#Danny has no idea why a rich kid is in his home

[flamingpudding]

Modern (Fenton) Ghost Hunting Part 1

Ties to: Post from under 'It started with a Ouija Board' found in the Masterpost

A/N: I got a little stuck with this and there is another bigger fanfic project I started working on that has me distracted. But I wanted to post at least part of this before I might end up in radio silence for three weeks cause I am visiting family out of country and have no idea about internet access there yet 😅

Danny was in a good mood as he slurped the ecto-shake his mom had made upon his return from the Zone. It was one of the more harmless and ghost helping food inventions his parents had come up with, once the truth was out of the bag when he was more or less forced to take on his kingly duties. Though his mom's ecto-fudge special (that was also one of the few ectoplasm infused foods not coming back to life) made for only him and Ellie was even better than the shakes. It wasn't better than their special family recipes their Dad loved so much but it came a close second.

He sipped on it more as he fell back into the couch as he flicked through some TV channels. His last trip to Gotham had been a month ago and he mused that he probably would need to visit soon to update Lady Gotham on the status of the Garbage Disposal Leaks. It was a pain to deal with but hey at least he, for once, got to be the mean guy to yell at the observants how they could have left these alone for over a hundred of years.

Seriously? If he could, he would stick Sam and one of her righteous rants onto them too.

So yea Danny was in a good mood he had gotten rid of another leak which only left a couple more to take care of and then put the observants into their place with another petty with hidden insults filled and Sam inspired as well as co-authored lecture.

He would give Lady Gotham a present for giving him such a great opportunity with this problem, even if that wasn't her intention. There was also a rumor in the GZ that Box Ghost and Walker had gotten beat up by Lady Gotham several times while he was busy, he would like to hear what that was about.

In all this Danny completely forgot about his encounter with the vigilantes and that his parents told him about a new business partner that was interested in their Fenton Ghost Tech that wasn't weaponry but focused on co-existence, like the Fenton (blob-)ghost feeder.

So when the doorbell rang and Danny went to open the door, thinking it might be one of his friends. He nearly choked on his ecto-shake as he came face to face with a person he only knew from paparazzi shots or Tucker's endless rants about their technology.

"Hello, I am Tim Drake-Wayne! I believe I have an appointment with the Drs Fentons? I am not too early am I?"

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Red Robin was on his wits end. After the first success he had used various more 'modern' summonings in hopes of getting their ghost to show up again. But most of them ended with the same white ghost or only one other ghost claiming their name as Box Ghost to appear. Strangely when they did appear, after about a minute after their appearance an invisible force started to attack them to which these ghosts instantly turned tail and 'unsummoned' themselves. They didn't even give Red Robin the chance to ask anything.

In the end after the third time of summoning that white ghost called Walker, the ghost peeked out from that portal once and the moment they spotted him sunk back into it. Not even bothering to tell him about any rules RR might have broken. Since then none of his summons appeared to work anymore.

Though the vigilante at least concluded that whatever had attacked their teenage ghost most likely was also the driving force behind Walker or any other ghost refusing to answer his summonings. He had suspicions that might have something to do with Lady Gotham, the teenage ghost mentioned and had been unable to summon at all.

Of course Red Robin couldn't leave it like that so he dug deeper into the whole ghost cult thing and came across published research papers. Apparently the ghost cult wasn't just an occult but also a science, that he highly doubted was real. The deeper he dug the more concerned he became, for one that ectoplasm they mentioned looked awfully a lot like Lazarus Water, and second the research from the Drs Fenton he found was awfully a lot biased until a year or so ago when they suddenly invalidated all their previous research and published a nearly completely different thesis.

Though the teenage vigilante had to admit everything they offered on their website looked a whole lot more modern and right out of a SyFy movie than any of the tools he had already purchased, from a ghost Wikipedia (which surprisingly included information about Walker and that Box Ghost), to protective gear, to feeders and ectoplasm infusers.

So after a small recon with his siblings and listening to their disagreement and another rant from their youngest about Pit Demons, Red Robin made the decision to check these Drs Fenton out undercover. And who better to do that than Tim Drake-Wayne, CoCEO of Wayne Enterprise who got interested in their ectoplasm-powered gadgets designed for co-existing. After all Gotham might just be as hunted if not more with the crime rate they had.

His siblings were not happy, he knew that but he took the earliest chance he had, to take a private plane to Amity Park and made an appointment with the Fentons on a saturday afternoon.

He made sure to smile pleasantly as the son of the Drs Fentons opened the door and took his time staring. Before finally inviting him in after a shout from the Drs. resounded somewhere behind him in the house. Tim of course eyed the glowing green shake the other teenager was drinking, already forming plans on getting a sample of it the first chance he got.

"Mr. Drake! Such a pleasure to have you here! You have already met my little boy Danny, my husband will join us later he got hold up by my daughters. But we do have a couple of inventions prepared for showcasing, we could also go over some of the theories first if you prefer until my husband can join us.." A woman came up shaking his hand and the teenager, Danny, stepped away from them retreating further away but staying in earshot, Tim noted.

"Dr. Fenton, thank you for having me. I am looking forward to learning about this ecto-energy and your Fenton-inventions, I believe one was called an Ecto-Infuser?" Did he imagine it or did that boy cringe? Also the boy was clearly watching him, he tried to appear nonchalant but the way the other teen's eyes followed Tims every move as well as the guarded look in his eyes was making it obvious.

"The Ecto-Dejecto, originally designed to weaken ghosts but is now one of the many medical tools that can help a ghost survive if they do not have a steady supply of ectoplasm." Dr. Fenton easily explained while leading him over to the seating area.

"Danny be a dear and bring our guest something to drink. Coffee or Tea?"

"Coffee would be fine." Not like he would actually drink it. As much as he and his siblings made fun of Bruce's paranoia, he was not about to drink coffee offered by people who research ghosts. Besides, looking around, he wasn't sure how well they followed OSHA and he wasn't about to potentially drink a coffee infused with Lazarus Water. If that ectoplasm was Lazarus water. But he would take it with him as one of many samples.

"Sure things mom. Should I bring out the fudge too?"

Tim's ear twitched and he turned ever so slightly in the direction of the son. No it couldn't be, could it?

"Oh please be so kind."

"Will be right back."

Now Tim wished he had forced at least one of his siblings along. Because if his ears didn't betray him then this teenager had the same voice like the ghost kid. Though his memory could be slightly impaired because of the time frame since he had last heard it. He would need to get a voice recording now too and play it to his siblings.

[phantom-dc]

Jason is 9 years old.

Today was his favorite day of the year. Even better than his birthday. He managed to find a bedsheet that was white and (sort of) clean, and had painted 2 black circles on it. He wasn’t going to cut holes in a perfectly good bedsheet. Who knows when he’d find another one? In Crime Alley lucky finds like these were rare. He got up, put the sheet in his backpack and left for Burnley. It was close, and yet the place wasn’t as crime infested as its surroundings. The rich guys there had the cops in their pockets, so they patrolled extra there. But that just made it perfect for today.

Halloween.

The day he could get candy for free.

When Jason got to Burnley, he already saw several other kids going around with their parents. He didn’t want to admit it, but it stung. He wanted to go with his mom too, but Catherine had been too out of it, and he didn’t even know where his dad was. Prison, most likely. It didn’t matter. He put on his sheet. Dressed as a ghost he’d try to get as much candy as he could.

Suddenly he heard someone shout: SPOOK! The next thing he knew he was covered in a weird, green glowing goop. 2 people in weird suits pointed weapons on him. Jason tried to run, but the goop was slippery and he fell. Suddenly a boy stood in front of him. The boy scolded his parents, explaining that Jason wasn’t a ghost but a boy in a costume. Why did he have to explain that? It was Halloween! Of course he was wearing a costume! Ghosts don’t even exist! Jason took of the sheet. He was about to cry, it was ruined! How was he supposed to enjoy today at all? No one would give him anything without a costume! While a girl with red hair scolded the 2 adults that had attacked him, the boy held out his hand to help Jason up. He apologized for his parents. They are weird. Jason was about to go home, when the boy had an idea. His parents brought hazmat suits for him and Jazzy. If they wear that they can pretend to be ghostbusters together! They’ll get more candy if they wear a co-op costume. Jason thinks about it, and agrees. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

A few minutes later they are both dressed up, wearing weird suits and weirder weapons strapped to their belts. As they go around collecting candy Jason asks what’s up with his parents. He gets Halloween is awesome, but no one should be so into it that they’d try to hurt a kid. The boy sheepishly rubs his neck. His parents aren’t dressed up. They are really ghostbusters. He doesn’t like it. The other kids at school think it’s weird and bully him for it. This kid Dash locked him up in the school’s janitor closet once. It took 3 hours before someone found him. Jason advices him to punch the guy in the nose. The boy doesn’t think that’s a good idea. Jason advices then to finish it off with a kick in the groin.

After they have raided the district, Jason and the boy return to the van. Jazzy tells her brother to get in before their parents forget him and leave. He says goodbye to Jason and that he had great fun! Jason can keep the suit, maybe he can use it again next year? As the van drives off, Jason notices that the kid left his bag behind. Jason feels bad for him, but now he has twice as much candy! He promises to enjoy it twice as much, and takes it home. In the van Jazzy asks where Danny’s candy went. Danny says he gave it to his friend. He seemed hungry, and with dad driving he’d only throw it back up anyway.

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[halfagone]

So here’s a unique twist of a common prompt. Danny is the son of Bruce Wayne, whoever his mother is is up to you. However, Danny wants nothing to do with Bruce or his family for whatever reason, whether it’s because Damian treated him badly as a child or maybe he just doesn’t like how Bruce operates. Either way, they meet and the meeting ends badly. What do you think?

There are actually a lot of reasons why Danny might not want to stay with Bruce or stay away from Bruce. There is, of course, the usual "Danny has billionaire trauma" route that works for some arguments (although not all (but I'll leave that ramble for another time)). You could always go with Danny and Damian didn't get along (if we're doing a Demon Siblings AU). But I think the route that goes best is just that... Danny has a lot of Trauma™ and he's not ready to join another family.

Unfortunately those kinds of AUs would probably be the sadder ones because that can mean that he has problems and/or is cut off from Jazz too. Because as much as I love Jazz, she was never the bastion of perfection and older sisterhood that we sometimes like to paint her as. She tried, just like her parents did, and sometimes she failed. ㄟ( ▔, ▔ )ㄏ

In those AUs Danny is probably trying to live on his own. Maybe he's emancipated, maybe he's turned 18 already (I do have a fic idea where Danny moves out of the house after turning 18 despite not graduating yet, which is a thing you can do. Plenty of kids' birthdays pass before June graduation in the U.S., after all.) He's just started to stand on his own two feet and probably move past the neglect, both physical and emotional, that came with living with the Fentons.

Enter Bruce. Bruce, who has abandonment issues and is one paranoid motherclucker (and yes, that was intentional), who has just found out he has an unknown son from either a past relationship or one-night stand. Of course he's going to want to know more about Danny and catch up on all the time he lost with Danny. And the thing about Bruce is that sometimes he acts like a bad father purely because he doesn't know how to communicate his feelings and does all these things that come off as insensitive and/or overbearing.

Sometimes Danny might be able to make it work. But depending on the downturn his life might have taken... sometimes he can't. And for a Danny that might have just gotten that hard-earned independence... it likely won't be pretty.

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Danny doesn't know what to make of Bruce Wayne. The man seems nice... enough. He's a bit too excitable, tries a little too hard. It's clear as day that he's trying, much more than Danny's adoptive parents could ever bother to sometimes, but it's... Danny would appreciate it more if Bruce just gave up.

He's happy to see that Bruce didn't willingly give Danny up. No word yet on Danny's bio mom, but at least he's got that going for him. He could do without Bruce's meaningful attempts to introduce him to the rest of the family or find out more about him.

Danny absentmindedly tugs at his collar. He really wishes he'd just turned Sam down when he had the chance. Tucker had balked when she extended the invitation out to him. Usually Danny would be her first choice, since he had some semblance of High Society Table Manners™ which usually Sam wouldn't give a shit about, but well, Tucker had gone once, got embarrassed to hell and back, and pretty much sworn off against it ever since.

He'd only moved out from Fenton Works three weeks ago. Danny could understand why she didn't want to ask him while he got settled in.

But well, she was his friend. And with the risk of her parents trying to openly marry her off to some rich guy (as opposed to subtly trying to marry her off, like they were doing now), Danny had taken one for the team and agreed.

If he knew this was going to happen, he would have just stayed home and figured out how to cook scrambled fucking eggs.

"I'm not very comfortable with this conversation right now, Mr. Wayne," Danny said plainly to the man. They were off in a side room at this point, tucked away from the rest of the crowd that would usually gawk at them otherwise. Already he'd turned heads when people recognized him as familiar.

To be honest though, even if they hadn't gone to a more secluded room, Danny still would have told it to the man straight.

"Oh, is it because your friend isn't here? I told you you're more than welcome to-" Bruce started again but Danny cut him off with a sigh.

"That's not the problem here, Mr. Wayne," Danny deadpanned. "I don't know why you're expecting me to be on board so quickly but I- I just turned eighteen. I have an apartment, I have a job. I know I'm still a kid in your eyes but I haven't been your kid in- ever. No matter what any paternity test ends up saying, which I still haven't agreed to by the way-"

"You're not even willing to try?" Bruce asked in return, like he'd been struck across the face.

It seemed genuine enough, like he was sincerely hurt by Danny's standoffish attitude. And Danny would feel guilty if he weren't so tired right now. He'd been tired for the past four years and he didn't need this on top of it all as some twisted cherry on top of the shitty whipped cream that was his life.

"No, I'm not," Danny told the man, straightforward. People had said no to Bruce before, right? Surely, someone had.

He began to doubt when Bruce just stared at him, dumbfounded. Danny didn't let the silence linger because he didn't linger, just moved on and left the side room. He could feel Bruce's eyes on him as he went, and then some of the other Waynes' eyes on him when he came into view. He ignored all of them and tried to find Sam.

Maybe her parents would even be willing to let him go back to the hotel room, after the huge 'scene' he'd just caused.

