#Why is danny in LBM form?

[phantom-z0ne]

"Billy wasn't sure what the creature ransacking his train car was.” Alternatively, Billy feeds a stray and ends up with a roommate.

WC: 1215

Serendipity (n): the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Billy wasn't sure what the creature ransacking his train car was. Granted, the train car wasn't in the most hidden place ever, but he had made sure to ward it against most creatures. The ward would have made one unable to see the train, and if they somehow saw it anyways, they would have been turned around. He usually was pinged if anything passed his wards, which was why he was so blindsided to see something moving around in his train car. It seemed that this one had slipped through his protections. 

The creature was strange and almost hard to look at directly. Its blinding white hair moved independent from the wind and twined around its long, pointed, mint colored ears. It was also small, small enough that Billy thought it could comfortably fit into his cupped hands, and wearing some sort of skin tight suit, black with a stripe of silver along its torso. Or what appeared to be its torso, Billy couldn't really tell when its lower body faded into a long tail.

From his perspective, it seemed to be rummaging through where he usually hides his food, showing slivers of its white paws. Did it pass through the barriers he set because it was hungry? 

Billy approached the creature quietly, making sure not to get too close, he wouldn't want to startle it. His efforts were in vain though as the creature snapped its head towards him. It's glowing eyes like headlights, as if staring into Billy’s soul. The green in its eyes swirling hypnotically as the creature bristled at his presence. 

Billy watched, amused but vigilant, as the creature puffed up like a cat. Even going so far as to swat a couple times in his direction. So far, it was quite harmless, but the buzzing in the back of his head that he usually equated to Solomon told him to be careful.

Billy slowly dropped to his knees, mindful of the creature's reaction, and shifted his bag to his front. He shuffled through his bag and brought out the small piece of jerky he was saving for later, sliding it slowly towards the creature.

The creature tilted its head, staring at the jerky suspiciously before taking a few steps to paw at it. It apparently passed its test as it devoured the jerky surprisingly fast for its small size. While it seemed to be starving, thankfully it didn't reflect onto its body. It wasn't gaunt or thin, but actually quite plump. Perhaps it just didn't eat for a day or two? 

Billy took a small step forward, then a few more when he realized the creature was focused on eating. “So,” He began softly, the creature startling as if it was just realizing he was so close. “What are you doing here, little guy?”

It stared at him silently before once again tilting its head. It was cute, Billy realized. The chubby cheeks and button nose paired with big, shiny eyes made it endearing to look at. His expression melted slightly as he took a closer look at the creature.

The creature's ear flicked as it padded up to him, paws on Billy’s knees. It let out an unintelligible sound, layered and harsh to Billy's ear, yet somehow melodious. Billy blinked, not expecting that noise. The creature looked at him almost expectantly, eyes shining brightly.

Billy hesitantly brought his knuckles closer to the creature, feeling its cold nose as it sniffed him. It was clearly unimpressed and trilled for more food. Billy chuckled under his breath as he brought another piece of jerky to the needy creature. It gobbled it up swiftly, looking up at him and once again begging for more, its eyes almost sparkling.

Billy folded under the cuteness overload and retrieved a sandwich from his bag, splitting it in half. He was worried that it would eat more than it could handle if he kept feeding it. He knew very well what that felt like.

The creature blinked at him, once, twice, before giving him a small, pleasant trill and headbutted his fingers. Billy cautiously set his hand over its silky hair? Fur? All he knew was that it felt divine, though not in the godly way. 

“What are you?” Billy asked as he wove his fingers through its hair, genuinely curious on what species the creature was. He had inputted a lot of creatures in his ward but he had no clue what this one was. The tingling at the back of his head spoke otherwise, Solomon knowing very well what it was. He could transform and ask Solomon, since he couldn't really speak to him unless he was Captain Marvel, but that would just scare the creature.

It gave him a look before resuming its lunch, finishing it in record time. Apparently, it deigned him worthy of its presence on his lap as it kneaded his legs then curled up onto them. The purring surprised him, pausing when the creature gave him an impatient look when he halted his ministrations on its hair.

He resumed, of course. Why wouldn't he? It was a nice reprieve from fighting villains as Captain Marvel and watching out for himself when he was on the streets. It was just a quiet moment between him and the strange creature that broke into his home. 

…He hadn't realized how lonely he was before this. 

He had friends, of course. Freddy, Tawky Tawny, and the Justice League. But… this just wasn't the same. As good as a friend Freddy was, he doubted that he would be willing to just sit and enjoy each other's company silently. Freddy was a huge superhero fan and couldn't help but talk about them in excitement. Not to mention his analyses on Billy’s techniques as Captain Marvel.

The Justice League wasn't any better. They had a professional relationship, thinking of him more as a coworker than a friend. The times he tried to deepen their friendship by inviting them out, he was unfortunately turned down. It seemed that they got along better when they were in battle than not.

