#box lunch

[liketolaugh-writes]

I've been playing with a no-one-knows AU where Danny has been married to Jason for years but hasn't told him his secret. Jason knows that Danny isn't human, but hasn't pressed because Danny is so terrified when he approaches the topic. The Batfamily do not know.

Presently, the GIW are in Gotham and closing in, and the Box Ghost has come to Danny seeking help.

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“You’re a ghost,” Jason said gently, pulling one of Danny’s hands away from his face to wrap it in his own. Danny let him. “Aren’t you?”

Danny’s breath hitched again.

Surprisingly, the Box Ghost looked almost as horrified as Danny.

“What? NO! I, the BOX GHOST, would not out Danny Fenton to his human family! For he is as human as I once was!” He flailed his arms in blatant panic. “There is nothing to reveal, for Danny Fenton is most certainly NOT a ghost!”

“What’s wrong with Danny being a ghost?” Box Lunch wanted to know, tilting her head up to peer up at her father in confusion. “Is it a secret?”

“BOX LUNCH!” the Box Ghost wailed, every inch a mortified parent.

“Yes, it was, or your father would not be so blatantly lying about it,” Damian told her, taking pity on the child ghost.

“Oh!” Box Lunch nodded seriously. “Danny isn’t a ghost!”

Danny let out a slightly hysterical laugh, and then started to cry, gasping quietly with tears pouring down his face, hunched down to hide from them. He didn’t pull his hand out of Jason’s.

“It is no longer a secret here, as it has become apparent,” Damian elaborated.

Box Lunch scrunched up her nose. “Oh.”

“Ghosts are not bad,” Cass said softly, “if ghosts are Danny.”

“Danny.” Jason scooted closer and pulled Danny against him, and Danny let him, pressing into him without unwinding at all. “Danny, I already knew. I’ve known for years.” Danny tilted his head up to give him an incredulous look, and Jason grinned at him. “You’re not good at hiding it, stardust. Your freckles glow when you’re excited and your eyes flash green when you’re frustrated. You walk through closed doors when you’re sleepy and things fall through your hands when people startle you. I’ve known you aren’t human since we moved in together.”

“…Oh,” Danny murmured, guilt and relief and wonder swirling together in his still-wet eyes.

“Phantom!” the Box Ghost scolded. Jason took note of the sudden change in address. “You are the worst secret keeper ever!”

“Shut up, Boxy,” Danny snapped. He pulled away from Jason and wiped his eyes, sniffling. Their hands stayed locked together. “We, we need to hide you and bitty-bite b-before we talk about this any more. I wasn’t joking about the Guys in White.”

The Box Ghost flapped his arms dismissively. “They will not find us! They are looking for YOU, and their instruments will not be prepared for such subtle spirits as Box Lunch and I!”

“They are looking for me while I am hiding,” Danny said, soft but barbed. He wiped his face again and turned around to better face the other ghost, glaring sharply. “Something I am well known to be very good at. Far better at than you.”

The Box Ghost went so pale he was almost translucent.

“You don’t look like a ghost at all,” Tim said, studying Danny. “Your skin is pink, you don’t glow… most of the time, no pointed ears or fangs. Your eyes are normal.” His eyes narrowed. “Is this… not your natural appearance?”

Danny flinched. “I… I…” He swallowed, staring at nothing, and then forced his attention back onto the Box Ghost. “Your base signatures are pretty low. If you stop using your powers and suppress your auras as much as you can, you can probably bring them low enough to hide.”

No answers would be forthcoming for now, Jason understood. He signaled sharply to Bruce and Tim, the most likely to try to interrupt. Wait. Time-sensitive, finish operation before proceeding.

Bruce didn’t look pleased, but he nodded sharply. Tim just watched, thoughtful eyes fixed on Danny. Damian was scowling, Dick frowning faintly, but Cass’ curiosity looked borderline idle. Jason watched Danny interact with the other ghost with a healthy blend of interest and concern, and tried not to wonder if Tim was right.

“Box Lunch, do you know how to land?” Danny asked. It seemed like a silly question until Box Lunch wrinkled her nose and cocked her head.

“Land?” she asked, audibly uncertain. For that matter, her father looked vaguely baffled too. “Like… with my feet? On the floor?”

Danny managed a smile and nodded. Box Lunch eyed the floor, then drifted down to hover at floor level. “Like this?”