[bunk12bear]

Steddie Kids

I've been stuck with the random urge to imagine Steve and Eddie's children/future for some reason. These are written with them both being cis but can be adjusted accordingly if you want one or both of them to be trans.

Steve and Eddie both end up being teachers and end up settling in Chicago using government hush money to buy a nice duplex with Robin and her partner( when people ask how they can afford it they just shrug and say that Steve had Rich parents). I fell in love with Jewish eddie so the kids grow up celebrating both Christian and Jewish holidies.

They all have Eddie's last name because I love the idea of Steve not wanting oto taint something as precious as his children with everything the Harrington name represents or contribute to his Dad having any sort of legacy. Does that make sense logistically I don't know and I don't have any particular urge to figure that out at the moment so 🤷‍♀️

Sarah Munson

Born May 11th 1995( did I make their eldest born in 95 because that was the year I was born, yes yes I did)

Born via a surrogate with eddies DNA and a doner egg

Named after the protagonist in The Labyrinth( Steve and Eddie went to see it on their first date)

Lesbian

she/they

Dark curly hair and big brown doe eyes like Eddie but tan skin and a fuller figure from her bio mom

5' 7"

Whether it's nature or nurture she ends up taking after Eddie loving all things fantasy and Dungeons & Dragons. She also falls in love with alt music/style but ends up going more of a punk/Riot grrrl direction much to Eddie's horror( to be clear I don't think Eddie would super buy into the punk metal rivalry but I love the idea of them getting into albeit friendly arguments about the merits of each genre)

Anthropology PhD student(studying the effect of American mass media on global cultures) and activist

ADHD/Autistic but doesn't struggle in school the same way Eddie did because he and Steve pushed to get her diagnosed when she's little so she has an IEP from kindergarten( to be clear I also think Eddie is ADHD autistic and that's why he struggled so much in school)

Daniel "Danny"Munson

Born july 2nd 1998

Born via a surrogate and a donor egg like Sarah but with Steve's DNA this time

Named for Danny Zuko( I have completely fallen in love with the idea that Steve loves Grease)

arro ace

He/him

Ends up looking like a near carbon copy of Steve except for with black hair and gray eyes from his bio mom

5' 11"

Is athletic like Steve but also follows in his aunt Robin's footsteps and joins the marching band so he only plays sports that don't conflict. Despite for taking in to school activities that put him in a bit of a spotlight he's actually rather shy and soft spoken often having to have his big sister stand up for him. Struggles with reading but still loves discussing books with Eddie and his aunt Nancy. Pretty simple style-wise jeans and a t-shirt kind of guy.

Started a program abused neglected under privileged children both to teach them practical life skills like cooking in taxes and applying for a job but also to offer a warm supportive environment( inspired by learning about how his dads grew up)

Dyslexic; was also diagnosed Young

Charlotte and James Munson

Twins born January 31st 2000

Adopted after a younger coworker got pregnant unexpectedly and realized that she couldn't mentally be a mother but wanted them to go to a good home( birth mom is still heavily involved but fills more of an aunt role)

Named my their birth mom

Both Bi( had a crush on the same guy once it was a problem until they realize he wasn't interested in either of them)

she/her and they/them

Both have red hair and freckles( their aunt Max is delighted to have more redheads and the weird family all the upside down crew have formed over the years) but Charlotte has green eyes and James has brown

5'2" and 5'6"

both theater kids( once try to switch rules before realizing that only works with identical twins) and mischievous( yes they've been compared to the Weasley twins yes they were devastated when they found out what happened to Fred) Charlotte falls in love with Fiber Arts after helping their Middle School Drama teacher create the costumes for one of their plays. Mostly designs sew and clothing but and also knit sew and embroider. James is a writer. The twins used to put on little plays and he'd write the scripts but mostly sticks to poetry and prose as he gets older. James is an ideas guy where is Charlotte is more practical and helps him bring the ideas to life. James is more spontaneous where as Charlotte likes to stick with a routine. Charlotte style is rather eclectic and tends to shift around is mostly comprised of clothing she made or altered herself. James is one of those people that went full vintage day to day he looks like he stepped straight out of the 1920s

costume designer( Charlotte) Author/retail until his career takes off

I considered adding two more kids but I figured four was a big family while being a bit more manageable then six. However the absolutely do road trip like Steve was imagining. I could probably do a bit more to separate the twins but to avoid cliche I didn't want to make them complete opposites or exactly the same so I tried to balance the two.

Also none of them are straight because that's just how I roll is it statistically likely no do I care also no.

[dragongarden98]

I'm going to be posting my plot bunnies here. I'll post five ideas at a time. Enjoy part 1 of my plot bunnies.

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Title: lonely souls no longer lonely.

Fandoms: Danny phantom. Durarara!!

Plot Summary.

Danny has to leave home because it's no longer safe for him.

In this fanfic Danny was adopted by the fentons when he was 3 years old. He is actually the illegitimate son of Orihara Shirou and is Orihara izaya's little half brother that he has no idea about or that he knows exists in the first place.

The rest of this fic would be focusing on Danny just trying to survive in the City of Ikebukuro. But he keeps getting mistaken for izaya.

(Update, there have been major changes that I have decided to make. I realized my original version didn't really have much of a story so I'm redoing it and actually making a story. It's not going to exactly match what I describe here. It's also the same for my other stories too.)

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2

Title: x marks the spot.

Fandoms: Danny Phantom. Teen Titans.

Plot Summary.

It is no longer safe for the Fenton siblings so they leave their home dimension and they go to the DC universe.

There were some complications leading to Danny and his clone Ellie becoming babies at age 1 or 6 months.

And the title says it all (well at least the former one. I've decided to go with this title just because it's better than my original one.) Jazz is Red X in this, 50/50 if Jazz is gender fluid which would explain the more masculine appearance of Red X.

It's mainly just bamf jazz, she's raising her kids, kicking ass, and stealing stuff from evil corporations in Rich assholes.

50/50 if it is jazz x dick, but we'll just have to see.

The story would pick up where the Teen Titans cartoon ended. Perhaps the black and white monster could have been a ghost, maybe one connected to Danny and Ellie? Maybe we learn why Tara came back. FYI I know that there's a Teen Titans comic called Teen Titans go not the same as that cartoon, it's set in the original series. Point is I'm not following the comics, I'm going to do my own thing instead.

Inspired by another fanfic.

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3

Title: Again.

Fandoms: Durarara!! Ark survival evolved.

Plot Summary.

Izaya Orihara wakes up on a mysterious Island inhabited by creatures long extinct and creatures of myth.

He is shocked to find his rival shizuo that he hasn't seen in 3 years. He finds him as an old man in his fifties.

So he spends the next 10 years repairing the relationship with shizuo and figuring out what the hell happened, only for him to wake up again on a mysterious Island younger and with shizuo coming onto the island the very next day.

(Update, so at the time I posted this I didn't know as much about Ark lore. I did some research and I realize I had some things wrong, so it's not going to be exactly like how I mentioned it here.)

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4

Title: Records of a Forgotten Hero.

Fandoms: Danny phantom. MHA.

Plot Summary.

Danny leaves behind a video diary for the three new halfa.

Midoriya. Bakugou. Todoroki.

I don't have much of a plot figured out for this one yet.

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5

Title: The runaway babies.

Fandom: Durarara!!.

Plot Summary.

Two young girls come to the city of Ikebukuro to make a new life for themselves. They end up getting a bit more than what they bargained for, but a happy ending all the same.

Don't have very much for the story except the ocs end up adopting izaya and shizuo as their new parents. The ocs are similar to izaya and shizuo.

It's a Shizaya kid fic.

[goldenchan-fx2thepeacock]

Quick AU where Danny stays in town during Girls Night Out

Yeah, random thoughts spring into brain. Danny is trans. I think that's enough background info. Also, Tumblr got a new post editor, so I'm betaing it right now.

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Danny was supposed to go fishing with his dad. But something came up. AKA, Vlad wanted him to go visit him without Danny. So Danny was in Amity Park when he was supposed to be having dad bonding time. What could he say? His dad got that dumb book and everything. It was gonna be epic. Except stupid Vlad had to go and ruin everything. Whatever. Dad said they would go next weekend.

The first big issue was when Tucker disappeared. And he didn't. Might've been a dumb ghost thing. So he and Sam went to find stuff out. Except all the men in town were gone. It was glaring. "I-I'm sure it's nothing Danny!" Sam said nervously. "Yeah. It's gotta have been a stupid mistake. Maybe I'm immune cause I'm half ghost," Except there weren't any male ghosts either. "Yeah, that's gotta be it!" That when they heard Ember. "OH YEAH! NO MORE PESKY GUYS! IT'S A GIRL'S NIGHT OUT!" "Yes. You know, I'm surprised that worked. I was afraid it might've been a ghost only thing," Spectra drawled. "Of course it worked. The superior gender always prevails," Kitty replied. "And that's obviously female," Every vein in his body was pounding. "I think you might've confused sex for gender ladies," Sam said patiently. "We're not having sex!" Ember laughed. "You do realize how invalidating this can feel for trans people?!" Sam shrieked back. "If they're still here, that means it's a she," Spectra grinned. That was the last straw. He ran. As fast as he could. And for a half ghost that was fast. Once he got home, he slammed the door.

Sam saw Danny run off and knew how this was looking for him. "Isn't this rich? The ghost boy is really a girl," Kitty grinned. "I'm surprised I didn't notice sooner," Spectra laughed. Ember stayed oddly quiet for someone who was normally boisterously loud.

Danny curled in on himself. Herself. NO! Don't second guess yourself. It change the fact that it hurt. "All the men in town are gone!" He heard Jazz yell. "I realize that Jazz. Thank goodness your father is out of town," Mom sighed. "Wait, but Danny isn't! I really hope..." She was standing in his doorway. "FUCKING GHOSTS!" Jazz didn't swear. She never swore. "What is it Jazz? Oh. Danny, I'm so sorry," Mom pulled him into a hug. "I'll be fine," He grumbled. "Do you know which ghosts?" Jazz decided to change the conversation. "Spectra, Kitty and Ember," "Great. Spectra is going to use this horribly," Jazz grumbled quiet enough that only Danny could hear. "Listen, we have to get the guys back first," "Wait, if you're, that means any trans women in Amity are stuck there," Mom said. "Can we not talk about that? I'm seriously not in the mood," "At least pesky Phantom won't be here to get in the way," Jazz and Danny exchanged a look. Sam came bursting in. "Danny! Okay, I am going to make them even deader than before," Sam cracked her knuckles. "I'm fine Sam. Let's just find a way to fix this," "I have an idea!" Jazz said. "No," Danny, Sam and Mom said in unison. "Oh come on. Don't be like that. Not all my plans are bad," Jazz protested. "Speaking from experience (of being trapped in a thermos way too much for one night), that is completely untrue," "What was that about thermoses Danny?" Mom said. "Jazz put soup in my Fenton Thermos!" "I couldn't tell them apart! We really need to label things," "Like with a massive sticker that say Fenton?" "All our stuff has those!" "Fair enough," Danny conceded. It was the plan if anyone caught them talking about getting trapped in thermoses. It made sense because it actually happened. "Well, since Jazz's plan is out, I opt that we figure out how this whole thing happened," Mom said. "It's a combo between Kitty and Ember. Kitty has this thing that makes men disappear into another dimension. And Ember must've used her guitar to make it cover all of Amity. If we don't get them out in twelve hours, they'll be stuck there forever," "And I will have to resign to a life of raging dysphoria," "You were gonna have that anyways," "Times ten. This won't help anyways, but it won't be all bad," "Let's stop talking about you being trans. Danny, you're staying here," Jazz winked. He knew what that meant. They would get all the men back and Danny would keep the ghosts at bay. "Okay. So, from what they were blabbing, all we have to do is get them to do it again," Sam said. Once they had a plan in place, all they had to do was implement it. They left and Danny quickly transformed. Praying that Spectra wouldn't find a way to use this against him, he sped off. "Hey! Poo faces! I'm not gone, and it semi pisses me off!" He screamed. "Oh now sweety. Why would you want to leave behind the superior gender?" Spectra said. "Because it makes me feel horrible and like I was born wrong," "You were, weren't you," Don't let Spectra sink her claws in Fenturd! "Yeah, maybe I was, but if I work hard enough I can fix it," "How is Danny Phantom still here?" He heard Paulina say. Nope, not listening. "They're all going to know. You can't do anything about that," Spectra laughed evilly. "Now girls, follow the recipe! You too now," "I'm. NOT A GIRL!" The wail was probably ill planned, but Danny wasn't thinking straight. Shit, humans. He cut himself off. "Oh come on now. No matter how many times you tell yourself that, you still have to cover parts of yourself. Don't tell me you don't wake up every morning and wish you were a real boy?" "I am. I am a real boy. I just have to take a few extra steps to get there," "Oh come on now. Stop lying to yourself. Maddie, how can you possibly call these eggs? They're green," Okay, maybe dealing with Spectra first was a bad idea. But she was also taunting his mom. Deal with Ember. She must be better than this.

So he flew to a stage. Ember was rocking out with a bunch of girls. Sam was in the background. This was probably one of the less dangerous problems. "Listen, if you're going to taunt me for the fact that I'm still here, do it already," "Hey, listen kid. I'm not actually going to taunt you. Kitty and Spectra are being complete jerks, but I'm not going to judge you for being trans," "Y-you're not?" "Heck no! I'm doing this because I wanted to have a fun night without guys. You included. I'll just have to take a few extra steps to get rid of you!" Danny dodged the guitar strum easily. "Are you planning on bringing them back at the end of the night?" "That's really up to Kitty," "I guess," Sam could deal with Ember.

