#and danny just vibing pfft

[corinnetheanime]

Another 30 minute sketch. Used a reference for the poses.

Also I think I will just draw Tuck rocking his new coat from now on

[maxattax]

Look Away - Chapter 2

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Epilogue --

Danny sat on his bed, flanked by Sam and Tucker. “I can’t believe Skulker attacked me at school. I thought we had an agreement! Like, I know he’s not gonna stop hunting me, but at least do it when I’m not at school or sleeping.”

“You can’t expect sportsmanship from Skulker,” said Tucker. “The dude wants to skin you and display your pelt in his lair, you think he cares if you’re sleep deprived?”

“I don’t know, Tucker,” said Sam. “He does seem to want to give Danny a sporting chance. He could have killed him in his sleep ages ago, but he wants the fight.”

“Thanks guys,” Danny said sarcastically. “Now I’m definitely not worried about Skulker killing me in my sleep.” He rolled his eyes. “I’m just so frustrated. My parents are getting concerned about my grades. I don’t need them looking closer to find out why I’m failing.”

Tucker put a hand on Danny’s shoulder. “It’ll be okay, dude. Your parents are oblivious; they’ll never figure out your secret.”

Sam picked at a loose thread on the sheets. “On that note, there’s something you should know. Wes has been talking to people about you.”

Danny threw his hands in the air. “Of course. Just what I need.” He sighed. “What is he saying?”

“He hasn’t talked to me, I think because he knows how close we are. But I’ve overheard some things. He’s been talking about how you look a lot like Phantom and is asking people if they’ve noticed anything weird about you.”

This was unexpected, but not surprising, considering all the pictures he’d been taking. “Do they believe him? That I’m Phantom? Have they noticed anything?”

“Pfft, no,” Sam scoffed. “They all think he’s some crazy conspiracy theorist.”

Tucker added, “If I didn’t know the truth, I’d think he was crazy too. How can someone be alive and dead at the same time?”

Danny chuckled. “I guess I do have scientific impossibility on my side.”

“There’s also the fact that you act really different in ghost form,” Sam said.

“I do?”

“Yeah. You have this confidence about you as Phantom. You’re funny and put on a show when you fight ghosts, even with no audience. You’re strong, and you kick butt. As Fenton, you’re still funny, but nobody else really sees that side of you. You’re sweet, and caring, and…” Sam trailed off, her face turning red. “Point is, people see what they want to see, and they see us as losers who couldn’t be as cool as Phantom if we tried. No offense.”

Tucker looked like he wanted to take offense, but Danny said, “None taken,” before he had a chance to protest. “Do you guys notice that I act differently? I’m still me.”

Tucker said, “Well, you do act a bit more… what’s the word?” His brow furrowed as he searched for the word he wanted.

“Emotionally volatile?” Sam supplied.

“Sure, let’s go with that. You get angry easily, which could be because ghosts are trying to kill you all the time, but you get short with us too. You get really happy when you’re flying. You get… I don’t know, it’s hard to put into words.”

Danny was silent for a moment, a pensive look on his face. “I guess I do feel things more strongly in ghost form. Most of what I feel is frustration at the ghosts that are attacking me, though.” He decided not to mention the nights he would sit on the roof of FentonWorks in his ghost form and cry. Life was rough for a half-dead kid. “I don’t feel like I act that differently.”

“No, you definitely do,” said Sam. “Just like… bolder, I guess. As Tucker said, it’s hard to put into words. You’ve just got different vibes.”

“Vibes. Okay.” Danny didn’t get it. If he acted differently, couldn’t they tell him how? Give him something more concrete than “vibes”?

“It’s getting late,” Danny said without looking at his watch. “You guys should probably start heading out.”

Sam and Tucker shot each other a look. Danny knew what it meant, and he didn’t like that they were concerned about him. He was fine, he just wanted to be alone.

“Okay dude, if you’re sure,” said Tucker. Danny nodded.

“Have a good night Danny. We’ll see you at school,” said Sam.

