#dani lives in a questionable area

[massivechildtidalwave]

Interesting prompts involving KHR in case anyone wants to use them. KHR X DP edition

This is part one there will be more. Feel free to use just tag me if possible so I can read them.

After a reveal gone wrong Jazz takes Danny and runs to Italy to escape their parents. (she took Italian for curiosity sake and it makes sense for her to go a area who’s language she could speak). Tucker and Sam help with the escape but because all of them leaving would be weird and raise questions they don’t need, are forced to wait until the end of the school year to join them.

Jazz takes the easiest job she could find that makes money because she’s not relying on her brothers best friends family money even if Sam insists, with Tucker giving school information to get through the required bits as quickly as possible. She lands on a high paying customer service job like hairdressing or

Tucker also gives them fake identification just to make sure the government can’t find them and force them back to the Fentons.

whoops! Some members of the Varia frequents the place that she works and are suspicious. (She is way to capable for the job, No CIVILIAN should be able to catch Bels knifes, do hair to perfection and still have time to coo at a cat from across the street while being completely unfazed by the KNIFE they just had to dodge. It’s just something that doesn’t happen.)

Something is clearly not right with Jazz Nightengale, they just know it! Whoever did the background check is getting fired!

Meanwhile with Jazz, she’s doing her best to be normal but she was born a Fenton and there is just a amount of insanity that is tied to that family no matter the legal connection.

Everything Danny learned came from her and I feel like she’s the kind of kid to have picked up knife tricks or random weaponry for the “experience”

Danny is healing, he’s doing online school, she has a well paying job and is going back to school to become either a psychologist or a therapist. In her mind everything is fine.

(Tucker is the kind of kid who breaks into government documents for fun with outdated technology, he could absolutely get his own handmade documents past Varia inspection, he was making them with the intention of them holding up to government scrutiny and is best friends with Sam. )

(Jazz lived in a murder house her entire life while basically parenting Danny, not only can she multitask she is also Flame Active. However I think she would instinctive hide her Flames because of how ‘unnatural powers’ have been handled in her family. I’d place her as either a Rain or a Cloud depending on how well she is mentally after escaping with Danny. This could lead to Cloud Gaurdian Jazz.)

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For Angst or Hurt/Comfort lovers

Danny as Verde could lead to some interesting angst. Maybe Dani needed some help keeping her form and he went into science, maybe we threw himself into science after a Nasty Burger explosion to avoid becoming like Dan, or maybe he had to quickly find a way to earn money after a Reveal gone wrong and decided to use what he knew about technology from his parents to make things for selling.

Of course once he had money he could experiment a little bit. slowly making more and more things based on his interests instead of just for money. However it slowly gets darker as he makes slightly more unhinged experiments with different methods to explain them.

He wants to create a new better prosthetic out of boredom but doesn’t have any one to give him feedback, until he runs into someone attacking someone else. He saves the injured person but their arm is pretty messed up, he might have to remove it. And his prototype is an arm prosthetic so might as well get that feedback!

He remembers his parents muzzles quite well and makes a more horrible version after a nightmare as a way to help get his footing back. “If someone can get out of this, I have no reason to fear their variation of them because I could probably get out of them too! And I recently had to help someone escape an abusive ex so we already have a willing test subject!”

Just him justifying his projects as they get closer and closer to things his parents would have come up with, without noticing or acknowledging that that was what was happening.

The earth shattering revelation when he’s sitting on the ground recovering from an experiment on how to grow back to how he was before the curse, because he had no other lab rat to test it on, and slowly realizing that he’s acting like his parents.

That his fellow Arcobaleno aren’t just distrustful of him and his experiments because he is a stranger to them but that they slightly fear him.

The realization that they only come to him when desperate for an answer. Figuring out that he knows the least about the others not because he is busy but because they do not fully trust him enough to stay around him long enough to give him that information….

Verde, who used to spend countless nights protecting people so much it became an obsession before the accident and his core turned to discovery and the stars, isn’t sure how to fix this.

He gathers the Arcobaleno after making sure the cure works, sits through a meeting full of suspicion he had to talk his way through, slides the case holding the cure into the table and leaves for his labs. The labs he needs to throughly clean and bleach and sort through to make sure all his projects aren’t as bad as they were before, but at this point he had no clue what is supposed to be morally correct to him at this point.

The Arcobaleno are left confused. Verde was doing his mad scientist shit with the cure but he was acting…weird. Weirder than normal, he didn’t demand anything for the cure, nor did he stay to monitor the effects for *science* like he always did for projects like this. He was acting weird enough Skull even went to the lab they knew he was in and tried to talk to him. They were fully expecting him to get pulled into an experiment but Verde just yelled at him to go away.

He sounded panicked. What the fuck was going on with their resident scientist.

[asheepinthenight]

Hi Dani! I love Talon's End so much! I love the writing and Hawk and Shea and the Siblings and Isla and Erich and not so much mom, but I still love her and it's amazing.

Question: How would you describe the usual human clothing of the region? I'm trying to draw my MC (helps with getting to know the character) and I'm not sure of what clothing she'd wear.

Thank you and take care! <3

That's a super good question! I got a little carried away, but hopefully this is at least kind of helpful!

TL;DR: Women mostly wear dresses; men mostly wear trousers. Regardless of gender, clothes tend to be light and loose in style without a lot of ornamentation. Currently though, elegant, ornamental hairstyles are in, and many people are growing their hair out to take advantage of that. Hair length isn't particularly culturally dictated or gendered. Clothing colors usually reflect the seasons' colors in nature, but only members of high society (like MC's family) are really expected to have whole ensembles of the "proper" colors. For those curious, robes aren't at all common due to their association with mages.

Details under the cut!

The area where MC and their family live is relatively diverse, so fashion there has been influenced by a variety of different cultures. Maressea is on the warmer side of temperate with a fair amount of precipitation, so during warm weather, clothes tend to be light and not have too many layers--but coats, jackets, and capes to ward off the rain are common. Even when it's warm, sleeves, trousers, and skirts are usually long, but they tend to be more loose and flowing. During the winter, heavier fabrics are a must, but the styles are relatively similar to warm-weather clothes. Colors are an important part of styling, though. The colors of an ensemble should generally match the colors seen in nature during a given season. This is obviously pretty expensive and, therefore, a thing people will be judged by if they're considered a member of Society. But in situations where no one could reasonably afford multiple dyed garments for every season, people still often use seasonal colors for ribbons, handkerchiefs, and other small items. Even among the nobility, garment patterns and shapes are often relatively simple since the mundane aspects of fabric arts were only revived in the last century. Those who had the knowledge to revive things like lace-making and detailed embroidery are highly sought after, and their services quite expensive.

Hats aren't a big thing--unless they're necessitated by weather--since elegant, complex hairstyles are having a moment (the vibe but not necessarily form of fancy wedding updos). Historically, there hasn't been a major tendency toward long or short hair, regardless of gender, but long hair is stylish due to greater options for the aforementioned elegant hairstyles. (Not quite Hawk-length, though!) Hair accessories like ribbons, combs, and gemstones are common based on what a person has available to them.

Women are usually expected to wear dresses, and men are expected to wear trousers. But some avant garde women (including Sabine) have started wearing trousers at informal events (and formal events, if they're feeling extremely spicy). Some men have begun wearing dresses as well, but it hasn't taken off as much just yet. Robes are sometimes worn, but it's very rare since they're associated with being the garb of mages--not the most popular thing these days. So Hawk's gift had the double sin of being a robe AND not being a seasonally appropriate color.

[myloveforhergoeson]

cute character questions for mag!

ive spend so much time vilifying him perhaps we need to get to know him better...

the basics:

name: magnus (mag) aiden mcallister age: 17 at introduction zodiac sign: (birthday; july 19) cancer one good trait: mag has incredible drive and ambition and will work to get what he wants until he reaches his goals one bad trait: ^ as a result, he may end up steamrolling others with little regard for their feelings or reactions

habits:

one bad habit: control-freaky-ness one good habit: goal-setting one habit they can’t break: living in the future/not being able to enjoy the present one they’ve broken: not getting regular exercise! being on tour is a lot of physical work - he's been working on his stamina more what they’re afraid of: complacency

family:

their parents names: gabriella and markus mcallister their siblings names: thalia mcallister favorite childhood memory: opening up a lemonade stand in the middle of duluth's winter to save up enough money to buy his first guitar. he was too young for a real job! favorite childhood toy: his impressive tech deck collection embarrassing story: during the first show brand new day ever played, he had to run off stage and throw up after the very first song - the adrenaline rush of performing was too much for his body to take. narrowly missed the shoes of the owner of the coffee shop! favorite family member: markus a story about that family member: markus is part of the reason mag has grand visions of the future - he watched his dad grow his small traveling catering business into a small restaurant franchise in the minnesota area!

what they prefer:

coffee or tea? showering in the day or night? taking baths or taking showers? tv or movies? writing or reading? platonic or romantic love? iced tea or lemonade? ice cream or smoothies? cupcakes or cake? beach or mountains?

favorites:

song: the art of losing by american hi-fi band: too many to pick a favorite!! american hi-fi is best bet, but anything in the early 2000s punk vein outfit: ugh all the dudes on pinterest are TOO trendy about it but something like this or this. lots of layers and a customisable outerlayer like a flannel or leather jacket w pins and patches place: dani's basement memory: the day bnd cut a record deal and he left duluth for good person: dani! movie: donnie darko show: breaking bad

[cayennesugar]

yo i know you didn't technically reblog my ask post butttt i figured since most people like getting asks i'd send one over! any headcanons on the rescue bots status as a team made entirely of triple changers? or in heatwave's case, a quadruple changer? also feel free to just talk about whatever, you can totally just shoot random headcanons off if u feel like it!! 💕

Hiii! You literally dragged me out of my den- Buckle up buckaroos, this is long-

HUZZAH, Optimus is letting all the bots stationed in the safe and developing areas on Earth (including Prof Baranova’s lab and Faxian) choose another vehicle mode, including Heatwave ‼️‼️‼️ this is gonna be a REALLY interesting and chaotic experience…

Heatwave: Heatwave is (probably not) satisfied with whatever he already has, but he would scan a tank whenever he gets the chance, Kade obviously encourages him no one ever took him to museums because of this, but knowing Optimus is letting the bots choose whatever they want, no one can refuse and reason with Heatwave and his deep interest with such vehicles.

Salvage + Boulder: Since Griffin Rock is constantly and rapidly advancing in technology, Boulder and Salvage want to help! Salvage is considering becoming a bulldozer like Boulder. Boulder wants to be a crane to help lift heavy things to higher altitudes. Graham is really happy and supportive about this.

Chase: Although it seems unlikely, Chase had always wanted to experience the thrill of chasing crime from the skies: A police helicopter! Blades had tried many times to talk Chase through it, as he is a helicopter himself, but gave up as Chase kept pulling several papers he typed and printed out himself explaining why he wants to add a helicopter to his list of his desired vehicle modes. (yes, he has a whole list of vehicle modes he wants) Chief Burns greatly questions Chase’s sanity along with everyone else’s.

Blades: The burning feeling of jealousy that rises whenever he sees Dani getting along with the sports cars on the team, including Bumblebee, and his fear of heights that never seems to go away, Blades desperately wants to have a sports car as his third alt mode and try to “fit in.” Yeah, I’m referencing to the episode ‘odd bot out’ Blades had a private talk with Dani and Chief Burns about this and they finally understand his point of view. They fully support his decision.

Blurr: Everyone is horrified of what Blurr will choose, especially Heatwave, though he is more annoyed than afraid. After the incident of Blurr almost blowing his cover by grandly interrupting a race, he did not let that hold him back despite still feeling extremely guilty about it.

..

Blurr chose to have the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut as his third alt mode and professor Baranova just about fainted and heatwave exploded with complete frustration, Quickshadow questions her place in their little race matches they have every now and then now that Blurr has made his decision. Every time she and Blurr walk by each other or interact, he flashes her a snarky smirk, making Quickshadow want to beat the living frag out of him, the only thing stopping every bot from doing so physically is the law (and Chief Burns) Blurr is quite proud of himself for this, but Quickshadow warns him to stay close to her during earliween and anytime that any outsiders and tourists enter the island: Remembering Quickshadows experience during her first year on Griffin rock, Blurr obliges.

Servo: Nobody expected Servo out of everyone on the team to speak, or I should say, bark up about what he wants. To make this sweet and simple and just as horrifying as Blurr’s case, Servo wants to become a Tibetan Mastiff. High tide immediately lightens up at the thought of having a bigger, more intimidating dog on his ship deck, CeCe starts crying when she sees a picture of the said dog breed, Chief Burns instantly becomes even more concerned for the well-being of his family.