Next up was Kitty. Oh great, makeup. (I honestly forget what Kitty was doing, so makeup works) "Now girls. All you gotta do is apply the bronzer like so!" "Kitty! How would Johnny feel if he knew you were doing this?" "Oh come on now Ghost girl, you can't be serious. Johnny is having a guys night in all due time," "HEY! Don't you dare. Transphobia doesn't help anyone," Jazz yelled. "Oh stop complaining. She knows she doesn't belong with the guys. From the looks of it, Spectra's already gotten to you. This'll make this so much easier,"

The plan backfired immensely. Danny and Mom were a mess, Sam didn't manage to get the guitar, and Jazz just got in a debate with Kitty. Danny, having to keep up a facade, came downstairs. "How'd it go?" "Terribly. Though, I did learn the Ghost Boy is trans," Mom said. "Fascinating," "It's, well it's oddly human. Why would a ghost even bother?" "Turns out gender dysphoria comes to the grave," "Danny, this is no time for one of your morbid jokes," Yeah, maybe it was morbid, but it wasn't a joke. "Whatever. I guess we get to use Jazz's plan," "All we gotta do is convince them that a cis guy is still in town. Like wandered in after the disappearing act," "Great plan. Sam can't pretend to be me though," "How did you know I was going to do that?" "Lucky guess,"

So that's how Jazz ended up wearing a baseball cap and a pair of men's jeans into Ember's concert. "Did we really have to use a pair of dad's jeans? These barely fit," "You know, the fact that they fit at all should be surprising. Dad was skinny at one point in his life. Which means that one of us could be on his end of the gene pool," "It's probably you," "Don't make me think about that. Hiding what little chest I have is hard enough. If I got dad's genes, I'd honestly be terrified," "We haven't seen the women on his side of the family. And besides, you got the blue eyes black hair thing," "You are honestly scaring me. Now, I gotta scram before someone sees me talking to you. Mom or the ghosts," "Fair,"

And thus, the plan worked. Kitty, adamant that no men be left in Amity, blew another kiss. Ember amplified it. The men came back. The three got thermosed. Jazz laughed at their faces when they honestly though she was from out of town. Danny once again didn't get taken, even in ghost form.

Tucker and Sam found him curled up in his bed. "Hey man. I know this has gotta be tough for you," Tucker said. "Spectra had no right!" Sam continued. "Thanks guys. But I think I'm gonna take a few days off school," The trio heard Dash's voice outside. "Hey mom. I know what happened was scary. And I know it must've felt really bad, but I still see you as my mom," "Thanks Dash. I can always count on you to make me feel better," A woman's voice rang out. Danny looked over the window sill. "See Danny. It's not horribly weird. Just a few transphobic ghosts," Tucker laughed. "A couple," "What?" Sam and Tucker said in unison. "Ember isn't," "How do you know that?" "I talked to her," "Hey Fenturd! Don't you dare tell anyone about my mom! And don't be mean to her! I'm sure you wouldn't get it," "You'd be surprised Dash!" He grabbed his trans flag and hung it out the window. "I get it more than you seem to think!" Dash's mom smiled at him. "Y-you're trans? I thought you were just a loser!" "Yeah, and I had to talk to the transphobic ghosts. So I won't invalidate your mom!" Dash stared up at him. "Holy shit,"

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Praying that this uploads, cause I've got shoddy internet rn. And I'm working on my Gravity Falls crossover fic. I just had this pop into my mind. Prolly just gonna be a oneshot. I might make another fic about Jack's side of the family later, that's connected to this one.

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So rather than sending a million separate asks about your intoxicating Better Love universe, I figured I’d just send a list!

1. What, if anything, changes between Ears and Javi after she returns from being abducted? (Assuming this happens because of the recently posted birthday fillet)

2. Your Javi always wanted to escape from Laredo. Does he feel any desire to come home to roost now that he would have Ears with him to make new memories?

3. How does Ears console Javi when Chucho eventually passes away? How does Javi process his grief?

4. Does Ears ever want to try working in a non-male-dominated field? (Now that I’ve typed that I can think of very few fields like that 🙃)

5. I always assumed from the show that Javi wasn’t the most cautious man in terms of protection when he had relations with the sex workers of Colombia. What would things look like for Javi and Ears if he learned he’d fathered a child with one of those women?

Your writing is so rich and authentic. I find myself rereading your work and always look forward to what you share next!

Okay, questions one and two are very spoilery, so I’m actually going to skip down to four. I will say though, that yes, I will eventually have Javi and Ears back together. If I Fall is too angsty and too long for me not to acknowledge that.

I will also caution to take yesterday’s headcanon with a grain of salt. It’s only a headcanon.

So the two fields that jump into my mind with regards to question four are education and nursing. I cannot imagine Ears being interested in either. Ears has a tendency to bend gender norms already, and I just don’t see her being challenged or fulfilled in either of these roles.

I could see her doing guest lectures at a university one day, though. I could also see her as a published novelist, but perhaps under a gender neutral pseudonym.

Oh man, question five is excellent, and I’m tempted to do an entire Better Love AU spin-off just focusing on this plot! I’m answering as if Javi is thrown into the situation of being primarily caretaker for his 9 month old daughter.

So, Javi would actually struggle with this a lot more than Ears would. Remember that Javi is terrified of emotional intimacy and that he has a lot of unprocessed trauma regarding his family situation. The idea of fatherhood is absolutely terrifying to him. And because Javi tends to internalize shame and self loathing, he’s going to feel a lot of guilt for his stupid past choices, and for dragging Ears into this situation.

It comes as a shock to Ears. Of course it does. She’s never wanted to be a mom, and she’s never particularly enjoyed kids.

Thing is, Ears loves Javi. Loves him fiercely. Part of loving Javier Peña is understanding that he’s got a lot of history that he just doesn’t talk about. And Ears isn’t a particularly jealous person. She knows that Javi is a man with a high sex drive who was single for a long time. She doesn’t hold his sexual past against him - she’s had plenty of partners, too.

Ears feels a little inept in the beginning. She was the youngest child, and Danny’s kids were all born while she was in the service, so she has almost zero experience as a caretaker. She also struggles to know what her role is for a while. She’s Javi’s partner, but this is Javi’s daughter, not hers. She wants to help, but she doesn’t want to overstep a boundary.

Javi’s own weirdness plays into this for a while. He doesn’t want to burden Ears, so in the beginning, he insists on doing everything himself.

Despite all of this, Ears loves Natalia with her whole heart. Ears is going to perceive any child of Javi’s as an extension of Javi himself, so this is only natural. And the deeper Ears falls in love with little Talia, the more Javi sees that, and the more he’s able to relax and drop his guard and let Ears in.

This all comes to a head the first time Talia refers to Ears as Mama. Ears is reading a bedtime story, and Talia interrupts her, clear as a bell. She says it twice, even, because Javi has to clear his throat and ask for it again.

Ears leaves the room and breaks down into deep sobs, because she realizes that she wants fiercely for it to be true. She wants to be Mama. Not just a mama, either, but specifically, this little girl’s Mama.

Javi finds her later and misreads why she’s upset. He tries to apologize, damn him, and it ends with Ears tearing into him to never, ever apologize for that little girl, that Talia is precious, the best fucking mistake that Javi has ever made, and that Ears loves her just as much as she loves him.

And oh, fuck, that just makes Javi break down, too. Because if there’s one thing that Javier Peña can do, it’s love with his entire heart. He loves Ears, and he loves his daughter, and his deepest desire is for them to be family.

And that’s what he says.

Javi and Ears talk deep into the night, eventually falling into an exhausted sleep just hours before Talia awakens. It’s so incredibly worth it, though, to find out that they are both on the same page about things, after all.

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Opposite Sides of the Bridge Chapter 1: Elizabeth

DISCLAIMER: I only own Elizabeth and a few minor characters that you will meet along the way.

~Dressed in dreams for me

You were what I wished to see

Elizabeth, Elizabeth~

(Frank Sinatra)

Hey Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl here and I have the biggest news ever. One of my many sources sends us this. Spotted at Grand Central, bags in hand…Serena Van der Woodsen. Was it only a year ago our 'It' Girl mysteriously disappeared for quote 'Boarding School' and just as suddenly, she's back? Don't believe me? See for yourselves. Lucky for us I got proof.

The Humphrey siblings walked into Grand Central Station. They had just spent the weekend with their mother in Hudson. Their parents had sort of split during the summer. Elizabeth Humphrey wasn't sure what was happening, but she was glad to be home. It's not that she didn't love her mom because she did, she was just closest to her father. Their father Rufus Humphrey spotted them and grabbed their attention.

"Dan, Lizzie, Jenny!" Rufus shouted. "Over here!"

"Hey Dad" they said in unison.

"You guys made it" Rufus said hugging Jenny, then Dan and finally Elizabeth "Welcome back"

"Good to be back" Elizabeth said.

"How was your weekend?" How's your mom?"

"Fine" Dan said.

"She's good" the girls replied, and they all looked at each other.

"Like 'maybe I never should have left Manhattan' fine or 'taking a timeout from my marriage was the best idea I ever had' fine?"

"Dad you know what? I am uh I'm starving" Dan replied

"Second that" Elizabeth said trying to change the subject.

"Let's go home. I'm cooking" their dad said.

"Yes"

"Caprese salad, a little mozzarella di búfala" Rufus said guiding Jenny away. Elizabeth spotted Serena Van der Woodsen and elbowed her twin brother Dan. He had the biggest crush on Serena.

Spotted: Lonely Boy, can't believe the love of his life has returned…If only she knew who he was.

"Look it's your crush" she whispered.

"Shut up" he replied and elbowed her.

Later that night Elizabeth spotted Dan looking at the computer.

"Whatcha looking at brother?"

"Nothing" he replied shutting his computer "Why are you in my room anyways?"

"Mom and Dad?" she replied, "Do you think they'll be okay?"

"Let's hope" he replied "for Dad's sake"

"Night Danny" she replied

"Night Lizzie" he replied. She then went back to her room and went to bed.

The next morning Elizabeth walked in the kitchen in her school uniform. School was not exactly her favorite place in the world since they went to school with a bunch of snobby rich kids, but she did enjoy it. Maybe because she was smart. She had taken her SATs when she wasn't even a freshman yet. Or maybe because she enjoyed learning new things. It also might be the fact that school was the only place that she got to see Nate Archibald and now that she was technically single after a breakup with her boyfriends of 1 years she might actually get the guy's attention.

"Guess who's dad is cool?" Rufus asked as she sat down at the counter next to her little sister Jenny.

Elizabeth was technically by default the middle child. There was Dan, her twin brother, her and then Jenny. Though she and Dan honestly didn't look much alike. He had dark brown to black hair and dark brown eyes, where she had blonde hair and blue eyes just like her little sister. Which is why most people thought she and Jenny were the twins.

"It's a trick question" Jenny stated.

"Yeah, cause it can't be ours" Dan said.

"Haha, look at this" Rufus said handing Dan a magazine.

"Top 10 forgotten band of the 90's"

"Check out number 9"

"He's very proud" Jenny said.

"Way to be forgotten" Dan stated.

"It's totally rad dad" Elizabeth said

"That's my girl" Rufus said.

"Maybe you'd care if Dad's band was on Gossip Girl" Jenny said.

"I don't read Gossip Girl, that's for chicks" Dan replied

"Not to mention guys stalking their crushes" Elizabeth said "I caught him red handed looking up Serena Van der Woodsen"

"Rolling Stone?! Wow! Let me take a look at this again Dad. Très cool"

Elizabeth rolled her eyes and turned to her little sister.

"What are you working on" Rufus asked Jenny.

"It's called Kiss on the Lips party. Everyone's going"

"You guys were invited to that?" Dan asked and the girls turned to him. "No offense if I sound surprised. Since I've never been invited"

"One of the girls in my art class saw my Calligraphy and she said that if I addressed all the invitations that I could have one"

"And being the good little sister, she got me one too"

"I'm trying to picture you at a Social event. It's so not Elizabeth Humphrey" Dan said, and Elizabeth threw a pencil at him.

"I might have a wild side that you don't know about" she replied.

"When you're what skating, dancing, playing the guitar in your room. So wild Lizzie. Living life on the edge." Dan asked and Elizabeth rolled her eyes at him.

"Well what Jenny is doing seems fair. The sweat shops could learn a thing or two" Rufus said.

"Dad this is not a platform for one of your anti-capitalist rants"

"Yes, it is"

"Besides you make us go to private schools" Jenny replied.

"That's for your education"

"So, we should just be anonymous losers who eat lunch alone and never get invited to parties?"

"Works for me" Dan said "Lizzie?"

"I'm not a huge partier but it would be nice to even be invited" she replied

"Mom thinks it's a good idea" Jenny replied.

"And her judgement is always sound, right?" their dad said, and it got silent. "Jenny, if you want to go to that party you should go. Both my girls should. Those kids could use some Humphrey fun"

Jenny smiled then looked at Elizabeth. They bumped fist.

On the way to school Dan grabbed Elizabeth's hand and yanked her through New York traffic trying to catch the bus. When they got on the bus there were no seats. They stood a little far back from two students who went to school with her brother. She recognized them as Nate Archibald and Chuck Bass. Nate was the boy she liked. He had been nice to her once freshman year after her books had been pushed out of her hands by Penelope. Nate had helped her to her feet and had helped her with her books. After that she thought he was the sweetest guy in the world. Even if his best friend was Chuck Bass.

"Anything juicy?" she asked her brother, and he didn't say anything.

Their stop came and Dan let Elizabeth go 1st which made her right behind Chuck. A guy pushed Dan which made him bump her into Chuck.

"Sorry" she replied, and he looked at Dan.

"Are you following us or something?" Chuck asked and Elizabeth looked at her brother.

"I go to your school" Dan said "Identical uniforms. Should be the tip-off"

Elizabeth laughed and Chuck glanced at her giving her a once over which she returned with a glare.

"That's funny" Nate said. They got off the bus Elizabeth still laughing.

"This is why I love you" Dan said "You laugh at some of the weirdest moments. He could have totally beat my ass for that comment and you just burst into laughter which I think pissed him off more."

"Even Nate Archibald thought it was funny" she replied "Though I don't know why they were taking the bus. Don't they have drivers? Oh my god are their drivers on strike?"

"You are one unique individual."

"See you later" she said looking at the time.

"See you" he replied, and they went their separate ways.

Chuck and Nate*

They got off the Bus. Chuck still thinking about the girl with the asshole.

"Who was the blonde?" he asked. "She could do so much better than that asshole"

"I think she goes to Constance." Nate replied. "I've seen her around mostly just kept to herself. I think he does too so maybe they're together because they have things in common. She's cute and funny so maybe he likes that about her"

"I can show her things we can have in common"

"Really Chuck?" Nate asked as they walked into the school"

***

During Lunch Elizabeth went into the gym and worked on her ballet. She was training to be an Olympian figure skater. She practically lived on the ice when she wasn't at school and when she wasn't on the ice or at school then she was dancing. While she was practicing, she had no idea that someone was watching her.