“Night.” Danny watched them leave, then flopped down onto the bed, laying on his back. He stared at the glow-in-the-dark star stickers on the ceiling of his bedroom. He couldn’t be that different in ghost form, right? He was still the same person.

The plastic stars were a poor substitute for the real thing. Danny transformed and phased through the ceiling, out into the night sky. He flew over the town, watching the cars and street lights twinkle below him. He didn’t feel any different than usual. Freer, sure, but having the ability to fly would make anyone feel that way.

Why didn’t they understand? They couldn’t know what it was like, being him. Being caught between two worlds, having all this responsibility. Of course he was angry! His parents and most of the ghost zone wanted to destroy him. He had to balance schoolwork and fighting ghosts and keeping his identity secret. Who wouldn’t be a bit “emotionally volatile” with so much going on? Danny was shaking, his flight becoming more erratic. 

They just didn’t get it. They couldn’t get it. He was a half-ghost freak, and they were still human. They’d never go through what he did every day. How could he make them understand? His human form and his ghost form, they were both him. He was still Danny. If Sam and Tucker of all people didn’t see that, who would? 

The city lights blurred as a couple glowing tears fell from Danny’s green eyes. Up there, high above Amity Park, he felt entirely alone.

[roseyjustice]

OMG JASPER I apologize I have still not watched Doctor Sleep yet it’s on my watchlist still!! But I’ll try to cook up something with Danny for the fluster meme 😼

Okay I get such . Cautious boyfriend vibes from Danny like especially the type to stop everything to give you his jacket/flannel when he even feels that it’s slightly cold. He wouldn’t even care if he has no jacket as long as you’re warm/heated up he’ll gladly shiver the whole way home (I was gonna say he’d freeze but then I remembered what happened to his dad 💀 TFGVDG) 😌 and once you guys make it home it’s warm cozy cuddle time on the couch!!

MIA THIS IS SO GOOD PLS AKFNEKDNW

I imagine him to be EXACTLY like this like he'd be such an overtly cautious partner cause he has like zero experience in a relationship and just wants his partner to be safe and happy ouuugh 🥺🥺

Especially since I'm terrible at dressing for cold weather and it makes my chronic pain worse, I would make a small comment like "wow it's cold tonight haha" and he would whip off his coat so fast to give it to me to make sure I'm ok I'm SOBBING, ITS TOO CUUUTE 😭😭 (also not the dad trauma PFFT 💀)

[celawrites]

Day 20

It’s 3am when I get a call from someone. I’m half asleep and I answer the call. At first I don’t hear anything. But the quiet sniffing from the other side of the line wakes me immediately.

“Z?”

“I-I’m sorry it’s j-just I don’t have anyone else to t-talk to”

“Don’t worry. I’ll be here for as long as you need”

The sniffing on the line stayed there, and the silence that lingered provided a sense of comfort for him. Eventually, his ragged breathing turned into soft snores, and only then did I hang up. He had another anxiety attack. It happened pretty often considering that his brother had the grades of a genius. The unspoken pressure cracks down on him at the worst of times. He was lucky to have someone to talk to, plenty of people don’t have anyone.

I fall asleep again shortly after. It’s 6am when I wake up again. My morning passes like normal, and I head out again. Not before checking up on Z though.

Clown: How are you? Are you feeling better?

Z: Yea Thank you

Clown: Get ready We’re dropping by McDonalds in a bit

Z: Just me?

Clown: Of course

Read at 6:09

The drive to his house is silent. I don’t play any music, it doesn’t seem fitting to do so. I find him waiting in front of his driveway, pacing around.

“Hey”

“Hi”

“Sorry about last night. I didn’t have anyone else to call, and I kinda-”

“Stop apologizing. We all have our moments. I’m glad you trust me enough”

“Who do you call? You seem so calm, yet I’m pretty sure you’re the most turbulent”

I pause. Then I realize that most of the time, I calm myself down by falling asleep.

“Do you not call anyone?”