“Not exactly,” Danny said, sounding more fond than anything. He slid off the bar stool and knelt down in front of Box Lunch. Jason couldn’t look away; he’d been deprived of any open knowledge of Danny’s nonhuman side for so long that his curiosity was damn near insatiable now. And Danny teaching a kid of his species? That was doing things to Jason. Good things. “Close your eyes.” Box Lunch did. “Feel the energy in the air. Do you feel gravity? Do you sense how it pulls things down?” She nodded uncertainly. “Hold onto that feeling. Let it hold onto you. Do you feel it?” Nod. “Good. Now- let go of the sky.”

The instructions didn’t make a lick of sense to Jason, but Box Lunch dropped right out of the air and landed on her feet. Her eyes flew open, and she pinwheeled dramatically until Danny caught her.

“Ahh!” she squealed, looking dismayed. “I’m heavy!”

Danny chuckled. “No, bitty-bite, you’re still light as a feather.” He picked Box Lunch up and held her out in front of him, smiling. She squealed again, kicking her feet, her eyes bright with delight. “Good job. Do you think you can hold that?”

“Um, sure,” she mumbled, not looking at all sure.

The Box Ghost landed on the floor with a grunt - Jason suspected that he’d been listening to Danny’s instructions too. He held out his arms for Box Lunch, and Danny handed her over willingly.

“Now what?” the Box Ghost asked tentatively, staring at the floor like it would eat him. Yeah, Jason could definitely believe that he’d never landed before either.

“Now, you listen to me,” Danny said seriously. He reached out and grabbed Box Ghost’s arm, demanding his attention, and forced eye contact. From the Box Ghost’s wide eyes, this behavior was as new to him as it was to Jason. But then Danny continued, speaking as firmly as if he were willing his words into existence. “You are not a ghost. You are not a ghost.” Understanding flickered across the Box Ghost’s face, and he screwed his eyes shut. His glow started to dim. “You are solid. You are heavy. You are warm. You are made of flesh, blood, and bone. You are not a ghost. You are not a ghost. You are human.”

The Box Ghost’s glow receded and disappeared. Except for his blue skin, he almost looked human now. He opened his eyes uncertainly, and Danny gave him a weary smile and a nod, letting go of his arm and leaning back.

“But what about Box Lunch?” the Box Ghost asked anxiously, looking down at Box Lunch. She’d squeezed her eyes shut to try and follow Danny’s instructions, but didn’t seem to be meeting with the same success.

Danny sighed. “I’m not sure how to explain it to her,” he admitted, reaching up to run his fingers through his hair as he looked at the little girl with worry. She opened her eyes and gave him an anxious look, and Danny gave her a small smile. “It’s not your fault, bitty-bite. It’s just… you’ve always been a ghost, so you don’t have your dad’s memories of what it felt like to be human.”

Box Lunch stomped her feet. “I can pretend!”

“Then pretend,” Danny said seriously. “It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just do your best.”

“Wehh!” Box Lunch flailed her arms, brow furrowed in concentration. “I am human! My body is super solid and I crash into things a lot! And I run around on the ground and eat human food! Fear me!”

It was so cute that Jason muffled a laugh, and he wasn’t the only one. Box Lunch ran a circle around the floor, then crashed into a wall on purpose and bounced off, giggling. Even Bruce’s hard expression softened into a fond look.

“That should keep you off the sensors,” Danny said to the Box Ghost, voice low. Something about his eyes looked exhausted. “Just make sure Box Lunch maintains it. Maybe keep playing human with her.”

The Box Ghost nodded uncertainly. “Thank you, Phantom,” he said quietly. “I know that we can count on you.”

[duchi-nesten]

👻 DannyMay Day 23: Rouge Gallery 👻

Looks like his rouge gallery just got bigger. Ew.

[kcggggg]

Well, it looks like the "This is Fine" collab with Hot Topic/Box Lunch (same parent company) is available online now! Not sure if they're in stores, but hey, you can go and check out these links and see if they are, or just grab 'em online. I think, however, these are going to be online exclusives for starters. We'll see… HOW THEY DO.

STORE LINKS BELOW!:

This Is Fine Japanese | Hot Topic

This Is Fine Panel Meme | Hot Topic

This Is Fine Round Meme | Hot Topic

This Is Fine Round Meme | BoxLunch

This Is Fine Meme Sticker Sheet - WHITE | BoxLunch

This Is Fine Japanese | BoxLunch

This Is Fine Panel Meme | BoxLunch

edit: We still got Socks over at Foot Clothes as well, if you wanna coordinate your wardrobe!

[fever4theflavor69]

Pssst there is a rumor going around that there's a horny lady that is masturbating in her car during her lunch hour. Reports can neither be confirmed or denied at this time. Details to follow.