Spotted: On the steps of the Met an S and B power struggle. Did S think she could waltz home and things would be just like they were? Did B think S would go down without a fight? Or can these two hotties work it out? There's nothing Gossip Girl likes more than a good cat fight, and this could be a classic.

After school she met Jenny at the Entrance.

"This is for you" J said handing her an envelope.

"Awe you put Lizzie instead of Elizabeth. Best sister ever."

Elizabeth of course was her birth name and she loved it. She related it mostly to Queen Elizabeth. Both the 1st and 2nd which made the name feel powerful, but her dad had called her Lizzie since she was a baby so it's what she went by mostly. If anyone called her differently, she didn't really like it. It was either Elizabeth or Lizzie. Nothing else.

"Guess what?" Jenny said as they began walking.

"What?"

"I met Serena"

"As in Dan's Serena? Serena Van der Woodsen? That Serena?" she asked, and Jenny nodded. "Dan would be so jealous"

"She's really nice"

"So, shall we window shop? Find something you can maybe make for us?"

"Let's go" she replied.

They got to the mall and began trying on different dresses.

"We need a second opinion" Jenny said.

"Already on top of it" Elizabeth said putting her phone down "Dan will be here soon"

A little while later Dan arrived at the mall.

"What's the emergency" he asked as Elizabeth stepped out in a dark blue dress.

"Do these dresses look good?" Jenny asked.

"Is this seriously why you needed me. I thought this was an actual emergency."

"Fashion emergency brother" Elizabeth said.

"And why couldn't you help each other?"

"We wanted our brother's honest yet brutal opinion" Elizabeth said batting her eyelashes.

"Fine" he replied and gave them both a once over "You both look great"

"Look its Serena" Jenny said, and Elizabeth looked that direction "Hi Serena"

Serena started walking their way. A young boy next to her.

"Hey" Serena said, "Jenny, right?"

"Yeah. Hi" Jenny said, and Elizabeth nudged her "This is Elizabeth my older sister"

"Lizzie" Elizabeth said "Normally only my family and teachers call me Elizabeth and that is when I'm in serious trouble"

"Eric" the boy said.

"And our brother…" Jenny said turning around "Um Lizzie where is um…?"

Elizabeth looked around and noticed Dan missing.

"And he says I have a social problem" She whispered then turned back around "He must have had something he had to do"

"Are these your dresses?" Serena asked, "For the party?"

"Sort of" Jenny replied "Oh speaking of that, here"

Jenny dug in her bag and pulled out an envelope and handed it to Serena.

"I made you one during free period, but if anyone ask where you got it. I know nothing"

"Thanks"

"That's J for you" Elizabeth said.

"We should actually go" Serena replied.

"Same"

Serena and Eric turned to leave but Serena stopped and turned back to the girls.

"You should try that dress in Black Jenny. As for you Liz. Maybe a red."

"Thanks" the girls said.

Chuck and Nate*

They walked through the park

"This is some good stuff" Chuck replied

"Yeah, I'm gonna need it" Nate replied "Blair's mom is at the country house"

"Yeah?" Chuck replied "Then maybe I should swipe some of my dad's Viagra"

Nate didn't respond.

"Nathaniel you're finally about have sex with your girlfriend, it's like you're headed to your execution"

"No man I'm good"

"Talk to Chuck, buddy"

"You and Blair have been dating forever and all of a sudden there's a problem?"

"There's no problem"

"It's just…do you ever feel like our whole lives have been planned out for us?" Nate asked "That we're just gonna end up like our parents"

"That's a dark thought"

"Aren't we entitled to choose just to be happy?"

"Look easy Socrates" Chuck replied "What were entitled to be a trust fund, maybe a house in the Hamptons, a prescription drug problem. But happiness does not seem to be on the menu. So, smoke up and seal the deal with Blair 'cause you're also entitled to tap that ass"

Nate smiled.

"And speaking of tapping ass, I have a ballerina to find" Chuck replied taking a hit.

***

That evening Jenny worked on the dresses and Elizabeth working on homework. Dan opened the door and closed it. Elizabeth looked up.

"I guess we can cancel the missing person's report" Elizabeth said.

"I really had no idea that you could move that fast" Jenny replied.

"You should try out for the track team"

"Your fashion emergency was solved I figured my work was done"

"That seems like a likely excuse" Elizabeth said, "Right J?"

"Not fair. No Humphrey sister gang up."

"Serena said hi to you at a 9th grade party and you've never forgotten it" Jenny replied

"How could I? She was the only person who spoke to me"

"I spoke to you" Elizabeth said.

"That wasn't my family" Dan said "But I'm pretty sure she thought I was someone else"

"Matt, right? The lacrosse player" Elizabeth laughed. "Who by the way you look nothing like so that's either an insult to you or an insult to Matt or a compliment. However, you want to see it"

"Really Lizzie?" Dan asked and she shrugged her shoulders.

"She's actually nice" Jenny replied.

"J is right"

"If she did know you. I think she'd actually really like you"

"I think she might be a tad overwhelmed by the glitz and glamour of the Humphrey Lifestyle"

"And what an amazing lifestyle it is" Elizabeth replied "Rumor has it she is staying at the Palace hotel"

"My point exactly"

Spotted: At the Palace Hotel, S and B having a heart to heart.

Hmm, why so thirsty S? You may have won over B for now, but we still think your hiding something.

"Sitting at the bar all by herself sipping martini" Jenny put in.

"Sounds sad" Elizabeth replied.

"Dads at the gallery working late. Left money for dinner. So, Lizzie and I were thinking Indian"

Dan looked at his sisters.

"I think I'm…I'm gonna go out" Dan said getting up.

"Have fun" Elizabeth shouted as he shut the door. The girls linked pinkies "And that is how the Humphrey sisters do it"

"We do make an awesome team" Jenny said continuing to sew.

"The sitting by herself thing was good."

"Gossip Girl"

The next day Elizabeth was at her favorite place the ice-skating rink round the corner from her favorite coffee shop in West Village. When she was done, she put her stuff in her bag and walked outside. She got outside and checked her phone. She had one missed call from Dan. She called him back as she walked into the coffee shop.

"You called?" she asked.

"I got a date" he shouted.

"Really? Who did you convince to…?"

"With Serena"

"I must be dreaming because I swore you just said Serena"

"Thanks, Lizzie, for your vote of confidence in me"

"It's my job as your sister" she replied, "So where are you taking her?"

"Dad's concert"

"Radical dude"

"You truly are a one of a kind"

"Which is ironic because I'm a twin" she said.

"Funny" he said.

"All jokes aside, I do wish you the best though" she said

"Thank you, Lizzie,"

Later that evening the three Humphrey siblings stood in front of the mirror.

"You're going out with Serena and were going to the Kiss on the Lips. Who said this family wasn't cool?"

"I don't want to be late but good luck you two." Dan said leaving the room. The girls turned back to the mirror and Rufus came in behind them.

"My girls are turning into women" he said.

"Dad, the word is we look nice" Elizabeth replied.

"You both look beautiful. Like your mother"

"Thank you"

Both girls hugged him, and they headed out.

They arrived at the party and looked around.

"I can't believe were here" Jenny replied.

"Maybe Dan was right" Elizabeth said "This isn't exactly my scene" "You'll be fine Lizzie. Relax" Jenny said "I'm gonna go find some drinks. Are you good?"

"I thought I was the big sister?"

"You gotta take a break from big sister sometimes"

She watched Jenny walk away. She began to look around when she spotted Blair Waldorf walking right toward her. Blair Waldorf was Nate's girlfriend, but that wasn't the only reason Elizabeth wasn't a fan of hers. Elizabeth and Blair were tied for the top of their class and Blair hated her for that. So therefore, Elizabeth didn't like her as well.

"What are you doing here?" Blair said.

"My little sister is J"

"Who?"

"Jenny?"

"Right, I wish I would have known" Blair said and stormed off her minions staring her down as well. Elizabeth waved at them.

The other thing that pissed Blair off was the fact that Elizabeth wasn't afraid of her.

Chuck*

He watched two blondes enter the room, one of them being the girl from the bus the day before and from the gym bending her body in ways he was curious about. She definitely wasn't looking like the goody two shoes she came across as. He definitely wanted to get to know her better.

"Who are the two blondes?" he asked Katy and Is.

"That would be Jenny Humphrey and Elizabeth Humphrey."

"Which one is wearing red?"

"Elizabeth but Jenny is a freshman"

"I do love freshman, but she is not the one I'm curious about"

"Elizabeth 'Know it All" Humphrey? Blair can't stand her" Katy said.

"Even better" Chuck replied "Anything about her on Gossip Girl"

"Nothing, she's a saint" Is replied. "She's probably still a virgin"

"Not for long" Chuck replied walking away toward her. He was almost to her when he saw her talking to Nate. He turned and spotted the other blonde and decided he would go for her instead

***

Elizabeth turned and bumped into someone.

"I'm so sorry" she replied turning and spotting Nate Archibald. He was so beautiful. The handsome jock types. And a total sweetheart. Downfall- Blair's boyfriend.

"It was my fault" he replied.

"I don't know. I'm a bit of a klutz, except for on the ice. My brother says I don't know how to walk without ice skates" she said then laughed.

"You were on the bus yesterday" he said, "I recognize your laugh."

"Yeah" she said.

"Your boyfriend made the remark to Chuck"

"Brother" she corrected. "Twin brother, and best friend."

"Sorry"

"Honestly, not the first time, since we don't look like twins. Everyone tells me and my sister though. Could be identical almost."

"What he said was funny"

"That's what I told him. But he didn't listen. I'm his sister I'm biased" she said then laughed.

"You have a cute laugh" he replied "A very contagious one"

"Thanks" she blushed and looked down then back up "I'm Eliz…"

"I'm so sorry I gotta go" he said and walked away.

"Lizzie!" she her brother yell.

"Danny?"

"Have you seen Jenny? She texted me" he said, "Didn't she text you?"

Elizabeth opened her bag.

"Crap" she said "I must have left my phone on the bathroom counter at home"

"Then help me find her"

"Okay" she said.

They began looking and finally headed up the stairs and found her with Chuck having her pinned against the skylight.

"Hey" Dan shouted.

"J" Elizabeth said grabbing her sister and pulling her close. "You, okay?"

"You son of a…" Dan began.

"What the hell is your problem? It's a party. Things happen. Who are you anyway?" Chuck said.

"How many times do I have to tell you I'm in your class? My name is Dan Humphrey, and these are my sisters." Dan said then punched Chuck.

"Come on Dan let's go" Serena said grabbing his hand "Chuck don't you ever touch her again."

They got downstairs and into a taxi. Elizabeth grabbed the front seat so Serena could fit. After dropping her off and Dan doing an awkward wave they got home. Jenny changed for bed and Elizabeth went to the freezer and grabbed an ice pack and tossed it to Dan.

"Nice right hook. Hope that helps" she smiled "I think I'm gonna sleep in J's room tonight. Keep an eye on her"

"Sounds good" he replied.

Elizabeth changed for bed then climbed in next to her sister.

Spotted: Serena making a heroic exit from B's party. Too bad there is school on Monday. So, until next time, you know you love me.

[aion-rsa]

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Season 4 Ending Explained

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This article contains spoilers for Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous season 4.

When Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous brought a PG cartoon into the PG-13 live action franchise, it was unclear whether the eight-episode first season would continue into a second. But the six kids trying to get off Isla Nublar during the events of Jurassic World have now earned themselves a fourth—extra long—season, with eleven episodes of action, that end on a big reveal, indicating that there’s more fun to come.

Will the campers—Darius, Brooklynn, Kenji, Sammy, Yaz, and Ben—ever get home? In this season they finally leave Isla Nublar behind, but it’s more of an out of the frying pan, into an evil dinosaur fighting operation kind of experience. Read on for more of where the kids end up, and guesses at what we might expect from season 5.

Mantah Corp Revealed

The villainy of Mantah Corp has been looming over the series since the beginning. Sammy’s opportunity to beta test the camp came with a price: Mantah Corp was blackmailing her family, and Sammy had to provide the rival organization with data and cell samples. Early on, she swabs the cheek of a Sinoceratops, and in season 4, that comes back to haunt her. The sample she took has been used to create new baby dinosaurs, hybrids of the Sinoceratops and Spinosaurus (Spinoceratops?), making Sammy feel directly responsible for their fate.

Now a much larger extent of Mantah Corp’s operations is revealed. They have Dr. Turner studying dinosaurs under false pretenses, monitoring their brainwaves to learn more about dinosaur behavior. But part of their experiments involves seeing how much punishment dinosaurs can take in biomes they aren’t suited for, and whether they can make the dinosaurs more aggressive. Worse, when Kash discovers some of Dr. Turner’s notes, he realizes he might be able to mind-control the dinosaurs (and it’s clear that spoiled, angry techie Kash is so preoccupied with whether or not he can, he’s not even in the same zip code as whether he should).

It’s clear how much the Camp Cretaceous team wants viewers to have empathy for the dinosaurs, as one of the most intense episodes features a forced “cage match” style battle between Tyrannosaurus rex Big Eatie and Kentrosaurus Pierce. The campers put themselves at huge risk in order to try to stop the fight, and that moment shapes the rest of the season: Darius is caught by Kash, and lies about how he made it to the island “alone,” and spends several episodes on a solo mission, working to undermine all of Kash’s operations with only brief connections to the camp fam.

A Family Villain

Mantah Corp’s worst secret is only revealed in the season finale, in which Kash’s boss, Daniel, is revealed. For viewers of LEGO Jurassic World: The Legend of Isla Nublar, the name Daniel might immediately bring to mind Danny Nedermeyer, who is constantly trying to destroy Jurassic World to avenge his uncle, Dennis Nedry, who was killed by Dilophosaurus in the original Jurassic Park. The idea that Camp Cretaceous might take a ridiculous character from the LEGO franchise into a more serious, sinister villain who could potentially crossover into Jurassic World: Dominion is amusing, but ultimately not how the story plays out. 