“No. I usually end up falling asleep after a while. They’re not that bad”

“It’s good to have someone to talk to. Your words not mine” Z hums.

“Eh. I would rather keep things to myself. I don’t like calling people at 3am.”

“You could call my brother.”

“He isn’t empathetic enough”

“He’d kill you if he heard that”

“I’d let him. Easier for all of us”

“Pfft”

When we get to McDonalds, he orders an oreo Mcflurry, and I only grab two cups of coffee.

When we get to school, Madison is already flirting with Sun again. He speeds over when he sees the coffee I’m holding.

“Cress you lifesaver” he mumbles, grabbing his cup.

“Only for you”

“I feel like I’m taking advantage of you”

“sUNNNN” Madison rushes over. I hear a quiet ‘and there goes my peace’

“Did you grab anything for me?” Madison asks. I hand her a chocolate pastry.

“Thank you!” her voice is sickenly sweet. It nearly makes me throw up my coffee.

“So Sun! Are you free this Friday? I wanted to catch up with you, and I’m only here for a week and I wanted to know if there was anything new in your life. Oh you should give me your number! That way we can call even when I’m not here” Madison rambles.

Sun shoots me a pleading look of save me and I stifle a laugh. “I’m hanging out with Cress this Friday. She mentioned something about a new cafe around here”

At this point, I’m borderline dying. “Mhm. You can skip though. I’m sure you two have alot of catch up on”

“No no! You’ve been talking about the cafe so much lately, I’ve actually grown rather curious about it.” Sun saves himself.

“Alright-”

“Can I join you two then? I mean it’s not a date right?” I laugh when she asks. Sun only glares at me.

“What if it is?”

“Then you’ll third-wheel!” She grinned. I cackle.

“I’d prefer if you didn’t come.”

“Why? I mean you still like me right?” He pauses while I finish the last of my coffee.

“I’m not too sure anymore. You’ve changed” I scoff. She hasn’t changed one bit. If anything, she’s manifested and become even worse. But I suppose that’s also change.

“But I’m still the same person! You like me!”She whines. “Give me this week to prove to you that I’m still the same person!”

Sun doesn’t say anything in response, and she takes that as a silent yes. The first bell rings, and I wander off to my first period. There’s a lot of things that happen today, but my favorite has to be during lunch.

Turns out Madison came back because she was suspended from college for plagiarism. I wonder what. This came out of the conversation from lunch.

“Did you hear? Madison got kicked out of college?” It’s my table during lunch today.

“I heard she plagiarized someone else’s work. She failed to prove that she was the writer Serenity”

“What book did she try to plagiarize?”

“I think it was Canadian shenanigans.  I wonder why she wasn’t able to prove herself. I mean, we saw her post the book chapter by chapter. I hope her appeal works”

“She’s Serenity?” I pipe up.

“Yeah. She was talking about how her book was finally getting the recognition that she deserved last year. But Serenity had never shown her face so we actually aren’t sure that she’s her but we currently have the most evidence that’s for her.”

“Oo” I’m dying inside. All my books were published under the name Serenity and the only piece of evidence that proves I’m her is the award that was shipped to me. It sits on top of my desk to this day.

“I know right! I can’t believe she wasn’t able to prove it!” Another girl whines.

“I hope she gets her appeal, I have a signed edition from her. It’d be a shame if she had actually plagiarized.” Pebble mumbles. “The book was really well written. It almost reminded me of your short story from 8th grade”

“Hilarious. I wouldn’t name myself Serenity, not to mention that I don’t have the tolerance to publish a book”

“Hm. Anyways, did you hear? Sun has a new crush apparently. Danny forced it out of him but he never got the name”

“Really?”

They carry off in the conversation and I head back to my locker. In the corner of my eye, I spot Madison cornering Sun and trying to force a kiss on him. My face contorts in disgust before I wander over.

“Hey Sun!” His body visibly relaxes.

“Cress. I was wondering when you were gonna join me.”

