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Oh no! The Messer wants Danny to do his homework, how dare she give a fly about his future!

"Ending A"

"Ending B"

"Ending C"

Based on the neutral fanfic by @noteworthyao3

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Danny found a tiny Messer in the wild! Do you want him to:

A: kiss the Messer?

Or B: EaT ThE MeSsER?

Fanfic: neutral by @noteworthyao3

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"warning signs"

A scene from the Danny phantom fanfic "neutral" by @noteworthyao3

https://archiveofourown.org/works/11721897/chapters/26403888

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While I'm in the mindset of talking about Danny Phantom's Writing Choices, while it's a fanon given that Season 3 is Rough and Girl's Night Out is arguably one of the Rougher examples of that, it really is a missed opportunity.

It also commits the absolute travesty of sidelining Valerie but what else is new.

Sam is a prime victim of the Not Like Other Girls mentality and this episode really makes that clear with her constantly butting heads with the two most important women in Danny's life, his sister and his mom. Like. Honey, who are you even competing with and for what prize?

The friction that Sam has with Jazz has been a thing just because Jazz can be overbearing and 'intruded' on Team Phantom, but you know it's bad when you're trying to essentially mansplain and commandeer a ghost-hunting operation from Maddie, Mrs. "Credited as the more competent Pioneer of Modern Day Ghost Science for the past Twenty Years" Fenton, just because you have somewhere around a year of vigilantism with her mutant teenage half-ghost son under your belt and don't like being told what to do.

Way to show your mommy issues, Manson. :P

The potential was there to let Jazz and Maddie shine their own strengths and for Sam to first be confronted by and then have to get over her internalized misogyny and foster genuine connections to some women in her life based on Respect, but it got lost in the gimmick of it all.

It could have been cool to have Jazz first call Sam's bullshit for the insecurity that it is and then face off with Spectra again but this time with a better psychological profile of Penelope's bullshit and Read her for Empty Filth.

It could've been cool for Maddie to take charge of organizing a team without Jack around and have her face off against Ember because she has the tech to counter Ember's soundwaves and resist her influence.

It could've been cool for Kitty to foil Sam as someone who actually likes hanging out with her inexplicable team of ghostly gal pals and point out how Sam isn't doing herself any favors, at least until it all falls apart.

And it could've been cool to remember Valerie exists and for her and Maddie to bond about ghost-fighting and make Jazz and Sam nervous for Danny's sake, but you know. We can't have nice things.

At least we got to see Sam do some gender heckery and the B-plot of Jack and Danny and Skulker was really fun. Rip to Tucker though why do you always get thrown into weird dimensions?

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While I'm in the mindset of talking about Danny Phantom's Writing Choices, while it's a fanon given that Season 3 is Rough and Girl's Night Out is arguably one of the Rougher examples of that, it really is a missed opportunity.

It also commits the absolute travesty of sidelining Valerie but what else is new.

Sam is a prime victim of the Not Like Other Girls mentality and this episode really makes that clear with her constantly butting heads with the two most important women in Danny's life, his sister and his mom. Like. Honey, who are you even competing with and for what prize?

The friction that Sam has with Jazz has been a thing just because Jazz can be overbearing and 'intruded' on Team Phantom, but you know it's bad when you're trying to essentially mansplain and commandeer a ghost-hunting operation from Maddie, Mrs. "Credited as the more competent Pioneer of Modern Day Ghost Science for the past Twenty Years" Fenton, just because you have somewhere around a year of vigilantism with her mutant teenage half-ghost son under your belt and don't like being told what to do.

Way to show your mommy issues, Manson. :P

The potential was there to let Jazz and Maddie shine their own strengths and for Sam to first be confronted by and then have to get over her internalized misogyny and foster genuine connections to some women in her life based on Respect, but it got lost in the gimmick of it all.