Hightide:

“I already got a giant ship that transforms into a Megabot, I’m personally already a submarine, do ah really need anything else??? OH, I KNOW HOW ‘BOUT AH BIGGER SHIP!?!?!?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHA-“ *maniacal laughter while Heatwave sobs and yells in the background and Optimus simply blank stares at his old comrade, deciding whether or not to question or support Hightide’s decision.*

Quickshadow (saving my fav pookie for last): for some reason, Quickshadow instantly becomes quiet when the opportunity of scanning a new alt mode is brought up to her. Optimus and Hightide, knowing her better than anyone else since she served alongside them on the front lines during the war on Cybertron, approaches Quickshadow in a way that won’t startle her. Once Quickshadows emotional state is revealed to the rest of the team, they immediately come to the conclusion that the reason for her sudden emotional instability was because of what happened during her first Earliween on Griffin Rock. Quickshadow is approached again about this;

“I have thought about it, I do not think I would like a new alt mode, the vehicle mode I already have is an all-terrain anyway…”

It is true, Quickshadow has powerful rocket engines that can aid her in both bot and vehicle mode, she can turn into a submersible and can drive up to incredible, staggering speeds on the road. Earliween wasalready approaching seeing it is almost November, so everyone decides to keep Quickshadow close to them and support her decision of not choosing another vehicle mode. Optimus promised to stay for Earliween too, as last by as the reconstruction of Cybertron does not bring up any sudden issues in his absence.

And once again, the rescue bots are in chaos.

I really enjoyed writing this. Hope you enjoyed reading! ❤️❤️❤️

[atopvisenyashill]

dreamt that feral wolf baby Rickon Stark will be burned alive by the dragon queen, just like his grandfather Rickard was murdered by her father... and like. I'm becoming more and more convinced that he will NOT live to the end of the series and like if he has to die, that would be at least a good motivator for the other Starklings (and the rest of the North?) to eliminate the fire threat

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

okay it really depends on how the davos/rickon story goes (remember they completely cut that out of the show so we don't even have something to guestimate from) because i'm unsure why he and dany would be in the same place at the same time. unless she's coming from braavos for some reason, she's not likely to land directly in the north - she's landing roughly in the same spot aenar landed which is that hooked area of the gullet around dragonstone, massey's hook, driftmark, and cracklaw point. maybe as far south as storm's end. white harbor and the north in general is waaaay above that. and once rickon is with a family member, i don't think they're just letting him wander off either - if anyone is going south to treat with the dragons its jon snow, because he won't be the ruler himself (vs the show, where he just wanders in there even tho that's dumb - there's a reaosn cat goes instead of robb to talk with walder and it's that you don't send your number one guy in to get kidnapped, you send someone still important but not number one who has a potentially positive history with whoever they're treating with. this is the same logic as cat going to talk with the baratheons, littlefucker going to talk with the tyrells, etc.). i don't think they'd send rickon down south for any reason, so! it would mean she has to be in the north.

the problem there is that imo dany is not burning winterfell. the others are going to fuck up winterfell! dany is fucking up the south! like, if we're talking "what will dany burn" my money is on kl and the water gardens, and if we're talking "what about other places that will burn" i think casterly rock is not out of the question, and storm's end, highgarden, and the neck are going to get their shit rocked by someone but who knows who will do that. i do suppose it's possible rickon could be in the neck when it "breaks" but again, i think it's more likely it's magic of the icey fuckery persuasion than the fire fuckery persuasion doing that. and i have no idea how or when or why dany even goes north. i know everyone wants to see her dragons fail at the wall but it's like. bro when does that happen. and now she's gotta burn somewhere rickon is at on top of that?

just too many steps here. i'm not saying it won't happen or even that it's not a good thought - most people believe rickon is doomed and are trying to piece together how he's going to die, and dying by dragonfire same as his namesake is an interesting thought. the trouble is that i just don't know how we get rickon and dany in the same place to kick off that conflict. i think it's much more likely jon gets wrapped up in whatever she's doing while he's down south as an envoy, and that's what sparks the problems between dany and the starklings, rather than her having an active hand in rickon's death. i suppose it's not out of the question that aegon accidentally or purposefully sets rickon on fire but i'm unsure of why he'd do that.

[apoptoses]

“In Venice, he’d looked out of his room at the Danieli, to see Armand staring from a window across the way.“

The hotel Daniel checks into early in his and Armand’s relationship, the Danieli, is fascinating.

The original structure was built in the 14th century by the wealthy Dandolo family, and then later in the 16th century was divided into three separate sections for different members of the family. It was turned into a hotel in 1822, and joined with two other grand buildings: Palazzo Casa Nuova (previously the site of the Venetian treasury) and the Palazzo Danieli Excelsior (a building erected in 1948 when a structure separating the Palazzo Dandolo and Palazzo delle Prigioni was torn down to make way for the expansion of the hotel).

It’s situated near the entrance of the grand canal, the same canal Marius and Armand lived on together, and overlooks the lagoon.

When you walk inside it looks like this:

The grand steps into the palace, which were once outdoors, are now inside, protected by a great 19th century glass ceiling.

The front desk is made of beautifully carved, renaissance style linenfold paneling, retaining the original design of the hotel from 1822.

Every common area in the hotel is pure luxury, filled with antique furniture and artwork. And the rooms themselves?

Decorated in a baroque-meets-victorian style, every single one is to die for.

Even the simpler rooms are beautifully attired.

In the book, however, it says that Daniel sees Armand in a window across the canal. I did some digging to figure out exactly which canal it would have been talking about and which rooms have that view (and thus exactly how much luxury Daniel would have been treating himself to)

The canal view rooms are some of the more expensive rooms. While not as ostentatious as the suites with their mural ceilings, they’re still listed just a tier below the suites. Through the balcony door there you can see the windows Armand might have been in. Across the canal is a more budget friendly hotel, the Venice Ca’Rosy.

The canal Daniel’s room overlooked is a lovely place all on its own. In this photo the Danieli is on the left, the Ca Rosy is on the right.

Current prices for rooms at the Danieli start at $700/night. Unfortunately the Danieli has changed ownership and will temporarily close in January, and undergo ‘extensive renovations’ over the next two years. What that means for the decor it’s hard to say.

I think it says something interesting about Daniel that he stayed here. When he had the money from his advance for Interview in his pocket he ate at the Copley (within another luxury hotel that he possibly was staying at) and then chose a hotel that’s amongst the priciest in Venice and paid for one of their finest rooms. It makes you question whether Armand introduced him to an expensive lifestyle or if he always had a taste for fine things, just sometimes when his life was falling apart he couldn’t afford them.

(There’s also the fun question of did Armand not speak to him in Venice because this is a building he has memories in but that’s a whole other meta post)

[phantoms-world-and-more]

Out of question, where did the idea of Superman hating clones come from in fanon?

Is it just an amped up version of him generally being neglectful for a while, taking a while to lend Conner a hand when he was homeless twice? The Kents adopted Conner and they've basically acted like brothers ever since...

He certainly is never weird about Damian.

Kara was weird about Conner for like an arc at one point (technically the New 52 Kon-El, by all accounts a different individual from Conner, even cloned from distinct people) because she was raised on Krypton and actually had a typical kryptonian bigotry against them before realizing that Kon-El wasn't created devoid of sentience to be purely a weapon for war and got over it. Does it have something to do with the view kryptonians had of clones?

Clark was dead when Conner first showed up and they basically worked together along with Steel until Conner joined Young Justice, so beyond seeing his as at most a teammate Steel trained for a bit and at worst a target of his constant paranoia over every action Lex takes, so there wasn't much that the idea could have come from in there.

It just seems strange to me that this concept was invented at all. Zod is right there. H'El is right there. There are characters that actually do hate Conner for being a clone already. I mean the comedic genius of Zod getting the upper hand on Superman for once only for Danny to beat him into the dirt because the motherfucker called Dani an 'unfeeling filthy copy' a week ago when he first broke out of the phantom zone and she went to the ghost zone to tell Danny to beat him up for it is masterful.

I'm pretty sure its for his negligence of connor

When fanfic writers need a villain but dont want to make a big fight they use what they have

And superman, who is considered to be incredibly strong and kind(in what ive seen, never read the conics) while being a a voice of reason and emotional

And people see flaws rather than the good so the negligence is what we latched onto, there's not alot of other heros that have complicated emotions that live in the grey area in morality while being a complete "good" hero

Personally i think it would be best used for a redemption ark in fanfics

This is just my opinion on this and while i dont fully know if theres something more my opinion is that people see flaws in good people rather than the good and thats what they focus on so the fandom latched onto it

I'm sorry if i offend tpu but thats my opinion

[thiswasinevitableid]

A New Role (Sternclay)

The winner of the "spooky jobs" prompt poll was: Actor known for horror & person fake dating them to help soften their image. Thanks to @bellafarallones2 for playing in the space on discord. This fill is NSFW

“Remind me again why I’m doing this?” Barclay loops the copper tie around his neck as his agent lounges in a living room chair.

“Because if you ever want this career change to work, dear boy, you need to make it so that the first things people associate with you aren’t blood and gore. You said as much yourself.”

“And I’m regretting it more every minute.” He grumbles, slipping on his jacket. Dani helped him pick it out when he first made it big. Paisley lining was lucky, she said. 

Ned sighs, professional schmoozer mask dropping, “If it turns out to be miserable or he’s clearly bad for your health, we can cancel the agreement. But remember, you have three dates to decide. If it goes past that, you’re seeing this through for six months.”

“Don’t look so glum.” Boyd steps into the entryway, keys in hand, “Guy’s a looker.”

“Didn’t take you for a cradle robber.” Ned says brusquely as he stands. 

“Nothing of the kind, pussycat, so keep your head on. C’mon big shot, let’s get you on the road.”

They drive towards UCLA, stopping well before the student housing but not in an area that’s been sorely neglected by the city. Boyd stops the car and whistles out his window, setting off dogs up and down the block. When the man waiting outside a grey apartment building looks up, Barclay feels like howling too. 

“Evening, Joe. Hop in.”

“Joseph. And thank you.” He climbs into the Kia’s backseat with Barclay and Boyd steers them towards the freeway. 

Joseph Stern turns his blue eyes on Barclay, who’s too busy wondering if Ned is fucking psychic–because there’s his type and there’s “this guy walked out of a late-night jerk off fantasy and into his car”--to hear the question he asks the first time. 

“Sorry, what was that?”

“I said” Joseph replies calmly, “it’s nice to meet you in person, Barclay, and would you like to see the list of conversation starters I wrote for this ‘date’?”

Barclay chuckles.

“I’m serious.”  Joseph turns his phone screen so Barclay can see the bullet points. 

“You really think we need those?” Is the guy that convinced Barclay will be boring?

The other man tucks his phone back into his pocket, “Look, if this doesn’t pay off for you, all you have to fall back on is a beloved film career and the money that comes with it, and the fact people will hire you for those same kinds of roles again. If this doesn’t work out for me, I get more sessions reading over bad exposition in a Discovery Channel basement. If I’m lucky. So if you’re me, it pays to be prepared.”

Great, he thinks Barclay is boring and stupid. 

He takes the phone, glances at it, then hands it back, “Okay, got a few.”

“I can send-”

“Memorized” Barclay taps his temple, “professional, remember?”

A flicker of annoyance, or maybe stress, crosses Joseph’s face, “Right. Of course. Sorry.”

They’re booked at a trendy “New American” place, high ceilings and bright lights showing him just how many immediately recognize his face as he walks in. By the time Joseph pulls his chair out for him, there are no fewer than ten cameras on them.

Some days he really fucking hates cell phones. 

Even with the starters, the conversation is stilted through the appetizers and bordering on stale when the main course comes.

Barclay takes a bite and sighs, “I wish places like this wouldn’t take this kind of shortcut.”

Joseph looks from his own risotto to Barclay’s pot pie, “Pre-made filling?”

“Close. Pre-made crust. I mean, I know crust isn’t always easy to do but, like, the filling is fucking amazing and then they’ve got it on wet cardboard. See?” He spears a piece and holds it out. 

Joseph leans back like Barclay’s about to stab him, manages to smile, “I’ll take your word for it.”

They make it to the end of dinner, but only just. As the check appears, their server murmurs shyly, “I loved you in Blunt Edges.”

It’s the highlight of Barclay’s night. 

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A Killer Romance?

Horror heavyweight Barclay Cobb was seen out last night on what seemed to be a romantic dinner for two….

Joseph sets his phone on the table, goes back to staring at the ceiling and replaying everything he did wrong last night. Their gambit is working, but Barclay had a miserable time and Joseph felt got to have all the fun of first-date jitters with none of the benefits. 

Maybe he should have just told the actor that he’s had a crush on him since college. 

If they were dating for real, maybe he could have confessed over a few glasses of wine that he once broke a vibrator from how he was using it during Thin Air, where Barclay’s murderous ski guide picks off a group of rich friends at a chalet. 

But if Barclay is trying to leave that image behind him, Joseph doubts he wants to know someone used to jerk off to the sight of him covered in gore.

He has two more chances to make this really work. He’s charmed his way into, and out of, plenty of places. These dates are just another two job interviews to ace. He doesn’t want anything more from them than that. 

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The second date is going better. Their conversation doesn’t feel stilted. Barclay just feels like a sheep being herded into position by a very cute border collie. 