The Mantah Corp boss and Kash have arranged a trap for the campers, and when they’re all surrounded by murderbots, Daniel’s true identity is revealed: he’s Kenji’s neglectful dad. Over the course of the series, we’ve seen that Kenji’s a lonely rich kid, whose father owned a penthouse on Isla Nublar, but didn’t have much time to spend with his child. We don’t know where Kenji’s father was the day of the Indominus Rex escape, or why such a wealthy dad never tried to send a rescue mission for his son. It turns out that Kenji’s father has been working for a rival company all along—with Kenji apparently completely unaware of his father’s connection to the evil company, given his surprised (and somewhat incredulous) greeting: “Dad?” Roll credits and hope for season 5.

Fractured (and Repaired) Friendships

At the end of season 3, Kenji was furious that Darius had intended to let Brooklynn sacrifice herself to keep data out of the hands of the bad guys. After an intense episode of watching a flash drive copy pertinent information from a laptop, all while Brooklynn’s life hangs in the balance, Kenji says he won’t forgive Darius for risking their friend.

The fight comes to an end relatively quickly, much to the larger benefit of the season, as this show’s strength is in the found family and teamwork aspects of its teen cast. But in the process, Kenji reveals to viewers, if not to his friends, that he’s realized he has a crush on Brooklynn. What’s more, formerly-aloof Yaz notices the change as well, and tries to play Kenji’s wingman.

The crush, and the question of whether Brooklynn likes Kenji, too, becomes a frequently touched on theme over the course of the season (and leads to one of the best jokes in the season when Kenji calls Brooklynn his girlfriend to Darius—the doubletake from Darius is perfectly timed and provides some fantastic levity in an otherwise intense season finale). We also see some romantic responses from others. Ben mistakes attentiveness from Yaz as a romantic interest and indicates that he’s still figuring himself out—he’s in no place to get involved with anyone that way. There are also some hints (mostly in some sly eyebrows from Brooklynn) that Yaz and Sammy’s friendship could develop into something more. There’s a moment of the “there’s only one bed” trope between the two that, sadly for shippers, goes nowhere, which may mean the two will always just be besties.

And finally, Darius and Kenji’s bromance is restored in the season finale. Though the pair got off to a rough start, their friendship—and their acknowledgment of each other’s strengths—has helped them both grow as characters over the course of the series. After a rough start, it’s great that they’re back on track, especially as things may have gotten a lot worse.

The People (and Places) Left Behind

When the kids rescue the baby Spinoceratops, they have to find the right biosphere for them to live—leading the campers to have to leave them behind. It’s exactly the kind of thing Ben feared after having to leave Bumpy behind. When Brooklyn says, “Besides, we can always come back and visit,” it’s a jarring moment set against a narrative of campers trying so hard to get away from the island(s) holding them captive. The line is said and forgotten, with none of the other characters calling attention to it, but it may leave viewers wondering how the campers really view their fate—do they believe they’ll get home after all? Or have they given up?

As for Bumpy, the Ankylosaurus was sadly left behind on Isla Nublar, but her absence is a constant emotional ache for Ben. During season 4, when some new baby dinosaurs are introduced, Ben makes the comment that Bumpy’s probably forgotten all about him. In a tear-jerking episode-ending scene, viewers see Isla Nublar and the camp the kids had to leave behind—with Bumpy, wandering around, seemingly waiting for Ben to return.

Another character comes into play who the characters have left behind. In one brief moment, Darius has access to a cell phone and calls his brother, Brandon. Though it’s cut off, the call connected, and viewers see Brandon leaving home to go looking for Darius. This feels like a call back to season 1, when counselors Roxie and Dave try to convince the ferry to turn around to rescue the campers, or the moment in season 2 when viewers see that the emergency beacon’s distress call was received. There are people throughout this series who have tried to help the kids get home—and who have pledged to look for them—and when the series does come to a final conclusion, it would be nice to see some payoff for those moments of promised rescue.

Jurassic World: Dominion Crossover Potential

So will we likely see any crossover between the Camp Cretaceous cast and Jurassic World: Dominion? The longer the cartoon series seems to go on, the less likely that seems, given how much more quickly each season of the show can move the plot along—and that Jurassic World: Dominion was originally scheduled for 2021 and pushed back due to the pandemic. While the Camp Cretaceous writers have access to the live action information, where the series will end up is anyone’s guess. In the timeline, the campers are in 2016, still two years before the events of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, which means any crossover would require the series to zoom ahead.

Of course, the kids still have that flash drive of stolen data (we hope) that they had planned to turn over to the authorities in Costa Rica to keep Dr. Wu from creating more hybrids. And if Mantah Corp plays any part in Jurassic World: Dominion—because it seems like a rival bioengineering group also cloning dinosaurs could be a world-impacting event—then perhaps eyewitnesses from the campers could be part of bringing the villains down.

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But even if there’s not a payoff in Dominion for Camp Cretaceous fans, it’s clear that the series is set fully in the Jurassic World setting. From the reappearance of Mr. DNA in Darius’s bedroom to Darius saying his favorite action hero is Dr. Alan Grant—to the very dangerous group of Dilophosaurus the campers encounter, spitting venom like their movie counterpart (but not, it should be said, their real-world inspiration), those seeds of the larger setting fill Camp Cretaceous, firmly establishing it as canon.

But until we have a season 5—in which we can expect Kenji and his father to have a reckoning, and maybe, just maybe, finally bring the campers home—or until Dominion hits theaters in 2022, we’ll just have to keep guessing.

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[koko-doodle]

Danny Phantom: Spectral Shadows

PROLOGUE

It’s been a week since I was officially adopted. After living in the foster system for so long, I never thought I would end up belonging to someone. I believed I was going to be alone my whole life with no place I belong, or no place that really felt like home. I mean, who would want to adopt a delinquent 15 year old into their family? I close my textbook and sit back in my chair with a long exasperated sigh. Did I really just think that? Those are such cliche thoughts, I sound like the end of a storybook or something. I shake my head and look up to the window across the room. It had started to lightly rain and I watched the small drops of water hit the window with a soft tapping noise.

Three weeks ago is when this whole thing started. I never would have imagined that I would be out of the foster care system, let alone be living with the richest man in the country. When I was younger and dreamed about the day I would belong to a family, I didn’t exactly picture Vlad Masters as my adoptive father. He’s not exactly the most approachable person I’ve ever met, he doesn’t seem to have many relationships with people and considering how we met, you’d think a normal person wouldn’t invite someone who broke into their house to live with them permanently.

It started when I ran away from the foster home I lived in, I couldn’t handle being there anymore. It was suffocating. I was never good enough for any of the foster parents I lived with, always causing too much trouble and getting into fights often at school. I’ve never lasted longer than a year in a foster home. After a very intense fight with my current foster parents I packed what little I have and ran. I stole a car and took off, I had no idea where I was going. I just wanted out.

Once out of town I took what I thought would be a shortcut through the mountains, ended up running out of gas and ditching the car on the side of the road. When it got dark I found a nice cabin in the woods. It was fairly large and expensive looking so I assumed it belonged to some rich person who only stayed there once a year. There were no lights on or anything so I picked the lock and went inside. That was a mistake, I should have checked for a security system.

I stocked up on the non-perishables left in the kitchen and snacked on some chips and granola bars. I went to the main living area and sat on the couch figuring out a plan for the next morning and eventually fell asleep. Next thing I know it’s the middle of the night and there is a man standing over me with his arms folded. I freaked out of course, I don’t know how he got in or where he got in. Come to think of it, I still don’t know how he got in without making a sound.

After an earful of an argument he agreed to let me spend the rest of the night. In the morning I found him going through my bag and I flipped. He eventually found out I had run away and was not planning on going back. I made some threats but he never even flinched. He was so stubborn and not listening to a single thing I said, it really pissed me off. I snagged my things and took off again, not listening to anything he was saying about the woods not being safe for a kid. I’m not a kid and I can handle myself.

I just followed the road and hoped someone would come passing through by chance. After 5 hours of walking, I found myself back at his stupid cabin. I was so frustrated, it didn’t make it any better that he came walking out of the cabin with a ridiculous smirk. He teased me of course and his smug attitude really set me off but… I think that is when I started to like him. He’s different than most adults I’ve ever known, he doesn’t react to my defensive comments by yelling back like most adults do. Just brushes them off like he never heard them or teases me with a smart mouth comment right back.

He talked me into coming back in and eating dinner, he had made spaghetti with what he had in the storage. We ate dinner then sat by the fire and just talked. I feel like I was a bit confrontational with him at first, short tempered too but I knew he was going to try to convince me to go back to my foster parents. He never did though. He just asked me questions about me. Favorite subject, favorite hobby, my story… He just listened. It was nice…

He never told me anything other than his name was Vlad and he flew in on his helicopter when his security system was tripped. He talked a little bit about his job and where he attended college, never mentioned what he was studying. When we talked about sports I had to laugh at how excited he got when talking about his favorite team the Packers. He said he had quite the collection back at his mansion. After our very long conversation he showed me to a spare bedroom to sleep in instead of on the couch. It was the softest bed I’ve ever slept on in my life, I still remember getting under the covers and how soft they were.

In the morning, he made breakfast and then put me to work. I refused at first, saying I still planned to leave but he promised to show me the right road out of the mountains after I helped him. We worked inside and outside, he was always ranting about something as we worked and I had a snarky comment for every funny thing I found. It was actually quite fun. We took breaks and for lunch but by the time we finished everything, it was too dark to travel. He told me to stay another night since night travel is dangerous so I did. I honestly just really wanted to sleep in that bed again but I never told him that.

In the morning while we were eating breakfast, there was a knock at the door. He was gone for quite a while so I went to spy on him and whoever he was taking to. Of course he was talking with two officers, I was shocked to hear that he was telling them about me. That really boiled my blood, he had promised he wouldn’t tell anyone but he lied. When the officers spotted me in the corner of the room, it was all over. They had been out looking for me, they found the vehicle I stole and knew I couldn’t have gotten far. They forced me to grab my things and put me in their vehicle.

As they were thanking Vlad for keeping “the kid” here and not letting me go off he asked to speak to me before they left. I wasn’t going to. He lied and he was acting all heroic in front of the officers. He told me to relax and everything would work out but I couldn’t help but shout at him. I would have given anything at that moment to bolt it from that car, I told him he was a liar and just like every other adult. Everything he told me were just empty words, and nothing he said was making what he did better so I stopped listening.

He watched as the officers drove off with me in the car.

When I got back, I got an earful from every single adult. From the officers, the police chief, my foster parents, the social worker. Everyone told me I had been extremely reckless and made poor choices, everything they said was a blur. I never really listened. I was so distracted by the time I spent with Vlad and how he had lied to me. It shouldn’t have hurt so bad, I should be used to adults making half hearted promises and saying things they don’t mean but I couldn’t understand why I was having such a hard time with what Vlad had done. He did what any responsible adult would do, he was the hero and I was the victim. He had saved the day.

The next week was torture. It had gotten out on the news that I had run away and the “heroic” Vlad Masters saved me from being lost in the woods or getting eaten by a bear. My classmates had new insults for me everyday. I tried to tune them out but when one guy in particular mentioned how I can’t even run away properly, I lost it and ended up breaking his nose. As I was sitting by the principal's office, awaiting to see if I was suspended or expelled and who should show up but Mr. Heroic Masters himself. I wasn’t in the mood to talk. After hearing his so called “apology” I yelled at him to leave, I’m not sure why he was even there.

When I got back to my foster house after school, I was expecting a whole lecture on fighting and anger management again but I was greeted by something far worse. I found Vlad there having tea and coffee with my foster mother. I didn’t want to know what they were talking about, I didn’t care. I was heading to my room when he asked for permission to speak to me privately. I said no of course but my foster parents forced me to go have a private conversation with him in the backyard.

He tried to break the ice but totally failed, I told him to just get right to the point. After a week since seeing him, why was he here? What does he care what I’m doing now? He asked me a question I thought I would never be asked. He asked if I wanted to come live with him, permanently. I thought he was joking at first but the way. he looked at me after he asked, he was serious. I was shocked. I didn’t know what to say or how to react, like a baby I just stared at him and cried. He eventually wrapped me in a hug and I clung to him. At that moment, I’ve never felt so much like a child.

And now I’ve been living with him here in his mansion for a week. I still half expect to wake up and see that it was all a dream but…. I’m still here and Vlad has finalized all the legal paperwork as of yesterday. I belong to him… And this place is now my home.

“Taking a break?” A voice says from the entrance of the library, jolting me back into reality. Vlad stood there with two mugs in his hands and was looking at me with a raised eyebrow.

“Yeah textbooks are so dull, especially history books. They’re so dry” I retort back with a smirk. He makes his way across the room and places the mug in front of me.

“Well then, how about something warm and sweet to fix that dry brain of yours” he teases back.

“Ha ha, very funny. What is it?” I ask.

“Just hot chocolate, good for dreary and rainy evenings like this” he answers as he takes a sip from his mug.

“A bit corny don’t cha think old man? ”Hot chocolate on a rainy day, so old fashioned” I say with a chuckle and take a sip of the warm chocolatey contents.

“Maybe so but I’m not the one stuck with their nose in a history book, Little Starling.”

We both laugh and continue enjoying our beverages. I look back up to the window and hear the rain as it falls harder on the window pane. I look back to Vlad and a small smile escapes, our eyes meet and I quickly look back to my mug and take another sip.

“What?” He asks.

“Nothing, just enjoyin my corny drink.”

He chuckles. I try to hide another smile. It’s nice to finally have someone who I feel understands me. Maybe things will actually start to get better now.

Well…

Maybe not.

I’m not that lucky.

[mrsamaroevans]

01 | EVERYTHING CHANGES

Fandom: Law & Order: SVU.

Pairing: Nick Amaro x Reader.

Summary: It’s been fifteen years since the last time you saw Nick Amaro, and when you reconnect, he soon knows you’re living an abusive marriage. 

Words: 1,398.