“Sorry, the girls were discussing something interesting”

“Hm? What was it about?”

“Serenity. The author. You didn’t tell me you were her Madison!” She gives me a smile, a smile that looks like she’s lying.

“Sorry! It’s just I only told the students here and I didn’t want to draw too much attention”

“Oh, that’s cool though! I really hope your new work does well!” She freezes. She probably hasn’t been keeping up with the blog’s post. I had posted that I had a work in progress and a short clip of the book. My followers are hilarious, almost immediately jumping to conclusions.

“Ah thank you! I have big plans for it” She beams. Sun drags me off and we start to wander around the grass area.

“I like you” My cheeks flush red and my eyes wander to the ground.

“You sure you’re not saying so that I would get a way out?”

“Your fault for saying that we were hanging out on Friday. There isn’t even a new cafe around here”

“We’ll find one that you’ve never been to then”

“Why do you care so much? The girl you like finally likes you back. Shouldn’t you be over the moon right now”

“Would it be selfish to say that I want to stay on the moon?” I actually don’t realize the weight of those words until the last day.

“Go further. Go on a date with her. You liked her for so long, and you chased after her for so long, don’t be weird.”

“I stopped liking her”

“Who do you like now? Is it Steph? Omg she’s really cute you should totally ask her out”

“I can’t with you”

“Neither can I”

The bell rings and we rush back to the building. Class ends quickly and soon, I’m in bed at 6pm.

3am.

I wake up and scREAm. I’m craving many things and one of them is affection. Curse me for being single.

I wander out of bed, and get ready for McDonalds.

Clown: MCD?

Read at 3:37am

I wander off to McDonalds, carry in a conversation with the employee, and head to my school to vibe. Soon, the sun starts to rise.

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[another19days]

Tag game!

tagged by: @casually-inlove (thank you so much!)

rules: share six facts about yourself and when done tag 10 of your followers

①. I love listening to music and relaxing in my room enjoying the nice sounds of what the artist has created. I'm really into bed room pop at the moment because it has a good vibe and you really can't go wrong with it. I highly suggest you check out bedroom pop if you haven't yet.

②. How I got my user name is just by thought ofc. My name is Natalie and well I always say "they tryna be cray" (pfft ik I'm wack) since I always say that, I put the name most people call me for short "nat" and "cray" together but I thought something was missing so I decided to put "is" and I thought it worked out pretty good.

③. I love action movies! They keep me so into the movie and tied into it. I love seeing what comes next or the conclusion. They're so interesting for me since there's a lot going on all at once. Sometimes its a little overwhelming but I can totally handle it

④. I love going out with my friends and spending time with them. They mean so much to me and I lovvee talking to them. They make me be my self and they make me feel I can say anything and they won't make fun of me and stuff like that.

⑤. Ok you might not care about this one pfft, but I absolutely LOVE DANNY DUNCAN! he's my favorite youtuber I adore him so much. He's so funny and so chaotic he'll literally do anything. He's the guy that's my (well, should I say "banner"?) for the blog. He's overall cool and I recommend you checking him out if youre into that

⑥. I cold brew. It is so good to me (my friends think otherwise) it makes my head aches go away although, it does make me shorter so I try to stay away from it

I tagg: @sabengul, @tianshan19-days, @waternios, @sarahlou747,@searrak, @sakura-kurotsuki, @garekixyogi, @ohsenhun, @deepestpapercopalien, and anyone else who wants to join! ♥

[celawrites]

Day 7

Clown: Happy one week of me being annoying!

Clown: I like you

Read at 6:38

WHAT A WAY TO START THE MORNING LMAo. With the normal morning routine, and a cup of coffee, I’m ready to head out. I wonder if anyone wants to carpool today and I opt for texting the class chat.

Clown: yOOOOO

Clown: Anyone wanna carpool to school?

Pebble: It’s 7

Pebble: You’re insane

tiNy: I’ll carpool if someone else does

Spam: I’ll join

Spam: CAn we get slushies again?