Joseph is far smoother tonight, bordering on flirtatious, and maybe it would work if Barclay didn’t know why he was really agreeing to this. He decides to let Joseph steer the conversation, content be smiled at and complimented while ignoring how it all feels rehearsed. And the fact Joseph didn’t order a cocktail in spite of Barclay knowing they’re killer here. Like he’s afraid Barclay might try something. 

Then the T.V above the bar switches from playing some B-list thriller to one of his movies. Someone front of house must have realized he’s here. He doesn’t hide the scowl quick enough, and Joseph turns to look at the screen, then back with a quizzical expression. 

“Sorry, know I should be flattered but I feel weird watching myself. Especially in that one; director was a fucking dick.”

“Really? I've heard mixed things about him.” 

“Yep” Barclay refills both their water glasses, “he spent the whole shoot antagonizing me. Then at the end he was like ‘surprise, I did that so you’d give a believably angry performance and it’s just like, man, what the fuck? I literally get paid to pretend, you don’t have to goad me into having the feeling for real.”

“Ugh, that’s awful. Any time I read about that happening it just sounds so insulting to the actors and their skill.”

“Right?” Barclay shakes his head, amused at the memory that’s resurfaced, “I got so fucking stressed during that shoot I figured out how to make pizza from scratch in my hotel room.”

“Wait, how?” Joseph is leaning forward, mouth quirked in thought, “you’d need an oven.”

“Place had a grill on the deck, so I used that. Made for some good sauce too, since I could char the tomatoes.”

Joseph makes a little sound of delight, then smiles, “If it had been me I think I would have ended up getting the dough stuck to the ceiling when I tossed it.”

“Uhhhh”

“You didn’t” Blue eyes brighten.

“Technically it was the ceiling fan…”

Barclay’s description of the incident lasts them through to dessert. As they’re eating lemon basil gelato, Joseph casts another glance at the T.V.

“If you’re trying to break into the celebrity chef game, why not go that direction?” He gestures behind him to where a younger Barclay is menacing campers on the beach, “a horror cookbook could be a good enough gimmick to get people invested, especially if it included stories like the one you told me. Then people buy it, use it, realize you’re also a great cook, and then you can sell more books. And I’d certainly watch a horror themed cooking show.”

Joseph is earnestly thinking through the logistics, as if trying to help, so Barclay gives him the earnest answer.

“I thought about it. And I think doing some of that could be fun. But a big part of doing this is that I’m kinda tired of horror. I want people to see what else I can do and I…it’s hit the point where it’s like all people see when they look at me as the guy who’s good at playing killers and monsters. That's had actual consequences for me in places I really, really didn’t expect. So much that I don’t want to go near the horror stuff any time soon.”

Joseph rests his hand near Barclay’s on the table, “I hadn’t realized it was that bad.”

“Yeah.” He thinks about the snotty comments from casting directors and the invasive questions in interviews and the disappointed boyfriends. He pushes his dessert away, half done, “I’m gonna grab the check.”

“Okay.” Joseph’s hand doesn’t move as he adds, “Barclay? If people can’t separate you from your characters, that’s on them, not you.”

In spite of Boyds’ best efforts, they get caught in a traffic snarl on the way back to Joseph’s place.  As the driver inches them forward, Barclay catches Joseph staring at a billboard for Ghost Adventures. 

“Sizing up the competition?”

A short, flat laugh, “I wish. I can barely get in front of a camera, let alone get a full time hosting spot.”

“Anyone who can’t tell that putting you onscreen would boost ratings needs their eyes checked. Uh, I mean” he blushes in the darkened backseat, “you have Haunted Woods, right?”

“That’s only voice work, which means I don’t get to do any actual investigation. I mean, I like a good bigfoot sighting story as much as the next guy, but I want to go to where it happened. I want to interview people myself, I want to do stake-outs of haunted places or sighting hotspots, I want to actually help people figure out what they saw. What good is paranormal investigation if it’s just grown men scaring themselves in night-vision and misusing the word debunked?” Joseph gestures emphatically out the window, “he has four shows and a museum! For no other reason than he was a little ahead of the curve and men like him fail upwards!”

Barclay blinks, amused, and Joseph sits back in his seat and straightens his tie, “I’m sorry. It just bugs me to see so many programs not actually devoted to solving the mystery. I didn’t mean to, um, to go all angry nerd on you.”

“I didn’t mind” Barclay nudges him with his elbow, “and if it’s any consolation, you look way better in black than he does.”

Joseph returns to his smooth, subdued demeanor for the rest of the ride. Intrigued by the other sides of the man he glimpsed, Barclay decides to go off-script on their third date.

“I thought we were going to that new beach spot?” Joseph peers out the window as they head toward the L.A County Museum of Art.

“Figured we could change things up a bit. Know Ned made a reservation at the other spot, but he’s not actually my dad who gets to tell me where to go. Or anyone else’s, I think.”

“Not a chance.” Boyd adds from the front seat.

They head into the museum holding hands, since several people spot Barclay and pull out their phones as they’re getting out of the car. Because they’d planned to go dining on the beach, Joseph is dressed more casually, in jeans and a button-up short sleeve. It’s only when they pass through a darkened gallery–showing off art made with deadly items, including radium paint– that he sees the dark blue fabric is dotted with glow-in-the-dark flying saucers. 

When they round the corner, Joseph actually gasps, putting his hands over his mouth, “I didn’t realize At Home With Monsters was back in town.”

“Yep, they brought it back for the lead-up to Halloween. Y’know, a friend of mine was in one of Del Toro’s movies-”

“Amazing, tell me everything while we look, come one” Joseph pulls him into the exhibit. They emerge two hours later, talking animatedly about Barclay’s experiences wearing monster make-up, and make for the cafe for lunch. They spend the rest of the afternoon wandering the other exhibits, and Barclay quickly texts in a reservation to Pho King, aka the best kept dining secret in the area, when Joseph agrees to dinner. 

When they leave the museum, Joseph holds his hand the whole way. Without checking for cameras first. 

—---------------------------------------------------

“You wanna give this a try?” Barclay passes Joseph his phone, where he’s been unsuccessfully been trying for an artful shot of his finished, Coffee S’more Cupcakes to post to Instagram. If it were up to him, he wouldn’t bother, but it’ll look good to a prospective publisher. Plus, whenever Dani posts photos of his stuff, it gets a ton of compliments. 

“Yes, but only because if I have to go any longer without trying those I might cry.” Joseph looks at the plate, then at the ceiling, then moves the plate across the counter to a pool of sunlight. He tries a few different angles, then hands the phone back to Barclay. 

“I warn you that I’m no food photographer.”

“This one’ll work, thanks.” He nudges the cupcakes towards him, “you first.”

Joseph takes a bite, then moans and politely covers his mouth, “Oh. Oh my lord. We have to get you that cookbook deal, the people deserve to know about this.”

Barclay grins and peels the wrapper from another cupcake. Joseph continues eating, more messily than he’s ever seen, and if this were a real date he’d lean over and kiss the stray frosting from his lips.

A knock at the door reminds him why they’re here, and when calls for Ned to come in, his agent looks perturbed. 

“Gentlemen, I know this was meant to be a simple check-in, but I’m afraid we have a problem: the press may be catching onto us. Because they have, I am afraid to say rightly, noticed you two are not demonstrative in public.”

“How do they know we’re not just very private people?” Joseph leans on the counter, arms crossed. 

“When have internet speculators ever preferred the simple explanation?”

Joseph sighs, “I hate to say it, but you’re right.”

“So, what, we’re just supposed to make-out in public until someone sees us?” Barclay loves kissing, but can’t think of anything he’d like less at the moment. 

“Yes. But never fret, my lovebirds; I’ll make sure your next date is somewhere that feels appropriately passion provoking.”

Barclay steals a glance at Joseph, who raises an eyebrow in reply, smile one of conspiratorial sympathy, “Gee, thanks.”

—---------------------------------------------------------------------

This is a terrible idea, but Joseph's options were either be nervous in his apartment or be nervous at Barclay’s house, so he’s choosing the one with a better view. 

His knock summons the actor still in his casual clothes, looking worried as he opens the door.

“You’re early. Like, early-early, even for you. What’s up?”

The fact his shirt is more low cut than normal has nothing to do with Joseph replying, “I think we need to practice. For this evening.”

“You…want to practice kissing me?” Barclay shuts the door, leaving them in the darkened entryway. 

“Yes. Not that I think you’ll be bad at it. Or that I’m bad at it. But, well, the first kiss with a new person is usually pretty obvious and awkward and I’d hate for us to be caught on camera not, um, not doing our best work.”

This was a terrible idea. 

“Sure. Guess it would look pretty awkward if the first time we did it was in public. You wanna sit down on the couch or…”

“Couch is fine.” Joseph hurries to the plaid sofa before he changes his mind. Barclay sits next to him, moving like he’s approaching a scared deer. 

“It okay if I put my hand on your hip? Don’t wanna fall over on you.”

“That’s fine.” He sets both his hands stiffly on Barclay’s shoulders, closes his eyes as a big hand cups his cheek. Then full lips peck him once, shyly, on the mouth. 

“Come on big guy” he murmurs, “you can do better than that.”

An indulgent laugh, then another kiss, a real one this time, sugar sweet and sunshine gentle. He smiles into it, stopping Barclay from breaking the kiss. The actor leans in, hand gliding from Joseph’s hip to his lower back, and when Joseph teases his lips with his tongue there’s a scuff of feet leaving the floor as Barclay tips them down onto the sofa. 

Joseph surrenders any pretense he doesn’t want this to be happening, runs his hands along Barclay’s back, it’s muscles tensing every time Joseph returns for another kiss instead of pulling away. 

When he hazards a lovebite to Barclay’s lower lip, the man above him groans and tangles their legs together, expression so blissful when he pulls back for air that Joseph is one second away from telling him to text Ned and cancel their reservations. 

Barclay stiffens, suddenly won’t meet his gaze as he fumbles one of the small throw pillows into his lap and sits back up.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. Just, uh, just needed a change of position. Old back injury from a stunt.”

It’s a lie. So Joseph does the most loving thing he can in that moment and believes it. 

“Thanks for telling me.” He smooths down the mussed patches of Barclay’s beard, “I’d say I’m ready to, um, perform in public. Unless you need more practice?”

Barclay shakes his head, “I’m good. Think I know just how to play it now.”

Joseph smiles, heart like a crushed tin can, and lets Barclay rest his head on his shoulder. 

—---------------------------------------------------

“You did WHAT???”  Indrid’s laugh is one part horror and two parts shock on the other end of the line.

“You heard me. I got hard from kissing, like a fucking teenager-”

“And then ‘freaked out’ like one, as the kids say.”

“Indrid, no one’s said that since we were kids.”

“My point stands, do not try to change the subject.” His friend reappears in the frame–he never holds still on video calls–draped in a sweatshirt that’s clearly the wrong size for him. 

“Duck’s visiting again?”

“Yes, since we’re shooting in Richmond I flew him here to spend the weekend with me. Mercifully those aren’t days when I have to get into swamp monster make-up. And” Indrid looks at him over his glasses, “changing it to my favorite subject is still changing the subject.”

“It didn’t mean anything. Joseph’s doing this for his career and mine, he doesn’t want to deal with my dick.”

“Ah yes, the ‘I will arrive early at your house so it is just the two of us and suggest we practice kissing’ gambit. A classic move by those decidedly not interested in seeing your dick.”

“His reasoning made sense! And he’s worked so hard that’s exactly the kind of thing he’s willing to do for his career. You don’t know him, okay?” Barclay sets his mug down with a defeated thunk.

“I know he’s masterfully dodged questions about your endowment from more than one interviewer in a way that suggests he’s spent at least some time thinking about your dick. More to the point, I know you; and you, my friend, have a crush on him that can be seen from space. So for goodness sake, tell him that before I fly myself back to L.A and do it for you.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll tell him. I just have to find the perfect time to do it.”

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Their plan really is working. Not only has Barclay gotten his book deal, with talks of a show on the horizon, but Joseph has been recognized more at this one party than in his entire career up until now. 

Maybe he can use that to convince Barclay they should keep dating for at least another six months.

The event was in San Diego, and rather than try to drive home in the dead of night they booked a hotel downtown. Barclay always springs for ones with beds that can actually fit two, six-foot tall men, and so they’re currently in a corner room with a stunning view and cartoonishly large bed. 

Joseph hangs up his jacket and tie, turns to find running his hands over the dress sweater still stretched over his chest. 

“Gonna have to take this one out of the rotation. Apparently it looks too much like the one I wore in Camp Blood; got a bunch of comments on it, even a joke about how it must be nice to never need a Halloween costume.”

“Christ.” Joseph crosses the green carpet, “some people really can’t use the power of thinking about things for two seconds. If you do take it out of the rotation, promise you won’t get rid of it?”

“You like it?” Barclay’s brow unfurrows in an instant as he turns to face Joseph. 