Warnings: Mentions of domestic violence, miscarriage. English is not my first language, so, sorry if there are grammar mistakes or if the redaction is poor. *Gif is not mine*

A/N: Hey! So, I just realized it’s Danny’s 46th birthday (omg! I’m in love with someone twice my age lol) so I decided to post this Nick Amaro short series it’s been in my drafts for a few weeks now. I got inspired by listening to Waitress (As you can notice for the name of it lol) and it’s going to be only ten chapters long, but if you want to be tagged, just let me know!

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“The Supermarket Encounter”

The supermarkets on Sundays were hell, everybody knew that. So, as a smart person, you were there usually on Friday mornings. However, that day was Wednesday but you were running out of some things.

You were alone ‘cause your husband hated going to buy the groceries. So, he gives you the money and you do it all by yourself. It wasn’t something that upsets you, most of the time, you wanted to be as far away from him as you could, so, you enjoyed your time alone.

When you were twenty, you met Sean Davis, a handsome substitute teacher. Sean was the guy everyone wanted to date, he was a daydream and all of your friends were jealous that you were the one who caught his eye, and, actually, you were so proud and excited for the same reason. You started dating him and soon, things became formal between you two. He was four years older, but that didn’t matter ‘cause he seemed to be perfect.

You got married as soon as you graduated from college. As normally happens, finding a job as a newly graduated was hard. Sean told you not to worry, that you’d find a good job when the perfect time came. So, you stayed at home being the ‘good wife’ your mother taught you to be.

Sean found a full-time job in a private high-school and soon, your life as a wife wasn’t what you expected; Sean was always working, you barely saw your friends or family, the only thing you did was, staying at home.

As the months passed, you started to know a side of Sean you didn’t know. You knew he had a temper just like everyone, but whenever he had a stressful day at work, he comes home and takes it out with you. He yelled, hit the wall, pushed you away of his way, and in bed, he was rougher.

Three years later he was fired after some girls accused him of sexual harassment. You always trusted him. You didn’t ask questions, but you believed what he told you: Those rich girls were mad at him for their bad grades.

After that, you started to know another side of him. He started drinking almost every day, he became more aggressive, he shouted at you more frequently, and when you said you were going to look for a job again, he went mad. He was the man, he was going to provide his family. Sean didn’t want you outside home, there were men in the streets, what if you fall in love with someone else? What if you cheat on him? Maybe you wanted to get a job so you could sleep with another man. That was what he told you before hitting you.

You stayed. That’s what your mom told you to do. He was a man, he felt he was failing you as a husband, that was why he was mad. He wasn’t thinking clear, he was drunk, he didn’t mean to hit you. It was your fault; you shouldn’t have said that.

Sean got another job in New York, but not even moving out of Florida changed him. You were so careful with every step you walked in your own house, you cleaned all the house twice just to make sure everything was perfect so he wouldn't have an excuse to shout at you. You lived like that for three years and it didn’t matter how hard you tried to make everything the way he wanted, he still found something to be mad for.

But not everything was that way. He had good days in which he took you out for dinner. Sometimes, he would come home with your favorite flowers and watched movies together in your bed. Things could change, since today, everything is going to be different. You used to think. But it didn’t happen.

And one day, he came home. He kissed you hard, he started to touch you, being as romantic as he could be and said: “Let’s make a baby”. That was a great idea, how couldn’t you think about that? Maybe, becoming a father would change him.

So, after three months of trying, you got pregnant. Sean was so happy and so were you. He talked to your belly every night, he was with you at the doctor's, he took care of you. You were seeing the Sean Davis you got married to again.

One night, he was talking to the baby as if it was a “he” and you asked: “Love, you know it can be a girl, right?” as you were smiling. You shouldn’t have said that.

One week later, you had a miscarriage. You knew your baby wasn’t gonna make it since the moment Sean beat you. His firstborn wasn’t going to be a girl, were you insane? How could you have said that?

Sean cried and asked you to forgive him. You had never seen him cry before, maybe he was really sorry, maybe that would help him to change, maybe he realized what he was doing was wrong. So you forgave him.

You didn’t want to pass for the same experience again, so you started to take contraceptives without him knowing. You were willing to take all his screams and beatings because you couldn’t get pregnant as long as you could avoid losing another child.

Then, a few years after, your period was late and you started to feel sick and tired all the time. You read on the internet that antibiotics inhibit the effect of contraceptives, and you took some meds weeks before.

You were on the pharmacy when you found the pregnancy tests section. You saw the price of a package of three and then you saw the numbers on the screen of your phone. You had enough money to buy it, but the thing was that you didn’t want to ‘cause that meant you had to take those tests. You didn’t want to know; you didn’t want to be pregnant.

“(y/n)?”

The pregnancy tests fell into your cart when you turned to the person talking to you. Maybe it was the surprise, but maybe you wanted the package to get lost between all the other items you were going to buy for whoever was there couldn’t see them.

“Nick!” You sounded a bit confused, and it was because it took you a couple of seconds to recognize him “Sorry, you look a bit different without the beard”

“I’ve heard” He nodded and got close to you to hug you.

That simple and innocent action caught you unprepared so you weren’t able to properly hug him back.  

“It’s been a long time since the last time I saw you. How’ve you been?” He asked, smiling with that same smile you remember.

“Great!” You said, smiling “What about you?”

“I’ve been fine” he nodded again and smiled “What happened to your eye?” he pointed to the —now— small bruise in the corner of your eye.

“Oh, I was playing with my nephew and he hit me with a bus he has… kids are unpredictable” you confidently said. You had a lot of practice by now.

Nick smiled. "Jack got married?”

“He did” you nodded “And he has two beautiful kids now, but they’re wild” you shrugged and smiled when the little faces of your nephews came to your mind “What have you done in all these years? I think I haven’t seen you since… what is it? fifteen yea—”

“Since you broke up with me?” Nick asked, smiling and you laughed. The heat in your face made you look down.

“Shut up,” you said, playfully pushing him and then, you looked at him, waiting for his answer.

“I’m a cop,” he said, taking a card out of his wallet and handing it to you. You took it and read his name and phone number in it.

“Oh, that’s great” you smiled “How many bad guys have you put behind bars?”

“Not as many as I’d like to”

There he was: Nicolas Amaro and his big heart of gold. The protective and caring Nick you remembered.

“Look, I have to go home now, but it was really nice to see you again,” you told him and he nodded when he looked to your left hand and saw your wedding ring.

“I say the same” he smiled and leaned to kiss your cheek “Hope to see you soon”

You smiled —‘cause that kiss left you speechless— and grabbed your cart to walk to the cashiers.

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[kinglazrus]

The Haunting of Danny Fenton

Phic phight 2020

Submitted by @ave-aria: Valerie Gray is Danny Fenton's Bodyguard AU (*can be Modern AU, Medieval AU, Corporate AU, Full Ghost AU, whatever)

Summary: Valerie knows Danny Fenton, everybody does. Youngest of the family, son and heir, future owner of Fenton Works. Notable for all those reasons and infamous for none of them. Where Maddie and Jack are the local quirks, Danny is the tragedy. And, for the next week, he's the Red Huntress' newest client.

Chapter One: Local Tragedies

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Valerie doesn't know what to expect of the Fentons. She knows about them, everyone does, but she's never met them. At least not face to face. The Fentons aren't just citizens of Amity Park, they're a feature of it, like the statue of the city's founder on Main Street, or the novelty billboard that welcomes people into town. Amity Park wouldn’t be the same without them.

They send her a town car. At this point in her career—which admittedly isn't that far—it's standard practice, at least when dealing with richer clients. The aggressively middle class can't afford the car. The lower class can't afford her, which is why she does those jobs for free. No point robbing good people of their money when the Amity elite already pay her extravagantly.

The Fentons aren't exactly the extravagant type, but they're nothing to scoff at, either. On the outside, the car looks fairly normal. Sleek, black, freshly polished and so clean she could probably eat off the hood. It pulls up to her office building, stopping right outside the front doors, snug to the curb.

Valerie doesn't wait for the driver to get out before opening the back door herself. She thinks it's such a ridiculous practice. Are rich people so needy they can't open a door for themselves? With a shake of her head, she picks up her suitcase and slides into the car. She freezes.

Inside, it's nothing like any town car she's been in before. It has the standard four seats, two against the back, two against the front, turned to face each other, but otherwise, it lacks all expected luxuries. Instead of plush leather, the seats are basic vinyl with neoprene covers on top. The carpet is stripped away, replaced with metal panels. Computer screens bearing the Fenton Works logo cover the windows on the left side of the car. The small drink stations Valerie has grown used to over the past couple years are gone. In their place stands a compact computer console on one side of the car and a fully stocked weapons' rack on the other.

Valerie stares at it all, mouth gaping shamelessly, wondering what all of this says about the Fentons themselves. Are they showy? Practical? The number of guns—she counts six—seems unnecessary. But, thinking of her own arsenal compacted into thick bracers on her wrists and cuffs on her ankles, she knows there's no such thing as too many guns when it comes to ghost hunting.

The partition separating the driver from the passengers goes down. The driver turns to face her, and Valerie's mouth falls open even wider. There's no mistaking that red beanie, those bulky half-moon glasses, the impossibly turquoise eyes.

"Tucker Foley?" Valerie exclaims.

"The one and only!" Tucker grins. Turning all the way around, he leans over the partition, elbows braced on the seats facing Valerie. "Haven't seen you since graduation. Feels like yesterday."

"It was two years ago."

Tucker sighs wistfully. "Yesterday."

"You work for the Fentons now? As their driver?" Valerie asks. She always thought Tucker would go big into technology development, coding, something like that. Or become a wanted cybercriminal.

"Me? A driver? And waste all these good looks? Please." Tucker scoffs and waves a hand dismissively. "I run the computer division at Fenton Works. When I heard Mr. and Mrs. F were hiring you, I just had to come get you myself."

"You're twenty," Valerie says.

"Hey, cool, you still know how to count. That's a great skill."

"You're twenty, and you're running a whole division at Fenton Works?"

"You're twenty and you have your own security company," he points out.

"One person company.

"One person division." Tucker grins. "It's really just me and my computer. Cyber security against ghosts isn't a big field yet."

Valerie eyes Tucker, unsure how to respond. Whatever she expected, Tucker wasn't it. Now, she feels off-balance, like she's missing something important, and she hates that feeling. It shouldn't matter that much. Amity Park isn't a huge city; the chances of her running into a former classmate are rather high. But Tucker was prepared for Valerie, and she wasn't prepared for him. Childishly, she feels like she's at a disadvantage. Which is ridiculous because she's here to fight ghosts, not Tucker. But his sudden appearance has disarmed her so completely that, if a ghost were to attack right then, she would be too stunned to react.

"You should see the look on your face," Tucker says.

Valerie purses her lips and scowls, wiping away whatever amusing expression has Tucker giggling under his breath. "You should drive."

Tucker's laugh balloons into gleeful cackles as he turns back around. "Whatever you want, Ms. Grey!"

Valerie, fuming, slams her thumb on the partition button, rolling it back up. To her annoyance, she can still hear Tucker's infuriating laugh through the glass.

—

When Valerie says the Fentons are a feature of Amity Park, she really means their laboratory, Fenton Works. Don't get her wrong, Maddie and Jack Fenton are a sight all on their own. On any given day, they can be seen tearing down the street in their bulky weaponized RV, guns blazing, wearing their brightly coloured jumpsuits. Seeing them for the first time is quite the experience. You can easily spot nearby tourists by checking people's reactions to the Fentons.

But Fenton Works. Fenton Works is a monolith dedicated to every crackpot idea the Fentons have ever had. When Valerie was in high school, Fenton Works was a single townhouse standing proudly at the corner of Lady and Red, bearing an obnoxiously neon sign. Above it loomed a massive saucer-shaped structure covered in more satellites than the local news station. Back then, Valerie thought the townhouse was a leering giant. Nowadays, it's dwarfed by the massive warehouse that takes up the rest of the block.

"Damn," Valerie whispers, peering out the righthand window as they turns onto Lady Avenue.

Tucker lowers the partition. "Pretty cool, right?"

Valerie eyes the mural of ghosts decorating the side of the building. "It's something."

Rather than stopping in front of the townhouse, Tucker turns onto Red Crescent and loops around to the back of the facility. Along the avenue, the warehouse is built almost right up to the sidewalk. On this side, however, there's a wide parking lot and, oddly enough, a lush garden surrounding a pond.

"I'm not the only one who thinks that looks weird, right?" She points to the pond.

Tucker cranes his neck, following her finger, and chuckles. "Jazz asked her parents to put that in so that employees have somewhere 'calming' to go. There's a greenhouse up on the roof, too,"

Pressing her cheek to the window, Valerie tries to spot the aforementioned greenhouse, but they're too close to the building now for her to see it.

Tucker pulls into a reserved parking spot just across from the homely picket fence that surrounds the townhouse's backyard. Valerie officially has no idea what to think about the Fentons.

"Come on," Tucker says, throwing open his door. "Everyone's waiting for you."

Valerie grabs her suitcase and climbs out of the car, nudging the door shut behind her. "Everyone?" She looks over the car at Tucker.

He twirls the keychain around his finger. "You'll see."

Valerie expects him to head for the townhouse but, to her surprise, he pivots right and starts walking to the warehouse doors.

"Come on," he calls over his shoulder.

Valerie jogs after him, easily hoisting her suitcase in one hand, and ponders on what the inside the facility looks like. Crates of weapons stacked one on top of the other. An arsenal of ghost hunting vehicles, everything from their patented RV design to their one of a kind all-terrain bus. All-terrain meaning it flies in the human realm and the Ghost Zone. The ground can't stop you if you never touch it. She pictures an honest to god warehouse and prepares herself for exactly that sight when they reach the front doors.

The moment they go inside, however, Valerie promptly decides to never assume anything about the Fentons and how they operate ever again.

"Something wrong?" Tucker asks when he sees Valerie stuck in the doorway.

"No," she says honestly. "It's fine." She steps into the foyer, complete with a receptionist's desk, comfortable armchairs for waiting, and a few potted plants. Looking behind her, she sees floor to ceiling windows looking out onto the pond. Valerie could have sworn the walls were solid from the outside.

"Hey, Octavia." Tucker waves to the receptionist. Pulling a lanyard out of his pocket, he shows her an employee ID card. "I've got the nine o'clock."

"It's four in the afternoon," Octavia, a modest middle-aged woman, says without looking up from her computer.