Clown: Sure

Clown: Y’all can play on the switch in the backseat or smth

Clown: Alright be there in 5

Read by 2

The drive to their place is calm, much like how waters are before a storm.

“yO! GET IN THE CAR LOSER. WE’RE GOING TO SCHOOL”

“How exciting” they make their way into the backseat.

“Off to get the other?”

“Can we just leave him at home? Like let him be late or something”

“That’s rude. I’ll give him 2 minutes to get out of his house tho”

“That’s fair”

The drive to the other’s house is chaotic. The conversation rallies between school and their new game tournament. When we do arrive, said person is nowhere to be found. Ringing their phone seems like the only good way to get him.

“Danny you have 2 minutes before I kick your ass and leave you here”

“i’M SORRY! I NEED TO FIND MY SCARF”

“It’s in your locker. I saw you shove it in there yesterday after school”

“It is?”

“Ask our valedictorian if you don’t believe me”

“Eh. You’ve gotten better at observing things ever since you started vibing with our valedictorian. I trust you”

“Alright now get out here. You have 30 seconds”

A crash, slide, and panting could be heard on the other side of the line. It was funny messing with him like that.

“i’M HERE”

“Welcome aboard shortie”

“I hate that even after my growth spurt you still won’t let me live the nickname down”

“Eh. Your problem for getting the short end of the stick”

“So…”

“Slushies, Coffee, or Boba?”

“Can we get Chick Fil A?”

“Is it open?”

“It opens at 6:30am in the morning”

“If the drive-through is empty enough, we can get Chick Fil A for breakfast”

“I LOVE YOUUUU. MARRY ME CRESSIE”

“You’re disgusting. That’s why I never hang around our valedictorian when you’re there”

“I’ve been hurt on more levels than one”

“Ok but you are extremely obnoxious” the friend.

“Sam shut up”

Well there goes 3 names. Might as well throw the rest of them out there-

“I can literally hear you narrating right now. Please stop.” -Sam

“As much as we love you Cressie, I do not want to go through you narrating. We know as a matter of fact that we told you to leave that behind in middle school”

“So mean” I pout. “aNYWAYS. So. Have any early college admission letters arrived?”

“Nope.”

“Oh I got one from Chapman but I don’t think I wanna go there anymore”

“You still waiting out for Yale or something?”

“Kind of”

“Good luck with that one then. But I mean that one summer camp you joined should be bonus points?”

“Yeah. I just hope it works out”

“I’m sure it’ll work out”

“chICK FIL A PLEASE”

“I thought you forgot hiss”

“Never. The drive through’s basically empty. Please?”

“What do you guys want.”

“Can I get chicken minis”

“I’ll take some hashbrowns”

“Good morning and Welcome to Chick Fil A how may I help you?”

“Good morning. Can I get Chicken Minis, hashbrowns and a chicken egg and cheese bagel?”

“Anything to drink?”

“oOH CAN WE GET COLA?”

“I want a Mango Passion Tea Lemonade”

“A cola, a sweet tea, and two mango passion tea lemonades please”

“Alright! Your total will be $15.59.”

“Alright thank you!”

“Who’s the sweet tea for?”

“Guess”

“Pebble?”

“Nope. It’s for our valedictorian who I’ve been annoying for a week”

“So you wrote the letter?”

“Pfft. It’s probably from an underclassman. You know how persistent some of them are”

“A freshman?”

“Idk. Does he not know who?”

“He won’t tell me”

I pulled my card out and handed it to the employee.

“Makes sense not to. I mean. You did spill to the whole school about his crush in middle school”

“I STOPPED DOING THAT ALREADY”

“That’s a lie. He just stopped telling you about his secrets”

“I’m hurt”

“Your card miss”

“Thank you”

“She’s only the rich one because she lacks a parental figure in her life”

“I did nOT offer to pay to get insulted by you all”

“Sorry”

After getting their food, the ride became quite. They were busy munching on their breakfast.

“Oh look we’re here!”

