his glasses and placed them back on his face so he could get back to work. “She bet me 20 bucks that the two of you would end up dating.”

“She did?” You asked in a sweet, nostalgic tone. He looked up and nodded, shooting you a small smile.

“Rookie mistake, Dad. She was the reason I didn’t have an allowance, she drained my funds with all of her bets,” Stiles smiled at you, pulling out a chair at the dining table and signaling you to sit. He pulled out the chair between you two and peeked over at his dad’s mosaic of case papers. “So what are you workin’ on?”

“Ah, ah, ah!” His dad chuckled, pushing his head away. “You know I can’t let you see this.”

“Whaaat?” Stiles whined. “I was just trying to help.”

“You could help by pouring me an ounce of whiskey,” Noah laughed, shaking his head and looking back at the paper in his hand. “Not too much!”

Stiles smirked and jumped up to go pour him a glass. He poured about an ounce before looking up at you with a smirk, keeping the whiskey bottle ready to pour more. Your eyes widened and you shook your head, knowing exactly what he was about to do. He ignored you and continued on with his idea, pouring it to the brim before placing it in front of his father, who downed it in one swig. Your jaw dropped slightly, looking over at your boyfriend in shock.

Don’t look at me like that, he mouthed.

You’re going to hell, you mouthed back.

After a few minutes, the sheriff was drunkenly confessing everything he knew about the Derek Hale case, answering Stiles’ questions without hesitation. It didn’t take very long to figure out that all the murders were targeting arsonists.

“So maybe they all had something to do with the fire..” You finally spoke up. Stiles nodded slowly, thinking.

“..Another shot?” He said after a moment, deliberately ignoring your gaze, knowing you would only make him feel guiltier than he already did.

“No, no, no,” Noah protested weakly. “No more.”

“Dad, come on! You work really hard, all right? You deserve it!” Stiles encouraged, earning an elbow to the side. He leaned over and whispered. “Play along.”

“I’m not playing along in your-” You stopped when you saw his head tilt; a silent plea. “Yeah, Mr. Stilinski! When do you ever let lose? Drink up!”

“Oh my god… I’m gonna have such a hangover..”

“You mean you’re gonna have such a good night’s sleep!” Stiles laughed, pushing the glass towards him before leaning back into his original position. He looked over to greet your gaze of disapproval.

“You’re gonna have an eternity in the lowest circle of hell,” You smirked, making him send you a sarcastic laugh before slowly sinking into his chair with a guilty look on his face.

———

“Be right back,” You smiled, squeezing Stiles’ hand before getting up. He paused to look up at you in confusion. “Bathroom.”

You got up and walked down the familiar hallway, making a quick pit stop in the bathroom before making your way back.

You made your way down the all too familiar hallway and turned into the bathroom on the left. You took the opportunity to check your phone, seeing that Allison had tried to call you. You shot her a quick text, apologizing for missing the call and asking what it was about. You finished up your business in the bathroom before heading back.

“Or something’s scaring them out,” You heard Stiles mumble as you approached the dining room. His tone was serious and barely audible.

“You know, I miss talking to you... It's like we never have time-”

“Dad, you know, I have to make a phone call. I'm sorry, I'll be right back,” Stiles cut him off. The sound of a chair dragging against the floor was followed by his silhouette coming into view. Your heart sank a little at the way he dismissed his father.

“I do... I miss it,” Noah slurred softly from his seat. “.. and I miss your mom...”

You watched at Stiles froze as he slowly lowered his phone, not quite sure he heard him right. Your lips parted at the candid statement. You haven’t heard him say that in years.

“What’d you say?” His voice came out soft and shaky, utter shock and sadness decorating his delicate features. You stepped forward, not knowing whether to comfort him or stay quiet. Noah raised the bottle to pour himself another drink but Stiles reached out and stopped him.