Billy usually went to Tawky Tawny for advice, but Tawky Tawny never turned down the opportunity to just spend time in the other’s company. Unfortunately, those times were far and few between, usually because Tawky Tawny was traveling or busy with something else. 

With this creature— he’d have to name it eventually, Billy thought absently—all that was expected of him was companionship, nothing more.

Billy felt a cool paw pat his face, the creature looking up at him concerned. His eyes widened before he let out a huff, ruffling its hair. The creature let out a disgruntled chuff and phased through his hands then batted at them, settling down once more on his lap once it was done. 

It hadn't been with him long, all he had done was give it some food, and it was already trying to comfort him. Admittedly, it wasn't the best comfort, it stopped once he focused on it, but it wasn't something he expected from a creature he met not an hour ago.

Billy smiled, eyes soft. Perhaps it could stay, if only for a while.

Whipped this up in a couple hours while trying to get out of my funk 

Thanks for reading!!

Ao3

[ailithnight]

Reacting like that turns out to be a mistake. Now LBM knows that button garners a big reaction. It's his new favorite button. He carries it with him everywhere and attempts to take it away are met with violent force the likes of which Bats didn't even know LBM was capable of.

We've all seen baby man Danny doing crazy stuff like take over the world and become president, mayor, defeat cults, or become a pet.

So imagine the typical baby man Danny being adopted by the Batfam

But one of the bat kids having the bright idea of giving him dog buttons

Made a real quick animation

[tatzelbookwurm]

Stats Game

Rules: Give us the links to your fic with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and fic with the least words (feel free to interpret however you would like; if not on AO3, can be on Tumblr or FFNET!).

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Borrowed from @bloggerspam because they said "if you see this, you're tagged" and I wanted to participate 💚💚💚

I've only got five works on my Ao3 account, so lucky me I get to feature all of them haha! (Except for the anonymous one which I am not linking).

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Most Hits: 15,283

A Round Door Like a Portal, Lazarus Green — in which Tim and Constantine want to know why there is a portal to the afterlife in the basement of the business Wayne Enterprises just purchased. Danny wants to not have to look at Constantine's necrotic soul. They all get to enjoy Little Baby Man shenanigans while they try to ignore the many things stressing them all out.

My first fic! Had a lot of fun with it, have no solid plans to continue at this point because other WIPs have grabbed me by the throat and also working for money is necessary to survive in this society.

Second Most Kudos: 1,045

Spectral Aspects — In which Danny, Eldritch God King, duplicates himself and goes on vacation in another universe where he meets some other heroes and tries to see how many members of the Justice League he can get to adopt a version of himself. (Please imagine an eldritch horror doing the Oprah Winfrey "You get a car! and you get a car!" Except it's "You get a Danno! and you get a Danno!"

We have not actually gotten to the "you get a Danno!" part quite yet, but there is some Danny getting mistaken for a Kryptonian and befriending Jarro. Updating slowly.

Third Most Comments: 56

Midnight Snack — In which Dick decides fake dating an escort is the answer to several personal and familial problems, and promptly discovers a new problem in the form of the undead twink he hires. Dick, in possession of a magical obol coin that lets him hear the dead, overhears Danny talking to himself in ghost speak. The things he's saying have the Bats highly c o n c e r n e d.

Or: Danny moonlights as an escort to pay his college tuition. He just woke up to a client discussing plans to dispose of his seemingly dead body. Now he's pretty sure the Waynes are a crime family to rival Falcone and Maroni, but with a way better PR department.

This one is pure crack and I'm not sorry about it.

Fourth Most Bookmarks: 182

[Redacted] — Anonymous Dead (dove) On Main fic.

I'm not bold enough to connect it to myself haha. Don't wanna get doxxed and have a student find it. . . Currently the fic I have the easiest time writing, and I wanna talk about it way more, but unfortunately that's just not gonna happen.

Fifth Most Words/Least Amount of Words: 130

Little Baby Man Doodles — literally just a collection of drawings I've done of LBM. Not actually a fic.

If you see this and feel inclined, consider yourself tagged!!!!

[dragonshoardofworks]

DannyMerMay 2024

Day 1: Insect/Anchor

The return of Little Baby Moth! (From last year DannyMay)

Something happened since last time the two of them met, so LBMo is reasonably surprised to see Little Baby Man Mer's new form... or is this just an alternative dimension iteration of LBM (by @tourettesdog)? 🤔

(Keep reading to find the answer!)

@pikakaistudios Little Baby Mer inspired me in doing my own, so Kudos and credits where are due!

More fanarts and lore under the cut because it was getting long...

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Prompt for DannyMay by @dannymayevent and MerMay by @vladdyissues.

