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[zhelin-thames]

Danny Meets Dex-Starr

here you go @freelancerofthetriforcekeyblade

Masterpost

Gotham’s sewers echo with dripping water and the eerie glow of Danny’s ghost light as he chases specter.

Danny: “Seriously, why do ghosts always pick the grossest places to hang out? I’m not getting ecto-slimed again—”

Danny stops mid-sentence as a glowing red light cuts through the darkness. He turns to see Dex-Starr, his fur bristling and eyes blazing with rage. The Red Lantern’s power hums like a low growl, and his plasma-filled mouth drips with molten fury.

Danny: [Hovering slightly back] “…Okay, not a ghost. Definitely not a ghost. Uh, hi there, kitty?”

Dex-Starr: [Snarling, his voice guttural and dripping with anger] “Back away, human, or I’ll incinerate you!”

Danny: [Waving his hands] “Whoa, easy there, Garfield! I didn’t mean to—wait, did you just talk?!”

Dex-Starr: [His tail lashes as he floats closer] “Of course I talk, you fool. And I don’t take kindly to being interrupted.”

Danny: [Floating down to the sewer floor] “Okay, first of all, rude. Second, what’s a space cat doing in Gotham’s sewer? Shouldn’t you be, I don’t know, chasing laser pointers on a planet somewhere?”

Dex-Starr: [Eyes narrowing] “I’m here because humans are scum. My vengeance knows no bounds. Now leave, before I show you just how powerful a Red Lantern can be.”

Danny: [Crossing his arms] “Yeah, yeah, I’ve heard it all before. Ghosts, villains, angry interdimensional beings—it’s always, ‘I hate humans, rawr rawr rawr.’ You sound like my arch-nemesis, dude.”

Dex-Starr: [Leaning forward, hissing] “And yet, you’re still standing here, mocking me.”

Danny: [Shrugs, glowing green energy sparking in his hands] “Because I’ve dealt with worse. So, what’s the deal? You’re not exactly doing the whole ‘justice’ thing right now, and I’m kinda curious why you’re so… hangry.”

Dex-Starr pauses, his growling softening as if caught off-guard by Danny’s calm demeanor. His plasma dims slightly.

Dex-Starr: [Flatly] “Why do you care?”

Danny: [Sitting cross-legged midair] “Because I’ve been there, okay? Mad at the world, thinking everyone’s out to get me. My parents literally hunt people like me, so, yeah, I get it.”

The glow in Dex-Starr’s eyes flickers. For a moment, the rage seems to wane.

Dex-Starr: [Skeptical] “You… you’re serious?”

Danny: [Offering a ghostly ecto-snack from his pocket] “Yep. Now, do you want to talk about it or just keep being Gotham’s angriest furball?”

Dex-Starr: [Eying the snack, his voice softer] “…You’re weird.”

Danny: [Grinning] “Yeah, I get that a lot. But you’re still taking the snack, right?”

[ender-of-the-sender]

Guys i have 2 essays due Monday and Tuesday and i am so scared I'll get accused of using AI to write them like i always dooooooo fucking help

Theyre both basically done i just need to collect my sources for my history and un "i learned big words way to young to compensate for being semi mute for the first 5 years of my life" my science

[shinandlux]

If you think about it, our job as actors is kinda to get so into our blorbo (The character we are playing) that we can rp them perfectly, but instead of typing it on a discord chat we do it with our whole bodies for a live audience

[ghostreader16]

what the fudge i dont feel real

this week has truly been the week of all time

[egoistivc]

schlong..

[tiggyloo]

Having a minor breakdown on the work floor thinking about bills certainly wasn't on my check list for today

[pierrotgnome]

[autistic-dazai]

it must suck to do an assassination and have everyone cheering you on and hyping you up cuz you can’t tell anyone you did it. you have to keep that information to yourself.

[alivingtypo]

you can pry starting sentences with 'and' or 'but' out of my cold, dead hands

[zhelin-thames]

Where Danny meets the rest of the Lantern Corps and causes more chaos

[Danny gets whisked away to Oa, the Green Lantern HQ.]

Danny: [looking around at glowing green architecture] Whoa, it’s like Tron threw up everywhere. Hal Jordan: [facepalming] Try not to embarrass me in front of the Guardians, okay? Danny: [grinning] No promises, Green Dad. Hal Jordan: [groaning] I’m not your dad.

[Danny Meets Kilowog]

Kilowog: What’s the deal with the glowing kid? He’s not a recruit, is he? Danny: Nope. I’m Danny, half-ghost, full-time troublemaker. Who’re you? Kilowog: Kilowog. Drill instructor for the Green Lantern Corps. Danny: [mock salute] Nice to meet you, Sergeant Glowstick. Kilowog: [laughs, clapping Danny on the back] I like this one. He’s got guts.

[Danny Learns About Other Lantern Corps]

Danny: [flipping through a hologram book] So, there are other ring colors? Hal Jordan: [sighs] Yes, but most of them are dangerous. Don’t get any ideas. Danny: [grinning] Oh, too late. A ghost-powered Lantern sounds awesome. Hal Jordan: You’re already glowing! What more do you want?!

[Danny Meets a Red Lantern]

Atrocitus: [growling, his ring glowing red with rage] Who dares step into my sector?! Danny: [floating nonchalantly] Chill, dude. You’re gonna pop a blood vessel. Atrocitus: [angrier] You mock me?! Danny: [grinning] Not my fault you’re part of the anger issues club. Do you guys hand out stress balls, or…? Hal Jordan: [grabbing Danny and pulling him away] Stop antagonizing the rage monster!