It could have been cool to have Jazz first call Sam's bullshit for the insecurity that it is and then face off with Spectra again but this time with a better psychological profile of Penelope's bullshit and Read her for Empty Filth.

It could've been cool for Maddie to take charge of organizing a team without Jack around and have her face off against Ember because she has the tech to counter Ember's soundwaves and resist her influence.

It could've been cool for Kitty to foil Sam as someone who actually likes hanging out with her inexplicable team of ghostly gal pals and point out how Sam isn't doing herself any favors, at least until it all falls apart.

And it could've been cool to remember Valerie exists and for her and Maddie to bond about ghost-fighting and make Jazz and Sam nervous for Danny's sake, but you know. We can't have nice things.

At least we got to see Sam do some gender heckery and the B-plot of Jack and Danny and Skulker was really fun. Rip to Tucker though why do you always get thrown into weird dimensions?

[royantheartist]

While I'm in the mindset of talking about Danny Phantom's Writing Choices, while it's a fanon given that Season 3 is Rough and Girl's Night Out is arguably one of the Rougher examples of that, it really is a missed opportunity.

It also commits the absolute travesty of sidelining Valerie but what else is new.

Sam is a prime victim of the Not Like Other Girls mentality and this episode really makes that clear with her constantly butting heads with the two most important women in Danny's life, his sister and his mom. Like. Honey, who are you even competing with and for what prize?

The friction that Sam has with Jazz has been a thing just because Jazz can be overbearing and 'intruded' on Team Phantom, but you know it's bad when you're trying to essentially mansplain and commandeer a ghost-hunting operation from Maddie, Mrs. "Credited as the more competent Pioneer of Modern Day Ghost Science for the past Twenty Years" Fenton, just because you have somewhere around a year of vigilantism with her mutant teenage half-ghost son under your belt and don't like being told what to do.

Way to show your mommy issues, Manson. :P

The potential was there to let Jazz and Maddie shine their own strengths and for Sam to first be confronted by and then have to get over her internalized misogyny and foster genuine connections to some women in her life based on Respect, but it got lost in the gimmick of it all.

It could have been cool to have Jazz first call Sam's bullshit for the insecurity that it is and then face off with Spectra again but this time with a better psychological profile of Penelope's bullshit and Read her for Empty Filth.

It could've been cool for Maddie to take charge of organizing a team without Jack around and have her face off against Ember because she has the tech to counter Ember's soundwaves and resist her influence.

It could've been cool for Kitty to foil Sam as someone who actually likes hanging out with her inexplicable team of ghostly gal pals and point out how Sam isn't doing herself any favors, at least until it all falls apart.

And it could've been cool to remember Valerie exists and for her and Maddie to bond about ghost-fighting and make Jazz and Sam nervous for Danny's sake, but you know. We can't have nice things.

At least we got to see Sam do some gender heckery and the B-plot of Jack and Danny and Skulker was really fun. Rip to Tucker though why do you always get thrown into weird dimensions?

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designs for a zine piece! enjoy some background story my illustration never needed under the read more (fair warning I did NOT edit this at all):

newbie mage apprentices Sam and Tucker who became friends bc they're kinda… the ones at the bottom of their class and struggle the most, for different reasons. they become besties over time and practice together!

except one night, something goes terribly wrong. they spent the last few nights preparing for a project, a bigger spell that needs an intricate circle with precise measurements to work. but when they try to activate it, well… 

oops. they summoned a demon.

which is, for one, extremely illegal. only certified demonologists are allowed to summon demons because they're so dangerous. anything less than a perfect binding circle and thoroughly researched info on the demon, including their true name, is even remotely safe.

but, weirdly enough… the demon seems just as surprised as they are. as Sam and Tuck frantically try to figure out how to dispel the demon, they realize–oh god, did their circle actually sufficiently bind the demon? it can't leave. they watch the demon tentatively poke it's claws into the air around the boundary, and watch it fizzle, retreating back with a strained hiss.