[astatia-ghast]

Last night as I was lying in bed, this harrowing thought popped into my head completely unprompted.

Ever since I was a kid and watched "The Ultimate Enemy" for the very first time, I always thought the existence of Box Lunch implied that ghosts can reproduce. I never took this information any other way.

...Until last night, 20 years later, when I realized for the first time that no, that doesn't necessarily have to be what it means.

It could also mean that a child died.

That the Box Ghost and the Lunch Lady were married in life, and they had a child who died, possibly in the same event that took their own lives.

...What the fuck.

[nelkcats]

Special delivery: Surprise Mini-box!

It had been a while since Danny was a hero in Amity Park, now that he was king he actually had fewer responsibilities than before, which was pretty ironic all things considered.

Meeting with the Observants was the most boring part of his day, but he had recently been entertaining himself with the Zone's ghost children, apparently many of his ex-rogues considered him an honorary godfather. The kids loved him so much it was almost worth missing out college.

His hero past wasn't a problem until Box Ghost told his daughter about his adventures when he fought Phantom on a daily basis, and how it was comforting to have your own hero. Lunch Lady joined the conversation and that could only end one way: Box Lunch wanted to be a rogue.

But she could not be one in Amity Park, her godfather took great care of it and that was already the place of his parents, so after she found a portal she began her search through different cities to find her ideal "hero" rival.

Neither the League nor all of their associates were ready for the baby ghost, the intangibility though basic had thrown most heroes off balance, eliminating the small list of colorful heroes Box had in her hand.

In exasperation she headed towards a new destination "Gotham"; by the time Danny found out about the mess from a guilty Box ghost, Box Lunch was making a mess on Crime Alley. Danny really hoped the vigilante would notice that the cause of the disaster was a child.

[inbarfink]

[the-witchhunter]

Box Lunch is DC canon compliant

So oddly enough, two ghosts doing the dirty and producing a kid is not as outrageous as you’d think

So, there are two main ways demons are made, and bear with me on this.

1) Smashing like a brick wall and a drunk driver. Yup, traditional baby making works for the forces of hell

2) Souls(aka ghosts) becoming demons over time. Typically from being particularly wicked

So ghosts can become demons and demons can boink and make more, ergo ghosts can probably do the matrimonial polka

Or Box ghost and/or Lunch lady became demons in that timeline… which raises questions

Either way, technically Canon compliant

[ghostly-shenanigans-in-progress]

After working on this off and on for the past 2 years, here's the introduction to the Ghostly Pokemon Au. Let's start off with our gym leaders 1 through 4.

Gym leaders (5-8)

The Phantom Trio and others will come soon, but had to get this outta my system. No better time than before the upcoming Pokemon Direct!

(Will probs add new facts in the reblogs in the future)

[capnportofficial]

i have SO MANY THOUGHTS abt how dan is a combination of two people. and both future people sent back in time to stop danny from becoming dan were also, in a way, combinations of two people (box lunch being the daughter of two ghosts, and skulktech being literally a fusion)

was this intentional? was it not? i don't know.

but i think about it a lot and i really think the bad future outside of dan is an underutilized concept in fandom.

[thesoftboiledegg]

Box Lunch is selling Futurama Funko Pops!

[tamapalace]

BANPRESTO Tamagotchi PoppeDot Collection Volume 1 Coming Soon to Box Lunch

image source: tmgc_bevey on Instagram

This is incredible news! More Tamagotchi merchandise is coming to North America! Bandai Namco US has the BANPRESTO Tamagotchi PoppeDot Collection volume 1 on display at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, and they’re informing visitors that they’ll soon be available at Box Lunch locations starting November 2024! Which isn’t too far away from the launch date of September 2024 in Japan.

[bunny-is-cute]

I hate Fox News but for all of us who Shop at Hot Topic, Torrid, and Box Lunch, this is too important to NOT ignore!

Check your information everyone! And spread this around!

[ryoalouette]

Can't help but think baby Box Lunch would be so fascinated to Japanese Lunch Boxes. Especially the cute ones.

[idkkprincess]

I bought a lot of Sonic stuff…I shouldn’t have. But yay!!! Thanks for watching!!

[princetonarchives]

Menu Monday: We've shown you tons of 1880s menus, but 1980s menus are less commonly found. This one was advertised in the November 20, 1981 issue of the Daily Princetonian. The local Nassau Inn was offering box lunches for football games.

The entire Menu Monday series