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Since I'm a serial procrastinator and I wanted to be sure the art pieces were at least decent/accurate, I was almost late (but thank CW that I did, because some of them had the wrong orca-pattern and I would have brought disgrace upon myself if I published anything not done right since orcas are one of my favorite animals).

That being said, let's continue the DannyMerMay journey!

Day 12: Time Travel/Seafood

My poor Mer-boy got yoinked temporalily into the past when he was still Danny (so even before the "normal" LBM-fication) and he's feeling reeeaaally distressed at the act of practically cannibalism that his past-self is committing...

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Day 2+4+29: Wish/Starfish + Wander/Night + Fireworks/Bioluminescence

Wandering in the night, some interesting encounters are bound to happen...

I wonder what would happen if you wish upon a(n alien) star(fish)...

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Day 19+20: Iron/Pearl + Pitch AU/Abyss

LBMer found a his rightful Crown (of Fire) sunk into the depths of the ocean!

But since it was rusty and forgotten, what better way to restore it than ghostly mother pearl?

(Works like ghostly ice, but it's an exclusive power of LBMer.)

(The Crown got bigger than canon, but he smol!)

Day 26: Shoes/Camouflage

They say that imitation is one of the best form of flattery, but when you don't want to get caught by a certain dimensional hopper (and be mistaken for one of his foes), it's the best way to blend in!

(Octopi can camouflage in ways that make you think that magic is real...)

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(Little Baby Terror unfortunately got caught in the same "accident" that LBM did, so they generally prefer to stick together-ish in case they need help.)

Day 16+22: Glowing Veins/Courtship + Song Lyrics/Songs

I couldn't help myself and sneaked in some Everlasting Trio for the soul.

After all, LBM (and therefore LBMer) is still Danny, even if he has new form(s) and instincts.

They do incarnate the "Would you still love me if I was a worm?", don't they?

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Song: A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay

(It feels such a Danny song to use, plus I checked how orcas court and while there's some posturing, they also sing! It felt only natural from there... >:3c)

Day 11: Mutation/Shell(s)

And finally: the answer!

LBM found this weird shell on the beach while they were on vacation, but when he checked it (read: nibbed it), it reacted and tooted a magical cloud that mutated our Little Baby Man into a Mer!

(The same fate happened to Dani/Little Baby Menace and Dan/Little Baby Terror, changing them into a Seahorse Mer and Octopus Mer respectively.

I've got a lineart done of them for another prompt, but I didn't manage in time to clean and color it yet, along with a couple of others... ( ≧Д≦) )

This has two versions because I couldn't decide which was better. @teacupsandstarlight suggested the first because of the transforming smoke around our boi, but since I saved both, I told myself: why not upload both?

For now, that's all! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

I still have some linearts to finish/digitalize/color, but at least I contributed to these two fantastic events, hope y'all enjoyed them and my works!

Hope to type ya soon! ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

[mellowdiplomattrashpsychic]

How do you think Tim found out about LBM?

I'd imagine that Danny is really bad at honestly explaining things once fear kicks in.

Tim is trying to understand why it means so much to Danny, and Danny is a lot more tight-lipped about it. It was to the point that Tim started to think that Danny was a worm turned human and questioning himself despite the evidence of birth records (he hasn't slept for a few days).

And then Danny tries to explain, but he's in a whole panic attack that his core forces him into his LBM form.

Everything makes sense then.

The rest of the day is filled with absolute chaos as the gremlin noodle goes feral. Somehow, in a span of 10 hours, Danny gets kidnapped 3 times, nearly got fear gassed, and bit a random cult leader.

It was at 11 pm where Tim managed to get him calm enough to hold.

"I'll tell you this again later, but you aren't a worm. More snake-like if anything. So no, this doesn't make you right. I won't love you as a worm, but I love you no matter what. All you're getting right now is cuddles, head kisses, and headpats, though."

Danny: Would you still love me if I was a worm?

Tim: No. I hate worms.

Danny: *offended gasp* So you wouldn't love me!?

Tim: I wouldn't even befriend you if you were a born worm. I would actively try to end your life before you lay eggs.

Danny: What if I was turned into a worm. I started as human but got cursed to be a worm.

Tim: I wouldn't love you romantically anymore, but I would try to break your cruse because I would still care for you.

Danny: Why wouldn't you love me romantically!?

Tim: Because that would be bestiality and I'm not about that.

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Dick opening his front door: Timmy! This is a suprise. What's up?

Tim carrying a pillow and blanket: Can I spend the night? Danny kicked me out.

Dick: Oh no, did you have a fight?

Tim: Somewhat. I think I hurt his feelings.

Dick: What did you do?

Tim: Apparently, being honest is the wrong answer. Communication is not the key. Only lies. Always lies.

Dick: .....he asked you if you would love him if he was a worm didn't he?

Tim: ITS A WORM. WHO WOULD LOVE A WORM!?