okay. okay, they can do this. without death looming over their heads, they can figure out how to send the demon back. it's cool, it's fine. except while they leaf through their books, they notice the demon watching them. it looks kind of… curious. timid. interested in what they're doing. it catches them noticing his staring, and it. apologizes? it seems flustered?

weird, okay. they keep looking, and the demon starts talking. at first, little comments to itself. mumbles that soon get just loud enough to hear. little “ooh, is that a telescope?" and “is that what fire looks like up here?" and “that must be for making charcoal…”

Sam is the one brave enough to be like "are all demons as chatty as you??” and the demon gets flustered again, apologizing. says he's just never been topside before, he's only read about humans in tomes. oh wow is that the moon outside? it really IS blue up here! is it always blue? what are you doing up? I thought humans slept at night?

Sam and Tuck can't help getting pulled in with the demon's genuine curiosity. they're wary though, since they know demons can be clever, conniving. there's a number of ways a demon can get the upper hand on a summoner who has them bound. if he gets their full names, gets them to smudge and break the circle… there could also be ways they aren't aware of. so they consider their words carefully, but engage in some chatter while they research.

it's almost morning by the time they find a way to send the demon back–but as they prepare the spell, the demon says WAIT WAIT and they stop, uncertain. the demon starts stammering out how this is weird but like… he really had fun tonight. he doesn't get to just hang out much, especially with anyone his age.

Tuck is like “how do you know our ages??" and the demon points out "oh, you said something about Paulie’s 18th birthday party, so I thought…” and they're both like oh shit we didn't even notice we did that?

“Paulina" Sam corrects in her dumbfounded stupor. 

“Right, Paulina!" the demon snaps his fingers, but quickly loses his confidence when Sam and Tuck continue to stare at him like they're not sure what's going on. he coughs and fidgets and says “um, well, I was just wondering, I guess… if you wanted to summon me another time, I wouldn't mind. you see those circles there? yeah, that's what summoned me. the candles helped too I think. oh, it doesn't need all those runes though, probably don't want to redraw all those.”

Sam and Tuck are practically gawking, but… for some reason, this demon looks so sincere. so much like them, awkward and lonely and genuinely curious.

it's a bad idea. a terrible one, even. the demon probably noticed they're newbies and not demonologists. it could be hoping they make an error in their circle, or mess up a candle, or reveal their names on accident. 

But, well. They're stupid. they're also eager for anything to help them in school, and too empathetic for their own good. they send the demon off with a yeah, no. they then think about it for a week, and end up summoning the demon against their better judgment.

the demon is shocked and so happy, they can't help but be a little endeared. they lay down some ground rules, take care to be as safe as possible… and soon, this demon that introduces himself as “Phantom" becomes a nightly visitor. they talk about their worlds, find out they share a lot of common interests, and help each other in their studies. which, hello, demons also study? bro are you serious??

they play games, laugh till their ribs hurt, and open up to each other on a far deeper level than anyone expected. over time, Phantom becomes a true friend.

Sam and Tuck quietly begin to lament the fact Phantom is stuck in that damn circle. they want to take him places, let him see the human world he seems so interested in. they want to paint his stupid claws and noogie him between his dumb horns and hug him.

but it's an astronomical risk. it's legal for a demonologist with a proper permit, but it's still considered a grave taboo to grant access to a demon outside a circle. there's just too much at risk. demons can be dangerous enough to lay waste to entire towns, take multiple teams of military-rank mages to take down.

they wouldn't risk it… if they hadn't snuck into the library’s restricted section and copy a page from a demonologist book that gives them good framework for a contract. they make some edits to it though, giving Phantom at least a little wiggle room to protect himself if need be. and allow him use of transformation magic so he can hide somehow. but they spend weeks making sure they have airtight wording to ensure Phantom can't cause anyone or anything any substantial harm. 

when they finally bring the contract to Phantom, he's stunned. he cries. nothing needs to be said, they all know the gravity of their proposal. even if they ask for proof of Phantom's trust in turn, first. they ask for his full name, so they can bind him. just temporarily. but in that moment, they'll have full control over him. they could instead tell Phantom to serve them, force him to obey their every order. even if it's just for a moment, giving them his full name with the proper circle and incantation, is putting his life in their hands. 