“Thanks,” He closed his eyes in effort to hide his pain, leaving his son standing in front of him broken at the sight. You took another step onto a loose floorboard that made your presence known. They both snapped their heads toward you before Noah sighed. “Well, I think I’m gonna hit the sack.”

You both nodded as he stood up and slowly made his way to his bedroom. He stopped in front of you, grabbing your shoulder

“I heard about your parents,” He pursed his lips. “I’m sorry about that, kid. You let me know if you need anything.”

“I could use a whiskey shot,” You smiled softly, wanting to raise his spirit a little.

“Keep dreaming,” He chuckled, finally leaving the room.

You looked back to Stiles, seeing the heartbreaking tears that welt up in his eyes.

“Sti,” You whispered, reaching for his arm with furrowed brows. “Hey, let’s go to your room, yeah?”

“I did that,” He said softly, refusing to look at you. “He was fine. I was fine. And then I poured him those drinks and I-”

“Hey,” You spoke up, positioning yourself in front of him in effort to catch his gaze. He shook his head so you gently caressed his cheek and guided it towards you. “Look at me.. This isn’t your fault, okay? It’s not. You didn’t know he would say that. It’s inevitable to think about her and miss her sometimes. I wasn’t even a part of this family and I still cry over her sometimes. He’ll be alright, he probably won’t even remember this tomorrow anyway.”

“.. But I will,” He whispered as tears finally broke loose. You reached up with your other hand and wiped them away. His hazel eyes always looked so big when he cried, they demanded your attention. It was like you weren’t able to focus on anything else around you. Rare were the moments he cried, but when he did, the world around you melted away. Your only focus was to comfort him.

It’s been that way since you were little and he cried over everything; Scott breaking his lightsaber, a dead cat in the park, the act of pulling out a loose tooth. You always dropped everything to go hug him and tell him everything would be alright. As you grew up, he still sought your comfort in his moments of weakness. It was bond you both knew you’d never break, even if you tried.

“I know,” You said softly before pulling him into an embrace. “I’m so sorry.”

He hesitated to hug you until he felt your hands gently rub circles into his back, the subconscious act inevitably made him crumble into your embrace every time you did it. He wrapped his arms around you and burrowed his face in your shoulder. The silence in the room now replaced with the sounds of his soft sobs.

After a few moments, his sobs slowed and as did his breath. Inhaling the familiar scent of your shampoo was enough to calm him in even his most broken state. The warmth of your body radiating against his was enough to slow the traffic in his mind to virtually nothing. He remained in your embrace for a few more moments, sniffling occasionally as he tried to regain his composure.

Your hand made its way to the base of his neck, holding it as you fought back tears of your own. He held you as if you would disappear into thin air. But you didn’t. You simply held him until he was ready for you to let go.

He finally pulled away enough to look you in the eye again.

“I’m sorry,” He blushed, chuckling slightly at the embarrassment. You only smiled and wiped the remainder of his tears.

“No, don’t apologize,” You chuckled softly, earning his gaze once again. “You don’t have to hide what you’re feeling from me. I’ll always be here for you.”

“I..” He hesitated, not knowing how to respond to that. He fought back the urge to say the three words that have been teasing his tongue since the moment you became his. “Thank you.. I don’t know how you do that.”

“Do what?” You furrowed your brows.

“When it feels like everything is crashing down around me, you hold me and suddenly it all stops,” He stared at you with nothing but adoration. You blushed slightly, giggling at his sweet confession. You opened your mouth to respond when a phone call from Scott erupted the silence. “I’m gonna kill him.”

You threw your head back and laughed at Scott’s timing.

“This better be good,” Stiles grumbled as he answered. He stayed quiet and listened to the other end of the call, looking into your eyes and twirling your hair. Then he stepped back. “Wait, your mom’s going on a date with Peter? Psycho murdering Alpha Peter?! Okay, we’re on the way.”

CHAPTER 12 ->

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Sweet bbs. I love Y/N and Stiles so much dude. SORRY for the slow chapter, but not much was going on in the episode so I opted for ✨fluff✨

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