“And we’re 5 minutes early”

“I never get how your driving schedule works”

“I don’t know either.”

“Can I go with you for a 3am run sometime?”

“And see me flirt with the cute McDonalds employee? If you want. The offer’s up for tonight. If you want to get a decent rest, sleep at 6 and expect a text at 3”

“hUH? Sure!”

“You’re really going to do that huh?”

“No one’s stopping me.”

The three of us headed in. It was funny. Ironic even, that I’ve carpooled with everyone except him.

“You’re late today” he’s salty.

“I went for Chick Fil A with the other two” I huffed.

“I figured.”

“Do you want your tea or not”

“You got me something?”

“To get you in trouble with our english teacher yeah”

“I knew you didn’t mean any good with your gestures”

“Awww. Is liking you not a reasonable excuse?”

“Ha. Funny”

“Meanie!”

The day passes like the love for a crush. Fleeting, quick, and violently. The hammering in your chest is quick, harsh, a constant reminder of who that person is to you. The school day resembles that to me. It’s violent, the constant reminder that if you want to go to the college of your choice, you can’t start slacking. Your grades can’t drop, especially in a private school where all eyes are on you. I may not be the valedictorian, but I am the girl with no family by my side. One drop, one falter, and everyone is suddenly talking about you.

The drive home is relieving. It’s like being hit with the ac at home when you return, or maybe more of a getting ice cream during summer vibe? Not too sure. But when I get home, there’s a feeling of relief. The feeling of finally I’m not within the proximity of him. But today is a 3am run, and quite frankly, I’m not excited.

6pm comes quicker than usual, and I’m going to bed again. 3am comes, and my alarm is ringing in my ear. I drag myself out of bed today. Tonight? This early morning? This late evening? I don’t even know anymore. So then I opt for texting 2 people tonight.

Clown: 3am snacks?

Sleep.

This is why you aren’t growing

Clown: You’re boring

Clown: I’ll find someone else then

Seen at 3:03

Knowing well that he wouldn’t respond, I text the friend from earlier.

Clown: yO SAM

Spam: How long

Clown: Gimme 10 minutes.

Spam: Alrighty

The drive to his house is silent. The songs on my phone are playing softly and I’m humming along. When I do get to his house though, he slips in next to me and he grins. It isn’t until we’re on the freeway to the McDonalds close by that he starts talking.

“Do you usually stay quiet at night?”

“Sometimes. Other times I’m violently switching songs.”

There was a soft silence.

“You definitely know something about who confessed to our valedictorian. He tells you everything”

“Does he? We don’t have 3am emotionally vulnerable chats or anything. He only tells me things about school. But sometimes I can’t help but wonder if I could break down the wall he has”

“You’re getting off-topic. What do you know about the culprit?”

“Mm? I don’t know who it is. Why are you so persistent in knowing?”

“He. I feel like getting him a girlfriend will let him loosen up”

“In Senior year?”

“Yeah.”

“His grades can’t drop. And we know how our class does when it comes to relationships.”

“I still have a feeling he can pull through”

“Perhaps. What do you want?”

“Can I get fries?”

“Sure”

“Good morning darling~”

“Morning!”

“What can I get for you today?”

“Two large fries. And an M&M Mcflurry please!”

“Do you have a friend with you?”

“Yep!”

“Omg is it the hot dude you’re pining after”

“lNFJDSK wHIch ONE”

“wHCIH ONE?” the two were in sync.

“Lmao darling i’ll give you a discount.”

“I loVE YOU TOO”

“I LOVE YOU MORE”

“NO I DO”

This goes back and forth for another couple seconds before I drive up to the window.

“OOoo. Is he gay?”

“I’m right here”

“I’m straight.”

“Ah yikes. Wish me luck on my quest for boyfriends then darling”

“Good luck.”

The night passes in silence. Other than the occasional conversation with Sam, it isn’t much different than the usual. At some point, he passes out due to exhaustion, and I start working on my new piece.

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