“It makes you look like a hot teacher on back to school night.” He runs his hands over the blue and grey wool, “the kind that makes all the moms linger for a chat and all the dads jealous enough to consider actually making their wives cum at some point in their lives.”

Barclay laughs, “Okay, babe, it stays.” He sighs happily as Joseph continues petting across his chest, “thanks for coming along tonight. It’s funny, after all these years I still get a little nervous at, at these…” his next breath is shuddery. Joseph has an answer to why when he glances down at the actors fly. 

“You don’t seem nervous now.” He teases.

“Fuck” Barclay hisses through his teeth, “fuck, Joseph, I’m so sorry. I’m just, I’ve always been so fucking sensitive, it’s just one more thing that disappoints my partners, it’s fine, I’m fine, it’ll go away eventually. I just didn’t want you to have to deal with how fucking hair-trigger it can be-”

“Barclay” he says it firmly, and brown eyes snap to meet his own, “it doesn’t bother me. And if you sit down, we can, uh, find a way to get rid of it quicker.”

Barclay doesn’t even make it to the bed, falling into the nearest armchair as Joseph lowers to his knees. In three, deliberate movements he has Barclay’s pants and underwear around his ankles and the nicest cock he’s ever seen inches from his face. He’s practically licking his lips and Barclay still looks like he’s about to say “sorry.” Again. 

“Barclay” Joseph runs his from the tip to the root, “if I ever catch you apologizing for this gorgeous thing again, I will slap you. Or possibly it.”

Strong fingers twist at the hem of the sweater as a breathy, hopeful voice replies, “Really?”

Joseph looks up, grinning, “Do you like when your partners are mean in the bedroom, big guy?”

“I, I think so. I want it so bad but no one was every fucking interested! They all wanted the guy they saw on-screen. That’s all I was; the monster they wanted to be roughed up by.”

Joseph eases Barclay’s hands from the fabric, brings them to his mouth to kiss his knuckles as he muses, “You know, you’d have made a pretty victim in those movies just as easily.”

The other man looks away, “M’too big.”

“I think the right man could make you seem like a helpless puppy. Don’t you?”

Barclay turns wide, pleading eyes on him, “I wish he would.”

Joseph stands, yanks off his belt, and snaps, “Hands above your head. Now.”

Barclay obeys instantly, chest heaving as Joseph traps his wrists above his head. Joseph rests his hands on either side of the top of the chair, looming into Barclay’s space, “Out of curiosity, big guy, did you ever think about what monster you’d be at the mercy of?”

His boyfriend mumbles something.

Joseph digs a hand into auburn hair, forcing the other man to keep his eyes on him, “Try that again.”

“S-secret agent. Like a rogue one, or an ex-sniper or something. Sorry, I, I know it’s goofy-”

“Barclay, if you apologize again I will play with these” he shoves the sweater up to reveal Barclay’s pecs, “so roughly you’ll cry. Understood?”

“Yes sir.” Barclay glances at him, not hiding his smile, “sorry, sir.”

Without another word, Joseph straddles him, shoves the sweater up into Barclay’s mouth and barks, “hold that” before diving down to bite the left side of his chest as hard as he dares. 

Barclay yells but keeps the gag in place. Without looking up Joseph pats his cheek and coos “good boy” before doing the same to the other side. Then he kisses and bites his way back and forth, pausing now and then to suck his nipples, which results in an adorably small noise from such a large man. Even better are the sounds when he grabs and squeezes, Barclay whimpering and moaning as Joseph fondles him like he owns him. 

He shifts up onto his knees, denying Barclay the chance to rub off on him, and pinches each nipple in turn. Barclay squeezes his eyes shut, muffled sounds of pain turning Joseph on too much to even worry if enjoying them makes him a bad person. 

When brown eyes open again, they’re teary. So Joseph carefully eases out of his lap, kissing his cheek as he goes. 

“There. Now that you know what I’m capable of, are you going to be a good boy and let me suck your cock?”

Frantic nodding accompanies his trip to his knees. He kisses the shaft up and down, mouth already watering, “This really is spectacular. Makes me feel almost a little bad at the thought of torturing it.”

Barclay moans, then gasps when Joseph bites his inner thigh. Another bite sets the bigger man squirming.

“What’s wrong, big guy? Afraid I might bite somewhere I shouldn’t?”

Barclay nods and moans. 

Joseph smiles wolfishly up at him, “I could. It’s not like there’s anything stopping me. And it’s not like you can get away.” He opens his mouth, allowing his upper row of teeth to just, and only just, touch the head for an instant, and Barclay’s how body goes taught. Then he opens wider, pushing his head down to suck Barclay off. A relieved moan is followed by another one of those endearing squeaks as Joseph cups his balls and squeezes them a tad too tightly. 

Then it’s his turn to gasp, cum hitting the roof of his mouth and dripping onto his tongue as Barclay twists and whimpers in his chair. 

Joseph swallows what he can, wipes the rest away with the back of his hand as he stands. 

“Right. My turn” 

He hauls Barclay from the chair, shoving and stumbling them both over to the bed and pushing the other man onto his back. He pulls the spit-soaked sweater free and grips Barclay’s chin hard enough to redden the skin. 

“You are going to get me off with your mouth, or there will be consequences.”

“Fuck yes, sir.” Barclay purrs as Joseph yanks and tosses his pants away. When he lowers onto Barclay’s face, it’s a toss-up as to who moans the loudest. 

“Jesuschrist, oh, oh I see why you like the rogue agent idea.” Joseph tangles his fingers into Barclay’s hair, grinding against his eager mouth, “you know you’d, you’d be a perfect hostage. Because all it’d take is someone slapping you once and calling you a pretty boy and you’d be on your knees letting anyone who wanted to shove their cock down your throat.”

“Mmhph!” Barclay nods, hands fighting against their bonds. 

“I know, you’re just an obedient, sweet boy who needs to be put in his place. Which, which happens to be, oh, oh fuck, Barclay, Barclay.” He cums hard and collapses forward, catching himself on his arms and rolling off to avoid breaking Barclay’s nose. It’s still zinging through him as he undoes the belt and guides Barclay onto his side to study his face. 

“Was that okay? Are you okay?”

“Uh huh” the deep voice is dreamy and far off, “so okay. You’re so good. So amazing.”

“I’m going to get us some water okay? I’ll be right back.”

He fills two clean glasses in the bathroom and hurries back. When he gets to the bed, Barclay is curled up, trying to drag the blanket beneath him up around him. 

“Oh, oh big guy hey, hey it’s okay. I’m right here. I’ve got you.” He brushes Barclay’s hair from his forehead, “I think you’re dropping. I, I’ve had this happen before, if you want I can-”

“It’s not that.” Barclay wipes his eyes, “I mean maybe a little but it’s…you’re gonna leave in two weeks. This, this is all just for the contract. You, you don’t-”

“Bullshit I don’t.” He hugs Barclay tight, “I want to be your boyfriend, your real boyfriend, so badly it’s like a constant ache in my chest. God, I’m so stupid, I should have started with that, I was just so caught up and a little afraid that this would be my only chance to be with you like this.”

“I was thinking the same thing. And I was gonna ask you this morning if you wanted to keep dating but I chickened out and planned to do it tomorrow instead.” A gentle chuckle, “guess we were both being foolish in the same way.”

“Why didn’t you say anything sooner?”

“I was nervous. And I kinda convinced myself that if you wanted me for real you would have said.”

Joseph runs a hand over his hair with an embarrassed laugh, “I did the same thing.”

“Man, we really are two, big fools huh?”

“Maybe” Joseph kisses him, “but we’re fools in love.”

Barclay’s grin is brighter than all of L.A combined, “Yeah. Yeah we are.”

[funky-gobbo-art]

Donolinc/Cringe!AU pt. 2

Okay if you're confused please refer to my main trans headcanon post here and the introduction to this au here.

Once again I'll give the same CW as the last post: if you don't wanna see any references to trans male pregnancy please blacklist the terms "mpreg" and "tmpreg", similar content to whats in Mafia 3 normally like violence, bigotry of the 1960's, war, etc.

General disclaimer: I'm not that good at drawing babies/young children. Pls forgive me TwT

(Some of these pictures are older than others)

Danielle Clay was born on Sept 1st 1969. Everyone calls her "Dani" for short. Her biological parents are Lincoln Clay and John Donovan, she has Lincoln's last name because it felt right.

She shows some signs of having ADHD in her childhood and her parent's quirks definitely rubbed off on her, like poking around things she shouldn't but also going head first into "scary" things.

Lincoln is so happy to be a dad since he lost his own family, and can be very over protective at times but that doesn't really show up until she's in her pre-teens and onward. Like I said in the last post, John was just happy he could keep this one, it takes a lot of adjusting to this new life, he still does what he normally does but cause he's at Sammy's all the time, he spends the most time with Dani before she eventually goes to school.

He's definitely more in charge with dressing her and had to learn how to do her hair, which was awkward at first with the whole situation. He may not be an ideal parent but he definitely loves and cares for her a lot. Just is pretty loose with swear words in front of her.

Since she does get into things a lot, she has to be kept away from loose papers and any potentially dangerous things laying around. She has ruined the vibe of a meeting at Sammy's where Lincoln invited his underbosses in the bar. Donovan, still keeping out of their line of sight, has quickly snatched Dani away from the bar area and took her back to the living space, but thats how the underbosses saw Lincoln's kid for the first time. Father James comes around more often just to check up on the kid and sometimes comes at Lincoln's request. He tries to keep his mouth shut about his opinions on Donovan's parenting, but Lincoln knows exactly what he's thinking.

Because John is still, well, John, he does complain a lot and projects his own distaste of things onto Dani, like hating the weather, going into the swamps, hating hippies, etc. Dani handles the weather pretty well like Lincoln, and as for hippies, Lincoln's taken her to LaVeau's compound where she interacted with M.J and his friends, so she ends up liking being around people like that, she came home with a flower crown and Lincoln had to answer a lot of questions. When it comes to swamps, once Dani's a teenager she eventually goes out into the Bayou Fantom a lot with her friends. Lincoln also took her to gator feedings before and she loves them.

She does eventually meet Marshall and Jackie when she's young. Marshall gives John a hard time a lot, occasionally saying some off color things about John as a "joke", and once Dani can talk, she'll even say "MY DAD IS NOT A MOM >:O" which surprised Marshall but he stops those kind of jokes for now. As for Jackie, despite her and John not being that close, since she does know his history and keeps tabs on Jesse, she's just happy to see things seemed to have worked out.

During all this, in between taking care of Dani, John was still working on his side project and was zeroing in on someone that was actually nearby. He was still fixated on the JFK conspiracy, and from old papers he found linking the Marcano's to local politicians, he started setting up a meeting to go to Baton Rouge, since many folks where still talking about Lincoln's crime spree and how he seemed to be untouched by the law for now. It was big news, and John was pulling some strings to go to a hearing on "Lincoln Clay's behalf". August 25th, 1971, Donovan went to a senate hearing about Lincoln's crime spree and meeting face to face with Senator Blake. Everything was recorded live. Everything. Danielle was nearly 2 years old at this time. The aftermath lead to John leaving the state and hiding for a few months away from the authorities and eventually they lost his scent after a few months

Of course, a serious crime such as assassinating a state senator will mean he's never NOT safe, but after a few months skipping around in different states, changing out cars and his appearance, he did eventually finally get back to New Bordeaux, after leaving Lincoln and Dani on their own for a few months, he missed her 2nd birthday and Lincoln swore he was about to punch him as soon as he got back, but he couldn't. He just got really emotional and made fun of John for having a more unkempt appearance.

In a way, as the new crime lord of New Bordeaux, and making sure the right people stay paid, Lincoln is basically untouchable, sure he has enemies, but law enforcement is in his pocket, he's got people to take care of things, etc. Sammy's becomes somewhat of a safe haven. Donovan can chill out there and not really worry about getting caught for his Live TV stunt, and he content with just leaving it there to make the people he's targeting paranoid. Not sure how he feels about being stuck in New Bordeaux though, but it's a good setup for now. Being around Lincoln means guaranteed immunity, also of course, happy to be near his kid again. Because Lincoln got emotional, Dani needed to be babysat for awhile (probably by Nicki cause she's trusted), and he really wanted to see if somehow he can use John being trans as some kind of loophole so they can legally tie the knot, he's sure he can talk to and bribe the right people but John isn't sure how he feels about it just yet, he just knows Lincoln's very clingy right now and lets him get his feelings out, ofc he missed him too.

Once again, yes I'm planning on adding more. Also I just wanna say, while I love this ship, the only thing that REALLY sucks about it is the age gap. They're both adults that seem to be on equal ground, but despite not revealing John's age, he has to be at most 35, which makes him about 12 years older than Lincoln. Which is eeehhhh....ehhhh.... really clinging on the fact they're both grown and seem to look at each other as equals. So whatever.

[agentsquirrelsgotrobots]

More snippets of my series of crossover one shots!

Dani popped by the firehouse to say hello, wearing an old t-shirt dress instead of her usual hoodie and jeans. Cody and Frankie wanted to hang out with the newest princess of the Infinite Realms, and Frankie was no doubt going to have a set of questions for her to answer.