Phantom, with tears still in his eyes, smiles warmly and nods. with only a breath to steel himself, he gives them his full name. Daniel James Fenton.

magic sparks in the circle, and Sam and Tuck finish the incantation. ethereal chains sprout up to wrap around Phantom's arms and legs, which makes him jump–but the unwavering trust in his eyes makes the two humans choke up.

they release the binding. all that's left is to break the containment barrier in the circle, so Phantom can walk free.

“Uh, about that…” Phantom laughs sheepishly… then proceeds to step outside of the circle, merely wincing when the barrier zaps around him.

Sam and Tucker gawk. Phantom scratches his neck. “Y-yeah, so… your barrier circle was already broken that first night. It's, uh… right over there. You missed a spot.”

abject horror overcomes them because this entire time Phantom's been visiting, he could have broken out? EASILY?? THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD.

Tucker falls to his knees, but soon starts to laugh. it's kind of hysterical at first but slowly, he and Sam are genuinely laughing. they're so STUPID, and Phantom is the most un-demonlike demon they've ever HEARD of. Phantom is still flustered, stammering out apologies because he wasn't trying to deceive them or anything! he just didn't want to scare them! without a proper containment circle they technically couldn't send him back either, so he just… went back using his own magic each time they “dispelled" him. 

once they've calmed down, Phantom morphs his body into a human form–which shock Sam and Tuck, because uh, only elite demons are capable of that. they were expecting an animal, or straight up going invisible. Phantom laughs it off, says he just, spent a lot of time practicing bc he's so interested in the human world (not a lie, but). he proceeds to adopt the nickname Danny, and they all have FUN WONDERFUL SHENANIGANS

(and sometime in the near future, when faced with something truly threatening he needs to protect them from, Danny reveals that. well. their contract also had some holes in it. and he's had access to his full demon power this whole time. whoopsie! it's a good thing he genuinely loves them and doesn't want to hurt anyone, or their asses would be SO dead lol)

they're about as normal about his full demon form as you'd expect from me btw:

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Neutral by @noteworthyao3

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I feel like people forget that Danny isn't actually feral. Like, I love feral Danny, but, even at the height of his "feralness", his room is spotless, he's sad when he can't study, and he cleans to relieve anxiety (though yes, only when he's alone). He only started not doing his chores, getting bad grades, and missing classes when he stopped having time for it and he hates it! He wants to be a good boy! AND! He loves being a hero and helping people, and I'm tired of people being like "no, actually he hates being a hero and wouldn't do it if he wasn't forced to". No! You are wrong! Danny Fenton loves helping people and being a hero. (I thought we all agreed that Phantom Planet was Out of Character!) He's not a dirty little gremlin child. He's a responsible, well organized teen, and tries to still be that even when he's at the end of his rope and stressed to hell and back.

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I’ve been watching Danny Phantom and I get it. I get it now.

This show loves to make some offhanded comment, not a hint of consideration or concern in its tone, and just moves on without addressing it like that wasn’t the most creatively horrific concept this side of Nickelodeon. Shit makes up wackass lore on the spot and then disregards it immediately after, asks fascinating questions then looks at you funny when you try to answer them.

I now fully understand how this show has legions of fans dedicated to taking this somewhat mid cartoon and running so far with the implications of the premise they created an entirely different show that’s so much more interesting I’m upset it’s not real.

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Some headcanons for the Danny phantom fanfic "neutral" by @noteworthyao3

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For @noteworthyao3 thanks for the amazing fanfic!

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