#edit: ADDITIONALLY and yeah gotham is objectively worse than amity but the Ghost Zone? fight me

[willothewips]

ok well I'm incompetent or tumblr is. tried doing this in the tags and messed it up so I'll just go for it bc literally losing sleep thinking about this post

I keep thinking about it and I like the idea that dash DOESNT know danny is half ghost/The Phantom (and since Danny is "retired" why would he find out unless told) just realized the Fentons were fighting real life ghosts / real life dangers

and maybe as he got older developed an ex-bully complex where he wants to make up for it / wants to help and protect people, esp kids

so when he overhears danny and jazz planning on going to Gotham, no hero business but wanting to help in small ways (like as a teacher), dash is just like "yeah, good idea. I'll go and teach scrawny teens how to defend themselves."

(plus growing up in amity they're all probably adrenaline junkies and need some kind of terror going on nearby to feel Normal)

and ok that addition about danny having scars visible under his t-shirt? that was Good.

and jason figuring out danny was an ex hero? that was also very good.

but I raise you: one of them asking danny all sorts of questions to figure out why he quit being a hero even after red huntresses warning like "was it too hard? getting those scars too painful? whatever whatever is that the reason you gave up the fight?"

and eldritch ghost king danny replies with a smile "give up? I didn't give up. I won."

Short DPXDC Prompts #468

Danny is a Chemistry teacher at Gotham Academy. His favorite student is Tim. He shocks the students by teaching and creating a Fear Antitoxin for the kids to learn as part of their curriculum.