Eventually, they got bored, and ran off into the forest with Dani Burns and Blades.

They came across a small cluster of trees, a vine and bush of blood red flowers. Cody touched the petals, not quite thinking of any danger. He would wash his hands when he got back to the firehouse.

Dani hovered closer to the tree, keeping a cautious distance away. She examined a few of the plants, being sure not to touch it. Unfortunately, Cody was not as cautious, and accidentally got the pollen all over his hands.

Dani brushed against Cody's jacket, the cuffs now covered in pollen.

She recognized the flower just as she got close enough to the tree to breathe in the pollen.

These were blood blossoms.

The reaction was instant.

Dani immediately shot back as if she was hit. Her nose started to bleed rust tinged ectoplasm, and she started to vomit straight blood.

"Blood blossoms, their poison. Makes ghosts unstable." She wasn't breathing now, not that she needed to, but her slow heartbeat was even slower, parts of her fading from existence as she struggled to keep herself together.

She started to fall out of the sky, Blades grabbing her and racing away. Dani tugged at the place her ecto-dejecto pen was under her skirt while Dani Burns focused on stabilizing all the wrong things. Dani Burns finally stopped long enough to see the injection pen, and spiked it into her thigh. She started to solidify immediately, getting better as the ecto did its work.

They took her back to the firehouse, where Dani Burns called Danny.

Danny burst out of a green portal in a ratty t-shirt and basketball shorts, obviously rolling right out of bed. He has an entire duffle bag of ectoplasm and even more ecto-dejecto, even a Fenton Thermos.

"Blood Blossoms are ten times as potent as an exorcism, and twenty times as deadly." He said, popping off the top of an ectoplasm thermos. Dani chugged it, her form growing more solid. She looked more lively, chatting with Frankie like nothing happened while Cody used the back door to head to the showers.

The firehouse was set up in a way that there was a separate door for when Kade came back from a rescue too covered in soot or contamination to change in the common areas. The entire place could be hosed down with no damage to the house. Cody grabbed a duffle bag filled with a change of clothes in his size, making sure not to open it until his stuff was on the washer and he had taken a shower.

In the main garage, Danny looked relieved, and exhausted.

"I had a bit of a flashback to when we met." He admitted to Dani Burns. "Dani was incredibly unstable when I was pitted against her. After I defeated her, she needed half a dozen of those ecto-dejecto pens to even be solid. I had to put her in a thermos anyway."

A green portal opened, and a redhead with a slightly haunted baseball bat left the portal. She wore a steel toed boot on one foot, and a walking boot on the other. A flaming circlet framed her brows, giving her the appearance of an eldritch general. Her smile was a bit too sharp as she smiled warmly towards Dani.

"Ellie! Danny said something about a patch of blood blossoms? I guess I need to make them even more extinct."

"Yeah, Cody found them. He didn't know they were bred to torture ghosts. He touched them, I didn't realize what they were, and now I am gonna be Frostbite's favorite patient for a little bit."

"Yeah you will. Hey, I'm Jazz, the only being in the Ghost Zone that can touch and kill Blood Blossoms without dying that can fit into this room. Can one of you robots come with me? We are burning this stuff in a place where the ashes can be safely disposed of. Blood Blossoms are nasty."

Heatwave went with Jazz to dispose of the deadly plants. Jazz summoned a bucket of blue greek fire and burned every last vine, along with the tree.

She left to join her younger brother and sister, being sure to dismiss the flames fully before leaving. Heatwave was shocked to find no coals or ash left where the tree once stood. Just an empty hole.

[valleynix]

More information on the signs/ how I think they suit the sisters:

Cancer main personality traits: loyal, protective, intuitive, sensitive, and caring.

I mean…does that not describe Bela to a T? Her emotional side is kept mostly to herself, while her protective and loyal side is more at the forefront. The way she interacts with the maids shows more of her caring and intuitive side. Meaning that if someone has done something wrong, she pretty much just intuitively knows. But she’s caring and treats them fairly well

More traits include: Nurturing (she takes care of her sisters), self-protective (hence why she tends to hide her emotions, she doesn’t want to get hurt by being vulnerable), as well as security-offering (she has an aura about her that makes people around her feel safe)

Sagittarius main personality traits: honest, direct, passionate, outspoken, and self-assured

Again….pretty suitable to Cass’s personality (in my humble opinion) she is VERY direct in her approach to “hunting” her victims, and she shows this by telling them exactly what she plans to do with them. She doesn’t evade the topic of death as much as her sisters(ie.there’s no flirting or teasing. Rather just…threatening). She’s passionate in that she would do anything to protect her family/the castle. She makes it very clear that there’s no tolerance for anything even slightly perceived as a threat to her family’s safety. She’s pretty outspoken, as shown by her chattiness when it comes to killing her victims. For example, she says things like “taken alive, dead, which would you prefer?” But then almost immediately moves on to say something else before they can respond. (The “let me string you up and slice your jugular” line or something). And lastly, she shows her self assured-ness by the way she moves with all the confidence that her method of killing will work. She clearly knows what she’s doing, and she clearly knows that it has always worked in her favour. (The self-assured trait can be assigned strictly to her work, as her general posture ie; keeping her head down, the way she keeps her flies covering her most of the time, tells a different story about her confidence in other areas of her life)

Some additional traits: Impulsive, impatient, and unforgiving. ….need I explain more?

Gemini main personality traits: quick-witted, charming, inquisitive (can be perceived as nosiness), scattered, and unpredictable

OHHHH YES. THATS MY DANI. YUPPERONI.

She’s definitely witty, i can’t name a specific instance from in-game that would prove this, but I CAN imagine her being witty with her sisters (mostly Cass), anyways… she’s charming and it’s proven by the way she flirts with her victims (and probably the maids, regularly), as for the inquisitive trait, I again, cannot name a specific instance in-game for an example, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t fit. I can imagine her asking lots of questions and just being curious in general. With everyone. She loves to learn new things about people and just seems to know everyone on a personal level. AH got distracted. Um. Okay. She shows her overall scattered-ness in her attacks. She doesn’t have one particular way of killing/injuring her victims. The only consistent part of her attacks is the flirtatiousness she exhibits. She tends to copy her sisters and mothers mannerisms (adorable) and sprinkles in some of her own here and there, which contributes to the scattered manor of her personality. She’s generally very unpredictable. She could be flirting with you one second, and have her sickle flying towards you the next.

Additional traits: child-like whimsy (she lives in her own little world and is a tad delulu), deceptiveness (seems harmful and not very intimidating but you better watch your back bc that can change in an instant and it’s horrifying)

That’s all! (I say as if I didn’t just write a whole essay���)

These are mostly just my personal opinions/ideas of their personalities and my general knowledge of the signs mentioned. For anyone reading this: please dont be mean to me :(

OUGH THE WAY YOU JUST DESCRIBED ALL OF THEM PERFECTLY??? HOLY SHIT

i am a firm believer in all of these simply because of how much is suits each one. like… it’s kind of difficult to get specific instances when they were barely shown in-game, but taking what we know and expanding on it seems to fit them PERFECTLY with these descriptions. Bela is typically such a mystery to me (which is probably part of her wanting to keep her emotional side in check and not show it often) but the way you described her???? oh my god

AND MY BABY CASS… god i loved reading that. she keeps herself more hidden than her sisters with her flies and i always thought that was a little strange, but i fully believe she’s not as confident in her looks/appearance as they are (bc like… while she’s not “conventionally” attractive, she’s still fine as hell) but then she also doesn’t quite seem to care?? so maybe she just puts on this front that she doesn’t care what people think of her or what she looks like, but deeper down, maybe it bothers her a little?? IDK ACK

AND DANI… MY LOVE… please she is so so sweet but also SO dangerous and i LOVE HER. i think a lot of her flirtatiousness with her victims comes from the fact she reads a lot of romances/wants to be in one, while also having very sadistic tendencies. i HATE when people mischaracterize her as this immature child who cannot function without someone because it’s just not true!! she’s a little delusional and can get lost in her own world, but she’s very capable and is an ADULT. she’s smart like her sisters, perhaps without the killing confidence? she probably has all the appearance confidence tho LMAO

ANYWAYS idk if any of that made sense but i loved reading your essay because it just DOES make sense with their characters. it seems very… them?? like i could see each trait in them and how it connected to what we see in-game and how others have expanded upon that. your honor i love them and i love this little essay sm <333

[asheepinthenight]

Hello Dani! Can I ask a question if you don't mind? I was wondering if there's special festival/holidays in Maressea? Thanks you!

Yes, there are! There are some areas that have smaller regional holidays, but the four celebrated throughout Maressea happen around the first full moon of each season. Depending on the community a person lives in, festivities may last anywhere from one day to a full week.

A rundown of the major holidays is under the cut!

The Maressean New Year celebration takes place at the start of spring. Traditionally, the New Year is celebrated by visiting neighbors and family and offering to share what one has if they have need of it following a harsh winter. This tradition came about following the Cataclysm when Maressea's climate suddenly grew much colder. Most people had a difficult time getting through the first few harsh winters that followed, so when the weather started to warm up at the beginning of spring, those who still had supplies would clear the roads and travel to bring those supplies to people who needed them. Maresseans are very used to their climate 3000 years later, though, so the visits and other events (like the ball MC's family hosts) are usually more social than anything else. But when there's been a particularly difficult winter, people do still use it as a time to check on their friends and family and share what they have.

The summer festival (sometimes called Green Fields) is more or less an excuse for a big communal cookout. It's a celebration of the warmer months returning and crops (hopefully) growing well. In modern Maressea, it's probably the most free-form holiday with some people (especially in rural areas) going all-out with a giant potluck barbeque and others just inviting a few family members for dinner.

The autumn festival has probably the biggest image difference between rural and urban areas. In places like Cheldwick, it's a time to relax amid the busy harvest season either resting at home or at community events like Cheldwick's. In the city, it's taken on a few more spooky connotations like real-world Halloween. Autumn was traditionally a time when people would harvest not only crops but the benefits of magical blessings cast early in the year. So when magic became taboo, some people came to see it as a time when curses and other dark spells could take hold. Since magic was never vilified as much in rural areas as in urban ones, the spooky vibes never really reached far outside of cities.

I talked a little about the winter festival, Hearthblaze, here.

[dp-marvel94]

(Not) Alone - Chapter 5

Summary: Consumed with worry and scared after watching Dani almost die, Danny begs her to come home with him and meet Jazz. He wants to see her safe and happy and taken care of more than anything. An important reveal also weighs heavy on him – Dani isn’t the only living clone… and the other is him. He needs to tell her the truth; maybe that will convince her to agree to the idea of telling his parents. And she'll stay in Amity Park with him, where he'll never have to worry if she's safe ever again.

Meanwhile, Dani has mixed feelings. Still reeling from the loss of her clone siblings, Danny’s unexpected worry and care make her uncomfortable. And her own guilt… she hurt him and helped get him kidnapped twice. How can he care about a mistake like her? But having clean clothes and a bed is wonderful. And things aren’t as simple as she thinks.

Will Dani accept the help she needs and let herself be loved? Or will she push Danny and Jazz away and run again?

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As soon as she heard the question, a dozen different answers crowded Dani’s mind. Well, really, first there had been surprise; they were really going to let her choose. (Vlad never let her choose anything…. The thought was a stab to her core. And after running away… was it really a choice if she was pushed to act because of necessity, if she never got to enjoy those choices?) But after that….

She could choose! Granted it needed to be in Amity Park… but there was still so much to do. They could stay in and watch tv, play a game, talk, relax. That might be nice but… she could go out with her brother and…. Jazz. (But Dami called her his big sister. And if Jazz was her brother’s big sister, then wasn’t she also….) Dani pushed away the thought.

They could get out of the house; that’s what Dani had been thinking about. And the possibilities! There was the park. Amity had so many restaurants and stores. She’d flown over a huge mall complex…. And there were docks; she’d seen the shore of a large lake while flying overhead. Did that mean there was a beach? Were there museums? A zoo? An aquarium? A space observatory? She didn’t even know what the options were. What all did Amity Park have to offer?

That mall complex…. A memory tickled her brain. 

It was so hot, it felt like she was melting (even faster than she already was.) The huge square building loamed above with so many people inside, cool air blasting through the doors. Dani wandered through the opening. She followed the smell of food to…. a large area with tables. People crowded around them, eating so many different kinds of food. 

“Jamie, look!” An excited voice caught her attention. Dani’s eyes flickered… to a girl about her age. “Can we get ice cream?” The girl asked, tugging on a teenage boy’s hand.

His eyes sparkled with humor. “I bet we can convince Mom.”

Said adult walked up to the pair, pushing a stroller with a wiggly three-year-old boy.

“Mom, can we get ice cream?” The girl immediately asked.

Big eyes and pleading from the three kids, including the toddler who quickly joined the begging, swayed the woman soon enough.