"Time is relative. Val." Valerie stops gawking at the room and looks to Tucker. "You can leave your suitcase here, unless you need anything from it. Octavia can take it to the guest room."

"I can, but I won't," Octavia says. "They're in the Boom Room."

"Love you too, babe." Tucker clicks his tongue, shooting Octavia double finger-guns, and ducks through a doorway at the back of the room.

Valerie stands awkwardly in the middle of the foyer.

Octavia finally raises her head, giving Valerie a critical look. After a moment, she sighs and holds out her hand. "I'll take your bag. Trust me, Tucker'll be halfway across the building if you don't follow him now. That kid never looks back."

"Thank you." Valerie rushes over, passing her bag across the desk, and follows Tucker. On the other side of the door is a long plain hallway. She looks right, then left, but there's no sign of Tucker. She debates her chances of choosing a random direction and finding him by pure luck. Before she can decide, a long ding rings out. The noise draws her attention to a set of elevators down the hall on her left.

The doors open. Tucker pokes his head out. "Hurry up, slowpoke.

Valerie wonders if punching Tucker in the face will affect her paycheque. Just once. Just a small jab. She won't even break his nose. In the end, she decides not to risk it, settling on a fierce glare as she reaches the elevator.

"This is a big place, you don't want to get lost," Tucker says.

"Then don't leave me behind."

"Not my fault you're slow." Tucker hits the button for the third floor—third out of five.

What on Earth the Fentons need all this space for, Valerie has no idea. She tries to picture it, then remembers how her expectations keep getting smashed to pieces and thinks better of it. There will be lots of time to find out.

"Why Fenton Works?" Valerie asks, filling the silence.

Tucker rocks back on his heels and hums. "Ghost stuff is kind of cool. I get to pioneer a whole new area of cyber security that no one even realizes we need, and I'm not even done college yet. Working here helps me pay for my online classes, too, so I don't even have to leave Amity."

"Why? Sounds like you'd still have a job waiting for you when you graduate." She can't imagine Tucker spilling his cyber secrets to someone else before he can cultivate the field himself. Surely, then, the Fentons would need him on board, no matter how long he puts off working for them.

"Yeah," Tucker nods, "I would. But I'm staying for Danny."

The elevator chimes when they reach the third floor, the doors sliding open. Tucker glides through them without looking back, but Valerie hesitates once again. Danny—Daniel Fenton. She knows Daniel Fenton. Youngest of the lot, son and heir, future CEO of Fenton Works. Notable for all those reasons and infamous for none of them. Where Maddie and Jack are the local quirks, Danny is the tragedy.

[thealmightyemprex]

12 Favorite Superhero movies

So there is this weird backlash to superheroes ,that I dont get.That could be because I love superheroes  and as such wanted to highlight some of my favorite Superhero movies

1.Superman The Movie and Superman II

These movies were the first attempt to approach a comic book relatively seriously ,though still maintaining a sense of humor .I kind of view them as one big movie,the first half being the orgin story and setting up the key characters,while the second half explores them .and places a great threat against them in the form of the Kryptonian Criminals .I flip flop on which one I prefer,as Superman the Movie is more solid but Superman II is more fun,and overall I love both movies so why not give them the same spot .The cast is pretty spot on ,the villains are great in both films ,they tell the tale of Superman well  and capture the wonder and whimsy I associate with him 

2.Batman

When I was a kid the Batman movies were the definitive superhero movies,and while I personally love Batman returns,the best of them has to be the original Batman .While it’s not the best adaptation of Batman as it changes a lot (Batman kills,Batman and Joker are connected, we know Jokers backstory,etc )I think what Tim Burton captures is the feel of Batman ,with the gothic atmosphere of Gotham ,and the brooding Batman in conflict with the loud and colorful Joker .Apart from the aesthetics and Danny Elfmans score,Jack Nicholsons take on the Joker is really the highlight 

3.The Captain America Trilogy

I love all three films in the trilogy ,I couldnt pick one.The First Avenger is a great  tribute to the Golden age of comics ,Winter Soldier  is a spy thriller that explores interesting ideas and Civil War sets our heroes against eachother ,for both political and personal reasons .I like all three for diffrent reasons,but I think it is just a very solid trilogy with my favorite character in the MCU 

4.Wonder Woman

So I love a good super hero period piece .I saw this film when I was having a real bad day ,and It brightened my day .Diana is such a hopeful character ,and setting her against the gloomy backdrop of WWI was brillaint.The supporting cast is fun ,Wonder Woman herself is a great lead and the battle in No Mans Land is fantastic 

5.The Crow

My favorit movie based on a comic book .A story of grief and revenge. It is darker then most superhero fare that you kind of forget it is one ,heck I have seen people argue its more of a horror film ,but I’d say it’s a gothic superhero film,with our undead hero returning from the grave to take vengence on the  criminals responsible for his and his fiance’s death.We have a costumed hero,a rather theatrical supervillain in the form of the crimelord Top Dollar ,and elements of the supernatural.This film is just cool,the soundtrack,the look,the action,the hero and villain are just  so cool to me 

6.The Mask of Zorro

Film was cool when I was young but even cooler now that I am older.It is the tale of Zorro having escaped prision training a successor,it’s basically Batman Beyond BEFORE Batman Beyond.It has AMAZING fight scenes ,the romance is amazing ,it’s really funny ,and it’s just a cool update of Zorro 

7.Logan

Hugh Jackman had an interesting 17 year journey as Wolverine and goes out with a hell of a bang .It’s almost a western,with Logan and Professor X having to go on a journey with this mysterious child.This is a brutal film,in terms of both violence and emotions,with fantastic performances by Hugh Jackman,Patrick Stewart ,Daphnee Keen and Stephen Merchant ,a pretty good villain in the form of Boyd Holbrook as Donald Pierce and is a good finale for the Wolverine character

8.Spider-man Into the Spider-verse

The best Spider-man movie .It focuses on Miles Morales,as he must take up the mantle of Spider-man ,learn to control his powers, help Spider-people from other dimensions go back home and save reality from the Kingpin .The animation is gorgeous ,the story is great,the characters are fun (Especially Nicholas Cage as Spider-Man Noir ) and it is very emotional

9.Batman the Movie

I LOVE THIS MOVIE .It is legit one of my favorite Batman movies,and a solid Silver Age romp with Batman and Robin fighting against their four arch enemies :Penguin,Catwoman,Riddler and Joker .We get a romance between Bruce Wayne and Catwoman that is oddly sad ,Penguin is the big bad (Which is refreshing cause normally Joker would take that role ),and a lot of funny moments including the immortal”Some days you just cant get rid of a bomb”

10.Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame

The two part epic is a finale of sorts for the MCU ,at least of the Avengers saga which started with Iron Man.We have an intriguing villain in the form of the Mad Titan, Thanos,great action,heartbreak ,and just a grand scale ,these movies feel BIG 

11.Batman Mask of the Phantasm

Probabbly my favorite Batman movie,that is both a mystery with a mysterious killer targeting gangsters and a peak into Batmans past ,of the life he couldve lead .This film is all about Batman’s struggle with identity ,and is a terrific tragedy .

12.The Mark of Zorro

So I may be cheating here,as Diego is actually not Zorro all that much in this movie,but I think it counts.I adore this movie ,showing really how cunning Zorro is ,seeming to just be a rich idiot but  making a fool out of his foes ,.Plus it has one of the best fight scenes of any movie ever,as the sword fight against Diego and Captain Pasquale is truly epic

@cinefantastiquemitho​ @filmcityworld1​ @inevermetapenguinididntlike​

[tvmoviechristmas]

12 Pups of Christmas (ION, 2019)

Why are you crying? I’m the one whose life you just destroyed.

Starring: Charlotte Sullivan, Danny Boaz, Elizabeth Small, Phillip Boyd

Plot Synopsis: Recently single and starting a new job in a different city, Erin, a canine therapist, is getting a fresh start. But just when she thought her new life would be the reset she needed, her self-centered boss, Martin, tasks Erin with finding homes for 12 puppies who were left behind after a photo shoot for his struggling GPS locator company - and all before Christmas. As they work together, Erin realizes Martin may not be so bad after all, and her take-charge attitude not only helps Martin save his company, but also reveals a calmer, better self that opens them both up to the idea of love. (x)

In My Humble Opinion: For the most part, I am generally pretty at peace with the concept of wrapping up the blog this year. Logically, it’s a sound decision. It’s a lot of stress, I barely break even on blog costs and there’s been a slew of podcasts that have taken over what I do and do it to bigger audiences than I ever could. It’s been ten years and it’s a nice even cutting off point. It all makes sense.

But then I watch an ION movie, and I second guess my decision because how does anyone watch an ION movie and then keep quiet about it? You can’t watch an ION movie and then not go off to someone to try and run through what you just saw. I watched a Halloween movie of theirs once which was about witches who own a juicing empire (I’m not kidding), and I sent a thousand word text to my friends immediately afterward trying to wrap my head around what I just saw. (It’s been five years, and I’m still not sure.)

ION movies are basically all incredibly terrible. They’re low budget. They’re thrown together. They are written as if someone has never met another human being before in their life. They are insane. My eyebrows try to fly off my forehead each time I watch an ION movie because I’m just wide eyed and trying to process what is going on.

12 Pups of Christmas is no different. It’s about a canine therapist (yes) who has a philandering boyfriend, a terrible best friend and a bizarre need to hit on people dressed as Santa Claus in elevators. She’s completely unhinged but the movie writes her as if she’s just plucky and down on her luck.

The love interest is some random rich guy who is trying to start an app about dogs, even though he has past trauma with dogs. We learn this through a bizarre flashback sequence that is supposed to endear us to him. 

There’s apparently a plot about giving away puppies and trying to find app funding before Christmas but the real throughline viewers will have watching this movie is wondering whether this was made by actual people or a room full of robots who write scripts based on a bunch of previous ION movie inputs. It’s incomprehensible! It’s an incomprehensible movie!

But that’s what ION does. It confuses me. It baffles me. It astounds me. It leaves me sitting there wondering what I just watched. And that’s why I have a blog, so I can write a couple hundred words that amount to “????????” and let the people know what I am trying to process. Today it is 12 Pups of Christmas, an absolutely deranged movie that only ION could make.

Glorious, terrible ION.

Watch If: You might say “hi” if someone is cute in the face, if New York is in your blood or if your biggest dream in life is getting a dog.

Skip If: You think “canine therapist” and “doggy doctor” are interchangeable terms, if your mother didn’t teach you that honesty is the best policy or if you have no issues with the phrase “getting hitched”.

Final Rating:  ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

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[yutaya]

Iron Fist Rewatch: 1x01: Snow Gives Way

-Someone barging into Ward's office acting like they own the place and also know Harold is alive must have sent such a jolt of fear through Ward for a second

-Ward puts himself between Danny and Joy when it seems like Danny might get physical

-Ward tells Joy not to have Danny arrested - Harold concerns?

-Danny PTSD set off by the elevator turbulence?? But he was fine going up. Just stress induced? He's shaking.

-FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT BREAK INTO THAT HOUSE

-Joy's dog just disappears after this episode?

-Danny just meditates or something to get that dog to calm down. Calms his mind so as to seem not a threat / not present? Is Danny some sort of animal whisperer? I'm now positive that at some point during Danny and Ward's Adventures Across Asia, they were stranded somewhere for some reason, Ward is complaining about being stuck in some muddy backwater hick town or whatever, Danny just sort of strolls up to some large animals (attached to a cart? Wait, that would be stealing. Hm...) goes all zen state, then says to Ward "they'll take us to the next town" like that's a normal series of events and not COMPLETELY INSANE, DANNY, WHAT THE F---.

-Pictures on Joy's shelf: Harold with his arm around young Joy, all six of them on some vacation. Rands + Meachums kind of separated in this photo, though. Don't people normally stand closer together in group photos? Also, young Joy much shorter than young Danny. Note: Wendall's hands on both Heather and Danny's shoulders. Harold's hand on Joy's shoulder. Ward and Danny both have hands in pockets.

-"Dad says rules are for pussies" ;___; (Young Ward refusing to pay monopoly rent because he just doesn't want to. Starting the corrupt financial elite training off early, huh?)

-"Oh, here comes Mommy and Daddy to protect you and give you lots of hugs and kisses and tell you what a sweet little boy you are. It's disgusting. *sweeps all the game pieces off the table even though they've clearly been playing for awhile and it's not like Danny just won he was only asking for like $200*" Ward, you dramatic bitch. Also, they were literally only saying they were home, not necessarily rushing in to protect Danny from the Big Bad Ward refusing to pay $200 monopoly money. Metaphorically, I suppose this is still Ward being a sore loser, though. It's not monopoly Danny beat him at, it's having parents who love him. T_T AND THEN HE LIES ABOUT IT, PLAYING THE BELEAGUERED BABYSITTER, ASDFGHJKL - WARD. (Note: neither Danny nor Joy speak up against this blatant unfairness. Previous failure? YOU'RE SUCH A BULLY, WARD.)

-Big Al is first person to be friendly to Danny and I'm sure Danny doesn't forget it. Headcanon Danny is def actively caring towards 'lower class', including homeless and drug addicts, and actually sees + treats them as equals. Classism definitely a theme in these shows with the people who struggle financially like Colleen being the kindest and most charitable and the rich being assholes.

-But also why is he informing Danny that the internet can be used as a search engine with no prior indication in their conversation that Danny doesn't know this? I mean, Danny does not, in fact, know this, but.

-In the news article, the photo of the Rands is the same one in Joy's apartment, but the Meachums are not there. However, they are not merely cropped out: the background extends into the spot they should occupy. Did some poor news article graphic designer have to go find a photo of that tourist spot background at the exact right angle and photoshop them together to get rid of the Meachums, or was Joy's photo a photoshopped family vacation image, which could have explained the awkward distance between the two families, even though it wouldn't have been that hard in editing to set them all closer together? Maybe they all still went on the same vacation together, but instead of asking a passerby to take a photo for them, both families took photos of each other and then someone combined them at a later date? Practically speaking, that still means the angle would be likely to be off for the background, and it's also suspicious that there are zero other tourists around. These rich families rented out the entire space?? Would lend to lack of external parties to take a group pic for them. Obviously, IRL explanation is they're all photoshopped onto a static background, but fun to think of the in-universe reasons. ...Actually, most likely explanation is that they took multiple photos - Rand only, Meachum only, maybe also kids only, Wendall+Harold only, etc, as well as group. So this entire train of thought is inconsequential. Oops.