[Danny Meets a Blue Lantern]

Saint Walker: [calmly] You radiate unusual hope for someone straddling life and death. Danny: [grinning] Thanks. You radiate spa-day vibes. Saint Walker: [smiling serenely] I shall take that as a compliment.

[Danny Tries to Join the Sinestro Corps]

Danny: [looking at a yellow power ring] Fear-based powers? I scare people all the time! This would totally work for me. Sinestro: [looming] You think you’re worthy of wielding fear? Danny: [goes ghost, glowing green with a chilling aura] Boo. Sinestro: [startled] …Perhaps you are. Hal Jordan: [snatching Danny back] Absolutely not!

[Lanterns Watching Danny]

Kilowog: The kid’s like a tiny tornado of chaos. Saint Walker: And yet, there’s potential in him. Hal Jordan: Potential to give me a headache.

[Danny With the Black Lanterns]

Danny: [walking into a dark room] So, what’s the deal with these Black Lanterns? Hal Jordan: [panicking] No. Absolutely not. Get out of here now. Danny: [grinning] What? I’m technically dead. I’d fit right in. Hal Jordan: [dragging Danny away] You’re not meeting Nekron. End of discussion.

[Danny Shows Off to the Lantern Corps]

Danny: [blasting ectoplasm everywhere] My powers are cooler than your glowsticks, admit it. Kilowog: Let’s spar and find out, kid. Danny: [cracking his knuckles] Bring it on, Hulk Lite.

Danny phases through every construct Kilowog throws at him, laughing the whole time.

Hal Jordan: [watching in the background] Why do I even bother?

[Later, Back on Earth]

Tucker: You went to space and met aliens with power rings?! Danny: Yup. Turns out I’m way better at glowing than they are. Sam: Did you actually join any of the corps? Danny: [grinning] Nah, they’d never survive me.

[puppyeared]

filipina miku!! my mom helped me with her outfit ^_^

[valtsv]

stuck between "psychological horror statement" and "objectively the funniest thing you could say to your real flesh and blood dad" in the father's day card aisle

[everythingwasnormalhere]

pls rb if you think cuddling doesn't have to be s3xual

im tryna prove a point to my bf's mother help me out

[inkskinned]

it's extremely critical that you see the photo of the perp walk for luigi mangione as being propaganda. i've seen so many people wave it off and instead fawn over his looks. and trust me, i know it ended up being kind of pathetic and weird - but please don't brush it off as a "modelling opportunity" for him. it's a fucking terrifying message the police are sending.

i want to make a few comparisons here, in case you're not from the US or familiar with why the perp walk thing is something to pay attention to. just to set the groundwork for why this is a purposeful, unusual, and cruel act by the nyc police - for why this is not a common occurrence and for why that matters.

the prosecution alleges the show of force is due to the charge of "terrorism." for comparison, in june 2015, tsarnaev was found guilty for the boston marathon bombing, which killed 3 people and injured hundreds. his actions are considered to be an act of domestic terrorism. i have spent the last hour looking through google for pictures of similar to mangione's perp walk - and so far, i have found zero. i also just do not personally remember a moment like that, despite living in boston at the time.

they allege that luigi is a stone-cold killer who carried out a longterm plan, making him particularly dangerous. again for comparison: in nyc, recently cory martin was found guilty of the killing of brandy odom. the murder was planned and premeditated to steal insurance money. and yet no staged perp walk. why didn't her life matter enough for a "show of force"?

but mangione gets paraded by a veritable army of police officers as if he is a rabid animal. for a single citizen who allegedly killed one other single citizen, the "largest perp walk ever" occurs.

so what is the "strong message" that the mayor and the police were trying to send here? the mayor speaks as if mangione is already convicted of terrorism. there is a very thin number of people who feel threatened by the CEO's death. none of us felt like mangione needs to be under massive armed guard.

the message is that you shouldn't resist. they are trying to "make an example" of him - that if you behave badly and kill a single rich person, you'll be treated as if you killed hundreds of people. you will be treated worse than a man who was found guilty of terrorism. you will be considered guilty without trial. the message is that the rich are a protected class, and you cannot touch them without massive punishment. they are trying to prevent a revolution by showing dominance and force against you.

the message is that the police are a puppet of the wealthy and that the law is not equally applied across class disparity. it is "some are more equal than others." it is "one life is more precious than another."

the show of force wasn't for luigi. it was for us. it was a warning. they are trying to remind us who is really in control.

[canonkiller]

I just think everyone should take a moment to consider the question "what is your visual shorthand for cruelty?" and then follow it up with a critical "and who taught you that?"

specific examples include but are not limited to

why is an evil timeline character design disabled? (why do the heroes go through equally punishing battles and never lose an arm, a leg, an eye?)

why are the futuristic scifi terrorists uniformly darker skinned? (why are the heroes so much lighter?)

why is the greedy boss fat? (why are the heroes skinny?)

why is the criminal mastermind heavily scarred? (why is the brooding, traumatized hero unscathed?)

why is the predatory creep a bearded person in a dress and makeup? (why are none of the heroes trans women?)

who taught you that this is how things are?

how long do you plan on repeating it?