Dani watched from a distant table, feeling her heart ache as the siblings enjoyed their treat. After, toys were pulled out of a colorful shopping bag. With the teen’s help, the toddler got into a bag of plastic dinosaurs. The two boys played.

“Oh! You got me!” The older laughed, his brother’s T Rex taking out his Triceratops. “Mercy! Mercy!”

The girl hugged a stuffed bear. “Mr. Cuddles loves you very much.”

The oldest complained. “Nellie!”

At the same time, the youngest giggled, taken by the attack of plushie kisses. 

Dani wished that that was her and her brothers.

She had watched the family leave after that. She’d accepted as many free food samples as she could until the old lady in front of the Japanese food stall demanded she either buy a meal or leave. She had left, planning to sneak some food later, after the mall closed, even as her core clinched with guilt at the thought. She’d wandered around stores for a while… until a concerned employee asked where her parents were and called security to ‘help her find them’.

Back in the present, Dani asked. “Can we go to the mall?”

That previously unattainable dream of going to the mall with her brother…. That was within her reach. She could wander around stores without the concerned looks wondering where her parents were, without the disgusted sneers at her dirty clothes and unkempt hair. She could buy food, instead of guiltily sneaking what was left over after closing.

Jazz smiled kindly. “Of course we can.”

Dani helped the older two teens with the dishes. Food put away and kitchen clean, the three left the house. They piled into the red-head’s car and drove off. 

The drive was short and yet paradoxically so long. Dani wasn’t used to being in a car. She’d sneaked onto trains and buses while on the run. But her only experience with a car? (A dash of guilt… she had still been with Vlad. He’d taken her in his limo to the airport before they’d flown to Amity Park to kidnap her original.) It was weird, being buckled in like this. The vehicle seemed to sway gently… or not so gently, as Jazz made turns sharply and quickly.

But soon enough, the car arrived in front of the rectangular building. Jazz parked and the three got out of the vehicle, walking to the door. They passed a fountain with bronze statues, metal children playing in the water. And the actual entrance…

Dani stared up, eyes wide. It was huge! The entire side was glass, windows stretching up to the ceiling, to an overhang supported by massive square pillars. 

Sensing their approach, the automatic doors opened. Jazz and Danny walked through. Dani followed, smiling at the blast of cool air hitting her. Eager eyes flitted around the area, hungrily taking in everything. One step, two, three deeper into the mall. Slowly, Dani’s steps trickled to a stop.

This was incredible. If the outside looked huge, somehow inside was even bigger. Compared to this mall, the one she’d visited before was tiny. A circular area stretched in front of them, bustling with people walking to and fro. A square stage at one side hosted a singular musician with a guitar. Plants in pots lined the stage, more sitting against the pillars supporting the upper floor’s walkway.  

And on that second floor… a red and yellow neon sign drew her eyes to a uniform rusty brick covered area. A stark contrast from the white and tan facades of various stores, interspersed with their unique logoed splashes of color. What was up there?

“Dani. Dani?” A voice calling her name drew the girl out of her thoughts.

She blinked. “Huh? What?”

Her eyes fixed on her brother, grinning back at her. “Pretty cool, isn’t it?”

She nodded, hurrying up to him. “It’s so big! And open. Those windows,” She waved back at them. “Make everything look so sunny. And there’s music and so many people. And the fountain outside was so cool!” She looked up, pointing at the bricked second floor. “What’s that?”

The boy chuckled. “That’s the food court.”

“Food court?!” Somehow, Dani became even more excited at the words. “Can we get something to eat?”

“We just had breakfast.” Jazz said, more than a hint of humor in her voice. The older girl half-turned, back to the colorful display she’d been looking at.

“What’s this?” The clone girl asked. 

“The mall’s directory.” The red-head smiled down at her. “Where do you want to go first?”

With wide eyes, Dani searched the map. So many fun options….

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The first stop (because it was the closest) was the pet store. Inside, birds tweeted and dogs barked. Dani buzzed with excitement. 

“Puppies!” She peered through the glass. “They’re so cute.”

The store had bunnies. “She’s so soft.” One of the employees let Dani hold one.

And fish! Hamsters! Lizards! 

“I think we should get a snake.” Dami teased his older sister, eyeing the orange and white creature. (A corn snake, that’s what the display said. But it didn’t look anything like corn?)

 The red-head shook her head, wrinkling her nose. “Ew. No.”

“But look at him.” The boy brought out the puppy dog eyes. “He looks like he wants to come home with us.”

And the kittens! 

With big round eyes, Dani stared at the little black cat. She wanted to pet it so badly, to scratch under its tiny chin. The animal batted at a toy stuffed mouse.

“Oh, you like your mousie, don’t you?” She cooed. “Don’t you?”

It was so cute, she felt like her heart would melt. And at the same time… it squeezed. (There had been a black cat that she’d sometimes see stalking through Vlad’s garden. Muscles helped her sneak out water and food to it. The other clone’s soft, deep voice… We shouldn’t leave her milk, Dani. She can’t digest that.)

“Okay, even I’ll admit that’s cute.” Another (though not as familiar?) clone brother’s voice. 

Dani looked up at the boy (And that, looking up, was still blowing her mind.) “Cute!? This is the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen.”

The boy raised a brow. “I take it you’re a cat person then.” 

The girl nodded. Then… she blinked, her own brow furrowing. She was a cat person, yes. But her brother… “Are you a cat or a dog person?”

It was weird to ask. She didn’t know the answer but… she felt like she should have. Tiny had liked the cat who roamed the garden, right? But the way he’d just called her a cat person. Even I’ll admit that’s cute ? What did that mean?

Her brother blinked, for a moment considering. “A dog person. I think? I always wanted a puppy as a kid. I asked Mom and Dad every birthday and Christmas for years. And I have a ghost dog now, Cujo. You need to meet him too.” He smiled. Then, shrugging. “But there’s this stray cat Jazz has been feeding. We named her Muffin. She’s pretty sweet. And I loved that feral cat that kept showing up at Vlads’.” His eyes sparkled with mirth. “Remember that time it caught a baby rabbit for you. Dropped it right at your feet.”

For a moment, her heart twisted, confused and overwhelmed by those two responses. So much of that she didn’t recognize….

But in the end, Dani laughed. “Yeah. She dropped it, looking up at me like ‘look at me, I’m such a good little hunter’… and the poor little guy was still alive! It ran away. She went after it, caught it again, and dropped it back at my feet. But the bunny ran again. She caught it, dropped it… And scowled up at me, like ‘why aren’t you going after it?’”

“She thought you were a big dumb kitten.” Her brother laughed, ruffling her hair. “She was trying to teach you how to hunt.”

“I’m not a big dumb kitten.” She poked at his side. “You are!”

“Hey, we already established I’m a dog person. I can’t be a kitten.”

“But you like cats!”

“Okay. So maybe I’m a bit of both.” He shrugged. “The cursed cat-dog if you will. Like from that old cartoon.”

Dani blinked. “What?”

“Okay so…”

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The inane conversation continued as the three left the pet store.

“Let’s go there!” Danielle pulled the older two teens towards a colorful store. Large yellow letters boasted ‘Toys and Co.’

Big bright eyes took in the crowded scene. The tiled floor was bright yellow, whimsical music flowing through the air.  There were so many stuffed animals, action figures, baby dolls, and Barbie dolls. A giant Lego castle!

Dani practically ran to the circular table hosting a bin of colorful blocks. Huddled on the other side were a few other kids, all younger than her, but she couldn’t care less about the age difference. The girl grabbed a handful of blocks, starting to build. What should she make? A space-ship? A race car? Her own little castle? 

The other two teens joined, making their own little creations while chatting. The clone girl focused on her masterpiece, tongue stuck out in concentration.

“And…. done!” The girl exclaimed. 

“What is it?” Damian asked.

“A rocket-castle.” She boasted proudly.

“That’s great.” Jazz congratulated, pulling out her phone. “Let me get some pictures.” She snapped a few, asking Dani and Dami to pose.

“Done?” The younger girl asked impatiently. 

Jazz barely finished nodding and Dani was off again. So many things to see!

Racing toy cars on the model of Amity Park. Setting up a tea party in the dollhouse display. Banging out a tune on the floor piano mat. It was all so much fun! (It had been so long since she’d just gotten to play.) And even more fun as the older two teens played with her.

“Woah! Jazz, go!” The boy cheered. “Faster!”

The red-head obliged, feet shuffling faster on the mat. A dissonant clash. “Shoot. Wrong Note.”

“Faster!” Dani put up her hands.

“I’m going as fast as I can!” Jazz argued. But somehow the older girl went faster. Another clashing note hit. “I saw that, you gremlin!” Playfully narrowed eyes flashed to the boy, who withdrew his hand from the highest note with a mischievous grin.

Still, the red-head finished with a flourish. “Ta-da.”

“That was awesome!” Dani clapped. So did her brother, and even some other children and adults who had been watching. 

Jazz blushed. “It was okay.” 

“No.” The clone girl jumped up and down. “It was so cool!”

The older’s face softened, seeming to believe the words. “Thanks Dani.” A moment of hesitance… Then Jazz reached out to ruffle her hair. “Do you want to buy something? Like I said, I’ve got money.”

“I can buy something?” The girl blinked up, eyes wide.

“Of course.” A kind smile. “Pick out something you want.”

Dani searched for several minutes, hesitant herself. Her heart twisted in her chest. Jazz actually wanted to buy her something. She could hardly believe it. (She understood Damian being nice to her. But why was the red-head being so generous too?) But…

“This is perfect.” The girl smiled softly, her mind going back to that scene of the three siblings at the food court. She took the bag off the display.

“Why plastic dinosaurs?” Damian asked, brow furrowed.

Dani shrugged, face impassive.

“Let the girl get what she wants.” Jazz took the item. “Great choice, Dani.” 

At the register, the older girl pulled out a plastic card and bought the toys. She gave the youngest the bag. And Dani held it close to her heart, like it was precious.

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Next, they visited a huge bookstore. Two stories tall, with escalators in the middle. Dani had never seen so many books!

“I loved this book when I was your age.” Her brother picked up a thin paper back with a smile.

The clone girl looked over his shoulder. A majestic lion stared from the cover, two young girl’s faces buried in his mane. “The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe?”

“Oh. That’s a really good series.” Jazz offered. Then her brow furrowed. “That’s a different cover than I remember reading.”

The boy turned the book over, perusing the back. “Mom’s copy is older. From the 90s or something.”

“I like the older cover better.” The red-head huffed.

“You would.” The boy rolled his eyes.

Again, Dani’s heart clenched with an odd feeling. So much history and familiarity here, between the two older teens… she felt left out, like last night when they were making dinner. But…..

Her brother looked up, holding out the book to her. “Do you want to give it a read?” A hint of sadness in his smile. “I know you, reading everything you can get your hands on.”

That was true enough; before she’d read every book she could find in that cabin. But less for the love of reading and more for voracious curiosity, the desperate need to connect to the world outside those four walls. And from the sad look in his eyes…. Damian knew that as well.

Dani took the book, eyes skimming over the back. (Her heart squeezed. She could imagine reading this to Daniel, sitting on the floor in front of his pod. But he wasn’t…)

She shook her head, smiling. “Yeah. It looks cool.”

The clone girl ended up leaving with the novel and a book on dinosaurs.

“Oh! This looks interesting.” Jazz had offered the book eagerly.

Danielle’s heart warmed at the attention, accepting with a smile.

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Next was another toy store. Build-a-bear! Jazz and Danny helped her make a stuffed animal, a black dragon with large green eyes and tiny wings. She picked out a tiny saddle for him and a bear-sized Spiderman shirt. After much deliberation, she named him Inky. The nice employee put her new friend in a white box that looked like a little house as Jazz paid.

Then the candle store! It smelled so good. So many of the candles had weird and funny names. She wanted to smell every one. In the end, her brother and Jazz almost had to drag her out. 

“You can’t smell every candle, Dani.” Dami quietly whined, an arm over her shoulder. “People are starting to look at us weird.”

“Fine.” The clone girl huffed. She squirmed out from under the arm, hurrying out of the store.

Then her eyes flickered to the red-and-yellow neon sign she’d seen earlier. ‘A Fork in the Road’…. The food court!

She turned, pointing. “I’m hungry. Can we get food?”

“That sounds good to me.” Dami turned to the red-head who nodded.

“Yes!” Excited, Dani ran ahead of the other two.

“You’re not supposed to run.” Jazz called after her.

“Just let her go.” The muttered reply.

Turning the corner, Dani was greeted by a surprisingly rustic scene. As viewed from the entrance, the outer wall was brick. Rows and rows of tables sat in the middle, interspersed with pillars supporting the wood-beam criss-crossed ceiling. And on the inner side and back wall…. The food stalls!

Colorful neon signs offered so many different types of food. It all smelled delicious.

“What looks good?” Her brother said, coming up behind her.

In the end, Dani went with Chinese food. 

“So good.” The clone girl gushed through her noodles. Jazz and Dami knew good food! She’d said that about every single meal she’d had with them. (It was kinda sad; maybe it tasted better when she didn’t have to steal it.)