-Harold had a big event funeral, "mayor and everything"? That must have been fun for both Harold and Ward, with significantly different usages of the word 'fun'.

-Hello Joy, not only did I follow you home to accost you at your front door the morning after I attacked the security at your workplace to enter your probably restricted top floor executives offices, I also did extensive research into your childhood history down to the position you and your friend played on your childhood soccer team, oh and also I broke into your house yesterday where I interacted with your dog. Now watch while I prove my physical prowess by flipping over a taxi.

-Bird flying into city while Danny meditates?? Symbolically, follows the idea of the bird flying through the pass that was Danny's sign to leave K'un Lun and return to NYC. Spiritually - what? AU where the bird is Danny's spirit animal and he's connected to it / seeing through its eyes right now. For the HDM AU fans: bird could be Danny's separated dæmon? (Would a HDM AU Danny's dæmon be a dragon? Honestly, idk how much dragon stereotypes match Danny's personality. Would have to think about that. Would be funny if someone else had the dragon dæmon, not any of the Fist holders.)

-Danny. Danny. Colleen JUST HUNG THAT FLYER UP. Take one of the little tabbies, if you must, that's what they're for, but don't take the entire flyer down! Those cost money, you know. And it takes time to cut all those little tabbies out and then go around hanging the flyers up.

-Colleen be like "dear god, this is why you shouldn't be nice to people, they start trying to hit on you, @ random park dude, please stop talking at me and following me while I continually shift out of your line of vision"

-Danny: "Hey you speak Chinese? I speak Chinese." Colleen: "I'm Japanese you dick. :)"

-Ward: I'm gonna make sure our personal security team is guarding you against this clear and present threat, but also we're still not calling the police??

-Ward turns this from either a crazy homeless guy or a scam artist into a potential organized corporate sabotage - the kind of threat that Joy is more easily able to compartmentalize her emotions on and crush under her heel?

-Ward just gets into a moving vehicle with someone he has verbally acknowledged as an active threat to his family. Did you have ANY stranger danger safety lessons growing up, Ward?

-Danny now appears to be actively threatening Ward, while using the reasoning that Ward and everyone else have been seriously trying his patience and he's in danger of losing his temper, but he's still giving Ward one last chance to back down. Note: this is a technique commonly employed by abusers, and probably more triggering to Ward than Danny knows, even though Danny probably actually does think he's being sincere as opposed to manipulative.

-->Aaaand Ward responds by ratcheting up instead, because of course he does, IMMEDIATELY leading to the gun to head scene. oh, geez.

-Danny provides personal details - probably this is the moment Ward starts to believe it might actually be Danny somehow, against all logic and reason. He looks shaken, then immediately starts trying to gaslight Danny. asdfghjkl WARD.

-->Ward lying to Danny's face and putting himself in the position of the righteous with Danny as the person in the wrong when they both know it's a lie is very reminiscent of the monopoly scene from when they were kids and the implied constant behavior from when they were kids. But this time, Danny doesn't accept it the way he did as a kid. He stares at Ward, remembering this pattern, actively teetering on PTSD flashback mode, and fights back. Makes Ward think he might be about to kill them both - while having flashbacks that hinder his ability to stop so Danny in hindsight gets freaked out about what he almost did too. (Note: looking freaked out and claiming he didn't mean to almost kill them both just now was probably more concerning to Ward rather than less.) And then he promises he'll be back because this isn't over. gdi, Danny, no wonder Ward wants you gone asap.

-Colleen, trying to tell Danny to go away because he's being a creeper: TAKE A HINT TAKE A HINT

-Danny, casually: Oh yeah Master Lei Gun "The Thunderer" used to smack me hard in the face with the practice swords

-Colleen bringing a sword to a gun fight

-Danny grabs enemy's gun, but not to use as weapon/defense - only to disarm it and run off - which Colleen sees.

-What festival is this that's happening in Chinatown? Has anyone figured out an IF timeline? Could compare dates to real world events, see if there's any potential cross over.

-None of these bystanders so much as bother to look at the fistfights happening 2 feet away from them

-Ward sitting in his office eating his food (it has decorative greens so you know it's ~fancy~) and answers his phone smiling because he's expecting the good news that Danny-probably-an-impersonator-but-also-potentially-maybe-not-but-we're-not-thinking-about-that-Ward-get-a-hold-of-yourself is dead. Way to be a villain stereotype, Ward. I know you try real hard at it so good job uwu

-Harold intro. Ward clearly at his beck and call and just as clearly resentful of it. "I think...” *resigned* “-of course, right away." is such immediate shorthand for someone abusing the power imbalance. (Note: Ward puts off approaching Harold with the "Danny problem" until night 2, tries to handle it quietly until he has implicated himself (Danny now knows Ward tried to have him killed) and Danny is still present and now an even bigger threat)

-So many elevators. All express to specific floors/areas? This lobby is so unsettling. Elevator leads to another hall full of elevators, then stairs, then handprint access to hall with second elevator into penthouse. (Note: Ward is one of those people who press the close door button multiple times with a frustrated facial expression)

-Ward to Harold: "How do you even know about that? ...Shit. Are you behind this? Is this another one of your stupid tests?"

-Harold to Ward: "I wish you would take things like this more seriously, so I don't see my company destroyed."

-Photos on Harold's shelf: young Joy, posed photo of Meachums in formal-ish clothing, Harold's hands on both kids shoulders, indistinguishable group of people on a bridge(?) somewhere. Group photo atop a fancy box, Joy photo in front of the Meachum family photo. On Harold's desk: another photo of young Joy, this one looks like one of those posed school photos where they have the kid stand against a "tree" backdrop.

-Ward says out loud that he could ignore Harold and Harold wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Harold casually observes that Ward is now and has always been childish. Ward remarks that Harold has been telling Ward he's disappointed in him his whole life. Harold is still disappointed in Ward right now.

-Harold: this is how you make your employees loyal to you. *proceeds to display his complete dominance over Kyle, who looks nervous and threatened by the direct attention* Ward: "Jesus, Dad, what the hell is wrong with you?" (Still doesn't do anything to remove Kyle from this situation though)

-Harold lectures at Ward as if everything Ward has ever done is wrong, always, including snapping his fingers at him when he starts to speak himself, like a bad dog, and listing off things that Ward has already brought up to Joy as if Ward is an incompetent who would never consider those angles himself

-Ward makes a snide comment, Harold snaps at him, Ward smiles a little bit because he has succeeded in getting under Harold's skin for a moment

-Harold: Leave this to me. I'll tell you exactly what to do. Ward: Like always. Harold: Like always.

-Awww, Danny was rushing back to tell his new friend Al all about Ward sending people to kill him, possibly looking for advice? ;_; (Also, why is there a foreboding music significance to Al having a bird tattoo? Does this ever come back??? I don't remember this mystery going anywhere.)

-Danny is lurking in Joy's office. He doesn't say anything even slightly reassuring, like that he has an appointment, just heavily implies that he snuck in. sigh.

-"I'm not gonna hurt you," Danny laughs, after displaying a whole lot of extremely threatening behavior. Joy smiles, drugs him, and buys time until it kicks in.

[h0llyalexander]

sex+romance headcanons! - ALL :P

🌟 What is my muse’s sexual/romantic orientation?

“I’m straight, obviously. Why would you ask me that? Are you hitting on me? Because I’m not gay.”  💦 At what age did my muse lose their virginity?

(Answered in this ask.) 

😘 Would my muse have sex on the first date?

“Ew, no. I’m not a whore.” 

(Nvm about her having sex with random lesbians on the beach that she just met 5 minutes ago, that never happened.)

😊 Would my muse ever ask someone on a date? 

“No. I’m not that desperate.” 

(Although she will heavily hint at it and bother someone with comments like ‘what does a girl have to do to get asked out?’ until the person gets so annoyed they ask her out on a date.)

👍 Does my muse prefer to be asked on a date, or would they rather do the asking? 

(She thinks she’s supposed to wait until someone asks her out so she’ll just say everything she can to steer them in that direction, without actually asking them straight up.)

😉 What are my muse’s fetishes/kinks? 

“What are you, some kinda degenerate?”

(She would probably consider her lesbianism a ‘kink’, since her parents/sister taught her it’s not a real/valid sexuality. But she’d never admit to having it, of course.) 

💬 When did my muse go on their first date?

“My first ‘official’ date was when I was fourteen. It was sort of a double date with my sister and her crush, and his best friend. It was alright.”

 💯 What is my muse’s ideal date?

“Something romantic. Maybe going to an expensive restaurant and eating something fancy, and then going dancing. He should dress nice, and bring flowers. And give me at least three days in advance to prepare because I need to find a nice dress.”  (She thinks she’ll enjoy it as long as it’s something expensive.)

 💗 Has my muse ever been in love?

“I dunno. What kind of a lame question is that?” (No.) 

👠 What was my muse’s last serious relationship like?

“Oh...well, it was pretty good, you know...he was a real gentleman. Lots of dates or whatever. And he was rich, so...”  (Her last boyfriend was Heather’s ex, he was not rich and kind of a fuckboy. She didn’t really like him that much, but she dated him to get back at her sister for calling her a loser at school. Ahh, sisterhood...)

👰 Would my muse ever get married? 

“Only if he buys me a nice ring. If he doesn’t do that, we are d o n e. Oh, and he can’t propose to me after I just woke up, either. I look terrible in the morning.” (Tbh her main motivation for getting married would probably be because her sister got married and she wants to upstage her. Or because her sister is getting married and she wants to have a double wedding.)

🌼 Would my muse prefer a big wedding or a small wedding?

“Are you kidding? Go big or go home! Okay, picture this...we’re at like, a beautiful venue, right? Like an open air, castle top type place. And there’s gold tablecloths and carpeting, and beautiful lights spanning above the tables, and there’s a fountain with lights in it and a big beautiful buffet with all whole-food dishes and a big bouquet in the middle. And oh, I want a violinist to play music at my wedding, but it can only be songs that I know. Nothing too old or boring, I want my wedding to be fun.” (Fun, aka expensive.)

🍬 Is my muse a sub, dom, or switch?

(Probably switch.)

🏩 What was my muse’s first time like?

(Answered here.)

🎆 Is my muse into monogamy?

“If you’re with me, you’re mine and you better not cheat or I’ll make you regret it.”  (She doesn’t share.)

💕 Would my muse ever be in a polyamorous relationship?

(See previous question.)

🔥 Would my muse ever be up for a threesome?

“I don’t do that.”

(I actually have a headcanon where she almost had a threesome with Heather because Heather wanted to impress her boyfriend by giving him a threesome with her and her sister, but Holly refused to do it.) 

👮 Has my muse ever had sex in public?

“Did that Russell guy tell you that? Whoever told you that, they were lying. I would never.”

(Well except for that one time on the beach. And in the ocean. And the public toilet thing, but clearly that doesn’t count...)

💔 What was my muse’s first heartbreak?

“Pffft...nobody breaks my heart.”

(Her sister, probably. Not in a romantic sense, but in the sense that she wanted her sister’s approval when she was younger and she never got it and it broke her heart.) 

💑 What are my muse’s requirements for a potential partner? 

“First of all, you have to have a job. A good job, not one of those jobs at McDonalds. He has to have real money. He has to be tall, and know how to act around a lady. He should give me gifts and do what I ask, and always remember our anniversary. He can’t cheat, obviously, and if we’re together long term he better propose within three years.” (Her classism really shows here smh. Looking down at people who work at McDonalds, not cool. But she’s privileged as fuck financially, as is her sister. What’s funny though is that even if she found this type of guy, she wouldn’t even like him that much. She basically described Scott, minus the tall part, and she doesn’t like Scott at all.) 

💋 How many people has my muse slept with? 

“Oh my God, you did not just ask me that.” 

(She thinks it’s unladylike to tell people, but she’s probably slept with like...30 guys? Mostly to compete with her sister lol. Only one girl tho.)

👀 Is my muse the type to sleep around?

“No I don’t! Oh my God, shut up. I’m not some sort of skank. I’ve only ever slept with my boyfriends, and there aren’t even that many.” 

(Yes.)

👎 Would my muse ever cheat on their partner?

“Only the ones that deserved it.”

(They probably didn’t. Some of them cheated on her too, but most of them did not and she still cheated on them if it helped her in some way.) 

😳 What was my muse’s worst romantic/sexual relationship?

“Oh God, there was this guy named Danny and he was just the worst...like, he had no idea how to have sex with a woman, he would just act like he was humping an inanimate object. And he was so stupid, too. Like this one time I was on my period so I told him to go to the store and get me some pads, and he came back with knee pads. Like what the fuck?”

💲Would my muse ever date/marry/sleep with someone because they were rich?

“I mean, obviously not, they have to be handsome too.”

(Yes.)

👓 Would my muse ever lie for sex? 

“Why would I do that?”

(She’s never had to, but I could see her maybe doing that with Desi. Like if Desi says ‘tell your family about us or we’re done’, then Holly might lie to her and tell her that she came clean, just so they can keep sleeping together because it’s the only sex she’s ever had that she actually enjoys.)

👿 Would my muse ever blackmail someone into sex?

“Now you’re just being silly.”

(No.)

 🎥 Who is my muse’s celebrity crush?

“I dunno, Ashton Kutcher is pretty cute.”

(Angelina Jolie.)

 🎀 Who would my muse sleep with if nobody ever had to know?

“...”

(Looking at you, Desi.)

💍 Has my muse ever had a one-night stand? 

(Again...)

💝 Does my muse like Valentine’s Day? 

“It’s okay, I guess...”

(She likes receiving gifts, but hates having to give blowjobs.)

💘 What are the ways my muse says ‘I love you’ without actually saying it? 

(Buying stuff for the person, like clothes or whatever she thinks will look good on them. Sending gifts in the mail. Letting the person see her without make up. Doing activities with them that she doesn’t care for like hiking or sports, stuff that might get her clothes dirty.)