There in the food court, Dani took a rest to play with her new spoils, coaxing her brother into a dinosaur fight and attacking the other two teens with kisses from the newly named Inky. All the while the three discussed where else to visit on their mall trip. 

The arcade and electronics store were fun. There was the Amity Park Gift shop, selling just about any object Dani could think of, with the city name in big letters and little cartoon ghosts. And even more items marked with a familiar insignia.

“Aww. They have Danny Phantom plushies.” Jazz jutted her lip out, waving the doll in the boy’s face. “Isn’t he adorable?”

Dami raised a brow skeptically. “Uh huh….” 

The red-head turned sharply, marching towards the checkout. “I’m going to buy him.”

The boy’s jaw dropped. “Seriously?” Then, crossing his arms as the older teen ignored him… “I didn’t authorize this.” He muttered.

Dani giggled at the exchange, begging Jazz for her own Phantom plushie. (Even as staring at the miniature likeness of Danny Phantom gave her an odd feeling.)

The three left the tourist shop, passing in front of one of the numerous clothing stores. For just a moment, Dani’s eyes lingered on one of the outfits in the window. It wasn’t her typical style at all, a sleeveless dress with a flared skirt and a pattern of little flowers. But… an odd squirming in her gut. It was pretty. (Would she- messy, dirty, not good enough, imperfect, a mistake- look cute in it….)

“We can take a look if you want.” Dami offered. 

“Yes. We should get you your own clothes anyway.” Jazz nodded. “Not just our hand-me-downs.”

The words shook Dani out of her thoughts. “No. It’s fine.” The girl frowned down at her feet, crossing her arms.  “I don’t need new clothes.”

Her insides squeezed guilty. Letting Jazz and Dami buy her little fun gifts was one thing but her own clothes… that was… that was too much. 

“Dani-” Dami started, reaching towards her with big compassionate eyes. 

The girl side-stepped, stomping away towards a big neon sign. Even still, complex feelings swirled in her core. She didn’t need help. She didn’t need someone to take care of her. (She didn’t deserve it.)

No, she couldn’t think like that, not when Dami was being so nice to her (after she yelled at him this morning). Her gaze flickered around for a distraction, keenly aware of the footsteps quickly following after her. The clone girl’s eyes fixed on-

“What’s that?” Dani pointed at the poster. A smiling man and woman sat on a giant pink letter B, in front of a blue background.

Her brother took the bait. “Oh. It’s the Barbie movie.”

Barbie… like those dolls she saw at the toy store? 

Dani’s brow furrowed. “Can we see it?”

The older two teens exchanged looks. There was a moment of hesitation, as if the two exchanged silent conversation about whether or not to push the clothing shopping. 

Eventually though, Jazz sighed. “Yes, we can.” She marched up to a glass window with a teenager sitting behind it. “Three tickets for Barbie at four, please.”

The three watched the movie, Dani squirming in excitement in her seat. She munched on the popcorn.  Her head tilted, not understanding some of the jokes, but still she grinned and laughed. The girl almost busted a gut during the Ken’s song and dance number. She even teared up at the end, as Barbie made her choice. (The question rang in her core…. What was I made for?)

“That was amazing!” Dami gushed star-eyed. “I’m just Ken…” As the trio exited the closing mall, she skipped down the almost empty halls and sang loudly, her previous angst long forgotten.

Another short drive and they arrived back at Fenton Works. The older two prepared a quick meal, after entertaining Dani with some board games. The clone girl went to bed with a smile on her face.

[damelucyjo]

Are we ready to meet the blueprint for why Ted’s the way he is??

Buckle up guys, it’s a rough one!! And yeah, I’m gonna use this still because I’m salty they gave it to us then never had them interact in this scene! 😡

Episode 11 - Mom City

Of course he knows everyone in the area

Love to see Chery Barnabyl still living life 😂

‘Hey, Teddy’ 🥹 we knew it!!

YYEEEAAAHHH!!

(Was the the shortest opening we’ve had??)

Didn’t have Nate working as a waiter on my bingo card

I absolutely love how sarcastic & dry Jade is 😂

These boys have grown so much! Then now being the ones to ask him back 🥰

More lore for Bumbercatch 🫡😂

His face when he thought it was Ted but Ted doesn’t know 🥺

Omfg Issac’s face at the suggestion of 25 of each 😂 Kola, you gorgeous man!

She’s the reason he eats peanut butter from the jar! How cute

‘The one with the line under the nuclear power symbol, that’s for making cookies and chicken. The three squiggly lines let you burn a pizza. And the key symbol there, that makes the whole thing beep until Beard comes over and fixes it for me.’ Still makes me laugh as this is how I talk about my oven 😂

Oop was that mention of Mother’s Day a little dig at her Teddy?? 🫣

She’s been in London a week and never said anything?! Very suspicious 🤔

Eww mom, don’t mention sex 😂

Gosh he’s so much like his mum, huh. Bet that really pisses him off 😂 & been around one another for 5 minutes and he’s already had enough! I know that feeling 🫣😂

I must say, casting Becky Ann was a brilliant choice. She and Jason kinda look alike to me!!

MBetter Trent’ They should have made Roy do all the press conferences always 😂

Oh poor Jamie. He’s so lost and broken 🥺 there is absolutely no trace of the Jamie we were first introduced to!

Do we think Ted has mentioned Rebecca to him mum before?? That was a very interesting look on her face when she walked in behind him 🤔

HER FIRST INTERACTION WITH REBECCA WAS A JOKE JUST LIKE REBECCA’S FIRST INTERACTION WITH TED WAS A JOKE!!!

And she lifted her fucking hands up 😂😂

Oh and Ted is having a hard time with them meeting just like Rebecca did

But now they’ve met each others mothers 👀 must be serious! 😉

and of course her name is Dorothy!! As if it’s be anything else 🥰

‘I can’t believe I’m finally getting to meet the woman who created one of the nicest humans I’ve ever met’ The perfect thing to say to your future mother-in-law. Just saying!

A simple line to show Ted has always been a people pleaser 👍🏼

Hannah’s laugh 😂

‘Sure, if you want me to respond’ Jason’s face 😂 as if that’s not the exact thing Ted would say! Mothers really can be a blueprint!!

Look at Rebecca, offering to show her around rather than getting someone else to do it. Growth, people!

Nice callback!!

She’s a Dani fan 🫡 aren’t we all!! 😂

‘Where-are-you-from?’ ‘Surrey’ ‘Oh, I thought you said ‘sorry’’ 😂😂 Ted’s groan of suffering 😂

Look at all these boys, absolutely loving story time with Mama Lasso

I still don’t know how I feel about them using Oklahoma 🤷🏻‍♀️ feels weird to me

Look at these two, watching story time and chatting together like an old married couple 🥰

She wouldn’t say that, Ted! She be much more creative 😂

I love how he doesn’t question her going off to buy a horse. Makes perfect sense! 😂

Yes, Trent, I’d love to talk with you, but first I must tell you that your hair is fabulous 😂 Dottie, you’re so real!

Dani’s huge smile 😂

Yeah, I’m with you boys 😂

Jamie, love, you’re worrying everyone 🥺

‘Shouting is Roy’s love language’ boy only has 2 volumes 😂

Bets on how many times Phil & Brett had to do this before they could get through it without laughing

Oh Jamie 🥺 Phil is amazing and he absolutely breaks my heart. He certainly deserves all the awards this season!!

‘Where the fuck are me wings, Roy’ 😂 how they ever got a take of him grabbing his face without them loosing it is amazing

‘You missed a good one’ 😂 obsessed that it’s actually a thing that Will is always there somewhere. And Charlie’s ‘dammit’ reaction 👌🏼 brilliant

Hugs Boson. He’s still in there somewhere!

‘I do believe in second chances, Ted. That’s why I’m still married, and all my sons are alive’ Julie! What did you do?! 🫢

Woah! Don’t hold back, Beard!

Everyone so excited to meet his mum 🥹 it’s beautiful

‘Weirdo Beard-o!’ ‘Lodi Dodi!’ Oh they’re cute!! Would have loved to have gotten a name slip there though

GROUP HUG! 😂

Of course Beard has a song about Ted’s mum 😂

Oh Ted is not doing well 🫣😂

The fucking pipes. I bloody love Katy and Barbara has quickly become one of my favourites 🥰

Roy Kent. Sleeps with a woman then can’t stop telling her she looks nice 🫡 Never change, sir.

Silly pants 🥹 why is that so adorable??

So like mother like son then, huh

I love how Mae has basically had a moment with everyone on this show 😂

Beards description of love is somehow perfect for him 😂

Aww, he’s so excited to show her a picture 🥹 knowing he didn’t have a great relationship with his own mum it’s adorable to see he’s close with Ted’s

Mae, coming with with the words of wisdom and reciting poetry out of nowhere. What a queen!!

‘Your mum’s the bollocks’ the highest level of praise one can be given from a Londoner 😂😂

The age old argument over whose taking the bed

(Though this whole thing over the one bedroom is a choice considering the actual flat they use for Ted’s is a 2 bed place apparently)

See, my spidey senses are a tingling! You come all the way to England to see your son, then chose to stay behind instead of going with him?? 🤔 what’s your angle, Dottie

Her being so defensive that she wasn’t the one having sex makes me think Ted’s shown he had a problem with her relationships in the past…

Manchesterians 😂 I think I’m gonna cal then this from now on 😂

Aww, mama’s worried about ya, Teddy 🥺

‘Let me guess, it’s all my fault’ so he’s not the only one who distrusts therapists then… interesting

She loves tea 👀 just like her future daughter-in-law. Wait, what? I didn’t say anything… 👀

Whilst I’m loving that Rebecca is using the bus now, I’m very sad we don’t get to actually see it 🙁

Oh, Jamie 😢

‘You should see him in drag’ 😂

I must admit I’m over things whole ‘do you know who this is’ bit 🫠

I know it’s a whole plot point, but I love how Keeley just tags along to these trips away

And I’m guessing Rebecca has hired KJPR for the club, even if she is funding it…

‘It’s like a draw without a home’ 🤔

Jamie falling apart until he hears they’re shit talking his hair online 😂

So who chose You’ve Got Mail for movie night then?? Seems like a very strange choice…

So they’re not together? I’m confused. I think Roy is too 😂 ‘yeah, and she just looks very nice’

‘Nora Ephron’ ‘I’m saying my apology’ ‘Who?’ ‘Carl Bernstein’s ex’ I will admit I don’t get this at all 🫣😂

Look at these boys proper into it 😂 Hell yeah indeed, Issac!

Could have done without another Sam & Rebecca moment, personally. It feels like a little too ‘look! Did you notice this is what we did too!’ for me

What are the chances Somewhere Over The Rainbow scores this scene, too 🤷🏻‍♀️

Aww, Leslie! 😂

Even Roy is tearing up!!

I feel it’s going to be important to something that he said he prefers Sleepless In Seattle 👀

I just want to say, too, that it was plain rude to release the still of Ted & Rebecca during this scene, but not show them interact at all. Disrespectful, actually.

Okay, I get that it’s to show a younger Jamie, but I could have done without him spitting off the bridge thanks 🤢

Aww, they care about him so much. It’s adorable 🥰

😂 bet these kids had the time of their life’s swearing so much 😂

The episode is literally called ‘Mom City’ and I knew they were going to Manchester and that there was going to be a scene in Jamie’s childhood bedroom. So why was I surprised to meet Jamie’s mum?? 😂

That was cute though

Of course she has a Jamie wall in her living room 😂

Roy, stop staring!! 😂

Simon is a little Ted-ish, don’t you think??

Jade is so real 🫡😂

She just wants him to do what he does best and makes him happy 🥹 Who knew Nate’s relationship would end up being one of the sweetest on the show 🤷🏻‍♀️

Nate, she didn’t mean… You missed the point there, bud 😂

This whole scene is wonderful to watch. Phil certainly does deserve all the awards for this season!! He’s made Jamie so believable throughout this show 🥰 Easily could have gone OTT with it

THE FUCKING POSTERS!! 😂😂😂 I mean, he did tell him he had a poster of him on his wall!

🥹 Sometimes all you need is a talk and a cuddle with your mum 🥹

Also toerag is such a mum thing to call someone 😂

SEXY LITTlE BABY CALL BACK!! 😜

Look at Roy, trying to talk about his feelings 🥹 You’ve come a long way my friend 🫡

They really do need to have that conversation though

Aww, he’s such a mummy’s boy 🥰 it’s cute

Why is he being so weird with him mum 😂 is it payback for the comment he made about his sister last week?? 😂

This bit about Keeley being on the TV whenever they’re away somewhere is actually brilliant 😂

‘I went to the bathroom and ended up outside and now I can’t get back in the building’ 👌🏼 love it

Oh Ted 🥺

Dance it out, Becca! 😂

Wouldn’t Rebecca have known that if she practically grew up with Richmond AFC?? 🤔

Look at our girly, willingly sharing a story about her dad 🥹 we’ve all come so far! 😂

Love a four-octave vocal range mention in honour of Hannah 🫡

And the talent for flipping straights 😜😂

COME ON, RICHMOND!!

Leslie too afraid to movie in case he jinxes it 😂

And I say it every time, but looking excited about football is Hannah’s greatest acting performance 😂

‘Van damn he’s been good today’ was a good joke, but his name change meant they missed out on a mask of Zoreaux one 😂

‘Come on, James’ 🥺

At least they’re finally showing that he really is good in goal, too

I’m all for Nate’s story, but I couldn’t care less about this other guy 🫢

‘I played hurt all the time’ ‘You can’t walk up stairs’ 😂😂 omfg

Another nod to Hannah with the scary Freddy Kruger mention 🫡😂

‘And as we all know, hurt people hurt people’ 👀 say it louder for the ones in the back

You don’t need your dad, Jamie. You’ve had everything you’ve needed in the last few years from the guy kneeling beside you 🥹

Nice to see cocky, prideful Jamie again 🥰

Hannah grabbing Jeremy’s face 😂😂

I just noticed Keeley’s dress! Love her into everything she is

I’m not crying, I just need a moment 🥹 I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to watch this scene without getting teary 🥹

Are those his dad’s mates? 👀🤷🏻‍♀️ if not, who are they??

Omg is he in rehab?! 🥹 ARE MY EYES EVER GOIJG TO STOP LEAKING!!

The sheer power of this show that they mange to get all these big names within the football world is amazing!

Oh, the boys are happy & proud!! But them carrying Will did me in 😂

(Psst, why didn’t we see the ‘grown ups’ celebrating with them? Again, disrespectful!)

SO MUCH FUCKING LOVE IN THE ROOM, BABES! Am I getting teary again… 🥹 maybe

Aww, is karaoke their celebration go to?! I love it

Brendan acting his arse off, too! Another case of ‘no words needed’

These three are just absolutely glorious together 🥰 I wish we’d had more of it

And we’re gifted with Brett’s gorgeous smile! What more could we want!

Another wonderful callback with Ted in the window 👍🏼 looking in on a good thing this time

Look at these cuties being cute 🥰 and of course his apology letter is 60 pages long 😂

I’ve watched this scene a few times now and yes, I have teared up AGAIN every time. Learning how they became friends, a little bit more about Beard’s backstory, being told exactly what time of a person Ted is and always has been 🥺🥺🥺 I MEAN!! Just the tears in Brendan’s eyes alone kills me!!

AND THE FOREHEAD TOUCH INTO A HUG!!! This scene is probably my favourite in this episode

Sweet baby Jesus Teddy said a bad word! 🫢

Apparently I’m not going to stop crying now either 😢 Goodness me you’ve been holding that in a long time, haven’t you, Ted!

Okay Dottie, you can have a fuck you from me too! That’s a low blow using Henry like that

‘Cause I know he’s gonna leave’ OKAY pause. I’m crying too much right now 😫

Knowing now that they’ve had the necessary talk, I’d give anything to see them again! It’s a shame we only got Dottie for 1 episode

Record scratch! Did not see Bex and Ms Kakes turning up at Rebecca’s on my bingo card! But I’m excited to see what shit they can bring on Rupert (if we ever get to see it next week) 👀

This Sam Ryder song is very Queen inspired. I’m a fan!

We love love a note and a disappearance from a mum on this show ✌🏼

📢 He’s not wearing a Richmond jumper at work 📢 👀

Oh the parallels of him meeting her in his office this time

Their easy banter means everything to me 🥰

SHE’S NOT GOT ANYTHING BECAUSE SHE DOES’T KEEP SECRETS FROM HIM ANYMORE 📢📢

‘I got one’ 🫢

HOW DO DO YOU END AN EPISODE LIKE THAT?! Bloody rude!! And theres only 1 obvious thing that his truth bomb is going to be, and I don’t like it one bit!!

But ending the episode with Brandi Carlile singing ‘Home’ means you’re forgiven slightly.

I actually really liked this episode. Meeting Dottie was very interesting, and I think it was great for Ted to finally start a necessary conversation with her.

This is going to be a long fucking week waiting for the next episode. As always, I go into them with no expectations, but I can’t help but feel they’ve got a fair amount to cover in this finale… it better be like 90 minutes long or some shit 🤞🏼

Anyway, I’m gonna go listen to Home by Brandi on repeat and cook a shepherds pie ✌🏼

[goodmorrowing]

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I'm here bestie 😂 i thought you'd like a break since you've been engaged too... Congratulations btw

So here it goes

Jamie, her 2yr old daughter(let's call her betty) and their golden retriever dog (let's call him Bruno) continue to live their lives after being separated from her wife due to a very tragic incident. Betty suffers from chronic asthama, right after her birth and doctors just advise Jamie to take care of her until she grows older and that the asthama would eventually resolve by itself. Jamie is a very popular and a well known florist in the country and she makes lots of money so betty has access to pretty much everything, except a mother (Well, jamie is a mother too, but you know what i mean). Jamie always reads stories to betty that doesn't include a mom and Betty always keeps asking Jamie about her mom, how she was, how she looked and Jamie, most of the time, answers the questions indifferently, tells her that she doesn't have any photos of her mom or brushes them off altogether. But one day, betty becomes too stubborn and asks Jamie to tell the story of her mom, or else she won't take medication. Jamie convinces betty that it was too late and time for bed and promises her that she would tell her about her mom the next day. The next day comes, betty patiently waits for Jamie to tell her mom all day long, even in the shop she reminds Jamie of what she has promised to her while Jamie feeds her lunch and Jamie doesn't respond. After going home, betty becomes restless and keeps asking Jamie about her mom and Jamie loses her cool, snaps on her and betty goes to bed with silent cries. The next day, when Jamie wakes up, she doesn't find betty beside her and Bruno as well. She checks the entire house, doesn't find them anywhere. She calls Owen, Hannah, everyone in the shop if they have seen her but doesn't receive any helpful information. She takes her car and starts searching for them in the area and then she gets a call. She answers it, and it's a man on the other side, informing Jamie about the whereabouts of betty. He tells her that she's in a certain cafe with his fiance. She thanks the man and rushes to the cafe. When she reaches the entrance, she sees betty and bruno sitting with a woman, both betty and the woman laughing and having a pleasant conversation. She goes to the table and looks at the woman to thank her and she becomes shell shocked. She forgets to speak. And then the woman introduces herself to Jamie "Hi, I'm Dani".

Twist in the tale - Dani is Jamie's wife. They had been married for 4 years before having Betty and after they had Betty, she was seriously ill and was hospitalized right after her birth for a very long time. This made Dani go into depression and then one night, while Jamie was driving them home after leaving Betty at the hospital with Owen and Hannah, Dani says "We shouldn't have had a baby. I should've listened to you. It's my fault and I know you blame me for this". Jamie turns just for a second to look at Dani and provide reassurance and then BAM, a truck hits them from behind. Jamie hits her head to the steering wheel, while Dani suffers a severe head injury as falls out of the car by breaking the front glass of the car. They're immediately taken to the hospital. While Jamie recovers soon as she faces minor injuries, Dani, on the other hand, goes into a minor coma and when she wakes up, she doesn't have any memory of the past 6 years of her life. Jamie informs Karen about the incident and when Karen visits Dani at the hospital, she lies to Jamie that Dani had told her the day before the accident that she wasn't happy with her and had wanted a divorce from her. So Jamie, though it's breaking her heart, decides to not interfere in her life anymore. She takes one last look at Dani from outside the ICU and leaves the hospital, with baby Betty, after finally being discharged on the day Dani has no memory of their existence.

Present day scenario - Dani is engaged to Eddie and has absolutely no memory of her marriage with Jamie. She meets Betty outside the cafe, when Bruno runs towards her and sees betty chasing Bruno. (Bruno remembers Dani and that's the reason he runs towards her as soon as he sees her). She's with Eddie and when Dani talks to betty, she tells that she ran away from home because she was angry at her mum but now was lost. So Eddie, who was with Dani at that time, calls Jamie and informs her of the location and leaves as he has some meeting to attend to. Dani feels a strong connection with Betty and she sits with her inside the cafe and they engage in a nice conversation. Betty tells Dani everything, everything in detail, about her life, about Jamie, about why she ran away from home, so much detail that had she known Jamie's credit card's credentials, she would've told her that as well. When Dani sees Jamie, she feels like she had seen her before but can't really remember her. She anyway introduces herself to Jamie and listens to Jamie and Betty's conversation. When betty stubbornly asks Jamie then and there to tell her the story of her mom, Dani intervenes and says "Keep your promises, Jamie. She's your daughter". Jamie, obviously, gives in and starts to tell the story of them and Betty interrupts "Mumma, what does momma look like? I want to imagine a face in the story" Jamie hesitates telling and then Dani says "You can imagine me, sweetie"

Jamie narrates their entire story, but makes a change in the end, telling betty that her mom had died in an accident. Dani has tears in her eyes at the end as she feels it's too personal. She feels as if she's gone through the entire thing.

And the story goes from there. Betty and Dani become good friends. Dani having flashes of the events of the past 6 years of her life vaguely and eventually develops her feelings for Jamie AGAIN and breaks up with Eddie. Slowly but surely, Dani gets her memory back after getting the right treatment (which she keeps a secret from Jamie). And then comes the climax when they have a huge fight where Dani says "So you'll leave me?"

Jamie - "You lost your memory, Dani. You forgot me, you forgot your daughter, what was I supposed to do?"

Dani - "Be there and help me get my memory back"

Jamie - "You weren't happy with me. You wanted a divorce from me"

Dani - "Did I tell you that?"

Jamie - "......."

Dani - "TELL ME"

Jamie - "Your mom told me"

Dani - "You think I'll talk to my mom about wanting a divorce before talking to you about it?"

Jamie - "......i-i don't know...things weren't very smooth between us after betty was born and-"

Dani - "And what? You thought I'd leave you?"

Jamie - "You hadn't spoken to me for a month, Dani, what was i supposed to think?"

Dani - "THAT I'D GET BETTER."

Jamie - "I WAS HURTING TOO. IT WAS HARD FOR ME AS WELL TO SEE OUR DAUGHTER IN THE ICU FOR 6 FUCKING MONTHS. AND IT WAS MY FAULT. EVERYTHING WAS MY FAULT"

Dani's face softens and reaches for Jamie. Jamie tries to move away but Dani pulls her closer by her shirt

Dani - "I'm here now" she whispers

Jamie - "for how long?"

Dani - "Until you drive properly and not cause any accidents" she jokes

Jamie - she laughs but she still feels guilty about what happened "I'm sorry. I probably deserved it"

Dani - "Jamie, look at me, it was an accident. That's it"

Jamie - "I still can't believe you got your memories back"

Dani - "I know MEAT"

Jamie - "......................wh-what?"

Dani - "Yeah. Do you still have it?" Nudges her shoulder

Jamie - "No"

Dani - Gasps "Why?"

Jamie - "what do you mean why. You weren't there anymore"

Dani - " well, I'm back and you should get a new one"

Jamie - chuckles "alright"

And they make up, make out 🌚 and Betty now has a mum and a mommy ☺️

BESTIE ⁉️ i'm being so serious right now, are you a writer? have you ever considered being a writer? please become a writer and write this i will be your BIGGEST FAN. i would be honored to take on this idea but honestly i think you have it NAILED and holyyyy fuckkkkk the amount of gasps and giggles and tears i just shed. please write this i will be ALL OVER IT (i am already ALL OVER IT) and genuinely this is gripping! it's emotional! it's tumultuous! AHH!!! i love this, i love you! please let me know if you're going to write this (so i can back off and let you and be your #1 fan because ?!!! oh my GOODNESS) because. i am actually shaken right now.

[loveyadanib]

Dani B’s ❤️ Journal

Sharing Life, Love, and Happiness

There are days when life can get overwhelming and it’s hard to even sit down long enough to understand or figure out what you are going to do. Take the time to center yourself and make a plan. It will help so much!!

Anything is possible. You can do anything that you set your mind to. Keep taking steps and you will obtain your goal. Life is always changing, evolving and there is never a time where you have it all together. Improvements can always be made in any area of our lives. Everyone has something they are struggling with, but the difference between regular people and successful people is action. Stating what you are going to do is only the first step. You must follow through with what you say. Our daily actions define what kind of person we are. What kind of person are you?

Anything you desire or dream of you can have. Everyday make a step, make the effort, and before you know it you will be right where you always imagined. Feeling proud of your accomplishments is a beautiful thing. This is how we learn to love ourselves. We do not need acceptance from others we only need to love and accept ourselves and this comes by following through with what we say. Being able to count on yourself and feel proud. There is nothing better in the world than looking in the mirror and saying “I am so proud of myself“ “I did it” and “I can do this.” Remember that YOU are so special. YOU are the answer to any question or problem that you have. Look inside yourself, you have a beautiful glowing heart, an intelligent brain, and a strong will. Anything that you do, stay consistent and make it priority!